NonprofitsAmerican Oversight Inc

Civil Rights, Social Action & Advocacy

American Oversight Inc

WASHINGTON, DC

Total revenue

$7.3M

Total expenses

$6.4M

Net assets

$6.7M

Grants received

$33.7M

66 grants

EIN

815294830

Tax year

2024

Mission

See form 990, part iii, line 1.

Programs

1 program

Education & outreach: american oversight educates the public about our investigations and findings by engaging with the news media, other organizations, and directly via our website and social media platforms. The organization maintains an extensive publicly available online library of documents obtained via our open records requests and litigation.

Expenses: $1.4M

Financials

FY 2024

Revenue

Contributions & grants$6.8M
Program service revenue$257K
Investment income$246K
Other revenue
Total revenue$7.3M

Expenses

Grants paid
Salaries & benefits$4.3M
Fundraising$154K
Other expenses$2.1M
Total expenses$6.4M
Total assets$7.6M
Net assets$6.7M

People

13 listed

NameRoleCompensation

CHIOMA CHUKWU

INTERIM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (FROM 4/24)

Board

$275K

40 hrs/wk

HEATHER SAWYER

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (UNTIL 4/24)

Board

$105K

1 hrs/wk

DOMINIQUE BRAVO

BOARD PRESIDENT/DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

CAROLINE FREDERICKSON

TREASURER (UNTIL 11/24)

Board

1 hrs/wk

MICHELLE KUPPERSMITH

TREASURER (FROM 11/24)

Board

1 hrs/wk

ESOSA OSA

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

KYLE HERRIG

DIRECTOR (UNTIL 11/24)

Board

1 hrs/wk

KATHLEEN CLARK

SECRETARY/DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

KATHERINE ANTHONY

DEPUTY CHIEF COUNSEL

Staff

$191K

40 hrs/wk

AMANDA TEUSCHER

COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR

Staff

$150K

40 hrs/wk

RONALD FEIN

CHIEF COUNSEL

Staff

$148K

40 hrs/wk

ELIZABETH HADDIX

SENIOR COUNSEL

Staff

$140K

40 hrs/wk

BENJAMIN SPARKS

SENIOR COUNSEL

Staff

$135K

40 hrs/wk

Independent contractors

SUMMER STRATEGIES

CONSULTING

$240K

THE SCOUTING GROUP

CONSULTING

$151K

Grants received

Showing 66 of 66

FromAmountPurposeYear
$550K
GENERAL PURPOSE
2024
$325K
CIVIL RIGHTS, SOCIAL ACTION, ADVOCACY
2024
$275K
General support
2024
$17K
Program support for a cybersecurity threat assessment
2024
$5K
GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSE
2024
$2.6M
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2023
$1M
general support
2023
$500K
ACCOUNTABILITY FOR VOTING RIGHTS & DEMOCRACY
2023
$400K
GENERAL PURPOSE
2023
$400K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2023
$250K
General support
2023
$160K
CIVIC ENGAGEMENT & PROTECTING DEMOCRACY - DEMOCRACY OPEN RECORDS WORK.
2023
$100K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2023
$75K
DEMOCRACY - GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2023
$50K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2023
$50K
PROJECT SUPPORT FOR LGBTQ ISSUES
2023
$3.5M
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2022
$750K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2022
$500K
GENERAL PURPOSE
2022
$500K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2022
$250K
General support
2022
$200K
Program Grant
2022
$160K
CIVIC ENGAGEMENT & PROTECTING DEMOCRACY - DEMOCRACY OPEN RECORDS WORK.
2022
$75K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2022
$50K
FOR THE CURRENT GENERAL OPERATION BUDGET
2022
$16K
PUBLIC, SOCIETAL BENEFIT
2022
$3.3M
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2021
$3.3M
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2021
$1.3M
OPERATING SUPPORT
2021
$250K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2021
$249K
AZ AUDIT EDUCATION
2021
$15K
Countering Scam Election Reviews & Authoritarian Power Grabs
2021
$10K
FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2021
$500
General purpose
2021
$3.1M
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2020
$400K
GENERAL PURPOSE
2020
$250K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2020
$225K
Program Grant
2020
$200K
Program support for COVID-19 Oversight Hub project
2020
$200K
Program support for COVID-19 Oversight Hub project
2020
$200K
CIVIL RIGHTS, SOCIAL ACTION, ADVOCACY
2020
$150K
CIVIL RIGHTS, SOCIAL ACTION, ADVOCACY
2020
$100K
Program support to use open records requests to provide greater election transparency
2020
$100K
STATE ACCOUNTABILITY PROJECT
2020
$100K
General Support
2020
$75K
PUBLIC, SOCIETAL BENEFIT
2020
$50K
PUBLIC, SOCIETAL BENEFIT
2020
$50K
FIGHT CORRUPTION, DRIVE ACCOUNTABILITY, AND DEFEND DEMOCRACY.
2020
$25K
AMERICAN OVERSIGHT - GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2020
$10K
Civil Participation
2020
$10K
COMMUNITY & HUMAN SERVICES
2020
$3K
General & Unrestricted
2020
$2.0M
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2019
$250K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2019
$200K
OPERATING SUPPORT
2019
$22K
PUBLIC, SOCIETAL BENEFIT
2019
$15K
FOR 2020 GENERAL OPERATING EXPENSES
2019
$2.0M
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2018
$250K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2018
$2.0M
FOR GRANT RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSES
2017
$250K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2017
$250K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2017

Funded by

$33.7M from 28 funders · 66 grants · 2017–2024

Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund

$21.7M · 8 grants · 2017–2023

Wellspring Philanthropic Fund Inc

$2.7M · 4 grants · 2019–2023

Sandler Foundation

$2.4M · 8 grants · 2017–2023

Bernard And Anne Spitzer

$1.9M · 4 grants · 2020–2024

Democracy Fund Inc

$1.2M · 6 grants · 2020–2024

Our American Future Action

$1M · 1 grant · 2023

New Venture Fund

$525K · 2 grants · 2020–2024

NEO Philanthropy Inc

$425K · 2 grants · 2020–2022

Details

EIN815294830
NTEE codeR05
Subsection03
Ruling date2017-06
Formed2017
Employees44
Volunteers3
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