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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by CITIZENS COUNCIL FOR HEALTH FREEDOM.

Totals

Total revenue
$936,468
Total expenses
$757,707
Contributions and grants received
$839,945
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$6,338
Investment income
$70,229
Other revenue
$19,956
Total assets, end of year
$2,198,590
Total liabilities, end of year
$44,061
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$2,154,529
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$580,064
Management and general expenses
$139,229
Fundraising expenses
$38,414
Program service expenses (Part III)
$580,064

Program services were 76.6% 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.

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $158,684

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $681,261

  • 2a · Program service revenue: BOOK SALES

    total $6,060 · excluded $6,060

  • 2b · Program service revenue: OTHER PROGRAM REVENUE

    total $278 · related or exempt $278

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $70,229 · excluded $70,229

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $88,703

  • 8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c

    $158,684

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $69,497

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $19,206

  • 11a · Other revenue: OTHER REVENUE

    total $750 · related or exempt $750

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $750

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $132,000 · program services $92,400 · management and general $22,440 · fundraising $17,160

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $335,880 · program services $297,637 · management and general $35,506 · fundraising $2,737

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $1,377 · management and general $1,377

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $36,090 · program services $30,191 · management and general $4,360 · fundraising $1,539

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $30,137 · program services $1,400 · management and general $28,737

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $82,899 · program services $59,516 · management and general $13,158 · fundraising $10,225

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $154 · program services $154

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $46,707 · program services $38,395 · management and general $2,969 · fundraising $5,343

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $15,892 · program services $15,892

  • 17 · Travel

    total $22,735 · program services $15,666 · management and general $5,683 · fundraising $1,386

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $10,185 · management and general $10,185

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $2,619 · program services $1,797 · management and general $822

  • 24a · Other expenses: DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS

    total $22,366 · program services $20,223 · management and general $2,143

  • 24b · Other expenses: TELEPHONE AND INTERNET

    total $8,803 · program services $4,530 · management and general $4,273

  • 24c · Other expenses: MISCELLANEOUS

    total $6,568 · program services $791 · management and general $5,753 · fundraising $24

  • 24d · Other expenses: MEETINGS

    total $1,450 · program services $1,300 · management and general $150

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $1,845 · program services $172 · management and general $1,673

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $583,968 · end of year $342,882

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $3,530 · end of year $339

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $5,826 · end of year $9,675

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $62,856

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $34,322

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $35,985 · end of year $28,534

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $1,345,749 · end of year $1,777,875

  • 14 · Intangible assets

    beginning of year $53,465 · end of year $39,285

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $14,636 · end of year $5,209

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $61,127 · end of year $38,852

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $1,952,760 · end of year $2,154,529

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

CCHF EXISTS TO PROTECT PATIENT AND DOCTOR FREEDOM

Activities or mission (Part I)

CCHF EXISTS TO PROTECT PATIENT AND DOCTOR FREEDOM.

  • Withheld by Nonprofiteer: this text may name a private individual.

