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MISSOURI FREEDOM FOUNDATION: Form 990PF, tax year 2025

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Organization
MISSOURI FREEDOM FOUNDATION (EIN 47-1034696)
Tax period
2025-01-01 to 2025-12-31
Filed
2026-05-07
IRS object ID
202601279349102985
Schema version
2025v4.1
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2026-05-07T16:52:02-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2025-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN263675889PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

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

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line17509 NW Tiffany Springs ParkwayAddressLine1Txt
Address Line2Suite 300AddressLine2Txt
CityKansas CityCityNm
State AbbreviationMOStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP64153ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990PFReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2025-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN471034696EIN

Business Name BusinessName

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

US Address USAddress

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

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonJAMES C THOMAS IIIPersonNm
Person TitleDir Sec & TreasPersonTitleTxt
Phone8165849393PhoneNum
Signature2026-05-07SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (true)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonJAMES C THOMAS IIIPreparerPersonNm
PTINP01445728PTIN
Phone8165849393PhoneNum
Preparation2026-05-07PreparationDt
Self EmployedYes (X)SelfEmployedInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2025TaxYr
Build TS2025-03-06 01:10:19ZBuildTS

Form 990-PF IRS990PF

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization501c3 Exempt PFYes (X)Organization501c3ExemptPFInd
FMV Assets EOY$428,187FMVAssetsEOYAmt
Method Of Accounting CashYes (X)MethodOfAccountingCashInd

Analysis Of Revenue And Expenses AnalysisOfRevenueAndExpenses

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Contri Rcvd Rev And Expnss$275,000ContriRcvdRevAndExpnssAmt
Interest On Sav Rev And Expnss$10,741InterestOnSavRevAndExpnssAmt
Interest On Sav Net Invst Incm$10,741InterestOnSavNetInvstIncmAmt
Total Rev And Expnss$285,741TotalRevAndExpnssAmt
Total Net Invst Incm$10,741TotalNetInvstIncmAmt
Legal Fees Rev And Expnss$15,114LegalFeesRevAndExpnssAmt
Legal Fees Adj Net Incm$15,114LegalFeesAdjNetIncmAmt
Other Prof Fees Rev And Expnss$275,000OtherProfFeesRevAndExpnssAmt
Other Prof Fees Adj Net Incm$275,000OtherProfFeesAdjNetIncmAmt
Other Prof Fees Dsbrs Chrtbl$275,000OtherProfFeesDsbrsChrtblAmt
Occupancy Rev And Expnss$156,000OccupancyRevAndExpnssAmt
Occupancy Adj Net Incm$156,000OccupancyAdjNetIncmAmt
Occupancy Dsbrs Chrtbl$156,000OccupancyDsbrsChrtblAmt
Other Expenses Rev And Expnss$243OtherExpensesRevAndExpnssAmt
Other Expenses Adj Net Incm$243OtherExpensesAdjNetIncmAmt
Tot Opr Expenses Rev And Expnss$446,357TotOprExpensesRevAndExpnssAmt
Tot Opr Expenses Net Invst Incm$0TotOprExpensesNetInvstIncmAmt
Tot Opr Expenses Adj Net Incm$446,357TotOprExpensesAdjNetIncmAmt
Tot Opr Expenses Dsbrs Chrtbl$431,000TotOprExpensesDsbrsChrtblAmt
Contri Paid Rev And Expnss$0ContriPaidRevAndExpnssAmt
Contri Paid Dsbrs Chrtbl$0ContriPaidDsbrsChrtblAmt
Total Expenses Rev And Expnss$446,357TotalExpensesRevAndExpnssAmt
Total Expenses Net Invst Incm$0TotalExpensesNetInvstIncmAmt
Total Expenses Adj Net Incm$446,357TotalExpensesAdjNetIncmAmt
Total Expenses Dsbrs Chrtbl$431,000TotalExpensesDsbrsChrtblAmt
Excess Revenue Over Expenses-$160,616ExcessRevenueOverExpensesAmt
Net Investment Income$10,741NetInvestmentIncomeAmt
Adjusted Net Income$0AdjustedNetIncomeAmt

