FREEDOMWORKS FOUNDATION INC: Form 990, tax year 2016

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Organization
FREEDOMWORKS FOUNDATION INC (EIN 52-1526916)
Tax period
2016-01-01 to 2016-12-31
Filed
2017-09-19
IRS object ID
201722629349301012
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.

Return header ReturnHeader

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Return2017-09-19T12:53:53-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2016-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

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Preparer Firm EIN582676261PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

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Business Name Line1Rogers & Company PLLCBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

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Address Line18300 Boone Boulevard Suite 600AddressLine1Txt
CityViennaCityNm
State AbbreviationVAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP22182ZIPCd
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Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2016-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

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EIN521526916EIN

Business Name BusinessName

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Business Name Line1FreedomWorks Foundation IncBusinessNameLine1Txt
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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
ZIP20001ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonAdam BrandonPersonNm
Person TitlePresidentPersonTitleTxt
Phone2027833870PhoneNum
Signature2017-09-18SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonNicole M Prince CPAPreparerPersonNm
PTINP01315245PTIN
Phone7038930300PhoneNum
Preparation2017-09-19PreparationDt

Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

IP Address IPAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
I Pv4 Address72.214.41.82IPv4AddressTxt
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IP2017-09-19IPDt
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Tax2016TaxYr
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Form 990 IRS990

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Principal OfficerAdam BrandonPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

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Address Line1400 North Capitol Street NW No 765AddressLine1Txt
CityWashingtonCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20001ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$3,556,394GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website Addresswww.foundation.freedomworks.orgWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1989FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateDCLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionWe exist to engage and educate Americans across all demographics on the principles of smaller government, lower taxes, free markets, personal liberty, and the rule of law.ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body5VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent5VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee46TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers2530000TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$0TotalGrossUBIAmt
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CY Total Expenses$3,536,818CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses-$734,494PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
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Total Assets EOY$2,864,484TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$1,512,000TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$2,653,230TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
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Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$211,254NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionFreedomWorks Foundation improves the well-being of American consumers through the promotion and support of economic education. FreedomWorks Foundation advances the ideas of lower taxes, less government and more freedom by educating and training citizens.MissionDesc
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Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$1,011,617ExpenseAmt
DescPublic Education: Use of various media, including mail, email, and other means to educate the public about limited government.Desc

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$373,406ExpenseAmt
DescStrategic Planning & 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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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$676,386ExpenseAmt
DescGrassroots mobilization: Instruct donors and activists on reform of federal state policies in areas such as tax policy, fiscal policy, health care policy, energy and environmental policies, education and other mission-related issues.Desc

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Expense$531,936ExpenseAmt
DescPublic Affairs: Promoting interest in the Foundation's public policy research and education through media advisories, TV and radio interviews, op-ed columns, blogging, social networking, paid advertising, and networking platform for interested donors and activists of the public. The Regulatory Action Center (RAC) educates citizens about the importance of engaging in the administrative, regulatory process by alerting citizens to proposed government executive agency regulations, and a mechanism for filing comments with the proposing agencies, as part of the exempt purpose and mission to limit government regulation of the American people.Desc
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Total Program Service Expenses$2,593,345TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3Yes (1)DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities0LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments0TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment0ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other SecYes (1)ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other AssetsYes (1)ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities0ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnoteYes (1)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities0FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
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Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity0DisregardedEntityInd
Related EntityYes (1)RelatedEntityInd
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Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document9IRPDocumentCnt
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Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee46EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit0UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions0QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of0Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members5GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
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Family Or Business Rln0FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents0ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders0MembersOrStockholdersInd
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Decisions Subject To Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
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Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn BodyYes (1)Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (1)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered PrsnYes (1)AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (1)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
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Business Name Line1The OrganizationBusinessNameLine1Txt
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Phone2027833870PhoneNum

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Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (10 entries)

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Paul Beckner
Board Chair1.001.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Joan Carter
Board Member1.001.00Yes (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
Michael Darland
Board Member1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Adam Brandon
President20.0020.00Yes (X)$149,044$149,044$15,190
Wayne T Brough
Chief Economist and VP of 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 of Technology & Analysis20.0020.00$74,118$74,118$26,320Yes (X)
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Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$443,929TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
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Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K1IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (2 entries)

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Rebecca Hagelin Communications & Marketi
15001 Gasparilla RdPlacidaFL33946Advertising Services$203,997
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1 Hacker WayMenlo ParkCA94025Advertising services$105,663
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K2CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
All Other Contributions$3,416,316AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$3,416,316TotalContributionsAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

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Total Revenue Column$76,771TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$76,771ExclusionAmt

Gross Rents GrossRentsGrp

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Real$60,670RealAmt

Less Rental Expenses LessRentalExpensesGrp

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Real$60,670RealAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

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Real$0RealAmt

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

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Total Revenue Column$0TotalRevenueColumnAmt

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Other Revenue Total$2,637OtherRevenueTotalAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IXYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIXInd

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

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Management And General$1,188ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$30,352FundraisingAmt

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Total$846,421TotalAmt
Program Services$736,374ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$4,144ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$105,903FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

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Total$1,588TotalAmt
Program Services$1,381ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$8ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$199FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

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Program Services$11,113ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$63ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,598FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

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Program Services$53,270ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$300ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$7,661FundraisingAmt

