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Form 990 for tax year 2022

Filed by FREEDOM RESEARCH FOUNDATION.

Totals

Total revenue
$285,000
Total expenses
$378,550
Contributions and grants received
$285,000
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$0
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$256,028
Total liabilities, end of year
$2,698
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$253,330
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$368,006
Management and general expenses
$7,278
Fundraising expenses
$3,266
Program service expenses (Part III)
$368,006

Program services were 97.2% 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.

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $285,000

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $6,000 · management and general $6,000

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $7,422 · program services $6,202 · management and general $236 · fundraising $984

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $9,650 · program services $9,360 · management and general $193 · fundraising $97

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $9,673 · program services $9,383 · management and general $193 · fundraising $97

  • 17 · Travel

    total $123,630 · program services $121,597 · fundraising $2,033

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $6,262 · program services $6,262

  • 24a · Other expenses: SET PROGRAM

    total $98,250 · program services $98,250

  • 24b · Other expenses: CONSULTING

    total $75,545 · program services $75,545

  • 24c · Other expenses: PROFESSIONAL FEES

    total $32,913 · program services $32,913

  • 24d · Other expenses: COMPUTER EQUIPMENT

    total $5,558 · program services $5,392 · management and general $111 · fundraising $55

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $3,647 · program services $3,102 · management and general $545

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $346,880 · end of year $213,557

  • 14 · Intangible assets

    end of year $42,471

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    end of year $2,698

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $346,880 · end of year $156,890

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    end of year $96,440

Mission and programs · 2022

Mission

THE MISSION OF THE FREEDOM RESEARCH FOUNDATION IS TO SEND AMERICANS TO CONFRONT OUR ENEMIES BY EMPOWERING THOSE WHO SHARE OUR VALUES. WE BELIEVE IN THE FOUNDATIONAL PRINCIPLES THAT MADE AMERICA THE GREATEST POLITICAL ACHIEVEMENT IN HUMAN CIVILIZATION. WE WORK GLOBALLY WITH THOSE WHO SHARE THESE IDEALS. SINCE 1984 WE GO WHERE WE SEE OUR ENEMIES TRYING TO ESTABLISH POWER THROUGH POLITICAL, MILITARY, ECONOMIC OR CIVIL MEANS.

Activities or mission (Part I)

FREEDOM RESEARCH FOUNDATION IS AN EDUCATION AND RESEARCH FOUNDATION FOCUSED ON EDUCATING AMERICANS THE PRIVATE AND PUBLIC SECTORS ABOUT THOSE WHO SHARE AMERICAN VALUES AROUND THE WORLD MAINLY IN AREAS OF CONFLICT, WE USE DIFFERENT MEDIUMS TO EDUCATE THOSE IN FOREIGN COUNTRIES ON HOW TO BETTER EXPAND THE FUNDAMENTAL PRINCIPLES OF AMERICA, INDIVIDUAL FREEDOM (SPEECH, PRESS, RELIGON, ASSEMBLY) SELF DETERMINATION AND GOOD GOVERNANCE.

  • SYRIAN ENGAGEMENT TEAM (SET) - - IN AN EFFORT TO SUPPORT SECURITY DEVELOPMENT IN THE REGION THE SET COORDINATED BETWEEN PRIVATE U.S. COMPANIES AND LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS TO DEVELOP A WEBSITE TO SERVE AS A MULTI- LANGUAGE EDUCATION PLATFORM INFORMING LOCAL AND INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITIES ABOUT THE DEVELOPMENT OF GOVERNANCE AND SECURITY IN NORTH-EAST SYRIA.- THE SET CONDUCTED AN MULTI-MONTH ASSESSMENT OF THE AUTONOMOUS ADMINISTRATION OF NORTH AND EAST SYRIA'S MEDIA PRODUCTION CAPABILITIES AND DEFICIENCIES TO DEVELOP A TRAINING PROGRAM IN COORDINATION WITH A U.S. BASED MEDIA COMPANY THAT WAS APPLIED OVER A TEN-DAY PERIOD BY US BASED MEDIA EXPERTS THAT WERE BROUGHT INTO NES FOR THE PERIOD OF INSTRUCTION.- MET WITH CONGRESSIONAL AND SENATE STAFF AS WELL AS MEMBERS OF THE HOUSE TO EDUCATE THEM ON THE DEVELOPMENTS IN SYRIA AND IRAQ AS WELL AS THE IMPLICATIONS FOR U.S. NATIONAL SECURITY.- ENGAGED WITH DOS, DOD, AND UKFO OFFICIALS TO IMPROVE INTERAGENCY COMMUNICATIONS AND EDUCATE STAFF ON THEIR AREA OF OPERATIONS.- PROVIDED A REPORT SUMMARY TO THE RANKING MEMBER OF THE DEFENSE OPROPRIATIONS COMITEE ON AL HOL CAMP IN NES FOR THE CONGRESSIONAL HEARING TO SUPPORT THEIR UNDERSTANDING OF THE DEGRADING CONDITIONS OF THE CAMP AND THE IMPACT THAT HAS ON U.S. NATIONAL SECURITY.

    Expenses $279,377

  • UKRAINIAN ENGAGEMENT TEAM (UET) - - DEVELOPED PROJECT CONCEPT OF OPERATION FOR THE UET TO EFFECTIVELY EDUCATE RELEVANT PARTIES ON NATO EQUIPMENT DELIVERIES AND USAGE IN UKRAINE.- CONDUCTED EARLY ENGAGEMENTS WITH UKRAINIAN UNIT LEADERS IN SUPPORT OF FUTURE PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT.- MET WITH U.S. STAKEHOLDERS TO DETERMINE LOGISTICAL ACCOUNTABILITY DEFICIENCIES. - COORDINATED WITH U.S. BASED APPLICATION DEVELOPER FOR APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT ADDRESSING IDENTIFIED DEFICIENCIES.

    Expenses $79,443

  • GENERAL PROGRAM - SUBMITTED RECURRING SITUATION REPORTS ON DEVELOPMENTS IN NORTH-EAST SYRIA, COMPLETED ASSESSMENT REPORTS DELIVERED TO THE US STATE DEPARTMENT AND CONGRESSIONAL STAFF FOR THEM TO BETTER UNDERSTAND HOW BEST TO SUPPORT DEVELOPING GOVERNANCE IN NORTH-EAST SYRIA.MET WITH CONGRESSIONAL STAFF TO EDUCATE THEM ON WHAT WAS HAPPENING IN 2022, PRESENTED A PILOT PROGRAM TO CONGRESSIONAL STAFF AND SOCEUR EDUCATING THEM ON LOGISTICAL DEFICIENCIES IN OUR SUPPORT TO UKRAINE IMPROVING THE ACCOUNTABILITY AND EFFICIENCY OF US SUPPORT. ADVISING OTHER NGO'S OF DEVELOPMENTS IN NORTH-EAST SYRIA AND UKRAINE. BRIEFED CHAIRMAN OF DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS, FORMER SECRETARY OF DEFENSE, AND STATE DEPARTMENT ON CURRENT DEVELOPMENTS FROM THE GROUND.

    Expenses $9,186

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

Listed in Part VII

  • Brandon Wheeler

    CEO

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

  • Tom Wentling

    CHAIRMAN

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Nadine Maenza

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Amanda McDonald

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

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.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2022
Filed
1 November 2023
IRS schema version
2022v5.0
Source object
202303179349301110

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