- Revenue 2023
- $12,027,528
- Expenses 2023
- $12,117,751
Program services were 83.9% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.
As filed
- Subsection
- 03
- NTEE code
- B90
- Classification
- 2000
- Street
- 10440 LITTLE PATUXENT PKWY 300-343
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
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 FEDERATION FOR CHILDREN INC
EIN 33-0627955
Mission and programs · 2023
Mission
TO EMPOWER FAMILIES, ESPECIALLY LOWER-INCOME FAMILIES, WITH THE FREEDOM TO CHOOSE THE BEST K-12 EDUCATION FOR THEIR CHILDREN.
Activities or mission (Part I)
A COMMUNITY OF PEOPLE PROMOTING EDUCATIONAL CHOICE AND INNOVATION, WITH A SPECIFIC FOCUS ON SCHOOL VOUCHERS, SCHOLARSHIP TAX CREDIT PROGRAMS AND EDUCATIONAL SAVINGS ACCOUNTS. WE ARE COMMITTED TO BREAKING DOWN BARRIERS TO EDUCATIONAL CHOICE TO HELP CHILDREN, ESPECIALLY LOWER-INCOME CHILDREN, ACCESS THE QUALITY EDUCATION NECESSARY TO REACH THEIR FULL POTENTIAL.
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DIRECT STATE SUPPORT: DIRECT GRANTS MADE TO NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS, CONTRACTS WITH CONSULTANTS AND DIRECT EXPENSES INCURRED WITHIN SELECT STATES THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY TO SUPPORT EFFORTS TO DEVELOP, GROW, AND IMPLEMENT SCHOOL CHOICE PROGRAMS INCLUDING MARKETING AND ADVERTISING PROGRAMS PROMOTING EDUCATIONAL CHOICE PROGRAMS BY TARGETING ELIGIBLE FAMILIES TO RAISE AWARENESS OF AND INCREASE PARTICIPATION IN EXISTING PRIVATE SCHOOL CHOICE PROGRAMS AVAILABLE TO THE FAMILIES IN THEIR RESPECTIVE STATES.
Expenses $5,891,312 · Grants $2,051,700
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COMMUNICATIONS: DEVELOP AND DISTRIBUTE RESEARCH AND POLICY MATERIAL TO EDUCATE POLICYMAKERS, STATE AND LOCAL LEADERS, MEDIA AND GENERAL PUBLIC ABOUT THE NEED FOR, AND SUCCESS OF, SCHOOL CHOICE; DEVELOP AND MOBILIZE AT THE GRASSROOTS LEVEL SUPPORT FOR SCHOOL CHOICE; CONDUCT PRINT, BROADCAST, DIGITAL, AND SOCIAL MEDIA ACTIVITIES TO PROMOTE SCHOOL CHOICE AROUND THE COUNTRY. HOST FELLOWSHIP PROGRAMS TO TRAIN FORMER RECIPIENTS OF SCHOOL CHOICE PROGRAMS AND COMMUNITY LEADERS TO PROMOTE SCHOOL CHOICE.
Expenses $4,045,586
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CONFERENCES: CONDUCT OR PARTICIPATE IN TRAINING SEMINARS, CONFERENCES, AND SMALL DONOR EVENTS FOR SCHOLARS AND ACTIVISTS TO DEVELOP STRATEGIES FOR ADVANCING AND PROMOTING SCHOOL CHOICE AROUND THE COUNTRY.
Expenses $225,821 · Revenue $14,940
As filed on the 2023 return.
Officers and directors · 2023
As listed in Part VII of the 2023 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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William E OberndorfWILLIAM E OBERNDORF
CHAIRMAN
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2 + 2.5 related
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John KirtleyJOHN KIRTLEY
VICE-CHAIR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1 + 1.5 related
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Kathy HubbardKATHY HUBBARD
SECRETARY
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1 + 1.5 related
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Lee Barfield IILEE BARFIELD II
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1 + 1.5 related
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Hon Joseph LiebermanHON JOSEPH LIEBERMAN
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1 + 1.5 related
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Hon Kevin P ChavousHON KEVIN P CHAVOUS
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Paul ShiverickPAUL SHIVERICK
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1 + 1.5 related
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Ann DuplessisANN DUPLESSIS
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $22,000
- From this org
- $4,000
- From related orgs
- $18,000
- Other
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.5 + 1.75 related
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Sister Rosemarie NassifSISTER ROSEMARIE NASSIF
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Edward McDermottEDWARD MCDERMOTT
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1 + 1.5 related
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Hon Scott WalkerHON SCOTT WALKER
DIRECTOR (THRU 2/23)
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1 + 1.5 related
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Thomas SchultzTHOMAS SCHULTZ
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
- Total calculated
- $436,429
- From this org
- $0
- From related orgs
- $404,096
- Other
- $32,333
- Hours/week
- 24.1 + 15.9 related
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $0 + $334,096 related
- Bonus
- $0 + $70,000 related
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $0 + $673 related
- Nontaxable benefits
- $0 + $31,660 related
- Filer's total
- $0 + $436,429 related
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Elisa ClementsELISA CLEMENTS
CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER
- Total calculated
- $355,964
- From this org
- $0
- From related orgs
- $331,094
- Other
- $24,870
- Hours/week
- 24.26 + 15.74 related
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $0 + $246,094 related
- Bonus
- $0 + $85,000 related
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $0 + $12,452 related
- Nontaxable benefits
- $0 + $12,418 related
- Filer's total
- $0 + $355,964 related
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Jennifer MillerJENNIFER MILLER
CFO/TREASURER
- Total calculated
- $282,781
- From this org
- $0
- From related orgs
- $235,865
- Other
- $46,916
- Hours/week
- 17.9 + 22.1 related
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $0 + $235,865 related
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $0 + $12,500 related
- Nontaxable benefits
- $0 + $34,416 related
- Filer's total
- $0 + $282,781 related
