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AMERICAN ACTION NETWORK INC: Form 990, tax year 2020

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Organization
AMERICAN ACTION NETWORK INC (EIN 27-0730508)
Tax period
2020-07-01 to 2021-06-30
Filed
2022-05-16
IRS object ID
202201369349304100
Schema version
2020v4.1
Source
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Legal Domicile StateDCLegalDomicileStateCd
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President26.9813.63Yes (X)$377,541$194,049$27,056
Cara Edmundowicz
Director of Development14.5225.33$72,261$130,264$13,692Yes (X)
Zachary Hunter
Vice President26.6313.15$125,812$64,512$15,140Yes (X)
Stephanie Fenjiro
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Jennifer Choudhry
Director of Research19.3819.83$72,185$76,401$9,276Yes (X)
Calvin Moore
Communications Director23.4833.71$60,719$82,909$8,398Yes (X)
Jeff Larson
Director1.000.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
Luis Fortuno
Director1.000.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
Barry Jackson
Director1.000.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
Tom Reynolds
Director1.000.25$0$0$0Yes (X)
Isaac Applbaum
Director1.000.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
Rick Berg
Director1.000.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
Dylan Glenn
Director1.000.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
Norm Coleman
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Vin Weber
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Strategic Consulting
2700 Woodley Rd NW PH4WashDC20008media advocacy$4,123,980
NMRPP LLC Red Eagle Media
815 SlatersAlexandriaVA22314media advocacy$2,945,160
Flexpoint Media Inc
PO Box 1051New AlbanyOH43054media advocacy$2,452,500
Finance Strategies Grp
2024 3 Ave N 210BirminghamAL35203fundraising$1,185,144
Wiley Rein LLP
2050 M St NWWashingtonDC20036legal$1,148,303
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Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K20CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

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Occupancy OccupancyGrp

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Travel TravelGrp

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Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

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Management And General$4,416ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$720FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

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Total$5,696TotalAmt
Management And General$5,696ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

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Total$34,957,694TotalAmt
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Management And General$901,438ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$752,946FundraisingAmt

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BOY$8,417,477BOYAmt
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Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

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BOY$376,074BOYAmt
EOY$59,382EOYAmt
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EOY$17,803EOYAmt

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BOY$22,407BOYAmt
EOY$200,553EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$8,932,732BOYAmt
EOY$3,726,560EOYAmt

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BOY$255,589BOYAmt
EOY$484,278EOYAmt

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BOY$166,932BOYAmt
EOY$51,541EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$422,521BOYAmt
EOY$535,819EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

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BOY$8,510,211BOYAmt
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Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$8,510,211BOYAmt
EOY$3,190,741EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

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BOY$8,932,732BOYAmt
EOY$3,726,560EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or ReviewfalseAccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (true)FSAuditedInd

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (true)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit RequiredfalseFederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

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ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Political Expenditures$13,891,742PoliticalExpendituresAmt
Expended527 Activities$1,633,280Expended527ActivitiesAmt
Internal Funds Contributed$12,250,000InternalFundsContributedAmt
Total Exempt Function Expend$13,883,280TotalExemptFunctionExpendAmt
Form1120 POL FiledfalseForm1120POLFiledInd

Section527 Political Org Section527PoliticalOrgGrp (2 entries)

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Congressional Leadership Fund
1747 Pennsylvania Ave NW 5th flWashingtonDC20006453578123$12,200,000
Latino Vote for America PAC
1200 South Pine Island RdFort LauderdaleFL33324844734272$50,000

