2015-11-11T15:42:15-06:00 2014-12-31 363990892 Capin Crouse LLP 972 Emerson Parkway STE A Greenwood IN 46143 990 2014-01-01 753148958 Americans for Prosperity AMER 7032243200 2111 Wilson Boulevard No 350 Arlington VA 22201 Luke Hilgemann CEO 7032243200 2015-11-11 1 David C Moja P00747006 3178852620 2014 2016-02-25 16:41:14Z Tim Phillips 2111 Wilson Boulevard No 350 Arlington VA 22201 82682125 0 X www.americansforprosperity.org X 2004 DC Educate U.S. citizens about the impact of sound economic policy on the nation's economy 6 4 0 20000 0 0 44213113 82499013 32576 182784 0 328 0 0 44245689 82682125 200000 278045 0 0 3869696 15503929 325812 154482 4842450 30396034 74475619 34791542 90412075 9454147 -7729950 12656629 7611462 2374487 5059270 10282142 2552192 Educate U.S. citizens about the impact of sound economic policy on the nation's economy and social structure, and mobilize citizens to be involved in fiscal matters. 0 0 47926331 182784 National office - Educate U.S. citizens about the impact of sound economic policy on the nation's economy and social structure and mobilize citizens to be involved in fiscal and regulatory economic matters at the national level. 33861558 278045 State chapters - 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Interest and penalties, if any, are included in expenses in the statements of activities. As of December 31, 2014 and 2013, AFP had no uncertain tax positions that qualify for recognition or disclosure in the financial statements. AFP is generally no longer subject to U.S. federal and state income tax examinations by tax authorities for years before 2010. 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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 97436 173219 45000 80000 0 0 6038 10735 8329 14807 156803 278761 0 0 Robert Heaton CFO 74062 83516 47000 53000 0 0 0 0 6495 7324 127557 143840 0 0 Luke Hilgemann Chief Operating Officer 56751 138942 43500 106500 0 0 2851 6981 6688 16374 109790 268797 0 0 Slade O'Brien VP/Grassroots Leadership Academy 37141 105710 13000 37000 0 0 842 2397 6014 17118 56997 162225 0 0 Teresa Oelke VP, State Operations 94774 71496 39900 30100 0 0 6603 4981 13178 9941 154455 116518 0 0 Christopher Fink VP, Development 174348 46346 59250 15750 0 0 11673 3103 18250 4851 263521 70050 0 0 Dennis Vegas CMO 62723 60263 12750 12250 0 0 0 0 4478 4303 79951 76816 0 0 Jennifer Stefano VP of Value Added Events 38285 98447 11200 28800 0 0 2015 5181 107 276 51607 132704 0 0 Nolan Ingebrigtson Interim CFO (Partial year) 36898 0 12500 0 0 0 1510 0 1515 0 52423 0 0 0 Victor Bernson VP & General Counsel 72421 123311 18500 31500 0 0 3272 5571 4204 7158 98397 167540 0 0 Adam Stryker Interim CTO 95973 53985 32000 18000 0 0 5675 3192 14753 8298 148401 83475 0 0 Robert Stuber Director of Development - 110388 29344 23700 6300 0 0 8216 2184 5513 1465 147817 39293 0 0 Derrick Sontag State Director 60397 86912 16400 23600 0 0 1493 2148 2936 4226 81226 116886 0 0 David From State Director 40533 82295 11550 23450 0 0 3078 6249 7634 15499 62795 127493 0 0 Chase Downham Regional Director 83336 32408 36000 14000 0 0 6473 2517 9586 3729 135395 52654 0 0 Mark Lucas Regional Director 93203 19090 37350 7650 0 0 1767 362 286 59 132606 27161 0 0 John Flynn Former General Counsel 61916 46708 0 0 0 0 2669 2013 21 16 64606 48737 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 3 The organization relied on the methods used by Americans for Prosperity Foundation (a related organization) to establish the compensation of the organization's President. Part I, Line 4a John Flynn, former General Counsel, received a serverance payment from Americans for Prosperity Foundation, a related organization, during the tax year. Part I, Line 7 The Organization pays out discretionary bonuses. Form 990, Part VII, Line 5 - Compensation from Unrelated Organization Nolan Ingebrigtson, Interim CFO, received the following compensation from an unrelated organization, Center for Shared Services Trust, for services provided to Americans for Prosperity: Base Salary - 36,898 Bonus - 12,500 Deferred Compensation - 1,510 Other Nontaxable benefits (health and dental insurance) - 1,515 Christopher Fink Family relationship with Director, Richard Fink 263520 Employee compensation 0 X 4 427236 Fair market value 0 1 0 Part I, Column (b): The number of contributors represents the number of contributions received, not the number of items contributed. Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 1 Several Members of the Board of Directors are on the Executive Committee of the AFP Board of Directors. Under the AFP bylaws and Board resolution, the Executive Committee may exercise the powers of the Board when the Board is not in session, but must report its actions to the Board at the next Board meeting. The Executive Committee may not: (1) amend, alter, or repeal the organization's bylaws or articles of incorporation; (2) elect, appoint, or remove any officer or director; or (3) authorize the disposition of any of the organization's property and assets. Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 2 Richard Fink and Chris Fink have a family relationship. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11 The Form 990 is prepared by an independent CPA firm. The COO, CFO, and General Counsel review the Form 990. 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 for Americans for Prosperity Foundation, a related organization, reviews comparative data in determining pay for the CEO and other officers and key employees. This process is documented in the employee's personnel file. This process was last completed during the tax year for all officers. 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 V, Line 2a, Part VII, Part IX, Lines 5 - 10 and Schedule J The filing organization shares employees with Americans for Prosperity Foundation, a related organization. The related 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 primarily on the percentage of time devoted to each respective organization. Part VII, Columns D and E need to be added together in order to tie out to Form W-2, Box 5 wages. Form 990, Part VIII, Lines 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. 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