American Conservative Union in Washington, District of Columbia (DC)

Organization representatives - add corrected or new information about American Conservative Union »

Non-representatives - add comments about American Conservative Union»

American Conservative Union
Employer Identification Number (EIN)520810813
Name of OrganizationAmerican Conservative Union
Address1331 H St Nw Ste 500, Washington, DC 20005-4735
ActivitiesPropose, support, or oppose legislation, Voter information on issues or candidates, National defense policy
SubsectionSocial Welfare Organization
Ruling Date02/1980
DeductibilityContributions are not deductible
FoundationAll organizations except 501(c)(3)
OrganizationCorporation
Exempt Organization StatusUnconditional Exemption
Tax Period12/2013
Assets$1,000,000 to $4,999,999
Income$5,000,000 to $9,999,999
Filing Requirement990 (all other) or 990EZ return
Asset Amount$1,245,762
Amount of Income$8,050,271
Form 990 Revenue Amount$8,050,271
National Taxonomy of Exempt Entities (NTEE)Public, Society Benefit - Multipurpose and Other: Alliance/Advocacy Organizations


Non-representatives - add comments:


CAPTCHA

Your IP address 3.142.135.34 will be logged.

Amount of income in 2013: $8,050,271
American Conservative Union: 

 $8,050,271
Other organizations performing similar types of work: 

 $221,000

Assets in 2013: $1,245,762
American Conservative Union: 

 $1,245,762
Other organizations performing similar types of work: 

 $84,600

Expenses in 2012: $6,858,227
This organization: 

 $6,858,227
Other organizations performing similar types of work: 

 $162,504

Income to expenses ratio in 2012: 1.2
This organization: 

 1.2
Other organizations performing similar types of work: 

 1.2

Expenses allocated to program services in 2002: 47.6%
This organization: 

 47.6%
Other organizations performing similar types of work: 

 47.6%

Number of employees in 2012: 11
American Conservative Union: 

 11
Other organizations performing similar types of work: 

 6

Employees paid over $100,000 in 2012: 54.5%
American Conservative Union: 

 54.5%
Other organizations performing similar types of work: 

 0.0%

Grants share in income in 2012: 5.9%
American Conservative Union: 

 5.9%
Other organizations performing similar types of work: 

 100.0%

Financial snapshot ($)