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Direct and indirect political campaign activities (Part I-A, line 1)The vast majority of these expenditures were in-kind and cash contributions, mainly to a related 527 organization, the Congressional Leadership Fund, disclosed on Schedule I and R. The remaining expenditures were for AAN staff and vendor work on political matters, including strategic planning, research, polling, and data collection. During the tax year, the Network also ran grassroots lobbying communications and similar messages on issues of importance to the organization such as improving the Medicare Part D market with commonsense reforms while opposing socialist government price controls, vociferously opposing Build Back Better and its reckless tax hikes and wasteful spending, opposing wasteful spending and misplaced priorities in the American Recovery Act, and weighing in on other key policies and legislation from a center-right stand point related to fiscal, budgetary, tax, regulatory, and constitutional issues. These communications sometimes expressed views on the records of the officials the Network asked the public to contact, but the Network avoided any reference to voting or elections and did not disseminate the communications in close proximity to an election. The communications were not classified as political campaign intervention if they were in reference to an upcoming legislative action of interest to the organization, or if they were part of a series of communications on the same topic. Based on the instructions to the form, the amounts reported here include only the Networks actual spending on political activities, not the allocable part of its fundraising costs associated with raising funds that were subsequently used for, but not solicited for, political activities.
Section 527 political organizations (Part I-C, line 5)Line 5 (1) Congressional Leadership FundLine 5 (2) Latino Vote for America PAC, Inc.

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$27,485OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$27,485DepreciationAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$205,004OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$187,201DepreciationAmt
Book Value$17,803BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$17,803TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Assets Org OtherAssetsOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescSecurity depositDesc
Book Value$200,553BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets$200,553TotalBookValueOtherAssetsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescDeferred rentDesc
Amt$51,541Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$51,541TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$29,642,443TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Other Revenue$4,219OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported$4,219RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$29,638,224RevenueSubtotalAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$29,638,224TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$34,961,913TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Other Expenses Included$4,219OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported$4,219ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$34,957,694ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$34,957,694TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Other revenues not included on Form 990 (Part XI, line 2d)Tax refunds
Other expenses not included on Form 990 (Part XII, line 2d)Tax refunds
Footnote for uncertain tax position under FIN 48 (Part X)The organization has adopted FASB ASC 740-10, Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes. That standard prescribes a comprehensive model for how an organization should measure, recognize, present and disclose in its financial statements uncertain tax positions that an organization has taken or expects to take on a tax return.

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Mail SolicitationsYes (X)MailSolicitationsInd
Email SolicitationsYes (X)EmailSolicitationsInd
Phone SolicitationsYes (X)PhoneSolicitationsInd
In Person SolicitationsYes (X)InPersonSolicitationsInd
Solicitation Of Non Govt GrantsYes (X)SolicitationOfNonGovtGrantsInd
Agrmt Prof Fundraising ActyYes (true)AgrmtProfFundraisingActyInd

Fundraiser Activity Info FundraiserActivityInfoGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonFinance Strategies Group LLCPersonNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line12024 3rd Ave N 210AddressLine1Txt
CityBirminghamCityNm
State AbbreviationALStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP35203ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ActivityvariousActivityTxt
Fundraiser Control Of FundsfalseFundraiserControlOfFundsInd
Gross Receipts$3,180,600GrossReceiptsAmt
Retained By Contractor$608,817RetainedByContractorAmt
Net To Organization$2,571,783NetToOrganizationAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Gross Receipts$3,180,600TotalGrossReceiptsAmt
Total Retained By Contractors$608,817TotalRetainedByContractorsAmt
Total Net To Organization$2,571,783TotalNetToOrganizationAmt
Licensed StatesCOLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesCTLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesFLLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesPALicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesUTLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesVALicensedStatesCd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceGeneral Explanation AttachmentFormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationPart I line 2b 1 Finance Strategies Group LLC, 2024 3rd Ave N, Ste 210, Birmingham, AL 35203ExplanationTxt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records MaintainedYes (true)GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable (13 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdRecipient EINRecipientEINIRC SectionIRCSectionDescCash GrantCashGrantAmtPurpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt
N2 America
1825 I St NW 900WashingtonDC20006834133867501 c 4$90,000issue support
Center for Campaign Innovation
PO Box 26141AlexandriaVA22313844722658501 c 4$50,000issue support
Main Street Advocacy Fund
410 First St SE 200WashingtonDC20003270273223501 c 4$75,000issue support
American Economic Freedom Alliance
1015 15th St NW 1000WashingtonDC20005821876204501 c 4$425,000issue support
Republican Jewish Coalition
50 F St NW 100WashingtonDC20001521386172501 c 4$1,150,000issue support
CLA Inc
3116 Woodland Dr NWWashingtonDC20008821313517501 c 4$525,000issue support
Heritage Action for America
214 Massachusetts Ave NEWashingtonDC20002272244700501 c 4$200,000issue support
45 Committee Inc
PO Box 710993HerndonVA20171473803487501 c 4$500,000issue support
Fair Lines America Inc
2308 Mt Vernon Ave 716AlexandriaVA22301272885687501 c 4$1,650,000issue support
Latino Vote for America PAC
1200 South Pine Island RdFort LauderdaleFL33324844734272527$50,000general support
Congressional Leadership Fund
1747 PA Ave NW 5th flWashingtonDC20006453578123527$12,200,000general support
America First Policies Inc
1900 Campus Commons Dr 100RestonVA20191815137380501 c 4$1,000,000issue support
American Action Forum
1747 PA Ave NW 5th flWashingtonDC20006270567765501 c 3$300,000issue support
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org1Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org12TotalOtherOrgCnt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceMonitoring procedures (Part I, line 2)FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationThe Network maintains records that substantiate the amounts and recipients of all grants. For grants designated as issue support the Network generally reviews grant proposals or other information about grantees to make sure the activity funded is in furtherance of the Networks social welfare purposes, requires the grant funds to be used for social welfare purposes and not to be used for political campaign activity and obtains grantee reports to confirm appropriate use of all grant funds.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Compensation CommitteeYes (X)CompensationCommitteeInd
Form990 Of Other OrganizationsYes (X)Form990OfOtherOrganizationsInd
Written Employment ContractYes (X)WrittenEmploymentContractInd
Compensation SurveyYes (X)CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance PaymentfalseSeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr PlanfalseSupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp ArrngmfalseEquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng OrgfalseCompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related OrgsfalseCompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng OrgfalseCompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd OrgsfalseCompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed PaymentsYes (true)AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract ExceptionfalseInitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (6 entries)

