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Form'99©
Department
of
theInternal
Revenue
OMB
No
1545-0047
Return
of
Organization
Exempt
From
IncomeTax
2007
Under
section
501
(c),
527,or
4947
(
a)(1)
of
the
Internal
Revenue
Code
(exceptblacklung
benefit
trust
or
private
foundation
)
Open
to
Public
^
The
organization
may
have
to
use
a
copy
of
this
return
to
satisfy
state
r
eporting
requirements
Inspection
A
For
the
2007
calendar
y
ear,
or
tax
y
ear
beginning
,
2007
,
and
ending
,
B
Check
if
applicable
C
Name
of
organization
D
Employer
Identification
Number
Addresschangeuse
pIIRSlabel
Americans
for
Pros
p
erit
y
Foundation
52-1527294
Name
change
or
p
not
or:
nt
Number
and
street
(or
P
O
box
if
mail
is
notdelivered
to
street
addr)
Room/suite
E
Telephone
number
Initial
return
specific
1726
M
Street,
NW,
TenthFloor
(202)
349-5880
TerminationInons.
lions
.
City,
town
or
countryState
ZIPcode
+
4
F
Accou
n
ting
method.
Cash
Accrual
Amended
return
Washin
g
tonDC
20
0
36
Other
(specify)
^
u
pplication
pending
•
Section
501
(
cX3)organizations
and
4947
(
aXl)
nonexempt
H
and
I
arenot
appli
cable
to
section
527
organizations
charitable
trusts
must
attach
a
completedSchedule
A
H
(a)
is
this
a
group
return
foraffiliates'
u
esNo
Form
990
or
990-E
Z).)'
H
(b)
if
'Yes,'
enter
number
of
affiliates
^
G
Web
site:
11
www.
americans
fo
ros
erit
.
or
g
H
(c)Are
all
affiliates
included'
u
es
u
o
J
Organization
type
(If
'No,'
attach
a
list
See
instructions
)
(check
onl
y
one)
501(c)
3
'4
(insert
no)
u
947(a)(1)
or
u
27
H
(d)
is
this
aseparate
return
filed
by
an
K
Check
here',
if
the
organization
is
not
a
509(a)(3)supportingorganization
and
its
organization
covered
by
a
group
ruling"
Yes
X
No
gross
receiptsare
normally
not
more
than
$25,000
A
return
is
notrequired,
but
if
the
I
Group
Exem
ption
Number
organization
chooses
to
file
a
return,
be
sure
to
file
a
complete
return
M
Check
^
if
the
organization
is
not
required
L
Gross
receipts
Add
lines
6b,8b,9b,
and
10b
toline
1201
6,
564,
194.
to
attach
ScheduleB(Form
990,
990-EZ,
or
990-PF).
Part
I
Revenue
_
E
cnenses
_
and
Channel
in
Net
Assets
nr
Fund
Balances
(.Sap
the
rn.ctructinns.
)
1
Contributions,
gifts,
grants,
and
similar
amounts
received-a
Contributions
to
donor
advised
funds
b
Directpublic
support
(not
included
on
line
1
a)
1
a
1
b
5,
476,046.
c
Indirect
public
support
(not
included
on
line
la}
1
c
d
Government
contributions
(grants)(not
included
on
line
1
a)
1
d
e
latthroughlld)s(cash
$
5,
211,117.
noncash
$
264,929
.
)
1
e
5,476,046.
2
Program
service
revenue
including
government
fees
and
contracts
(from
Part
VII,line
93)2
3
Membership
dues
andassessments
3
4
Interest
on
savings
and
temporarycash
investments
4
5
Dividends
and
interest
from
securities
5
39,035.
6a
Gross
rents
6a
b
Less
rental
expenses
6b
c
Net
rental
income
or
(loss)
Subtract
line
6b
from
line
6a
6c
R
7Otherinvestment
income
(describe
)
7
E
v
8a
Gross
amount
from
sales
of
assetsother
(A)
Securities(B)
Other
N
than
inventory
876,
955.
8a
E
b
Less'
cost
or
other
basis
and
sales
expenses
868,
393.
8b
c
Gain
or(loss)(attach
schedule
)
See
L
-
8
Stmt
8,562.
8c
_
d
Net
gain
or
(loss)
Combine
line
8c,
columns
(A)
and
(
B)
8d
8,562.
9
Special
events
and
activities
(attach
schedule)
If
any
amount
is
from
gaming
,
check
herea
Grossrevenue
(not
including
$
of
contributions
reported
on
line
1b)
I
9alb
Less
direct
expenses
otherthan
fundraising
expenses
9b
c
Net
income
or(loss)
from
special
events
Subtract
line
9b
from
line
9a
c
10a
Gross
sales
of
inventory,less
returns
and
allowances
10a
b
Less
cost-of_g
oo
d
s
sold
10b
c
Gross
p
oflt
or
(logs
Af
o
ch
schedule).
