- Revenue 2024
- $21,160,826
- Expenses 2024
- $11,125,671
Program services were 84.4% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.
As filed
- Subsection
- 04
- NTEE code
- W012
- Classification
- 3000
- Street
- 1199 N FAIRFAX ST STE 500
These codes are the IRS's own and are shown exactly as filed. What each one means is in the Business Master File documentation (opens in a new tab).
Other organizations at this address
1 other organization in the IRS Business Master File lists the same street address. matched by us
This address is a suite or unit (STE 500). Organizations that share one are often clients of the same office-services firm, accountant or registered agent rather than related to each other.
We match the street line and ZIP code as the IRS gives them, ignoring case and outer spaces and nothing else, so "AVE" and "AVENUE" count as different streets and this list can miss some. A shared address can mean related organizations or a shared office, but it can also be a registered agent, a mail drop or a service provider holding mail for unrelated clients. It is not, by itself, evidence that two organizations are connected.
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AMERICAN CONSERVATIVE UNION FOUNDATION
EIN 52-1294680
Mission and programs · 2024
Mission
THE MISSION OF AMERICAN CONSERVATIVE UNION INC. (ACU) IS TO UNITE AND MOBILIZE CONSERVATIVES AROUND THE TENETS OF CONSERVATISM, THROUGH VARIOUS EVENTS, TRAININGS, AND POLICY FORUMS AROUND THE COUNTRY.
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DURING FY 2023, THE ACU ORGANIZED AND CONDUCTED MEETINGS AND CONFERENCES AROUND THE NATION. THE ACU STRIVES TO ENHANCE THE AWARENESS OF AMERICANS CONCERNED WITH LIBERTY, PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY, TRADITIONAL VALUES, AND A STRONG NATIONAL DEFENSE, WHILE ALSO EDUCATING STATE EXECUTIVES AND LEGISLATIVE BODIES OF THE NEED TO ADDRESS THE CONCERNS OF THE AMERICAN PEOPLE.
Expenses $9,393,466
As filed on the 2024 return.
Officers and directors · 2024
As listed in Part VII of the 2024 return, in the order the filer printed them. Each return names its own; this is not a roster the organization keeps with us.
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David SafavianDAVID SAFAVIAN
Gen Counsel
- Total calculated
- $280,404
- From this org
- $249,904
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $30,500
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $249,904
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $30,500
- Deferred
- $0
- Nontaxable benefits
- $0
- Filer's total
- $280,404
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Mercedes SchlappMERCEDES SCHLAPP
STRATEGIC COMM.
- Total calculated
- $192,125
- From this org
- $192,125
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $192,125
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $0
- Nontaxable benefits
- $0
- Filer's total
- $192,125
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Patrick NolanPATRICK NOLAN
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $73,467
- From this org
- $73,467
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Hours/week
- 40
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Matt SchlappMATT SCHLAPP
CHAIRMAN
- Total calculated
- $629,804
- From this org
- $629,804
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $629,804
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $0
- Nontaxable benefits
- $0
- Filer's total
- $629,804
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Megan Powers
Former Dir. of Special Projects
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 40
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Muriel Coleman
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
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James O'ConnelJAMES O'CONNEL
FORMER DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $168,600
- From this org
- $168,600
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $168,600
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $0
- Nontaxable benefits
- $0
- Filer's total
- $168,600
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Allan GottliebALLAN GOTTLIEB
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
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Jackie ArendsJACKIE ARENDS
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
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Christos MarafatsosCHRISTOS MARAFATSOS
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
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Priscilla O'ShaughnessyPRISCILLA O'SHAUGHNESSY
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
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Erik PrinceERIK PRINCE
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
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Ron RobinsonRON ROBINSON
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
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Les ZellanLES ZELLAN
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
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David BernhardtDAVID BERNHARDT
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
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Mark KahrsMARK KAHRS
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
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Matt SmithMATT SMITH
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
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Jerry DanielsJERRY DANIELS
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
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Kevin HassettKEVIN HASSETT
TREASURER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
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Bill WaltonBILL WALTON
FIRST VICE CHAIRMAN
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
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Matt WhitakerMATT WHITAKER
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
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Kimberly BellissimoKIMBERLY BELLISSIMO
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
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Ric GrenellRIC GRENELL
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
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Jim McLaughlinJIM MCLAUGHLIN
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
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. Earlier years are each on their own filing page.
