FREEDOMWORKS INC: Form 990, tax year 2012

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Organization
FREEDOMWORKS INC (EIN 52-1349353)
Tax period
2012-01-01 to 2012-12-31
Filed
2013-05-15
IRS object ID
201301359349305435
Schema version
2012v2.1
Source
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Timestamp2013-05-15T13:13:20-05:00Timestamp
Tax Period End Date2012-12-31TaxPeriodEndDate

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EIN582676261EIN

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Business Name Line1Rogers & Company PLLCBusinessNameLine1

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Address Line18300 Boone Boulevard Suite 600AddressLine1
CityViennaCity
StateVAState
ZIP Code22182ZIPCode
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Address Line1400 North Capitol Street NW No 765AddressLine1
CityWashingtonCity
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Officer Officer

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NameLucas BlanchardName
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Date Signed2013-05-15DateSigned
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NameNicole M Simon CPAName
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DescriptionMeetings and Events: This program is responsible for all event planning for FreedomWorks and its entities both nationally and regionally. Events include FreePAC's, National and Regional Activist Fly-In's as well as mobilizing and activating volunteers across the country for FreedomWorks' sponsored functions.Description

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927025Political Campaign Activities: Provide service center for grassroots activists to help elect limited government conservatives to elected office. Engages in campaigns in support of candidates who support a pro-freedom agenda.
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Return ReferencePart I-A, Line 1:ReturnReference
ExplanationFreedomWorks sponsors a political action committee and a SuperPAC.Explanation

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IdentifierDescription of Uncertain Tax Positions Under FIN 48:Identifier
Return ReferencePart X, Line 2:ReturnReference
ExplanationFreedomWorks had no significant uncertain tax positions for the year ended December 31, 2012.Explanation

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Mail SolicitationsXMailSolicitations
Email SolicitationsXEmailSolicitations
In Person SolicitationsXInPersonSolicitations
Solicitation Of Non Govt GrantsXSolicitationOfNonGovtGrants
Agreement Ref Fundraising1AgreementRefFundraising

Fundraiser Activity Information FundraiserActivityInformation (3 entries)

Address Line1AddressUS/AddressLine1CityAddressUS/CityStateAddressUS/StateZIP CodeAddressUS/ZIPCodeActivityActivityFundraiser Control Of FundsFundraiserControlOfFundsGross ReceiptsGrossReceiptsAmount Retained By ContractorAmountRetainedByContractorNet To OrganizationNetToOrganization
Clearword Communication Group Inc
12841 Braemar Village Plaza 51BristowVA20136Direct Mail Creative Advice01126779569821069797
Stephen Clouse & Associates Inc
43538 Golden Meadow CircleAshburnVA20147Creative Advice093385113845920006
HSP Direct
13755 Sunrise Valley Drive SuiteHerndonVA20171Direct Mail Creative Advice017778114005163776
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Gross Receipts2238411TotalGrossReceipts
Total Retained By Contractors84832TotalRetainedByContractors
Total Net To Organization2153579TotalNetToOrganization
Licensed StatesALLicensedStates
Licensed StatesAKLicensedStates
Licensed StatesARLicensedStates
Licensed StatesAZLicensedStates
Licensed StatesCALicensedStates
Licensed StatesCOLicensedStates
Licensed StatesCTLicensedStates
Licensed StatesDCLicensedStates
Licensed StatesFLLicensedStates
Licensed StatesGALicensedStates
Licensed StatesHILicensedStates
Licensed StatesILLicensedStates
Licensed StatesKSLicensedStates
Licensed StatesKYLicensedStates
Licensed StatesLALicensedStates
Licensed StatesMELicensedStates
Licensed StatesMDLicensedStates
Licensed StatesMALicensedStates
Licensed StatesMILicensedStates
Licensed StatesMNLicensedStates
Licensed StatesMSLicensedStates
Licensed StatesMOLicensedStates
Licensed StatesNHLicensedStates
Licensed StatesNJLicensedStates
Licensed StatesNMLicensedStates
Licensed StatesNYLicensedStates
Licensed StatesNCLicensedStates
Licensed StatesNDLicensedStates
Licensed StatesOHLicensedStates
Licensed StatesOKLicensedStates
Licensed StatesORLicensedStates
Licensed StatesPALicensedStates
Licensed StatesRILicensedStates
Licensed StatesSCLicensedStates
Licensed StatesTNLicensedStates
Licensed StatesUTLicensedStates
Licensed StatesVALicensedStates
Licensed StatesWALicensedStates
Licensed StatesWVLicensedStates
Licensed StatesWILicensedStates

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Records Maintained1RecordsMaintained

Recipient Table RecipientTable

Recipient Name Business RecipientNameBusiness

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Indiana Right to Life IncBusinessNameLine1

