Totals
- Total revenue
- $7,325,072
- Total expenses
- $6,427,951
- Contributions and grants received
- $6,822,087
- Grants paid
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $257,045
- Investment income
- $245,940
- Other revenue
- $0
- Total assets, end of year
- $7,647,771
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $989,807
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $6,657,964
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $4,707,194
- Management and general expenses
- $1,566,663
- Fundraising expenses
- $154,094
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $4,707,194
Program services were 73.2% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.
Line items
Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.
Revenue
Part VIII, the statement of revenue.
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$6,822,087
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2a · Program service revenue: LEGAL ACT./SETTLEMENTS
total $257,045 · related or exempt $257,045
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3 · Investment income
total $245,940 · excluded $245,940
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $425,280 · program services $234,654 · management and general $176,034 · fundraising $14,592
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $3,228,630 · program services $2,579,169 · management and general $648,552 · fundraising $909
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8 · Pension plan contributions
total $80,085 · program services $62,379 · management and general $17,633 · fundraising $73
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9 · Other employee benefits
total $280,303 · program services $219,767 · management and general $59,960 · fundraising $576
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $291,715 · program services $219,882 · management and general $70,748 · fundraising $1,085
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11b · Fees: legal
total $216,440 · program services $138,790 · management and general $54,056 · fundraising $23,594
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11c · Fees: accounting
total $135,759 · program services $87,054 · management and general $33,906 · fundraising $14,799
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11f · Fees: investment management
total $18,141 · management and general $18,141
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11g · Fees: other
total $777,250 · program services $498,403 · management and general $194,118 · fundraising $84,729
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13 · Office expenses
total $103,697 · program services $72,537 · management and general $30,783 · fundraising $377
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14 · Information technology
total $192,461 · program services $139,156 · management and general $43,089 · fundraising $10,216
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16 · Occupancy
total $286,303 · program services $220,672 · management and general $64,473 · fundraising $1,158
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17 · Travel
total $46,341 · program services $3,838 · management and general $42,503
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19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings
total $26,305 · program services $2,253 · management and general $24,052
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22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $1,720 · management and general $1,720
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23 · Insurance
total $49,766 · program services $15,808 · management and general $33,929 · fundraising $29
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24a · Other expenses: SUBSCRIPTIONS
total $72,071 · program services $67,486 · management and general $2,854 · fundraising $1,731
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24b · Other expenses: COURT/OPEN RECORD FEES
total $64,570 · program services $64,570
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24c · Other expenses: PROFESSIONAL DEVELOP.
total $60,741 · program services $45,784 · management and general $14,731 · fundraising $226
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24d · Other expenses: MEDIA
total $47,321 · program services $25,253 · management and general $22,068
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24e · All other expenses
total $23,052 · program services $9,739 · management and general $13,313
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $434,843 · end of year $341,541
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2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
beginning of year $1,773,022 · end of year $481,904
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3 · Pledges and grants receivable
beginning of year $250,000 · end of year $550,000
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9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
beginning of year $24,950 · end of year $62,909
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10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$29,079
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10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$25,639
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10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $5,160 · end of year $3,440
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11 · Investments: publicly traded securities
beginning of year $3,637,336 · end of year $5,630,519
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15 · Other assets
beginning of year $834,161 · end of year $577,458
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17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $246,540 · end of year $329,145
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25 · Other liabilities
beginning of year $963,859 · end of year $660,662
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $5,499,073 · end of year $6,107,964
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28 · Net assets with donor restrictions
beginning of year $250,000 · end of year $550,000
Mission and programs · 2024
Mission
AMERICAN OVERSIGHT ADVANCES TRUTH, ACCOUNTABILITY, AND DEMOCRACY BY ENFORCING THE PUBLIC'S RIGHT TO GOVERNMENT RECORDS.
Activities or mission (Part I)
SEE FORM 990, PART III, LINE 1.
