Nonprofit · EIN 82-2038028
AMERICAN CONSERVATION COALITION ACTION INC
Tax-exempt · WASHINGTON, DC 20005
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $2,489,448 | $1,782,243 | $707,205 | $2,220,737 | $810,380 | $1,410,357 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $1,226,913 | $611,087 | $615,826 | $730,902 | $27,750 | $703,152 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $303,130 | $297,679 | $5,451 | $99,922 | $12,596 | $87,326 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $2,445,298
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $42,719
- Other revenue
- $1,431
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $798,538
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $35,957
- Other salaries and wages
- $183,261
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $238,867
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $15,676
- Accounting fees
- $20,364
- Occupancy
- $2,875
- Travel
- $75,801
- Program services (functional)
- $1,677,454
- Management and general (functional)
- $82,943
- Fundraising (functional)
- $21,846
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $730,902
- Total assets, end of year
- $2,220,737
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $810,380
- Net assets, end of year
- $1,410,357
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $1,385,357
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $25,000
- Gross receipts
- $2,489,448
- Employees
- 7
- Volunteers
- 50
- Year formed
- 2017
- State of legal domicile
- WI
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, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHRIS BARNARD | PRESIDENT Officer | 8 | $20,870 |
| DANIELLE FRANZ | CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $8,877 |
| STEPHEN PERKINS | CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER Officer | 4 | $6,210 |
| COLLIN O'MARA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| HEATHER REAMS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ROB MCKENNA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BENJAMIN BACKER | DIRECTOR - LEFT IN 2025 Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| HEIDI GANAHL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JIM CONNAUGHTON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| GARY RAPPEPORT | DIRECTOR - LEFT IN 2025 Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 14 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| DANIELLE FRANZ | CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $9,290 |
| CHRIS BARNARD | PRESIDENT Officer | 2 | $9,076 |
| STEPHEN PERKINS | CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER Officer | 2 | $4,416 |
| COLLIN O'MARA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| HEATHER REAMS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| AYLSSA FARRAH | DIRECTOR (LEFT DURING 2024) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ROB MCKENNA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TODD MYERS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BENJAMIN BACKER | FOUNDER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| HEIDI GANAHL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JIM CONNAUGHTON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ILEANA ROS-LEHTINEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| GARY RAPPEPORT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| HOLLY FRETWELL | DIRECTOR (LEFT DURING 2024) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 13 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BENJAMIN BACKER | EXECUTIVE CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 1.5 | $4,993 | $527 |
| STEPHEN PERKINS | CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER Officer | 2 | $4,993 | $527 |
| CHRIS BARNARD | PRESIDENT Officer | 2 | $5,364 | $0 |
| DANIELLE BUTCHER FRANZ | CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER Officer | 2 | $4,048 | $453 |
| COLLIN O'MARA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| HEATHER REAMS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| AYLSSA FARAH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ROB MCKENNA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TODD MYERS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| HOLLY FRETWELL | DIRECTOR (LEFT DURING 2023) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JIM CONNAUGHTON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ILEANA ROS-LEHTINEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GARY RAPPEPORT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 1100 H ST NW STE 750, WASHINGTON, DC 20005-5479
- In care of
- % BENJAMIN BACKER
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- DANIELLE FRANZ, 1100 H STREET NW 750, WASHINGTON, DC 20005
- Signed the 990
- DANIELLE FRANZ, CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
- Phone
- (202) 240-2632
- Website
- WWW.ACCACTION.ECO
- 990-N for 2017 filed under this EIN
- Most likely by a chapter, club or affiliate (it says receipts are normally $50,000 or less). Officer: BENJAMIN BACKER, 520 E Songbird Lane, Appleton WI 54913. Mailing address: 520 E SONGBIRD LANE, APPLETON WI 54913. Website: www.acc.eco
- Return prepared by
- CLIFTONLARSONALLEN LLP
Mission
THE AMERICAN CONSERVATION COALITION ACTION IS A 501(C)(4) NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO BRIDGING THE GAP BETWEEN CONSERVATIVE VALUES AND EFFECTIVE ENVIRONMENTAL ACTION.
