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. 55 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $57.4M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 300192708 WASHINGTON, DC Latest filing: 2024
Total Revenue$22.4M
Total Expenses$20.6M
Total Assets$13.8M
Grant Records55
Funding Total$57.4M
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.

Officers & Directors

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

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Top Grant Purposes

PUBLIC EDUCATION & ADVOCACY
$28,089,370 5 grants
PUBLIC EDUCATION AND ADVOCACY.
$5,635,813 1 grant
ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMS
$5,175,000 6 grants
PUB. EDU. & ADVOCACY
$4,610,000 1 grant
Program Grant
$3,750,000 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.

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