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AMERICAN ACTION FORUM INC: Form 990, tax year 2024

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Organization
AMERICAN ACTION FORUM INC (EIN 27-0567765)
Tax period
2024-07-01 to 2025-06-30
Filed
2026-04-11
IRS object ID
202631019349301028
Schema version
2024v5.5
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)
Return2026-04-11T15:17:07-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2025-06-30TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN742920819PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1ATCHLEY & ASSOCIATES LLPBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11005 LA POSADA DRIVEAddressLine1Txt
CityAUSTINCityNm
State AbbreviationTXStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP78752ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2024-07-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN270567765EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1AMERICAN ACTION FORUM INCBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlAMERBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone2025596420PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11747 PENNSYLVANIA AVE NW 5TH FLOOAddressLine1Txt
CityWASHINGTONCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20006ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonDOUGLAS HOLTZ-EAKINPersonNm
Person TitlePRESIDENTPersonTitleTxt
Phone2025596420PhoneNum
Signature2026-04-11SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info CurrYes (1)IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonRENAE DUNCANPreparerPersonNm
PTINP01257722PTIN
Phone5123462086PhoneNum
Preparation2026-04-09PreparationDt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2024TaxYr
Build TS2025-03-06 01:10:19ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerDOUGLAS HOLTZ-EAKINPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11747 PENNSYLVANIA AVE NW 5TH FLOORAddressLine1Txt
CityWASHINGTONCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20006ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$4,436,380GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.AMERICANACTIONFORUM.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation2009FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateDELegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionAMERICAN ACTION FORUM IS AN INDEPENDENT, NONPARTISAN POLICY RESEARCH AND EDUCATION INSTITUTION.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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Voting Members Independent9VotingMembersIndependentCnt
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Total Volunteers9TotalVolunteersCnt
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Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$0NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$3,916,083PYContributionsGrantsAmt
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CY Program Service Revenue$0CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$59,041PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$65,637CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$0PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$428CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$3,975,124PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$4,436,380CYTotalRevenueAmt
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CY Grants And Similar Paid$0CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$2,545,378PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
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CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
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PY Other Expenses$1,203,220PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$1,423,766CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$3,748,598PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$4,142,016CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$226,526PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$294,364CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
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Total Assets EOY$2,382,396TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$278,914TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$45,927TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$2,042,105NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$2,336,469NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
MissionAAF IS DEDICATED TO BROAD PUBLIC EDUCATION ON DOMESTIC AND ECONOMIC ISSUES, USING MODERN COMMUNICATION TOOLS TO ENGAGE THE PUBLIC AND PROPOSE POLICY SOLUTIONS. IT ENGAGES IN POLICY RESEARCH BASED ON DATA AND PROVIDES COMMENTARY ON DOMESTIC ECONOMIC POLICY IDEAS.MissionDesc
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Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$3,349,179ExpenseAmt
Revenue$428RevenueAmt
DescAMERICAN ACTION FORUM (AAF) HAS CORE AREAS OF POLICY RESEARCH IN THE FOLLOWING POLICY ISSUE AREAS: COMPETITION ECONOMICS, ENERGY, FISCAL POLICY, EDUCATION, FINANCIAL SERVICES, HEALTH CARE, IMMIGRATION, INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC POLICY, TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION, HOUSING FINANCE, LABOR MARKETS, REGULATION AND TRADE. AAF'S RESEARCH TEAM, SUPPORTED BY COMMUNICATIONS STAFF, PROVIDES DATA-DRIVEN RESEARCH AND ANALYSIS TO EDUCATE AND ENGAGE POLICYMAKERS, THOUGHT LEADERS, ACADEMICS, MEDIA, AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC. A WIDE VARIETY OF COMMUNICATION STRATEGIES ARE USED TO REACH THESE AUDIENCES EFFECTIVELY AND IN A TIMELY WAY. AAF FOCUSES ITS RESOURCES PRIMARILY ON ECONOMIC RESEARCH.Desc
Total Program Service Expenses$3,349,179TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3Yes (1)DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying ActivitiesYes (1)LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments0DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities0ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnoteYes (1)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt0ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities0FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
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Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
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Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document14IRPDocumentCnt
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Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee32EmployeeCnt
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Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
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Quid Pro Quo Contributions0QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of0Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
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Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
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Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
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Family Or Business Rln0FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
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 Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
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Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (1)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
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Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (1)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy0WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other0CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldDCStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1TOM RYANBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone2025596420PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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CityWASHINGTONCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20006ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (16 entries)