Address US AddressUS

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line19465 Counselors Row Suite 200AddressLine1
CityIndianapolisCity
StateINState
ZIP Code46240ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN Of Recipient351393803EINOfRecipient
IRC Section501(c)(4)IRCSection
Amount Of Cash Grant30000AmountOfCashGrant
Purpose Of GrantThe purpose of the grant is general support of the organization's mission.PurposeOfGrant
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Nbr Of501 C3 And Govt Grants0TotalNbrOf501C3AndGovtGrants
Total Nbr Of Other Organizations1TotalNbrOfOtherOrganizations

Form990 Schedule I Part IV Form990ScheduleIPartIV

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IdentifierProcedure for Monitoring Grants in the U.S.:Identifier
Return ReferencePart I, Line 2:ReturnReference
ExplanationSchedule I, Part I, Line 2: FreedomWorks reviews expenses to ensure they are in line with the proposed budget.Explanation

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
First Class Or Charter TravelXFirstClassOrCharterTravel
Travel For CompanionsXTravelForCompanions
Club Dues Or FeesXClubDuesOrFees
Written Policy Re T And E Expenses1WrittenPolicyReTAndEExpenses
Substantiation Required1SubstantiationRequired
Compensation CommitteeXCompensationCommittee
Independent ConsultantXIndependentConsultant
Form990 Of Other OrganizationsXForm990OfOtherOrganizations
Compensation SurveyXCompensationSurvey
Board Or Committee ApprovalXBoardOrCommitteeApproval
Severance Payment1SeverancePayment
Supplemental Nonqual Retire Plan0SupplementalNonqualRetirePlan
Equity Based Comp Arrangement0EquityBasedCompArrangement
Comp Based On Revenue Of Filing Org0CompBasedOnRevenueOfFilingOrg
Comp Based On Revenue Related Orgs0CompBasedOnRevenueRelatedOrgs
Comp Based Net Earnings Filing Org0CompBasedNetEarningsFilingOrg
Comp Based Net Earnings Relate Orgs0CompBasedNetEarningsRelateOrgs
Any Non Fixed Payments0AnyNonFixedPayments
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractException

Form990 Schedule J Part II Form990ScheduleJPartII (9 entries)

TitleTitleBase Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgComp Based On Related OrgsCompBasedOnRelatedOrgsBonus Filing OrgBonusFilingOrgBonus Related OrgsBonusRelatedOrgsOther Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgOther Compensation Related OrgsOtherCompensationRelatedOrgsDeferred Comp Filing OrgDeferredCompFilingOrgDeferred Comp Related OrgsDeferredCompRelatedOrgsNontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgNontaxable Benefits Related OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRelatedOrgsTotal Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgTotal Compensation Related OrgsTotalCompensationRelatedOrgsComp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgComp Report Prior990 Related OrgsCompReportPrior990RelatedOrgs
Hon Richard K Armey
Chairman - resigned as of 11/30/2012229167229167001539515395000024456224456200
Matt Kibbe
President & CEO889062403752724773668270073003597972644221195612687234302500
Wayne Brough
VP of Research/Secretary30951109736147952448730910183608176062413529512513800
David Kirby
VP of Development/Interim Treasurer720756653147643972662210204086317967834647704300
Adam Brandon
Executive Vice President832918002546744867653273314441413979912398766100
Max Pappas
VP of Public Policy895512827911400360042051328486015351077834031207943814500
Richard Walker
VP Political & Grassroots13804909150259057500177310162704000
Dean Clancy
VP Healthcare Policy/Legis. Counsel5035211207328463280179208546405512122705831312979400
Mary Byrne
Former VP of Membership/Marketing685426854200279227920029512951742857428500

Form990 Schedule J Part III Form990ScheduleJPartIII (2 entries)

Return ReferenceReturnReferenceExplanationExplanation
Part I, Line 1aFirst-class Travel/Travel for companions: Richard Armey - pursuant to terms of contract, flies first-class for business trips and, at times, with companion. Social Club Dues: FreedomWorks pays for a social club for its President to conduct meetings and discuss business matters.
Part I, Line 4aMs. Byrne, VP of Membership/Marketing, was terminated as of 12/31/11, but received severance payments throughout 2012. Details of Ms. Byrne's compensation is included on Form 990, Part VII and Schedule J, Part II.

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Form990 Schedule L Part IV Form990ScheduleLPartIV

Name Of Interested Person NameOfInterestedPerson

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Name PersonTheresa KibbeNamePerson
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
RelationshipPresident's spouseRelationship
Amount Of Transaction23650AmountOfTransaction
Description Of TransactionSenior AdvisorDescriptionOfTransaction
Sharing Of Revenues0SharingOfRevenues

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTraded

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxXNonCashCheckbox
Number Of Contributions1NumberOfContributions
Noncash Contribs Rptd F99027000NoncashContribsRptdF990
Method Of Determining RevenuesFair market valueMethodOfDeterminingRevenues
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Any Property That Must Be Held0AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeld
Review Process Unusual NC Gifts0ReviewProcessUnusualNCGifts
Third Parties Used0ThirdPartiesUsed

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

General Explanation GeneralExplanation (11 entries)