    Expenses $406,045

  • POLICY INITIATIVES: FEDERAL: CCHF WAS IN WASHINGTON, D.C. FOR SEVERAL DAYS IN JANUARY TALKING TO MEMBERS OF CONGRESS AND THEIR STAFF ABOUT THE RETIREMENT FREEDOM ACT (RFA). OTHER PRESSING ISSUES CCHF TACKLED ON THIS TRIP INCLUDED MEDICARE ADVANTAGE, AND THE DECEPTION OF HIPAA. WE WERE ALSO ABLE TO MEET WITH THE HEALTH POLICY STAFFER IN SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE MIKE JOHNSON'S OFFICE, ESTABLISHING A NEW RELATIONSHIP WITH THIS POWERFUL OFFICE. MINNESOTA LEGISLATURE: CCHF TESTIFIED AGAINST A PHYSICIAN ASSISTED SUICIDE BILL IN THE HOUSE, AND THE BILL DID NOT PASS. WE ALSO SUBMITTED TESTIMONY TO SEVERAL COMMITTEES, OPPOSING A PUBLIC OPTION "INSURANCE" PLAN, OPENING MEDICAID TO INDIVIDUALS OF ANY INCOME LEVEL. THIS LANGUAGE IN THE BILL WAS DEFEATED. CCHF HAS YEAR-AFTER-YEAR HELPED TO PROTECT THE MINNESOTA HEALTH RECORDS ACT. AFTER A MINNESOTA SUPREME COURT DECISION, EFFECTIVELY RENDERING THE LAW MOOT IN OCTOBER OF 2023, CCHF WORKED ON LANGUAGE WITH HOUSE AND SENATE LEADERS TO RESTORE THESE PRIVACY RIGHTS. THIS LANGUAGE WAS INCLUDED IN AN OMNIBUS BILL THAT PASSED. STATE LEGISLATURES NATIONWIDE: CCHF WORKED WITH STATE LEGISLATORS IN IDAHO, IOWA, MISSOURI, MONTANA, NEW HAMPSHIRE, AND WEST VIRGINIA, ON CRITICAL LEGISLATIVE EFFORTS TO PROTECT HEALTH FREEDOM. IN IOWA, CCHF WAS CONTACTED BY A STATE REPRESENTATIVE REQUESTING HELP TO DEFEAT A BILL THAT WOULD AUTHORIZE A COMPANY TO COLLECT, STORE, AND SHARE HEALTH INFORMATION. CCHF ANALYZED THE BILL, LAUNCHED AN ONLINE CAMPAIGN, AND SENT A LETTER TO LEADERSHIP. THE BILL DID NOT PASS. AT THE REQUEST OF A STATE REPRESENTATIVE IN MONTANA, CCHF TESTIFIED IN SUPPORT OF MAINTAINING THE NATION'S STRONGEST GENETIC PRIVACY LAW, WHICH CCHF HELPED WRITE THE YEAR PRIOR. THE LAW STANDS. CCHF ALSO TRAVELED TO NASHVILLE, TN TO ATTEND THE HAZLITT COALITION CONFERENCE OF STATE LEGISLATORS, WHERE THE PRESIDENT PARTICIPATED IN A HEALTH PANEL AND LED A BREAK-OUT SESSION ON MODEL STATE LEGISLATION PROPOSALS.

    Expenses $116,013

  • SPECIAL PROJECTS: WEDGE OF HEALTH FREEDOM - THE WEDGE OF HEALTH FREEDOM (THE WEDGE), A FREE ONLINE LISTING OF DIRECT-PAY, PATIENT-CENTERED, AFFORDABLE, THIRD-PARTY- FREE PRACTICES. IN 2024 CCHF ADDED MORE THAN 50 PRACTICES, TAKING US TO 504 LISTINGS, INCLUDING 4 CASH-BASED PHARMACIES, AND A NUMBER OF DENTAL PRACTICES. MEDICARE GUIDE - IN OCTOBER 2024, CCHF RELEASED OUR FIRST-EVER MEDICARE HOW-TO GUIDE - A ONE-OF-A-KIND RESOURCE DESIGNED TO CUT THROUGH THE CONFUSION AND PROVIDE A CLEAR PATH FORWARD THROUGH THE COMPLEX WORLD OF MEDICARE PLANS. THIS GUIDE WAS DOWNLOADED OVER 1,300 TIMES IN THE LAST TWO MONTHS OF THE YEAR. THE FOURTH PRINTING OF CCHF PRESIDENT'S BOOK, "BIG BROTHER IN THE EXAM ROOM" WAS ANNOUNCED AND PUT INTO PRODUCTION.

    Expenses $58,006 · Revenue $6,338

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here. A text marked withheld matched a screen for wording that may name a private individual, such as an honorific or "in memory of". Most of what it withholds names no one; it is withheld so that what does is never shown.

Listed in Part VII

  • Twila Brase

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $132,000
    From this org
    $132,000
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    55

  • Wayne King

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Kay Nickelson

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Mike Melnychuk

    VICE-TREASUR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Nigel Clemonds

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Saga Stevin

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Mary Aszmann

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Keith Meyer

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Jeremy Munson

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

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.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
7 August 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.0
Source object
202532269349301918

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