Form 990 for tax year 2022
Filed by FREEDOMWORKS FOUNDATION INC.
This return was superseded by a later amendment. matched by us It is kept because history is preserved rather than replaced.
What the amendment changed
Compared with the latest return for 2022 , filed 29 January 2024. matched by us Only the return's totals, a 990-PF's accounting method and the names listed in Part VII (Part VIII on a 990-PF) are compared. We relate returns by organization, tax year and form, and order them by each return's own timestamp; the filer's own "amended return" checkbox is a separate fact.
Those are the same on the two returns, so the amendment changed something else.
Totals
- Total revenue
- $7,186,346
- Total expenses
- $8,423,843
- Contributions and grants received
- $7,139,619
- Grants paid
- $33,656
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $46,727
- Other revenue
- $0
- Total assets, end of year
- $1,663,129
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $343,541
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $1,319,588
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $7,937,817
- Management and general expenses
- $289,723
- Fundraising expenses
- $196,303
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $7,937,817
Program services were 94.2% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.
Line items
Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.
Revenue
Part VIII, the statement of revenue.
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$7,139,619
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3 · Investment income
total $4,580 · excluded $4,580
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7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory
securities $49,152
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7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses
securities $7,005
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7c · Gain or loss
securities $42,147
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7d · Net gain or loss
total $42,147 · excluded $42,147
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments
total $33,656 · program services $33,656
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5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $459,603 · program services $427,164 · management and general $22,156 · fundraising $10,283
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $2,724,197 · program services $2,531,920 · management and general $131,327 · fundraising $60,950
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8 · Pension plan contributions
total $57,033 · program services $53,008 · management and general $2,749 · fundraising $1,276
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9 · Other employee benefits
total $225,363 · program services $209,457 · management and general $10,864 · fundraising $5,042
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $232,673 · program services $216,250 · management and general $11,217 · fundraising $5,206
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11b · Fees: legal
total $40,392 · program services $32,343 · management and general $1,128 · fundraising $6,921
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11c · Fees: accounting
total $32,765 · management and general $32,765
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11e · Fees: professional fundraising services
total $44,187 · fundraising $44,187
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11g · Fees: other
total $1,616,423 · program services $1,579,522 · management and general $31,435 · fundraising $5,466
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12 · Advertising and promotion
total $144,954 · program services $144,954
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13 · Office expenses
total $394,355 · program services $383,906 · management and general $1,332 · fundraising $9,117
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14 · Information technology
total $169,987 · program services $160,078 · management and general $5,459 · fundraising $4,450
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16 · Occupancy
total $457,081 · program services $423,064 · management and general $23,381 · fundraising $10,636
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17 · Travel
total $653,202 · program services $647,738 · management and general $1,261 · fundraising $4,203
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19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings
total $663,937 · program services $655,134 · management and general $1,601 · fundraising $7,202
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22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $4,948 · management and general $4,948
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24a · Other expenses: SOFTWARE MARKETING
total $176,958 · program services $166,481 · management and general $5,772 · fundraising $4,705
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24b · Other expenses: DIRECT MAIL EXPENSE
total $136,734 · program services $126,630 · management and general $309 · fundraising $9,795
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24c · Other expenses: PRINTING AND COPYING
total $122,214 · program services $120,287 · management and general $1,299 · fundraising $628
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24d · Other expenses: LIST RENTAL
total $20,553 · program services $18,312 · fundraising $2,241
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24e · All other expenses
total $12,628 · program services $7,913 · management and general $720 · fundraising $3,995
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $3,282,437 · end of year $856,596
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2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
end of year $154,866
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3 · Pledges and grants receivable
beginning of year $1,290 · end of year $695
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9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
end of year $5,736
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10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$105,407
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10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$105,407
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10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $4,947 · end of year $0
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15 · Other assets
beginning of year $0 · end of year $645,236
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17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $240,135 · end of year $343,541
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23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable
beginning of year $10,605 · end of year $0
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25 · Other liabilities
beginning of year $437,645 · end of year $0
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $2,378,177 · end of year $1,319,588
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28 · Net assets with donor restrictions
beginning of year $222,112 · end of year $0
Mission and programs · 2022
Mission
THE MISSION OF FREEDOMWORKS FOUNDATION IS TO EDUCATE AND EMPOWER AMERICANS WITH THE PRINCIPLES OF INDIVIDUAL LIBERTY, SMALL GOVERNMENT, AND FREE MARKETS. EDUCATION IS THE ANIMATING FORCE THAT INFORMS THE DAILY ACTIVITIES AT FREEDOMWORKS FOUNDATION. THE ORGANIZATION WAS FOUNDED IN 1984 ON THE CAMPUS OF GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY-A CENTER FOR AMERICAN FREE-MARKET ECONOMIC THOUGHT. SINCE THOSE EARLY DAYS, WE HAVE CONTINUED TO PURSUE A GOAL OF PRESERVING LIBERTY BY EDUCATION AMERICANS ABOUT FREE-MARKETS, LIMITED GOVERNMENT, AND INDIVIDUAL LIBERTY.
