MISSOURI FREEDOM FOUNDATION: Form 990PF, tax year 2024

View the entire original 990 at ProPublica ↗

Organization
MISSOURI FREEDOM FOUNDATION (EIN 47-1034696)
Tax period
2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31
Filed
2025-05-13
IRS object ID
202521339349103147
Schema version
2024v5.1
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)
Return2025-05-13T15:06:44-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2024-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN263675889PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Law Office of James C Thomas IIIBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line17509 NW Tiffany Springs ParkwayAddressLine1Txt
Address Line2Suite 300AddressLine2Txt
CityKansas CityCityNm
State AbbreviationMOStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP64153ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990PFReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2024-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN471034696EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Freedom Foundation of AmericaBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
In Care Of% James C Thomas IIIInCareOfNm
Business Name ControlMISSBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone8165849393PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line17509 NW Tiffany Springs Parkway STEAddressLine1Txt
CityKansas CityCityNm
State AbbreviationMOStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP64153ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonJAMES C THOMAS IIIPersonNm
Person TitleDir Sec & TreasPersonTitleTxt
Phone8165849393PhoneNum
Signature2025-05-13SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (true)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info CurrYes (true)IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonJAMES C THOMAS IIIPreparerPersonNm
PTINP01445728PTIN
Phone8165849393PhoneNum
Preparation2025-05-13PreparationDt
Self EmployedYes (X)SelfEmployedInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2024TaxYr
Build TS2025-03-06 01:10:19ZBuildTS

Form 990-PF IRS990PF

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization501c3 Exempt PFYes (X)Organization501c3ExemptPFInd
FMV Assets EOY$0FMVAssetsEOYAmt
Method Of Accounting CashYes (X)MethodOfAccountingCashInd

Analysis Of Revenue And Expenses AnalysisOfRevenueAndExpenses

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Contri Rcvd Rev And Expnss$245,000ContriRcvdRevAndExpnssAmt
Interest On Sav Rev And Expnss$16,447InterestOnSavRevAndExpnssAmt
Interest On Sav Net Invst Incm$16,447InterestOnSavNetInvstIncmAmt
Interest On Savings Adj Net Incm$16,447InterestOnSavingsAdjNetIncmAmt
Total Rev And Expnss$261,447TotalRevAndExpnssAmt
Total Net Invst Incm$16,447TotalNetInvstIncmAmt
Total Adj Net Incm$16,447TotalAdjNetIncmAmt
Legal Fees Rev And Expnss$14,930LegalFeesRevAndExpnssAmt
Legal Fees Adj Net Incm$14,930LegalFeesAdjNetIncmAmt
Other Prof Fees Rev And Expnss$245,000OtherProfFeesRevAndExpnssAmt
Other Prof Fees Adj Net Incm$245,000OtherProfFeesAdjNetIncmAmt
Other Prof Fees Dsbrs Chrtbl$245,000OtherProfFeesDsbrsChrtblAmt
Occupancy Rev And Expnss$156,000OccupancyRevAndExpnssAmt
Occupancy Adj Net Incm$156,000OccupancyAdjNetIncmAmt
Occupancy Dsbrs Chrtbl$156,000OccupancyDsbrsChrtblAmt
Other Expenses Rev And Expnss$6,148OtherExpensesRevAndExpnssAmt
Other Expenses Adj Net Incm$6,148OtherExpensesAdjNetIncmAmt
Other Expenses Dsbrs Chrtbl$6,020OtherExpensesDsbrsChrtblAmt
Tot Opr Expenses Rev And Expnss$422,078TotOprExpensesRevAndExpnssAmt
Tot Opr Expenses Net Invst Incm$0TotOprExpensesNetInvstIncmAmt
Tot Opr Expenses Adj Net Incm$422,078TotOprExpensesAdjNetIncmAmt
Tot Opr Expenses Dsbrs Chrtbl$407,020TotOprExpensesDsbrsChrtblAmt
Contri Paid Rev And Expnss$0ContriPaidRevAndExpnssAmt
Contri Paid Dsbrs Chrtbl$0ContriPaidDsbrsChrtblAmt
Total Expenses Rev And Expnss$422,078TotalExpensesRevAndExpnssAmt
Total Expenses Net Invst Incm$0TotalExpensesNetInvstIncmAmt
Total Expenses Adj Net Incm$422,078TotalExpensesAdjNetIncmAmt
Total Expenses Dsbrs Chrtbl$407,020TotalExpensesDsbrsChrtblAmt
Excess Revenue Over Expenses-$160,631ExcessRevenueOverExpensesAmt
Net Investment Income$16,447NetInvestmentIncomeAmt
Adjusted Net Income$0AdjustedNetIncomeAmt