Revenue for 2012

Functional expenses for 2012

Statements Regarding Other IRS Filings and Tax Compliance (for 2012)
Did the organization have unrelated business gross income of $1,000 or more during the year?No
Initiation fees and capital contributions$0
Gross receipts for public use of club facilities $0
Gross income from members or shareholders$0
Gross income from other sources$0
Statement of Revenue (for 2012)
Total revenue$6,478,581
Contributions, Gifts, Grants and Other Similar Amounts$381,205
Program Service Revenue$5,860,620
Other Revenue
Investment income (including dividends, interest, and other similar amounts)$0
Income from investment of tax-exempt bond proceeds$0
Royalties$0
Net rental income$0
Net gain from sales of assets other than inventory$0
Net income from fundraising events$0
Net income from gaming activities$0
Net income from sales of inventory$0
Miscellaneous Revenue$236,756
Statement of Functional Expenses (for 2012)
Total functional expenses$6,858,227
Compensation of current officers, directors, trustees, and key employees$215,000
Other salaries and wages$541,861
Payroll taxes$53,743
Professional fundraising services$171,456
Other$5,876,167
Balance Sheet (for 2012)
Total assets$865,391
Total liabilities$666,526
Tax-exempt bond liabilities$0
Secured mortgages and notes payable to unrelated third parties$0
Unsecured notes and loans payable to unrelated third parties$88,616
Other$577,910
Total net assets or fund balances$198,865
Retained earnings, endowment, accumulated income, or other funds$0
Reason for Public Charity Status (for 2012)
The organization is not a private foundation because it is:Not provided
Revenue, Expenses, and Changes in Net Assets or Fund Balances
200020012002
Total revenue$6,462,822$3,089,150$1,239,900
Contributions, gifts, grants, and similar amounts received$6,408,717$3,026,584$1,172,998
Contributions to donor advised funds
Direct public support$6,326,924$3,026,584$1,172,998
Indirect public support$81,793$0$0
Government contributions (grants)$0$0$0
Program service revenue including government fees and contracts$0$0$0
Membership dues and assessments$0$0$0
Interest on savings and temporary cash investments$600$146$0
Dividends and interest from securities$5,350$5,815$2,456
Net rental income or (loss)$0$0$0
Gross rents$0$0$0
Less: rental expenses$0$0$0
Other investment income$0$0$0
Gain or (loss) from sales of assets other than inventory$0$0$-10,797
Gross amount from sales of assets other than inventory$0$0$60,000
Less: cost or other basis and sales expenses$0$0$70,797
Net income or (loss) from special events and activities$0$0$0
Gross revenue$0$0$0
Less: direct expenses other than fundraising expenses$0$0$0
Gross profit or (loss) from sales of inventory$0$0$0
Gross sales of inventory, less returns and allowances$0$0$0
Less: cost of goods sold$0$0$0
Other revenue$48,155$56,605$75,243
Total expenses$6,343,129$3,245,100$1,259,574
Program services$3,993,758$1,984,534$599,265
Management and general$606,944$452,646$274,400
Fundraising$1,742,427$807,920$385,909
Payments to affiliates$0$0$0
Net assets or fund balances at end of year$393,521$237,571$227,662
Excess or (deficit) for the year$119,693$-155,950$-19,674
Net assets or fund balances at beginning of year$-2,246,239$393,521$237,571
Other changes in net assets or fund balances$2,520,067$0$9,765
Statement of Functional Expenses (for 2002)
TotalProgram servicesManagement and generalFundraising
Total functional expenses$1,259,574$599,265$274,400$385,909
Grants paid from donor advised funds
Other grants and allocations$48,293
Specific assistance to individuals$0
Benefits paid to or for members$0
Compensation of current officers, directors, key employees, etc.$155,958$85,184$59,436$11,338
Compensation of former officers, directors, key employees, etc.
Compensation and other distributions, not included above, to disqualified persons (as defined under section 4958(f)(1)) and persons described in section 4958(c)(3)(B)
Salaries and wages of employees not included above$124,572$68,042$47,474$9,056
Pension plan contributions not included above$0$0$0$0
Employee benefits not included above$44,026$16,744$11,683$15,599
Payroll taxes$24,027$13,123$9,157$1,747
Professional fundraising fees$73,087$32,158$0$40,929
Accounting fees$32,559$0$32,559$0
Legal fees$2,000$1,092$762$146
Supplies$11,808$6,449$4,500$859
Telephone$11,971$6,539$4,562$870
Postage and shipping$250,461$112,134$6,931$131,396
Occupancy$9,034$4,934$3,443$657
Equipment rental and maintenance$10,512$5,742$4,006$764
Printing and publications$128,041$59,328$10,729$57,984
Travel$13,059$7,133$4,977$949
Conferences, conventions, and meetings$0$0$0$0
Interest$21,585$11,790$8,226$1,569
Depreciation, depletion, etc.$14,783$8,074$5,634$1,075
Other expenses not covered above$283,798$112,506$60,321$110,971
Balance Sheets
200020012002
Total assets$682,015$566,200$510,295
Cash - non-interest-bearing$122,374$70,049$69,587
Savings and temporary cash investments$157,077$99,610$0
Accounts receivable less allowance for doubtful accounts$12,660$13,977$0
Pledges receivable less allowance for doubtful accounts$0$0$25,000
Grants receivable$55,427$60,482$64,349
