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FUEL FREEDOM FOUNDATION: Form 990, tax year 2018

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Organization
FUEL FREEDOM FOUNDATION (EIN 45-3201801)
Tax period
2018-01-01 to 2018-12-31
Filed
2019-11-12
IRS object ID
201903169349303820
Schema version
2018v3.1
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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Return2019-11-12T11:57:24-08:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2018-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

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Activity Or MissionTHROUGH RESEARCH, STATE DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS AND COMMUNITY OUTREACH, WE AIM TO BREAK THE OIL ADDICTION WITHIN THE US AND REDUCE THE COST OF DRIVING EXISTING CARS OR TRUCKS BY OPENING THE MARKET TO CHEAPER, CLEANER, HEALTHIER AMERICAN-MADE REPLACEMENT FUELS.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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MissionTO REDUCE THE STRATEGIC IMPORTANCE OF OIL TO THE ECONOMY OF THE U.S.; TO SEEK TO ELIMINATE THE DEPENDENCE OF THE U.S. ON FOREIGN OIL; AND TO REDUCE OIL PRICES WORLDWIDE, THROUGH, IN EACH CASE, EDUCATION, RESEARCH, COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT AND OTHER ACTIVITIES CONDUCTED EITHER ALONE OR IN COOPERATION WITH OTHERS AND IN FURTHERANCE OF ONE OR MORE OF THE SAID PURPOSES, ALL OF WHICH MUST BE CONSISTENT WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE CODE, AND (B) TO MAKE DISTRIBUTIONS TO ORGANIZATIONS THAT SHARE A COMMON PURPOSE AND THAT QUALIFY AS EXEMPT ORGANIZATIONS UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986, OR CORRESPONDING SECTION OF ANY FUTURE FEDERAL TAX CODE.MissionDesc
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$5,868,409CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$4,372,337CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$4,218,204CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$3,749,111CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$3,622,270CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$21,830,331TotalAmt

Tax Rev Levied Orgnztnl Bnft170 TaxRevLeviedOrgnztnlBnft170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Govt Furn Srvc Fclts Vl170 GovtFurnSrvcFcltsVl170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$5,868,409CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$4,372,337CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$4,218,204CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$3,749,111CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$3,622,270CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$21,830,331TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$18,323,827SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$3,506,504PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$20CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Total$20TotalAmt

Unrelated Business Net Incm170 UnrelatedBusinessNetIncm170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$49,833CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$67,726CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$58,803CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$17,835CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$713CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$194,910TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$22,025,261TotalSupportAmt
Public Support CY1700.15920PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.25930PublicSupportPY170Pct
Ten Pct Facts Crcmstncs Test CYYes (X)TenPctFactsCrcmstncsTestCYInd

Form990 Schedule A Part VI Form990ScheduleAPartVIGrp

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

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

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

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$32,740OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$27,421DepreciationAmt
Book Value$5,319BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$58,157OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$58,157DepreciationAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$5,319TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescACCRUED PAYROLL AND ACCRUED VACATIONDesc
Amt$69,904Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$69,904TotalLiabilityAmt
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$3,682,268TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Revenue Subtotal$3,682,268RevenueSubtotalAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$3,682,268TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$3,718,616TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Subtotal$3,718,616ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$3,718,616TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records MaintainedYes (true)GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable (2 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdRecipient EINRecipientEINCash GrantCashGrantAmtNon Cash AssistanceNonCashAssistanceAmtPurpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt
FDN FOR DEFENSE DEMOCRACIES
1726 M STREET NW STE 700WASHINGTONDC20036134174402$125,000$0RESEARCH
IAGS-INST ANALYSIS GLOBAL SEC
7811 MONTROSE ROAD 505POTOMACMD20854223880419$50,000$0RESEARCH
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org2Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org0TotalOtherOrgCnt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceGrantmaker's Description of How Grants are UsedFormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHE ORGANIZATION'S PROCEDURE FOR MONITORING THE USE OF GRANT FUNDS INCLUDE MAINTAINING RECORDS IN THE FORM OF THE PROPOSALS, PERIOD UPDATE REPORTS, BUDGETS, ETC. THE MONITORING PROCEDURES INCLUDE IN-PERSON MEETINS, PERIODIC REPORTS, FOLLOW-UP CALLS, ETC.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Written Policy Ref T And E ExpnssYes (true)WrittenPolicyRefTAndEExpnssInd
Substantiation RequiredYes (true)SubstantiationRequiredInd
Written Employment ContractYes (X)WrittenEmploymentContractInd
Compensation SurveyYes (X)CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance PaymentfalseSeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr PlanfalseSupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp ArrngmfalseEquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng OrgfalseCompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related OrgsfalseCompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng OrgfalseCompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd OrgsfalseCompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed PaymentsfalseAnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract ExceptionfalseInitialContractExceptionInd
Rebuttable Presumption ProcfalseRebuttablePresumptionProcInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (3 entries)

TitleTitleTxtBase Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmtNontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmtTotal Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt
ILANA MEIROVITCH
SEC. & TREAS.$225,000$28,228$253,228
JOSEPH A CANNON
President & CEO$277,944$277,944
ROBIN VERCRUSE
VP POLICY$165,000$8,002$173,002

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

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

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

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