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AMERICANS FOR PROSPERITY: Form 990, tax year 2013

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Organization
AMERICANS FOR PROSPERITY (EIN 75-3148958)
Tax period
2013-01-01 to 2013-12-31
Filed
2015-01-15
IRS object ID
201510169349300921
Schema version
2013v4.0
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2015-01-15T14:33:27-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2013-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN363990892PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Capin Crouse LLPBusinessNameLine1

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1972 Emerson Parkway STE AAddressLine1
CityGreenwoodCity
StateINState
ZIP Code46143ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2013-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN753148958EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Americans for ProsperityBusinessNameLine1
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlAMERBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone7032243200PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line12111 Wilson Boulevard No 350AddressLine1
CityArlingtonCity
StateVAState
ZIP Code22201ZIPCode

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonTim PhillipsPersonNm
Person TitlePresidentPersonTitleTxt
Phone7032243200PhoneNum
Signature2015-01-16SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonDavid C MojaPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00747006PTIN
Phone3178852620PhoneNum
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2013TaxYr
Build TS2016-02-25 16:41:14ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerTim PhillipsPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line12111 Wilson Boulevard No 350AddressLine1
CityArlingtonCity
StateVAState
ZIP Code22201ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$44,245,689GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501cYes (X)Organization501cInd
Website Addresswww.americansforprosperity.orgWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation2004FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateDCLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionEducate U.S. citizens about the impact of sound economic policy on the nation's economyActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body5VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent4VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee0TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers1500TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$0TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$0NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$115,011,549PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$44,213,113CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$74,496PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$32,576CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$31,375PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$0CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$9,215PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$0CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$115,126,635PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$44,245,689CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$485,870PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$200,000CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$8,257,573PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$3,869,696CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$350,177PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$325,812CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$4,312,842CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$113,157,322PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$30,396,034CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$122,250,942PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$34,791,542CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses-$7,124,307PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$9,454,147CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
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Total Assets EOY$12,656,629TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$1,674,385TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$2,374,487TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
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Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$10,282,142NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
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Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$19,350,188ExpenseAmt
Revenue$32,576RevenueAmt
DescNational office - Educate U.S. citizens about the impact of sound economic policy on the nation's economy and social structure and mobilize citizens to be involved in fiscal and regulatory economic matters at the national level.Desc

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$8,859,806ExpenseAmt
Grant$200,000GrantAmt
DescState chapters - Educate U.S. citizens about the impact of sound economic policy on the nation's economy and social structure, and mobilize citizens to be involved in fiscal and regulatory economic matters at the state level.Desc
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Described In Section501c30DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments0TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesYes (1)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnoteYes (1)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional FundraisingYes (1)ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities0FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To OrganizationsYes (1)GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans0EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
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Loan Outstanding0LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem0BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
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Business Rln With Officer EntYes (1)BusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
Deductible Non Cash ContriYes (1)DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution0DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded EntityYes (1)DisregardedEntityInd
Related EntityYes (1)RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent0RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
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Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document173IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee0EmployeeCnt
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit0UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible ContributionsYes (1)NondeductibleContributionsInd
Nondeductible Contri DisclYes (1)NondeductibleContriDisclInd
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members5GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member4IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business RlnYes (1)FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents0ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders0MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members0ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (1)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local ChaptersYes (1)LocalChaptersInd
Policies Reference ChaptersYes (1)PoliciesReferenceChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn BodyYes (1)Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (1)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered PrsnYes (1)AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (1)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process OtherYes (1)CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
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Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Robert HeatonBusinessNameLine1
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone7032243200PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line12111 Wilson Boulevard No 350AddressLine1
CityArlingtonCity
StateVAState
ZIP Code22201ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part VIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIIInd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (20 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtOfficerOfficerIndAverage Hours Per Week Rltd OrgAverageHoursPerWeekRltdOrgRtHighest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
Richard Fink
Director2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Nancy Pfotenhauer
Director2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Jim Miller
Director2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
James Stephenson
Director2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Frayda Levin
Chairman/Director2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
Tim Phillips
President30.00$206,010$137,340$31,132Yes (X)20.00
Steve Corder partial year
VP, Treasurer, CFO20.50$35,684$51,351$12,982Yes (X)29.50
Luke Hilgemann
Chief Operating Officer8.00$35,038$182,185$14,737Yes (X)42.00
John Flynn partial year
VP, Secretary, General Cou17.00$60,615$113,089$12,598Yes (X)33.00
JP Degance partial year
VP External Affairs7.50$7,225$40,940$4,349Yes (X)42.50
Teresa Oelke
State Director15.00$59,764$138,119$8,092Yes (X)35.00
Christopher Fink
Sr Officer, External Affai12.00$60,954$199,523$14,437Yes (X)38.00
Jeff Crank partial year
Chief Operating Officer19.00$46,676$74,999$23,995Yes (X)31.00
Nolan Ingebrigtson
CFO/Treasurer25.00$0$0$0Yes (X)25.00
Victor Bernson
VP & General Counsel7.00$6,348$41,384$2,486Yes (X)43.00
Robert Stuber
Director of Development - Direct30.00$95,496$61,504$10,97720.00Yes (X)
Derrick Sontag
State Director9.00$30,570$131,102$11,50241.00Yes (X)
David From
State Director12.00$28,560$86,684$21,89438.00Yes (X)
Corey Lewandowski
Regional Director of State Operations0.50$299$127,703$25,51949.50Yes (X)
Eric Wang partial year
Interim Legal Counsel14.00$36,838$95,587$9,09536.00Yes (X)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$710,077TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$1,481,510TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$203,795TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K1IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (5 entries)

