Totals
- Total revenue
- $8,528,584
- Total expenses
- $7,511,789
- Contributions and grants received
- $7,851,154
- Grants paid
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $608,166
- Investment income
- $6
- Other revenue
- $69,258
- Total assets, end of year
- $1,789,049
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $1,166,409
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $622,640
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $5,345,919
- Management and general expenses
- $591,986
- Fundraising expenses
- $1,573,884
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $5,345,919
Program services were 71.2% 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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1e · Government grants (contributions)
$278,340
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$7,572,814
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1g · Noncash contributions included above
$126,201
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2a · Program service revenue: RESTORATION WEEKEND
total $516,664 · related or exempt $516,664
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2b · Program service revenue: OTHER
total $47,561 · related or exempt $47,561
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2c · Program service revenue: WEDNESDAY MORNING CLUB
total $43,941 · related or exempt $43,941
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3 · Investment income
total $6 · excluded $6
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10a · Gross sales of inventory
$61,697
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10b · Cost of goods sold
$82,082
-
10c · Net income from sales of inventory
total -$20,385 · related or exempt -$20,385
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11a · Other revenue: MAIL LIST RENTAL
total $67,126 · unrelated business $67,126
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11b · Other revenue: OTHER INCOME
total $22,517 · excluded $22,517
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11e · Other revenue, total
$89,643
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $720,703 · program services $564,698 · management and general $69,282 · fundraising $86,723
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $1,200,706 · program services $940,798 · management and general $115,426 · fundraising $144,482
-
9 · Other employee benefits
total $269,331 · program services $211,031 · management and general $25,891 · fundraising $32,409
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $129,276 · program services $101,293 · management and general $12,427 · fundraising $15,556
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11b · Fees: legal
total $89,749 · management and general $78,011 · fundraising $11,738
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11c · Fees: accounting
total $162,173 · management and general $162,173
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11e · Fees: professional fundraising services
total $783,953 · fundraising $783,953
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11g · Fees: other
total $1,283,130 · program services $1,186,126 · management and general $13,546 · fundraising $83,458
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12 · Advertising and promotion
total $11,458 · program services $8,978 · management and general $1,101 · fundraising $1,379
-
13 · Office expenses
total $367,015 · program services $177,889 · management and general $63,902 · fundraising $125,224
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14 · Information technology
total $145,225 · program services $115,464 · management and general $15,768 · fundraising $13,993
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16 · Occupancy
total $115,615 · program services $97,088 · management and general $8,228 · fundraising $10,299
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17 · Travel
total $24,513 · program services $16,768 · management and general $1,791 · fundraising $5,954
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19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings
total $7,473 · program services $5,530 · management and general $602 · fundraising $1,341
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20 · Interest
total $1,575 · program services $1,161 · management and general $144 · fundraising $270
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22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $31,177 · program services $22,972 · management and general $2,854 · fundraising $5,351
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23 · Insurance
total $121,331 · program services $95,067 · management and general $11,664 · fundraising $14,600
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24a · Other expenses: PROGRAM EVENTS
total $1,181,906 · program services $1,181,906
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24b · Other expenses: POSTAGE + MAILING
total $563,428 · program services $325,501 · management and general $6,228 · fundraising $231,699
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24c · Other expenses: WRITERS + HONORARIUM
total $254,370 · program services $254,370
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24d · Other expenses: PUBLICATIONS
total $16,781 · program services $16,510 · management and general $120 · fundraising $151
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24e · All other expenses
total $30,901 · program services $22,769 · management and general $2,828 · fundraising $5,304
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26 · Joint costs (an allocation of the lines above)
total $843,305 · program services $464,637 · management and general $0 · fundraising $378,668
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $58,255 · end of year $161,724
-
2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
beginning of year $672 · end of year $762
-
3 · Pledges and grants receivable
beginning of year $294,279 · end of year $694,989
-
8 · Inventories for sale or use
beginning of year $580,792 · end of year $643,948
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9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
beginning of year $34,919 · end of year $27,224
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10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$451,799
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10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$412,827
-
10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $70,148 · end of year $38,972
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11 · Investments: publicly traded securities
beginning of year $318
-
15 · Other assets
beginning of year $284,799 · end of year $221,430
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17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $1,436,045 · end of year $952,321
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25 · Other liabilities
beginning of year $282,285 · end of year $214,088
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year -$570,883 · end of year $423,297
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28 · Net assets with donor restrictions
beginning of year $176,735 · end of year $199,343
Mission and programs · 2024
Mission
THE DEFENSE OF FREE SOCIETIES WHOSE MORAL, CULTURAL AND ECONOMIC FOUNDATIONS ARE UNDER ATTACK BY ENEMIES BOTH SECULAR AND RELIGIOUS, AT HOME AND ABROAD.