Program accomplishments
- GRASSTOPS: ACC ACTION'S GRASSTOPS PROGRAMMING INCLUDES COALITION BUILDING, THOUGHT LEADERSHIP, EDUCATION, AND ADVOCACY. IN 2025, ACTIVITIES INCLUDED HOSTING A CONGRESSIONAL FLY-IN, PARTICIPATING IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF LEGISLATION SUCH AS THE PATRIOT PARKS ACT, ANNOUNCING CONGRESSIONAL AND GUBERNATORIAL LEADERS AS 2025 ACC ACTION CHAMPIONS, AND CONDUCTING MEETINGS ON CAPITOL HILL RELATED TO CONSERVATION FUNDING FOR FARMERS AND RANCHERS, PERMITTING REFORM, AND FOREST MANAGEMENT.Expenses $1,301,733 · grants $783,225
- MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS: ACC ACTION'S COMMUNICATIONS BRIDGE A GRASSROOTS BASE WITH POLICY LEADERS THROUGH EARNED AND SOCIAL MEDIA EFFORTS. IN 2025, THIS RESULTED IN MORE THAN 2,000 MEDIA HITS AND MORE THAN HALF A BILLION SOCIAL MEDIA IMPRESSIONS.Expenses $332,508
- GRASSROOTS: ACC ACTION'S GRASSROOTS PROGRAMMING INCLUDES EVENT SPONSORSHIPS, YOUTH CIVIC ENGAGEMENT INITIATIVES, EDUCATION, AND PUBLIC OUTREACH. IN 2025, 50 ACC ACTION ACTIVISTS PARTICIPATED IN A WASHINGTON, D.C., FLY-IN TO DISCUSS NUCLEAR ENERGY, CONSERVATION, AND PERMITTING REFORM WITH POLICYMAKERS. ACC ACTION ACTIVISTS ALSO SENT THOUSANDS OF LETTERS TO CONGRESS ON A RANGE OF POLICY ISSUES.Expenses $43,213 · grants $15,313
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 year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 82-2038028
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(4): Social welfare organization
- Donations deductible
- No
- Exempt since
- 2018
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Environment (C01)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $2,220,737
- Income (IRS master file)
- $2,489,448
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $2,489,448 | $1,782,243 | $2,220,737 | XML |
| 990 | December 2024 | $1,226,913 | $611,087 | $730,902 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $303,130 | $297,679 | $99,922 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $215,181 | $395,471 | $171,381 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-N for 2017 Officer: BENJAMIN BACKER Filed under this EIN, most likely by a chapter or affiliate | December 31, 2017 | ≤ $50,000 receipts | – | – | e-Postcard |
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 82-2038028).
Questions about AMERICAN CONSERVATION COALITION ACTION INC
- What is the EIN of AMERICAN CONSERVATION COALITION ACTION INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of AMERICAN CONSERVATION COALITION ACTION INC is 82-2038028.
- Is AMERICAN CONSERVATION COALITION ACTION INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(4) since 2018.
- Are donations to AMERICAN CONSERVATION COALITION ACTION INC tax-deductible?
- No. The IRS master file says contributions to it are not deductible.
- Which annual return does AMERICAN CONSERVATION COALITION 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 AMERICAN CONSERVATION COALITION ACTION INC due?
- The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did AMERICAN CONSERVATION COALITION ACTION INC last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of AMERICAN CONSERVATION COALITION ACTION INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names DANIELLE FRANZ.
- Who are the officers and directors of AMERICAN CONSERVATION COALITION ACTION INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 10 people; 3 received compensation from the organization, the highest $20,870 (CHRIS BARNARD, PRESIDENT).
- How much revenue does AMERICAN CONSERVATION COALITION ACTION INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $2,489,448, expenses of $1,782,243 and total assets of $2,220,737 at year end.
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