Anglosphere Society

The Anglosphere Society (TAS) is an educational membership organization that promotes free-markets, cultural events related to the international community of English-speaking peoples, and the “special relationship” between the United States and the United Kingdom. 1

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At-A-Glance

Type: Non-profit, 501(c)(3)
Issue Areas: Economic Policy, Foreign Policy
Website: www.theanglospheresociety.org
Formation:

2013

Executive Director:

Amanda Bowman

Executive Director’s Salary:

$10,000 2

Location: Washington, DC View on map
Tax ID: 61-1578840
Most Recent Filing: 2021
Budget (2021): Assets: $317 Revenue: $127,430 Expenses: $127,519

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    Activities

    Founded in 2012, the Anglosphere Society provides a network to American Anglophiles and expatriates; holds forums with leaders of government, industry, and media; and supports the alliance of the U.S. and U.K. through arts, cultural, finance-related, and security-related events. 3 TAS has collaborated on events with organizations such as the New Criterion, Business Executives for National Security, the Reason Foundation, and the Gatestone Institute. 4

    The Anglosphere Society operates three councils to support its mission. The Anglosphere Arts Council (AAC) promotes the U.S.-U.K. alliance on a cultural level through arts, music, literature, and historical travel. AAC maintains collaborative relationships with many Churchill institutions and former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher’s Alma Mater, Somerville College. The Anglosphere Financial Council (AFC) promotes free market economics, especially as concerning over-regulation. The Anglosphere Security Council (ASC) encourages greater cooperation between Anglosphere countries on issues of security and defense. 5

    The Anglosphere Society is also concerned with the persecution of Christians throughout the world. To this end, TAS dedicates a portion of its website to articles describing religious persecution published by concerned organizations like the Gatestone Institute, the Catholic News Agency, the Catholic Herald, and the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom. 6

    Funding

    The Anglosphere Society is funded through its membership dues, which are currently $150 annually for an individual. 4

    The Anglosphere Society is also funded by donations from other organizations. While TAS does not disclose other donors, tax filings confirm donations from the Mercer Family Foundation ($25,000 in 2017), 7 the William H. Donner Foundation ($18,500 in 2019), 8 and the Achelis and Bodman Foundation ($15,000 in 2020). 9

    People

    Lee Cohen is the New York director of the Anglosphere Society. Cohen is a former advisor to the House Foreign Affairs Committee. 10

    Jacqueline Halbig von Schleppenbach is the Washington director of TAS. Von Schleppenbach formerly held senior executive positions at the White House and the Department of Labor and is a former senior policy advisor at the Office of Public Health and Science at the Department of Health and Human Services. 10

    Board of Directors

    Amanda Bowman is the chair and founder of the Anglosphere Society and a former president of the Atlantic Bridge Research and Education Scheme. 10

    Vicki Downey is a lieutenant of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem, an honorary national vice president of the Daughters of the British Empire, and sits on the board of the Allied Forces Foundation. Downey is a former chief of staff at the Mountbatten Institute. 10

    Clark Judge is the managing director of the White House Writers Group and the chair of the Pacific Research Institute. 10

    Nina Shea is the director of the Center for Religious Freedom at the Hudson Institute. Shea is a former appointed commissioner at the U.S. Commission on Religious Freedom. 10

    James MacGuire is the managing editor of the Catholic Herald in the U.S. 11

    Financial Statistics

    Total Assets

    Total Revenue

    Total Expenses

    YearTotal AssetsTotal RevenueTotal ExpensesFiling
    2021 $317 $127,430 $127,519 View
    2020 View
    2019 $737 $141,563 $142,321 View
    2018 $1,495 $127,283 $144,350 View
    2017 $18,562 $285,497 $254,174 View

    Prior year filings: 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011

    Revenue Detail

    Expenses Detail

    Employee Compensation

    Highest Earning Employees

    EmployeeTitleTotal Compensation
    Amanda BowmanEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR$10,000

    Grant Activity

    All-time grants received statistics from Candid dataset:

    • Total Grant Value: $201,700
    • Number of Grants: 18
    • Number of Funders: 9

    Selection of highest value grants received from the last seven years:

    AmountYearFunderSubject
    $27,5002020 National Philanthropic TrustInternational
    $15,0002021 The Achelis & Bodman FoundationConference, Beijing’s Long Arm: China’s Threat to Religious Freedom and Options for the West, to be held on October 18, 2021, in New York City
    $15,0002020 The Achelis & Bodman FoundationA conference, Act in Time: Protecting Imperiled Christians in Ancient and Other Lands
    $10,0002021 The William H Donner Foundation IncGeneral Support

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    References

    1. “Home.” The Anglosphere Society. Accessed October 31, 2022. http://www.theanglospheresociety.org/home.html.
    2. The Anglosphere Society, Return of Organization Exempt from Income Tax (Form 990), 2019, Part VII, Section A, Line 1a.
    3. [1] “About Us.” The Anglosphere Society. Accessed October 31, 2022. http://www.theanglospheresociety.org/about-us.html.
    4. “Membership.” The Anglosphere Society. Accessed October 31, 2022. http://www.theanglospheresociety.org/membership.html.
    5. “Councils.” The Anglosphere Society. Accessed October 31, 2022. http://www.theanglospheresociety.org/councils.html.
    6. “Crisis for Christians.” The Anglosphere Society. Accessed October 31, 2022. http://www.theanglospheresociety.org/crisis-for-christians.html.
    7. Mercer Family Foundation, Return of Private Foundation (Form 990-PF), 2017, Part XV, Line 3.
    8. William H. Donner Foundation, Return of Private Foundation (Form 990-PF), 2019, Part XV, Line 3.
    9. Achelis and Bodman Foundation, Return of Private Foundation (Form 990-PF), 2020, Part XV, Line 3.
    10. “Directors & Staff.” The Anglosphere Society. Accessed October 26, 2022. http://www.theanglospheresociety.org/directors.html.
    11. “James P. MacGuire.” North American Friends of the Venerable English College. Accessed October 26, 2022. https://www.nafvec.org/Seminary.php?pg=James-MacGuire-bio.