EIN 47-4608840

American Promise

IRS 501(c) type
501(c)(4)
Num. employees
29
Year formed
2015
Most recent tax filings
2023-12-01
Description
American Promise empowers, inspires, and organizes Americans to win the cause of our time: the 28th Amendment to the Constitution. The organization provides nonpartisan support, expertise, strategy, and leadership for all Americans who seek to support a constitutional amendment enabling responsible policies and practices with respect to the role of money used to influence election outcomes. This historic reform will rebalance our politics and government by putting the rights of individual citizens and the interests o.
Related structure
American Promise is a subordinate organization under American Promise Education Fund.
Total revenues
$4,128,137
2023
Total expenses
$1,599,776
2023
Total assets
$3,497,514
2023
Num. employees
29
2023

Program areas at American Promise

American Promise, Inc. empowers, inspires, and mobilizes americans to win the cause of our time: the for our freedom amendment. Once the for our freedom amendment is in place, congress and the states will have the ability to create reasonable safeguards on money in our political system. This historic reform will rebalance our politics and government by putting the rights of individual citizens and the interests of the nation before the privileges of concentrated money, corporations, unions, political parties, and superpacs. American Promise leads the non-partisan, fifty-state campaign for the for our freedom amendment so that people, not money, govern america. (see schedule o)american Promise, Inc. Focuses its advocacy and organizing programs in the following five areas:citizen empowerment:american Promise's citizen empowerment programming focuses on building distributed, decentralized networks to support, connect and amplify cross-partisan local and state action by advocates to move forward the for our freedom amendment in state and federal legislatures.pledge campaign:by securing pledges from candidates for office and incumbents to use their office to work for the for our freedom amendment, American Promise is able to hold elected representatives to their word, to ensure that they represent the good of the country and the will of the people for big, real reform through the amendment, rather than do the bidding of big donors and special interests.state initiatives:american Promise provides legal expertise, organizing strategy and execution, and direct lobbying support for statewide ballot campaigns and local and state resolutions calling on congress to propose the for our freedom amendment.congressional initiatives:american Promise works with democrats, republicans, and independent members of congress to grow cross-partisan support for the for our freedom amendment.website & action center:american Promise's website and action center are interactive resources for citizens, media, organizations, legislators and staff for education, information, events, legislative developments, citizen story-telling, news, opinion pieces and more about the background and progress of the for our freedom amendment.keep the Promise campaign:at the end of 2020, the organization completed phase 1 of its 3 phase strategic plan. The organization built the foundation, including the strategy, organizational structure, leadership team, programming, and citizen participation that set the stage for rapidly building and expanding the skills and engagement of americans as the organization moved into phase 2.in 2023, the third year of phase 2, American Promise, Inc. Continued to build capacity in its programs and communications departments to mobilize and organize its state- and nation-wide membership to build the political will, advocacy, and campaigns necessary for the for our freedom amendment to pass through congress.

Who funds American Promise

Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
GrantmakerDescriptionAmount
Gaia FundGeneral Support$250,000
The Diomedes FoundationCharitable$10,000
Clean Virginia$6,000
...and 3 more grants received

Personnel at American Promise

NameTitleCompensation
William CorteseExecutive Director$71,212
Jeff ClementsPresident$0
John WassBoard Chair and Treasurer$0

Financials for American Promise

RevenuesFYE 12/2023
Total grants, contributions, etc.$4,103,193
Program services$0
Investment income and dividends$24,667
Tax-exempt bond proceeds$0
Royalty revenue$0
Net rental income$0
Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets$0
Net income from fundraising events$0
Net income from gaming activities$0
Net income from sales of inventory$0
Miscellaneous revenues$277
Total revenues$4,128,137

Form 990s for American Promise

Fiscal year endingDate received by IRSFormPDF link
2023-122024-09-18990View PDF
2022-122023-08-08990View PDF
2021-122022-04-27990View PDF
2020-122021-06-30990View PDF
2019-122020-08-28990View PDF
...and 3 more Form 990s

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Data update history
October 22, 2024
Used new vendors
Identified 1 new vendor, including
September 21, 2024
Received grants
Identified 1 new grant, including a grant for $5,000 from The Cottage Bridge Foundation
July 15, 2024
Received grants
Identified 2 new grant, including a grant for $4,000 from The Louis Foundation
May 18, 2024
Received grants
Identified 2 new grant, including a grant for $10,000 from The Diomedes Foundation
January 1, 2024
Received grants
Identified 1 new grant, including a grant for $250,000 from Gaia Fund
Nonprofit Types
Social advocacy organizationsCivil rights and social justice organizationsCommunity service nonprofitsChapter / child organizations
Issues
EducationCommunity improvementVoting rights
Characteristics
Political advocacyNational levelCommunity engagement / volunteering
General information
Address
33 Bradford St
Concord, MA 01742
Metro area
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH
County
Middlesex County, MA
Website URL
americanpromise.net/ 
Phone
(978) 254-6275
IRS details
EIN
47-4608840
Fiscal year end
December
Taxreturn type
Form 990
Year formed
2015
Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
No
Categorization
NTEE code, primary
R40: Voter Education, Registration
NAICS code, primary
813319: Social Advocacy Organizations
Parent/child status
Subordinate organization
California AB-488 details
AB 488 status
May Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes
Charity Registration status
Current - Awaiting Reporting
FTB status revoked
Not revoked
AG Registration Number
CT0230512
FTB Entity ID
None yet
AB 488 data last updated ("as-of") date
2024-11-06
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