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FREEDOMWORKS INC: Form 990, tax year 2017

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Organization
FREEDOMWORKS INC (EIN 52-1349353)
Tax period
2017-01-01 to 2017-12-31
Filed
2018-10-04
IRS object ID
201822779349300037
Schema version
2017v2.2
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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Return2018-10-04T13:46:14-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2017-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

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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
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ZIP22182ZIPCd
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Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2017-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

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EIN521349353EIN

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Business Name Line1FreedomWorks IncBusinessNameLine1Txt
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Business Name ControlFREEBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone2027833870PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

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Address Line1111 K St NE 6th FloorAddressLine1Txt
CityWashingtonCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
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Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

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PersonAdam BrandonPersonNm
Person TitlePresidentPersonTitleTxt
Phone2027833870PhoneNum
Signature2018-10-01SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonNicole M Prince CPAPreparerPersonNm
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Phone7038930300PhoneNum
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Address ChangeYes (X)AddressChangeInd
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Gross Receipts$4,341,373GrossReceiptsAmt
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Organization501cYes (X)Organization501cInd
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Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1984FormationYr
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Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$1,859,280ExpenseAmt
DescGrassroots Mobilization: Training, equipping, and mobilizing constituents across the country to advocate for limited government and liberty at the local, state, and federal level.Desc

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DescCommunity Building, Research and Education: FreedomWorks Foundation works to constantly engage activists across the country in order to implement its programs. Additionally, we conduct education and research programs to support our community to further our free market and limited government activities.Desc
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Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
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Report Other AssetsYes (1)ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesYes (1)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnoteYes (1)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
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Professional FundraisingYes (1)ProfessionalFundraisingInd
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Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
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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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Family Or Business Rln0FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
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Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
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Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
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Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (1)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
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Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

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Business Name Line1The OrganizationBusinessNameLine1Txt
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Phone2027833870PhoneNum

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Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (14 entries)

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Joan Carter
Chairman1.001.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Betsy Albaugh
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Robert TE Lansing
Board Member1.001.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Ted Abram
Board Member1.001.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Thomas Knudsen
Board Member1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Frank M Sands Sr
Board Member1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Richard J Stephenson
Board Member1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Paul Beckner
Board Member1.001.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Adam Brandon
President20.0020.00Yes (X)$149,492$149,492$15,614
Wayne T Brough
Chief Economist & VP Resea20.0020.00Yes (X)$63,938$63,938$13,302
Parissa Sedghi
VP of Development20.0020.00$68,557$68,557$12,068Yes (X)
John F Campbell
VP of Marketing20.0020.00$84,313$84,313$14,976Yes (X)
Andrew C Smith
VP Technology & Analysis20.0020.00$72,285$72,285$23,116Yes (X)
Noah Wall
VP of Advocacy20.0020.00$63,918$63,918$14,812Yes (X)
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Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
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600 F St NW Suite 400WashingtonDC20004Server and cloud management$258,000
Linemark Printing Inc
501 Prince Georges BlvdUpper MarlboroMD20774Printing and postage services$209,145
CliftonLarsonAllen LLP
PO Box 829664 Ste 300PhiladelphiaPA19182Accounting services$200,823
Steve Moore
6805 Canal Bridge CourtPotomacMD20854Consulting services$113,197
The Pinkston Group
5270 Shawnee Rd Ste 102AlexandriaVA22312Consulting services$110,000
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Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K5CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
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Total Program Service Revenue$2,701TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

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Total Revenue Column$374TotalRevenueColumnAmt
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Gross Rents GrossRentsGrp

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Real$50,433RealAmt

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Real$50,433RealAmt

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Advertising AdvertisingGrp

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Fundraising$245,360FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

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Management And General$25,391ManagementAndGeneralAmt
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Occupancy OccupancyGrp

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Management And General$27,168ManagementAndGeneralAmt
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Travel TravelGrp

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Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

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Program Services$91,884ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,407ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$168,188FundraisingAmt

Interest InterestGrp

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Management And General$5,309ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$9,577FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

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Insurance InsuranceGrp

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Management And General$670ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$8,307FundraisingAmt

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Dues/subscriptions$57,160$27,825$2,190$27,145
Training/development$28,023$17,028$5,651$5,344
Prof fund alloc$0$90,822$0-$90,822

