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Nonprofit · EIN 52-2096845

NEW AMERICA FOUNDATION

Tax-exempt · WASHINGTON, DC 20005

Financials

$46.8M$40.8M2023$37.2M$41.3M2024
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of NEW AMERICA FOUNDATION by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
December 31, 2024990$37,233,867$41,339,553-$4,105,686$81,423,136$29,109,285$52,313,851
December 31, 2023990$46,779,045$40,824,022$5,955,023$88,026,169$31,601,449$56,424,720
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$33,798,453
of which government grants
$898,779
Program service revenue
$1,342,227
Investment income
$1,864,857
Net rental income
$201,394
Other revenue
$228,330

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$3,036,649
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$2,925,362
Other salaries and wages
$17,789,924
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$25,760,697
Professional fundraising fees
$126,000
Legal fees
$58,315
Accounting fees
$115,707
Occupancy
$3,108,562
Travel
$1,110,356
Depreciation
$520,972
Program services (functional)
$32,709,752
Management and general (functional)
$6,874,850
Fundraising (functional)
$1,754,951

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$88,026,169
Total assets, end of year
$81,423,136
Total liabilities, end of year
$29,109,285
Net assets, end of year
$52,313,851
Land, buildings and equipment
$3,104,621
Publicly traded securities
$24,432,074
Net assets without donor restrictions
$15,066,891
Net assets with donor restrictions
$37,246,960
Gross receipts
$37,233,867
Employees
196
Volunteers
17
Year formed
1998
State of legal domicile
DC

From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.

