Public Charity

CENTER FOR AMERICAN PROGRESS ACTION FUND

CENTER FOR AMERICAN PROGRESS ACTION FUND is a Public Charity headquartered in WASHINGTON, DC. Financial data from the 2024 filing: $22.4M revenue, $20.6M expenses, $13.8M total assets. 57 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $57.6M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 300192708 WASHINGTON, DC Alliances & Advocacy NTEE: W01 Latest filing: 2024
Total Revenue$22.4M
Total Expenses$20.6M
Total Assets$13.8M
Grant Records57
Funding Total$57.6M
Filing Years2019–2024

Mission

THE CENTER FOR AMERICAN PROGRESS ACTION FUND'S (THE ACTION FUND) MISSION IS TO IMPACT THE NATIONAL DEBATE AND TRANSFORM PROGRESSIVE IDEAS INTO POLICY THROUGH RAPID RESPONSE COMMUNICATIONS, PUBLIC EDUCATION, GRASSROOTS ORGANIZATION AND ADVOCACY IN PARTNERSHIP WITH AMERICAN CITIZENS, EXECUTIVE AND LEGISLATIVE BRANCH POLICYMAKERS AND PROGRESSIVE LEADERS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY AND THE WORLD.

Where $100 goes at Center for American Progress Action Fund

How Center for American Progress Action Fund divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 7 years.

$92 Programs the work itself
$8 Management running the organization
$0 Fundraising none reported

No fundraising costs are reported. That often means fundraising runs through a separate affiliated organization that files its own return.

Inside the $92 for programs

$71
Outreach and advocacy
77% of program spending
$11
Policy programs
12% of program spending
$6
Other pprogram expenses (Expenses $ 1,189,390 including grants of $ 0)(Revenue $ 0) OTHER PPROGRAM EXPENSES
6% of program spending · Reported in the filing: 1,189,390 grants

Plus 1 more program. Cost per person served and the full program breakdown are on the full profile.

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Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2024. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

Officers & Directors

Director Christie Hefner
Director Dan Pfeiffer
CFO & Treasurer Deanna Nesburg
DIRECTOR Dorian Warren
Vice President Ellie Langford
Director George Hanley

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

Education
$33,795,183 7 grants
General Support
$8,908,333 23 grants
Civil Rights & Social Justice
$6,770,000 12 grants
Environment & Conservation
$6,200,000 8 grants
Research & Policy
$1,250,000 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2024 $22.4M $20.6M $13.8M
2023 $9.4M $10.6M $6.3M
2022 $9.2M $10.8M $4.5M
2020 $27.3M $27.3M $6.6M
2019 $16.6M $12.2M $6.3M

Between 2019 and 2024, reported annual revenue grew from $16.6M to $22.4M (+35%), with total assets most recently reported at $13.8M.

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

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