Activities or mission (Part I)
TO EDUCATE AND ENGAGE CITIZENS WHO STAND IN DEFENSE OF LIBERTY. SEE SCHEDULE OTO EDUCATE AND EMPOWER AMERICANS WITH THE PRINCIPLES OF INDIVIDUAL LIBERTY, SMALL GOVERNMENT, AND FREE MARKETS.
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CENTER FOR ECONOMIC FREEDOM: THE FOUNDATION WORKS TO CONSTANTLY ENGAGE ACTIVISTS ACROSS THE COUNTRY IN ORDER TO IMPLEMENT ITS PROGRAMS. ADDITIONALLY, EDUCATION AND RESEARCH PROGRAMS ARE CONDUCTED TO SUPPORT THE COMMUNITY TO FURTHER ITS FREE MARKET AND LIMITED GOVERNMENT ACTIVITIES. STRATEGY INCLUDES STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT AND DISCUSSION ABOUT FOUNDATION DEVELOPMENT AND CREATION OF FUTURE PROGRAMS. IN ORDER TO ENSURE THAT THE FOUNDATION IS BEING RESPONSIVE TO ITS COMMUNITY AND KEY STAKEHOLDERS, THE FOUNDATION WILL CONTINUALLY EVALUATE PROGRAMS.
Expenses $7,562,872
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REGULATORY ACTION: THE FOUNDATION MOBILIZES THE COMMUNITY TO IMPLEMENT THE REGULATORY ACTION PROGRAM. THE FOUNDATION USES CUTTING EDGE TECHNOLOGY TO ENGAGE ITS COMMUNITY TO TAKE PART IN THE REGULATORY PROCESS. ADDITIONALLY, TRAINING AND SUPPORT ARE PROVIDED TO THE ACTIVIST COMMUNITY TO FURTHER THE FOUNDATION'S REGULATORY ENGAGEMENT.
Expenses $144,704
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FREEDOMWORKS FOUNDATION'S BUILDING EDUCATION FOR STUDENTS TOGETHER (BEST) PROGRAM WORKS TO EDUCATE AND MOBILIZE ACTIVISTS TO BECOME INVOLVED IN THE EDUCATION OF THEIR CHILDREN AND THE BROADER COMMUNITY. RESEARCH IS CONDUCTED ON EDUCATION POLICY ACROSS THE UNITED STATES. ACTIVISTS LEARN ABOUT THE DIFFERENT ROLES OF SCHOOL BOARDS, SUPERINTENDENTS, TEACHERS, AND PARENTS WITHIN THE EDUCATION SYSTEM.
Expenses $230,241 · Grants $33,656
As filed on the 2022 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.