Form990 PF Balance Sheets Form990PFBalanceSheetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cash BOY$322,349CashBOYAmt
Cash EOY$150,993CashEOYAmt
Cash EOYFMV$150,993CashEOYFMVAmt
Sav And Temp Cash Invst BOY$266,453SavAndTempCashInvstBOYAmt
Sav And Temp Cash Invst EOY$277,194SavAndTempCashInvstEOYAmt
Sav And Temp Cash Invst EOYFMV$277,194SavAndTempCashInvstEOYFMVAmt
Total Assets BOY$588,802TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$428,187TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Assets EOYFMV$428,187TotalAssetsEOYFMVAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$0TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$0TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind
No Donor Rstr Net Assests BOY$588,802NoDonorRstrNetAssestsBOYAmt
No Donor Rstr Net Assests EOY$428,187NoDonorRstrNetAssestsEOYAmt
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances BOY$588,802TotNetAstOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances EOY$428,187TotNetAstOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Total Liabilities Net Ast BOY$588,802TotalLiabilitiesNetAstBOYAmt
Total Liabilities Net Ast EOY$428,187TotalLiabilitiesNetAstEOYAmt

Chg In Net Assets Fund Balances ChgInNetAssetsFundBalancesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances BOY$588,802TotNetAstOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Excess Revenue Over Expenses-$160,616ExcessRevenueOverExpensesAmt
Other Increases$1OtherIncreasesAmt
Subtotal$428,187SubtotalAmt
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances EOY$428,187TotNetAstOrFundBalancesEOYAmt

Excise Tax Based On Invst Incm ExciseTaxBasedOnInvstIncmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Investment Income Excise Tax$149InvestmentIncomeExciseTaxAmt
Subtotal$149SubtotalAmt
Subtitle A Tax$0SubtitleATaxAmt
Tax Based On Investment Income$149TaxBasedOnInvestmentIncomeAmt
Exempt Frgn Org Tax Wthld At Srce$0ExemptFrgnOrgTaxWthldAtSrceAmt
Tax Due$149TaxDueAmt

Statements Regarding Acty StatementsRegardingActyGrp

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

Persons With Books Name PersonsWithBooksName

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

Location Of Books US Address LocationOfBooksUSAddress

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

Statements Regarding Acty4720 StatementsRegardingActy4720Grp

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

Officer Dir Trst Key Empl Info OfficerDirTrstKeyEmplInfoGrp

Officer Dir Trst Key Empl OfficerDirTrstKeyEmplGrp (3 entries)

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

Compensation Of Hghst Pd Cntrct CompensationOfHghstPdCntrctGrp (2 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdService TypeServiceTypeTxtCompensationCompensationAmt
District 13 LLC
1223 Esker DriveVeronaWI53593Research and related servi$275,000
Robidoux Services LLC
14450 N Highway 169SmithvilleMO64089Rent occupancy and gen s$156,000
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Contractor Paid Over50k0ContractorPaidOver50kCnt

Summary Of Direct Chrtbl Acty SummaryOfDirectChrtblActyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Description1Engage District 13 LLC to review various information sources Also performed digital public relationspublic information effortDescription1Txt
Expenses1$275,000Expenses1Amt
Description2Operation of on-line media outlet The Heartlander to publish articles to provide information to public about issues and other developments relating to indiviDescription2Txt
Expenses2$0Expenses2Amt

Minimum Investment Return MinimumInvestmentReturnGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Average Monthly FMV Of Sec$0AverageMonthlyFMVOfSecAmt
Average Monthly Cash Balances$523,897AverageMonthlyCashBalancesAmt
FMV All Other Noncharitable Ast$0FMVAllOtherNoncharitableAstAmt
Total FMV Of Unused Assets$523,897TotalFMVOfUnusedAssetsAmt
Reduction Claimed$0ReductionClaimedAmt
Adjusted Total FMV Of Unused Ast$523,897AdjustedTotalFMVOfUnusedAstAmt
Cash Deemed Charitable$7,858CashDeemedCharitableAmt
Net Vl Noncharitable Assets$516,039NetVlNoncharitableAssetsAmt
Minimum Investment Return$25,802MinimumInvestmentReturnAmt

