![]() American Future Fund logo | |
Founded | 2007[1] |
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Type | 501(c)(4) Nonprofit |
26-0620554 ( EIN) | |
Location |
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Coordinates | 41°32′47″N 93°38′42″W / 41.5463°N 93.6449°W |
Area served | United States |
Members | 3 |
Key people | Sandra Greiner, President [1] |
Revenue | $23,304,826 (2010) [2] |
Employees | 0 |
Volunteers | 32,340 [1] |
Website |
americanfuturefund |
The American Future Fund is a 501(c)(4) tax-exempt organization based in Iowa. [3]
Nick Ryan, an adviser to U.S. Representative Jim Nussle, founded the organization in 2007. [4] Its current president is another Iowa state Senator Sandra Greiner. [5] All are Republicans who served on Mitt Romney's campaign for the Republican U.S. Presidential nomination in 2008. [6]
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. [7] 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. [8] According to OpenSecrets, the American Future Fund ranked fourth in spending by nonprofits during the 2012 federal elections. [9]
The organization does not disclose the names of those who provide its funding. [10] 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. [9]
It is affiliated with the Center to Protect Patient Rights. [11] [12]
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, [13] 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.
![]() American Future Fund logo | |
Founded | 2007[1] |
---|---|
Type | 501(c)(4) Nonprofit |
26-0620554 ( EIN) | |
Location |
|
Coordinates | 41°32′47″N 93°38′42″W / 41.5463°N 93.6449°W |
Area served | United States |
Members | 3 |
Key people | Sandra Greiner, President [1] |
Revenue | $23,304,826 (2010) [2] |
Employees | 0 |
Volunteers | 32,340 [1] |
Website |
americanfuturefund |
The American Future Fund is a 501(c)(4) tax-exempt organization based in Iowa. [3]
Nick Ryan, an adviser to U.S. Representative Jim Nussle, founded the organization in 2007. [4] Its current president is another Iowa state Senator Sandra Greiner. [5] All are Republicans who served on Mitt Romney's campaign for the Republican U.S. Presidential nomination in 2008. [6]
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. [7] 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. [8] According to OpenSecrets, the American Future Fund ranked fourth in spending by nonprofits during the 2012 federal elections. [9]
The organization does not disclose the names of those who provide its funding. [10] 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. [9]
It is affiliated with the Center to Protect Patient Rights. [11] [12]
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, [13] 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.