Liabilities / Assets
45th percentile
Higher debt load relative to assets than 45% of similar nonprofits.
990 • Fiscal year 2012 • EIN 30-0192708
Precomputed percentiles for this filing year versus similar nonprofits in the same peer cohort.
Liabilities / Assets
45th percentile
Higher debt load relative to assets than 45% of similar nonprofits.
Liabilities / Revenue
Score unavailable
Liabilities-to-revenue requires both liabilities and revenue on this filing.
Net Margin
Score unavailable
Net margin requires both revenue and expenses on this filing.
Top Officer Pay
Score unavailable
This filing does not contain officer compensation rows.
Asset Growth
68th percentile
Faster asset growth than 68% of similar nonprofits.
Revenue Growth
Score unavailable
No valid filing value is available for this score.
Assets
Up$6,518,990
Up $466,335 (+7.7%) from 2011
Net Assets
Down$5,593,106
Down $294,707 (-5.0%) from 2011
Liabilities
Up$925,884
Up $761,042 (+462%) from 2011
Revenue
-
No earlier filing loaded for comparison.
Expenses
Up$6,763,488
Up $284,564 (+4.4%) from 2011
Net Income
-
No earlier filing loaded for comparison.
The center for american progress action fund's (the action fund) mission is to impact the national debate and transform progressive ideas into policy through rapid response communications, public education, grassroots organization and advocacy in partnership with american citizens, executive and legislative branch policymakers and progressive leaders throughout the country and the world.
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| IRS990/AccountsPayableAccruedExpenses/EOY | 0 | 105335 |
| IRS990/AccountsReceivable/BOY | 0 | 68777 |
| IRS990/AccountsReceivable/EOY | 0 | 44383 |
| IRS990/ActivitiesConductedPartnership | 0 | 0 |
| IRS990/Activity2/Description | 0 | EXTERNAL RELATIONS: PROJECTS WERE UNDERTAKEN TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC, ANTICIPATE AND SHAPE THE NATIONAL DEBATE, AND CHALLENGE THE MEDIA TO COVER THE ISSUES THAT TRULY MATTER, THROUGH A WIDE ARRAY OF DISSEMINATION CHANNELS, INCLUDING FAITH COMMUNITIES, CAMPUS ORGANIZATIONS, PRINT, BROADCAST, AND ONLINE MEDIA. EXTERNAL RELATIONS' WORK ON POVERTY ISSUES THROUGH THE HALF-IN-TEN PROJECT WERE A FOCUS OF THIS YEAR'S ACTIVITIES. |
| IRS990/Activity2/Expense | 0 | 861580 |
| IRS990/Activity2/Grants | 0 | 142250 |
| IRS990/Activity3/Description | 0 | ENERGY PROJECT: THE ENERGY TEAM'S WORK CENTERED ON THE EFFECTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE, EXTREME WEATHER, AND GREEN JOBS ON THE NATIONAL DEBATE. |
| IRS990/Activity3/Expense | 0 | 423995 |
| IRS990/ActivityOrMissionDescription | 0 | TO SHAPE THE NATIONAL POLICY DEBATE AND TRANSFORM PROGRESSIVE CONCEPTS INTO POLICY. |
| IRS990/ActivityOther/Description | 0 | POLICY - ECONOMIC |
| IRS990/ActivityOther/Description | 1 | POLICY - INTERNATIONAL/NATIONAL SECURITY |
| IRS990/ActivityOther/Description | 2 | EXECUTIVE OFFICE |
| IRS990/ActivityOther/Description | 3 | POLICY - DOMESTIC |
| IRS990/ActivityOther/Description | 4 | ART AND EDITORIAL |
| IRS990/ActivityOther/Description | 5 | CAMPUS PROGRESS |
| IRS990/ActivityOther/Description | 6 | CALIFORNIA OFFICE |
| IRS990/ActivityOther/Description | 7 | ENOUGH PROJECT |
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| IRS990/ActivityOther/Expense | 1 | 217956 |
| IRS990/ActivityOther/Expense | 2 | 201321 |
| IRS990/ActivityOther/Expense | 3 | 170473 |
| IRS990/ActivityOther/Expense | 4 | 130712 |
| IRS990/ActivityOther/Expense | 5 | 54409 |
