FREEDOMWORKS INC: Form 990, tax year 2016

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Organization
FREEDOMWORKS INC (EIN 52-1349353)
Tax period
2016-01-01 to 2016-12-31
Filed
2017-09-07
IRS object ID
201722509349301302
Schema version
2016v3.0
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

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Return2017-09-07T15:36:22-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2016-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

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Preparer Firm EIN582676261PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

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Business Name Line1Rogers & Company PLLCBusinessNameLine1Txt

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Address Line18300 Boone Boulevard Suite 600AddressLine1Txt
CityViennaCityNm
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Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2016-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

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EIN521349353EIN

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Business Name ControlFREEBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone2027833870PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

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Address Line1400 North Capitol Street NW No 765AddressLine1Txt
CityWashingtonCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
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Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

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PersonAdam BrandonPersonNm
Person TitlePresidentPersonTitleTxt
Phone2027833870PhoneNum
Signature2017-08-30SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonNicole M Prince CPAPreparerPersonNm
PTINP01315245PTIN
Phone7038930300PhoneNum
Preparation2017-08-30PreparationDt

Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

IP Address IPAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
I Pv4 Address72.214.41.82IPv4AddressTxt
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Principal OfficerAdam BrandonPrincipalOfficerNm

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Address Line1400 North Capitol Street NW No 765AddressLine1Txt
CityWashingtonCityNm
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Gross Receipts$6,421,820GrossReceiptsAmt
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Organization501cYes (X)Organization501cInd
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Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1984FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateDCLegalDomicileStateCd
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Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$2,539,939ExpenseAmt
DescPublic Education: Use of various media, including mail, email, embedded programming and other means to advocate, promote, educate, train, equip and mobilize our donors and activists about limited government at the local, state and federal level.Desc

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Expense$721,184ExpenseAmt
Revenue$22,919RevenueAmt
DescPublic Affairs, Public Policy and Government Affairs: To include traditional media outreach, through TV, radio, and interviews, opinion editorials, and online/news media outreach through blogging, social networking, paid advertising, and development of activist networking platform. Track legislation on Capitol Hill, analyze bills and alert FreedomWorks donors and activists when issues of interest become relevant. Publish voting records of Congress on key votes.Desc

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Expense$1,441,301ExpenseAmt
DescStrategic Planning and Research: Development of strategic research and planning promoting consumer-focused economic policies in U.S. and international economic markets including, regulatory policy, fiscal policy, health care policy, tax policy, energy, environmental policies and other mission-related issues.Desc

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Expense$410,069ExpenseAmt
DescGrassroots Mobilization: Training, equipping and mobilizing our donors and activists across the country to advocate for limited government at the local, state and federal level.Desc
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Total Program Service Expenses$5,112,493TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
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Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign ActyYes (1)PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments0TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesYes (1)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnoteYes (1)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
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Professional FundraisingYes (1)ProfessionalFundraisingInd
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Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
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Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
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Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
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Related EntityYes (1)RelatedEntityInd
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Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit0UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
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Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible ContributionsYes (1)NondeductibleContributionsInd
Nondeductible Contri DisclYes (1)NondeductibleContriDisclInd
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
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Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
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Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (1)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
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Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (1)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
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Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

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Business Name Line1The OrganizationBusinessNameLine1Txt
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Phone2027833870PhoneNum

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Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (13 entries)

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Joan Carter
Chairman1.001.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Betsy Albaugh
Vice Chairman1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Robert TE Lansing
Board Member1.001.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Ted Abram
Board Member1.001.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Thomas Knudsen
Board Member1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Frank M Sands Sr
Board Member1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Richard J Stephenson
Board Member1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Paul Beckner
Board Member1.001.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Adam Brandon
President20.0020.00Yes (X)$149,044$149,044$15,190
Wayne T Brough
Chief Economist & VP Research20.0020.00Yes (X)$73,850$73,850$24,140
Parissa Sedghi
Director of Development20.0020.00$62,382$62,382$11,102Yes (X)
John F Campbell
VP of Marketing20.0020.00$84,535$84,535$14,212Yes (X)
Andrew C Smith
VP Technology & Analysis20.0020.00$74,118$74,118$26,320Yes (X)
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Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (3 entries)

