American Promise Inc
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What it says it does
American Promise and our supporters advance this nonpartisan constitutional amendment effort by seeking endorsements, legislative resolutions, state ballot initiatives, grassroots and direct lobbying, and a ultimately a successful vote by congress and state legislatures to pass and ratify the amendment.
- Income
- $2.5 million
- Spending
- $3.9 million
- Employees
- 46
- Volunteers
- 1,078
- Highest pay
- $385,589, president
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, 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, 2025, 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, 2025, 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)
- $2.9 million spent. American Promise, Inc. ("API") mobilizes citizens and elected representatives in support of the For Our Freedom Amendment, a constitutional reform that would permit federal and state policy makers to decide whether and how to set reasonable limits on political spending. API leads the non-partisan, national effort to restore power to ordinary citizens to address the influence of corporations, unions, super PACs, and foreign entities in American elections. API has built a devoted community of volunteers, claimed victory in nearly half of all statehouses, and sent a clear message to our country's leaders: Americans are ready to end the corruption, move past the dysfunction, and put power back in the hands of the people. (See Schedule O) American Promise, Inc. focuses its advocacy and organizing programs in the following three areas: Grassroots Advocacy American Promise's citizen empowerment programming focuses on building distributed networks of grassroots advocates to advance the For Our Freedom Amendment in state and federal legislatures. State Initiatives API provides legal expertise, organizing strategy and execution, and direct lobbying support for statewide campaigns and legislative efforts in support of a constitutional amendment. As of 2025 23 states have passed resolutions calling on Congress to move forward with an amendment to address this issue. Congressional Initiatives API works with Democrats, Republicans, and Independent members of Congress to expand cross-partisan support for the For Our Freedom Amendment.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, 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 October 13, 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 2025.
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 February 2016.
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 October 21, 2026.
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