American Public Square Inc

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Organization Details

Formation Year

2016

Legal Domicile

Principal Officer

Allan Katz

Phone

8166011001

Tax Period

2023-01-01 to 2023-12-31

American Public Square Inc, founded in 2016, is a small nonprofit that reported $722K in total revenue in fiscal year 2023. Revenue decreased 7% compared to the prior year. Expenses of $694K left a modest 4% surplus.

Mission

American Public Square's Mission is to improve the tone and quality of public discourse and to create paths toward actionable common ground.

Program Service Accomplishments

Program 1

Expenses: $234,526 Revenue: $0

Diversity of viewpoints is a critical component of the work we do. In 2023, APS and our partners produced 17 events that enabled over 3300 participants to truly engage across their ideological...

Diversity of viewpoints is a critical component of the work we do. In 2023, APS and our partners produced 17 events that enabled over 3300 participants to truly engage across their ideological differences to learn something new on topics of widespread interest including cancel culture, abortion rights and reparations.

Program 2

Expenses: $225,394 Revenue: $0

We continue to engage the voices of young people in our community as well, through our Civics Education Initiative at the high school level. Through three curriculum units, delivered in the Fall...

We continue to engage the voices of young people in our community as well, through our Civics Education Initiative at the high school level. Through three curriculum units, delivered in the Fall semester to over 500 students, participants receive civility training, engage in classroom discussions and critically assess the impact of today's media on civic discourse. Taking skills they learn in the Fall semester, 74 students continued into the Spring semester as Student Ambassadors. In this role, students engaged in a project-based learning experience that gave them the opportunity to work together to build their own APS program. In April 2023, students hosted the program, "Life and Legislation: America's BIG Divide on Abortion."

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

Financial Overview (2023)

Revenue Breakdown

Contributions & Grants $751,923

Program Service Revenue $0

Investment Income $13,422

Other Revenue $-43,468

TOTAL REVENUE $721,877

Expense Breakdown

Grants Paid $0

Salaries & Benefits $326,822

Fundraising Expenses $90,515

Program Expenses $459,920

Other Expenses $367,224

TOTAL EXPENSES $694,046

Year-over-Year Comparison

	2023	2022	Change
Revenue	$721,877	$778,050	-0.1%
Expenses	$694,046	$725,599	0.0%
Net Income	$27,831	$52,451	-0.5%

Key Indicators

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

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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

$180,856

Total Directors

$63,651

Key Employees

Highest Compensated

reported

Name	Title	Hours/Week	Role	Reportable Comp	Other Comp	Total
Claire Bishop	Executive Director	40	Officer	$114,317	$2,888	$117,205
Allan Katz	Chair	20	Officer Director	$63,651	$0	$63,651
Bill Kort	Treasurer	2	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
Irv Belzer	Secretary	2	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
Maggie Collins	Board Member	0.5	Director	$0	$0	$0
Rebecca Hall Coulson	Board Member	0.5	Director	$0	$0	$0
Mary Jorgenson	Board Member	0.5	Director	$0	$0	$0
Ward Katz	Board Member	0.5	Director	$0	$0	$0
McClain Bryant Macklin	Board member	0.5	Director	$0	$0	$0
Tom McDonnell	Board member	0.5	Director	$0	$0	$0
Colleen Nelson	Board Member	0.5	Director	$0	$0	$0
Sue Nerman	Board Member	0.5	Director	$0	$0	$0
Greg Orman	Board Member	0.5	Director	$0	$0	$0
Bill Pratt	Board Member	0.5	Director	$0	$0	$0
Ann Regnier	Board Member	0.5	Director	$0	$0	$0
Paul Russell	Board Member	0.5	Director	$0	$0	$0
Rodney Smith	Board Member	0.5	Director	$0	$0	$0
Shaun Stallworth	Board Member	0.5	Director	$0	$0	$0
Joni Wickham	Board Member	0.5	Director	$0	$0	$0

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	No data	No data	No data	No data
2023	$721,877	$694,046	$505,437	$27,831
2022	$778,050	$725,599	$463,567	$52,451
2021	$650,718	$620,152	$410,518	$30,566
2020	$766,011	$705,281	$385,278	$60,730
2019	$478,436	$533,861	$324,632	$-55,425
2018	$621,655	$557,547	$377,256	$64,108