Public Charity

THE AMERICAN CONSERVATIVE

THE AMERICAN CONSERVATIVE is a Public Charity headquartered in WASHINGTON, DC. Financial data from the 2023 filing: $1.2M revenue, $2.4M expenses, $332K total assets. 35 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $5.3M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 270311492 WASHINGTON, DC Printing & Publishing NTEE: A33 Latest filing: 2023
Total Revenue$1.2M
Total Expenses$2.4M
Total Assets$332K
Grant Records35
Funding Total$5.3M
Filing Years2018–2023

Mission

THE AMERICAN CONSERVATIVE EXISTS TO PROMOTE A "MAIN STREET" CONSERVATISM THAT OPPOSES UNCHECKED POWER IN GOVERNMENT AND BUSINESS; PROMOTE THE FLOURISHING OF FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES THROUGH VIBRANT MARKETS AND FREE PEOPLE; AND EMBRACE REALISM AND RESTRAINT IN FOREIGN AFFAIRS BASED ON AMERICA'S VITAL NATIONAL INTERESTS.

Where $100 goes at The American Conservative

How The American Conservative divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 6 years.

$77 Programs the work itself
$9 Management running the organization
$14 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $77 for programs

$59
Print & digital publications
76% of program spending
$18
Conferences and events
24% of program spending
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Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2023. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

Officers & Directors

CHAIRMAN Dominique Watkins
BOARD MEMBER Ed Greer
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Emile Doak
BOARD MEMBER George O'neill Jr
BOARD MEMBER Michael C Desch
BOARD MEMBER Rachel Bovard

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$2,296,330 22 grants
Arts & Culture
$1,906,500 4 grants
Education
$564,651 3 grants
Health & Medicine
$520,000 1 grant
Human & Social Services
$31,000 3 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2023 $1.2M $2.4M $332K
2022 $2.3M $2.6M $1.6M
2020 $3.0M $2.3M $1.7M
2019 $2.6M $2.0M $942K
2018 $1.7M $1.7M $399K

Between 2018 and 2023, reported annual revenue declined from $1.7M to $1.2M (-29%), with total assets most recently reported at $332K.

Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.

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