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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2023
- Revenue
- $12,027,528
- Expenses
- $12,117,751
- Contributions
- $11,935,310
- Grants paid
- $2,051,700
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2022
- Revenue
- $10,112,654
- Expenses
- $11,596,217
- Contributions
- $10,128,967
- Grants paid
- $3,490,162
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
- $14,325,717
- Expenses
- $8,813,945
- Assets (EOY)
- $9,265,288
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2020 · 990
- Revenue
- $5,109,056
- Expenses
- $8,762,625
- Assets (EOY)
- $3,553,977
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2019 · 990
- Revenue
- $7,326,150
- Expenses
- $9,803,459
- Assets (EOY)
- $7,319,700
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2018 · 990
- Revenue
- $13,445,383
- Expenses
- $8,683,389
- Assets (EOY)
- $9,870,640
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2017 · 990
- Revenue
- $9,317,994
- Expenses
- $7,828,481
- Assets (EOY)
- $5,484,532
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2016 · 990
- Revenue
- $7,800,696
- Expenses
- $10,491,225
- Assets (EOY)
- $3,700,691
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2015 · 990
- Revenue
- $11,718,255
- Expenses
- $11,002,473
- Assets (EOY)
- $6,606,104
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2014 · 990
- Revenue
- $9,237,182
- Expenses
- $9,898,002
- Assets (EOY)
- $5,731,451
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2013 · 990
- Revenue
- $9,466,746
- Expenses
- $8,501,056
- Assets (EOY)
- $6,029,448
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2012 · 990
- Revenue
- not reported
- Expenses
- $5,668,954
- Assets (EOY)
- $4,980,482
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. Showing the 10 most recent; the API carries the rest.
Grants made
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$965,000
2022 EDUCATIONAL CHOICE EFFORTS IN OH
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$650,000
2023 EDUCATIONAL CHOICE EFFORTS IN OH
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2022 EDUCATIONAL CHOICE EFFORTS IN MO
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PARENTS FOR EDUCATIONAL FREEDOM NC
$450,000
2023 EDUCATIONAL CHOICE EFFORTS IN NC
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$375,000
2023 EDUCATIONAL CHOICE EFFORTS IN NE
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PARENTS FOR EDUCATIONAL FREEDOM NC
$350,000
2022 EDUCATIONAL CHOICE EFFORTS IN NC
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INSTITUTE FOR QUALITY EDUCATION
$325,000
2022 EDUCATIONAL CHOICE EFFORTS IN IN
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INVEST IN EDUCATION FOUNDATION INC
$291,662
2022 EDUCATIONAL CHOICE EFFORTS IN SC
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OPPORTUNITY SCHOLARSHIPS NEBRASKA
$250,000
2023 EDUCATIONAL CHOICE EFFORTS IN NE
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PARTNERS FOR EDUCATIONAL FREEDOM NC
$200,000
2022 EDUCATIONAL CHOICE EFFORTS IN NC
The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.
Grants received
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DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING
$1,476,550
2024 HUMAN SERVICES
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DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING
$1,445,200
2023 HUMAN SERVICES
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FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND
$1,132,650
2022 For grant recipient's exempt purposes
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$1,060,000
2024 INTERNATIONAL
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$915,500
2023 HUMAN SERVICES
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$800,000
2022 EDUCATION
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2023 FOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
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2023 For grant recipient's exempt purposes
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2024 For grant recipient's exempt purposes
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DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING
$409,700
2022 EDUCATION
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 2023 return
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AMERICAN FEDERATION FOR CHILDREN INC
501(C)(4) · SUPPORT SCHOOL CHOICE LEGISLATION AND PROGRAMS · IN
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AMERICAN FEDERATION FOR CHILDREN ACTION FUND
527 · ADVANCE EDUCATION REFORM BY ENGAGING IN ACTIVITIES RELATED TO STATE ELECTION · IN
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NEBRASKA FEDERATION FOR CHILDREN PAC
527 · ADVOCATE EDUCATION REFORM BY ENGAGING IN ACTIVITIES REL. TO STATE ELECTIONS · NE
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TEXAS FEDERATION FOR CHILDREN PAC INC
527 · ADVOCATE EDUCATION REFORM BY ENGAGING IN ACTIVITIES REL. TO STATE ELECTIONS · TX
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AFC VICTORY FUND
527 · FEDERAL PAC ENGAGING IN ELECTIONS TO ADVANCE EDUCATION REFORM · TX
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501(C)(4) · ADVOCATE EDUCATION REFORM BY ENGAGING IN STATE BALLOT MEASURE ACTIVITY · NE
Declared as related by
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On its 2025 return
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AMERICAN FEDERATION FOR CHILDREN INC
On its 2023 return as a controlled entity
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On its 2023 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
Listed as of 11 November 2026, under deductibility PC.
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 9 November 2026 and read 9 November 2026, for every organization at once. Returns through tax year 2023, the newest we have parsed for this organization.