Form990 PF Balance Sheets Form990PFBalanceSheetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cash BOY$499,428CashBOYAmt
Cash EOY$322,349CashEOYAmt
Sav And Temp Cash Invst BOY$250,000SavAndTempCashInvstBOYAmt
Sav And Temp Cash Invst EOY$266,453SavAndTempCashInvstEOYAmt
Total Assets BOY$749,428TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$588,802TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Assets EOYFMV$0TotalAssetsEOYFMVAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$0TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$0TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind
No Donor Rstr Net Assests BOY$749,428NoDonorRstrNetAssestsBOYAmt
No Donor Rstr Net Assests EOY$588,802NoDonorRstrNetAssestsEOYAmt
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances BOY$749,428TotNetAstOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances EOY$588,802TotNetAstOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Total Liabilities Net Ast BOY$749,428TotalLiabilitiesNetAstBOYAmt
Total Liabilities Net Ast EOY$588,802TotalLiabilitiesNetAstEOYAmt

Chg In Net Assets Fund Balances ChgInNetAssetsFundBalancesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances BOY$749,428TotNetAstOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Excess Revenue Over Expenses-$160,631ExcessRevenueOverExpensesAmt
Other Increases$5OtherIncreasesAmt
Subtotal$588,802SubtotalAmt
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances EOY$588,802TotNetAstOrFundBalancesEOYAmt

Excise Tax Based On Invst Incm ExciseTaxBasedOnInvstIncmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Investment Income Excise Tax$229InvestmentIncomeExciseTaxAmt
Subtotal$229SubtotalAmt
Subtitle A Tax$0SubtitleATaxAmt
Tax Based On Investment Income$229TaxBasedOnInvestmentIncomeAmt
Exempt Frgn Org Tax Wthld At Srce$0ExemptFrgnOrgTaxWthldAtSrceAmt
Tax Due$229TaxDueAmt

Statements Regarding Acty StatementsRegardingActyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Legislative Political ActyfalseLegislativePoliticalActyInd
More Than100 SpentfalseMoreThan100SpentInd
Form1120 POL FiledfalseForm1120POLFiledInd
Activities Not Previously RptfalseActivitiesNotPreviouslyRptInd
Changes To Articles Or BylawsfalseChangesToArticlesOrBylawsInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over LimitfalseUnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Organization Dissolved EtcfalseOrganizationDissolvedEtcInd
Section508e Rqr SatisfiedYes (true)Section508eRqrSatisfiedInd
At Least5000 In AssetsYes (true)AtLeast5000InAssetsInd
Org Report Or Register StateMOOrgReportOrRegisterStateCd
Form990 PF Filed With Atty GenYes (true)Form990PFFiledWithAttyGenInd
Private Operating FoundationfalsePrivateOperatingFoundationInd
New Substantial ContributorsfalseNewSubstantialContributorsInd
Own Controlled EntityfalseOwnControlledEntityInd
Donor Advised FundfalseDonorAdvisedFundInd
Comply With Public Insp RqrYes (true)ComplyWithPublicInspRqrInd

Persons With Books Name PersonsWithBooksName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Law Office of James C Thomas IIIBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone8165849393PhoneNum

Location Of Books US Address LocationOfBooksUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line17509 NW Tiffany Springs ParkwayAddressLine1Txt
CityKansas CityCityNm
State AbbreviationMOStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP64153ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Foreign Accounts QuestionfalseForeignAccountsQuestionInd

Statements Regarding Acty4720 StatementsRegardingActy4720Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Sale Or Exch Disqualified PrsnfalseSaleOrExchDisqualifiedPrsnInd
Brrw Or Lend Disqualified PrsnfalseBrrwOrLendDisqualifiedPrsnInd
Furn Goods Disqualified PrsnfalseFurnGoodsDisqualifiedPrsnInd
Pay Comp Disqualified PrsnfalsePayCompDisqualifiedPrsnInd
Transfer Ast Disqualified PrsnfalseTransferAstDisqualifiedPrsnInd
Payment To Government OfficialfalsePaymentToGovernmentOfficialInd
Acts Fail To Qlfy As ExceptionsfalseActsFailToQlfyAsExceptionsInd
Uncorrected Prior ActsfalseUncorrectedPriorActsInd
Undistributed Income PYfalseUndistributedIncomePYInd
Undistr Incm Sect4942a2 Not AppfalseUndistrIncmSect4942a2NotAppInd
Business HoldingsfalseBusinessHoldingsInd
Excess Business HoldingsfalseExcessBusinessHoldingsInd
Jeopardy InvestmentsfalseJeopardyInvestmentsInd
Uncorrected PY Jeopardy InvstfalseUncorrectedPYJeopardyInvstInd
Influence LegislationfalseInfluenceLegislationInd
Influence ElectionfalseInfluenceElectionInd
Grants To IndividualsfalseGrantsToIndividualsInd
Grants To OrganizationsfalseGrantsToOrganizationsInd
Noncharitable PurposefalseNoncharitablePurposeInd
Transactions Fail To Qlfy As ExcfalseTransactionsFailToQlfyAsExcInd
Maintained Expenditure RspnsfalseMaintainedExpenditureRspnsInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft CntrctfalseRcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft CntrctfalsePayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter TransfalseProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Proceeds Or Net IncomefalseProceedsOrNetIncomeInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht PymtfalseSubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd

Officer Dir Trst Key Empl Info OfficerDirTrstKeyEmplInfoGrp

Officer Dir Trst Key Empl OfficerDirTrstKeyEmplGrp (3 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdTitleTitleTxtAverage Hrs Per Wk Devoted To PosAverageHrsPerWkDevotedToPosRtCompensationCompensationAmtEmployee Benefit ProgramEmployeeBenefitProgramAmtExpense Account Other AllwncExpenseAccountOtherAllwncAmt
CHRIS VAS
1100 Main Street STE 2700Kansas CityMO64105Dir and Pres0.00$0$0$0
JAMES C THOMAS III
7509 NW Tiffany Springs Prkwy STE 3Kansas CityMO64153Dir Sec & Treas0.00$0$0$0
WILLIAM GREIM
7509 NW Tiffany Springs Parkway STEKansas CityMO64153Vice Pres and Dir0.00$0$0$0
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Comp Of Hghst Pd Empl Or NONENONECompOfHghstPdEmplOrNONETxt
Other Employee Paid Over50k0OtherEmployeePaidOver50kCnt

Compensation Of Hghst Pd Cntrct CompensationOfHghstPdCntrctGrp (2 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdService TypeServiceTypeTxtCompensationCompensationAmt
District 13 LLC
1223 Esker DriveVeronaWI53593Research and related ser$245,000
Robidoux Services LLC
14450 N Highway 169SmithvilleMO64089Rent occupancy and gen s$156,000
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Contractor Paid Over50k0ContractorPaidOver50kCnt

Summary Of Direct Chrtbl Acty SummaryOfDirectChrtblActyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Description1Engaged District 13 LLC to review various information sources Also performed digital public relationspublic information effortDescription1Txt
Expenses1$245,000Expenses1Amt
Description2Operation of on-line media outlet The Heartlander to publish articles to provide information to public about issues and other developments relating to indiviDescription2Txt
Expenses2$6,020Expenses2Amt

Sum Of Program Related Invst SumOfProgramRelatedInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Description1NoneDescription1Txt
Expenses1$0Expenses1Amt

Minimum Investment Return MinimumInvestmentReturnGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Average Monthly FMV Of Sec$0AverageMonthlyFMVOfSecAmt
Average Monthly Cash Balances$672,412AverageMonthlyCashBalancesAmt
FMV All Other Noncharitable Ast$0FMVAllOtherNoncharitableAstAmt
Total FMV Of Unused Assets$672,412TotalFMVOfUnusedAssetsAmt
Reduction Claimed$0ReductionClaimedAmt
Adjusted Total FMV Of Unused Ast$672,412AdjustedTotalFMVOfUnusedAstAmt
Cash Deemed Charitable$10,086CashDeemedCharitableAmt
Net Vl Noncharitable Assets$662,326NetVlNoncharitableAssetsAmt
Minimum Investment Return$33,116MinimumInvestmentReturnAmt

Distributable Amount DistributableAmountGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Minimum Investment Return$33,116MinimumInvestmentReturnAmt
Tax Based On Investment Income$229TaxBasedOnInvestmentIncomeAmt
Total Tax$229TotalTaxAmt
Distributable Before Adj$32,887DistributableBeforeAdjAmt
Distributable Before Ded$32,887DistributableBeforeDedAmt
Distributable As Adjusted$32,887DistributableAsAdjustedAmt

PF Qualifying Distributions PFQualifyingDistributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expenses And Contributions$407,020ExpensesAndContributionsAmt
Qualifying Distributions$407,020QualifyingDistributionsAmt

