FUEL FREEDOM FOUNDATION: Form 990, tax year 2016

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Organization: FUEL FREEDOM FOUNDATION (EIN 45-3201801)
Tax period: 2016-01-01 to 2016-12-31
Filed: 2017-10-09
IRS object ID: 201702829349300420
Schema version: 2016v3.0
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
Form 990
Schedule A
Schedule B
Schedule D
Schedule I
Schedule J
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2017-10-09T10:15:51-07:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2016-12-31	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	Guzman & Gray Certified Public Accountants	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	4510 E Pacific Coast Highway Suite	AddressLine1Txt
City	Long Beach	CityNm
State Abbreviation	CA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	90804	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2016-01-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	453201801	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	FUEL FREEDOM FOUNDATION	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	FUEL	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	9498336960	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	18100 VON KARMAN AVENUE	AddressLine1Txt
City	IRVINE	CityNm
State Abbreviation	CA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	92612	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	ILANA MEIROVITCH	PersonNm
Person Title	COO	PersonTitleTxt
Signature	2017-10-05	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (true)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	MARK GRAY CPA	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P00048565	PTIN
Phone	5624980997	PhoneNum

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2016	TaxYr
Build TS	2021-01-29 14:40:06Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	JOSEPH A CANNON	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	18100 VON KARMAN AVENUE	AddressLine1Txt
City	IRVINE	CityNm
State Abbreviation	CA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	92612	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$4,302,008	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	false	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
All Affiliates Included	false	AllAffiliatesIncludedInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	WWW.FUELFREEDOM.ORG	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	2011	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	DE	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	THROUGH RESEARCH, STATE DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS AND COMMUNITY OUTREACH, WE AIM TO BREAK THE OIL ADDICTION WITHIN THE US AND REDUCE THE COST OF DRIVING EXISTING CARS OR TRUCKS BY OPENING THE MARKET TO CHEAPER, CLEANER, HEALTHIER AMERICAN-MADE REPLACEMENT FUELS.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	4	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	4	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	15	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$4,372,337	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$4,218,204	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$0	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	-$16,446	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$3,074	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$67,726	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$58,803	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$4,423,617	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$4,280,081	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$202,045	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$180,000	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$1,624,669	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$1,614,014	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$232,108	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$2,584,881	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$2,258,837	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$4,411,595	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$4,052,851	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	$12,022	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	$227,230	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$1,347,843	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$557,101	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$1,390,825	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$372,853	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	-$42,982	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$184,248	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Mission	TO REDUCE THE STRATEGIC IMPORTANCE OF OIL TO THE ECONOMY OF THE U.S.; TO SEEK TO ELIMINATE THE DEPENDENCE OF THE U.S. ON FOREIGN OIL; AND TO REDUCE OIL PRICES WORLDWIDE, THROUGH, IN EACH CASE, EDUCATION, RESEARCH, COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT AND OTHER ACTIVITIES CONDUCTED EITHER ALONE OR IN COOPERATION WITH OTHERS AND IN FURTHERANCE OF ONE OR MORE OF THE SAID PURPOSES, ALL OF WHICH MUST BE CONSISTENT WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE CODE, AND (B) TO MAKE DISTRIBUTIONS TO ORGANIZATIONS THAT SHARE A COMMON PURPOSE AND THAT QUALIFY AS EXEMPT ORGANIZATIONS UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986, OR CORRESPONDING SECTION OF ANY FUTURE FEDERAL TAX CODE.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	false	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	false	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$2,744,977	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$180,000	GrantAmt
Desc	ADVOCACY, OUTREACH & EDUCATION - THE ORGANIZATIONS ONGOING EFFORTS TO BUILD AWARENESS IN THE PUBLIC ON THE IMPORTANCE OF UNDERSTANDING THE MANY BENEFITS OF ALTERNATIVE FUELS.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$449,208	ExpenseAmt
Desc	THE ORGANIZATION GIVES RESEARCH GRANTS TO BETTER DETERMINE AND DEMONSTRATE THE VIABILITY OF ALTERNATIVE FUELS IN THE EXISTING LIGHT DUTY FLEET.	Desc

