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Center for American Progress

Think tank · Total expenses $48.3M · FY ending December 2024

Per the Form 990 on ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer

In its own words

“independent, nonpartisan policy institute … As progressives, we believe America should be a land of boundless opportunity”

Source: the organization's own site · last verified 2026-07-27

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Grants paid

6 grants of $5,000 or more, $4.1M in total, as reported on the organization's own Form 990 for the year ending December 2024.

Center for American Prog Action FndPUBLIC EDUCATION & ADVOCACY$3.6M
The Partnership ProjectSUPPORT CHARITABLE EDUCATION ACTIVITIES$250K
Center for Earth Energy and DemocSUPPORT CHARITABLE EDUCATION ACTIVITIES$241.2K
Coming CleanSUPPORT CHARITABLE EDUCATION ACTIVITIES$30K
The Cleo InstituteSUPPORT CHARITABLE EDUCATION ACTIVITIES$20K
Foreign Policy for America FoundationSUPPORT CHARITABLE EDUCATION ACTIVITIES$7.5K

This shows money paid out. A public charity's own donors are redacted from the public copy of its return, so who funds this organization can't be read from this filing.

Source: Form 990, tax period December 2024

Where to read more

ProPublica Nonprofit Explorerhttps://projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/organizations/300126510
Official sitehttps://www.americanprogress.org
Wikipediahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Center_for_American_Progress

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