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American Federation for Children Growth Fund INC

Public charity
DBA: FUND INC
Other · COLUMBIA, MD · EIN 52-2111508

Money Out (latest fiscal year)

990 · FY ending 2024-12-31
Very large (approx.)
Total spending
$13.2M
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Grants paid
$2.4M
Lobbying
$553K
Program services
$6.1M

Professional fundraisers (Sch G Part I)

Firm / PersonActivityStateGrossRetainedNet to org
American Philanthropic LLCPlan and execute prospecting mailings and house FILE mailingDE$2K$214K-$214K
Briarwood Strategies LLCIdentify and research donor prospects, draft follow up notesDC$0$60K-$60K
Uptown Solutions LLCAdvise on major-level prospecting, outreach and pitching APPDC$0$31K-$31K

Top contractors (990 Part VII §B)

ContractorServiceStateCompensation
American Philanthropic LLCDonor prospect services—$215K
Upper Hand Strategies LLCMedia consulting—$161K
Michael BenjaminConsulting—$132K
Chartwell Strategic Advisors LLCConsulting—$116K

Lobbying — 501(h) Election (Sch C Part II-A)

Total lobbying expenditures$553K
Direct lobbying$537K
Grassroots lobbying$16K
501(h) lobbying ceiling$4.3M
Lobbying nontaxable amount$811K
Grassroots ceiling$1.1M
Total exempt-purpose expenditures$13.2M

Grants Made (Top 50 by amount)

1,213 grants · $262.5M total
RecipientStateIRC sectionCash grantPurpose
SCHOOL CHOICE OHIO
EIN 203130699
OH501(C)(3)$1.5MIMPLEMENTATION SUPPORT IN OH
EMPOWER ILLINOIS
EIN 272479414
IL501(C)(3)$1.0MEDUCATIONAL CHOICE SUPPORT IN IL
SCHOOL CHOICE OHIO
EIN 203130699
OH501C3$965KEDUCATIONAL CHOICE EFFORTS IN OH
PARENTS FOR EDUCATIONAL FREEDOM IN NORTH CAROLINA
EIN 202754466
NC501(C)(3)$850KIMPLEMENTATION SUPPORT IN NC
PARENTS FOR EDUCATIONAL FREEDOM IN NORTH CAROLINA
EIN 202754466
NC501C3$800KIMPLEMENTATION & ADVOCACY IN NC
PARENTS FOR EDUCATIONAL FREEDOM IN NORTH CAROLINA
EIN 202754466
NC501C3$765KIMPLEMENTATION & ADVOCACY - NC
SCHOOL CHOICE OHIO
EIN 203130699
OH501 (C3)$750KEDUCATIONAL CHOICE SUPPORT IN OH
PARENTS FOR EDUCATIONAL FREEDOM IN NORTH CAROLINA
EIN 202754466
NC501(C)(3)$660KIMPLEMENTATION SUPPORT IN NC
CHILDREN'S EDUCATION ALLIANCE OF MISSOURI
EIN 208002436
MO501C3$550KEDUCATIONAL CHOICE EFFORTS IN MO
PARENTS FOR EDUCATIONAL FREEDOM NORTH CAROLINA
EIN 202754466
NC501 (C3)$500KEDUCATIONAL CHOICE SUPPORT IN NC
EMPOWER KENTUCKY PARENTS INC
EIN 994916676
TX501 (C4)$500KEDUCATIONAL CHOICE SUPPORT IN KY