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses	$3,194,185	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3	Yes (true)	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	Yes (true)	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	false	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities	false	LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	false	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	false	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	false	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	false	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	false	CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments	false	TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	Yes (true)	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	false	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	false	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	Yes (true)	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	Yes (true)	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	false	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	Yes (true)	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	false	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	false	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	false	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	false	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	false	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	false	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	false	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	false	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	false	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	false	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	Yes (true)	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	false	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	Yes (true)	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	false	TaxExemptBondsInd
Invest Tax Exempt Bonds	false	InvestTaxExemptBondsInd
Escrow Account	false	EscrowAccountInd
On Behalf Of Issuer	false	OnBehalfOfIssuerInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans	false	EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans	false	PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding	false	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	false	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	false	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	false	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With Officer Ent	false	BusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	false	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	false	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	false	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	false	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	false	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	false	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	false	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Transaction With Control Ent	false	TransactionWithControlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org	false	TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	false	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (true)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	25	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	Yes (true)	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	15	EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed	Yes (true)	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	false	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Form990 T Filed	false	Form990TFiledInd
Foreign Financial Account	false	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	false	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	false	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	false	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	false	QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	false	Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Form8282 Filed	0	Form8282FiledCnt
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	false	RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	false	PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Form8899 Filedind	false	Form8899Filedind
Form1098 C Filed	false	Form1098CFiledInd
DAF Excess Business Holdings	false	DAFExcessBusinessHoldingsInd
Taxable Distributions	false	TaxableDistributionsInd
Distribution To Donor	false	DistributionToDonorInd
Org Filed In Lieu Of Form1041	false	OrgFiledInLieuOfForm1041Ind
Licensed More Than One State	false	LicensedMoreThanOneStateInd
Indoor Tanning Services	false	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	4	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	4	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	false	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	false	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	false	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	false	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	false	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	false	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	false	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (true)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	Yes (true)	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	false	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	false	LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	Yes (true)	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	Yes (true)	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn	Yes (true)	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	Yes (true)	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	Yes (true)	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	Yes (true)	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	Yes (true)	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	Yes (true)	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	false	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	CA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER	PersonNm
Phone	9498336960	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	18100 VON KARMAN AVENUE 870	AddressLine1Txt
City	IRVINE	CityNm
State Abbreviation	CA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	92612	ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (6 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Average Hours Per Week Rltd OrgAverageHoursPerWeekRltdOrgRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt	OfficerOfficerInd	Highest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
JOSEPH HOLLANDER
Director	20.00	0.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
MARK ROSENBLATT
Director	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
JOSEPH A CANNON
President & CEO	40.00	0.00	Yes (X)	$300,000	$0	$36,421	Yes (X)
JOHN HOFFMEISTER
Director	1.00	0.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
ILANA MEIROVITCH
SEC& TREAS	40.00	0.00		$255,000	$0	$25,543	Yes (X)
ROBIN VERCRUSE
VP POLICY	40.00	0.00		$147,000	$0	$7,832		Yes (X)

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$702,000	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$69,796	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	3	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	false	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	Yes (true)	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	false	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (4 entries)

Address Line1ContractorAddress/USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityContractorAddress/USAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationContractorAddress/USAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPContractorAddress/USAddress/ZIPCd	ServicesServicesDesc	CompensationCompensationAmt
MDJ RESEARCH
1822 HARRIS AVE	SAN JOSE	CA	95124	CONSULTING	$116,650
COZEN O'CONNOR
1650 MARKET ST 2800	PHILADELPHIA	PA	19103	CONSULTING/PLANNING	$300,000
LIFE CYCLE ASSOCIATES
985 PORTOLA RD	PORTOLA VALLEY	CA	94028	CONSULTING	$114,100
BRACEWELL LLP
PO BOX 848566	DALLAS	TX	75284	CONSULTING	$176,963

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	4	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
All Other Contributions	$4,218,204	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$4,218,204	TotalContributionsAmt
Total Program Service Revenue	$0	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Incm From Invest Bond Proceeds IncmFromInvestBondProceedsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Royalties Revenue RoyaltiesRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other	$25,001	OtherAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other	$21,927	OtherAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other	$3,074	OtherAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$3,074	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$3,074	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Net Income From Gaming NetIncomeFromGamingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp (2 entries)

DescDesc	BusinessBusinessCd	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	Related Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
DOCUMENTARY FILM REVENUE	900099	$55,903	$55,903
OTHER INCOME	900099	$2,900	$2,900

