2016-11-15T08:22:19-06:00 2015-12-31 363990892 Capin Crouse LLP 972 Emerson Parkway STE A Greenwood IN 46143 990 2015-01-01 521527294 Americans for Prosperity Foundation AMER 7032243200 1310 N Courthouse Rd No 700 Arlington VA 22201 Luke Hilgemann CEO 7032243200 2016-11-15 1 David C Moja P00747006 3178852620 2015 2017-02-10 21:41:12Z X Luke Hilgemann 1310 N Courthouse Rd No 700 Arlington VA 22201 24724589 0 X www.americansforprosperityfoundation.org X 1987 DE Educate US persons to increase awareness about a free economy 5 5 902 493 0 0 21461641 20108429 1704975 2064679 117521 19850 0 0 23284137 22192958 82403 248235 0 0 10581709 14326077 78853 38408 2098824 10263844 13202282 21006809 27815002 2277328 -5622044 10330200 7536863 1813674 4642381 8516526 2894482 Educate US persons to increase awareness of the operation and value of a free economy. 0 0 14587948 248235 State chapters - educate the American Public to increase awareness of state government impact on the operation and value of a free economy. 8628984 2064679 National office - educate the American Public to increase awareness of the federal government's impact on the operation and value of a free economy. 23216932 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 X 170 0 1 902 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 5 5 1 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 DC FL GA HI IL KS KY ME MD MA MI MN MS NH NJ NM NY NC ND OH OK OR PA RI SC TN UT VA WA WV WI X Tim Carnahan 7032243200 1310 N Courthouse Rd No 700 Arlington VA 22201 David Koch Chairman 2.00 X 0 0 0 Nancy Pfotenhauer Director 2.00 2.00 X 0 0 0 Dr Richard Fink Part year Director 2.00 2.00 X 0 0 0 Debra Gail Humphreys Director 2.00 X 0 0 0 Cy Nobles Director 2.00 X 0 0 0 Dr Walter Williams Director 2.00 X 0 0 0 Tim Phillips President 6.50 43.50 X 50782 339851 28989 Luke Hilgemann CEO 33.50 16.50 X 263837 129950 28989 Robert Heaton CFO 25.50 24.50 X 147772 141977 26912 Teresa Oelke VP, State Operations 23.50 26.50 X 121088 136546 26304 Christopher Fink COO 36.00 14.00 X 237419 92330 27781 Slade O'Brien VP/Grassroots Leadership A 48.50 1.50 X 210731 6517 18389 Victor Bernson VP & General Counsel 30.00 20.00 X 155838 103892 17168 Dennis Vegas Part year CMO 33.50 16.50 X 145730 71777 10797 Brent Gardner VP/Government Affairs 10.00 40.00 X 42605 170422 15208 Jennifer Stefano VP-Bridge to Well Being 49.00 1.00 X 182431 3723 825 Adam Stryker Part year VP-Strategic Initiatives 22.00 28.00 X 79799 101562 19818 Derrick Sontag Senior Regional Director 28.00 22.00 X 109445 85992 9823 Chase Downham Regional Director 22.50 27.50 X 90396 110484 27204 Dustin Zvonek Regional Director 32.50 17.50 X 124462 67018 26660 Mark Lucas Regional Director 24.00 26.00 X 91717 99360 4351 Peter Schalestock Deputy General Council 23.00 27.00 X 83738 98301 14487 2137790 1759702 303705 13 0 1 0 Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP 865 S Figueroa St 10th Floor Los Angeles CA 90017 Legal Fees 1888439 2111 Wilson Blvd Inc 2111 Wilson Blvd Suite 950 Arlington VA 22201 Rent 1320755 Marriott Marquis Washington DC 901 Massachusetts Ave NW Washington DC 20001 Lodging 543272 Segale Travel Service 2321 W March Lane Ste A Stockton CA 95207 Travel Services 485904 Iowa Public Employee's Retirement 1333 North Courthouse Rd Arlington VA 22201 Lodging 281579 9 X 20108429 2534899 20108429 Program Service Charge 900099 2005351 2005351 Registration Fees 900099 59328 59328 2064679 2551481 2531631 19850 19850 19850 22192958 2064679 0 19850 248235 248235 1758318 829340 559379 369599 10206912 8765743 467769 973400 184034 161316 22718 943317 840031 103286 1233496 840978 198875 193643 3692492 3622148 70037 307 38126 38126 38408 38408 873611 387178 425434 60999 458060 412485 1481 44094 1046913 871220 158894 16799 104911 47101 57810 1678843 1339863 319124 19856 3150404 2960023 19971 170410 1300224 1192816 52826 54582 294161 183809 80256 30096 Equipment leasing 58025 33958 24067 Taxes, licenses, fees 23528 23528 Membership Dues 22360 22360 List rental 1075 1075 459549 457253 1669 627 27815002 23216932 2499246 2098824 3393032 1774190 1500000 103 4186 425350 380515 1094895 578946 1150279 515949 3861436 4862023 10330200 7536863 1159977 3915621 653697 726760 1813674 4642381 X 8287450 2659506 229076 234976 8516526 2894482 10330200 7536863 -5622044 0 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X 24846639 22234000 12976019 21461641 20108429 101626728 24846639 22234000 12976019 21461641 20108429 101626728 25890200 75736528 45704 6199 2232 1417 55552 2696 2696 101684976 4655702 0.74480 0.75040 X Schedule A, Part II, Line 10, Explanation of Other Income: Other income - 2011 Amount: $ 2,696. RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 0 0 27361899 27361899 1000000 250000 0 0 1000000 1000000 2000000 3000000 250000 250000 250000 750000 1125000 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 12/31/15. 