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Nonprofit · EIN 52-2318787

APTS ACTION INC

Tax-exempt · ARLINGTON, VA 22202

Financials

$1.8M$1.6M2023$1.8M$1.8M2024
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of APTS ACTION INC by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
June 30, 2025990$1,793,194$1,826,996-$33,802$1,442,480$257,217$1,185,263
June 30, 2024990$1,780,979$1,614,885$166,094$1,507,288$279,276$1,228,012
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$1,025
Program service revenue
$1,678,962
Investment income
$113,207
Net gain from sales of assets
$78,569
Other revenue
$0

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$0
Other salaries and wages
$627,620
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$797,969
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Accounting fees
$14,363
Travel
$409
Program services (functional)
$1,515,415
Management and general (functional)
$311,581

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$1,507,288
Total assets, end of year
$1,442,480
Total liabilities, end of year
$257,217
Net assets, end of year
$1,185,263
Publicly traded securities
$1,064,138
Net assets without donor restrictions
$1,185,263
Gross receipts
$2,571,402
Employees
0
Volunteers
28
Year formed
2001
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 June 30, 2025, highest compensation first.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensationFrom related orgsOther / benefits
Patrick ButlerPresident and CEO (Ending 09/24)
Trustee or director, Officer
10$0$536,640$59,495
Kate RileyPresident and CEO (From 10/24)
Trustee or director, Officer
10$0$321,507$65,747
Lonna ThompsonExecutive VP and COO (Ending 08/24)
Officer
10$0$303,200$23,267
Emil MaraVP, Finance, Admin., & Membership
Officer
5$0$254,711$68,640
Michelle ShanahanGeneral Counsel
Officer
10$0$256,556$21,681
Jennifer CaptainSr. Dir., Government Relations
Key employee
30$0$170,634$55,749
Kenneth BluntSr. Dir., IT and Media Production
Highest-paid employee
5$0$162,542$43,629
Stacey KarpSr. Dir., Communications
Highest-paid employee
15$0$151,050$29,949
Colleen FlorioDir., Government Relations
Highest-paid employee
30$0$121,553$38,071
Cait BerozaDir., Digital Advocacy
Highest-paid employee
30$0$133,329$21,153
Dolores Fernandez AlonsoBoard member
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
Leo A Brooks JrBoard member
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
Clarence CC CopelandBoard member
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
Eric EasterBoard member
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
Carolyn EdwardsBoard member
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
21 more people on this return
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
Diana EnziBoard member
Trustee or director
1$0
Adrienne FairwellBoard member
Trustee or director
1$0
Craig FugateBoard member
Trustee or director
1$0
DeAnne M HamiltonBoard member
Trustee or director
1$0
Anthony HayesBoard member
Trustee or director
1$0
Annette HerringtonBoard member
Trustee or director
1$0
Laura HunterBoard member
Trustee or director
1$0
Franz JoachimBoard member
Trustee or director
1$0
Garrett T KingBoard member
Trustee or director
1$0
Darren LaShelleBoard member
Trustee or director
1$0
Vickie LawsonBoard member
Trustee or director
1$0
Mary NelsonBoard member
Trustee or director
1$0
Anthony PadgettBoard member
Trustee or director
1$0
Ajit PaiBoard member
Trustee or director
1$0
Dax SchiefferBoard member
Trustee or director
1$0
Deborah SmithBoard member
Trustee or director
1$0
Sherrese M SmithBoard member
Trustee or director
1$0
David Steward IIBoard member
Trustee or director
1$0
Sylvia StrobelBoard member
Trustee or director
1$0
Larry D UngerBoard member
Trustee or director
1$0
John ZeglisBoard member
Trustee or director
1$0
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 37 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationFrom related orgsOther / benefits
Patrick ButlerPresident and CEO
Trustee or director, Officer
10$0$661,461$104,287
Lonna ThompsonExecutive VP, COO, General Counsel
Officer
10$0$401,695$29,205
Emil MaraVP, Finance, Administration and Membership
Officer
5$0$247,372$66,196
Kate RileyVP, Government and Public Affairs
Key employee
30$0$228,197$52,689
Jennifer CaptainSenior Director, Government Relations
Highest-paid employee
30$0$159,949$53,138
Kenneth BluntSenior Director, IT and Media Production
Highest-paid employee
5$0$155,611$41,605
Stacey KarpSenior Director, Communications
Highest-paid employee
15$0$145,516$28,566
Colleen FlorioDirector, Government Relations
Highest-paid employee
30$0$110,360$36,422
Michelle ShanahanGeneral Counsel
Officer
10$0$42,099$38,121
Dolores Fernandez AlonsoBoard member
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
Leo A Brooks JrBoard member
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
Clarence CC CopelandBoard member
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
Eric EasterBoard member
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
Carolyn EdwardsBoard member
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
Diana EnziBoard member
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
Adrienne FairwellBoard member
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
Craig FugateBoard member
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
Jeffrey GilbertBoard member
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
Mimi C GregoryBoard member
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
DeAnne M HamiltonBoard member
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
Anthony HayesBoard member
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
Annette HerringtonBoard member
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
Laura HunterBoard member
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
Franz JoachimBoard member
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
Garrett T KingBoard member
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
Vickie LawsonBoard member
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
Anthony PadgettBoard member
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
Ajit PaiBoard member
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
Kathy RaeBoard member
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
Susan ReardonBoard member
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
Dax SchiefferBoard member
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
Sherrese M SmithBoard member
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
David Steward IIBoard member
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
Ed UlmanBoard member
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
Larry D UngerBoard member
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
Gaddi H VasquezBoard member
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
John ZeglisBoard member
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
1225 S CLARK ST STE 410, ARLINGTON, VA 22202-4375
In care of
% LONNA THOMPSON
Principal officer (990 for 2024)
Kate Riley, 1225 S Clark Street 410, Arlington, VA 222024375
Signed the 990
Emil Mara, Vice President, Finance
Phone
(202) 654-4200
Return prepared by
Rogers & Company PLLC