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Management And General$324ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$6,848FundraisingAmt

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Program Services$124,490ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$987ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$20,888FundraisingAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$4,550TotalAmt
Fundraising$4,550FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

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Total$388,911TotalAmt
Program Services$361,444ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$341ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$27,126FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

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Total$231,781TotalAmt
Program Services$231,547ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$11ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$223FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$160,832TotalAmt
Program Services$94,671ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$681ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$65,480FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$290,356TotalAmt
Program Services$283,936ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$376ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$6,044FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$245,813TotalAmt
Management And General$245,813ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$233,038TotalAmt
Program Services$216,589ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$518ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$15,931FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

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Total$62,907TotalAmt
Program Services$61,495ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$4ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,408FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$379,738TotalAmt
Management And General$379,738ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$34,878TotalAmt
Program Services$30,075ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$217ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$4,586FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (2 entries)

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Miscellaneous$312$249$31$32

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$3,536,818TotalAmt
Program Services$2,593,345ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$640,046ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$303,427FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$708,883BOYAmt
EOY$450,206EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

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EOY$150,000EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,341BOYAmt
EOY$29,264EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$517,430BOYAmt
EOY$490,168EOYAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$560,956BOYAmt
EOY$1,744,846EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,791,610BOYAmt
EOY$2,864,484EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$153,230EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$12,000BOYAmt

Unsecured Notes Loans Payable UnsecuredNotesLoansPayableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,500,000BOYAmt
EOY$2,500,000EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,512,000BOYAmt
EOY$2,653,230EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY-$237,820BOYAmt
EOY-$278,914EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$517,430BOYAmt
EOY$490,168EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$279,610BOYAmt
EOY$211,254EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,791,610BOYAmt
EOY$2,864,484EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss-$41,094ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst-$27,262NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
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)
Consol And Sep Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)ConsolAndSepBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$7,591,954CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$5,428,534CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$5,890,283CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$3,445,748CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$3,416,316CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$25,772,835TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$7,591,954CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$5,428,534CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$5,890,283CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$3,445,748CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$3,416,316CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$25,772,835TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$3,630,287SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$22,142,548PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$1CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$31,822CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$29,388CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$143,567CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$137,441CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$342,219TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$1,809CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$2,175CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,370CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,905CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$2,637CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$9,896TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$26,124,950TotalSupportAmt
Public Support CY1700.84760PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.84360PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

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 D IRS990ScheduleD

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$0TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Securities OtherSecuritiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescPrivate equity, restricted useDesc
Book Value$490,168BookValueAmt
Method ValuationFMethodValuationCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Securities$490,168TotalBookValueSecuritiesAmt

Other Assets Org OtherAssetsOrgGrp (2 entries)

DescDescBook ValueBookValueAmt
Due from related entity$1,742,899
Deposits$1,947
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets$1,744,846TotalBookValueOtherAssetsAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$3,529,132TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst-$27,262NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Revenue Not Reported-$27,262RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$3,556,394RevenueSubtotalAmt
Other Revenues Not Included-$60,670OtherRevenuesNotIncludedAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt-$60,670RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$3,495,724TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$3,597,488TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Other Expenses Included$60,670OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported$60,670ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$3,536,818ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$3,536,818TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Part X, Line 2:Management has evaluated the Foundation's tax positions and has concluded that the Foundation has taken no uncertain tax positions that qualify for either recognition or disclosure in the accompanying financial statements.
Part XI, Line 4b - Other Adjustments:Rental expenses -60,670.
Part XII, Line 2d - Other Adjustments:Rental expenses 60,670.

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 and VP of 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 of 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 (7 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11bForm 990 is prepared by an independent CPA firm and draft copy is provided to Foundation 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. Board of directors and employees shall disclose annually to the Secretary any direct conflict between their own individual interests and those of FreedomWorks Foundation. 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 Foundation makes its Form 1023 available upon request. FreedomWorks Foundation 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 Foundation 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 IX, line 11gConsulting: Program service expenses 361,444. Management and general expenses 341. Fundraising expenses 27,126. Total expenses 388,911.
Form 990, Part XII, Line 2C:FreedomWorks Foundation has an audit commmittee 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 SectionExemptCodeSectionTxtDirect Controlling NADirectControllingNACdControlled OrganizationControlledOrganizationIndBusiness Name Line1DirectControllingEntityName/BusinessNameLine1Txt
FreedomWorks Inc
400 North Capitol Street NW 765WashingtonDC20001521349353See Schedule R, Part VII for full description.DC501(c)(4)N/A0
The FreedomWorks Fund
400 North Capitol Street NW 765WashingtonDC20001201381918DormantDC5270FreedomWorks

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
Controlled Organization0ControlledOrganizationInd
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 Org0PerformOfServicesForOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services By Other OrgYes (1)PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgInd
Sharing Of FacilitiesYes (1)SharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees SharingYes (1)PaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other OrgYes (1)ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other Org0ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other Org0TransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other Org0TransferFromOtherOrgInd

Transactions Related Org TransactionsRelatedOrgGrp (4 entries)

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

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceSchedule R, Part II:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation(a) Freedomworks, Inc. (b) Exists to build, educate, and mobilize the largest network of activists advocating the principles of smaller government, lower taxes, free markets, personal liberty, and the rule of law.ExplanationTxt

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