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Americans for Prosperity Foundation

AKA AFP Foundation

Arlington, VA

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Americans for Prosperity Foundation

Also Known As:
AFP Foundation
Physical Address:
Arlington, VA 22201 
EIN:
52-1527294
Web URL:
www.americansforpros...
Leadership:
Tim Phillips, Chief Executive

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  • This organization is required to file an IRS Form 990 or 990-EZ.

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Forms 990 from IRS Additional Information IRS Form 990 is an annual document used by approximately one-third of all public charities to report information about their finances and operations to the federal government. GuideStar uses data from Form 990 to populate its database with financial information about nonprofit organizations. Posting Form 990 images on the GuideStar Web site is an ongoing process.

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Fiscal Year Starting: Jan 01, 2010
Fiscal Year Ending: Dec 31, 2010
Revenue
Total Revenue $17,461,125
Expenses
Total Expenses $15,311,533

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Americans for Prosperity Foundation

Also Known As:
AFP Foundation
Physical Address:
Arlington, VA 22201 
EIN:
52-1527294
Web URL:
www.americansforpros... 
NTEE Category:
V Social Science Research Institutes 
V22 Economics (as a Social Science) 
Y Mutual/Membership Benefit Organizations, Other 
Y05 Research Institutes and/or Public Policy Analysis 
B Educational Institutions 
B05 Research Institutes and/or Public Policy Analysis 
Year Founded:
2003 
Ruling Year:
1988 

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Mission Statement

AFP Foundation is committed to educating citizens about economic policy and a return of the federal government to its Constitutional limits. AFP Foundation's educational programs and analyses help policymakers, the media and individual citizens understand why policies that promote the American enterprise system are the best method to ensuring prosperity for all Americans. To that end, AFP and AFP Foundation supports:

  • Cutting taxes and government spending in order to halt the encroachment of government in the economic lives of citizens by fighting proposed tax increases and pointing out evidence of waste, fraud, and abuse.
  • Tax and Expenditure Limitations to promote fiscal responsibility.
  • Removing unnecessary barriers to entrepreneurship and opportunity by sparking citizen involvement in the regulatory process early on in order to reduce red tape.
  • Restoring fairness to our judicial system.

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  • Printable PDF Report: Provides a complete analysis of the organization for your records. The full report tells you what to look for and why it matters.
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Forms 990 Received from the IRS Additional Information IRS Form 990 is an annual document used by approximately one-third of all public charities to report information about their finances and operations to the federal government. GuideStar uses data from Form 990 to populate its database with financial information about nonprofit organizations. Posting Form 990 images on the GuideStar Web site is an ongoing process.

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Formation Documents Additional Information A Letter of Determination is a letter from the IRS to a nonprofit organization stating that the organization has successfully applied for tax-exempt status. In this document the IRS indicates under which section of the Internal Revenue Code an organization is qualified.

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Chief Executive

Tim Phillips

Term:

Since 2006

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Program: Program

Budget:
$6,919,408
Category:
Civil Rights, Social Action & Advocacy
Population Served:
Adults

Program Description:

AFP Foundation is a national grassroots network comprised of twenty-two state chapters and over 272,000 members nationwide. AFP Foundation engages in economic educational initiatives on the local, state, and federal levels, focusing on government tax, spending, and transparency issues. AFP Foundation educates and engages citizens on these issues through grassroots training programs across the country.

Program Long-Term Success:

AFP Foundation is the national leader in providing citizens with the tools they need to be effective public policy advocates. This has proven to be a successful model through our "Ending Earmarks" efforts nationally. AFP Foundation's trained members have helped to increase transparency in this form of government spending and call for more responsible use of taxpayers' hard-earned dollars.

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