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THE LIBERATION FOUNDATION: Form 990EZ, tax year 2021

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Organization
THE LIBERATION FOUNDATION (EIN 85-1447679)
Tax period
2021-01-01 to 2021-12-31
Filed
2023-07-22
IRS object ID
202312059349200306
Schema version
2021v4.0
Source
Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2023-07-22T08:55:30-07:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2021-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt
Return Type990EZReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2021-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN851447679EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1LIBERATION FOUNDATIONBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlLIBEBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone8132449445PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1511 North Broad Street Apt 1006AddressLine1Txt
CityPhiladelphiaCityNm
State AbbreviationPAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP19123ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonElizabeth EckhardPersonNm
Person TitleVice ChairPersonTitleTxt
Phone8132449445PhoneNum
Signature2022-03-31SignatureDt

Additional Filer Information AdditionalFilerInformation

Trusted Customer TrustedCustomerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Trusted Customer0TrustedCustomerCd
OOB Security Verification11OOBSecurityVerificationCd
Last Submission Rqr OOB0LastSubmissionRqrOOBCd
Authentication Assurance LevelAAL2AuthenticationAssuranceLevelCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2021TaxYr
Build TS2023-04-26 12:10:37ZBuildTS

Form 990-EZ IRS990EZ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address ChangeYes (X)AddressChangeInd
Method Of Accounting CashYes (X)MethodOfAccountingCashInd
Website Addresshttps://liberation-foundation.orgWebsiteAddressTxt
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Gross Receipts$60,758GrossReceiptsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIInd
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Gaming Gross Income$0GamingGrossIncomeAmt
Fundraising Gross Income$0FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Special Events Direct Expenses$0SpecialEventsDirectExpensesAmt
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Gross Sales Of Inventory$0GrossSalesOfInventoryAmt
Cost Of Goods Sold$0CostOfGoodsSoldAmt
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Total Revenue$60,758TotalRevenueAmt
Grants And Similar Amounts Paid$1,333GrantsAndSimilarAmountsPaidAmt
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Salaries Other Comp Empl Bnft$0SalariesOtherCompEmplBnftAmt
Fees And Other Pymt To Ind Cntrct$5,234FeesAndOtherPymtToIndCntrctAmt
Occupancy Rent Utlts And Maint$216OccupancyRentUtltsAndMaintAmt
Printing Publications Postage$177PrintingPublicationsPostageAmt
Other Expenses Total$0OtherExpensesTotalAmt
Total Expenses$6,960TotalExpensesAmt
Excess Or Deficit For Year$53,798ExcessOrDeficitForYearAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$10,456NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
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BOY$10,456BOYAmt
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Land And Buildings LandAndBuildingsGrp

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BOY$0BOYAmt
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Other Assets Total Detail OtherAssetsTotalDetail

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BOY$0BOYAmt
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BOY$10,456BOYAmt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Primary Exempt Purposeproviding advocacy to incarcerated individuals in PennsylvaniaPrimaryExemptPurposeTxt

Program Srvc Accomplishment ProgramSrvcAccomplishmentGrp (2 entries)

Description Program Srvc AccomDescriptionProgramSrvcAccomTxtGrants And AllocationsGrantsAndAllocationsAmtProgram Service ExpensesProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Independent contractors assisted with case management for wrongful convictions and with release reentry education programming for forty-four incarcerated individuals in Pennsylvania$10,000$5,234
Provided reentry assistance to released, formerly incarcerated individuals, and for travel to funeral for to family members of a deceased incarcerated individual who died while The Liberation Foundation was processing his wrongful conviction claim.$0$1,333
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses$6,567TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt

Officer Director Trustee Empl OfficerDirectorTrusteeEmplGrp (9 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hrs Per Wk Devoted To PosAverageHrsPerWkDevotedToPosRtCompensationCompensationAmtEmployee Benefit ProgramEmployeeBenefitProgramAmtExpense Account Other AllwncExpenseAccountOtherAllwncAmt
Terrance Lewis
President10$0$0$0
Elizabeth Carson Eckhard
Vice Chair12$0$0$0
Michael Howard
Treasurer1$0$0$0
Brandon Flood
Board Member1$0$0$0
Celeste Trusty
Board Member1$0$0$0
Lauren Barrow
Board Member1$0$0$0
Chester Holmann III
Board Member1$0$0$0
Kevin Harden
Board Member1$0$0$0
Troy Crichton
Board Member1$0$0$0
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Chg Made To Orgnzng Doc Not Rpt0ChgMadeToOrgnzngDocNotRptInd
Organization Had UBI0OrganizationHadUBIInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Organization Dissolved Etc0OrganizationDissolvedEtcInd
Direct Indirect Pltcl Expend$0DirectIndirectPltclExpendAmt
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Made Loans To From Officers0MadeLoansToFromOfficersInd
Tax Imposed Under IRC4911$0TaxImposedUnderIRC4911Amt
Tax Imposed Under IRC4912$0TaxImposedUnderIRC4912Amt
Tax Imposed Under IRC4955$0TaxImposedUnderIRC4955Amt
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Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldPAStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

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PersonElizabeth Carson EckhardPersonNm

US Address USAddress

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Address Line1511 North Broad Street Apt 1006AddressLine1Txt
CityPhiladelphiaCityNm
State AbbreviationPAStateAbbreviationCd
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Phone8132449445PhoneNum
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Donor Advised Fnds0DonorAdvisedFndsInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
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Related Organization Ctrl Ent0RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Transaction With Control Ent0TransactionWithControlEntInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities0LobbyingActivitiesInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
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Part VI Of Comp Of Hghst Pd EmplNONEPartVIOfCompOfHghstPdEmplTxt
Part VI Hghst Pd Cntrct Prof SrvcNONEPartVIHghstPdCntrctProfSrvcTxt
Filed Schedule AYes (1)FiledScheduleAInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

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Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
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Total$71,800TotalAmt

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Current Tax Year$60,758CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$71,800TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$0SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
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Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

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First5 Years170Yes (X)First5Years170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

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ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

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Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceForm 990-EZ, Part I, Line 10FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationOn 12/16/21, $505.95 paid to Jehmar Gladden, a formerly incarcerated individual, for reentry assistance after release from prison. On 12/17/21, $473.15 paid to family of Omar Ali (who died while processing a wrongful conviction claim with The Liberation Foundation) for expenses relating to travel to his funeral. On 12/18/21, $353.76 paid to family of Omar Ali, per aboveExplanationTxt

Reasonable Cause Explanation ReasonableCauseExplanation

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ExplanationI respectfully request relief for the penalty of a late filing for this return due to the requirement of e-filing for 990EZ forms which was instituted in 2021, only after the registration of this organization and filing of its first tax return by mail in 2020. This 990EZ is for a small 501c3. Having received notification of the failure to file of this 990EZ in July 2023 (after the completed form was received by the IRS by mail before the filing date), I promptly submitted the form via an approved e-filer. I request relief from penalty for this failure to file, or the application of a First Time Abate, which is appropriate to this situation. I ensure that this error will not reoccur.ExplanationTxt

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