Receivables from current and former officers, directors, trustees, and key employees$0$0$0
Receivables from other disqualified persons (as defined under section 4958(f)(1)) and persons described in section 4958(c)(3)(B)
Other notes and loans receivable less allowance for doubtful accounts$15,000$3,722$0
Inventories for sale or use$0$0$0
Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$0$0$0
Investments - publicly-traded securities
Investments - other securities$0$0$28,702
Investments - land, buildings, and equipment less accumulated depreciation$0$0$0
Investments - other$0$0$0
Land, buildings, and equipment less accumulated depreciation$319,377$318,260$303,477
Other assets, including program-related investments$100$100$19,180
Total liabilities$288,494$328,629$282,633
Accounts payable and accrued expenses$36,941$23,000$29,391
Grants payable$0$0$0
Deferred revenue$0$0$0
Loans from officers, directors, trustees, and key employees$0$0$0
Tax-exempt bond liabilities$0$0$0
Mortgages and other notes payable$251,553$305,629$253,242
Other liabilities$0$0$0
Total liabilities and net assets/fund balances$682,015$566,200$510,295
Total net assets or fund balances$393,521$237,571$227,662
Reconciliation of Revenue per Audited Financial Statements With Revenue per Return
200020012002
Total revenue$6,462,822$0$0
Total revenue, gains, and other support per audited financial statements$6,462,822$0$0
Other expenses$0$0$0
Net unrealized gains on investments$0$0$0
Donated services and use of facilities$0$0$0
Recoveries of prior year grants$0$0$0
Other$0$0$0
Other revenue$0$0$0
Investment expenses$0$0$0
Other$0$0$0
Reconciliation of Expenses per Audited Financial Statements With Expenses per Return
200020012002
Total expenses$6,343,129$0$0
Total expenses and losses per audited financial statements$6,343,129$0$0
Other revenue$0$0$0
Donated services and use of facilities$0$0$0
Prior year adjustments$0$0$0
Losses$0$0$0
Other$0$0$0
Other expenses$0$0$0
Investment expenses$0$0$0
Other$0$0$0
Current Officers, Directors, Trustees, and Key Employees
Total number of officers, directors, and trustees permitted to vote on organization business at board meetings0
Are any officers, directors, trustees, or key employees listed in Form 990, Part V-A, or highest compensated employees listed in Schedule A, Part I, or highest compensated professional and other independent contractors listed in Schedule A, Part II-A or II-B, related to each other through family or business relationships?
Do any officers, directors, trustees, or key employees listed in Form 990, Part V-A, or highest compensated employees listed in Schedule A, Part I, or highest compensated professional and other independent contractors listed in Schedule A, Part II-A or II-B, receive compensation from any other organizations, whether tax exempt or taxable, that are related to the organization?
Does the organization have a written conflict of interest policy?
Other Information
Did the organization have unrelated business gross income of $1,000 or more during the year covered by this return, and has it filed a tax return on Form 990-T for this year?No
Was there a liquidation, dissolution, termination, or substantial contraction during the year?No
Is the organization related (other than by association with a statewide or nationwide organization) through common membership, governing bodies, trustees, officers, etc., to any other exempt or nonexempt organization?Yes
Direct and indirect political expenditures$0
Did the organization file Form 1120-POL for this year?No
Were substantially all dues nondeductible by members?Yes
Did the organization make only in-house lobbying expenditures of $2,000 or less?No
Dues, assessments, and similar amounts from members$0
Section 162(e) lobbying and political expenditures$0
Aggregate nondeductible amount of section 6033(e)(1)(A) dues notices$0
Taxable amount of lobbying and political expenditures$0
Does the organization elect to pay the section 6033(e) tax on the amount above?No
If section 6033(e)(1)(A) dues notices were sent, does the organization agree to add the amount above to its reasonable estimate of dues allocable to nondeductible lobbying and political expenditures for the following tax year?No
Initiation fees and capital contributions$0
Gross receipts for public use of club facilities$0
At any time during the year, did the organization, directly or indirectly, own a controlled entity within the meaning of section 512(b)(13)?
Amount of tax imposed on the organization during the year under: section 4911$0
Amount of tax imposed on the organization during the year under: section 4912$0
Amount of tax imposed on the organization during the year under: section 4955$0
Did the organization engage in any section 4958 excess benefit transaction during the year or did it become aware of an excess benefit transaction from a prior year?No
Amount of tax imposed on the organization managers or disqualified persons during the year under sections 4912, 4955, and 4958$0
Amount of tax above, reimbursed by the organization$0
At any time during the tax year, was the organization a party to a prohibited tax shelter transaction?