Filings
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2024
- Revenue
- $21,160,826
- Expenses
- $11,125,671
- Contributions
- $19,003,244
- Grants paid
- $0
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2023
- Revenue
- $12,391,797
- Expenses
- $10,105,796
- Contributions
- $11,662,741
- Grants paid
- $0
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2022
- Revenue
- $10,922,984
- Expenses
- $10,976,991
- Contributions
- $5,416,326
- Grants paid
- $0
The four totals the IRS asks for on Part I of the Form 990, as filed. A dash means the figure was not present on the return — not that it was zero.
Other returns filed
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2021 · 990
- Revenue
- $15,442,633
- Expenses
- $14,320,322
- Assets (EOY)
- $4,885,240
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2021 · 990
- Revenue
- $15,442,633
- Expenses
- $14,320,322
- Assets (EOY)
- $4,885,240
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2020 · 990
- Revenue
- $8,116,706
- Expenses
- $8,501,833
- Assets (EOY)
- $3,320,784
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2019 · 990
- Revenue
- $19,887,494
- Expenses
- $18,640,526
- Assets (EOY)
- $4,131,915
Nonprofiteer parses Forms 990, 990-EZ and 990-PF, in a window of recent tax years. These returns are recorded from the IRS e-file index, so their figures were extracted by that index rather than read from the return here — treat them as a different source from the filings above, not as more of the same record. A dash means the index carries no figure; Form 990-T listings carry none at all.
Grants made
No itemized grants to organizations. Schedule I is filed only by organizations that granted more than $5,000 to a recipient, so most filers have none.
Grants received
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$1,000,000
2022 PROJECT SUPPORT FOR CRIMINAL JUSTICE REFORM ADVOCACY
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$500,000
2023 PROJECT SUPPORT FOR CRIMINAL JUSTICE REFORM ADVOCACY IN WEST VIRGINIA
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$325,000
2024 THE CLEAN SLATE INITIATIVE PROVIDES GRANTS TO NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS ADVANCING AUTOMATED RECORD CLEARANCE LEGISLATION THAT REMOVES BARRIERS TO EMPLOYMENT, HOUSING, AND EDUCATION FOR MILLIONS OF ELIGIBLE AMERICANS WITH CRIMINAL RECORDS.
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$321,000
2022 CRIMINAL JUSTICE ADVOCACY GRANT
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$100,000
2024 PROJECT SUPPORT FOR CRIMINAL JUSTICE REFORM ADVOCACY
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2023 EDUCATION
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$75,000
2024 general support
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$35,000
2024 TO FURTHER THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION
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$30,000
2023 CRIMINAL JUSTICE ADVOCACY GRANT
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$25,000
2024 General support
The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.
Related organizations
From Schedule R Part II, where a filer lists the tax-exempt organizations it is related to by control. It does not record shared board members or money.
Declared on its 2024 return
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AMERICAN CONSERVATIVE UNION FND INC
501(C)3 · EDUCATION · DC
Declared as related by
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AMERICAN CONSERVATIVE UNION FOUNDATION
On its 2024 return
Other IRS files
Auto-Revocation List
Not listed. The IRS publishes this list for organizations whose exemption was automatically revoked for failing to file for three consecutive years.
Publication 78
Not present in the most recent drop.
These are two separate IRS files on two separate schedules, shown as published and not reconciled with each other. Neither is a statement about whether a contribution is deductible today: 19,245 organizations appear in Publication 78 while the IRS's own revocation file lists them as currently revoked, more than half of those revoked before 2019. Absence from Publication 78 is evidence of nothing, and presence is not evidence either. Verify current status with the IRS before relying on it.
What this page reflects
The registration facts above come from the IRS Business Master File published 13 October 2026 and read 1 November 2026, for every organization at once. Returns through tax year 2024, the newest we have parsed for this organization.