Officers, directors and key employees

As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024, highest compensation first.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
ANNE-MARIE SLAUGHTERCEO
Trustee or director, Officer
40$570,709$39,151
PAUL BUTLERPRESIDENT & CTO
Officer
40$438,951$49,146
BARRY HOWARDCOO
Officer
40$301,435$65,728
PETER BERGENVP. GLOBAL STUDIES & FELLOWS
Highest-paid employee
40$293,962$69,095
KEVIN D CAREYVP. EDU. POLICY & KNOWLEDGE MGMT
Key employee
40$291,023$33,782
MARLA WILSONVP. DEVELOPMENT & STRATEGIC
Highest-paid employee
40$265,457$38,734
LILIAN CORALVP. TECH AND DEMOCRACY PROGRAMS
Key employee
40$230,442$49,576
TARA MCGUINNESSSENIOR DIRECTOR, NEW PRACTICE LAB
Key employee
40$246,048$25,954
SHAENA L GLIERSENIOR DIRECTOR OF FINANCE
Officer
40$226,596$35,644
ELENA SILVASR. DIR. EDUCATION POLICY PROGRAM
Highest-paid employee
40$232,309$24,556
THEODORE R JOHNSONSENIOR ADVISOR
Highest-paid employee
40$228,174$28,253
MARY ALICE MCCARTHYSENIOR DIR., CENTER ON EDU. & LABOR
Key employee
40$219,492$36,685
PETER SINGERSENIOR FELLOW & STRATEGIST
Highest-paid employee
40$224,976$26,979
CECILIA MUNOZDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
9$65,000$0
LENNY T MENDONCADIRECTOR - CHAIR (THRU 5/24)
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
16 more people on this return
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
SALLY OSBERGDIRECTOR - CHAIR (AS OF 5/24)
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
TODD PARKDIRECTOR - VICE CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
MONA MOURSHEDDIRECTOR - TREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
JAMES FALLOWSDIRECTOR - SECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
ROBERT ABERNETHYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
DANIELLE ALLENDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
MICHAEL M CROWDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
HELENE D GAYLEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
REID HOFFMANDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
ZACHARY KARABELLDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
DON KATZDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
PATRICK RADDEN KEEFEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
ASHTON KUTCHERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
MONICA LOZANODIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
MOIRA SHOURIEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
ASHLEY SWEARENGINDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 32 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
ANNE-MARIE SLAUGHTERCEO
Trustee or director, Officer
40$530,513$37,242
PAUL BUTLERPRESIDENT & CTO
Officer
40$417,755$46,339
BARRY C HOWARDCOO
Officer
40$274,096$62,417
PETER BERGENVP. GLOBAL STUDIES & FELLOWS
Highest-paid employee
40$272,503$63,844
KEVIN D CAREYVP. EDU. POLICY & KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT
Key employee
40$280,814$32,409
MARLA WILSONVP. DEVELOPMENT AND STRATEGIC
Highest-paid employee
40$260,209$30,889
TARA MCGUINNESSSENIOR DIRECTOR, NEW PRACTICE LAB
Key employee
40$237,455$24,742
ELENA SILVASR. DIRECTOR EDUCATION POLICY PROG.
Highest-paid employee
40$227,940$22,973
MARY ALICE MCCARTHYSENIOR DIRECTOR, CENTER ON EDUCATION AND LABOR
Key employee
40$214,836$34,963
LILIAN CORALVP. TECH AND DEMOCRACY PROGRAMS
Key employee
40$226,783$21,244
PETER SINGERSENIOR FELLOW & STRATEGIST
Highest-paid employee
40$220,947$23,092
THEODORE R JOHNSONSENIOR ADVISOR
Highest-paid employee
40$224,378$13,499
SHAENA L GLIERSENIOR DIRECTOR OF FINANCE
Officer
40$185,689$31,927
CECILIA MUNOZDIRECTOR
Trustee or director, Officer
9$55,000$0
LENNY T MENDONCADIRECTOR - CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
MONA MOURSHEDDIRECTOR - TREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
JAMES FALLOWSDIRECTOR - SECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
ROBERT ABERNETHYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DANIELLE ALLENDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MICHAEL M CROWDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
TOM FRESTONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
HELENE D GAYLEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
KATHERINE GEHLDIRECTOR (THRU 4/23)
Trustee or director
1$0$0
REID HOFFMANDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ZACHARY KARABELLDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ASHTON KUTCHERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MONICA LOZANODIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
SALLY OSBERGDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
TODD PARKDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MOIRA SHOURIEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ASHLEY SWEARENGINDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
FAREED ZAKARIADIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
740 15TH ST NW STE 900, WASHINGTON, DC 20005-1031
In care of
% TEACHERS INS ANNUITY ASSOC AMER
Principal officer (990 for 2024)
BARRY HOWARD, 740 15TH STREET NW 900, WASHINGTON, DC 20005
Signed the 990
BARRY HOWARD, COO
Phone
(202) 986-2700
Return prepared by
CLIFTONLARSONALLEN LLP

Mission

NEW AMERICA FOUNDATION IS DEDICATED TO RENEWING AMERICA BY CONTINUING THE QUEST TO REALIZE OUR NATION'S HIGHEST IDEALS, HONESTLY CONFRONTING THE CHALLENGES CAUSED BY RAPID TECHNOLOGICAL AND SOCIAL CHANGE, AND SEIZING THE OPPORTUNITIES THOSE CHANGES CREATE.

