2026-06-16T15:58:43-05:00 2025-12-31 411397419 Abdo LLP 5201 Eden Ave Ste 250 Edina MN 55436 990 2025-01-01 363611426 Center of the American Experiment CENT 6123383605 12600 Whitewater Dr Ste 150 Minnetonka MN 55343 John Hinderaker President 6123383605 2026-06-11 1 Steven D Anseth CPA P00552219 9528359090 2026-06-10 2025 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z John Hinderaker 12600 Whitewater Dr Ste 150 Minnetonka MN 55343 5178838 0 X www.americanexperiment.org X 1988 MN Center of the American Experiment is a nonpartisan public policy and educational institution that brings conservative and free market ideas to bear on the hardest problems facing Minnesota and the nation. Through research, op-eds, public forums, legislative testimony, public messaging in a variety of media, and a stream of publications, we are working to build a Culture of Prosperity in Minnesota and the nation. 38 37 22 100 0 0 4073430 4775356 65432 50699 17315 19477 157160 -29960 4313337 4815572 109900 50000 0 0 2015281 2005443 0 0 411112 2024907 2332335 4150088 4387778 163249 427794 1829607 2352155 787347 882101 1042260 1470054 X Center of the American Experiment is a nonpartisan public policy and educational institution that brings conservative and free market ideas to bear on the hardest problems facing Minnesota and the nation. Through research, op-eds, public forums, legislative testimony, public messaging in a variety of media, and a stream of publications, we are working to build a Culture of Prosperity in Minnesota and the nation. 0 0 3886577 50000 50699 Our Policy Fellows were hard at work during this year's legislative session. We testified 13 times on a variety of topics, including public safety, healthcare, the budget, energy, education, and fraud. We submitted written testimony on even more issues, including housing and childcare. We also appeared in Congress, in the North Dakota and Ohio legislatures, and in front of the Minneapolis City Council. (Accomplishments continued on schedule o)In the legislature we: -With more than 20,000 emails, we led the chorus of Minnesotans who demanded that House Democrats return to work, and they did, with a favorable outcome for conservatives after a 23-day boycott. -Successfully pressured the legislature to terminate the program funding healthcare for illegal immigrants -Successfully opposed the "sick tax" proposed by Senate Democrats that would have led to a cost increase on all health care services -Played a prominent role in the establishment of the House Fraud Prevention committee, and testified twice in front of that committee In the community we: -Released an exclusive recording of Keith Ellison's private meeting with Feeding Our Future fraudsters, who he assures he's "here to help" -Debuted a viral video debunking wind and solar's status as "clean" energy sources that has been watched over 6 million times-Launched significant initiative to bring real school choice to Minnesota, and awarded our first ever scholarship to support students receiving high-quality private education -Exposed Mary Moriarty's harmful policies as Hennepin County Attorney through publication of her decisions and their results, including her refusal to properly charge carjacking crimes. She will not be seeking re-election-Received national attention for exposing Governor Walz's radical Ethnic Studies framework, and successfully suing the Department of Education when they withheld this framework from the public. -Rebutted the failed socialist policies attempting to rebrand as "democratic socialism and take root in the Twin Cities As an organization we:-Increased our email audience to over 200,000 subscribers -Put on 51 events across the state of Minnesota, including a 20-stop summer tour called Minnesota DOGE: Cut the waste, save the budget.-Received donations from more than 11,000 Minnesotans, with the median donation being $35-Released 6 original reports and 6 policy briefings aimed at educating policy makers and citizens on conservative solutions to our biggest problems -Reached more people on social media than ever before, amassing tens of millions of impressions with our content, and hundreds of millions of contacts through all media In North Dakota we: -Helped 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501(c)(3) 50000 0 Nonprofit community support 1 0 X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 John Hinderaker President 163000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 38544 0 201544 0 0 0 John Phelan Economist 115863 0 0 0 5793 0 0 0 31872 0 153528 0 0 0 Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11b A copy of form 990 was provided to each board member for review prior to the board meeting; approved by the board at meeting. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12c Board members are sent the policy and response form multiple times a year and are given the response form to sign at each board meeting. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15 Compensation of the organization's president was recommended to the organization's board of directors by a committee of independent directors which included the chairman and vice chairman. The committee compiled and reviewed comparable data from other nonprofit state-based public policy institutes on compensation of the top paid executive position. This data was used by the committee in making its recommendation to the board. The board considered the committee's recommendations, discussed the president's performance and appropriate level of compensation, and approved the proposed compensation for the president at the regular meeting of the board. Minutes of the board's deliberations and decisions were recorded by the secretary of the organization, presented to the board at its next regular meeting, and approved by the board. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19 Center of the American Experiment will make available upon request the annual financial statements. Form 990, Part XII, Line 2c: No change to process from prior year. American Experiment Foundation 12600 Whitewater Dr Ste 150 Minnetonka MN 55343 833831129 Raise funds and support the Center of the American Experiment MN 501(c)(3) Line 12b, II Center of the American Experiment 1 Upper Midwest Law Center 12600 Whitewater Dr Ste 140 Minnetonka MN 55343 832728196 Legal support for people in need MN 501(c)(3) Line 7 N/A 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0