The Fund for American Studies

Washington, District of Columbia
EIN 13-6223604
Tax-exempt since 1967

Firms paid: 7
Fees reported, 2018–2024: $1.6M
Fees reported in 2024: $194K
Most Recent Reported Revenue: $21.2M

Fundraising fees by year

Per Form 990 Schedule G

Firms paid in 2024

$193,731 to 1 fundraiser

Fundraisers The Fund for American Studies paid in 2024, from Form 990 Schedule G
Fundraiser	Filed as	Fee
American PhilanthropicMajor giftsGeneral fundraising consultant/counsel	General fundraising consultant/counsel	$193,731

Also among its largest contractors in 2024

From Part VII-B of the return, which lists its five best-paid contractors of any kind paid over $100,000. These can repeat the lines above.

American Philantrophic LLCDevelopment consulting$150,757

All firms paid

Fundraisers The Fund for American Studies reported paying, all years
Fundraiser	Years	Total fees
NextAfter LLCDirect response	2019–2021 · 3 years	$855,500
American PhilanthropicMajor gifts	2021–2024 · 4 years	$614,236
BCC & ASSOCIATESFull-service fundraising	2018	$88,750
Elizabeth Dobbins	2018	$36,238

Listed as a client by:

Per firm websites

American PhilanthropyDirect response
Davidson & Co. Donor Acquisition and DevelopmentDirect response
BCC & ASSOCIATESFull-service fundraising

Form 990 Snapshot

The Fund for American Studies's Form 990 figures by year
Tax year	Revenue	Contributions	Fundraising expenses	Professional fundraising fees
2023	$21.2M	$14.3M	$2.4M	$149K
2022	$16.3M	$9.9M	$2.1M	—
2021	$14.1M	$7.6M	$2.5M	—
2020	$8.7M	$5.9M	$1.8M	$207K
2019	$14.4M	$8.3M	$1.7M	$126K
2018	$12.5M	$7.4M	$1.4M	$125K

Fees are what The Fund for American Studies reported on IRS Form 990. Nonprofits list only fundraisers paid $5,000 or more, and many book consultants under other expenses, so a nonprofit can have worked with firms that don't appear here. Last checked 2026-11-14.