American Action Forum Inc

Analysis

American Action Forum Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Washington, DC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 2010, 16 years ago. Its declared purposes cover social science, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending June 2023, American Action Forum Inc reported income of $4.3m and spending of $3.9m, spending 90% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $3.6m to $4.3m (+20%), an average of +4.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income rose by 29%. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, American Action Forum Inc sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile, and in the 78th percentile within DC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Securebio Inc ($4.3m), Mansfield Reformatory Preservation Society Inc ($4.3m) and Americas Freedom Festival Inc ($4.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 99% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $514k (13% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.9m. At year end it held assets of $2.0m against liabilities of $142k, net assets of $1.8m. It reported 34 employees.