Subtract
line
10b
from
line
lOa
10c
11
Otherev
nt7e
(
from
-f^a
V
e10
11
172,158.
12
Total
6mob
ue.
Add
lines
1
e,
2,
3,
6c,
7,
8d,9c,
1
Oc,
and
11
12
5,695,801.
E
13
Progr
el-AUG(fr^r4Ilne^AA^c
(B))
13
5
,
054,342.
x
P
14
Mana
em
eneral
^(frro,
li
,
column
(C))
14
626
,
115
.
J
EN
15
FundrPlsing^
c•I
(
^
15
1,
088
,
193.
S
E
16
Payments-to
affll+at
c
sl?h
edul)
16
s
17
Total
expenses.
Add
lines
16
and
44,
column
(A)
17
6,
768,650.
A
18Excess
or
(deficit)for
theyear.
Subtract
line
17
from
line
1218
-1,
072,849.
S
19
Net
assets
or
fund
balances
at
beginning
of
year
(from
line
73,
column
(A))
191,
573,000.
E
T
T
20
Other
changes
in
netassets
or
fund
balances
(attach
explanation)
SeeL
-
20
Stmt
20
7,222.
S,
21
Net
assets
or
fund
balances
at
end
of
year
Combine
lines
18,19,
and
20
21
507,373.
L
BAA
For
Privacy
Act
and
Paperwork
ReductionAct
Notice
,
see
the
separate
instructions
.
TEEA0101
12/27/07
Form
990
(2007)1
gn
 
2
orm
990-(2007y
Americans
forProsp
erit
y
Foundation52-1527294
Pa
g
e
Part
II
StatpmPnt
of
Functional
Exnanca4
All
nrnnnizafinnc
mustcmmplpta
rnlumn
(Al
(.nlumnc
(R)
(C)
anri(n)
are
renuirPrl
for
section501(c)(3
)
and
(4
)
organizations
and
section
4947(a)(1)
nonexempt
chartable
rusts
but
op
tonalor
ot
hers
.
(
See
instruct)
Do
not
include
amounts
reported
on
line
(A)Total(B)
Program
(
C)
Management
(D)
Fundraising
6b,
8b
,
9b,
10b
,
or
16of
Part
1
services
and
g
eneral
22a
Grants
paid
fromdonoradvisedfunds
(
attachsch)
(cash$
%
non-cash
$
)
If
this
amount
includes
foreign
grants
,
check
here
22a
22b
Other
grants
and
allocations
(
att
sch)
(cash$
non-cash
$
If
this
amount
includes
foreigngrants,
check
here
22b
23
Specific
assistance
to
individuals(attach
schedule)
23
'
.
24
Benefitspaid
to
or
for
members
(attach
schedule)
24
25a
Compensation
of
current
officers,
directors,
key
employees
,
etc.listed
in
Part
V
-
A
See
L
-
25a
Stm
t
25a
312,
613
.
218,
829.31
,
261.
62,523.
b
Compensation
of
former
officers,
directors,
keyemployees,
etc
listed
in
Part
V-B
25b
c
Compensationand
other
distributions,
not
includedabove,
to
disqualified
persons
(as
defined
under
section
4958
(
f)(1))
and
personsdescribed
in
section
4958
(
c)(3)(B)
25c
26
Salaries
and
wages
of
employees
notincluded
on
lines
25a,
b,
and
c
26
1,
430,877.
1,
326,507
.
11,958.92,412.
27Pension
plancontributionsnotincluded
on
lines
25a,
b,
and
c
27
176,
698
.
149,608
.
13,545.13,545.
28
Employee
benefitsnot
included
on
lines
25a
-
27
28
98
,
784.78
,
348.
6,081.14,355.
29
Payroll
taxes
29
105,
065
.
93,005.5,868.
6,192.
30
Professionalfundraisingfees
30
31
Accounting
fees
31
43,119
.
0.
43,119.
0.
32Legalfees
32
24
,
450.
7,701.16,488.
261.
33
Supplies33
34Telephone34
80,179.
66,861.13,
046.
272.
35Postageand
shipping
35
577,
783.145,303.
3,450.
429,
030.
36
Occupancy
36
458,869.
317,
212.
68
,
315.
73,342.
37
Equipment
rental
andmaintenance37
156,
870
.
122,398.
20,380.14,092.
38
Printing
and
publications
38
362,
186.219,256.
23,571.
119,359.
39
Travel
39
606,
157
.
529,776.
24,916.51,465.
40
Conferences
,
conventions
,
andmeetings
40
632,
315
.
598,446.
3,844
.
30,025.
41
Interest
41
9,322.
0
.