Did the organization acquire a direct or indirect interest in any applicable insurance contract?
Did the supporting organization, or a fund maintained by a sponsoring organization, have excess business holdings at any time during the year?
Number of employees employed in the pay period that includes March 12, 20068
Analysis of Income-Producing Activities (for 2002)
Unrelated business incomeExcluded by section 512, 513, or 514Related or exempt function income
Business codeAmountExclusion codeAmount
Total$0$53,717$13,185
Program service revenue
Program service revenue 1000000$000$0$0
Program service revenue 2000000$000$0$0
Program service revenue 3000000$000$0$0
Program service revenue 4000000$000$0$0
Program service revenue 5000000$000$0$0
Medicare/Medicaid payments000000$000$0$0
Fees and contracts from government agencies000000$000$0$0
Membership dues and assessments000000$000$0$0
Interest on savings and temporary cash investments000000$000$0$0
Dividends and interest from securities000000$0Dividends, interest, payments with respect to securities loans, annuities, income from notional principal contracts, loan commitment fees, and other substantially similar income from ordinary and routine investments excluded by section 512(b)(1)$2,456$0
Net rental income or (loss) from real estate
debt-financed property000000$000$0$0
not debt-financed property000000$000$0$0
Net rental income or (loss) from personal property000000$000$0$0
Other investment income000000$000$0$0
Gain or (loss) from sales of assets other than inventory000000$0Gain (or loss, to the extent allowed) from the sale of investments and other non-inventory property and from certain property acquired from financial institutions that are in conservatorship or receivership (sections 512(b)(5) and 512(b)(16)(A))$-10,797$0
Net income or (loss) from special events000000$000$0$0
Gross profit or (loss) from sales of inventory000000$000$0$0
Other revenue000000$0Royalty income excluded by section 512(b)(2)$62,058$13,185
Information Regarding Taxable Subsidiaries and Disregarded Entities (for 2002)
EIN of corporation, partnership, or disregarded entityPercentage of ownership interestTotal incomeEnd-of-year assets
0%$0$0
0%$0$0
0%$0$0
0%$0$0
Compensation of the Five Highest Paid Employees Other Than Officers, Directors, and Trustees (for 2002)
CompensationContributions to employee benefit plans & deferred compensationExpense account and other allowances
$0$0$0
$0$0$0
$0$0$0
$0$0$0
$0$0$0
Total number of other employees paid over $50,0000
Statements About Activities (for 2002)
Expenses paid or incurred in connection with the lobbying activities$0
Did the organization receive or hold an easement for conservation purposes, including easements to preserve open space, the environment, historic land areas or historic structures?
Did the organization provide credit counseling, debt management, credit repair, or debt negotiation services?
Did the organization maintain any donor advised funds?
Did the organization make any taxable distributions under section 4966?
Did the organization make a distribution to a donor, donor advisor, or related person?
The total number of donor advised funds owned at the end of the tax year
The aggregate value of assets held in all donor advised funds owned at the end of the tax year
The total number of separate funds or accounts owned at the end of the tax year (excluding donor advised funds included above) where donors have the right to provide advice on the distribution or investment of amounts in such funds or accounts
The aggregate value of assets held in all funds or accounts included above at the end of the tax year
Reason for Non-Private Foundation Status
The organization is not a private foundation because it is
Support Schedule
199920002001
Total$0$0$0
Gifts, grants, and contributions received$0$0$0
Membership fees received$0$0$0
Gross receipts from admissions, merchandise sold or services performed, or furnishing of facilities in any activity that is related to the organization's charitable, etc., purpose$0$0$0
Gross income from interest, dividends, amounts received from payments on securities loans (section 512(a)(5)), rents, royalties, and unrelated business taxable income (less section 511 taxes) from businesses acquired by the organization after June 30, 1975$0$0$0
Net income from unrelated business activities not included above$0$0$0
Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to it or expended on its behalf$0$0$0
The value of services or facilities furnished to the organization by a governmental unit without charge. Do not include the value of services or facilities generally furnished to the public without charge$0$0$0
Other income$0$0$0
Lobbying Expenditures by Electing Public Charities (for 2002)
Total exempt purpose expenditures$0
Total lobbying expenditures$0
Total lobbying expenditures to influence public opinion (grassroots lobbying)$0
Total lobbying expenditures to influence a legislative body (direct lobbying)$0
Other exempt purpose expenditures$0
Lobbying nontaxable amount$0
Grassroots nontaxable amount$0
Write your review!

