Heritage Action for America: mission, leadership and finances

What it does

Heritage Action for America is the advocacy arm of the Heritage Foundation. It lobbies Congress, publishes scorecards of lawmakers' votes and organizes grassroots activity.

Heritage Action for America 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

It was founded in 2010 and became a visible player in budget and appropriations fights in Congress.

Heritage Action for America is a grassroots and campaign organization. It is headquartered in Washington, DC. 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

As a 501(c)(4), it files a Form 990, shown here, separate from the Heritage Foundation.

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 $12.7 million, total expenses of $14.3 million and total assets of $4.2 million at year end. ProPublica lists the filer as Heritage Action For America. 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 supports Heritage's policy positions in Congress and scores votes on them.

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, Club for Growth, FreedomWorks.