Charity profile · Historical source record

Americans For Prosperity Foundation

Historical collection: May 2019 · Rating details mostly from 2017. Source & context

The mission

What this organization describes

Changing the nation, one state at a time
Americans For Prosperity Foundation (AFP Foundation) is committed to educating citizens about economic policy and a return of the federal government to its Constitutional limits. AFP Foundation's educational programs and analyses help policymakers, the media and individual citizens understand why policies that promote the American enterprise system are the best method to ensuring prosperity for all Americans. AFP Foundation's network of organized and influential citizen leaders in a growing number of states throughout the country is working to change the nation one state at a time. Through its Grassroots Training Schools, AFP Foundation has recruited and educated thousands of citizens on how to promote greater economic prosperity.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

81.16Overall score
out of 100
84.98Financial score
out of 100
78.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

These are the dataset’s historical numeric fields, not a current rating or a new DonorAPI.com assessment. Read the score context ↗

Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$27,391,266
Total expenses · USD$23,028,942

Program expenses

$17,548,053.80 recorded amount
76.2%

Fundraising expenses

$2,233,807.37 recorded amount
9.7%

Administrative expenses

$3,224,051.88 recorded amount
14.0%
Fundraising efficiency
$0.10 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

Expense shares are displayed as percentages. Component amounts in this collection match total expenses multiplied by the source ratios; rounding can leave a small difference from the total. The source does not supply a row-specific fiscal year. Field definitions ↗

Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader
Luke Hilgemann
Recorded compensation
$218,421.00
Recorded compensation percentage
0.94%

These fields do not establish the current officeholder or current compensation. The metadata does not specify the denominator of the leader compensation percentage. Read with context ↗

Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Americans For Prosperity Foundation
Source fieldOriginal source value
ascore
Accountability & transparency score
78.0
category
Category
Human and Civil Rights
description
Mission & description
Americans For Prosperity Foundation (AFP Foundation) is committed to educating citizens about economic policy and a return of the federal government to its Constitutional limits. AFP Foundation's educational programs and analyses help policymakers, the media and individual citizens understand why policies that promote the American enterprise system are the best method to ensuring prosperity for all Americans. AFP Foundation's network of organized and influential citizen leaders in a growing number of states throughout the country is working to change the nation one state at a time. Through its Grassroots Training Schools, AFP Foundation has recruited and educated thousands of citizens on how to promote greater economic prosperity.
ein
EIN
52-1527294
tot_exp
Total expenses
23028942.0
admin_exp_p
Administrative expense fraction
0.14
fund_eff
Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)
0.1
fund_exp_p
Fundraising expense fraction
0.09699999999999999
program_exp_p
Program expense fraction
0.762
fscore
Financial score
84.98
leader
Recorded leader
Luke Hilgemann
leader_comp
Recorded leader compensation
218421.0
leader_comp_p
Recorded leader compensation fraction
0.009399999999999999
motto
Tagline
Changing the nation, one state at a time
name
Charity name
Americans For Prosperity Foundation
tot_rev
Total revenue
27391266.0
score
Overall score
81.16
state
State code
VA
subcategory
Subcategory
Advocacy and Education
size
Source size label
big
program_exp
Program expenses
17548053.804
fund_exp
Fundraising expenses
2233807.374
admin_exp
Administrative expenses
3224051.8800000004

Source: Charity Navigator Scores Expenses Dataset, version 1, attributed to katyjqian on Kaggle. Collection: May 2019; rating details mostly from 2017. Read attribution, scope, and reuse notes.