82246 42870 39376 145563 67689 77874 867086 468387 398699 515949 Deposits 409750 Due from affiliate 4452273 4862023 Due to affiliate 726760 726760 X Part X, Line 2: The financial statement effects of a tax position taken or expected to be taken are recognized in the consolidated financial statements when it is more likely than not, based on the technical merits, that the position will be sustained upon examination. Interest and penalties, if any, are included in expenses in the consolidated statements of activities. As of December 31, 2015 and 2014, the Organization had no uncertain tax positions that qualify for recognition or disclosure in the consolidated financial statements. The Organization is generally no longer subject to U.S. federal and state income tax examinations by tax authorities for years before 2012. 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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 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Tim Phillips President 36482 244151 14300 95700 0 0 1378 9222 2450 16395 54610 365468 0 0 Luke Hilgemann CEO 170037 83750 93800 46200 0 0 7102 3498 12626 6219 283565 139667 0 0 Robert Heaton CFO 117172 112577 30600 29400 0 0 4347 4176 9611 9234 161730 155387 0 0 Teresa Oelke VP, State Operations 85838 96796 35250 39750 0 0 3720 4195 8857 9988 133665 150729 0 0 Christopher Fink COO 179819 69930 57600 22400 0 0 6762 2630 13568 5277 257749 100237 0 0 Slade O'Brien VP/Grassroots Leadership A 157381 4867 53350 1650 0 0 0 0 18280 565 229011 7082 0 0 Victor Bernson VP & General Counsel 122838 81892 33000 22000 0 0 6308 4205 5202 3468 167348 111565 0 0 Dennis Vegas Part year CMO 105530 51977 0 0 40200 19800 0 0 7412 3651 153142 75428 0 0 Brent Gardner VP/Government Affairs 30605 122422 12000 48000 0 0 1715 6862 1417 5670 45737 182954 0 0 Jennifer Stefano VP-Bridge to Well Being 162831 3323 19600 400 0 0 362 7 447 9 183240 3739 0 0 Adam Stryker Part year VP-Strategic Initiatives 59999 76362 0 0 19800 25200 2452 3120 6269 7978 88520 112660 0 0 Derrick Sontag Senior Regional Director 87045 68392 22400 17600 0 0 2447 1922 3310 2601 115202 90515 0 0 Chase Downham Regional Director 63396 77484 27000 33000 0 0 3697 4518 8750 10695 102843 125697 0 0 Dustin Zvonek Regional Director 91962 49518 32500 17500 0 0 5080 2735 12249 6596 141791 76349 0 0 Mark Lucas Regional Director 67717 73360 24000 26000 0 0 1870 2026 219 237 93806 101623 0 0 Peter Schalestock Deputy General Council 74538 87501 9200 10800 0 0 3404 3996 3260 3827 90402 106124 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 4a Dennis Vegas, CMO, received a total severance of $60,000, $40,200 from the filing organization and $19,800 from a related organization. Adam Stryker, VP-Strategic Initiatives, received a severance of $45,000, $19,800 from the filing organization and $25,200 from a related organization. Part I, Line 7 The Organization pays out discretionary bonuses. Christopher Fink Family relationship with Director, Richard Fink 257750 Employee compensation. Note: As a Member of the Board of Directors, Richard Fink excuses himself from compensation related decisions involving Christopher Fink. 0 X 6 2534899 Fair market value 0 1 0 Part I, Column (b): The number of contributors represents the number of contributions received. Form 990, Part V, Line 2a, Part VII, Part IX, Lines 5-10 and Schedule J The filing organization shares employees with Americans for Prosperity, a related organization. The filing organization handles all applicable filings with the IRS. Compensation paid to individuals working for both organizations is reported in Part VII, Part IX and Schedule J based on the percentage of time devoted to each respective organization. Part VII, Columns D and E need to be added togethter in order to tie out to Form W-2, Box 5 wages. Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 2 Richard Fink and David Koch - Business Relationship Richard Fink and Christopher Fink - Family Relationship Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11 The Form 990 is prepared by an independent CPA firm. The COO, VP of Finance, Treasurer, and General Counsel review 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 board, or committee thereof, reviews comparative entities to determine reasonable compensation levels for the CEO and other officers and key employees of the organization. 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 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 0 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 4000016 Market Value Americans for Prosperity O 17455258 Market Value Americans for Prosperity P 3835620 Cost