Public Charity

AMERICAN ACTION FORUM INC

AMERICAN ACTION FORUM INC is a Public Charity headquartered in WASHINGTON, DC. Financial data from the 2025 filing: $4.4M revenue, $4.1M expenses, $2.4M total assets. 60 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $6.0M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 270567765 WASHINGTON, DC Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$4.4M
Total Expenses$4.1M
Total Assets$2.4M
Grant Records60
Funding Total$6.0M
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

AAF 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.

Officers & Directors

DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS Angela Kuck
DIRECTOR Bobbie Kilberg
PRESIDENT Douglas Holtz-Eakin
DIR OF COMPETITION POLICY Frederick Ashton
DIRECTOR Jc Watts
DIR OF TECHNOLOGY/INNOVATION POLICY Jeffrey Westling

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Top Grant Purposes

issue support
$1,850,000 5 grants
General Contribution
$765,000 3 grants
GENERAL SUPPORT
$670,000 12 grants
GENERAL CONTRIBUTION
$625,000 4 grants
PUBLIC, SOCIETAL BENEFIT
$300,000 3 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $4.4M $4.1M $2.4M
2024 $4.0M $3.7M $2.3M
2023 $4.3M $3.9M $2.0M
2022 $3.4M $3.4M $1.5M
2021 $4.4M $4.2M $1.6M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue held roughly steady at around $4.4M, with total assets most recently reported at $2.4M.

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