Your Ratings

You can rate this nonprofit in different categories from 1 star (worst) to 5 stars (best) or leave category unrated

Program:
Fundraising:
Expenses:
Transparency:

Your Review


Would you recommend American Conservative Union to others? (optional)
  
Add photo of American Conservative Union (optional)

About You

Your nickname:

Optional Verification

(additional info to increase the weight and the placement of your review and ratings)

Real Name:
Email (won't be published):
Date and time of your visit to this nonprofit:
Phone number (won't be published):
Leave your signature»
Organizations performing similar types of work
IdNameAddressStateEstablishedTotal Income
1National Committee To Preserve Social Security And Medicare10 G St Ne Ste 600, Washington, DC 20002-4215DC1984-06$29,118,391
2American Conservative Union1331 H St Nw Ste 500, Washington, DC 20005-4735DC1980-02$8,050,271
3Empower AmericaWashington, DC 20006DC$1,897,695
4Yes On 25 Citizens For An On-Time Budget Sponsored By Teachers555 Capitol Mall Ste 1425, Sacramento, CA 95814-4602CA2011-06$10,185,695
5Center For Popular Democracy802 Kent Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11205-1518NY2012-12$3,053,478
6Make Ohio Great1747 Penn Ave Nw Ste 250, Washington, DC 20006-4643DC2012-08$3,022,001
7Common SensePO BOX 96, Midlothian, VA 23113-0096VA2010-07$2,620,000
8Fund For Constitutional Government122 Maryland Ave Ne, Washington, DC 20002-5610DC1974-07$1,431,780
9Coalition For New Yorks Future IncOne Battery Park Plaza, New York, NY 10004-1405NY2011-08$1,015,976
10Nonzero Foundation Inc321 Prospect Ave, Princeton, NJ 08540-5330NJ2012-08$357,980
11Future Forward Inc700 Sw Jackson, Topeka, KS 66603-3743KS2013-10$221,000
12American Leadership Alliance800 Nicollet Mall, Minneapolis, MN 55402-7000MN2009-12$191,019
13Liberty On The Rocks4696 S Simms Ct, Morrison, CO 80465-9677CO2010-04$20,970
14Westport Taxpayers Association252 American Legion Highway, Westport, MA 02790MA2010-07$3,478
15Peoples Choice For President380 W Portal Ave Ste F, San Francisco, CA 94127-1428CA2004-07$2,100
16National Public Education Action1825 K St Nw Ste 400, Washington, DC 20006-1254DC2009-05$21
17America Restored17075 Stormy Dr, Haymarket, VA 20169-2250VA2010-07$0
18Californians For An Open Primary6380 Wilshire Blvd 1612, Los Angeles, CA 90048CA2004-07$0
19Californians For Clean Safe Reliable Water-Yes On Prop 13555 Capitol Mall Ste 1425, Sacramento, CA 95814-4602CA2000-05$0
20Citizens Against The Blag1500 Lancashire St, Pasadena, CA 91103-1912CA2001-05$0
Number of organizations performing similar types of work
California11
Colorado2
Connecticut1
District of Columbia6
Florida3
Kansas1
Louisiana2
Massachusetts3
Maine1
Minnesota1
North Carolina1
Nebraska1
New Hampshire1
New Jersey1
New Mexico2
New York5
Ohio1
Texas1
Virginia2
Wisconsin1
Total47

NonProfitFacts.com is not associated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by American Conservative Union and has no official or unofficial affiliation with American Conservative Union