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total	$58,803	OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$4,280,081	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$61,877	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IX	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIXInd

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$180,000	TotalAmt
Program Services	$180,000	ProgramServicesAmt

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Foreign Grants ForeignGrantsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Benefits To Members BenefitsToMembersGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$555,000	TotalAmt
Program Services	$401,655	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$120,052	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$33,293	FundraisingAmt

Comp Disqual Persons CompDisqualPersonsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$820,077	TotalAmt
Program Services	$593,492	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$177,390	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$49,195	FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$149,152	TotalAmt
Program Services	$103,858	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$36,982	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$8,312	FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$89,785	TotalAmt
Program Services	$62,652	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$22,386	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$4,747	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagementGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$4,220	TotalAmt
Program Services	$128	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$4,092	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$20,350	TotalAmt
Management And General	$20,350	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbyingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Prof Fundraising FeesForServicesProfFundraising

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,407,206	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,294,459	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$4,105	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$108,642	FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$11,864	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,117	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$10,747	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$10,870	TotalAmt
Management And General	$10,870	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Royalties RoyaltiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$80,138	TotalAmt
Management And General	$80,138	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$286,675	TotalAmt
Program Services	$246,017	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$14,540	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$26,118	FundraisingAmt

Pymt Travel Entrtnmnt Pub Ofcl PymtTravelEntrtnmntPubOfclGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$9,124	TotalAmt
Program Services	$9,124	ProgramServicesAmt

Interest InterestGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$5,846	TotalAmt
Management And General	$5,846	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Payments To Affiliates PaymentsToAffiliatesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$45,007	TotalAmt
Management And General	$45,007	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$5,509	TotalAmt
Management And General	$5,509	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt
BUSINESS PROMOTION & MARKETING	$112,502	$111,247	$1,255
DOCUMENTARY PROJECTS	$56,103	$56,103
NETWORKING SUPPORT	$53,500	$53,500
DUES & SUBSCRIPTIONS	$44,001	$32,987	$11,014

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$105,922	TotalAmt
Program Services	$47,846	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$56,275	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$1,801	FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$4,052,851	TotalAmt
Program Services	$3,194,185	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$626,558	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$232,108	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$832,866	BOYAmt
EOY	$403,206	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$241,250	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$400	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,608	EOYAmt

Receivables From Officers Etc ReceivablesFromOfficersEtcGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Rcvbl From Disqualified Prsn RcvblFromDisqualifiedPrsnGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Oth Notes Loans Receivable Net OthNotesLoansReceivableNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3,061	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$138,827	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$92,068	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$91,628	BOYAmt
EOY	$46,759	EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Investments Program Related InvestmentsProgramRelatedGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Intangible Assets IntangibleAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$65,966	BOYAmt
EOY	$48,758	EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$112,672	BOYAmt
EOY	$56,770	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,347,843	BOYAmt
EOY	$557,101	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$95,929	BOYAmt
EOY	$97,465	EOYAmt

Grants Payable GrantsPayableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$241,257	BOYAmt
EOY	$216,779	EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$500,000	BOYAmt

Unsecured Notes Loans Payable UnsecuredNotesLoansPayableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$500,000	BOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$53,639	BOYAmt
EOY	$58,609	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,390,825	BOYAmt
EOY	$372,853	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117	Yes (X)	OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	-$42,982	BOYAmt
EOY	$184,248	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	-$42,982	BOYAmt
EOY	$184,248	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,347,843	BOYAmt
EOY	$557,101	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	$227,230	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	false	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	Yes (true)	FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl Stmt	Yes (X)	SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Audit Committee	false	AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	false	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170	Yes (X)	PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$5,147,885	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$8,431,822	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$5,868,409	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$4,372,337	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$4,218,204	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$28,038,657	TotalAmt

Tax Rev Levied Orgnztnl Bnft170 TaxRevLeviedOrgnztnlBnft170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Govt Furn Srvc Fclts Vl170 GovtFurnSrvcFcltsVl170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$5,147,885	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$8,431,822	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$5,868,409	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$4,372,337	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$4,218,204	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$28,038,657	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot	$20,219,544	SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170	$7,819,113	PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$49	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$329	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$20	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Total	$398	TotalAmt

