About Americans for Prosperity

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Our Missions
Americans for Prosperity (AFP) and Americans for Prosperity Foundation (AFP Foundation) are committed to educating citizens about economic policy and mobilizing those citizens as advocates in the public policy process. AFP is an organization of grassroots leaders who engage citizens in the name of limited government and free markets on the local, state and federal levels. The grassroots members of AFP advocate for public policies that champion the principles of entrepreneurship and fiscal and regulatory restraint.

AFP Foundation is committed to educating citizens about economic policy and a return of the federal government to its Constitutional limits. AFP Foundation’s educational programs and analyses help policymakers, the media and individual citizens understand why policies that promote the American enterprise system are the best method to ensuring prosperity for all Americans. To that end, AFP and AFP Foundation supports:

  • Cutting taxes and government spending in order to halt the encroachment of government in the economic lives of citizens by fighting proposed tax increases and pointing out evidence of waste, fraud, and abuse.
  • Tax and Expenditure Limitations to promote fiscal responsibility.
  • Removing unnecessary barriers to entrepreneurship and opportunity by sparking citizen involvement in the regulatory process early on in order to reduce red tape.
  • Restoring fairness to our judicial system.
Americans for Prosperity and Americans for Prosperity Foundation are two separate entities with their own governing boards. Each is a national organization based in Washington, DC, with staff on the ground in state chapters across the nation.

 

What We Do
AFP and AFP Foundation’s network of organized and influential citizen leaders in a growing number of states throughout the country is working to change the nation one state at a time.

  • AFP mobilizes citizens to effectively make their voices heard in public policy issue campaigns.
  • AFP educates citizens about where their elected officials stand on our issues.
  • AFP and AFP Foundation combine "best-in-class" capabilities built once at the national level with local knowledge from our state staff and on-the-ground armies to create economies of scale that win.
  • AFP and AFP Foundation leverage our comparative advantages with those of other groups by building coalitions of local, state, and national organizations fighting for a common cause.
  • Through its Grassroots Training Schools, AFP Foundation has recruited and educated thousands of citizens on how to promote greater economic prosperity.

AFPF National Staff

Tim Phillips
President


PROGRAMS:

Phil Cox

Michael Harinstein
Marketing Manager

Katie Engdahl
Director of Programs

Tommy Downs
Marketing Coordinator


DEVELOPMENT:

Daniel Erspamer
Director of Development

Margaret Taylor
Corporate and Foundation Relations Manager

Michael Curcio
Donor Relations Manager

Chris Bond
Development Associate

Michael Horn                            Development Associate


PUBLIC AFFAIRS:

Ed Frank
Vice President, Public Affairs


COMMUNICATIONS:

Erik Telford
Deputy Director of Communications

Mary Ellen Burke                      State Communications Manager 

Michael Demkovich                   Communications Associate          


POLICY:

Phil Kerpen
Director of Policy

Jonathan Martin
Policy Analyst

James Valvo
Policy and Public Affairs Assistant

Dr. Barry Poulson
Distinguished Scholar


OPERATIONS:

John Flynn
Legal Counsel

Steve Mullins
Chief Financial Officer

Clare Launder
Finance Officer

Hazel Hawkins
Administrative Assistant




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AFPF State Staff

ARIZONA
Tom Jenney
State Director


CALIFORNIA                              David Spady                             State Director

Shawna Foy                             Grassroots Coordinator


COLORADO                                 Jim Pfaff                                   State Director

Craig Bergman                         Grassroots Coordinator


FLORIDA


GEORGIA
Jared Thomas
State Director

Virginia Galloway
Grassroots Coordinator


ILLINOIS
Joe Calomino
State Director

James Leahy                           County Consultant

Jim Raftis                                Legislative Liaison

John Byers                               State Field Director                     


KANSAS
Alan Cobb
State Director

Christy Andruss
Director of Development

Phillis Setchell

Grassroots Director

Jennifer Rezac
Communications Director

Jim Mullins                                        Field Director             

Susan Estes
Field Director


LOUISIANA
Jason Hebert
State Coordinator


MICHIGAN
Scott Hagerstrom
State Director

Allen Lowe                              Grassroots Coordinator         


MISSOURI
Carl Bearden
State Director

Rachel Brown

Grassroots Director

Becky Cordero                          Field Coordinator


NEW HAMPSHIRE
Corey Lewandowski
State Director

Ted Maravelius                         Grassroots Coordinator


NEW JERSEY
Steven Lonegan
State Director

Christovan Trimarchi
Field Operations Director

Louise Crayton
Administrative Assistant   


NORTH CAROLINA
Dallas Woodhouse
State Director

Chris Marie Farr
Grassroots Coordinator

Jonathan Bandy                       Field Director


NORTH DAKOTA


OHIO


OREGON
Jeff Kropf
State Director

Matt Evans
Associate State Director

Richard Burke                          Grassroots Director


OKLAHOMA
Stuart Jolly
State Director

Pam Pollard
Assistant State Director

Travis Cleek                              Field Coordinator


SOUTH DAKOTA
Joel Arends
Field Coordinator


TEXAS
Peggy Venable
State Director

Eliza Vielma
Operations & Legislative Liaison


VIRGINIA                                         Ben Marchi                                        State Director

Trixie Averill                             Consultant                    


WISCONSIN
Mark Block
State Director

Brenda Baas                            Administrative Assistant

Joan Hansen                              Tax and Policy Advisor


AFPF Legal Status
Americans for Prosperity Foundation is a section 501(c)(3) organization under the Internal Revenue Code. Contributions to AFP Foundation are tax deductible. AFP Foundation’s focus is to educate the general public about public policy issues, not to support or oppose specific legislation.

Americans for Prosperity is a section 501(c)(4) organization under the Internal Revenue Code. Contributions or gifts to AFP are not tax deductible. AFP can advocate for and against specific legislation at the state and federal levels.

AFP Foundation can accept contributions from individuals, foundations, and business entities in support of its mission. AFP can accept contributions from individuals and business entities in support of its mission.

AFPF does not solicit or accept financial contributions or grants from any government entity, or from any foreign source.

If you have questions about AFPF's legal status, contact us at info@AFPhq.org.


AFPF Privacy Policy and Practices
Americans for Prosperity and AFP Foundation are dedicated to protecting consumer privacy on the Internet. Our practices are consistent with privacy guidelines established by eTrust.com.

AFP does not require any personal information to obtain access to our website.

AFP and AFP Foundation do require limited personal information including name and mailing address from individuals wishing to join as members. Additional information such as e-mail address and phone number may also be requested in order that we may contact members in a timely manner on issues related to our mission.

You will only receive e-mail from us if you request to be added to our e-mail list. You may revise or remove your e-mail address from our files at any time.

AFP uses "cookie" technology to obtain non-personal information from our online visitors, such as browser/computer type, number of visitors, and site usage. We do not use cookies to extract personal information.

Our website contains links to other sites, but AFP/F does not necessarily advocate, support or condone the privacy practices or content of these websites.

AFP makes all information received from our online visitors as secure as possible against unauthorized access and use. All information is protected by state-of-the-art security technology.

AFP/F respects the individual privacy rights and concerns of visitors to our website. We support meaningful self-regulation of the Internet to ensure that responsible organizations maintain the right to use all communications media to interact with the public.

If you have any questions about our privacy practices or the AFPF website, please contact us at info@AFPhq.org.

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