Center for American Progress Action Fund

WASHINGTON, DC EIN: 30-0192708 Website

THE CENTER FOR AMERICAN PROGRESS ACTION FUND'S (THE ACTION FUND) MISSION IS TO IMPACT THE NATIONAL DEBATE AND TRANSFORM PROGRESSIVE IDEAS INTO POLICY THROUGH RAPID RESPONSE COMMUNICATIONS, PUBLIC EDUCATION, GRASSROOTS ORGANIZATION AND ADVOCACY IN PARTNERSHIP WITH AMERICAN CITIZENS, EXECUTIVE AND LEGISLATIVE BRANCH POLICYMAKERS AND PROGRESSIVE LEADERS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY AND THE WORLD.

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

$13.8M

+118.0% YoY

Annual Giving

$4.5M

+3650.0% YoY

Grant Count

2

+0.0% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$2.3M

+3650.0% YoY

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$7M$15M$22M$30M20202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$13,827,009$6,343,066$4,505,040
Revenue$22,387,007$9,423,724$9,212,661
Expenses$20,551,598$10,569,439$10,830,961
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income$128,465$104,202$29,280
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$2M$4M$6M$8M7 grants20204 grants20212 grants20222 grants20232 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 2 recipients in 2024

NRDC ACTION FUND INC$3.5MNEXTGEN CLIMATE ACTION$1.0M

Grant Size Distribution

17 grants across all recorded years

6<$50K$50–100K2$100–250K2$250–500K1$500K–1M6$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

Navin NayakPresident & Executive Director$221KLaura RodriguezVP, Government Affairs$147KEllie LangfordVice President$118KJoel MaysonetSr. Director, Digital Advocacy$109KGypsy MooreSVP, Gen Counsel & Secretary$36KDeanna NesburgCFO & Treasurer$35KPatrick GaspardCEO & Director$32KRozina KiflomDeputy General Counsel & Sec…$17K

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
Patrick GaspardCEO & Director3$31,883
Christie HefnerDirector1
Dan PfeifferDirector1
Dorian WarrenDIRECTOR1
George HanleyDirector1
Lilli ScheyeDIRECTOR1
Phil AngelidesDirector1
Deanna NesburgCFO & Treasurer6$34,898
Gypsy MooreSVP, Gen Counsel & Secretary6$36,282
Navin NayakPresident & Executive Director33$220,929
Rozina KiflomDeputy General Counsel & Secretary (Thru 7/24)6$16,949
Ellie LangfordVice President33$117,824
Joel MaysonetSr. Director, Digital Advocacy33$108,602
Laura RodriguezVP, Government Affairs33$147,149

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

3states

Cities

New YorkSacramentoSan FranciscoWashington

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

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