Unrelated Business Net Incm170 UnrelatedBusinessNetIncm170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$49,833	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$67,726	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$58,803	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$176,362	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Support	$28,215,417	TotalSupportAmt
Public Support CY170	0.27710	PublicSupportCY170Pct
Ten Pct Facts Crcmstncs Test CY	Yes (X)	TenPctFactsCrcmstncsTestCYInd

Form990 Schedule A Part VI Form990ScheduleAPartVIGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	Support Schedule: Additional Supplemental Information	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	The Foundation's Fundraising is a critical and recurring priority to consistently appeal to a wide range of supporters. This can be evidenced by the following: - A full time development director is on staff, whose sole responsibility is to attact and follow up with donors, coordinate events, and submit grant proposals; - The Foundation hosts 2-3 fundraising events across the country, inviting guests with giving capacity and a variety of interests; - A digital team has been organized with multiple online fundraising appeals reaching out to an online supporter network of over 200,000 people; - The website asks users for support and donations, including the option of recurring donations; - The Board of Directors and Board of Advisors both represent a diverse group of influencers across multiple sectors, including the former head of the CIA, former head of the Environmental Defense Fund, the National Director of the Urban League, former CEO of Shell Corporation and other industries.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contributor	RESTRICTED	ContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	RESTRICTED	BusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	RESTRICTED	AddressLine1
Address Line2	RESTRICTED	AddressLine2
City	RESTRICTED	City
State	RESTRICTED	State
ZIP Code	RESTRICTED	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Contributions	RESTRICTED	TotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$80,670	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$39,101	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$41,569	BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$58,157	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$52,967	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$5,190	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$46,759	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Assets Org OtherAssetsOrgGrp (2 entries)

DescDesc	Book ValueBookValueAmt
DEPOSITS	$16,918
FILM PRODUCTION COSTS	$39,852

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets	$56,770	TotalBookValueOtherAssetsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	ACCRUED PAYROLL AND ACCRUED VACATION	Desc
Amt	$58,609	Amt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Liability	$58,609	TotalLiabilityAmt
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$4,280,081	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$4,280,081	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$4,280,081	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$4,052,851	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$4,052,851	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$4,052,851	TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grant Records Maintained	Yes (true)	GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable (2 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityUSAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPUSAddress/ZIPCd	Recipient EINRecipientEIN	Cash GrantCashGrantAmt	Non Cash AssistanceNonCashAssistanceAmt	Purpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt
FDN FOR DEFENSE DEMOCRACIES
1726 M STREET NW STE 700	WASHINGTON	DC	20036	134174402	$125,000	$0	RESEARCH
IAGS-INST ANALYSIS GLOBAL SEC
7811 MONTROSE ROAD 505	POTOMAC	MD	20854	223880419	$50,000	$0	RESEARCH

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org	2	Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org	0	TotalOtherOrgCnt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	Grantmaker's Description of How Grants are Used	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	THE ORGANIZATION'S PROCEDURE FOR MONITORING THE USE OF GRANT FUNDS INCLUDE MAINTAINING RECORDS IN THE FORM OF THE PROPOSALS, PERIOD UPDATE REPORTS, BUDGETS, ETC. THE MONITORING PROCEDURES INCLUDE IN-PERSON MEETINS, PERIODIC REPORTS, FOLLOW-UP CALLS, ETC.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Written Policy Ref T And E Expnss	Yes (true)	WrittenPolicyRefTAndEExpnssInd
Substantiation Required	Yes (true)	SubstantiationRequiredInd
Written Employment Contract	Yes (X)	WrittenEmploymentContractInd
Compensation Survey	Yes (X)	CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee Approval	Yes (X)	BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment	false	SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan	false	SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm	false	EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org	false	CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs	false	CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org	false	CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs	false	CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments	false	AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception	false	InitialContractExceptionInd
Rebuttable Presumption Proc	false	RebuttablePresumptionProcInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (3 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Base Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Nontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt	Total Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt
ILANA MEIROVITCH
SEC& TREAS	$255,000	$25,543	$280,543
JOSEPH A CANNON
President & CEO	$300,000	$36,421	$336,421
ROBIN VERCRUSE
VP POLICY	$147,000	$7,832	$154,832

