Americans for Prosperity: mission, leadership and finances

What it does

Americans for Prosperity, or AFP, is a 501(c)(4) advocacy organization with state chapters and activists. It lobbies, canvasses and campaigns on taxes, regulation, health care, energy and education, and has an affiliated foundation.

Americans for Prosperity is listed here in the category "Grassroots and campaigns". A listing on 4conservative.com describes an organization; it is not an endorsement of it or of its positions.

History

AFP was founded in 2004 with backing from David Koch and others, and grew with the Tea Party movement. Emily Seidel and, later, Tim Phillips have led it.

Americans for Prosperity is a grassroots and campaign organization. It is headquartered in Arlington, VA. Its IRS tax status is 501(c)(4). 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

The figures are for the 501(c)(4) AFP; the Americans for Prosperity Foundation is a separate 501(c)(3). Its Form 990 is 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 $186.4 million, total expenses of $168.0 million and total assets of $45.0 million at year end. ProPublica lists the filer as Americans For Prosperity. 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

AFP favors limited government, lower taxes, deregulation and school choice, and engages on elections.

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 Club for Growth, FreedomWorks, Heritage Action for America.