American Federation for Children Growth Fund
American Federation for Children Growth Fund reported $14.8 million in revenue and $13.2 million in expenses for calendar year 2024. Of every $100 it spent, $85.89 went to program services, $6.92 to management and general costs and $7.19 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 97.1% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $427,942 (CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER). Revenue rose 102% between 2019 and 2024. Source: Form 990, 2024.
Where $100 of spending went
Calendar year 2024 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $13MFor context, the median across 5,499 covered education charities: $85.56 programs, $13.59 management, $0.85 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).
Where $100 of revenue came from
Calendar year 2024 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $15MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | 2024 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 85.9% | 84.4% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 6.9% | 13.4% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 7.2% | 0.8% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.07 | $0.04 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 97.1% | 19.1% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 1.1% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 0.3% | 69.9% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $427,942 | $331,578 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 3.24% | 1.28% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 0 | 8 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 7.9 | 13.3 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 8 of 9 | 100.0% |
A median is context, not a target: hospitals, universities, food banks and grantmakers spend in very different ways. What these measures can and can't tell you.
What the money paid for, in its own words
2024 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expenseDirect state support: direct grants made to non-profit organizations, contracts with consultants and direct expenses incurred within select states throughout the country to support efforts to develop, grow, and implement school choice programs including marketing and advertising programs promoting educational choice programs by targeting eligible families to raise awareness of and increase participation in existing private school choice programs available to the families in their respective states
Communications: develop and distribute research and policy material to educate policymakers, state and local leaders, media and general public about the need for, and success of, school choice; develop and mobilize at the grassroots level support for school choice; conduct print, broadcast, digital, and social media activities to promote school choice around the country. Host fellowship programs to train former recipients of school choice programs and community leaders to promote school choice
Highest reported compensation
2024 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here| Role | From this org | From related orgs | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER Officer, 22.35 hrs/week | $0 | $383,293 | $44,649 | $427,942 |
| CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER Officer, 24.45 hrs/week | $0 | $350,522 | $17,600 | $368,122 |
| CFO/TREASURER Officer, 16.56 hrs/week | $0 | $263,230 | $51,617 | $314,847 |
| DIRECTOR Director/trustee, 0.50 hrs/week | $22,000 | $0 | $0 | $22,000 |
0 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from American Federation for Children Growth Fund (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $22,000 (Part IX, line 5).
6 years of filings
Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linkedGovernance answers, as filed
2024 · the organization's own yes/no answers; explanations, if any, are in Schedule O of the filing · what each means- Voting board members, and how many are independent Part VI, lines 1a–1b9 · 8 independent
- Audited financial statements Part XII 2bYes
- Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
- Whistleblower policy Part VI 13Yes
- Document retention policy Part VI 14Yes
- Independent process for top executive pay Part VI 15aNo
- Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aYes
- Family or business ties among insiders Part VI 2No
- Aware of a significant diversion of assets Part VI 5No
- Excess benefit transaction with an insider Part IV 25aNo
- Loans to or from insiders outstanding Part IV 26No
- Lobbying, or a 501(h) election in effect Part IV 4Yes
- Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18Yes
- Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bNo
- Employees Part I, line 50
- Volunteers Part I, line 610
Largest outside contractors
2024 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only| AMERICAN PHILANTHROPIC LLC Donor prospect services | $214,822 |
| UPPER HAND STRATEGIES LLC Media consulting | $161,000 |
| CHARTWELL STRATEGIC ADVISORS LLC Consulting | $115,804 |
Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 4 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.
Private foundation grants it received
16 private foundations reported grants to American Federation for Children Growth Fund totaling $5.2M on their tax year 2023 Form 990-PF returns. See which foundations, on WHOFUNDS.
Source: WHOFUNDS open grant graph, matched from Form 990-PF Part XV.
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Of every $100 American Federation for Children Growth Fund spent in 2024, $85.89 went to programs. The full breakdown, from its IRS Form 990:
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Questions people ask
How much of American Federation for Children Growth Fund's spending goes to programs?
In calendar year 2024, American Federation for Children Growth Fund reported that 85.9% of its $13.2 million in expenses went to program services, 6.9% to management and general and 7.2% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does American Federation for Children Growth Fund pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation American Federation for Children Growth Fund reported for one person in calendar year 2024 was $427,942, for the role of CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does American Federation for Children Growth Fund get its money?
Of $14.8 million in revenue in calendar year 2024, 97.1% came from contributions and grants and 0.3% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is American Federation for Children Growth Fund a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 52-2111508 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.
Sources
- 2024: Form 990 for calendar year 2024, object 202542659349300814 · read the filing
- 2023: Form 990 for calendar year 2023, object 202413069349302486 · read the filing
- 2022: Form 990 for calendar year 2022, object 202343199349304619 · read the filing
- 2021: Form 990 for calendar year 2021, object 202243189349316634 · read the filing
- 2020: Form 990 for calendar year 2020, object 202143199349324374 · read the filing
- 2019: Form 990 for calendar year 2019, object 202013219349322146 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 52-2111508: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.