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FREEDOMWORKS INC: Form 990, tax year 2018

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Organization
FREEDOMWORKS INC (EIN 52-1349353)
Tax period
2018-01-01 to 2018-12-31
Filed
2019-08-27
IRS object ID
201902399349300445
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.

Return header ReturnHeader

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Return2019-08-27T14:24:28-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2018-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

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 Begin2018-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

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EIN521349353EIN

Business Name BusinessName

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Business Name Line1FreedomWorks IncBusinessNameLine1Txt
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Business Name ControlFREEBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone2027833870PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1111 K St NE 6th FloorAddressLine1Txt
CityWashingtonCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP200028236ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

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PersonAdam BrandonPersonNm
Person TitlePresidentPersonTitleTxt
Phone2027833870PhoneNum
Signature2019-08-27SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonLori A CollingsworthPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00639819PTIN
Phone7038930300PhoneNum
Preparation2019-08-22PreparationDt

Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

IP Address IPAddress

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I Pv4 Address129.213.51.162IPv4AddressTxt
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IP2019-08-27IPDt
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Tax2018TaxYr
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Form 990 IRS990

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Principal OfficerAdam BrandonPrincipalOfficerNm

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Address Line1111 K St NE 6th FloorAddressLine1Txt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$4,366,714GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501cYes (X)Organization501cInd
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Formation1984FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateDCLegalDomicileStateCd
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Total Liabilities BOY$2,197,446TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$2,284,394TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
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Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$2,846,712ExpenseAmt
DescGrassroots Mobilization and Lobbying: Training, equipping, and mobilizing constituents across the country to advocate for limited government and liberty at the local, state, and federal level. The FreedomWorks, Inc. bolsters the effectiveness of our grassroots mobilization by direct lobbying of Members of Congress.Desc

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Expense$139,818ExpenseAmt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Subject To Proxy TaxYes (1)SubjectToProxyTaxInd
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
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt0IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional FundraisingYes (1)ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities0FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
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Related EntityYes (1)RelatedEntityInd
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Transaction With Control EntYes (1)TransactionWithControlEntInd
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Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee44EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over LimitYes (1)UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Form990 T FiledYes (1)Form990TFiledInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible ContributionsYes (1)NondeductibleContributionsInd
Nondeductible Contri DisclYes (1)NondeductibleContriDisclInd
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
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Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
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Election Of Board Members0ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
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Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (1)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
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
Compensation Process OtherYes (1)CompensationProcessOtherInd
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Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

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Business Name Line1The OrganizationBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone2027833870PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1111 K St NE 6th FloorAddressLine1Txt
CityWashingtonCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20002ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (16 entries)

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Joan Carter
Chair1.001.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Betsy Albaugh
Vice Chair1.000.00Yes (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
Paul Beckner
Board Member1.001.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Thomas Knudsen
Board Member1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Stephen Modzelewski
Board Member1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Frank M Sands Sr
Board Member1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Richard J Stephenson
Board Member1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Adam Brandon
President12.0028.00Yes (X)$98,608$230,085$16,110
Parissa Sedghi Fornwalt
VP of Development/ Asst Secretary/Treasurer12.0028.00Yes (X)$48,413$112,963$19,746
Andrew C Smith
VP of Technology & Analysis12.0028.00$43,321$101,082$28,601Yes (X)
John Stoddard
VP of Marketing12.0028.00$37,192$86,782$11,064Yes (X)
Jason Pye
VP of Legislative Affairs12.0028.00$37,691$87,945$13,931Yes (X)
Noah Wall
VP of Advocacy12.0028.00$49,534$115,579$18,220Yes (X)
John Tamny
Dir. Center for Economic Freedom12.0028.00$49,475$115,439$6,496Yes (X)
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Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (5 entries)

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Linemark Printing Inc
501 Prince Georges BlvdUpper MarlboroMD20774Printing and postage services$266,778
CliftonLarsonAllen LLP
1966 Greenspring Drive Ste 300TimoniumMD21093Accounting services$209,663
Terra Eclipse Inc
600 F St NW Suite 400WashingtonDC20004Server and cloud management$157,750
Steve Moore
2011 Freedom LaneFalls ChurchVA22043Consulting services$133,250
The Pinkston Group
5270 Shawnee Rd Ste 102AlexandriaVA22312Consulting services$122,028
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Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K5CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
All Other Contributions$4,203,522AllOtherContributionsAmt
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Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