TitleTitleTxtBase Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmtCompensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmtBonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmountBonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmtDeferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmtDeferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmtNontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmtNontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmtTotal Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmtTotal Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Daniel Conston
President$194,859$101,731$182,682$92,318$1,288$662$16,583$8,523$395,412$203,234
Cara Edmundowicz
Director of Development$59,508$108,017$12,753$22,247$621$1,120$4,264$7,687$77,146$139,071
Zachary Hunter
Vice President$108,407$55,917$17,405$8,595$1,289$661$8,719$4,471$135,820$69,644
Stephanie Fenjiro
Director of Operations$116,331$28,742$8,087$1,913$1,384$341$14,388$3,545$140,190$34,541
Jennifer Choudhry
Director of Research$59,826$63,760$12,359$12,641$947$1,003$3,559$3,767$76,691$81,171
Calvin Moore
Communications Director$53,360$70,268$7,359$12,641$609$832$2,941$4,016$64,269$87,757

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceOther non-fixed payments (Part I, line 7)FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationDiscretionary bonuses paid to President and other employees as shown in Part II column B (ii).ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (9 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Officer directors etc family relationship Part VI line 2Two of the Networks directors, Barry Jackson and Jeff Larson, are also both directors of Majority Strategies, a for-profit corporation.
Committee meeting documentation Part VI line 8bThe audit and compensation committees keep contemporaneous minutes, but the executive committee does not. The executive committee serves primarily to advise management, and thus does not typically exercise board powers to pass resolutions with binding effect.
Form 990 governing body review Part VI line 11The Fom 990 is reviewed by the President of the organization and Director of Operations, in consultation with accounting and legal professionals as appropriate. Thereafter, a final copy is circulated to all of the members of the organizations governing body prior to filing. The final copy includes the full Form 990 submitted to the IRS.
Conflict of interest policy compliance Part VI line 12cThe organization asks board members, officers, employees, and volunteers annually to disclose interests that may give rise to potential conflicts of interests under the Conflicts of Interest Policy. It does so in conjunction with asking for information about arrangements that may need to be disclosed on the Form 990.
Other officer or key employee compensation Part VI line 15bThe board (or a committee thereof) has periodically reviewed compensation at comparable organizations (using Forms 990 and survey data) to determine appropriate general compensation levels for the President. The board or a board committee also reviews any annual bonus, but does not regather comparables as part of every bonus decision. For other employees, the President or the Director of Operations reviews compensation for similar work at peer institutions to determine compensation levels. The President reviews and approves all staff compensation.
Governing documents etc available to public Part VI line 19The certificate of incorporation and conflict of interest policy are provided upon request. Financial statements are provided to certain states for charitable solicitation purposes.
Part VI response or note to any other line in Part VISection A, Line 1a: The Network has a four-person executive committee, drawn from the directors of the organization. It is empowered to review and advise on decisions of mangement in between full board meetings, consistent with the direction set by the full board. It has no power to amend the Networks governing documents, dissolve or merge the Network, approve the sale or exchange of any assets of the corporation, or elect or remove directors or officers. Section C, Line 17: The organization is an action organization and is not a charity under the generally accepted legal definition of that term. The organization therefore does not register under state laws pertaining to charitable solicitation or similar laws except where it determines that state law is meant to apply to other organizations besides common law charities.
