Americans Standing for Simplification of the Estate Tax

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
274346306
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2016–2025
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2025
Location
Rockville, MD, USA
Phone
3018815268
Rating confidence
Limited
Sector
Human Service Organizations

Reported finances

Revenue
$0
Expenses
$5,509
Assets
$0
Liabilities
$0

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

4 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • ROBERT SMITH (PRESIDENT)

People named in this filing

  • ROBERT SMITH (PRESIDENT)
  • JAMES W CASH (DIRECTOR)
  • GREGG STEINBARTH (DIRECTOR)

Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Americans standing for the simplification of the estate tax (asset) is a coalition that brings together private businesses, family farms, ranchers and individuals who have been advocating for a change to the collection method for the estate tax.

What it reported doing in 2025

Advocacy: asset is working with think tanks, elected officials and thought leaders on capitol hill to bring about an option for the estate tax that will change the dialogue and provide fairness and permanent relief to the estate tax.

Operating model

Revenue model
Cannot be determined from the filing. The filing does not provide enough consistent revenue detail to tell how this nonprofit funds its work.
Distribution model
Grant intermediary. The nonprofit sent 100% of its reported program spending out as grants.

The verdict

- The available evidence is not sufficient to produce an overall rating for this filing. This is not a warning sign.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 38
  • Transparency & Controls: 82
  • Sustainability: 7
  • Growth: 0

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: Limited
  • Program expense ratio: 100%; rating input score 100

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 51st percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Limited

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: Limited
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0; rating input score 3; 3rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -20.5% per year; rating input score 0; 19th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -22.2% per year; rating input score 0; 14th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -16.2% per year; rating input score 0; 13th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 100% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $6K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 4 people listed
  • Consistency: 8 of 8 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 2 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 9 filing years from 2016 to 2025
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • 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 — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 3/100.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.