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Total Revenue Column$506TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$506ExclusionAmt

Royalties Revenue RoyaltiesRevenueGrp

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Total Revenue Column$47,400TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$47,400ExclusionAmt

Gross Rents GrossRentsGrp

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Real$50,848RealAmt

Less Rental Expenses LessRentalExpensesGrp

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Real$0RealAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

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Real$50,848RealAmt

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Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$51,716SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

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Securities$25,954SecuritiesAmt
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Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

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Securities$25,762SecuritiesAmt
Other-$15,647OtherAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

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Total Revenue Column$10,115TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$10,115ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp (2 entries)

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Other Revenue Total$12,722OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

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Exclusion$121,591ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IXYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIXInd

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

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Program Services$120,257ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,401ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$31,195FundraisingAmt

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Management And General$8,820ManagementAndGeneralAmt
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Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

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Management And General$153ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,998FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

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Fundraising$10,818FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

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Management And General$827ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$10,750FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

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Management And General$4,063ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$4,055FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$74,377TotalAmt
Management And General$74,377ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbyingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$5,133TotalAmt
Program Services$5,133ProgramServicesAmt

Fees For Services Prof Fundraising FeesForServicesProfFundraising

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$133,563TotalAmt
Fundraising$133,563FundraisingAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$50TotalAmt
Management And General$50ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$558,832TotalAmt
Program Services$555,543ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$3,289ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$181,241TotalAmt
Program Services$178,259ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$290ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$2,692FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

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Management And General$9,921ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$206,299FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

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Total$75,359TotalAmt
Program Services$66,231ProgramServicesAmt
Fundraising$9,128FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

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Total$260,040TotalAmt
Program Services$246,288ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$4,026ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$9,726FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

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Total$297,817TotalAmt
Program Services$282,773ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$7,849ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$7,195FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

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Total$36,894TotalAmt
Program Services$24,456ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$6,344ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$6,094FundraisingAmt

Interest InterestGrp

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Total$9,317TotalAmt
Management And General$9,317ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

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Total$194,918TotalAmt
Program Services$143,252ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$23,078ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$28,588FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$11,563TotalAmt
Management And General$11,563ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (3 entries)

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Dues/subscriptions$120,425$70,785$37,150$12,490
List rental$42,493$33,653$8,840
Direct mail allocation$0$86,174-$86,174

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$3,702,741TotalAmt
Program Services$2,986,530ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$204,351ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$511,860FundraisingAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Joint CostsYes (X)JointCostsInd

Total Joint Costs TotalJointCostsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$437,458TotalAmt
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Management And General$0ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$61,872FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$516,756BOYAmt
EOY$432,387EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$30,000BOYAmt
EOY$89,692EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$37,300BOYAmt
EOY$1,157EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

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BOY$325,458BOYAmt
EOY$291,416EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$2,725,329LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$1,640,020LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$304,619BOYAmt
EOY$1,085,309EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

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BOY$12,115BOYAmt
EOY$14,090EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$66,023BOYAmt
EOY$86,960EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,292,271BOYAmt
EOY$2,001,011EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$728,819BOYAmt
EOY$474,315EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,468,627BOYAmt
EOY$1,810,079EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,197,446BOYAmt
EOY$2,284,394EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY-$905,175BOYAmt
EOY-$283,383EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY-$905,175BOYAmt
EOY-$283,383EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,292,271BOYAmt
EOY$2,001,011EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$622,372ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst-$580NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
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

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantially All Dues NondedYes (1)SubstantiallyAllDuesNondedInd
Only In House Lobbying0OnlyInHouseLobbyingInd
Agree Carryover Prior Year0AgreeCarryoverPriorYearInd

