2018-11-14T11:18:21-06:00 2017-12-31 363990892 Capin Crouse LLP 972 Emerson Parkway STE A Greenwood IN 46143 990 2017-01-01 521527294 Americans for Prosperity Foundation AMER 7032243200 1310 N Courthouse Rd No 700 Arlington VA 22201 Victor E Bernson Jr Secretary, VP 7032243200 2018-11-14 1 Ted R Batson Jr P00721951 3178852620 139.146.132.42 2018-11-14 12:17:06 ES P 311FA05A2E254850297A84A8CB12739691CB63B2 8BC821BF2D16F1D80DEA2C90E729D638800D9D07 2017 2019-02-21 02:37:17Z Emily Seidel 1310 N Courthouse Rd No 700 Arlington VA 22201 19272189 0 X www.americansforprosperityfoundation.org X 1987 DE Educate US persons to increase awareness about a free economy 4 4 154 305 0 0 25147503 17660453 2246021 249769 -2258 38893 0 0 27391266 17949115 116387 284100 0 0 12348077 10178717 26958 0 894975 10537520 9829978 23028942 20292795 4362324 -2343680 10436063 10157247 3179257 5244121 7256806 4913126 Educate US persons to increase awareness of the operation and value of a free economy. 0 0 8105180 249769 National office - educate the American Public to increase awareness of the federal government's impact on the operation and value of a free economy. 6183005 284100 State chapters - educate the American Public to increase awareness of state government impact on the operation and value of a free economy. 14288185 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 X 171 0 1 154 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 AL AK AZ AR CA CO CT DE FL GA HI ID IL IN IA KS KY LA ME MD MA MI MN MS MO MT NE NV NH NJ NM NY NC ND OH OK OK PA RI SC SD TN TX UT VT VA WA WV WI WY DC X Gary Castellaw 7032243200 1310 N Courthouse Rd No 700 Arlington VA 22201 David Koch Chairman 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Nancy Pfotenhauer Director 2.00 2.00 X 0 0 0 Cy Nobles Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Dr Walter Williams Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Christopher Fink President 50.00 0.00 X 313003 0 37890 Timothy Carnahan Treasurer, CFO 25.00 25.00 X 87466 87466 15416 Luke Hilgemann Chief Executive Officer (part year) 15.00 35.00 X 72620 169448 20654 Emily Seidel Chief Executive Officer 15.00 35.00 X 75910 177122 27946 Victor Bernson Secretary, VP & General Counsel 15.00 35.00 X 71662 167211 15080 Teresa Oelke Senior VP of State Operations 15.00 35.00 X 52988 123638 30860 Brent Gardner VP/Government Affairs 15.00 35.00 X 83196 194124 16119 Daniel Garza Executive Director 15.00 35.00 X 82327 192096 16017 Chase Downham Sr. VP of State Ops & Grassroots Str. 15.00 35.00 X 81839 190959 25062 Jorge Lima Senior VP of Policy 15.00 35.00 X 76355 178161 30328 Slade O'Brien VP, Grassroots Leadership Academy 15.00 35.00 X 73527 171564 22424 Sean Lansing Former COO (part year) 15.00 35.00 X 48110 112258 13100 1119003 1764047 270896 6 1 1 0 In Pursuit Of 2300 Wilson Blvd Ste 500 Arlington VA 22201 Media 1840945 Quinn Emmanuel Urquhart & Sullivan 865 S Figueroa Street 10th Floor Los Angeles CA 90017 Legal Services 486530 United States Postal Service 470 LEnfant Plaza SW Ste 604 Washington DC 20024 Mailing 345000 Constant Motion Enterprises Inc 3250 South Utah Street Arlington VA 22206 Media 163750 The Singularis Group LLC PO Box 9265 Shawnee Mission KS 66201 Printing 156491 9 X 17660453 1344850 17660453 Program Service Charge 900099 231993 231993 Registration Fees 900099 17776 17776 249769 17117 17117 1344850 1323074 21776 21776 21776 17949115 249769 0 38893 X 284100 284100 748809 585768 132398 30643 52152 41821 8143 2188 7653664 6523169 739566 390929 171975 1678 170297 894985 8730 886255 657132 581847 47854 27431 386685 351465 35220 30650 30650 2607148 336965 1879848 390335 510569 502055 3329 5185 815983 532792 283183 8 57394 5032 52362 1361772 674143 687629 3251564 3100975 106521 44068 672892 661929 10963 105990 77884 24177 3929 Membership Dues 20234 17832 2143 259 Taxes, licenses, fees 9097 9097 20292795 14288185 5109635 894975 6592676 1366632 7566497 150304 1054122 827805 1176823 1065829 261233 110994 2528032 135015 10436063 10157247 1110473 822711 2068784 4421410 3179257 5244121 X 6862656 3307086 394150 1606040 7256806 4913126 10436063 10157247 -2343680 0 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X 12976019 21461641 20108429 25147503 17660453 97354045 12976019 21461641 20108429 25147503 17660453 97354045 7420257 89933788 2232 1417 17117 20766 97374811 6597657 0.92360 0.83090 X 0 0 0 20292795 20292795 1000000 250000 0 0 1000000 1000000 1000000 1000000 4000000 6000000 250000 250000 250000 250000 1000000 1500000 Form 990, Schedule C The organization has an election under section 501(h) in effect, however it did not have any lobbying expenditures during the tax year ended 12/31/17. 