American Opinion Foundation Inc

APPLETON, WI EIN: 20-3968122 Website

TO EMPOWER AMERICANS TO UNDERSTAND, ENJOY AND PRESERVE THE FREEDOM AND MORAL RESPONSIBILITY EMBODIED IN AMERICA'S FOUNDING PRINCIPLES.

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

$5.6M

+13.7% YoY

Annual Giving

Grant Count

0

Avg Grant Size

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$1M$3M$4M$6M20202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$5,640,665$4,959,440$4,682,811
Revenue$4,625,476$4,565,403$5,136,878
Expenses$4,058,735$4,196,262$4,433,731
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income$151,379$112,884$67,022
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$3K$5K$8K$10K1 grants20200 grants20210 grants20220 grants20230 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 0 recipients in 2024

Grant Size Distribution

1 grants across all recorded years

1<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$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

JAMES PESTAEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND BOARD…$122KMICHAEL MENZELDIR OF OPERATIONS AND MEDIA$117KALEX NEWMANBOARD MEMBER AND MEDIA CONTR…$15KMARY BLACKBOARD MEMBER AND CONSULTANT$12K

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
JOHN MCMANUSBOARD MEMBER (THROUGH 3/4/24)1
ARTHUR THOMPSONBOARD MEMBER1
GARY BENOITVICE PRESIDENT1
PAUL F GALVINBOARD MEMBER1
ANDREW DLINNBOARD MEMBER1
JAMES PESTAEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND BOARD MEMBER40$122,465
MARY BLACKBOARD MEMBER AND CONSULTANT40$12,000
WILLIAM HAHNBOARD MEMBER1
DAVID LEWISTREASURER/SECRETARY1
WAYNE MORROWPRESIDENT1
ALEX NEWMANBOARD MEMBER AND MEDIA CONTRIBUTOR1$15,182
MICHAEL MENZELDIR OF OPERATIONS AND MEDIA40$116,709

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

1states

Cities

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

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