990 for the year ended December 31, 2024

Program accomplishments

  • DOMESTIC POLICY PROGRAMSEDUCATION POLICY PROGRAM: THE EDUCATION POLICY PROGRAM USES ORIGINAL RESEARCH AND POLICY ANALYSIS TO HELP SOLVE THE NATION'S CRITICAL EDUCATION PROBLEMS, CRAFTING OBJECTIVE ANALYSES AND SUGGESTING NEW IDEAS FOR POLICYMAKERS, EDUCATORS, AND THE PUBLIC AT LARGE. NEW AMERICA COMBINES A STEADFAST CONCERN FOR HISTORICALLY DISADVANTAGED POPULATIONS WITH A BELIEF THAT BETTER INFORMATION ABOUT EDUCATION CAN VASTLY IMPROVE BOTH THE POLICIES THAT GOVERN EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS AND THE QUALITY OF LEARNING ITSELF. THE EDUCATION POLICY PROGRAM CONTAINS SEVERAL SUB-PROGRAMS:THE EARLY & ELEMENTARY EDUCATION POLICY TEAM WORKS TO HELP ENSURE THAT ALL CHILDREN HAVE ACCESS TO A SYSTEM OF HIGH-QUALITY EARLY LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES FROM BIRTH THROUGH THIRD GRADE THAT PREPARE THEM TO SUCCEED IN SCHOOL AND IN LIFE.THE PREK-12 INITIATIVE WORKS TO ENSURE THAT ALL CHILDREN ATTENDING PUBLIC ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS HAVE ACCESS TO AND RECEIVE HIGH-QUALITY EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCES, WITH A PARTICULAR EMPHASIS ON IMPROVING EQUITY AND OUTCOMES FOR TRADITIONALLY UNDERSERVED STUDENTS. IT ALSO CONTAINS THE SUB-INITIATIVES:(1) THE ENGLISH LEARNERS INITIATIVE PROVIDES A POLICY-DRIVEN FOCUS ON LANGUAGE LEARNERS IN THE EARLY CHILDHOOD YEARS THROUGH THE PREK-12 EDUCATION SYSTEM. THE INITIATIVE CONDUCT RESEARCH, DEVELOP RECOMMENDATIONS, AND DISSEMINATE NEW IDEAS TO POLICYMAKERS, PRACTITIONERS, AND THE PUBLIC TO IMPROVE OUTCOMES FOR ENGLISH LEARNERS.(2) THE EDUCATION FUNDING EQUITY INITIATIVE CONDUCTS QUANTITATIVE, QUALITATIVE, AND GEOSPATIAL ANALYSIS TO UNDERSTAND AND HIGHLIGHT THE IMPACT OF CURRENT SCHOOL FUNDING POLICIES AND POINT THE WAY TOWARD MORE EQUITABLE APPROACHES. THE HIGHER EDUCATION INITIATIVE WORKS TO MAKE HIGHER EDUCATION MORE ACCESSIBLE, INNOVATIVE, STUDENT-CENTERED, OUTCOMES-FOCUSED, AND EQUITABLE.THE TEACHING, LEARNING, AND TECH PROJECT FOCUSES ON HOW EDUCATORS AND OTHER PROFESSIONALS CAN USE NEW MEDIA AND TECHNOLOGIES TO PROMOTE MORE EQUITABLE SYSTEMS OF LEARNING, FROM PRE-K THROUGH 12TH GRADE AND INTO THE POST-SECONDARY YEARS.THE CENTER ON EDUCATION AND LABOR IS DEDICATED TO RESTORING THE LINK BETWEEN EDUCATION AND ECONOMIC MOBILITY. THE CENTER'S WORK SPANS THE POLICY DOMAINS OF EDUCATION, LABOR, AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT. THE GOAL IS TO FORGE A MORE HOLISTIC APPROACH TO THE CHALLENGES GENERATED FROM TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE, AN APPROACH THAT RECOGNIZES THE NEED TO EQUIP WORKERS OF THE FUTURE WITH THE KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND POWER NECESSARY TO FULFILL THE TERMS OF OUR SOCIAL CONTRACT. IT ALSO CONTAINS THE SUB-INITIATIVES:FUTURE OF WORK AND INNOVATION ECONOMY INITIATIVE. THE FUTURE OF WORK AND INNOVATION ECONOMY INITIATIVE (FOWIE) IS A RESEARCH, STORYTELLING, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, AND POLICY INCUBATOR TO ENSURE THAT THE INNOVATION ECONOMY CREATES FAMILY-SUSTAINING JOBS, RELIABLE PATHWAYS INTO THOSE JOBS, AND EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES THAT MAKE WORK BETTER FOR ALL. FOWIE WORKS WITH LOCAL HIGHER EDUCATION, LABOR, AND WORKFORCE ORGANIZATIONS TO ALIGN POLICY AND PRACTICE.PARTNERSHIP TO ADVANCE YOUTH APPRENTICESHIP. THE PARTNERSHIP TO ADVANCE YOUTH APPRENTICESHIP (PAYA) IS A MULTI-YEAR, COLLABORATIVE INITIATIVE THAT SUPPORTS STATES AND CITIES IN THEIR EFFORTS TO EXPAND ACCESS TO HIGH-QUALITY APPRENTICESHIP OPPORTUNITIES FOR HIGH SCHOOL AGE YOUTH. THE PARTNERSHIP CONVENES AND MOBILIZES THE EXPERTISE, EXPERIENCE, AND COLLECTIVE NETWORKS OF NATIONAL, STATE, AND REGIONAL PARTNERS.STUDENT PARENT INITIATIVE. THE STUDENT PARENT INITIATIVE TEAM CONDUCTS RESEARCH, POLICY ANALYSIS, AND ADVOCACY WORK IN THE STUDENT PARENT SPACE. THE INITIATIVE BUILDS ON NEW AMERICA'S EXPERTISE IN FEDERAL ADVOCACY, COALITION-BUILDING AND WORK WITH HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS AND STATES TO: RAISE AWARENESS ABOUT STUDENT PARENTS; BRING NEW VOICES AND PRACTITIONERS INTO THE FIELD; CONNECT RESEARCH, DATA, AND PROMISING PRACTICES TO ADVANCE POLICY SOLUTIONS FOR STUDENT PARENTS.COMMUNITY COLLEGES. THE COMMUNITY COLLEGES INITIATIVE IS A RESEARCH AND CONVENING INITIATIVE THAT SYNTHESIZES POLICY AND PRACTICE FOR SUPPORTING EQUITABLE ACCESS, COMPLETION, AND LABOR MARKET ADVANCEMENT THROUGH THE IMPROVEMENT OF COMMUNITY COLLEGES; ADVOCATES FOR THE CREATION AND IMPLEMENTATION OF STATE AND FEDERAL POLICY THAT SUPPORTS COMMUNITY COLLEGES AND THEIR STUDENTS; AND FACILITATE LEARNING AND INNOVATION TO SUPPORT THE WIDE-SCALE ADOPTION OF STRATEGIES TO ADDRESS THE MOST PRESSING CHALLENGES FACING COMMUNITY COLLEGE STUDENTS AND THEIR INSTITUTIONS.FUTURE OF LAND AND HOUSING: THE FUTURE OF LAND AND HOUSING PROGRAM AT NEW AMERICA AIMS TO HELP SOLVE TODAY'S PROPERTY RIGHTS CHALLENGES BY SHRINKING THE GULF BETWEEN TECHNOLOGISTS AND POLICYMAKERS. THROUGH OUR RESEARCH, WRITING, AND CONVENING, WE STRIVE TO BRING THESE TWO CONSTITUENTS INTO THE SAME ROOM. OUR GOAL IS TO ACT AS A BRIDGE, AS A TRANSLATOR BETWEEN THE WORLD OF DRONES, ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE, AND SELF-SOVEREIGN IDENTITY, AND THE WORLD OF POLITICS, LAWS, AND INSTITUTIONS.POLITICAL REFORM PROGRAM: THE POLITICAL REFORM PROGRAM SEEKS TO DEVELOP NEW STRATEGIES AND INNOVATIONS TO REPAIR THE DYSFUNCTION OF GOVERNMENT, RESTORE TRUST, AND REBUILD THE PROMISE OF AMERICAN DEMOCRACY BY WORKING TOWARDS AN OPEN, FAIR DEMOCRATIC PROCESS, WITH EQUITABLE OPPORTUNITIES FOR FULL PARTICIPATION, IN ORDER TO RESTORE DYNAMISM AND GROWTH TO THE AMERICAN ECONOMY AND SOCIETY. THE PROGRAM CONTAINS THESE INITIATIVES:(1) THE NEW MODELS OF POLICY CHANGE INITIATIVE WORKS AT THE INTERSECTION OF POLITICS AND INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS TO IDENTIFY OUTDATED POLICY PARADIGMS AND PROMOTE CREATIVE THINKING ABOUT HOW POLICY CHANGE HAPPENS, WHO MAKES POLICY, AND WHAT US INTERNATIONAL POLICY CANOR SHOULD BE.