Americans for Fair Taxation
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What it says it does
AMERICANS FOR FAIR TAXATION'S (AFFT) MISSION IS TO EDUCATE OUR MEMBERS AND SUPPORTERS ABOUT TAX REFORM BY LEVERAGING TECHNOLOGY AS OUR PRIMARY COMMUNICATION TOOL. AFFT LOBBIES TO SUPPORT THE REPLACEMENT OF FEDERAL INCOME TAX SYSTEM WITH A SINGLE-RATE, NATIONAL SALES TAX.
- Income
- $33,359
- Spending
- $44,845
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending March 31, 2026, 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 990EZ for the year ending March 31, 2026, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Governance
This organization files the short tax form, which does not ask about boards, policies or audits. That is normal for a small charity and is not a mark against it.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending March 31, 2026, 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)
- $44,845 spent. AMERICANS FOR FAIR TAXATION (AFFT) CONDUCTS RESEARCH AND DISSEMINATES PUBLIC EDUCATION INFORMATION REGARDING THE U.S. TAX SYSTEM.AFFT VOLUNTEERS PRESENT SPEECHES TO CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE, ROTARY CLUBS, CHURCHES, AND POLITICALLY ACTIVE GROUPS ON MULTIPLE PARTISAN FORUMS, (I.E. LIBERTARIAN, DEMOCRATIC, REPUBLICAN) DISCUSSING THE IMPACT OF THE NATIONAL RETAIL SALES TAX; AFFT PARTICIPATES IN RADIO INTERVIEWS, LOCAL AND NATIONAL TELEVISION APPEARANCES TALKING ABOUT THE NEED FOR TAX REFORM AND THE ECONOMIC EFFECTS OF A NATIONAL RETAIL SALES TAX. AFFT REGULARLY UPDATES RESEARCH DATA ON THE EFFECTS OF A NATIONAL RETAIL SALES TAX ON VARIOUS ASPECTS OF THE ECONOMY. AFFT WORKS ACTIVELY WITH ALLIED GROUPS, CONGRESSIONAL HEARINGS AND THE PRESIDENT'S TAX PANEL TO EDUCATE THEM ON THE ECONOMIC IMPACT OF A NATIONAL RETAIL SALES TAX.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending March 31, 2026, 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 March 2026.
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 March 1996.
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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