Listed in Part VII
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Paul BecknerPAUL BECKNER
BOARD CHAIR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1 + 1 related
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Adam BrandonADAM BRANDON
PRESIDENT
- Total calculated
- $418,237
- From this org
- $253,346
- From related orgs
- $136,417
- Other
- $28,474
- Hours/week
- 26 + 14 related
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $253,229 + $136,354 related
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $117 + $63 related
- Deferred
- $6,852 + $3,690 related
- Nontaxable benefits
- $11,656 + $6,276 related
- Filer's total
- $271,854 + $146,383 related
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Betsy AlbaughBETSY ALBAUGH
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Ted AbramTED ABRAM
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Joan CarterJOAN CARTER
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1 + 1 related
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Marilyn HaydenMARILYN HAYDEN
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Rob LansingROB LANSING
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Nicola OpdyckeNICOLA OPDYCKE
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Parrisa Sedghi FornwaltPARRISA SEDGHI FORNWALT
SECRETARY
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1 + 1 related
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Noah WallNOAH WALL
EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT
- Total calculated
- $288,845
- From this org
- $165,708
- From related orgs
- $89,227
- Other
- $33,910
- Hours/week
- 26 + 14 related
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $165,614 + $89,177 related
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $94 + $50 related
- Deferred
- $8,281 + $4,459 related
- Nontaxable benefits
- $13,761 + $7,409 related
- Filer's total
- $187,750 + $101,095 related
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John TamnyJOHN TAMNY
DIR. CENTER FOR ECONOMIC FREEDOM
- Total calculated
- $201,687
- From this org
- $17,500
- From related orgs
- $157,500
- Other
- $26,687
- Hours/week
- 4 + 36 related
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $17,000 + $153,000 related
- Bonus
- $500 + $4,500 related
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $779 + $7,013 related
- Nontaxable benefits
- $1,890 + $17,005 related
- Filer's total
- $20,169 + $181,518 related
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John StoddardJOHN STODDARD
VICE PRESIDENT OF MARKETING
- Total calculated
- $176,504
- From this org
- $105,816
- From related orgs
- $56,978
- Other
- $13,710
- Hours/week
- 26 + 14 related
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $105,750 + $56,942 related
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $66 + $36 related
- Deferred
- $3,513 + $1,891 related
- Nontaxable benefits
- $5,399 + $2,907 related
- Filer's total
- $114,728 + $61,776 related
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Savannah SteeleSAVANNAH STEELE
SENIOR CONTROLLER
- Total calculated
- $157,633
- From this org
- $94,250
- From related orgs
- $50,750
- Other
- $12,633
- Hours/week
- 26 + 14 related
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $87,750 + $47,250 related
- Bonus
- $6,500 + $3,500 related
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $4,387 + $2,363 related
- Nontaxable benefits
- $3,824 + $2,059 related
- Filer's total
- $102,461 + $55,172 related
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Steve MooreSTEVE MOORE
ECONOMIST
- Total calculated
- $185,879
- From this org
- $107,250
- From related orgs
- $57,750
- Other
- $20,879
- Hours/week
- 26 + 14 related
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $107,250 + $57,750 related
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $0
- Nontaxable benefits
- $13,571 + $7,308 related
- Filer's total
- $120,821 + $65,058 related
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Casar YbarraCASAR YBARRA
VICE PRESIDENT OF POLICY
- Total calculated
- $146,030
- From this org
- $87,750
- From related orgs
- $47,250
- Other
- $11,030
- Hours/week
- 26 + 14 related
Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.
Schedule J
Answered yes
- 3 · Compensation committee
- 3 · Independent compensation consultant
- 3 · Form 990 of other organizations
- 3 · Compensation survey or study
- 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee
Answered no
- 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
- 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
- 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
- 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
- 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
- 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
- 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
- 7 · Other non-fixed payments
- 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception
Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.
Grants on this return
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ROBERT SMALLS LEGACY FOUNDATION
$33,656
TO FURTHER THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION.
Related organizations on this return
Schedule R Part II: tax-exempt organizations related to the filer by control. It does not record shared board members or money.
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501(C)(4) · EXISTS TO BUILD, EDUCATE, AND MOBILIZE ACTIVISTS · DC
Provenance
- Return type
- form_990
- Tax year
- 2022
- Filed
- 9 November 2023
- IRS schema version
- 2022v5.0
- Source object
- 202303139349301945
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