Address Line1ContractorAddress/USAddress/AddressLine1CityContractorAddress/USAddress/CityStateContractorAddress/USAddress/StateZIP CodeContractorAddress/USAddress/ZIPCodeServicesServicesDescCompensationCompensationAmt
Smart Media Group
814 King Street Ste 400AlexandriaVA22314Media$8,421,185
Target Enterprises LLC
15260 Ventura Blvd Suite 1240Sherman OaksCA91403Media$8,050,670
GM&P Strategic Advertising
1101 Fayette Street 2nd FloorConshohockenPA19428Media$731,211
Innovative Advertising LLC
4250 Highway 22 Ste 7MandevilleLA70471Media$667,914
Google Inc
Dept 33654 PO Box 39000San FranciscoCA94139Media$380,930
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K41CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
All Other Contributions$44,213,113AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions$50,250NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$44,213,113TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (2 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Registration Fees900099$19,369$19,369
Other Income900099$13,207$13,207
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$32,576TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$44,245,689TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$32,576RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$0ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$200,000TotalAmt
Program Services$200,000ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$565,100TotalAmt
Program Services$166,933ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$159,345ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$238,822FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,592,533TotalAmt
Program Services$1,715,530ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$276,707ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$600,296FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$220,379TotalAmt
Program Services$131,382ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$30,433ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$58,564FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$234,087TotalAmt
Program Services$208,436ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$5,075ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$20,576FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$257,597TotalAmt
Program Services$206,012ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$18,666ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$32,919FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$638,124TotalAmt
Program Services$79,451ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$556,941ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,732FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$40,916TotalAmt
Program Services$11,295ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$27,171ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$2,450FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Prof Fundraising FeesForServicesProfFundraising

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$325,812TotalAmt
Fundraising$325,812FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,646,138TotalAmt
Program Services$1,013,873ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$536,442ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$95,823FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$22,184,194TotalAmt
Program Services$21,280,698ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$305,720ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$597,776FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,125,629TotalAmt
Program Services$995,123ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$18,111ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,112,395FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$393,754TotalAmt
Program Services$263,582ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$14,909ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$115,263FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$124,527TotalAmt
Program Services$120,519ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$3,087ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$921FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,013,014TotalAmt
Program Services$900,214ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,529ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$110,271FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$733,327TotalAmt
Program Services$578,461ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$658ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$154,208FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$53,700TotalAmt
Program Services$13,425ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$13,425ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$26,850FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (3 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmt
Allocated overhead$1,166,995$291,749$291,749$583,497
List rental$249,975$16,299$233,676
Taxes, licenses, fees$17,837$10,751$7,086