(2) CONGRESSIONAL CAPACITY PROJECT: WORKING WITH THE R STREET INSTITUTE, WE HAVE ESTABLISHED THE LEGISLATIVE BRANCH CAPACITY WORKING GROUP, DIRECTED BY LEE DRUTMAN AND KEVIN KOSAR. THIS PROJECT CREATES AN ENDURING, BIPARTISAN SPACE TO ASSESS THE CAPACITY OF CONGRESS TO PERFORM ITS CONSTITUTIONAL DUTIES AND TO COLLABORATE ON IDEAS FOR IMPROVING THE LEGISLATIVE BRANCH'S PERFORMANCE IN OUR SEPARATION OF POWERS SYSTEM. (3) THE CO-GOVERNANCE PROJECT AT NEW AMERICA IS KEEPING TRACK OF THESE EFFORTS AND IDENTIFYING THE BEST INNOVATIONS IN DEMOCRATIC REVITALIZATION BY ENGAGING ACTIVISTS, CITY OFFICIALS, RESIDENTS, PHILANTHROPISTS, NONPROFITS, AND BUSINESSES TO SEE WHAT KINDS OF INSTITUTIONS, ORGANIZATIONS, AND POLICIES PROMOTE THE GENUINE EMPOWERMENT OF COMMUNITIES.BETTER LIFE LAB: THE BETTER LIFE LAB IS LEADING THE NATIONAL CONVERSATION ABOUT THE EVOLUTION OF GENDER ROLES AND NORMS, FAMILY POLICY, AND HOW WE WORK AND LIVE. THE PROGRAM SEEKS TO CREATE A PUBLIC ENVIRONMENT THAT'S HOSPITABLE TO CHANGE, THROUGH POWERFUL WRITING AND INFORMED DEBATE ABOUT CAREERS AND FAMILIES, THEIR STRENGTHS AND THEIR NEEDS.NEW AMERICA CALIFORNIA: NEW AMERICA CA IS FOCUSED ON ISSUES OF RACIAL AND ECONOMIC EQUITY. WE UTILIZE HUMAN-CENTERED RESEARCH, STORYTELLING, AND CONVENINGS TO ELEVATE COMMUNITY MEMBERS' VOICES, NEEDS, AND EXPERTISE. CENTERING THE PEOPLE MOST PROXIMATE TO THE ISSUES, WE ACCELERATE ACTION ON EQUITY INNOVATIONS, HELPING SHIFT SYSTEMS SO THAT ALL CALIFORNIANS, PARTICULARLY THOSE MOST MARGINALIZED CAN THRIVE. NEW AMERICA CA CONCLUDED OPERATIONS AT NEW AMERICA AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2024.NEW AMERICA CHICAGO: WE CONVENE COMMUNITY LEADERS, THOUGHT LEADERS, AND POLICYMAKERS COMMITTED TO FINDING PRACTICAL SOLUTIONS TO COMMUNITY CHALLENGES, PARTICULARLY THOSE RELATED TO WORK, INCOME, AND INEQUITY. BASED AT THE CHICAGO COMMUNITY TRUST, OUR TEAM CONNECTS PEOPLE IN UNDERINVESTED COMMUNITIES TO POLICYMAKERS AND THOSE IN POWER TO INFORM POLICY. WE WORK TO MAKE SURE TECHNOLOGICAL AND SOCIAL CHANGE WORK IN THE INTEREST OF ALL CHICAGOANS.NEW PRACTICE LAB: THE NEW PRACTICE LAB PERFORMS A NEW FORM OF PUBLIC PROBLEM-SOLVING, WORKING AT THE INTERSECTION OF IDEAS AND ON-THE-GROUND EXPERIMENTATION TO IMPROVE THE DESIGN AND DELIVERY OF POLICIES FOCUSED ON FAMILY ECONOMIC SECURITY AND WELLBEING. THE NEW PRACTICE LAB FOCUSES ON POLICYMAKING THAT IS PEOPLE-CENTERED, EXPERIMENTAL, DATA-ENABLED, AND DESIGNED TO SCALE.US@250: THE US@250 INITIATIVE (INITIALLY BUILT IN 2022 FOR PUBLIC LAUNCH IN 2023) PROVIDES A UNIFYING FRAMEWORK FOR THE SEMIQUINCENTENNIAL, HOSTS AN ANNUAL FELLOWSHIP, AND ORGANIZES A NETWORK OF ORGANIZATIONS, PROGRAMS, AND INDIVIDUALS WHO EXEMPLIFY AND CHAMPION THE SPIRIT OF INITIATIVE. THE US@250 FELLOWSHIP PROVIDES FUNDING, RESOURCES, AND COMMUNITY FOR AMERICANS WHO PUT THE US@250 VISION INTO PRACTICE: COMMUNITY LEADERS, CREATIVE ARTISTS, GRASSROOTS ORGANIZERS, AND CULTURAL EDUCATORS WHO ASPIRE TO TELL A FULLER, MORE COMPREHENSIVE AMERICAN STORY.
