American Majority
| American Majority | |
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| Basic facts | |
| Type: | 501(c)(3) |
| Founder(s): | Ned Ryun |
| Year founded: | 2008 |
| Website: | Official website |
American Majority is a conservative 501(c)(3) nonprofit political training organization founded with an initial investment by the Sam Adams Alliance. The organization was founded to provide political training to conservative activists and candidates in state and local elections.[1]
Mission
As of September 2017, the website for American Majority listed the following mission statement for the organization:[2]
| “ | We are the nation’s premier conservative training organization, helping put in place a truly unique, separate political infrastructure—for use before, during and after election dates. As a 501c(3) non-partisan, nonprofit, American Majority continually trains, organizes, mobilizes, and equips new grassroots conservative leaders. We believe meaningful, lasting political change starts not in Washington, but at state and local levels, where most actual government decisions and spending occurs.[3] | ” |
History
American Majority was founded in 2008 by Ned Ryun. Ryun, a former presidential writer for George W. Bush (R), is the son of former Republican Rep. Jim Ryun. Headquartered in Purcellville, Virginia, the organization trains across the country with staffed offices in Oklahoma, Wisconsin, Florida, Illinois, and Texas.
Work
Programs
American Majority has four programs that support its mission as a political training institute:
- The Candidate Training Program is geared toward people seeking public office, especially at the local and state levels. At one-day seminars, candidates and their staff members are taught campaign basics, beginning with how to file the proper paperwork and register as a candidate. Topics addressed include the use of social media, effective communication, volunteer coordination, and fundraising. American Majority has created manuals with state specific information about becoming a candidate and campaigning for positions on the local school board and city council.[4]
- The Activist Training Program is focused on teaching citizens how to become community leaders by advocating American Majority's goals of increased freedom and limited government. Attendees are trained how to organize coalitions and hold successful events, how to send FOIA requests to government bodies, hold elected officials accountable, use new media to communicate their message, and volunteer for issue advocacy groups, think tanks, and political campaigns.[5]
- Social Media Training provides training on using Twitter, Facebook, and blogging as campaign tools for issues or campaigns for public office.[6]
- Campus Training provides activist trainings on college campuses. Along with addressing many of the same topics as the activist trainings, the Campus Majority events also include discussions about how to effectively promote limited government ideals on a college campus, and how to become involved in student government.[7]
Leadership
As of September 2017, the website for American Majority listed the following individuals as members of the group's leadership:[2]
- Ned Ryun , Founder and CEO
- Matt Batzel, National executive director
- Kelly Amorin, Chief financial officer
- Lonny Leitner, Chief of staff
- Mike Morrison, Director of communications
- Angela Kelley, Director of operations
Finances
The following is a breakdown of American Majority's revenues and expenses as submitted to the IRS for the 2012 to 2014 fiscal years:
| Annual revenue and expenses for American Majority, 2012–2014 | ||
| Tax Year | Total Revenue | Total Expenses |
| 2014[8] | $945,581 | $1,154,170 |
| 2013[9] | $1,209,490 | $1,393,707 |
| 2012[10] | $5,221,383 | $5,366,064 |
Tax status
American Majority is a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt nonprofit organization. Its 501(c) designation refers to a section of the U.S. federal income tax code concerning charitable, religious, and educational organizations.[11] Section 501(c) of the U.S. tax code has 29 sections that list specific conditions particular organizations must meet in order to be considered tax-exempt under the section. Organizations that have been granted 501(c)(3) status by the Internal Revenue Service are exempt from federal income tax.[12] This exemption requires that any political activity by the charitable organization be nonpartisan in nature.[13]
Recent news
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See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Spectator.org, "After the Tea Parties," accessed February 10, 2010
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 American Majority, "We Make New Leaders," accessed September 6,2017
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ American Majority, "Candidate Training," accessed September 6, 2017
- ↑ American Majority, "Activism Training," accessed September 6, 2017
- ↑ American Majority, "Social Media Training," accessed September 6, 2017
- ↑ American Majority, "Campus Training," accessed September 6, 2017
- ↑ Guidestar, "American Majority IRS Form 990 (2014)," accessed September 6, 2017
- ↑ Guidestar, "American Majority IRS Form 990 (2013)," accessed September 6, 2017
- ↑ Guidestar, "American Majority IRS Form 990 (2012)," accessed September 6, 2017
- ↑ Internal Revenue Service, "Exempt Purposes - Internal Revenue Code Section 501(c)(3)," accessed January 13, 2014
- ↑ Internal Revenue Service, "Life Cycle of a Public Charity/Private Foundation," accessed July 10, 2015
- ↑ Internal Revenue Service, "Exemption Requirements - 501(c)(3) Organizations," accessed January 13, 2014
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