- Revenue 2024
- $13,667,982
- Expenses 2024
- $10,998,810
Program services were 33.5% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.
As filed
- Subsection
- 04
- NTEE code
- Q99
- Classification
- 3000
- Street
- 801 PENNSYLVANIA AVE NW STE 930
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 930). 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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ADVANCING AMERICAN FREEDOM FOUNDATION INC
EIN 87-2090900
Mission and programs · 2024
Mission
ADVANCING AMERICAN FREEDOM PROMOTES AND DEFENDS THE SUCCESSFUL POLICIES OF RECENT YEARS THAT YIELDED UNPRECEDENTED PROSPERITY AT HOME AND RESTORED AMERICA'S STRENGTH ABROAD, WHILE ELEVATING TRADITIONAL AMERICAN VALUES. AAF SERVES THE CONSERVATIVE MOVEMENT BY DEVELOPING INNOVATIVE POLICY SOLUTIONS, STRATEGIES, COALITIONS, AND MESSAGING THAT BUILDS UPON THOSE ACCOMPLISHMENTS, EXPANDS FREEDOM FOR ALL AMERICANS, AND HAMPERS ANYTHING THAT WOULD THREATEN AMERICA'S STANDING AS THE GREATEST NATION ON THE FACE OF THE EARTH.
Activities or mission (Part I)
ADVANCING AMERICAN FREEDOM (AAF) IS A 501(C)(4) ORGANIZATION ADVOCATING FOR CONSERVATIVE VALUES AND POLICY PROPOSALS BY MEANS OF POLICY CONFERENCES, THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE FREEDOM AGENDA, COALITION MEETINGS, AND AMICUS BRIEFS FILED WITH FEDERAL COURTS.
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WITH DONATIONS FROM OUR SUPPORTERS, AAF HELD A POLICY CONFERENCE, HAD MATERIAL IMPACT ON NATIONAL POLICY THROUGH OUR GRASSROOTS ADVOCACY WORK, AND EXTENSIVE COALITION OUTREACH TO RESEARCH THE POLICY COMPONENTS THAT TOOK FORM AS THE FREEDOM AGENDA, DISTRIBUTED IN PRINT AND ON THE ORGANIZATION'S WEBSITE. AAF PRODUCED VIDEOS, MAILINGS, AND PROVIDED SPEAKERS FOR PUBLIC FORUMS AND MEDIA APPEARANCES TO EDUCATE THE AMERICAN PUBLIC ON POLICY CHOICES THAT WILL ENHANCE HUMAN FLOURISHING.
Expenses $3,683,858 · Grants $15,000 · Revenue $4,530,359
As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.
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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Bethany ScullyBETHANY SCULLY
CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER
- Total calculated
- $231,117
- From this org
- $220,000
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $11,117
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $200,000
- Bonus
- $20,000
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $11,000
- Nontaxable benefits
- $117
- Filer's total
- $231,117
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Jeffrey KnightJEFFREY KNIGHT
TREASURER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1 + 1 related
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Joshua PitcockJOSHUA PITCOCK
SECRETARY
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1 + 1 related
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Marc ShortMARC SHORT
CHAIRMAN
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 25 + 1 related
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Paul TellerPAUL TELLER
EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT
- Total calculated
- $317,492
- From this org
- $293,065
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $24,427
- Hours/week
- 65 + 4 related
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $278,065
- Bonus
- $15,000
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $17,400
- Nontaxable benefits
- $7,027
- Filer's total
- $317,492
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Timothy ChapmanTIMOTHY CHAPMAN
PRESIDENT (AS OF 8/19/24)
- Total calculated
- $363,697
- From this org
- $311,856
- From related orgs
- $45,480
- Other
- $6,361
- Hours/week
- 65 + 4 related
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $186,856 + $45,480 related
- Bonus
- $125,000
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $4,200
- Nontaxable benefits
- $2,161
- Filer's total
- $318,217 + $45,480 related
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Ed FeulnerED FEULNER
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $95,000
- From this org
- $95,000
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Art PopeART POPE
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Victor SmithVICTOR SMITH
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Mike PenceMIKE PENCE
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Greg JacobGREG JACOB
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Douglas CarlsonDOUGLAS CARLSON
DIRECTOR OF CORRESPONDENCE/PROTOCOL
- Total calculated
- $181,657
- From this org
- $165,000
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $16,657
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $165,000
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $9,300
- Nontaxable benefits
- $7,357
- Filer's total
- $181,657
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John SheltonJOHN SHELTON
POLICY DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $188,882
- From this org
- $171,250
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $17,632
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $171,250
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $10,275
- Nontaxable benefits
- $7,357
- Filer's total
- $188,882
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John WheatJOHN WHEAT
GENERAL COUNSEL
- Total calculated
- $296,267
- From this org
- $280,000
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $16,267
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $280,000
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $16,150
- Nontaxable benefits
- $117
- Filer's total
- $296,267
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Zachary BauerZACHARY BAUER
DEVELOPMENT OFFICER
- Total calculated
- $152,357
- From this org
- $145,000
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $7,357
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $145,000
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $0
- Nontaxable benefits
- $7,357
- Filer's total
- $152,357
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Brian SchmittBRIAN SCHMITT
MANAGER OF STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS
- Total calculated
- $157,957
- From this org
- $144,375
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $13,582
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $144,375
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $6,225
- Nontaxable benefits
- $7,357
- Filer's total
- $157,957
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
- $13,667,982
- Expenses
- $10,998,810
- Contributions
- $9,126,985
- Grants paid
- $15,000
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2023
- Revenue
- $8,971,369
- Expenses
- $8,948,617
- Contributions
- $5,491,698
- Grants paid
- $0
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2022
- Revenue
- $12,562,090
- Expenses
- $13,474,427
- Contributions
- $8,612,913
- 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
- $7,697,398
- Expenses
- $4,686,007
- Assets (EOY)
- $3,142,010
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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$1,350,000
2024
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$470,000
2022 SOCIAL WELFARE ACTIVITES RELATED TO ORGANIZATIONS PURPOSE
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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ADVANCING AMERICAN FREEDOM FOUNDATION INC
501(C)(3) · CHARITABLE AND EDUCATIONAL · IN
Declared as related by
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ADVANCING AMERICAN FREEDOM FOUNDATION INC
On its 2025 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.