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$7,904TotalAmt
Program Services$6,261ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$652ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$991FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$34,791,542TotalAmt
Program Services$28,209,994ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,268,706ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$4,312,842FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,973,316BOYAmt
EOY$4,931,762EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$6,000,000EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$438,525BOYAmt
EOY$630EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$90,083BOYAmt
EOY$955,782EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$259,815LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$53,699LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$206,116EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$456BOYAmt
EOY$562,339EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,502,380BOYAmt
EOY$12,656,629EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$930,110BOYAmt
EOY$1,689,831EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$744,275BOYAmt
EOY$684,656EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,674,385BOYAmt
EOY$2,374,487EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$14,963BOYAmt
EOY$10,051,351EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$813,032BOYAmt
EOY$230,791EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$827,995BOYAmt
EOY$10,282,142EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,502,380BOYAmt
EOY$12,656,629EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$9,454,147ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Consol And Sep Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)ConsolAndSepBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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 D IRS990ScheduleD

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$259,815OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$53,699DepreciationAmt
Book Value$206,116BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$206,116TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescPayable to affiliateDesc
Amt$684,656Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$684,656TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$44,701,125TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$455,436DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Revenue Not Reported$455,436RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$44,245,689RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$44,245,689TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$35,246,978TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts$455,436DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Expenses Not Reported$455,436ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$34,791,542ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$34,791,542TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePart X, Line 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationThe financial statement effects of a tax position taken or expected to be taken are recognized in the financial statements when it is more likely than not, based on the technical merits, that the position will be sustained upon examination. Interest and penalties, if any, are included in expenses in the statements of activities. As of December 31, 2013 and 2012, AFP had no uncertain tax positions that qualify for recognition or disclosure in the financial statements. AFP's 2009 through 2013 tax years are open for examination by federal taxing authorities.ExplanationTxt

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 (1)AgrmtProfFundraisingActyInd

Fundraiser Activity Info FundraiserActivityInfoGrp (4 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1CityUSAddress/CityStateUSAddress/StateZIP CodeUSAddress/ZIPCodeActivityActivityTxtFundraiser Control Of FundsFundraiserControlOfFundsIndGross ReceiptsGrossReceiptsAmtRetained By ContractorRetainedByContractorAmtNet To OrganizationNetToOrganizationAmt
Three Creative
10211 Wincopin Circle Suite 100ColumbiaMD21146Direct mail fundraising0$855,037$108,370$746,667
Brilliant Communications
9305 Schubert CtViennaVA22182Direct mail fundraising0$166,719$44,503$122,216
The Heritage Company
PO Box 16325Little RockAR72231Telephone solicitation0$43,333$29,707$13,626
American Target Advertising
9625 Surveyor Court Suite 400ManassasVA20110Direct mail fundraising0$1,766$143,232-$141,466
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Gross Receipts$1,066,855TotalGrossReceiptsAmt
Total Retained By Contractors$325,812TotalRetainedByContractorsAmt
Total Net To Organization$741,043TotalNetToOrganizationAmt
Licensed StatesALLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesAKLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesCOLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesCTLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesDCLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesFLLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesGALicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesHILicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesILLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesKSLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesKYLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesLALicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesMELicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesMDLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesMALicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesMNLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesMSLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesNHLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesNJLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesNMLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesNYLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesNCLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesNDLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesOHLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesOKLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesORLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesPALicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesRILicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesSCLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesTNLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesUTLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesVALicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesWALicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesWVLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesWILicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesARLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesCALicensedStatesCd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceSchedule G, Part I, Line 2bFormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationIn 2012, the Organization retained American Target Advertising for direct mail fundraising support. The money was raised primarily in 2012, while payment to the vendor was made at the end of the fundraising support campaign in 2013.ExplanationTxt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records MaintainedYes (1)GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable

Recipient Business Name RecipientBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Enterprise Freedom Action CommitteeBusinessNameLine1

