American Future Fund
American Future Fund logo
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| Founded | 2007 |
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| Type | 501(c)(4) Nonprofit |
| 26-0620554 (EIN) | |
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| Coordinates | 41°32′47″N 93°38′42″W / 41.5463°N 93.6449°WCoordinates: 41°32′47″N 93°38′42″W / 41.5463°N 93.6449°W |
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Area served
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United States |
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Members
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3 |
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Key people
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Sandra Greiner, President |
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Revenue
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$23,304,826 (2010) |
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Employees
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0 |
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Volunteers
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32,340 |
| Mission | "To promote conservative free market principles to the citizens of America" |
| Website | americanfuturefund |
The American Future Fund is a 501(c)(4) tax-exempt organization based in Iowa.
Nick Ryan, an adviser to U.S. Representative Jim Nussle, founded the organization in 2007. Its first president was Nicole Schlinger, an Iowa state senator. Its current president is another Iowa state Senator Sandra Greiner. All are Republicans who served on Mitt Romney's campaign for the Republican U.S. Presidential nomination in 2008.
The fund describes itself as providing Americans with "a conservative and free market viewpoint" with the means to communicate and advocate on behalf of those beliefs. In 2010, the fund reported over 9 million dollars of independent campaign expenditures to the Federal Election Commission, and all of its expenditures benefited Republicans. According to the Center for Responsive Politics, the American Future Fund ranked fourth in spending by nonprofits during the 2012 federal elections.
The organization does not disclose the names of those who provide its funding. The Koch brothers have acknowledged funding the American Freedom Fund in some years. Others identified as providing funding include Iowa businessman Bruce Rastetter, a founder of US ethanol-producer Hawkeye Energy Holdings, and the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America, a lobbying group.
It is affiliated with the Center to Protect Patient Rights.
The Fund's first communications effort was a positive ad in support of a candidate. Much of its communications work since then have involved negative advertising against Democrats, but also includes advocacy for a Libertarian candidate designed to hurt a Democrat's chance of winning an election and television ads against Donald Trump during his campaign for the 2016 Republican presidential nomination.
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