American Opportunity

Overview

Mission

The organization was established to promote social welfare by educating the public on and advocating for public policies that create more economic opportunities for american workers, their families, and small businesses, as well as helping promote policies that lead to strong communities and protect american freedoms.

What it reported doing in 2024

Promote social welfare by educating the public on and advocating for public policies that create more economic opportunities for america workers, their families, and small businesses, as well as helping promote policies that lead to strong communities and protect american freedoms.

Operating model

Revenue model
No positive adjusted resources. The filing reports no positive adjusted operating resources.
Distribution model
No current program activity. The filing reports no program spending for the current year.

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
922534024
IRS 990 coverage
2023–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Headquarters
Washington, DC, USA
Phone
2027725600
Rating confidence
Limited

The verdict

- This form does not report enough financial and governance detail to rate the organization. That is normal for this form and is not a warning sign.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 0
  • Transparency & Controls: 60
  • Accountability: 57
  • Sustainability: 12
  • Growth: 0

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: Limited
  • Program expense ratio: 0%; rating input score 0
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: 0 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 0
    • Compensation committee: Missing
    • Independent consultant: Missing
    • Other Form 990s reviewed: Missing
    • Written employment contract: Missing
    • Compensation survey or study: Missing
    • Board or committee approval: Missing
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Limited
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 50%; rating input score 50; 20th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 6 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 67
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: Fail
    • Other executive compensation review process: Fail
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Fail
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: Limited
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.34; rating input score 14; 14th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 69; 69th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 406.5%; rating input score 2; 2nd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -200% per year; rating input score 0; 0th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -200% per year; rating input score 0; 0th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -118.5% per year; rating input score 0; 1st percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 0% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 3 of 6 board members independent · 6 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment
  • Leadership: top reported pay $364K · 6 people listed · 0 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Consistency: 19 of 19 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 4 filed schedules · includes executive pay
  • Filing history: 2 annual filings from 2023 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 2 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: 7 filed related-organization links
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.

Leadership & pay

6 people listed

Highest reported compensation

  • MEGHAN MEEHAN-DRAPER (DIRECTOR/PRESIDENT): $363,862 total reported compensation
  • STEPHEN HILL (DIRECTOR/TREASURER): $299,064 total reported compensation
  • JILLIAN EDELMAN (DIRECTOR): $268,581 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: FY2024.