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11090 Vermont Ave NW Suite 800AddressLine1
CityWashingtonCity
StateDCState
ZIP Code20005ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Recipient EIN260563406RecipientEIN
IRC Section501(c)(4)IRCSectionDesc
Cash Grant$200,000CashGrantAmt
Purpose Of GrantProgram SupportPurposeOfGrantTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org0Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org1TotalOtherOrgCnt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePart I, Line 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationGrant funds were paid pursuant to an agreement requiring the recipient to expend the funds for appropriate purposes.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
First Class Or Charter TravelYes (X)FirstClassOrCharterTravelInd
Written Policy Ref T And E ExpnssYes (1)WrittenPolicyRefTAndEExpnssInd
Substantiation RequiredYes (1)SubstantiationRequiredInd
Compensation CommitteeYes (X)CompensationCommitteeInd
Form990 Of Other OrganizationsYes (X)Form990OfOtherOrganizationsInd
Compensation SurveyYes (X)CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance PaymentYes (1)SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan0SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org0CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs0CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org0CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs0CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed PaymentsYes (1)AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (8 entries)

TitleTitleTxtBase Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmtCompensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmtBonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmountBonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmtOther Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmtOther Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmtDeferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmtDeferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmtNontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmtNontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmtTotal Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmtTotal Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmtComp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmtComp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
Tim Phillips
President$155,010$103,340$51,000$34,000$0$0$4,590$3,060$14,089$9,393$224,689$149,793$0$0
Luke Hilgemann
Chief Operating Officer$22,134$115,089$12,904$67,096$0$0$1,056$5,491$1,321$6,869$37,415$194,545$0$0
John Flynn partial year
VP, Secretary, General Cou$60,615$113,089$0$0$0$0$1,832$3,418$2,564$4,784$65,011$121,291$0$0
Teresa Oelke
State Director$47,683$110,200$12,081$27,919$0$0$1,793$4,144$651$1,504$62,208$143,767$0$0
Christopher Fink
Sr Officer, External Affai$41,064$134,413$19,890$65,110$0$0$1,790$5,860$1,588$5,199$64,332$210,582$0$0
Robert Stuber
Director of Development - Direct$85,156$54,844$10,340$6,660$0$0$2,865$1,845$3,812$2,455$102,173$65,804$0$0
Derrick Sontag
State Director$24,897$106,774$5,673$24,328$0$0$917$3,933$1,258$5,394$32,745$140,429$0$0
Corey Lewandowski
Regional Director of State Operation$248$105,754$51$21,949$0$0$10$4,254$50$21,205$359$153,162$0$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Part I, Line 1aFirst class travel may be provided due to last minute flight changes where there was no other available alternative. All travel is for a bona fide business purpose.
Part I, Line 3The organization relied on the methods used by Americans for Prosperity Foundation (a related organization) to establish the compensation of the organization's President.
Part I, Line 4aSteve Corder, the now former Vice President, Treasurer and CFO received a severance payment in the amount of $12,692 from the organization and related organization. Likewise, Tracy Henke, the now former Executive Vice President, received a severance payment in the amount of 114,500 from the organization and related organization.
Part I, Line 7Employees are eligible to receive discretionary bonuses based on performance.

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Bus Tr Involve Interested Prsn BusTrInvolveInterestedPrsnGrp

Name Of Interested NameOfInterested

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Christopher FinkBusinessNameLine1
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Relationship DescriptionFamily relationship with Director, Richard FinkRelationshipDescriptionTxt
Transaction$64,332TransactionAmt
TransactionEmployee compensationTransactionDesc
Sharing Of Revenues0SharingOfRevenuesInd

