AMERICAN FEDERATION FOR CHILDREN INC (EIN 330627955) - Form 990 Financial Analysis & Trantor Score

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Financial Vulnerability Assessment (Tuckman-Chang)

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Financial Trends

Organization Details

Formation Year

1994

Legal Domicile

Principal Officer

THOMAS SCHULTZ

Phone

2022801990

Tax Period

2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31

AMERICAN FEDERATION FOR CHILDREN INC, founded in 1994, is a mid-sized nonprofit in the Education sector that reported $11.8M in total revenue in fiscal year 2024. Expenses of $10.8M left a modest 9% surplus.

Mission

A COMMUNITY OF PEOPLE PROMOTING EDUCATIONAL CHOICE AND INNOVATION, WITH A SPECIFIC FOCUS ON SCHOOL VOUCHERS, SCHOLARSHIP TAX CREDIT PROGRAMS AND EDUCATIONAL SAVINGS ACCOUNTS. WE ARE COMMITTED TO BREAKING DOWN BARRIERS TO EDUCATIONAL CHOICE TO HELP CHILDREN, ESPECIALLY LOW-INCOME CHILDREN, ACCESS THE QUALITY EDUCATION NECESSARY TO REACH THEIR FULL POTENTIAL.

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Trantor Score

Financial Health Score (300–850) · Liquidity · Solvency · Sustainability · Efficiency

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Liquidity (40%) • Solvency (30%) • Sustainability (20%) • Efficiency (10%)

Financial Overview (2024)

Revenue Breakdown

Contributions & Grants $11,502,035

Program Service Revenue $0

Investment Income $262,758

Other Revenue $60,440

TOTAL REVENUE $11,825,233

Expense Breakdown

Grants Paid $895,450

Salaries & Benefits $3,679,838

Fundraising Expenses $589,298

Program Expenses $8,905,465

Other Expenses $6,139,495

TOTAL EXPENSES $10,808,906

Year-over-Year Comparison

	2024	2023	Change
Revenue	$11,825,233	$11,135,289	+0.1%
Expenses	$10,808,906	$11,010,965	0.0%
Net Income	$1,016,327	$124,324	+7.2%

Key Indicators

✓ Grants to Organizations ✗ Grants to Individuals ✗ Lobbying ✓ Political Activity ✗ Foreign Activities ✗ Donor Advised Fund ✓ Schedule B Required

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Liquidity & Cash Position

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Governance

Voting Members

Independent Members

Employees

Volunteers

Governance Policies

✓ Conflict of Interest Policy

✓ Whistleblower Policy

✓ Document Retention Policy

Special Practices & Reported Activities

✗ Operated a School

✗ Operated a Hospital

✗ Provided First Class Travel

✗ Reported Conflict of Interest

✗ Reported Asset Diversion

✗ Excess Benefit Transaction

✗ Made Political Expenditures

✗ Engaged in Lobbying

✗ Operated Donor Advised Fund

✗ Maintained Art Collections

✗ Filed Form 720

Compensation of Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Total Officers

$1,110,911

Total Directors

$22,000

Key Employees

Highest Compensated

reported

Name	Title	Hours/Week	Role	Reportable Comp	Other Comp	Total
ANN DUPLESSIS	DIRECTOR	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$22,000
WILLIAM E OBERNDORF	CHAIRMAN	1.50	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
JOHN KIRTLEY	VICE-CHAIR	0.50	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
KATHY HUBBARD	SECRETARY	0.75	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
LEE BARFIELD II	DIRECTOR	0.75	Director	$0	$0	$0
STACY HOCK	DIRECTOR	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
HON JOSEPH LIEBERMAN	DIRECTOR (THRU 02/24)	0.75	Director	$0	$0	$0
EDWARD MCDERMOTT	DIRECTOR	0.75	Director	$0	$0	$0
PAUL SHIVERICK	DIRECTOR	0.75	Director	$0	$0	$0
THOMAS SCHULTZ	CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER	17.05	Officer	$383,293	$44,649	$427,942
ELISA CLEMENTS LINDE	CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER	15.05	Officer	$350,522	$17,600	$368,122
JENNIFER MILLER	CFO/TREASURER	23.09	Officer	$263,230	$51,617	$314,847
RYAN CANTRELL	VP GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS	26.20	Highest	$316,320	$51,974	$368,294
MARK Z DAWES	SPECIAL ADVISOR	18.54	Highest	$283,380	$52,436	$335,816
STEVE SAXE	GENERAL COUNSEL	33.58	Highest	$259,289	$33,753	$293,042
KATIE LINEHAN	VP COMMUNICATIONS & DEVELOPMENT	15.08	Highest	$265,544	$21,186	$286,730
GILLUM FERGUSON	DIRECTOR OF POLITICAL STRATEGY	32.25	Highest	$232,029	$33,266	$265,295

Note: Compensation data is self-reported by the organization on their Form 990. "Reportable Comp" includes salary, bonuses, and other reportable compensation from the organization and related organizations. "Other Comp" includes benefits, deferred compensation, and non-taxable benefits.

Historical Data

Year	Revenue	Expenses	Assets	Net Income
2024	$11,825,233	$10,808,906	$6,313,490	$1,016,327
2023	$11,135,289	$11,010,965	$5,198,587	$124,324
2022	$8,995,479	$8,835,736	$5,215,670	$159,743
2021	$8,920,295	$7,734,161	$4,734,302	$1,186,134
2020	$9,596,806	$9,018,429	$3,401,526	$578,377
2019	$8,291,908	$8,200,886	$1,144,408	$91,022
2018	$6,951,175	$7,869,420	$1,061,119	$-918,245

AMERICAN FEDERATION FOR CHILDREN INC