IdentifierIdentifierReturn ReferenceReturnReferenceExplanationExplanation
New Program ServicesForm 990, Part III, line 2Meetings and Events was added as a major program during 2012. See Form 990, Part III, line 4c for a description of this program.
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 2Richard Armey & Richard Stephenson Business relationship
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 6FreedomWorks has members, which are all in the same class.
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 7aAccording to FreedomWorks bylaws, one member of the Board is to be elected by the members.
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 7bAll resolutions approved by the Board of Directors shall be submitted to the Board of Trustees for approval within forty eight hours of the close of the meeting at which such resolutions are adopted, and such resolution shall become effective when approved by a majority of the Board of Trustees. The initial Board of Trustees of the Corporation was comprised of three individuals designated by the Organization. The Board of Trustees shall thereafter be composed of at least three individuals. Vacancies, as they occur on the Board of Trustees by resignation, removal, death, incapacity, or the like of one or more of the members thereof, shall be filled by act of a majority of the remaining trustees, except that one member of the Board of Trustees shall be elected by the members.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11Form 990 is prepared by independent CPA firm and 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 and Treasurer for final review, signature and filing.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12cGovernance and Ethics Policy is signed 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 CEO, Chairman, 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

Form990 Schedule R Part II Form990ScheduleRPartII (5 entries)

Address Line1AddressUS/AddressLine1CityAddressUS/CityStateAddressUS/StateZIP CodeAddressUS/ZIPCodeEINEINPrimary ActivitiesPrimaryActivitiesLegal Domicile StateLegalDomicileStateExempt Code SectionExemptCodeSectionPublic Charity StatusPublicCharityStatusBusiness Name Line1DirectControllingEntityName/BusinessNameLine1Controlled OrgControlledOrg
FreedomWorks Foundation
400 North Capitol Street NW 765WashingtonDC20001521526916Research and education of consumer-focused economic policies.DC501(c)(3)7FreedomWorks1
FreedomWorks PAC
400 North Capitol Street NW 765WashingtonDC20001522204395Political Action CommitteeVA527FreedomWorks1
The FreedomWorks Fund
400 North Capitol Street NW 765WashingtonDC20001201381918DormantDC527FreedomWorks1
CSE FreedomWorks Inc
400 North Capitol Street NW 765WashingtonDC20001521720193DormantDC501(c)(4)FreedomWorks1
FreedomWorks for America
400 North Capitol Street NW 765WashingtonDC20001452737991Political Action CommitteeDC527FreedomWorks1

Form990 Schedule R Part IV Form990ScheduleRPartIV

Name Of Related Org NameOfRelatedOrg

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Citizens for a Sound Economy IncBusinessNameLine1

Address US AddressUS

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1400 North Capitol Street NW 765AddressLine1
CityWashingtonCity
StateDCState
ZIP Code20001ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN202810833EIN
Primary ActivityDormantPrimaryActivity
Legal Domicile StateDCLegalDomicileState

Direct Controlling Entity Name DirectControllingEntityName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1FreedomworksBusinessNameLine1
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Type Of EntityCTypeOfEntity
Percentage Ownership1.00000PercentageOwnership
Controlled Org1ControlledOrg
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Ann Rents Royalties0ReceiptOfIntAnnRentsRoyalties
Gift Grant Or Cap Contr To Other Org0GiftGrantOrCapContrToOtherOrg
Gift Grant Or Cap Contr Fr Other Org0GiftGrantOrCapContrFrOtherOrg
Loans Or Guarantees To Other Org0LoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrg
Loans Or Guarantees From Other Org0LoansOrGuaranteesFromOtherOrg
Dividends Related Organization0DividendsRelatedOrganization
Sale Of Assets To Other Org0SaleOfAssetsToOtherOrg
Purchase Of Assets From Other Org0PurchaseOfAssetsFromOtherOrg
Exchange Of Assets0ExchangeOfAssets
Rental Of Facilities To Other Orgs0RentalOfFacilitiesToOtherOrgs
Rental Of Facilities Fr Other Orgs0RentalOfFacilitiesFrOtherOrgs
Perform Of Services For Other Orgs1PerformOfServicesForOtherOrgs
Perform Of Services By Other Orgs0PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgs
Sharing Of Facilities1SharingOfFacilities
Sharing Of Paid Employees1SharingOfPaidEmployees
Reimbursement Paid To Other Org1ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrg
Reimbursement Paid By Other Org1ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrg
Other Transfer To Other Org1OtherTransferToOtherOrg
Other Transfer From Other Org0OtherTransferFromOtherOrg

Transactions Related Orgs Table TransactionsRelatedOrgsTable (7 entries)

Transaction TypeTransactionTypeAmount InvolvedAmountInvolvedMethod Of Amt DeterminationMethodOfAmtDetermination
FreedomWorks Foundation
L971861Tracked directly
FreedomWorks Foundation
N392993Allocated based on space used
FreedomWorks Foundation
O2009702Allocated based on employee time
FreedomWorks Foundation
P2008663Tracked directly
FreedomWorks Foundation
Q7700000Tracked directly
FreedomWorks for America
P794822Tracked directly
FreedomWorks Foundation
R547702Tracked directly

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