Nonprofit · EIN 52-1617061
AMERICAN PROSPECT INC
Also known as ROBERT KUTTNER
Tax-exempt · WASHINGTON, DC 20005
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $2,986,533 | $2,149,316 | $837,217 | $1,423,327 | $107,949 | $1,315,378 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $2,226,662 | $1,957,223 | $269,439 | $732,911 | $257,744 | $475,167 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $2,699,136
- Program service revenue
- $277,352
- Investment income
- $2,012
- Royalties
- $7,995
- Other revenue
- $8,033
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $438,191
- Other salaries and wages
- $740,924
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $1,382,951
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $39,083
- Accounting fees
- $75,554
- Occupancy
- $64,751
- Travel
- $34,867
- Program services (functional)
- $1,647,208
- Management and general (functional)
- $370,082
- Fundraising (functional)
- $132,026
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $732,911
- Total assets, end of year
- $1,423,327
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $107,949
- Net assets, end of year
- $1,315,378
- Publicly traded securities
- $45,450
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $470,670
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $844,708
- Gross unrelated business income
- $146,993
- Gross receipts
- $2,986,533
- Employees
- 17
- Volunteers
- 17
- Year formed
- 1989
- State of legal domicile
- DC
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAVID DAYEN | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $136,432 | $39,306 |
| ROBERT KUTTNER | CO-FOUNDER, DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 40 | $121,034 | $0 |
| HAROLD MEYERSON | EDITOR-AT-LARGE Highest-paid employee | 40 | $112,496 | $627 |
| MITCHELL GRUMMON | PUBLISHER Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $72,668 | $5,824 |
| ELLEN J MEANY | PUBLISHER UNTIL JUL 2024 Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $46,744 | $11,245 |
| GANESH SITARAMAN | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHAEL STERN | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PAUL STARR | CO-FOUNDER, DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| AMY HANAUER | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DERRICK JACKSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MILES RAPOPORT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ADELE SIMMONS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JACOB HACKER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SHANTI FRY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| STAN GREENBERG | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
8 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| REBECCA DIXON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JON HART | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| RANDALL KENNEDY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JAVIER MORILLO | DIRECTOR UNTIL JUL 2024 Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| VALERIE WILSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ELI LUBEROFF | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LINDSAY OWENS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DAN CANTOR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 20 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAVID DAYEN | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $134,901 | $34,670 |
| MEANY ELLEN J | PUBLISHER Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $121,911 | $21,107 |
| ROBERT KUTTNER | CO-FOUNDER, DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 40 | $112,750 | $0 |
| HAROLD MEYERSON | EDITOR-AT-LARGE Highest-paid employee | 40 | $109,822 | $586 |
| GANESH SITARAMAN | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| AMY HANAUER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DERRICK JACKSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MILES RAPOPORT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ADELE SIMMONS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JACOB HACKER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SHANTI FRY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| STAN GREENBERG | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHAEL STERN | TREASURER & SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PAUL STARR | CO-FOUNDER, DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| REBECCA DIXON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JON HART | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RANDALL KENNEDY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JAVIER MORILLO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| VALERIE WILSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MITCHELL GRUMMON | PUBLISHER Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 1225 I ST NW STE 600, WASHINGTON, DC 20005-5960
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- DAVID DAYEN, 1225 EYE STREET NW 600, WASHINGTON, DC 20005
- Signed the 990
- MITCHELL GRUMMON, PUBLISHER
- Phone
- (202) 776-0730
- Website
- HTTPS://PROSPECT.ORG
- Return prepared by
- THOMPSON GREENSPON
Mission
THE AMERICAN PROSPECT'S MISSION IS TO ADVANCE IDEAS THROUGH INDEPENDENT JOURNALISM THAT INFORMS, CHALLENGES, AND INSPIRES OUR READERS. WE SEEK TO PROVIDE DEEP ANALYSIS, INVESTIGATIVE REPORTING, AND COMMENTARY THAT STRENGTHENS DEMOCRACY.
Program accomplishments
- PUBLISHES "THE AMERICAN PROSPECT," A MAGAZINE, AND RELATED INTERNET WEBSITE WHICH CONTAINS SCHOLARLY AND LITERARY ARTICLES DESIGNED TO INFORM THE PUBLIC ON PUBLIC POLICY. THE MAGAZINE IS DISTRIBUTED AND SOLD THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES AND INTERNATIONALLY.Expenses $1,647,208 · revenue $277,352
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in June, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | June 30, 2026 | November 16, 2026 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | June 30, 2025 | November 17, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | June 30, 2024 | November 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 52-1617061
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 1989
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Arts, culture and humanities (A330)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $1,423,327
- Income (IRS master file)
- $2,986,533
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $2,986,533 | $2,149,316 | $1,423,327 | IRS |
| 990-T | June 2025 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2024 | $2,226,662 | $1,957,223 | $732,911 | IRS |
| 990-T | June 2024 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2023 | $1,548,270 | $1,809,282 | $314,277 | IRS |
| 990-T | June 2023 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2022 | $2,115,851 | $1,703,051 | $633,527 | IRS |
| 990-T | June 2022 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-T | June 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 52-1617061).
Questions about AMERICAN PROSPECT INC
- What is the EIN of AMERICAN PROSPECT INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of AMERICAN PROSPECT INC is 52-1617061.
- Is AMERICAN PROSPECT INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1989.
- Are donations to AMERICAN PROSPECT INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does AMERICAN PROSPECT INC file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of AMERICAN PROSPECT INC due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending June 30, 2026) is due November 16, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did AMERICAN PROSPECT INC last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended June 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of AMERICAN PROSPECT INC?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names DAVID DAYEN.
- Who are the officers and directors of AMERICAN PROSPECT INC?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 23 people; 5 received compensation from the organization, the highest $136,432 (DAVID DAYEN, PRESIDENT).
- How much revenue does AMERICAN PROSPECT INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $2,986,533, expenses of $2,149,316 and total assets of $1,423,327 at year end.
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