    Expenses $21,572,514 · grants $1,096,474 · revenue $714,360
  • TECHNOLOGY POLICY PROGRAMSOPEN TECHNOLOGY INSTITUTE: THE OPEN TECHNOLOGY INSTITUTE STRENGTHENS COMMUNITIES THROUGH GROUNDED RESEARCH, TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION, AND POLICY REFORM. NEW AMERICA CREATES REFORM TO SUPPORT OPEN-SOURCE INNOVATIONS AND FOSTER OPEN TECHNOLOGIES AND COMMUNICATIONS NETWORKS. PARTNERING WITH COMMUNITIES, RESEARCHERS, INDUSTRY AND PUBLIC INTEREST GROUPS, NEW AMERICA PROMOTES AFFORDABLE, UNIVERSAL, AND UBIQUITOUS COMMUNICATIONS NETWORKS. IN 2024 THE PROGRAM CONTAINED ONE INITIATIVE:THE WIRELESS FUTURES PROJECT DEVELOPS AND ADVOCATES POLICY PROPOSALS TO PROMOTE UNIVERSAL, AFFORDABLE, AND UBIQUITOUS BROADBAND AND IMPROVE THE PUBLIC'S ACCESS TO CRITICAL WIRELESS COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES. PUBLIC INTEREST TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM: THE PUBLIC INTEREST TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM CONNECTS TECHNOLOGISTS TO PUBLIC INTEREST ORGANIZATIONS TO IMPROVE SERVICES TO VULNERABLE COMMUNITIES AND STRENGTHEN LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS THAT SERVE THEM. IN 2024 THE PROGRAM FOCUSED PRIMARILY ON ONE INITIATIVE:PIT UNIVERSITY NETWORK (PIT-UN) MISSION IS TO HELP ADVANCE THE FIELD OF PUBLIC INTEREST TECHNOLOGY TO BRING POSITIVE IMPACT TO COMMUNITIES AROUND THE GLOBE. WE FOCUS ON THE UNIVERSITY ECOSYSTEM SINCE THIS IS WHERE TALENT, SKILLS, AND IDEAS ARE BORN. THROUGH OUR NETWORK, CHALLENGE, AND CONTENT, WE EMPOWER PIT STUDENTS, FACULTY, AND PRACTITIONERS TO ACHIEVE THEIR GOALS. PIT-UN CONCLUDED OPERATIONS AT NEW AMERICA AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2024.FUTURE TENSE: FUTURE TENSE IS A PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN NEW AMERICA AND ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY TO EXPLORE EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES AND THEIR TRANSFORMATIVE EFFECTS ON SOCIETY AND PUBLIC POLICY. CENTRAL TO THE PARTNERSHIP IS A SERIES OF EVENTS THAT TAKE IN-DEPTH, PROVOCATIVE LOOKS AT ISSUES THAT, WHILE LITTLE UNDERSTOOD TODAY, WILL DRAMATICALLY RESHAPE THE POLICY DEBATES OF THE COMING DECADE.DIGITAL IMPACT AND GOVERNANCE INITIATIVE: THE DIGITAL IMPACT AND GOVERNANCE INITIATIVE (DIGI) DEVELOPS TECHNOLOGY PLATFORMS THAT TRANSFORM THE WAY INSTITUTIONS DELIVER VALUE FOR CITIZENS. THE PROGRAM WORKS WITH PARTNERS IN GOVERNMENT AND THE PRIVATE SECTOR TO CREATE MODULAR, INTEROPERABLE TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS BUILT ON OPEN SOURCE CODE THAT ADDRESS KEY CHALLENGES FACING THE PUBLIC SECTOR. THESE PLATFORMS PROVIDE 80 PERCENT SOLUTIONS, WITH GOVERNMENTS ABLE TO CUSTOMIZE THE LAST 20 PERCENT OF EACH PLATFORM TO MEET THEIR SPECIFIC NEEDS.