American Values Coalition

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
863620603
IRS 990 coverage
2022–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024, Form 990-EZ 2023
Location
Round Rock, TX, USA
Phone
9162855733
Rating
63
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Voter Education, Registration
Affiliation
Interfaith

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$469,525
Expenses
$341,464
Assets
$181,813
Liabilities
$2,375

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

7 people listed

Highest reported compensation

  • Napp Nazworth (Executive Dir.): $100,000 total reported compensation
  • Daniel Bennett (Board Member): $1,000 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

The nonprofit is formed for charitable purposes, including the following: a)to educate the public on shared values such as democracy and community and to combat misinformation; b)to facilitate discussion between the public and religious, interfaith, and other entities, to further shared values and shared identities; c)to collaborate with other organizations in facilitating networking and discussion in furtherance of these values; d)to make contributions to other recognized, bona fide charitable organizations; e)to take any other action permissible under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (Code); and f)to conduct any and all lawful activities and perform any and all lawful acts which may be necessary, useful, suitable or proper for the furtherance, accomplishment or attainment of any of the activities described in this Paragraph.

What it reported doing in 2024

Hosted four in-person pastor conferences in Phoenix (twice), Orlando, and Atlanta. Hosted a symposium at Wheaton College.Produced a webinar on Christian Nationalism.Attended and was a vendor at the Center for Pastor Theologians annual conference.Launched the first J29 Cohort for 44 pastors, which included a retreat in Chicago.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 100% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 100% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - The filed numbers largely add up and a large share of available resources goes toward mission work. A relatively small share of voting board members are independent and some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 66
  • Transparency & Controls: 92
  • Accountability: 6
  • Sustainability: 52
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 59.7%; rating input score 60
  • Program expense ratio: 82.1%; rating input score 82
  • Fundraising efficiency: $12.36 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 45; 45th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 0%; rating input score 0; 7th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 1 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 14
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Fail
    • Whistleblower policy: Fail
    • Document-retention policy: Fail
    • CEO compensation review process: Limited
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Fail
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 27.3%; rating input score 80; 80th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.53; rating input score 26; 26th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.01; rating input score 43; 43rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 29.6%; rating input score 11; 11th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 8.3% per year; rating input score 100; 65th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 16.6% per year; rating input score 100; 84th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 41.5% per year; rating input score 100; 95th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 59.7% of revenue deployed · 82.1% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 0 of 7 board members independent · 1 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $280K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $100K · 7 people listed
  • Consistency: 23 of 23 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 5 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • Filing history: 2 filing years from 2022 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 3 filed money-flow records
  • 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.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • High — Accountability: Independent voting board scored 0/100.
  • High — Accountability: Governance controls: 5 of 6 not reported.
  • Moderate — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 45/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 26/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 11/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 43/100.