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AMERICA FIRST WORKS INC: Form 990, tax year 2020

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Organization
AMERICA FIRST WORKS INC (EIN 81-5137380)
Tax period
2020-01-01 to 2020-12-31
Filed
2021-11-15
IRS object ID
202113199349300406
Schema version
2020v4.1
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

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Return2021-11-15T03:33:53-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2020-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

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Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1JONATHAN T PROCH CPA LLCBusinessNameLine1Txt

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PersonAshley HayekPersonNm
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Form 990 IRS990

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Address ChangeYes (X)AddressChangeInd
Name ChangeYes (X)NameChangeInd

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1America First Works IncBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerAshley HayekPrincipalOfficerNm
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Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
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PY Revenues Less Expenses$16,659,737PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
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Total Liabilities EOY$197,502TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
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Significant ChangefalseSignificantChangeInd
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Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

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Personthe organizationPersonNm
Phone5713481801PhoneNum

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11900 Campus Commons Dr Ste 100AddressLine1Txt
CityRestonCityNm
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Info In Schedule O Part VIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIIInd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (8 entries)

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Nathan Klein
Director of Programs20.0915.14Yes (X)$136,001$81,405$26,423
Brian O Walsh
President34.043.44$219,754$20,246$0Yes (X)Yes (X)
Kelly Sadler
Director of Communications19.9218.23Yes (X)$120,473$78,488$26,423
Pradeep Belur
Senior Advisor38.620.15Yes (X)$215,846$670$8,524
John Britten
Digital Director27.8316.33Yes (X)$140,094$61,185$6,712
Leigh Ann Wood Gillis
Director of Development19.4419.33Yes (X)$116,228$82,734$0
Jonathan T Proch
SecretaryTreasurer21.8117.56$86,511$70,789$30,096Yes (X)
Linda E McMahon
Chair1.001.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Del Cielo Media LLC
1427 Leslie AveAlexandriaVA22301media advocacy$9,906,291
Targeted Victory LLC
2311 Wilson Blvd 200ArlingtonVA22201media advocacy$5,763,925
Insperity
19001 Crescent Springs DrKingwoodTX77339employee leasing$2,471,460
DT Client Services LLC
1101 14th St NWWashingtonDC20005research$1,872,130
OnMessage Inc
705 Melvin Ave 105AnnapolisMD21401polling$950,950
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K21CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
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Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Other$2,000OtherAmt

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Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

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Total$38,384,000TotalAmt
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Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

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Total$315,723TotalAmt
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Fundraising$26,231FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

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Total$113,686TotalAmt
Management And General$113,686ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbyingGrp

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Total$19,859,320TotalAmt
Program Services$19,859,320ProgramServicesAmt

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Total$132,000TotalAmt
Fundraising$132,000FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

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Total$3,796,653TotalAmt
Program Services$3,796,653ProgramServicesAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

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Total$111,025TotalAmt
Program Services$74,547ProgramServicesAmt
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Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

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Program Services$224,473ProgramServicesAmt
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Occupancy OccupancyGrp

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Total$213,620TotalAmt
Program Services$155,203ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$40,669ManagementAndGeneralAmt
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Travel TravelGrp

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Total$24,668TotalAmt
Program Services$18,003ProgramServicesAmt
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Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

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Total$10,702TotalAmt
Program Services$7,223ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,484ManagementAndGeneralAmt
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Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

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Program Services$32,449ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$8,503ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$3,711FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$193,081TotalAmt
Management And General$193,081ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp

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DescFederal taxDesc
Total$7,799TotalAmt
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Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

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Total$66,234,305TotalAmt
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Management And General$1,019,166ManagementAndGeneralAmt
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BOY$22,010,274BOYAmt
EOY$7,591,041EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

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BOY$1,323BOYAmt
EOY$134,659EOYAmt

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BOY$705,245BOYAmt
EOY$124,132EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$149,808LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$63,503BOYAmt
EOY$29,044EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$22,780,345BOYAmt
EOY$7,878,876EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$143,928BOYAmt
EOY$188,565EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$22,558BOYAmt
EOY$8,937EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$166,486BOYAmt
EOY$197,502EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$22,613,859BOYAmt
EOY$7,681,374EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$22,613,859BOYAmt
EOY$7,681,374EOYAmt

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EOY$7,878,876EOYAmt
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)
Separate Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteefalseAuditCommitteeInd
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$25,197,440PoliticalExpendituresAmt
Expended527 Activities$4,626,051Expended527ActivitiesAmt
Internal Funds Contributed$20,305,000InternalFundsContributedAmt
Total Exempt Function Expend$24,931,051TotalExemptFunctionExpendAmt
Form1120 POL FiledYes (true)Form1120POLFiledInd