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LAUREN MADDOX
CHAIRMAN1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOHN MCKERNAN
SECRETARY/TREASURER1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
KEVIN BRADY
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
NORM COLEMAN
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KEN KIES
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
BOBBIE KILBERG
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SUSAN MOLINARI
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
STEPHANIE MONROE
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JC WATTS
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SARAH SMITH
CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER40.00Yes (X)$186,588$0$4,754
DOUGLAS HOLTZ-EAKIN
PRESIDENT40.00Yes (X)$309,333$0$2,458
THOMAS DANIEL RYAN
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER40.00$174,709$0$30,402Yes (X)
THOMAS KINGSLEY
DIR OF FINANCIAL SERVICES POLICY40.00$119,850$0$669Yes (X)
ANGELA KUCK
DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS40.00$164,719$0$11,972Yes (X)
FREDERICK ASHTON
DIR OF COMPETITION POLICY40.00$134,774$0$8,101Yes (X)
JEFFREY WESTLING
DIR OF TECHNOLOGY/INNOVATION POLICY40.00$122,469$0$7,548Yes (X)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$1,212,442TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$65,904TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K9IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (4 entries)

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AMERICAN ACTION NETWORK
1747 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE 5TH FLOORWASHINGTONDC20006RENT AND SHARED OFFICE EXPENSES$390,280
SIDLEY AUSTIN LLP
1501 K ST NWWASHINGTONDC20005TRADE POLICY CONSULTING$362,500
HEALTH SYSTEMS INNOVATION NETWORK LLC (H
2601 ARCOLA LANEWAYZATAMN55391DATA MODELING SERVICES$247,500
ERNST & YOUNG LLP
200 PLAZA DRIVESECAUCUSNJ07094TAX POLICY RESEARCH SERVICES$125,000
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K4CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
All Other Contributions$4,370,315AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions$2,000NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$4,370,315TotalContributionsAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$65,633TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$65,633ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$4SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$0SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$4SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$4TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$4ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp (2 entries)

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REIMBURSEMENT INCOME900099$359$359
HONORARIA INCOME900099$69$69
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$428OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$4,436,380TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$428RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
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Exclusion$65,637ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IXYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIXInd

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$476,398TotalAmt
Program Services$367,031ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$74,024ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$35,343FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,953,000TotalAmt
Program Services$1,504,647ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$303,462ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$144,891FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$14,515TotalAmt
Program Services$11,183ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,255ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,077FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$92,189TotalAmt
Program Services$71,025ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$14,325ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$6,839FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$182,148TotalAmt
Program Services$140,332ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$28,303ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$13,513FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$72,513TotalAmt
Management And General$72,513ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$19,642TotalAmt
Program Services$1,019ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$18,567ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$56FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$790,266TotalAmt
Program Services$784,700ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$5,566ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$18,444TotalAmt
Program Services$17,173ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$347ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$924FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$15,074TotalAmt
Program Services$13,903ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$735ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$436FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$387,906TotalAmt
Program Services$337,883ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$31,420ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$18,603FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,624TotalAmt
Program Services$1,249ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$375ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,328TotalAmt
Program Services$2,328ProgramServicesAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$5,705TotalAmt
Management And General$5,705ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$5,021TotalAmt
Management And General$5,021ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmt
OPERATING EXPENSES$51,364$43,412$4,170$3,782
DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS$21,135$21,135
WEBSITE$19,676$19,676
COMMUNICATIONS$13,045$12,483$353$209

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$23TotalAmt
Management And General$23ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$4,142,016TotalAmt
Program Services$3,349,179ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$567,164ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$225,673FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$782,348BOYAmt
EOY$989,397EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,442,839BOYAmt
EOY$1,260,314EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$644BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$141BOYAmt
EOY$780EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$362,170LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$321,338LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,879BOYAmt
EOY$40,832EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$89,168BOYAmt
EOY$91,073EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,321,019BOYAmt
EOY$2,382,396EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$72,664BOYAmt
EOY$45,927EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$206,250BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$278,914BOYAmt
EOY$45,927EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,033,233BOYAmt
EOY$2,154,323EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$8,872BOYAmt
EOY$182,146EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,042,105BOYAmt
EOY$2,336,469EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,321,019BOYAmt
EOY$2,382,396EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$294,364ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$3,738,149CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$3,307,005CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$4,291,935CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$3,916,083CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$4,370,315CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$19,623,487TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$3,307,005CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$4,291,935CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$3,916,083CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$4,370,315CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$19,623,487TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$6,474,680SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$13,148,807PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$3,263CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$28,057CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$59,068CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$65,633CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$158,108TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year$428CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$428TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$19,782,023TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$680,000GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.66470PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.68840PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

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 C IRS990ScheduleC

Other Exempt Purpose Expend OtherExemptPurposeExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$4,142,016FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Exempt Purpose Expend TotalExemptPurposeExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$4,142,016FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Lobbying Nontaxable Amount LobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$357,101FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Grassroots Nontaxable GrassrootsNontaxableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$89,275FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Tot Lbbyng Grassroot Mns Non Tx TotLbbyngGrassrootMnsNonTxGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$0FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Tot Lbby Expend Mns Lbbyng Non Tx TotLbbyExpendMnsLbbyngNonTxGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$0FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Avg Lobbying Nontaxable Amount AvgLobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$319,592CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$344,268CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$337,430CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$357,101CurrentYearAmt
Total$1,358,391TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Lobbying Ceiling$2,037,587LobbyingCeilingAmt