Distributable Amount DistributableAmountGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Minimum Investment Return$25,802MinimumInvestmentReturnAmt
Tax Based On Investment Income$149TaxBasedOnInvestmentIncomeAmt
Total Tax$149TotalTaxAmt
Distributable Before Adj$25,653DistributableBeforeAdjAmt
Distributable Before Ded$25,653DistributableBeforeDedAmt
Distributable As Adjusted$25,653DistributableAsAdjustedAmt

PF Qualifying Distributions PFQualifyingDistributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expenses And Contributions$431,000ExpensesAndContributionsAmt
Qualifying Distributions$431,000QualifyingDistributionsAmt

Undistributed Income UndistributedIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Distributable As Adjusted$25,653DistributableAsAdjustedAmt
Excess Distribution Cyov Yr2$1,150,686ExcessDistributionCyovYr2Amt
Excess Distribution Cyov Yr1$374,133ExcessDistributionCyovYr1Amt
Total Excess Distribution Cyov$1,524,819TotalExcessDistributionCyovAmt
Qualifying Distributions$431,000QualifyingDistributionsAmt
Applied To Prior Years$0AppliedToPriorYearsAmt
Treated As Distri From Corpus$0TreatedAsDistriFromCorpusAmt
Applied To Current Year$25,653AppliedToCurrentYearAmt
Remaining Distri From Corpus$405,347RemainingDistriFromCorpusAmt
Total Corpus$1,930,166TotalCorpusAmt
Undistributed Income CY$0UndistributedIncomeCYAmt
Excess Distri Cyov To Next Yr$1,930,166ExcessDistriCyovToNextYrAmt
Excess From Year2$1,150,686ExcessFromYear2Amt
Excess From Year1$374,133ExcessFromYear1Amt
Excess From Current Year$405,347ExcessFromCurrentYearAmt

Private Operating Foundations PrivateOperatingFoundationsGrp

Lessor Adj Net Incm Min Invst Ret LessorAdjNetIncmMinInvstRetGrp

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

Qualifying Distributions QualifyingDistributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Supplementary Information SupplementaryInformationGrp

Application Submission Info ApplicationSubmissionInfoGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Recipient PersonWILLIAM GREIMRecipientPersonNm

Recipient US Address RecipientUSAddress

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

Trnsfr Trans Rln Nonchrtbl EO TrnsfrTransRlnNonchrtblEOGrp

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

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

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

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Contributor1ContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Donors TrustBusinessNameLine1Txt

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11800 Diagonal Road Ste 280AddressLine1Txt
CityAlexandriaCityNm
State AbbreviationVAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP22314ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Contributions$275,000TotalContributionsAmt
Person ContributionYes (X)PersonContributionInd

Legal Fees Schedule LegalFeesSchedule

Legal Fees LegalFeesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
CategoryLaw Office of James C ThoCategoryTxt
Legal Fees$15,114LegalFeesAmt
Adjusted Net Income$15,114AdjustedNetIncomeAmt

Other Expenses Schedule OtherExpensesSchedule

Other Expenses Schedule OtherExpensesScheduleGrp (2 entries)

DescDescRevenue And Expenses Per BooksRevenueAndExpensesPerBooksAmtAdjusted Net IncomeAdjustedNetIncomeAmt
Bank Fees$14$14
2024 Private Foundation Taxes$229$229

Other Increases Schedule OtherIncreasesSchedule

Other Increases Detail OtherIncreasesDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescRounding AdjustmentDesc
Amt$1Amt

Other Professional Fees Schedule OtherProfessionalFeesSchedule

Other Professional Fees Detail OtherProfessionalFeesDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
CategoryDistrict 13 LLCCategoryTxt
Amt$275,000Amt
Adjusted Net Income$275,000AdjustedNetIncomeAmt
Disbursements Charitable Prps$275,000DisbursementsCharitablePrpsAmt

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