| IRS990/ActivityOther/Expense | 6 | 15532 |
| IRS990/ActivityOther/Expense | 7 | 1431 |
| IRS990/ActivityOther/Revenue | 0 | 123050 |
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| IRS990/AddressPrincipalOfficerUS/State | 0 | DC |
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| IRS990/Advertising/ManagementAndGeneral | 0 | 5 |
| IRS990/Advertising/ProgramServices | 0 | 127203 |
| IRS990/Advertising/Total | 0 | 127209 |
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| IRS990/CompCurrentOfficersDirectors/ManagementAndGeneral | 0 | 126218 |
| IRS990/CompCurrentOfficersDirectors/ProgramServices | 0 | 205221 |
| IRS990/CompCurrentOfficersDirectors/Total | 0 | 360494 |
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| IRS990/CompensationProcessOther | 0 | 0 |
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| IRS990/ConferencesMeetings/ProgramServices | 0 | 1773 |
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| IRS990/DelegationOfManagementDuties | 0 | 0 |
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| IRS990/DepreciationDepletion/ManagementAndGeneral | 0 | 3469 |
| IRS990/DepreciationDepletion/ProgramServices | 0 | 31974 |
| IRS990/DepreciationDepletion/Total | 0 | 35866 |
| IRS990/DescribedIn501C3 | 0 | 0 |
| IRS990/Description | 0 | COMMUNICATIONS: ADVANCED PROGRESSIVE IDEAS AND MESSAGE THROUGH ONLINE REPORTING INCLUDING THE THINK PROGRESS WEB SITE AND EXPANDED USE OF ONLINE SOCIAL MEDIA AS WELL AS TRADITIONAL NEWS MEDIA. ADDRESSED TIMELY PUBLIC POLICY AND POLITICAL ISSUES THROUGH RAPID RESPONSE AND ANALYSIS. MAJOR ACCOMPLISHMENTS INCLUDED PROJECTS ON VOTER SUPPRESSION, THE FISCAL CLIFF, WOMEN'S RIGHTS, AND IMMIGRATION REFORM. |
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| IRS990/FamilyOrBusinessRelationship | 0 | 0 |
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| IRS990/FeesForServicesAccounting/ManagementAndGeneral | 0 | 2431 |
| IRS990/FeesForServicesAccounting/ProgramServices | 0 | 22433 |
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| IRS990/FeesForServicesLegal/ProgramServices | 0 | 6766 |
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| IRS990/FeesForServicesOther/ManagementAndGeneral | 0 | 21904 |
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| IRS990/Form990PartVIISectionA/Title | 4 | DIRECTOR |
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| IRS990/MissionDescription | 0 | CENTER FOR AMERICAN PROGRESS ACTION FUND'S (THE ACTION FUND) MISSION IS TO IMPACT THE NATIONAL DEBATE AND TRANSFORM PROGRESSIVE IDEAS INTO POLICY THROUGH RAPID RESPONSE COMMUNICATIONS, PUBLIC EDUCATION, GRASSROOTS ORGANIZATION AND ADVOCACY IN PARTNERSHIP WITH AMERICAN CITIZENS, EXECUTIVE AND LEGISLATIVE BRANCH POLICYMAKERS AND PROGRESSIVE LEADERS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY AND THE WORLD. |
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| IRS990ScheduleD/Form990ScheduleDPartXIII/Explanation | 0 | IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING STANDARDS BOARD (FASB) ACCOUNTING STANDARDS CODIFICATION (ASC) TOPIC 740, INCOME TAXES, THE ACTION FUND HAS EVALUATED ITS INCOME TAX POSITIONS FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2012 AND 2011, AND DETERMINED THAT THERE WERE NO MATERIAL UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS AND, ACCORDINGLY, THE ACTION FUND HAS NOT RECOGNIZED ANY LIABILITY FOR UNRECOGNIZED INCOME TAX. |
| IRS990ScheduleD/Form990ScheduleDPartXIII/Explanation | 1 | SPECIAL EVENTS EXPENSES 65,573. |
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