America at 250: Citizens Everywhere. Home and Abroad Always Americans.

Help American Citizens Abroad raise $250,000 in six months to advocate for U.S. citizens living and working overseas. Make July 4^th this year truly the year of Americans Abroad.  Show Washington the importance of U.S. citizens everywhere in the world!

Why this moment matters

America’s 250th anniversary is a national milestone, but the national story includes Americans who live, work, study, retire, serve, and build families outside the United States. Americans Abroad contribute to the US economy and its strategic interests.  They are teachers, small entrepreneurs, independent consultants, doctors, NGO workers, CEOs, VPs, artists, writers, digital nomads, engineers..... the list is long! 

What gifts support

• Advocacy for residence-based taxation and relief from double taxation burdens. ACA says 2026 tax legislation presents opportunities for residence-based taxation, and that its advocacy includes educating Congress, working with coalitions, publishing thought leadership, and submitting materials to committees.
• Work on financial account reporting and compliance simplification, including Same Country Exemption and simplification of FATCA and FBAR reporting. 
• Advocacy on voting and representation issues for overseas U.S. citizens. 
• Advocacy on support from US agencies (State Department, Social Security, Medicare) and extension of benefits. 
• Research projects and studies from measuring the economic benefit of Americans overseas including increased US exports to diplomacy, soft power, and how to make Residency Based Taxation beneficial for everyone. 
• Public education and mobilization of the overseas American community with our advocacy campaigns and other tools!

Donation levels 

• $25 —Minutemen Gift  
• $250 — Patriot Gift
• $1,776 — Independence Gift
• $2,500 — Continental Congress Circle
• $10,000 — Declaration of Independence Circle
• $25,000 — Founding Fathers Circle

Contributions to American Citizens Abroad, Inc. are not tax deductible as charitable contributions for federal income tax purposes. Donations for research and educational efforts should be made separately to ACA Global Foundation Donate - ACA Global Foundation, these are tax deductible.

Share Your Story

Let us know about your experience living overseas as a U.S. citizen.  What lead you overseas?  What are you doing overseas, working, trailing partner/spouse, digital nomad? Help us show Congress and the Administration that we are one and same with U.S. citizens living in the United States.

Why ACA?

Our Strengths

1. ACA is headquartered in Washington, DC and available to the Congress and the Administration 24/7.
2. ACA is in constant contact with Congressional leadership and Committees staff.  Meeting regularly and providing our expertise.
3. ACA management is composed of individuals who live overseas and/or have lived overseas.
4. ACA keeps its pulse on its membership and supporters, canvassing them to understand the issues they are facing.
5. ACA is a registered lobbyist via our ACA-PAC.
6. ACA and its staff are known to Congress and the Administration.
7. ACA has worldwide membership, bringing their concerns to the forefront of Congress and the Administration. 

Our Resources

1. ACA has built the economic model for RBT legislation and has conducted research to establish the impact of RBT on the federal budget and is continually updating and adding to our work.
2. ACA Global Foundation has contracted with a national accounting firm to update its RBT research. This research will be invaluable to Congress and the tax writing committees.
3. ACA has published the technical explanations of previous legislation and of the Residence Based Taxation for Americans Abroad Act.
4. ACA’s professional drafted documentation is referenced in Congressional and Administrative offices (U.S. Treasury, Joint Committee on Taxation, etc.).. 
5. ACA has partnered with other advocacy organizations to help amplify the voice for RBT 

ACA Political Action Committee, the ACA-PAC is another tool ACA is using to build Congressional support for RBT. Only ACA members can contribute to the ACA-PAC.