#SHARETHEMICINCYBER: THE #SHARETHEMICINCYBER FELLOWSHIP, HOSTED IN PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN #SHARETHEMICINCYBER AND NEW AMERICA, IS FOCUSED ON PROVIDING A PLATFORM FOR UNDER-REPRESENTED MID-CAREER CYBERSECURITY PROFESSIONALS OR THOSE TRANSITIONING INTO THE CYBER FIELD, AND PRESENTING OPPORTUNITIES FOR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT TO FURTHER THEIR CAREERS IN THE FIELD.
    Expenses $5,567,084 · grants $558,683 · revenue $575,151
  • GLOBAL POLICY PROGRAMSFUTURE SECURITY INITIATIVE: FUTURE SECURITY INITIATIVE IS A COLLABORATION BETWEEN NEW AMERICA AND ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY THAT RECONCEPTUALIZES U.S. SECURITY POLICY AS A HOLISTIC ENGAGEMENT WITH CURRENT AND FUTURE CHALLENGES INCLUDING DOMESTIC TERRORISM, ARMED DRONES, CLIMATE CHANGE, PANDEMICS, RISING AUTHORITARIANISM, AND NEW AND EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES. FSI GENERATES TRANSFORMATIVE IDEAS AND SOLUTIONS GROUNDED IN CONCRETE, TRANSDISCIPLINARY EFFORTS TO IMPROVE HUMAN FLOURISHING AND WELL-BEING. FOCUS AREAS INCLUDE TRACKING DRONE STRIKES, TRACKING TERRORISM IN AMERICA POST 9/11, AND EXAMINING THE FUTURE OF PROXY WARFARE.FUTURE FRONTLINES: FUTURE FRONTLINES USES OPEN SOURCE INVESTIGATIVE TOOLS, DATA MINING TECHNIQUES, AND JOURNALISTIC METHODS TO EXPLORE HOW THE DIGITAL REVOLUTION IS RESHAPING GLOBAL CONFLICT, COMPETITION AND INFLUENCE. FROM SATELLITE IMAGERY TO FLIGHT AND SHIPPING DATA TO SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS, THE PROGRAM CONNECTS THE DOTS TO FERRET OUT FACTS THAT MIGHT OTHERWISE BE HIDDEN OR EVEN PURPOSELY OBSCURED FOR STRATEGIC REASONS. USING DATA THAT IS PUBLICLY ACCESSIBLE, THE PROGRAM'S AIM IS TO DISCERN CONNECTIONS, PATTERNS AND TRENDS THAT EXPLAIN HOW COMPETITION FOR ATTENTION AND INFLUENCE IN CYBERSPACE PLAYS OUT ONLINE AND IN THE REAL WORLD.PLANETARY POLITICS: THE PLANETARY POLITICS INITIATIVE IS A CALL TO ACTION FOR REIMAGINING A MORE INCLUSIVE, EQUITABLE, AND SUSTAINABLE GLOBAL ORDER. IT PRODUCES RESEARCH, JOURNALISM, AND POLICY BRIEFS ROOTED IN THREE VALUES: POWER FLOWS FROM ADAPTATION; GLOBAL GOVERNANCE MUST BE INCLUSIVE; PEOPLE AND THE PLANET ARE THE PRIORITY. PROJECTS INCLUDE DIGITAL FUTURES (MAPPING DIGITAL HARMS AND DEVELOPING PRINCIPLES DIGITAL GOVERNANCE GLOBALLY), POWER REIMAGINED (CLIMATE STRATEGY), AND A FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM ELEVATING NEW VOICES IN THE SECURITY FIELD.
    Expenses $2,411,166 · grants $395,884
  • OTHER PROGRAMS
    Expenses $2,001,103 · grants $366,608 · revenue $79,652
  • FELLOWS PROGRAMS: THE NEW AMERICA NATIONAL FELLOWS PROGRAM INVESTS IN THINKERS-JOURNALISTS, SCHOLARS, FILMMAKERS, AND PUBLIC POLICY ANALYSTS-WHO GENERATE BIG, BOLD IDEAS THAT HAVE AN IMPACT AND SPARK NEW CONVERSATIONS ABOUT THE MOST PRESSING ISSUES OF OUR DAY.
    Expenses $1,157,885 · grants $619,000