Mission

APTS Action, Inc. promotes the legislative and regulatory interests of noncommerical television stations at the national level through direct advocacy and through grasstops and grassroots campaigns designed to garner bipartisan political support.

990 for the year ended June 30, 2025

Program accomplishments

  • Membership and Special Projects - With a wide range of policy issues including education, health care and telecommunications, APTS works with its member stations to bring public television's message to Capitol Hill and the Administration in a wide variety of ways.Our legislative priorities include the following: Federal funding for America's public television stations and expanding our outreach in education, public safety and community connections.
    Expenses $1,515,415 · revenue $1,678,962

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 June, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.

Tax yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025June 30, 2026November 16, 2026Not due yet
2024June 30, 2025November 17, 2025990 on file
2023June 30, 2024November 15, 2024990 on file

IRS record

EIN
52-2318787
Tax-exempt status
501(c)(4): Social welfare organization
Donations deductible
No
Exempt since
2002
Accounting year ends
June
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Assets (IRS master file)
$1,442,480
Income (IRS master file)
$2,571,402

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990June 2025$1,793,194$1,826,996$1,442,480IRS
990June 2024$1,780,979$1,614,885$1,507,288XML
990June 2023$1,440,974$1,482,602$1,232,497IRS
990June 2022–––IRS
990June 2021–––IRS
990June 2019–––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 52-2318787).

Questions about APTS ACTION INC

What is the EIN of APTS ACTION INC?
The employer identification number (EIN) of APTS ACTION INC is 52-2318787.
Is APTS ACTION INC tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(4) since 2002.
Are donations to APTS ACTION INC tax-deductible?
No. The IRS master file says contributions to it are not deductible.
Which annual return does APTS ACTION INC 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 APTS ACTION INC due?
The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending June 30, 2026) is due November 16, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
When did APTS ACTION INC last file with the IRS?
The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended June 2025.
Who is the principal officer of APTS ACTION INC?
The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names Kate Riley.
Who are the officers and directors of APTS ACTION INC?
The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 36 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
How much revenue does APTS ACTION INC have?
On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $1,793,194, expenses of $1,826,996 and total assets of $1,442,480 at year end.

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