American Energy Action

ALEXANDRIA, VA EIN: 81-2212257 Website

AMERICAN ENERGY ACTION (AEA) IS ORGANIZED TO PROMOTE SOCIAL WELFARE WITHIN THE MEANING OF SECTION 501(C)(4) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, EDUCATING THE PUBLIC AND RAISING AWARENESS OF THE ISSUES AFFECTING CLEAN ENERGY, ADVOCATING FOR POLICIES NECESSARY FOR THE ECONOMIC, SOCIAL, AND ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS OF CLEAN ENERGY, AND HOLDING ELECTED OFFICIALS AND POLICY MAKERS ACCOUNTABLE FOR THEIR POSITIONS ON CLEAN ENERGY ISSUES.

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

$11.4M

+453.8% YoY

Annual Giving

$65K

Grant Count

1

Avg Grant Size

$65K

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$4M$8M$13M$17M20202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$11,387,616$2,056,278$396,732
Revenue$15,355,819$4,745,000$8,782,500
Expenses$6,024,481$3,085,454$11,606,986
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$388K$777K$1M$2M8 grants20202 grants20212 grants20220 grants20231 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 1 recipients in 2024

CENTER FOR VOTER INFORMA…$65K

Grant Size Distribution

13 grants across all recorded years

1<$50K2$50–100K6$100–250K4$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

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Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
PHIL MUSSERDIRECTOR4
SARAH WEBSTERDIRECTOR4
TOM STARRSTREASURER5.5
JC SANDBERGDIRECTOR4

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

3states

Cities

ColumbusNovatoSan FranciscoWashington

Data last updated March 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

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