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DNN Corp
155 Bovet Rd Ste 201San MaleoCA94402Bundled cloud solutions$214,050
Terra Eclipse Inc
600 F Street NW Suite 400WashingtonDC20004Website services$188,000
Rebecca Hagelin Communications & Marketi
15001 Gasparilla RdPlacidaFL33946Advertising services$129,554
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Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K3CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
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Total Program Service Revenue$22,919TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Royalties Revenue RoyaltiesRevenueGrp

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Total Revenue Column$102,324TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$102,324ExclusionAmt

Gross Rents GrossRentsGrp

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Real$111,824RealAmt

Less Rental Expenses LessRentalExpensesGrp

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Real$111,824RealAmt

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Real$0RealAmt

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

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Other Revenue Total$3,360OtherRevenueTotalAmt

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Management And General$21,810ManagementAndGeneralAmt
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Program Services$840,459ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$14,472ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$140,293FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

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Fundraising$347FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

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Program Services$6,163ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$141,208ManagementAndGeneralAmt
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Program Services$8,891ProgramServicesAmt
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Total$75,020TotalAmt
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Fundraising$8,344FundraisingAmt

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Management And General$47,494ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$23,943FundraisingAmt

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Total$161,514TotalAmt
Fundraising$161,514FundraisingAmt

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Total$465,056TotalAmt
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Management And General$6,450ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$17,952FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

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Total$911,876TotalAmt
Program Services$887,673ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$270ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$23,933FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

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Total$2,319,397TotalAmt
Program Services$1,318,642ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$16,697ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$984,058FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

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Total$638,151TotalAmt
Program Services$608,590ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$21,959ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$7,602FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

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Total$258,101TotalAmt
Management And General$258,101ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Travel TravelGrp

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Total$325,917TotalAmt
Program Services$285,113ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,933ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$38,871FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

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Total$283,893TotalAmt
Program Services$139,459ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$9,558ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$134,876FundraisingAmt

Interest InterestGrp

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Total$21,951TotalAmt
Program Services$17,091ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,493ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$2,367FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

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Total$435,248TotalAmt
Management And General$435,248ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

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Total$39,077TotalAmt
Program Services$28,283ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$5,537ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$5,257FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

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List rental$68,694$65,043$3,651
Training and developmen$19,226$110$19,116
Miscellaneous$197$369$17-$189

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

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Program Services$5,112,493ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,232,204ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,592,517FundraisingAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Joint CostsYes (X)JointCostsInd

Total Joint Costs TotalJointCostsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,729,755TotalAmt
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Management And General$0ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$867,336FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

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BOY$447,044BOYAmt
EOY$342,451EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

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EOY$108,302EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

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BOY$125,721BOYAmt
EOY$271,525EOYAmt
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Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$5,473,097LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$5,029,961LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,185,587BOYAmt
EOY$443,136EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$60,837BOYAmt
EOY$57,613EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,916,007BOYAmt
EOY$1,223,027EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

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BOY$790,155BOYAmt
EOY$811,773EOYAmt

Unsecured Notes Loans Payable UnsecuredNotesLoansPayableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$500,000BOYAmt
EOY$350,000EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$922,193BOYAmt
EOY$1,984,813EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,212,348BOYAmt
EOY$3,146,586EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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EOY-$1,923,559EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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EOY-$1,923,559EOYAmt

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EOY$1,223,027EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss-$1,627,218ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Consolidated Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)ConsolidatedBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