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution1ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$50,250NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesFair market valueMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Any Property That Must Be Held0AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC GiftsYes (1)ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties Used0ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePart I, Column (b):FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationThe number of contributors represents the number of contributions, not the number of items contributed.ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (8 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 1Several Members of the Board of Directors are on the Executive Committee of the AFP Board of Directors. Under the AFP bylaws and Board resolution, the Executive Committee may exercise the powers of the Board when the Board is not in session, but must report its actions to the Board at the next Board meeting. The Executive Committee may not: (1) amend, alter, or repeal the organization's bylaws or articles of incorporation; (2) elect, appoint, or remove any officer or director; or (3) authorize the disposition of any of the organization's property and assets.
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 2Richard Fink and Chris Fink have a family relationship.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11The Form 990 is prepared by an independent CPA firm. The COO, CFO, and General Counsel review the Form 990. The board is provided the 990 for review and questions prior to filing the return.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12cEach director, officer, and member of a committee with governing board delegated powers shall annually sign the conflict of interest statement. The Chairman reviews the signed statements. If a conflict arises, that individual would abstain from voting and participating in the discussion of that matter.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15The board for Americans for Prosperity Foundation, a related organization, reviews comparative data in determining pay for the CEO and other officers and key employees. This process is documented in the minutes. This process was last completed during the tax year for all officers.
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19The organization makes available to the public documents required by law to be made publicly available in accordance with IRS procedures.
Form 990, Part V, Line 2a, Part VII, Part IX, Lines 5 - 10 and Schedule JThe filing organization shares employees with Americans for Prosperity Foundation, a related organization. The related organization handles all applicable filings with the IRS. Compensation paid to individuals working for both organizations is reported in Part VII, Part IX and Schedule J based on the percentage of time devoted to each respective organization. Part VII, Columns D and E need to be added together in order to tie out to Form W-2, Box 5 wages.
Form 990, Part XII, Line 2cThe organization's Board assumes responsibility for oversight of the audit of its financial statements and selection of its independent accountant. This process has not changed since the prior year.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Disregarded Entities IdDisregardedEntitiesGrp

Disregarded Entity Name DisregardedEntityName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1PRDIST LLCBusinessNameLine1

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line12111 Wilson Blvd Suite 350AddressLine1
CityArlingtonCity
StateVAState
ZIP Code22201ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN273120702EIN
Primary ActivitiesEducate and mobilize citizensPrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile StateVALegalDomicileStateCd
Total Income$0TotalIncomeAmt
End Of Year Assets$0EndOfYearAssetsAmt

Direct Controlling Entity Name DirectControllingEntityName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Americans for ProsperityBusinessNameLine1

Id Related Tax Exempt Org IdRelatedTaxExemptOrgGrp

Disregarded Entity Name DisregardedEntityName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Americans for Prosperity FoundationBusinessNameLine1

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line12111 Wilson Blvd 350AddressLine1
CityArlingtonCity
StateVAState
ZIP Code22201ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN521527294EIN
Primary ActivitiesEducate citizensPrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile StateDELegalDomicileStateCd
Exempt Code Section501(c)(3)ExemptCodeSectionTxt
Public Charity StatusLine 7PublicCharityStatusTxt
Direct Controlling NAN/ADirectControllingNACd
Controlled Organization0ControlledOrganizationInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Annts Rnts Rylts0ReceiptOfIntAnntsRntsRyltsInd
Gift Grnt Or Cap Contri To Oth Org0GiftGrntOrCapContriToOthOrgInd
Gift Grnt Cap Contri From Oth Org0GiftGrntCapContriFromOthOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees To Other Org0LoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees From Oth Org0LoansOrGuaranteesFromOthOrgInd
Div Related Organization0DivRelatedOrganizationInd
Asset Sale To Other Org0AssetSaleToOtherOrgInd
Asset Purchase From Other Org0AssetPurchaseFromOtherOrgInd
Asset Exchange0AssetExchangeInd
Rental Of Facilities To Oth Org0RentalOfFacilitiesToOthOrgInd
Rental Of Fclts From Oth Org0RentalOfFcltsFromOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services For Oth Org0PerformOfServicesForOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services By Other Org0PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgInd
Sharing Of FacilitiesYes (1)SharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees SharingYes (1)PaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other OrgYes (1)ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other OrgYes (1)ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other Org0TransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other Org0TransferFromOtherOrgInd