2025 Annual Report
March 12, 2026
For our first five years, American Compass relied exclusively on nautical metaphors. As the word “Compass” suggests, we saw our task as navigating through the unknown, guided by fixed principles but uncertain what our destination held in store. The covers of our annual reports tell the story—the launching of a New Flagship, Charting the Conservative Course, Breaking Through, Turning the Tide, and then finally: The New World.
This annual report looks quite different, on its cover and in its substance. We are no longer refugees from a failed regime hoping to reach a better future. We have arrived, and we are staking our claim. A compass can aid intrepid explorers adrift in a vast ocean; it also helps settlers map their surroundings, build their infrastructure, expand their territory. This year, we launched Commonplace, moved into real office space, hosted a black-tie gala headlined by the Vice President and Secretary of State, published The New Conservatives, and became generally recognized as the most influential and effective policy organization on the New Right.
