Protect Americans Now
Protect Americans Now is a private foundation focused on Environment & Animals, based in Elephant Butte, NM. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $47K in total assets. In 2025, it made $6K in qualifying distributions.
Protect Americans Now at a glance
- Total assets
- $46,677
- +1545.3% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $50,474
- +841133.3% vs 2024
- Qualifying distributions (2025)
- $5,590
- +459.0% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $6,634
- +7.9% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Protect Americans Now funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
4 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 4 grants of 4 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
States
Cities
How Protect Americans Now gives
- Giving fell 67% from 2021 to 2024. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 970% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $1K (2020) to $4K (2019). In 2024 it made 1 grant totaling $1K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Various Winston, NM | Educational Events 4H Fair Animals | $1,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Net Investment Income | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $46,677 | $50,474 | $6,634 | — | — | $5,590 | — | $576 |
| 2024 | $2,837 | $6 | $6,150 | $1,000 | 1 | $1,000 | — | $291 |
| 2023 | $8,981 | $10 | $11,414 | $3,000 | 1 | $3,000 | — | $723 |
| 2022 | $20,385 | $23,819 | $39,849 | $1,500 | 1 | $1,500 | — | $1,399 |
| 2021 | $36,415 | $27,177 | $36,366 | $3,000 | 1 | $3,000 | $2 | $2,020 |
| 2020 | $45,604 | $65,767 | $35,215 | $1,000 | 1 | — | $17 | $1,494 |
| 2019 | $15,052 | $25,442 | $27,033 | $3,500 | 2 | — | $27 | $781 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Protect Americans Now reported a distributable amount of $576 for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Protect Americans Now is led by John H. Richardson, President on every filing since 2019; none of the 7 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
John H. Richardson
President
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Gary Coppedge
Director
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Ken C. Swaim
Director
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Ryan Perry
Director
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Thomas W. Paterson
Director
On filings since 2021
No compensation reported
Caren Cowan
Director
On filings since 2023
No compensation reported
Megan Richardson
Secretary & Treasurer
On filings since 2019
$19K (2019) → $0 (2025)
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
No officer or director reported compensation in the available filings.
Frequently asked questions about Protect Americans Now
How large is Protect Americans Now?
Protect Americans Now reported $47K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $6K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $576 (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What is Protect Americans Now?
Protect Americans Now is a private foundation focused on Environment & Animals, based in Elephant Butte, NM. It holds $47K in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Protect Americans Now operate?
Protect Americans Now has awarded grants in New Mexico.
What is Protect Americans Now's EIN?
Protect Americans Now's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 46-3065865. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
Data update history
(8)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS August 12, 2020)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 17, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 15, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS August 7, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS November 14, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 14, 2025)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS June 30, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2024
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