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Filing year 2023

AMERICAN IDEA FOUNDATION INC

Janesville, Wisconsin·EIN 83-3365782·NTEE R19 · Civil Rights, Social Action & Advocacy·3
Total revenue
$1.7M
Total assets
$9.1M
Total expenses
$1.6M
Reported officers
11
Mission

IN AMERICA, THE CIRCUMSTANCES OF YOUR BIRTH SHOULD NOT DETERMINE THE OUTCOME OF YOUR LIFE. THE AMERICAN IDEA FOUNDATION IS A NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO PROMOTING THE POLICIES AND PEOPLE WHO EVERY DAY GIVE MEANING TO THIS CONVICTION.THE FOUNDATION WORKS AT THE INTERSECTION OF GRASSROOTS, COMMUNITY-DRIVEN EFFORTS TO EXPAND OPPORTUNITY AND NATIONAL POLICYMAKERS WHO CAN IMPLEMENT CHANGE. THE FOUNDATION TAKES AN EVIDENCE-BASED APPROACH TO IDENTIFYING REAL-WORLD INITIATIVES THAT ARE ACHIEVING RESULTS, ARMING POLICYMAKERS WITH THE INFORMATION THEY NEED TO IMPROVE THE EFFORTS OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, AND LINKING PRACTITIONERS WITH ELECTED OFFICIALS TO REPLICATE THOSE SUCCESS STORIES IN OTHER COMMUNITIES IN NEED.THE AMERICAN IDEA FOUNDATION WILL DEMONSTRATE THAT IT IS THE BOTTOM-UP DYNAMISM OF INDIVIDUALS AND COMMUNITIES THAT TRULY MAKES AMERICA A LAND OF OPPORTUNITY AND PROSPERITY.

Executive compensation, broken down

Form 990 · Schedule J · 5 reported individuals · Filing year 2023

Base salaryBonusOther compensationBenefits
Base salaryBonusOther compensationBenefitsExecutive compensation
Executive Director
$332k
$367k
Vice President/senior Advisor
$210k
$231k
Vice President of Policy & Programs
vice president
$169k
$186k
Secretary/dir. of Operations
secretary (operational)
$89k
$99k
Treasurer/dir. of Administration
$44k
$49k

Teal figures restate each filed amount in 2026 dollars.

Estimated with BLS CPI-U for the Midwest region, restating filed pay into May 2026 dollars. A restatement of past pay, not current or projected pay.

Plus 6 unpaid individuals.

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Median
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75th percentile
$150k
90th percentile
$241k

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