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

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Political Expenditures$7,875PoliticalExpendituresAmt
Expended527 Activities$7,875Expended527ActivitiesAmt
Total Exempt Function Expend$7,875TotalExemptFunctionExpendAmt
Form1120 POL FiledYes (1)Form1120POLFiledInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePart I-A, Line 1:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationFreedomWorks sponsors a political action committee and a SuperPAC.ExplanationTxt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$725,969OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$483,443DepreciationAmt
Book Value$242,526BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$326,607OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$314,362DepreciationAmt
Book Value$12,245BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$4,420,521OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$4,232,156DepreciationAmt
Book Value$188,365BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$443,136TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (3 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
Deferred rent$209,474
Capital lease obligation$32,440
Due to related entity$1,742,899
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$1,984,813TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePart X, Line 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationManagement has evaluated FreedomWorks' tax positions and has concluded that FreedomWorks has taken no uncertain tax positions that qualify for either recognition or disclosure in the accompanying consolidated financial statements.ExplanationTxt

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Mail SolicitationsYes (X)MailSolicitationsInd
Email SolicitationsYes (X)EmailSolicitationsInd
In Person SolicitationsYes (X)InPersonSolicitationsInd
Solicitation Of Non Govt GrantsYes (X)SolicitationOfNonGovtGrantsInd
Agrmt Prof Fundraising ActyYes (1)AgrmtProfFundraisingActyInd

Fundraiser Activity Info FundraiserActivityInfoGrp (2 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdActivityActivityTxtFundraiser Control Of FundsFundraiserControlOfFundsIndGross ReceiptsGrossReceiptsAmtRetained By ContractorRetainedByContractorAmtNet To OrganizationNetToOrganizationAmt
HSP Direct
20130 Lakeview Center Plaza SuiteAshburnVA20147Direct Mail Creative Advice0$2,277,594$145,264$2,132,330
Righters Group LLC
1807 South Church Street Suite 108SmithfieldVA23430Direct Mail Creative Advice0$377,607$16,250$361,357
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Gross Receipts$2,655,201TotalGrossReceiptsAmt
Total Retained By Contractors$161,514TotalRetainedByContractorsAmt
Total Net To Organization$2,493,687TotalNetToOrganizationAmt
Licensed StatesALLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesAKLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesARLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesCOLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesCTLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesDCLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesFLLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesGALicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesHILicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesILLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesKSLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesKYLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesLALicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesMELicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesMDLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesMALicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesMILicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesMNLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesMSLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesNVLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesNHLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesNJLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesNYLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesNCLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesNDLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesOHLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesOKLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesORLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesPALicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesRILicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesSCLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesTNLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesUTLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesVALicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesWALicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesWVLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesWILicensedStatesCd

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantiation RequiredYes (1)SubstantiationRequiredInd
Compensation CommitteeYes (X)CompensationCommitteeInd
Independent ConsultantYes (X)IndependentConsultantInd
Form990 Of Other OrganizationsYes (X)Form990OfOtherOrganizationsInd
Compensation SurveyYes (X)CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan0SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org0CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs0CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org0CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs0CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments0AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (4 entries)

TitleTitleTxtBase Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmtCompensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmtBonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmountBonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmtOther Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmtOther Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmtDeferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmtDeferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmtNontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmtNontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmtTotal Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmtTotal Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmtComp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmtComp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
Adam Brandon
President$149,044$149,044$0$0$0$0$3,719$3,719$3,876$3,876$156,639$156,639$0$0
Wayne T Brough
Chief Economist & VP Research$73,850$73,850$0$0$0$0$2,469$2,469$9,601$9,601$85,920$85,920$0$0
John F Campbell
VP of Marketing$84,535$84,535$0$0$0$0$3,400$3,400$3,706$3,706$91,641$91,641$0$0
Andrew C Smith
VP Technology & Analysis$74,118$74,118$0$0$0$0$2,992$2,992$10,168$10,168$87,278$87,278$0$0