Activities or mission (Part I)
EDUCATING THE NEXT GENERATION IN THE VALUES OF FREEDOM AND THE NECESSITY OF DEFENDING THOSE VALUES.
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THE FREEDOM CENTER CONDUCTS A VARIETY OF DIFFERENT PROGRAMS AND EVENTS DURING THE YEAR INCLUDING THE DISTRIBUTION OF BOOKS, PAMPHLETS, MAILINGS, AND E-CAMPAIGNS THAT ARE DESIGNED TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC AND FURTHER THE MISSION OF THE ORGANIZATION AS WELL AS SUCH PROGRAMS AS DEFENSE OF ISRAEL, CHANGE THE GAME, TRUTH REVOLT, THE INDIVIDUAL RIGHTS FOUNDATION, TERRORISM AWARENESS PROJECT, VARIOUS LEGAL MATTERS, AND PROGRAMS RELATED TO IMMIGRATION ISSUES.
Expenses $2,556,435 · Revenue $47,561
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THE WEEKEND IS AN ANNUAL GET TOGETHER FOR FREEDOM CENTER SUPPORTERS FEATURING SOME OF THE TOP POLICYMAKERS AND OPINION LEADERS IN AMERICA.
Expenses $942,551 · Revenue $516,664
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JIHAD WATCH IS RUN BY NOTED AUTHOR ROBERT SPENCER. IT IS A DAILY NEWS SITE WITH NEWS AND OPINION ON THE WAR WITH RADICAL ISLAM, THE STUDY AND DISSEMINATION OF INFORMATION REGARDING THE JIHADIST WORLDVIEW, SHARIA LAW, AND THE THREATS TO WESTERN CIVILIZATION. JIHAD WATCH IS READ BY OVER 500,000 UNIQUE VISITORS EVERY MONTH. ROBERT SPENCER IS A NY TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR AND HIS ARTICLES ARE READ BY MILLIONS WORLDWIDE.
Expenses $699,444
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FRONTPAGEMAG.COM (FPM) IS THE CENTER'S MAIN DAILY NEWS WEBSITE. WITH UP TO 10 ORIGINAL ARTICLES FEATURED DAILY, THE CENTER BRINGS NEWS AND COMMENTARY TO MILLIONS OF PEOPLE WORLDWIDE. THE MISSION OF FRONTPAGE IS TO DELIVER THE NEWS ON THE WAR AT HOME AND ABROAD. FPM HAS OVER 1.7 MILLION VISITORS EACH MONTH.
Expenses $468,895
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DISCOVERTHENETWORKS.COM IS AN ONLINE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF THE POLITICAL LEFT AND ITS INTRICATE INTERCONNECTIONS. DTN IS A MODEL FOR UNDERSTANDING HOW THE LEFT OPERATES IN OUR SOCIETY, AND HOW THE NETWORKS IT HAS CREATED HAVE PENETRATED OUR PHILANTHROPIC, EDUCATIONAL, AND RELIGIOUS INSTITUTIONS. THE SITE RECEIVES OVER 5 MILLION VISITS PER YEAR.