134735 95167 39568 688726 617783 70943 353362 352879 483 110994 Due to affiliate 2315622 Deferred rent 2105788 4421410 21472413 3523298 3523298 17949115 0 17949115 23816093 3523298 3523298 20292795 0 20292795 1 Young Americans for Liberty Inc PO Box 17560 Arlington VA 22216 262417908 501(c)(3) 40000 Program Support SM Wright Foundation 9213 Sovereign Row Dallas TX 75247 311613179 501(c)(3) 32000 Program Support 2 0 Part I, Line 2: Grant funds were paid pursuant to an agreement requiring the recipient to expend the funds for exclusively for 501(c)(3) purposes. The organization reviews the recipient's Form 990, IRS tax-exemption letter, articles of incorporation, by-laws, and validates the recipient's tax ID #. X 1 1 X X X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Christopher Fink President 313003 0 0 0 0 0 9046 0 29300 0 351349 0 0 0 Timothy Carnahan Treasurer, CFO 87466 87466 0 0 0 0 0 0 7927 7927 95393 95393 0 0 Luke Hilgemann Chief Executive Officer (part year) 72620 169448 0 0 0 0 0 0 6316 14737 78936 184185 0 0 Emily Seidel Chief Executive Officer 75910 177122 0 0 0 0 0 0 8521 19881 84431 197003 0 0 Victor Bernson Secretary, VP & General Counsel 62662 146211 9000 21000 0 0 2548 5945 2113 4930 76323 178086 0 0 Teresa Oelke Senior VP of State Operations 52988 123638 0 0 0 0 2192 5115 7197 16794 62377 145547 0 0 Brent Gardner VP/Government Affairs 59196 138124 24000 56000 0 0 2400 5600 2572 6002 88168 205726 0 0 Daniel Garza Executive Director 59827 139596 22500 52500 0 0 0 0 4778 11695 87105 203791 0 0 Chase Downham Sr. VP of State Ops & Grassroots Str 51839 120959 30000 70000 0 0 1842 4298 5806 13548 89487 208805 0 0 Jorge Lima Senior VP of Policy 46355 108161 30000 70000 0 0 1955 4561 7273 16971 85583 199693 0 0 Slade O'Brien VP, Grassroots Leadership Academy 49527 115564 24000 56000 0 0 1334 3112 5515 12869 80376 187545 0 0 Sean Lansing Former COO (part year) 48110 112258 0 0 0 0 1941 4529 2100 4900 52151 121687 0 0 Part I, Line 1a First class travel may be provided if there are last minute flight changes or there is no other available travel alternative. All travel is for a bona fide business purpose. Part I, Line 7 The Organization pays out discretionary bonuses. IPO Controlled entity of substantial contributor, Freedom Partners 1827686 Fees paid for media services 0 X 8 1344850 Fair market value 0 0 1 0 Part I, Column (b): The number of contributions reported is the number of contributions made, not the number of items donated. Form 990, Part V, Line 2a, Part VII, Part IX, Lines 5-10 and Schedule J Americans for Prosperity Foundation (AFPF) shares employees with Americans for Prosperity (AFP), a related organization. Certain employees are deemed to be employed by AFPF and certain employees are deemed to be employed by AFP. The deemed employer issues a W-2 to each employee it is deemed to employ. However, to reflect the sharing of employees, compensation has been shown in proportion to the hours worked for each organization. Accordingly, for each employee the amounts shown in Part VII, Column D and E and Schedule J, Part II, Section A, lines (i) and (ii) must be added together to agree to box 5 on the employee's Form W-2. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11b The Form 990 is prepared by an independent CPA firm. The COO, VP of Finance, Treasurer, and General Counsel review in detail Form 990 prior to sending to the board. The 990 is then distributed to the audit committee, acting on behalf of the board for review and questions prior to filing with the IRS. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12c The Organization has in place a conflict of interest policy covering all staff, directors and officers that it monitors through the quarterly meetings of the Board of Directors' Audit Committee and an annual employee survey. Should a conflict be disclosed, it is addressed by company management or the board, as appropriate. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15 The CEO reviews compensation for officers and other key employees. Substantiation of compensation is included in personnel files. This process was last completed during the tax year for all officers of the organization. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19 The organization makes available to the public documents required by law to be made publicly available in accordance with IRS procedures. Form 990, Part VIII, Line 7a/7b The organization has a policy whereby all contributed securities are immediately sold through the broker that receives those contributions on the organization's behalf. Form 990, Part IX, line 11g Consulting: Program service expenses 110,095. Management and general expenses 1,870,362. Fundraising expenses 387,688. Total expenses 2,368,145. Honoraria: Program service expenses 134,240. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 134,240. Contractors: Program service expenses 92,630. Management and general expenses 9,486. Fundraising expenses 2,647. Total expenses 104,763. Form 990, Part XII, Line 2c The organization's Audit Committee assumes responsibility for oversight of the audit of its financial statements and selection of its independent accountant. This process has not changed since the prior year. PRDIST LLC 1310 N Courthouse Rd Ste 700 Arlington VA 22201 273120702 Educate and mobilize citizens VA 0 2000 Americans for Prosperity Americans for Prosperity 1310 N Courthouse Rd Ste 700 Arlington VA 22201 753148958 Educate and mobilize citizens DC 501(c)(4) Americans for Prosperity Foundation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 Americans for Prosperity N 0 Market Value Americans for Prosperity O 5214811 Market Value Americans for Prosperity P 4389373 Cost