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11bForm 990 is prepared by an independent CPA firm and a draft copy is provided to the Organization's senior staff, outside general counsel and all board members for review. All comments after reviews are compiled and discussed with CPA firm for editing. After edits are made, final version of Form 990 is provided to the President, Treasurer, and Management Committee for final review. Once reviewed, the President is provided the final 990 for signature and filing.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12cGovernance and Ethics Policy is reviewed and adopted annually by the Board of Directors and employees. FreedomWorks directors and employees shall disclose annually to the Secretary any direct conflict between their own individual interests and those of FreedomWorks. If such a conflict does exist, the director or employee shall provide the Secretary written notice of such relationship and shall refrain from acting on any issue with respect to which the director or employee is conflicted.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15The process includes completion of an independent compensation study on a periodic basis, based on a compilation of competitive data representing similar organizations. This information is then presented to the compensation committee at a semi-annual Board meeting to discuss and vote on. This process includes compensation for the President or any person deemed a disqualified person under Internal Revenue Code Section 4958. The process for determining compensation of other officers or key employees of the organization is determined by the President.
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 18FreedomWorks makes its Form 1024 available upon request. FreedomWorks makes available a public disclosure copy of its Federal Form 990 upon request and it is available on Guidestar.
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19FreedomWorks makes its governing documents, certain policies (including conflict of interest policy) and financial statements available upon request based on discretion of management.
Form 990, Part XII, Line 2C:FreedomWorks has an audit committee that assumes responsibility for oversight of the audit of its financial statements and selection of an independent accountant.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Related Tax Exempt Org IdRelatedTaxExemptOrgGrp (2 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdEINEINPrimary ActivitiesPrimaryActivitiesTxtLegal Domicile StateLegalDomicileStateCdExempt Code SectionExemptCodeSectionTxtPublic Charity StatusPublicCharityStatusTxtBusiness Name Line1DirectControllingEntityName/BusinessNameLine1TxtControlled OrganizationControlledOrganizationInd
FreedomWorks Foundation
400 North Capitol Street NW 765WashingtonDC20001521526916Research and education of consumer-focused economic policies.DC501(c)(3)7FreedomWorksYes (1)
The FreedomWorks Fund
400 North Capitol Street NW 765WashingtonDC20001201381918DormantDC527FreedomWorksYes (1)

Id Related Org Txbl Corp Tr IdRelatedOrgTxblCorpTrGrp

Related Organization Name RelatedOrganizationName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Citizens for a Sound Economy IncBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1400 North Capitol Street NW 765AddressLine1Txt
CityWashingtonCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20001ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN202810833EIN
Primary ActivitiesDormantPrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile StateDCLegalDomicileStateCd

Direct Controlling Entity Name DirectControllingEntityName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1FreedomworksBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Entity TypeCEntityTypeTxt
Ownership1.00000OwnershipPct
Controlled OrganizationYes (1)ControlledOrganizationInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Annts Rnts Rylts0ReceiptOfIntAnntsRntsRyltsInd
Gift Grnt Or Cap Contri To Oth Org0GiftGrntOrCapContriToOthOrgInd
Gift Grnt Cap Contri From Oth Org0GiftGrntCapContriFromOthOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees To Other Org0LoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees From Oth Org0LoansOrGuaranteesFromOthOrgInd
Div Related Organization0DivRelatedOrganizationInd
Asset Sale To Other Org0AssetSaleToOtherOrgInd
Asset Purchase From Other Org0AssetPurchaseFromOtherOrgInd
Asset Exchange0AssetExchangeInd
Rental Of Facilities To Oth Org0RentalOfFacilitiesToOthOrgInd
Rental Of Fclts From Oth Org0RentalOfFcltsFromOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services For Oth OrgYes (1)PerformOfServicesForOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services By Other Org0PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgInd
Sharing Of FacilitiesYes (1)SharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees SharingYes (1)PaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other OrgYes (1)ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other OrgYes (1)ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other Org0TransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other Org0TransferFromOtherOrgInd

Transactions Related Org TransactionsRelatedOrgGrp (4 entries)

Transaction TypeTransactionTypeTxtInvolvedInvolvedAmtMethod Of Amount DeterminationMethodOfAmountDeterminationTxt
FreedomWorks Foundation
L$270,145Tracked directly
FreedomWorks Foundation
N$686,218Tracked directly
FreedomWorks Foundation
Q$17,059Tracked directly
FreedomWorks Foundation
O$1,165,687Allocated based on employee time

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