America First Legal: mission, leadership and finances

What it does

America First Legal is a nonprofit that files lawsuits, FOIA requests and complaints against government agencies, corporations and institutions.

America First Legal is listed here in the category "Legal". A listing on 4conservative.com describes an organization; it is not an endorsement of it or of its positions.

History

It was founded in 2021 by Stephen Miller, and Gene Hamilton was its leader before returning to government.

America First Legal is a legal organization. It is headquartered in Washington, DC. Its IRS tax status is 501(c)(3). Like other organizations in this collection, it is described here from its own published material and from public records, and the facts on this page are limited to what those sources state.

Leadership and funding

It is funded by donations and files a Form 990, shown here.

The IRS figures on this page come from the latest Form 990 filing that ProPublica's Nonprofit Explorer lists for the organization, for tax year 2023: total revenue of $9.6 million, total expenses of $10.3 million and total assets of $13.2 million at year end. ProPublica lists the filer as America First Legal Foundation. The figures describe a single tax year and can differ sharply from year to year; check the filing itself and the organization's own site for the current picture.

Where it stands

It opposes what it describes as the weaponization of government and left-leaning corporate policies.

These summaries reflect the organization's own stated mission and publicly known activities as of the date below; they are neutral descriptions, not evaluations. Related organizations on this site include Judicial Watch, America First Policy Institute, Landmark Legal Foundation.