Avg Grassroots Nontaxable AvgGrassrootsNontaxableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$79,898CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$86,067CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$84,358CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$89,275CurrentYearAmt
Total$339,598TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grassroots Ceiling$509,397GrassrootsCeilingAmt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART II-A:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationAAF DOES NOT ENGAGE IN LOBBYING. AS INDICATED IN SCHEDULE C, PART IIA, LINES 1A -1C, AAF SPENT $0 ON LOBBYING EXPENDITURES DURING THE YEAR. THE AMOUNTS IN LINES 1D-G ARE NOT LOBBYING EXPENDITURES, BUT RATHER ARE AMOUNTS NEEDED TO CALCULATE THE MAXIMUM AMOUNT AAF WAS ELIGIBLE TO SPEND ON LOBBYING DURING THE YEAR.ExplanationTxt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$190,323OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$189,228DepreciationAmt
Book Value$1,095BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$171,847OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$132,110DepreciationAmt
Book Value$39,737BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$40,832TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$4,436,380TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Revenue Not Reported$0RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$4,436,380RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$4,436,380TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$4,142,016TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported$0ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$4,142,016ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$4,142,016TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART X, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHE FORUM 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. THE FORUM HAS ANALYZED THE TAX POSITIONS TAKEN, AND HAS CONCLUDED THAT AS OF JUNE 30, 2025 AND 2024, THERE ARE NO UNCERTAIN POSITIONS TAKEN OR EXPECTED TO BE TAKEN THAT WOULD REQUIRE RECOGNITION OR DISCLOSURE IN THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. THE FORUM'S INCOME TAX RETURNS ARE SUBJECT TO REVIEW AND EXAMINATION BY FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL AUTHORITIES. THE FORUM IS NOT AWARE OF ANY ACTIVITIES THAT WOULD JEOPARDIZE ITS TAX-EXEMPT STATUS. THE FORUM HAD $0 AND $0 IN UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME TAX FOR THE YEARS ENDED JUNE 30, 2025 AND 2024, RESPECTIVELY. THE TAX RETURNS FOR THE YEARS ENDING JUNE 30, 2022 TO 2025, ARE OPEN TO EXAMINATION BY FEDERAL, LOCAL, AND STATE AUTHORITIES.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Compensation CommitteeYes (X)CompensationCommitteeInd
Form990 Of Other OrganizationsYes (X)Form990OfOtherOrganizationsInd
Compensation SurveyYes (X)CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
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 Payments0AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (4 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
DOUGLAS HOLTZ-EAKIN
PRESIDENT$309,333$0$0$0$0$0$2,400$0$58$0$311,791$0$0$0
THOMAS DANIEL RYAN
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER$174,709$0$0$0$0$0$212$0$30,190$0$205,111$0$0$0
SARAH SMITH
CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER$186,588$0$0$0$0$0$3,470$0$1,284$0$191,342$0$0$0
ANGELA KUCK
DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS$164,719$0$0$0$0$0$3,050$0$8,922$0$176,691$0$0$0

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BTHE FORM 990 IS PREPARED BY AN OUTSIDE ACCOUNTING FIRM. IT IS THEN REVIEWED BY THE PRESIDENT, COO AND CFO OF THE ORGANIZATION, WITH CONSULTATION WITH ACCOUNTING AND LEGAL PROFESSIONALS AS APPROPRIATE. THEREAFTER, A PENULTIMATE DRAFT IS CIRCULATED TO ALL OF THE MEMBERS OF THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING BODY FOR REVIEW AND COMMENT. THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDES EACH MEMBER OF THE GOVERNING BODY WITH A FINAL VERSION OF THE FORM 990, EXCEPT FOR CONFIDENTIAL PORTIONS (WHICH ARE AVAILABLE FOR MEMBERS OF THE GOVERNING BODY TO REVIEW ON PREMISES).
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CTHE ORGANIZATION ASKS THE BOARD MEMBERS ANNUALLY TO DISCLOSE INTERESTS THAT MAY GIVE RISE TO POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST 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.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15ATHE BOARD (OR A COMMITTEE THEREOF) REVIEWS COMPENSATION AT COMPARABLE ORGANIZATIONS TO DETERMINE APPROPRIATE COMPENSATION LEVELS FOR THE PRESIDENT. FOR OTHER EMPLOYEES, THE CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER REVIEWS COMPENSATION FOR SIMILAR WORK AT PEER INSTITUTIONS TO DETERMINE COMPENSATION LEVELS. THE PRESIDENT REVIEWS AND APPROVES ALL STAFF COMPENSATION DECISIONS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19THE DOCUMENTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC.
FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11GCONSULTANTS: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 474,700. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 474,700. POLICY-LEGAL CONSULTING: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 300,000. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 300,000. PAYROLL SERVICE FEES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 0. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 5,566. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 5,566. OUTSIDE RESEARCH: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 10,000. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 10,000.