What it must file and when

IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.

Tax yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025December 31, 2025May 15, 2026Not on file
2024December 31, 2024May 15, 2025990 on file
2023December 31, 2023May 15, 2024990 on file

IRS record

EIN
52-2096845
Tax-exempt status
501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
Foundation status
Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
Donations deductible (Pub 78)
Public charity, 50% deduction limit
Exempt since
1998
Accounting year ends
December
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Category (NTEE)
Unknown (Z99)
Assets (IRS master file)
$81,423,136
Income (IRS master file)
$37,233,867

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990December 2024$37,233,867$41,339,553$81,423,136XML
990December 2023$46,779,045$40,824,022$88,026,169XML
990December 2022$40,228,424$34,295,343$84,345,810IRS
990December 2021–––IRS
990December 2020–––IRS
990December 2018–––IRS
990December 2017–––IRS

990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 52-2096845).

Questions about NEW AMERICA FOUNDATION

What is the EIN of NEW AMERICA FOUNDATION?
The employer identification number (EIN) of NEW AMERICA FOUNDATION is 52-2096845.
Is NEW AMERICA FOUNDATION tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1998.
Are donations to NEW AMERICA FOUNDATION tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
Which annual return does NEW AMERICA FOUNDATION file?
Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
When is the next return of NEW AMERICA FOUNDATION due?
The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending December 31, 2025) is due May 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
When did NEW AMERICA FOUNDATION last file with the IRS?
The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2024.
Who is the principal officer of NEW AMERICA FOUNDATION?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names BARRY HOWARD.
Who are the officers and directors of NEW AMERICA FOUNDATION?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 31 people; 14 received compensation from the organization, the highest $570,709 (ANNE-MARIE SLAUGHTER, CEO).
How much revenue does NEW AMERICA FOUNDATION have?
On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $37,233,867, expenses of $41,339,553 and total assets of $81,423,136 at year end.

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