Moms for America
Founded in 2004, Moms for America was created by Kimberly Fletcher. Describing its mission as "a national movement of mothers to reclaim our culture for truth, family, freedom and the Constitution," MFA has created a network of chapters nationwide to combat "woke indoctrination."
MFA claims to advocate for empowering moms, promoting liberty, and raising patriots. In pursuit of building its broad coalition, MFA says it wants to build a “culture of truth, family and freedom in our homes and communities.”[1]
According to InfluenceWatch, "Moms for America says that all staff, board members, and contractors must agree with certain core values and beliefs that include God-given rights, personal responsibility, that freedom is the foundation for a good society, the value of family, parental rights, and that freedom and rights are maintained through engaged citizens. The organization says its official color is lavender because that is the color the represents refinement, grace, and elegance and most commonly symbolizes love, devotion, and purity."[2]
Contents
Moms For America Action
Serving as the action arm of Moms for America, MFA Action describes its mission to "promotes public policy based on the freedom sustaining principles of Free Enterprise, Limited Government, Entrepreneurship, Individual Freedom, National Sovereignty, Traditional American Values, Strong National Defense and Constitutional Rule of Law." [3]
News and Controversies
Major Player in Voter Suppression and the January 6 Insurrection
In an early 2023 report from Truthout, it was discovered that Moms for America was a major recipient of dark money from groups who organized the January 6th "Stop the Steal" rallies. MFA helped staff these rallies, and even their President, Kimberly Flecher, spoke at one on January 5th. In the lead-up to the events, "Fletcher was part of a text thread with fellow rally organizers Ali Alexander, Nathan Martin and Ed Martin in which she told them she had secured permits for activities to answer then-President Donald Trump’s call to prevent the election from being certified. They also demonstrate that Moms for America Vice President Debbie Kraulidis helped coordinate accommodations for the January 5 “Stop the Steal” event attendees and Moms for America provided a VIP list for the January 6 event at the White House Ellipse, where Trump spoke and urged the crowd to go to the Capitol and 'fight like hell.'" The report also outlined several other operatives' involvement in the riots, with many of their upper-level staff participating in the event. [4]
Southern Poverty Law Center Identifies MFA as a hate group
According to the Southern Poverty Law Center, in an article published in early 2023, MFA "use their causes to intimidate and harass teachers and push legislation to whitewash history." Their annual report features "more than 1,200 hate and antigovernment extremist groups, including 13 new additions that are mainly conservative parents' rights groups."[5]
State of the Union Event
In January 2022, MFA held a corresponding State of the Union event in which they claimed there is a current crisis in areas such as "education, drugs and crime." The group had dozens of speeches from moms and even included one dad to advocate for "commonsense solutions." Kimberly Fletcher, the group’s president, stated at the rally, “We are the hope of America...We are rising up to unite with you across this country, to stand up and say the state of the union may be in peril, but the moms have just stepped in to get it back in shape.” The group's main target for the event was critical-race theory in education. [6]
Hitler Quotes at Rally
In January 2021, at an MFA rally called "Savee the Republic," Representative Mary Miller was quoted as saying, "Hitler was right on one thing....'whoever has the youth has the future.' Our children are being propagandized. This is the battle."[7]
Funding
Although Moms for America does not have to disclose its donors publically, an incomplete list can be found online through relevant IRS information:
- Americas Future Inc: $110,000 (2020-2021)
- America First Policies Inc: $100,000 (2020)
- Bradley Impact Fund: $752,500 (2020)
- Dunn Foundation: $215,000 (2020-2022)
- Edgar And Elsa Prince Foundation: $10,000 (2020-2021)
- Floyd Foundation: $2,000 (2021)
- Freedomworks Foundation: $200,000 (2021)
- George Jenkins Foundation Inc Co Lj Management Services Inc: $1,375,000 (2021)
- H Foundation: $2,500 (2019)
- James Family Foundation Inc: $15,000 (2021)
- Mccarthy Family Charitable Foundation: $1,000 (2022)
- Mills Family Foundation Inc: $1,000 (2021)
- Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc: $100,000 (2021)
- Robert And Carole Julian Foundation: $120,250 (2018-2021)
- Rush And Kathryn Adams Limbaugh Family Foundation Inc: $25,000 (2021)
- Tree Of Life Foundation International Inc: $20,000 (2022)
- Usatransform: $73,000 (2022)
- Wayne Duddlesten Foundation: $10,000 (2021)
Core Financials
2021[8]
- Total Revenue: $3,111,503
- Total Expenses: $1,337,825
- Net Assets: $1,709,334
2020[9]
- Total Revenue: $408,378
- Total Expenses: $399,540
- Net Assets: $12,704
2019[9]
- Total Revenue: $308,257
- Total Expenses: $300,471
- Net Assets: $3,866
2018[10]
- Total Revenue: $230,988
- Total Expenses: $240,033
- Net Assets: $4,080
2017[11]
- Total Revenue: $123,311
- Total Expenses: $111,947
- Net Assets: $13,125
Personnel
As of July 2023:[12]
Board of Directors
- Kimberly Fletcher, Founder, President, and CEO
- Mercedes Schlapp, ACU Foundation Senior Fellow
- Alvin B. Jackson Jr., President of Dowdle Studios and Land that I Love
- Charles W. Herbster, Owner, Carico Farms Inc. and Herbster Angus Farms, Inc.
