Nonprofit · EIN 85-4202763
AMERICA FIRST POLICY INSTITUTE
Tax-exempt · FORT WORTH, TX 76107
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $51,061,493 | $37,889,561 | $13,171,932 | $25,178,547 | $2,665,690 | $22,512,857 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $27,319,085 | $22,934,132 | $4,384,953 | $9,873,304 | $746,860 | $9,126,444 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $50,779,135
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $255,272
- Royalties
- $5,957
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $34,484
- Net income from sales of inventory
- $5,213
- Other revenue
- $27,086
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $688,057
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $2,321,549
- Other salaries and wages
- $10,898,468
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $14,902,871
- Professional fundraising fees
- $690,984
- Legal fees
- $1,559,580
- Occupancy
- $1,580,178
- Travel
- $1,356,520
- Depreciation
- $78,885
- Program services (functional)
- $33,028,011
- Management and general (functional)
- $1,316,960
- Fundraising (functional)
- $3,544,590
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $9,873,304
- Total assets, end of year
- $25,178,547
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $2,665,690
- Net assets, end of year
- $22,512,857
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $272,912
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $22,512,857
- Gross receipts
- $54,851,367
- Employees
- 105
- Volunteers
- 1,500
- Year formed
- 2020
- State of legal domicile
- TX
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 December 31, 2024, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BROOKE ROLLINS | PRESIDENT & CEO Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $801,800 | $7,355 |
| CHAD WOLF | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR/TREASUR Officer | 40 | $526,800 | $7,355 |
| MARTIN GILLESPIE | CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER Key employee | 40 | $451,800 | $10,084 |
| HOPE HUDSON | CHIEF OF STAFF Key employee | 40 | $326,800 | $5,029 |
| HEIDI OVERTON | VICE CHAIR CTR HEALTHY AMERICA Highest-paid employee | 40 | $301,200 | $6,501 |
| STACEY SCHIEFFELIN | CHAIR WOMEN'S INITIATIVE Highest-paid employee | 40 | $286,550 | $9,958 |
| CATHARINE CYPHER | DEP CHIEF OF STAFF Highest-paid employee | 40 | $281,800 | $6,955 |
| RICHARD LAWSON | SENIOR LITIGATOR Highest-paid employee | 40 | $271,800 | $5,856 |
| JOSEPH KELLOGG JR | CO-CHAIR CTR AMER SECURITY Highest-paid employee | 40 | $262,842 | $0 |
| JESSICA STEINMANN | SECRETARY/GENERAL COUNSEL Officer | 40 | $214,350 | $7,355 |
| LINDA MCMAHON | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| LARRY KUDLOW | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| TIM DUNN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| BOB UNANUE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| TRISH DUGGAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
5 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| CODY CAMPBELL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| MARK PENTECOST | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| NEWT GINGRICH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| KEVIN HASSETT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| DAVID HERCHE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 20 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BROOKE ROLLINS | PRESIDENT & CEO Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $552,040 | $8,552 |
| CHAD WOLF | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR/TREASURER Officer | 40 | $387,914 | $7,374 |
| MARTIN GILLESPIE | CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER Key employee | 40 | $350,140 | $9,527 |
| DOUGLAS HOELSCHER | CHAIR FOR THE AMERICA FIRST TRANSITION Highest-paid employee | 40 | $237,014 | $7,374 |
| JOSEPH KELLOGG JR | CO-CHAIR FOR THE CENTER Highest-paid employee | 40 | $237,950 | $0 |
| RICHARD LAWSON | SENIOR LITIGATOR Highest-paid employee | 40 | $232,487 | $0 |
| ROBERT LAW | CENTER OF HOMELAND SECURITY DIRECTOR Highest-paid employee | 40 | $219,494 | $8,526 |
| STEPHEN YATES | SENIOR FELLOW AND CHAIR Highest-paid employee | 40 | $218,690 | $6,614 |
| HOPE HUDSON | CHIEF OF STAFF Key employee | 40 | $210,631 | $5,066 |
| JESSICA STEINMANN | SECRETARY/GENERAL COUNSEL Officer | 40 | $180,749 | $7,988 |
| LINDA MCMAHON | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| LARRY KUDLOW | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| TIM DUNN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| BOB UNANUE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| TRISH DUGGAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| CODY CAMPBELL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| MARK PENTECOST | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| NEWT GINGRICH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| KEVIN HASSETT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID HERCHE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 2720 W 7TH ST STE 202, FORT WORTH, TX 76107-2680
- Mailing address (990-N for 2020)
- 1400 Crystal Dr Ste 850, Arlington VA 22202
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- GREGORY SINDELAR, 2720 W 7TH ST STE 202, FORT WORTH, TX 76107
- Principal officer (990-N for 2020)
- Brooke Rollins, 1400 Crystal Dr Ste 850, Arlington VA 22202
- Signed the 990
- GREGORY SINDELAR, PRESIDENT & CEO
- Phone
- (703) 637-3690
- Return prepared by
- UHY ADVISORS GREAT LAKES INC
Mission
THE AMERICA FIRST POLICY INSTITUTE (AFPI) IS A 501(C)(3) NON-PROFIT, NON- PARTISAN RESEARCH INSTITUTE. AFPI EXISTS TO ADVANCE POLICIES THAT PUT THE AMERICAN PEOPLE FIRST. OUR GUIDING PRINCIPLES ARE LIBERTY, FREE ENTERPRISE, NATIONAL GREATNESS, AMERICAN MILITARY SUPERIORITY, FOREIGN-POLICY ENGAGEMENT IN THE AMERICAN INTEREST, AND THE PRIMACY OF AMERICAN WORKERS, FAMILIES, AND COMMUNITIES IN ALL WE DO.
Program accomplishments
- SUPPORT RESEARCH TO INFORM SPECIFIC POSITIONS ON VARIOUS ISSUES OF PUBLIC POLICY AND FURTHER THE MISSION OF AMERICA FIRST POLICY INSTITUTE.Expenses $33,028,011 · grants $688,057
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 December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | Not on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 85-4202763
- 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
- 2021
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Education (B05)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $25,178,547
- Income (IRS master file)
- $54,851,367
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2024 | $51,061,493 | $37,889,561 | $25,178,547 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2023 | $27,319,085 | $22,934,132 | $9,873,304 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $23,618,246 | $22,348,233 | $6,068,756 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-N for 2020 Officer: Brooke Rollins | December 31, 2020 | ≤ $50,000 receipts | – | – | e-Postcard |
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 85-4202763).
Questions about AMERICA FIRST POLICY INSTITUTE
- What is the EIN of AMERICA FIRST POLICY INSTITUTE?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of AMERICA FIRST POLICY INSTITUTE is 85-4202763.
- Is AMERICA FIRST POLICY INSTITUTE tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2021.
- Are donations to AMERICA FIRST POLICY INSTITUTE tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does AMERICA FIRST POLICY INSTITUTE 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 AMERICA FIRST POLICY INSTITUTE due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending December 31, 2025) is due May 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did AMERICA FIRST POLICY INSTITUTE last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2024.
- Who is the principal officer of AMERICA FIRST POLICY INSTITUTE?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names GREGORY SINDELAR.
- Who are the officers and directors of AMERICA FIRST POLICY INSTITUTE?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 20 people; 10 received compensation from the organization, the highest $801,800 (BROOKE ROLLINS, PRESIDENT & CEO).
- How much revenue does AMERICA FIRST POLICY INSTITUTE have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $51,061,493, expenses of $37,889,561 and total assets of $25,178,547 at year end.
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