American Conservative Union Inc

ALEXANDRIA, VA EIN: 52-0810813

THE MISSION OF AMERICAN CONSERVATIVE UNION INC. (ACU) IS TO UNITE AND MOBILIZE CONSERVATIVES AROUND THE TENETS OF CONSERVATISM, THROUGH VARIOUS EVENTS, TRAININGS, AND POLICY FORUMS AROUND THE COUNTRY.

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

$7.0M

+62.4% 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$5M$11M$16M$22M20202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$6,970,462$4,291,110$4,885,240
Revenue$12,391,797$10,922,984$15,442,633
Expenses$10,105,796$10,976,991$14,320,322
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income$16,208$14,744$10,614
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$8K$16K$24K$33K3 grants20201 grants20210 grants20220 grants20230 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 0 recipients in 2024

Grant Size Distribution

4 grants across all recorded years

4<$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

MATT SCHLAPPCHAIRMAN$837KDAVID SAFAVIANGen Counsel$217KMERCEDES SCHLAPPSTRATEGIC COMM.$179KJAMES O'CONNELFORMER DIRECTOR$171KMegan PowersFormer Dir. of Special Proje…$124KPATRICK NOLANDIRECTOR$114K

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
DAVID SAFAVIANGen Counsel40$216,948
MERCEDES SCHLAPPSTRATEGIC COMM.40$178,605
PATRICK NOLANDIRECTOR40$113,817
MATT SCHLAPPCHAIRMAN5$837,444
Megan PowersFormer Dir. of Special Projects40$124,111
Muriel ColemanBOARD MEMBER5
JAMES O'CONNELFORMER DIRECTOR5$170,684
ALLAN GOTTLIEBBOARD MEMBER5
JACKIE ARENDSBOARD MEMBER5
CHRISTOS MARAFATSOSBOARD MEMBER5
PRISCILLA O'SHAUGHNESSYBOARD MEMBER5
ERIK PRINCEBOARD MEMBER5
RON ROBINSONBOARD MEMBER5
LES ZELLANBOARD MEMBER5
DAVID BERNHARDTBOARD MEMBER5
MARK KAHRSBOARD MEMBER5
MATT SMITHBOARD MEMBER5
JERRY DANIELSBOARD MEMBER5
KEVIN HASSETTTREASURER5
BILL WALTONFIRST VICE CHAIRMAN5
MATT WHITAKERBOARD MEMBER5
KIMBERLY BELLISSIMOBOARD MEMBER5
RIC GRENELLBOARD MEMBER5
JIM MCLAUGHLINBOARD MEMBER5

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

3states

Cities

CarmelDuluthWashington

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

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