- Sam Sorbo, Radio Host, Actress, Model, Author
- Peter Leite, Owner and President of Hichens & Harrison
- Mona Corwin, The Mom Mentor and Founder of The Moms Like Us Academy
The Advisory Council
- Tudor Dixon, Host of Tudor Dixon Podcast, Media Personality, and Education Advocate
- John Rich, Multi-platinum Hit Generator and Music Industry Leader
- Stacey S. Schieffelin, Senior Advisor – Center for the American Worker
- Stephanie M. Myers, IT Strategist/Political Advisor/Previously the Mexican American Advisor to NDC Trump
- Rebecca Friedrichs, Author, Standing Up to Goliath
- Rose Tennent, Radio Host
- Jaco Booyens, Founder of Jaco Booyens Ministries 501(c)3
- Rachel Mack
- Meredith Iler, President, The Strategic Alliance
- Dr. Rosemary Stein, Pediatrician, and Author,“It’s a Mom Thing”
- Michael C. Maibach, Distinguished Fellow at Save Our States
The MFA Team
- Kimberly Fletcher, Founder, President, and CEO
- Debbie Kraulidis, Vice President, Host of Moms For America Podcast
- Elsa Aldeguer, Hispanic Outreach
- Brittney Bassett, Branding & Marketing
- Sherronna Bishop, Election Security Specialist
- Cassiopeia Fletcher, Personal Assistant to the President
- Justyna Fletcher, Branson Office Manager
- Simone Greear, National Advancement Director
- Zaira Gomez, Membership & Education Director
- Juleen Jackson, Senior Instructor & Advisor Cottage Meetings
- Trish Josephs, Graphic Designer
- Kelly Kohls, Senior Director Schoolboard Leadership Project
- Haley Kraulidis, Event Coordinator
- Aly Legge, Empower Moms Director
- Raquel Mitchell, Senior Project Manager
- Angela Molinaro, Executive Assistant to the President
- Amy Nave, Social Media Manager
- Tanya Parus, Medical Specialist
- Judi Privett, Website Design & Development
- Anna Reynolds, Writer
- Tressie Roark, Membership Administrator
- Rachael Seymour, Director of Operations
- Melinda Stewart, Marketing Manager
- Hannah Violette, Education Administrator
- Maria Wagner, Executive Support Manager
- Matt Waters, Director of Development
State Liaisons
- Gloria Mortin, Arkansas
- Barbie George, California
- Ali Hopper, Flordia
- Tara Neilsen, Illinois
- Emily Petersen, Iowa
- Jeryl Maglio, New Jersey
- Sarah Huitt, North Carolina
- Debbie Jansen, Ohio
- Jennifer Hannigan, South Carolina
- Maria Wagner, Tennessee
- Tammy Davis, Texas
- Tamu Hirsch, Utah
- Tyler Ohta, Virginia
- Leah Anaya, Washington
Contact Information
Moms for America, Inc.
1440 State HWY 248, Suite Q304
Branson, MO 65616
Website: momsforamerica.us
Action Website: mfaaction.com
Phone Number: 937.477.5200
Articles and Resources
IRS 990's
2021
2020
2018
2017
References
- ↑ MFA Get to Know Us, [1], Moms for America, Accessed July 10t, 2023
- ↑ InfluenceWatch MFA, [2], InfluenceWatch, accessed July 10th, 2023
- ↑ Moms for America Action, [3], MFA Action, Accessed July 10th, 2023
- ↑ Alyssa Bowen, A Jan. 6 “Moms” Group Funded by Big Lie Donors Is Stoking Voter Suppression, Truthout, July 9th, 2023
- ↑ Tyler Butler, Southern Poverty Law Center identifies 13 'hate groups' in Oklahoma, Fox 25, June 7th, 2023
- ↑ Valerie Richardson, Moms for America takes on woke policies in State of the Union event, The Washington Times, January 26th, 2022
- ↑ Anders Anglesey, Video of Mary Miller Calling Roe Ruling 'Victory for White Life' Goes Viral, Newsweek, June 26th, 2022
- ↑ Nonprofit explorer, 2021 IRS Form 990, organizational tax filing, accessed July 10th, 2023
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Nonprofit explorer, 2020 IRS Form 990, organizational tax filing, accessed July 10th, 2023
- ↑ Nonprofit explorer, 2018 IRS Form 990, organizational tax filing, accessed July 10th, 2023
- ↑ Nonprofit explorer, 2017 IRS Form 990, organizational tax filing, accessed July 10th, 2023
- ↑ MFA Team, [4], Moms for America, Accessed July 10th, 2023
