America First Policy Institute: mission, leadership and finances

What it does

The America First Policy Institute, or AFPI, is a policy organization formed by alumni of the first Trump administration. It publishes policy proposals on the economy, health care, education, immigration, energy and national security, and runs centers organized by subject.

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

History

AFPI was launched in 2021, after the end of the first Trump administration, with former officials among its leaders. Linda McMahon, the former Small Business Administration head, was its first chair. It has been widely described as an effort to carry the administration's policy approach forward.

America First Policy Institute is a think tank. It is headquartered in Fort Worth, TX. 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

AFPI says it is funded by donors and files a Form 990, shown here. Its website lists its board and leadership.

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 $27.3 million, total expenses of $22.9 million and total assets of $9.9 million at year end. ProPublica lists the filer as America First Policy Institute. 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

AFPI describes its agenda as putting American workers, families and security first, with positions on border security, energy production, school choice and trade.

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 The Heritage Foundation, Conservative Partnership Institute, America First Legal.