Mission
THE MISSION OF THE AMERICAN CONSERVATIVE UNION FOUNDATION INC. IS TO EDUCATE CITIZENS ABOUT CONSERVATIVE PRINCIPLES. THE FOUNDATION DOES THIS BY SIMPLIFYING COMPLEX ISSUES AND MAKING THEM ACCESSIBLE TO ALL AMERICANS.
Public Charity
AMERICAN CONSERVATIVE UNION FOUNDATIONINC
AMERICAN CONSERVATIVE UNION FOUNDATIONINC is a Public Charity headquartered in Alexandria, VA. Financial data from the 2025 filing: $7.1M revenue, $9.8M expenses, $5.8M total assets. 85 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $11.3M, appear in IRS filings.
EIN: 521294680
Alexandria, VA
Research Institutes & Public Policy Analysis
NTEE: V05
Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$7.1M
Total Expenses$9.8M
Total Assets$5.8M
Grant Records85
Funding Total$11.3M
Filing Years2021–2025
Where $100 goes at American Conservative Union Foundationinc
How American Conservative Union Foundationinc divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 6 years.
$84
Programs
the work itself
$10
Management
running the organization
$6
Fundraising
raising the next dollar
Inside the $84 for programs
$84
During FY2022, the American Conservative Union (ACUF) engaged in numerous events and programs to educate Americans about conservative solutions to some of the countrys post vexing problems
Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.
Sample Grants Received
EVENT SPONSORSHIP
$35,000
UNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT
$250,000
Organizational support
$178,476
Arts & Culture
$110,000
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$67,760
Showing up to 5 of 85 total records — full history available with membership.
Officers & Directors
DIRECTOR
Brooke Miller
DIRECTOR
Charles Herbster
DIRECTOR
Gordon Chang
DIRECTOR
Jim Mclaughlin
SECRETARY
Kimberly Bellissimo
DIRECTOR
Kt Mcfarland
Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.
Top Grant Purposes
Financial Trends
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $7.1M | $9.8M | $5.8M |
| 2024 | $9.3M | $6.2M | $6.4M |
| 2023 | $8.2M | $9.3M | $4.2M |
| 2022 | $9.4M | $7.8M | $4.3M |
| 2021 | $4.1M | $4.7M | $2.6M |
Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $4.1M to $7.1M (+76%), with total assets most recently reported at $5.8M.
Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.