Section527 Political Org Section527PoliticalOrgGrp

Organization Business Name OrganizationBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1America First Action IncBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11900 Campus Commons Dr Ste 100AddressLine1Txt
CityRestonCityNm
State AbbreviationVAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20191ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN821167449EIN
Paid Internal Funds$20,305,000PaidInternalFundsAmt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceDirect and indirect political campaign activities (Part I-A, line 1)FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationAmerica First Works expended a portion of its funds on political campaign activities, as defined by the Internal Revenue Service, including partisan voter registration and conducting public opinion research.ExplanationTxt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$64,934OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$62,741DepreciationAmt
Book Value$2,193BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$47,408OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$32,346DepreciationAmt
Book Value$15,062BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$37,466OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$25,677DepreciationAmt
Book Value$11,789BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$29,044TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescDeferred RentDesc
Amt$8,937Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$8,937TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$51,305,639TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Revenue Subtotal$51,305,639RevenueSubtotalAmt
Other Revenues Not Included-$3,819OtherRevenuesNotIncludedAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt-$3,819RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$51,301,820TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$66,238,124TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Other Expenses Included$3,819OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported$3,819ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$66,234,305ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$66,234,305TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Other revenues included on Form 990 (Part XI, line 4b)The organization sold various information technology equipment reported on Part VIII which were reported as an expense on the financial audit.
Other expenses not included on Form 990 (Part XII, line 2d)The organization sold various information technology equipment reported on Part VIII which were reported as an expense on the financial audit.
Footnote for uncertain tax position under FIN 48 (Part X)Part X line 2 - 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)
Phone SolicitationsYes (X)PhoneSolicitationsInd
In Person SolicitationsYes (X)InPersonSolicitationsInd
Agrmt Prof Fundraising ActyYes (true)AgrmtProfFundraisingActyInd

Fundraiser Activity Info FundraiserActivityInfoGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonAM Strategy Group LLCPersonNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1508 N Greenbrier StAddressLine1Txt
CityArlingtonCityNm
State AbbreviationVAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP22203ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ActivityvariousActivityTxt
Fundraiser Control Of FundsfalseFundraiserControlOfFundsInd
Retained By Contractor$207,000RetainedByContractorAmt
Net To Organization-$207,000NetToOrganizationAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Retained By Contractors$207,000TotalRetainedByContractorsAmt
Total Net To Organization-$207,000TotalNetToOrganizationAmt
Licensed StatesAKLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesALLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesARLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesCOLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesCTLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesFLLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesGALicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesILLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesKSLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesKYLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesLALicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesMDLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesMELicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesMNLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesMOLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesNCLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesNDLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesNHLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesOHLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesOKLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesORLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesPALicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesRILicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesSCLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesTNLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesUTLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesVALicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesWALicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesWILicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesWVLicensedStatesCd

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

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

Recipient Table RecipientTable (18 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdRecipient EINRecipientEINIRC SectionIRCSectionDescCash GrantCashGrantAmtPurpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt
Heritage Action for America
214 Massachusetts Ave NE 400WashingtonDC20002272244700501 c 4$994,000issue support
Vision America Mobilized Inc
1540 Keller Pkwy 108 154KellerTX76248760572974501 c 3$500,000issue support
BLEXIT Foundation Inc
888 17th St 810WashingtonDC20006833032236501 c 3$350,000issue support
Moms for America
893 S Main St 228EnglewoodOH45322432065966501 c 3$100,000issue support
CLT Host 2020 Inc
550 S Caldwell St 760CharlotteNC28202831264583501 c 3$2,000,000issue support
LCR Inc
1220 L St NW 100-407WashingtonDC20005521811081501 c 4$1,100,000issue support
Donors Trust fbo Honest Elections
1800 Diagonal Rd 280AlexandriaVA22314522166327501 c 3$4,795,000issue support
American Action Forum Inc
1747 Pennsylvania Ave Nw 5th flWashingtonDC20006270567765501 c 3$600,000issue support
The New American Populist
1895 Linden AveMemphisTN38104814136379501 c 4$1,035,000issue support
Convention of States Action Inc
5850 San FelipeHoustonTX77057472245708501 c 4$250,000issue support
Florida First
PO Box 341027AustinTX78734842378638501 c 4$1,572,000issue support
Pennsylvania First
PO Box 341027AustinTX78734843102446501 c 4$1,052,000issue support
North Carolina First
PO Box 341027AustinTX78734843077296501 c 4$1,096,000issue support
Center for Campaign Innovation
PO Box 26141AlexandriaVA22313844722658501 c 4$35,000issue support
America First Action Inc
1900 Campus Commons Dr Ste 100RestonVA20191821167449527$20,305,000political support
Be Counted Inc
1825 I St NW Ste 900WashingtonDC20009471645393501 c 4$2,000,000issue support
Soldier Strong Access
1275 Pennsylvania Ave NW Ste 1100AWashingtonDC20004822575169501 c 4$100,000issue support
2020 Jacksonville Host Committee I
1022 Park St Ste 308JacksonvilleFL32204851348441501 c 3$500,000issue support
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org7Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org11TotalOtherOrgCnt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceMonitoring procedures (Part I, line 2)FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationAmerica First Works requires that all grantees sign an agreement confirming that all funds will be expended only for the approved purpose and activities, and requiring that all grantees provide the organization with a report detailing how the grant funds were spent. In addition, the organizations officers have regular communications with grantees with respect to the use of grant funds.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form990 Of Other OrganizationsYes (X)Form990OfOtherOrganizationsInd
Written Employment ContractYes (X)WrittenEmploymentContractInd
Compensation SurveyYes (X)CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
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 (7 entries)