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	Part III, Additional Information	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	THE FOUNDATION'S CEO, JOE CANNON, RESIDES IN UTAH AND PROVIDES SOME OF HIS SERVICES TO THE ORGANIZATION FROM HIS HOME OFFICE IN UTAH. THE ORGANIZATION DOES NOT PROVIDE ANY REIMBURSEMENT TO THE CEO FOR HIS HOME OFFICE. THE FOUNDATION'S OFFICE IS IN IRVINE, CA. AT TIMES, THE CEO'S SERVICES ARE REQUIRED IN CALIFORNIA FOR THE CONVENIENCE OF THE EMPLOYER. FOR THOSE TIMES, THE CEO TRAVELS ALONE TO CALIFORNIA WITH NO FAMILY MEMBERS. THE FOUNDATION PAYS FOR COACH AIRTRAVEL FROM UTAH TO CA FOR THE CEO AND PROVIDES LODGING IN CA. THE ORGANIZATION HAS DETERMINED THAT THE TEMPORARY LODGING PROVIDED TO THE CEO WHILE IN CA ON FOUNDATION BUSINESS IS NOT TAXABLE COMPENSATION. IT'S NOT CONSIDERED A TAXABLE BENEFIT TO THE CEO.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b: Form 990 Review Process	AN INITIAL REVIEW OF THE TAX RETURN WILL BE CONDUCTED BY THE COO, THEN THE CEO AND THEN A COPY OF THE RETURN WILL BE DISTRIBUTED TO ALL BOARD MEMBERS PRIOR TO A BOARD MEETING. THE BOARD MEMBERS WILL BE ALLOWED TO PROVIDE ANY INPUT BEFORE THE RETURN IS APPROVED AND FILED.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c: Explanation of Monitoring and Enforcement of Conflicts	EACH DIRECTOR, PRINCIPAL OFFICER AND MEMBER OF A COMMITTEE WITH POWERS DELEGATED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS SHALL ANNUALLY SIGN A STATEMENT WHICH AFFIRMS SUCH PERSON:1. HAS RECEIVED A COPY OF THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY,2. HAS READ AND UNDERSTANDS THE POLICY,3. HAS AGREED TO COMPLY WITH THE POLICY, AND 4. UNDERSTANDS THE ORGANIZATION IS CHARITABLE AND IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN ITS FEDERAL TAX EXEMPTION IT MUST ENGAGE PRIMARILY IN ACITIVITES WHICH ACCOMPLISH ONE OR MORE OF ITS TAX-EXEMPT PURPOSES.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 15a: Compensation Review & Approval Process - CEO, Top Management	THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS REVIEWED COMPENSATION PAID BY SIMILAR ORGANIZATIONS FOR SIMILAR SERVICES TO REVIEW THE COMPENSATION PACKAGE INCLUDING BASE SALARY AND BONUS FOR THE CEO. THE BOARD DECIDES AND APPROVES CEO COMPENSATION PACKAGE.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 15b: Compensation Review and Approval Process for Officers and Key Employees	THE COO REVIEWS COMPENSATION STUDIES AND MAKES RECOMMENDATIONS TO CEO FOR ALL OTHER EMPLOYEES. CEO DECIDES AND APPROVES ALL OTHER EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION PACKAGES.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 19: Other Organization Documents Publicly Available	FUEL FREEDOM FOUNDATION POLICIES REQUIRE A COPY OF THE ANNUAL RETURN,GOVERNING DOCUMENTS,AND POLICIES BE MADE AVAILABLE BY THE ORGANIZATIONFOR INSPECTION DURING REGULAR BUSINESS HOURS BY ANY INDIVIDUAL AT THE PRINCIPAL OFFICE OF THE ORGANIZATION. UPON REQUEST OF AN INDIVIDUAL MADE AT SUCHPRINCIPAL OFFICE, A COPY OF THE ANNUAL RETURN, GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, AND POLICIES SHALL BE PROVIDED TO SUCH INDIVIDUAL WITHOUT CHARGE OTHER THAN A REASONABLE FEE FOR ANY REPRODUCTION AND/OR MAILING COSTS. IF SUCH REQUEST IS MADE IN PERSON, A COPY SHALL BE PROVIDED IMMEDIATELY; AND IF IN WRITING, A COPY SHALL BE PROVIDED WITHIN 30 DAYS OF THE RECEIPT OF SUCH REQUEST.