American Property Owners Alliance
Public records raise at least one point you should look into before giving.
What it says it does
IN UNCERTAIN TIMES, OUR HOMES, LAND, AND PROPERTIES ARE AN ESSENTIAL SOURCE OF REFUGE AND STABILITY. PROPERTY OWNERSHIP REPRESENTS AN INVESTMENT NOT JUST IN OURSELVES, BUT IN OUR COMMUNITIES. THE AMERICAN PROPERTY OWNER ALLIANCE (APOA) ADVOCATES FOR (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O) PUBLIC POLICIES THAT SUPPORT OWNERSHIP THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES. APOA SERVES AS A TRUSTED RESOURCE FOR PROPERTY OWNERS AND THOSE WHO WANT TO ACHIEVE THE AMERICAN DREAM BY PROVIDING TIMELY, ACCURATE INFORMATION TO HELP THEM SAFEGUARD THEIR INTERESTS. APOA ACTIVATES WHEN NECESSARY TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC AND ADVANCE COMMON-SENSE SOLUTIONS THAT SAFEGUARD PROPERTY OWNERSHIP.
- Income
- $6.9 million
- Spending
- $5.8 million
- Employees
- 1
- Volunteers
- 3
- Highest pay
- $402,595, executive director
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Financial health
We do not score finances when yearly spending is very small or the return has too little detail. The ratios stop meaning much at that size.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Governance
This return does not answer enough of the governance questions to score.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (1)
- $5.5 million spent. EDUCATION, ADVOCACY, AND COMMUNICATIONS - THROUGH ITS SOCIAL MEDIA ACCOUNTS AND WEBSITE, GENERAL MEDIA COMMUNICATIONS, GRASSROOTS MOBILIZATION, GRANTS TO ORGANIZATIONS WITH SIMILAR POLICY OBJECTIVES, AND EVENT SPONSORSHIP THE AMERICAN PROPERTY OWNERS ALLIANCE (APOA) WORKS TO RAISE AWARENESS OF THE ISSUES AFFECTING AMERICA'S PROPERTY OWNERS. APOA HELPS HOMEOWNERS ENGAGE THEIR LEGISLATORS BY SENDING MESSAGES TO CONGRESS ON PRIORITY ISSUES AND GATHERING THEIR STORIES TO SHARE THE #OURHOUSING STORY CAMPAIGN. APOA CONTINUED ITS EVENT SERIES FOCUSED ON BLACK HOMEOWNERSHIP AND GENERATIONAL WEALTH CREATION CONVENING IN CLEVELAND, OH; MONTGOMERY, AL; ATLANTA, GA; AND LITTLE ROCK, AR FEATURING EXPERTS AND POLICY MAKERS. APOA MAINTAINED A STRONG MEDIA PRESENCE BY SECURING PLACEMENTS FOR OP/EDS WRITTEN BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR IN A NUMBER OF PUBLICATIONS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. APOA CONTINUED ITS EXPANSION AND EXCEEDED GOALS FOR GROWTH AND CONSUMER ENGAGEMENT.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(4) social welfare organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated November 6, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Caution.
The IRS master file records contributions to this 501(c)(4) social welfare organization as not deductible.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2024.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since April 2022.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated November 4, 2026.
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