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Form 990 for tax year 2022

Filed by FREEDOM CLUB.

Totals

Total revenue
$666,272
Total expenses
$670,562
Contributions and grants received
$666,272
Grants paid
$5,200
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$0
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$70,011
Total liabilities, end of year
$748
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$69,263
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$596,243
Management and general expenses
$74,319
Fundraising expenses
$0
Program service expenses (Part III)
$596,243

Program services were 88.9% 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.

  • 1b · Membership dues

    $176,000

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $490,272

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $5,200 · program services $5,200

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $105,000 · program services $78,750 · management and general $26,250

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $9,767 · program services $7,325 · management and general $2,442

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $1,434 · management and general $1,434

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $16,700 · management and general $16,700

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $26,628 · program services $26,628

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $376,994 · program services $376,994

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $3,540 · program services $2,655 · management and general $885

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $2,790 · program services $2,092 · management and general $698

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $38,076 · program services $38,076

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $836 · management and general $836

  • 24a · Other expenses: FIELD STAFF

    total $54,287 · program services $54,287

  • 24b · Other expenses: DUES & SUBSCRIPTIONS

    total $24,098 · management and general $24,098

  • 24c · Other expenses: MERCHANT FEES

    total $2,668 · program services $2,668

  • 24d · Other expenses: PHONE

    total $1,568 · program services $1,568

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $976 · management and general $976

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $75,684 · end of year $70,011

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $2,131 · end of year $748

  • 31 · Retained earnings, endowment or other funds

    beginning of year $73,553 · end of year $69,263

Mission and programs · 2022

Mission

EDUCATE MINNESOTA VOTERS ABOUT ISSUES AND CANDIDATES.

  • THE FREEDOM CLUB, THROUGH MEETINGS, EARNED MEDIA, PAID MEDIA, AND OTHER FORMS OF COMMUNICATIONS, ACTIVELY WORKS TO PROMOTE CONSERVATIVE IDEALS AND FREE MARKET PRINCIPLES TO MAKE MINNESOTA A BETTER PLACE TO LIVE, WORK, AND RAISE A FAMILY. PUBLIC EDUCATION OF CONSERVATIVE ISSUES AND VALUES: FREEDOM CLUB AIMS TO RESTORE JUST AND LIMITED GOVERNMENT TO MINNESOTA. FREEDOM CLUB BELIEVES IN EDUCATING ITS MEMBERS, CIVIC LEADERS, AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC IN THE PRINCIPLES OF LIBERTY. FREEDOM CLUB WILL ACTIVELY WORK TO PROMOTE CONSERVATIVE IDEALS TO MAKE MINNESOTA A BETTER PLACE TO LIVE, WORK, AND RAISE A FAMILY. THIS ACTIVITY WILL TAKE PLACE YEAR-ROUND VIA PROMOTION THROUGH TOWN HALL MEETINGS, TELEVISION ADVERTISEMENTS, RADIO ADVERTISEMENTS, DIRECT MAIL, INTERNET COMMUNICATIONS, AND OTHER FORMS OF COMMONLY USED MEDIA. THIS ACTIVITY FURTHER PROMOTES OUR EXEMPT PURPOSE OF PROMOTING SOCIAL WELFARE BY EDUCATING THE PUBLIC ON FISCAL AND SOCIAL ISSUES OF IMPORTANCE. THIS ACTIVITY WAS CONDUCTED THROUGHOUT MINNESOTA BY VOLUNTEERS, EMPLOYEES, AND PAID CONSULTANTS OF THE ORGANIZATION. SOCIAL GATHERINGS AND CLUB MEETINGS: FREEDOM CLUB MEET MONTHLY TO DISCUSS AND EDUCATE ATTENDEES ABOUT THE PRINCIPLES OF LIBERTY AND CONSERVATIVE IDEALS. FREEDOM CLUB WILL ALSO HOLD PERIODIC SOCIAL GATHERINGS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC TO PROMOTE THESE SAME IDEALS. THE ACTIVITY FURTHERS OUR EXEMPT PURPOSE OF PROMOTING SOCIAL WELFARE BY EDUCATING THE PUBLIC AND CIVIC LEADERS ON FISCAL AND SOCIAL ISSUES OF IMPORTANCE. THIS ACTIVITY WAS CONDUCTED IN MINNESOTA BY VOLUNTEERS, EMPLOYEES, AND PAID CONSULTANTS OF THE ORGANIZATION. LOBBYING: DURING THE MINNESOTA LEGISLATIVE SESSION (JANUARY-MAY), IT WILL BE IMPORTANT FOR FREEDOM CLUB TO MAINTAIN PRESENCE AT THE CAPITOL. FREEDOM CLUB MAY HIRE A LOBBYIST TO INFLUENCE THE LEGISLATIVE AGENDA AND TO PROMOTE FREEDOM CLUBS CONSERVATIVE IDEALS AND PRINCIPLES OF LIBERTY. THIS ACTIVITY FURTHERS OUR EXEMPT PURPOSE OF PROMOTING SOCIAL WELFARE BY ENCOURAGING POLICY MAKERS TO DISCUSS FISCAL AND SOCIAL ISSUES OF IMPORTANCE. THIS ACTIVITY WAS CONDUCTED IN MINNESOTA BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF FREEDOM CLUB WITH ASSISTANCE FROM PAID LOBBYISTS. IN 2022 FREEDOM CLUB EDUCATED OVER 100,000 VOTERS ON IMPORTANT ISSUES AND CONNECTED TENS OF THOUSANDS OF RESIDENTS TO ELECTED OFFICIALS.

    Expenses $596,243 · Grants $5,200

As filed on the 2022 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Alex Kharam

    EXECUTIVE DI

    Total calculated
    $105,000
    From this org
    $105,000
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

  • Robert Cummins

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Richard Morgan

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • John Hinderaker

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Dennis Walsh

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Phil Lindau

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Pat Alexander

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Mike O' Connor

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

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.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

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.

  • FREEDOM CLUB - STATE PAC

    527 · POLITICS · MN

  • FREEDOM CLUB - FEDERAL PAC

    527 · POLITICS · MN

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2022
Filed
1 May 2023
IRS schema version
2022v5.0
Source object
202341309349305304

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