Undistributed Income UndistributedIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Distributable As Adjusted$32,887DistributableAsAdjustedAmt
Excess Distribution Cyov Yr1$1,150,686ExcessDistributionCyovYr1Amt
Total Excess Distribution Cyov$1,150,686TotalExcessDistributionCyovAmt
Qualifying Distributions$407,020QualifyingDistributionsAmt
Applied To Prior Years$0AppliedToPriorYearsAmt
Treated As Distri From Corpus$0TreatedAsDistriFromCorpusAmt
Applied To Current Year$32,887AppliedToCurrentYearAmt
Remaining Distri From Corpus$374,133RemainingDistriFromCorpusAmt
Total Corpus$1,524,819TotalCorpusAmt
Undistributed Income CY$0UndistributedIncomeCYAmt
Excess Distri Cyov To Next Yr$1,524,819ExcessDistriCyovToNextYrAmt
Excess From Year1$1,150,686ExcessFromYear1Amt
Excess From Current Year$374,133ExcessFromCurrentYearAmt

Private Operating Foundations PrivateOperatingFoundationsGrp

Lessor Adj Net Incm Min Invst Ret LessorAdjNetIncmMinInvstRetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year$0CurrentYearAmt
Total$0TotalAmt

Qualifying Distributions QualifyingDistributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Supplementary Information SupplementaryInformationGrp

Application Submission Info ApplicationSubmissionInfoGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Recipient PersonWILLIAM GREIMRecipientPersonNm

Recipient US Address RecipientUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line17509 NW Tiffany Springs Prkwy Ste 3AddressLine1Txt
CityKansas CityCityNm
State AbbreviationMOStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP64153ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Info And MaterialsNo specific formFormAndInfoAndMaterialsTxt
Submission DeadlinesNo specific submission deadlinesSubmissionDeadlinesTxt
Restrictions On AwardsNone at this timeRestrictionsOnAwardsTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Grant Or Contri Pd Dur Yr$0TotalGrantOrContriPdDurYrAmt
Total Grant Or Contri Apprv Fut$0TotalGrantOrContriApprvFutAmt

Trnsfr Trans Rln Nonchrtbl EO TrnsfrTransRlnNonchrtblEOGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Trnsfr Of Cash To Nonchrtbl EOfalseTrnsfrOfCashToNonchrtblEOInd
Trnsfr Other Asset Nonchrtbl EOfalseTrnsfrOtherAssetNonchrtblEOInd
Sales Or Exchanges Of AssetsfalseSalesOrExchangesOfAssetsInd
Purchase Of Assets Nonchrtbl EOfalsePurchaseOfAssetsNonchrtblEOInd
Rental Of Facilities Oth AssetsfalseRentalOfFacilitiesOthAssetsInd
Reimbursement ArrangementsfalseReimbursementArrangementsInd
Loans Or Loan GuaranteesfalseLoansOrLoanGuaranteesInd
Performance Of Services EtcfalsePerformanceOfServicesEtcInd
Sharing Of Facilities EtcfalseSharingOfFacilitiesEtcInd
Relationships Nonchrtbl EOfalseRelationshipsNonchrtblEOInd

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization501c3 Exempt PFYes (X)Organization501c3ExemptPFInd
General RuleYes (X)GeneralRuleInd

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Contributor1ContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Donors TrustBusinessNameLine1Txt

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11800 Diagonal Road Ste 280AddressLine1Txt
CityAlexandriaCityNm
State AbbreviationVAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP22314ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Contributions$245,000TotalContributionsAmt
Person ContributionYes (X)PersonContributionInd

Legal Fees Schedule LegalFeesSchedule

Legal Fees LegalFeesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
CategoryJames C Thomas IIICategoryTxt
Legal Fees$14,930LegalFeesAmt
Adjusted Net Income$14,930AdjustedNetIncomeAmt

Other Expenses Schedule OtherExpensesSchedule

Other Expenses Schedule OtherExpensesScheduleGrp (4 entries)

DescDescRevenue And Expenses Per BooksRevenueAndExpensesPerBooksAmtAdjusted Net IncomeAdjustedNetIncomeAmtDisbursements Charitable PrpsDisbursementsCharitablePrpsAmt
Writer Expenses$5,020$5,020$5,020
Bank Fees$36$36
Tax Act Filing Fees$92$92
IT Expenses$1,000$1,000$1,000

Other Increases Schedule OtherIncreasesSchedule

Other Increases Detail OtherIncreasesDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescRounding AdjustmentDesc
Amt$5Amt

Other Professional Fees Schedule OtherProfessionalFeesSchedule

Other Professional Fees Detail OtherProfessionalFeesDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
CategoryDistrict 13 LLCCategoryTxt
Amt$245,000Amt
Adjusted Net Income$245,000AdjustedNetIncomeAmt
Disbursements Charitable Prps$245,000DisbursementsCharitablePrpsAmt

Comments

Anonymous: no account or email. Up to 2,000 characters, at most one link. Comments are checked automatically; some wait for review.