9
,
322.
0
.
42
Depreciation
,
depletion,
etc
(
attach
schedule
)
42
28,319.
18
,
375.
4
,
972.
4,
972
.
43
Other
expenses
not
covered
above
(
itemize)
fees
Prof
_
consu1tin^
43a
1
,
311,
656.919
,
287.276,827.
115,542.
_
bDues
sub
s
criptions
nd
43b
11,303.
10,708
.
0.
595.
--
C
Insurance
43c
4,223.
0.
4,223.
0.
-------------------
d
Office
expense
43d
57,280
.
30,962
.
17,
221
.
9,097.
eRegistration
fees
43e
10,586
.
6,977.
50.
3,559.
f
Investment
fees
43f
15,957
.
0.
15,957.
0.
-------------------
g
See
Other
Expenses
Stmt
43
254
,
039.194,783.
11
,
701.
47,555.
44
Total
functional
expenses
.
Add
lines
22a
throw
h
43g
(Or
g
anizations
completin
g
columns
^
D),car
ry
these
totalstolines13
-
15)
B)-
44
6
,
768,650
.
5,054
,
342.
626,115.
1,088,193.
Joint
Costs
.
Check
11-
1-1
if
you
are
following
SOP
98-2Are
any
point
costs
from
a
combined
educational
campaignand
fundraising
solicitation
reported
in
(
B)
Program
services?
-E]
Yes
XQ
No
If
'Yes,'
enter
(i)
the
aggregate
amount
of
these
joint
costs$
,
(ii)
the
amount
allocated
to
Program
services$
,
(iii)
the
amount
allocated
to
Management
and
general
$
,
and
(iv)
the
amount
allocated
to
Fundraising$
BAA
TEEA0102
08/02
/07
Form
990
(2007)
 
Form
990
(2007)
Americans
for
Pros
per
tFoundation
52-1527294
Page
3Parts
III
I
Statement
of
Program
Service
Accomplishments
(See
the
Instructions.)
Form
990
is
available
for
public
inspectionand,
for
some
people,
serves
as
the
primary
or
sole
source
of
information
about
a
particular
organization.
How
thepublic
perceives
an
organization
in
such
cases
may
be
determined
by
the
information
presented
on
its
return
Therefore,
please
make
surethe
return
is
complete
and
accurate
and
fully
describes,
in
Part
III,
theorganization's
programsand
accomplishments
What
is
theorganization's
primary
exempt
purpose?
0
Ed
u
c
a
te
c_itiae
aleaders
o
n
ensuring
e
c
onomic
f
re
e
d=
an_d
o
ppo_
_
_
___
_
__
Program
Service
Expenses
(Re
and
ti(
f
anner
State
the
number
aclear
concise
ll
organizations
must
describe
their
exempt
purposeachievements
i
and
q)
organizat
ions
and
clients
served,
publications
issued
etc.
Discuss
achievements
that
are
not
measurable
(Section501
(c)(3)
and
(4)
organ
izations
and
4947(a)(1)
nonexempt
charitable
trusts
must
also
enterthe
amount
of
grants
and
allocations
to
others)
4947
(a)(1)
trusts,
butoptional
for
others
)
a
National
office
-
educate
citizens
in
support
of
restraining
____
_
___
------------------------------
fede
-
-
al
_qovenment
-growth,
and
returning
government
------
-
and
its
constitutional
limits.
--------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
(Grants
and
allocations
$
0.
)If
this
amount
includes
foreign
grants,
check
here
01
,
129,
588.
bState
-
chapters-
educate
citizens
in
support
of
-
restraining_state
------
------------------
--------
-----
overnment
rowth,
and
returnin
g
_g
overnment
toits
constitutional
limits.Statechapters
are
located
in
Kansas
,
Texas,
North
Carolina,California,
Ohio,_
------
----
-----------------
---
Illinois,
Wisconsin
,
Oklahoma,
Virginia,
Colorado,Oregon,
Michigan
,
Missouri,
------
-------------
----
------
-
-----
New
Jersey
,
-
Florida,
Georgia
,
North
Dakota,
South
Dakota,
-
---
---
---
-----------------
and
-
SouthCarolina
(Grants
and
allocations
$
0.
)If
this
amount
includes
forei
g
n
grants,
check
here
2,
924,
754.
C
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
(Grants
and
allocations
$
)
If
this
amount
includes
foreign
grants,
check
hered
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
(Grants
and
allocations
$
)If
this
amount
includesforeign
grants,
check
here
e
Other
program
services
(Grants
and
allocations
$
)
If
this
amount
includesforeign
grants,
check
here"
n
f
Total
of
Program
Service
Expenses
(shouldequal
line
44,
column
(B),
Program
services)
IN.
5,054,342.
BAA
Form
990
(2007)
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