Part IX response or note to any line in Part IXThe organization incurred costs shared with other organizations, the American Action Forum and the Congressional Leadership Fund, often subject to reimbursement for their allocable share of the costs. In such circumstances the organization has reported only its net amount paid as expense on Part IX.
General explanation attachmentSee attachment A.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Related Tax Exempt Org IdRelatedTaxExemptOrgGrp (2 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdEINEINPrimary ActivitiesPrimaryActivitiesTxtLegal Domicile StateLegalDomicileStateCdExempt Code SectionExemptCodeSectionTxtBusiness Name Line1DirectControllingEntityName/BusinessNameLine1TxtControlled OrganizationControlledOrganizationInd
Congressional Leadership Fund
1747 Pennsylvania Ave NW 5th flWashingtonDC20006453578123politicalDE527American Action Network IncYes (true)
American Action Voters Inc
1747 Pennsylvania Ave NW 5th flWashingtonDC20006843877428advocacyDE501 c 4American Action Network IncYes (true)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Annts Rnts RyltsfalseReceiptOfIntAnntsRntsRyltsInd
Gift Grnt Or Cap Contri To Oth OrgYes (true)GiftGrntOrCapContriToOthOrgInd
Gift Grnt Cap Contri From Oth OrgfalseGiftGrntCapContriFromOthOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees To Other OrgfalseLoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees From Oth OrgfalseLoansOrGuaranteesFromOthOrgInd
Div Related OrganizationfalseDivRelatedOrganizationInd
Asset Sale To Other OrgfalseAssetSaleToOtherOrgInd
Asset Purchase From Other OrgfalseAssetPurchaseFromOtherOrgInd
Asset ExchangefalseAssetExchangeInd
Rental Of Facilities To Oth OrgfalseRentalOfFacilitiesToOthOrgInd
Rental Of Fclts From Oth OrgfalseRentalOfFcltsFromOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services For Oth OrgfalsePerformOfServicesForOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services By Other OrgfalsePerformOfServicesByOtherOrgInd
Sharing Of FacilitiesYes (true)SharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees SharingYes (true)PaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other OrgfalseReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other OrgYes (true)ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other OrgfalseTransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other OrgfalseTransferFromOtherOrgInd

Transactions Related Org TransactionsRelatedOrgGrp (4 entries)

Transaction TypeTransactionTypeTxtInvolvedInvolvedAmtMethod Of Amount DeterminationMethodOfAmountDeterminationTxt
Congressional Leadership Fund
b$12,200,000cash
Congressional Leadership Fund
n$1,663,956accrual
Congressional Leadership Fund
o$938,798accrual
Congressional Leadership Fund
q$1,281,721cash

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceExplanation of information on Schedule RFormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationPart V Line 2 - AAN made grants to, and shared some staff, facilities, equipment and other assets and outside service providers with the Congressional Leadership Fund (CLF), a related organization. During the tax year the shared staff were concurrent common law employees of the Network and CLF but paid directly by the Network; time spent working for each organization was tracked. Some of the shared costs were simply covered by AAN and others were subject to reimbursement by CLF. AAN and CLF had separate relationships with other common vendors, but amounts spent on those vendors by AAN have not been reported here unless AAN paid amounts subject to reimbursement by CLF or AAN paid more than AAN owed to a vendor for that vendors services to AAN in order to cover the amount owed by CLF.ExplanationTxt