TitleTitleTxtBase Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmtCompensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmtTotal Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmtTotal Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmtNontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmtNontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmtOther Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Brian O Walsh
President$219,754$20,246$219,754$20,246
Jonathan T Proch
SecretaryTreasurer$86,511$70,789$103,063$84,333$16,552$13,544
Kelly Sadler
Director of Communications$86,199$78,488$134,303$91,081$13,830$12,593$34,274
Pradeep Belur
Senior Advisor$178,548$670$224,338$702$8,492$32$37,298
Leigh Ann Wood Gillis
Director of Development$81,954$82,734$116,228$82,734$34,274
Nathan Klein
Director of Programs$112,345$81,405$151,322$92,507$15,321$11,102$23,656
John Britten
Digital Director$105,421$61,185$144,341$63,650$4,247$2,465$34,673

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceOther non-fixed payments (Part I, line 7)FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationSeparation payments were paid.ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (8 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Management duties delegation Part VI line 3Part VI Section A Line 3 - The organization used Insperity, a third-party employee leasing company, but all significant decisions remained under the control of the organizations officers and directors. Amounts paid to Insperity for the organizations staff are reported in aggregate in Part VII B, and to the extent attributable to particular employees it is also reported in Part VII A.
Committee meeting documentation Part VI line 8bThe organization did not have any committees.
Form 990 governing body review Part VI line 11The form 990 is reviewed by the President of the organization in consultation with accounting and legal professionals as appropriate. Thereafter, a penultimate draft and then a final copy is circulated to all of the members of the organizations governing body prior to filing.
Conflict of interest policy compliance Part VI line 12cThe organization asks board members and officers annually to disclose interests that may give rise to potential conflicts of interest under the Conflicts of Interest Policy. It does so in conjuntion with asking for information about arrangements that may need to be disclosed on the form 990.
CEO executive director top management comp Part VI line 15aThe board periodically reviews compensation at comparable organizations to determine appropriate general compensation levels for the President. For other employees, the President 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 organization does not provide copies of its governing documents, conflict of interest policy or financial statements to the public. However, financial statements are provided to certain states where required for solicitation registration purposes.
Part V response or note to any other line in Part VPart V line 2 a - The organization contracted with a third-party corporation to provide staffing services, and that third-party corporation was the employer who handled payroll taxes and provided W-2s to staff members. The number of employees reported here is the number of staff members provided by the third-party corporation.
Part VII response or note to any other line in Part VIIPart VII Section A - As noted previously, the organizations staff were employed by a third party employee leasing company rather than being employed directly by the organization. However, per the instructions, as the common law employer of these employees, the organization has reported their compensation in Part VII as if it employed them directly. Amounts reported incolumns (D) and (F) represent the organizations third party staffing companys estimates of the amount of its charge to the organization allocable to employee compensation and employee benefits, respectively. That charge may not correspond to amounts actually paid to the individuals by the employment company.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Related Tax Exempt Org IdRelatedTaxExemptOrgGrp

Disregarded Entity Name DisregardedEntityName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1America First Action IncBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11900 Campus Commons Drive Ste 100AddressLine1Txt
CityRestonCityNm
State AbbreviationVAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20191ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN821167449EIN
Primary ActivitiespoliticalPrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile StateVALegalDomicileStateCd
Exempt Code Section527ExemptCodeSectionTxt
Direct Controlling NAN/ADirectControllingNACd
Controlled OrganizationfalseControlledOrganizationInd
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 OrgfalseReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other OrgfalseTransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other OrgfalseTransferFromOtherOrgInd