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$742,350OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$22,160DepreciationAmt
Book Value$720,190BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$1,982,979OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$1,617,860DepreciationAmt
Book Value$365,119BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$1,085,309TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (3 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
Deferred rent$951,102
Capital lease obligation$65,235
Due to related entity$793,742
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$1,810,079TotalLiabilityAmt
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 (3 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$843,603$60,660$782,943
Righters Group LLC
1807 South Church Street Suite 108SmithfieldVA23430Direct Mail Creative Advice0$407,451$39,653$367,798
Tod Steward
10503 Godwin DriveManassasVA20112Direct Mail Creative Advice0$186,653$33,250$153,403
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Gross Receipts$1,437,707TotalGrossReceiptsAmt
Total Retained By Contractors$133,563TotalRetainedByContractorsAmt
Total Net To Organization$1,304,144TotalNetToOrganizationAmt
Licensed StatesALLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesAZLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesARLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesCALicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesDCLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesDELicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesFLLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesGALicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesHILicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesIDLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesILLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesINLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesIALicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesKSLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesKYLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesLALicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesMDLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesMALicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesMILicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesMNLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesMSLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesMTLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesNELicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesNHLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesNJLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesNMLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesNYLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesNCLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesNDLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesOKLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesORLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesPALicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesRILicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesSCLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesSDLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesTNLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesTXLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesUTLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesVTLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesVALicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesWVLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesWILicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesWYLicensedStatesCd

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 (5 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$89,256$208,263$9,000$21,000$352$822$2,250$5,250$2,583$6,027$103,441$241,362$0$0
Parissa Sedghi Fornwalt
VP of Development/ Asst Secretary/Tr$39,201$91,468$9,000$21,000$212$495$1,675$3,909$4,249$9,913$54,337$126,785$0$0
Andrew C Smith
VP of Technology & Analysis$42,704$99,642$0$0$617$1,440$1,800$4,200$6,780$15,821$51,901$121,103$0$0
Noah Wall
VP of Advocacy$40,230$93,870$9,000$21,000$304$709$0$0$5,466$12,754$55,000$128,333$0$0
John Tamny
Dir. Center for Economic Freedom$44,881$104,721$4,500$10,500$94$218$1,350$3,150$599$1,397$51,424$119,986$0$0

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (8 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part I, Line 1, Description of Organization Mission:FreedomWorks was founded to fight for liberty and brought together some of the best and brightest minds of the liberty movement. Since then, we've expanded our ambitions from a free-market think tank to a service center for the grassroots freedom movement across the whole country. We are over 6 million Americans who are passionate about promoting free markets and individual liberty. Our members all share three common traits: a desire for less government, lower taxes, and more economic freedom. For over a quarter century, FreedomWorks has identified, educated, and actuated citizens who are enthused about showing up to support free enterprise and constitutionally limited government. We are not primarily a "think-tank," content to study the issues and publish papers and reports. FreedomWorks breaks down the barriers between the beltway insiders and grassroots America. FreedomWorks members know that government goes to those who show up. That's why we give them the tools to break through the media noise and provide the same access to Washington as the big-moneyed lobbyists. Preserving liberty depends on all Americans having access to their elected officials--not just special interests. FreedomWorks holds Washington accountable to the citizens that put them in office.
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.
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 IX, line 11gOther professional fees and contract services: Program service expenses 555,543. Management and general expenses 3,289. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 558,832.
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

Disregarded Entity Name DisregardedEntityName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1FreedomWorks FoundationBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1111 K St NE 6th FloorAddressLine1Txt
CityWashingtonCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20002ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN521526916EIN
Primary ActivitiesResearch and education of consumer-focused economic policies.PrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile StateDCLegalDomicileStateCd
Exempt Code Section501(c)(3)ExemptCodeSectionTxt
Public Charity StatusLine 7PublicCharityStatusTxt

Direct Controlling Entity Name DirectControllingEntityName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1FreedomWorksBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Controlled OrganizationYes (1)ControlledOrganizationInd

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 Line1111 K St NE 6th FloorAddressLine1Txt
CityWashingtonCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20002ZIPCd
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 (3 entries)

Transaction TypeTransactionTypeTxtInvolvedInvolvedAmtMethod Of Amount DeterminationMethodOfAmountDeterminationTxt
FreedomWorks Foundation
L$57,764Tracked directly
FreedomWorks Foundation
N$563,478Tracked directly
FreedomWorks Foundation
O$2,273,757Allocated based on employee time