American Action Forum: mission, leadership and finances

What it does

The American Action Forum is a policy institute that publishes research on economic growth, regulation, health care, energy and the federal budget. It is known for its quick-turnaround analysis of legislation.

American Action Forum 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

It was founded in 2010 and was led by Douglas Holtz-Eakin, a former Congressional Budget Office director.

American Action Forum is a think tank. 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 donors 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 $4.3 million, total expenses of $3.9 million and total assets of $2.0 million at year end. ProPublica lists the filer as American Action Forum Inc. 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

AAF favors pro-growth policy and analysis of regulatory cost.

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 American Enterprise Institute, The Heritage Foundation, Paragon Health Institute.