Expenses $367,017
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STUDENTS FOR ACADEMIC FREEDOM (SAF) IS A NATIONAL COALITION OF STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS WITH CHAPTERS ON OVER 150 CAMPUSES WHOSE GOAL IS TO END THE POLITICAL ABUSE OF THE UNIVERSITY AND TO RESTORE ITS ACADEMIC INTEGRITY. THE MOTTO OF SAF IS "EDUCATION, NOT INDOCTRINATION."
Expenses $206,942
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THE FREEDOM CENTER'S WEDNESDAY MORNING CLUB HAS ESTABLISHED A CONSERVATIVE PRESENCE IN HOLLYWOOD. IT PROVIDES A STIMULATING ENVIRONMENT WHERE AUTHORS, INTELLECTUALS, AND POLITICAL FIGURES MEET MEMBERS OF THE ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY. THE FREEDOM CENTER PUTS ON ABOUT 5-10 OF THESE EVENTS A YEAR.
Expenses $104,635 · Revenue $43,941
As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.
Listed in Part VII
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David HorowitzDAVID HOROWITZ
CEO/FOUNDER
- Total calculated
- $439,660
- From this org
- $400,759
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $38,901
- Hours/week
- 70
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $400,759
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $0
- Nontaxable benefits
- $38,901
- Filer's total
- $439,660
-
Michael FinchMICHAEL FINCH
DIRECTOR/PRESIDENT
- Total calculated
- $281,043
- From this org
- $250,000
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $31,043
- Hours/week
- 60
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $250,000
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $0
- Nontaxable benefits
- $31,043
- Filer's total
- $281,043
-
Wally NunnWALLY NUNN
CHAIRMAN
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.5
-
Mallory DanaherMALLORY DANAHER
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.5
-
Nina CunninghamNINA CUNNINGHAM
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.5
-
Lonny LeitnerLONNY LEITNER
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.5
-
Robert SpencerROBERT SPENCER
JIHAD WATCH DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $346,728
- From this org
- $285,000
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $61,728
- Hours/week
- 60
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $275,000
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $10,000
- Deferred
- $0
- Nontaxable benefits
- $61,728
- Filer's total
- $346,728
-
Itzchak InselmannITZCHAK INSELMANN
STAFF WRITER
- Total calculated
- $171,226
- From this org
- $145,092
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $26,134
- Hours/week
- 50
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $97,592
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $47,500
- Deferred
- $0
- Nontaxable benefits
- $26,134
- Filer's total
- $171,226
-
Mark TapsonMARK TAPSON
STAFF WRITER
- Total calculated
- $161,465
- From this org
- $125,000
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $36,465
- Hours/week
- 50
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $125,000
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $0
- Nontaxable benefits
- $36,465
- Filer's total
- $161,465
-
Todd SniderTODD SNIDER
DIRECTOR OF MARKETING
- Total calculated
- $127,964
- From this org
- $120,000
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $7,964
- Hours/week
- 50
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
- 1a · First-class or charter travel
- 1b · Written policy on the line-1a expenses
- 2 · Substantiation required before reimbursing expenses
- 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
- 7 · Other non-fixed payments
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
- 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception
The filer's explanations (Part III)
- PART I, LINE 1A
- AT TIMES, THE CENTER USES MILES TO UPGRADE DAVID HOROWITZ TO FIRST CLASS AIRFARE.
- PART I, LINE 7
- BONUSES ARE BASED ON ANNUAL PERFORMANCE. SOME STAFF MEMBERS RECEIVE HONORARIUMS AND/OR STIPENDS FOR SPECIAL WRITING PROJECTS OR SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS AS APPROVED BY THE CEO/FOUNDER OR THE PRESIDENT.
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
No itemized grants to organizations on this return.
Provenance
- Return type
- form_990
- Tax year
- 2024
- Filed
- 13 November 2025
- IRS schema version
- 2024v5.2
- Source object
- 202533199349300743
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