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LEGAL & RESEARCH: AMERICAN OVERSIGHT CONDUCTS RESEARCH INTO GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS, FILES OPEN RECORDS REQUESTS TO OBTAIN INFORMATION FROM THE GOVERNMENT, AND LITIGATES TO ENFORCE THOSE OPEN RECORDS REQUESTS. THE ORGANIZATION HAS FILED MORE THAN 10,500 OPEN RECORDS REQUESTS SINCE 2017 AND OBTAINED MORE THAN 2,500,000 PAGES OF PUBLIC RECORDS.
Expenses $3,343,972 · Revenue $257,045
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EDUCATION & OUTREACH: AMERICAN OVERSIGHT EDUCATES THE PUBLIC ABOUT OUR INVESTIGATIONS AND FINDINGS BY ENGAGING WITH THE NEWS MEDIA, OTHER ORGANIZATIONS, AND DIRECTLY VIA OUR WEBSITE AND SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS. THE ORGANIZATION MAINTAINS AN EXTENSIVE PUBLICLY AVAILABLE ONLINE LIBRARY OF DOCUMENTS OBTAINED VIA OUR OPEN RECORDS REQUESTS AND LITIGATION.
Expenses $1,363,222
As filed on the 2024 return.
Listed in Part VII
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Chioma ChukwuCHIOMA CHUKWU
INTERIM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (FROM 4/24)
- Total calculated
- $291,849
- From this org
- $274,609
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $17,240
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $274,609
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $5,206
- Nontaxable benefits
- $12,034
- Filer's total
- $291,849
-
Katherine AnthonyKATHERINE ANTHONY
DEPUTY CHIEF COUNSEL
- Total calculated
- $209,251
- From this org
- $190,958
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $18,293
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $187,708
- Bonus
- $3,250
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $7,744
- Nontaxable benefits
- $10,549
- Filer's total
- $209,251
-
Ronald FeinRONALD FEIN
CHIEF COUNSEL
- Total calculated
- $202,644
- From this org
- $147,916
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $54,728
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $147,916
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $3,163
- Nontaxable benefits
- $51,565
- Filer's total
- $202,644
-
Elizabeth HaddixELIZABETH HADDIX
SENIOR COUNSEL
- Total calculated
- $171,458
- From this org
- $140,101
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $31,357
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $140,101
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $0
- Nontaxable benefits
- $31,357
- Filer's total
- $171,458
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Amanda TeuscherAMANDA TEUSCHER
COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $166,223
- From this org
- $149,894
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $16,329
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $149,894
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $6,035
- Nontaxable benefits
- $10,294
- Filer's total
- $166,223
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Benjamin SparksBENJAMIN SPARKS
SENIOR COUNSEL
- Total calculated
- $149,613
- From this org
- $134,577
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $15,036
- Hours/week
- 40
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Heather SawyerHEATHER SAWYER
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (UNTIL 4/24)
- Total calculated
- $133,432
- From this org
- $104,975
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $28,457
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Dominique BravoDOMINIQUE BRAVO
BOARD PRESIDENT/DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Caroline FredericksonCAROLINE FREDERICKSON
TREASURER (UNTIL 11/24)
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Michelle KuppersmithMICHELLE KUPPERSMITH
TREASURER (FROM 11/24)
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Esosa OsaESOSA OSA
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Kyle HerrigKYLE HERRIG
DIRECTOR (UNTIL 11/24)
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Kathleen ClarkKATHLEEN CLARK
SECRETARY/DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.
Schedule J
Answered yes
- 3 · Form 990 of other organizations
- 3 · Compensation survey or study
- 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee
- 7 · Other non-fixed payments
Answered no
- 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
- 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
- 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
- 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
- 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
- 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
- 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
- 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception
The filer's explanations (Part III)
- PART I, LINE 7
- THE FOLLOWING INDIVIDUAL RECEIVED A MERIT BONUS IN 2024: KATHERINE ANTHONY $3,250
Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.
Grants on this return
No itemized grants to organizations on this return.
Provenance
- Return type
- form_990
- Tax year
- 2024
- Filed
- 10 November 2025
- IRS schema version
- 2024v5.2
- Source object
- 202543149349306329
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