Public Charity

AMERICAN POTENTIAL

AMERICAN POTENTIAL, of Alexandria, VA, is a Public Charity tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2024 filing shows $425K in revenue, $394K in expenses, $71K in total assets.

EIN: 474797969 Alexandria, VA Research Institutes & Public Policy Analysis NTEE: W05 Latest filing: 2024
Total Revenue$425K
Total Expenses$394K
Total Assets$71K
Grant Records0
Filing Years2019–2024

Mission

American Potential seeks to educate members of the public on a number of public policy issues, including, but not limited to (a) unlocking individual potential, (b) revitalizing main street America and the American middle class; (c) re-imagining federal, state and local government, and (d) restoring American leadership in the world through research and public communications.

Where $100 goes at American Potential

How American Potential divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 7 years.

$89 Programs the work itself
$2 Management running the organization
$9 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $89 for programs

$89
American Potential carried out its exempt purpose through advertising and communications strategies
All program spending
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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

Treasurer Chris Marston
Chair & Executive Director Partrick Hynes
Secretary and General Counsel William B Canfield

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Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2024 $425K $394K $71K
2023 $366K $337K $34K
2022 $652K $654K $5K
2020 $2.2M $2.1M $156K
2019 — $26K $2K

Between 2020 and 2024, reported annual revenue declined from $2.2M to $425K (-80%), with total assets most recently reported at $71K.

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