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Management And General$1,095ManagementAndGeneralAmt
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Management And General$413,922ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$936,848FundraisingAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Joint CostsYes (X)JointCostsInd

Total Joint Costs TotalJointCostsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Management And General$0ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$944,906FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

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EOY$516,756EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

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Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

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BOY$443,136BOYAmt
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Unsecured Notes Loans Payable UnsecuredNotesLoansPayableGrp

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BOY$350,000BOYAmt

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BOY$3,146,586BOYAmt
EOY$2,197,446EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

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BOY-$1,923,559BOYAmt
EOY-$905,175EOYAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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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

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

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$653,469OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$576,070DepreciationAmt
Book Value$77,399BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$4,755,182OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$4,527,962DepreciationAmt
Book Value$227,220BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$304,619TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Assets Org OtherAssetsOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescDepositsDesc
Book Value$66,023BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets$66,023TotalBookValueOtherAssetsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (3 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
Deferred rent$103,638
Capital lease obligation$85,666
Due to related entity$1,279,323
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$1,468,627TotalLiabilityAmt
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 (6 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$751,222$87,883$663,340
Righters Group LLC
1807 South Church Street Suite 108SmithfieldVA23430Direct Mail Creative Advice0$493,523$36,700$456,823
Tod Steward
10503 Godwin DriveManassasVA20112Direct Mail Creative Advice0$174,135$16,728$157,407
ClearWord Communications Group Inc
10302 Bristow Commons Drive 51BristowVA20136Direct Mail Creative Advice0$10,926$5,000$5,926
The Lukens Company
2800 Shirlington Road 9th FloorArlingtonVA22206Direct Mail Creative Advice0$10,425$18,865-$8,440
Lawrence Direct Marketing Inc
2200 John Marshall Street Suite BWarrentonVA20186Direct Mail Creative Advice0$7,397$22,884-$15,487
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Gross Receipts$1,447,628TotalGrossReceiptsAmt
Total Retained By Contractors$188,060TotalRetainedByContractorsAmt
Total Net To Organization$1,259,569TotalNetToOrganizationAmt
Licensed StatesALLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesAKLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesARLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesCOLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesCTLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesDCLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesFLLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesGALicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesHILicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesILLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesKSLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesKYLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesLALicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesMELicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesMDLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesMALicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesMILicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesMNLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesMSLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesNVLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesNHLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesNJLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesNYLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesNCLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesNDLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesOHLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesOKLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesORLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesPALicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesRILicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesSCLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesTNLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesUTLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesVALicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesWALicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesWVLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesWILicensedStatesCd

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 (3 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$148,934$148,934$0$0$558$558$3,719$3,719$4,088$4,088$157,299$157,299$0$0
John F Campbell
VP of Marketing$83,925$83,925$0$0$388$388$3,400$3,400$4,088$4,088$91,801$91,801$0$0
Andrew C Smith
VP Technology & Analysis$71,530$71,530$0$0$755$755$3,000$3,000$8,558$8,558$83,843$83,843$0$0

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
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 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

Id Related Tax Exempt Org IdRelatedTaxExemptOrgGrp (2 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdEINEINPrimary ActivitiesPrimaryActivitiesTxtLegal Domicile StateLegalDomicileStateCdExempt Code SectionExemptCodeSectionTxtPublic Charity StatusPublicCharityStatusTxtBusiness Name Line1DirectControllingEntityName/BusinessNameLine1TxtControlled OrganizationControlledOrganizationInd
FreedomWorks Foundation
111 K St NE 6th FloorWashingtonDC20002521526916Research and education of consumer-focused economic policies.DC501(c)(3)7FreedomWorksYes (1)
The FreedomWorks Fund
111 K St NE 6th FloorWashingtonDC20002201381918DormantDC527FreedomWorksYes (1)

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 (4 entries)

Transaction TypeTransactionTypeTxtInvolvedInvolvedAmtMethod Of Amount DeterminationMethodOfAmountDeterminationTxt
FreedomWorks Foundation
L$109,536Tracked directly
FreedomWorks Foundation
N$603,583Tracked directly
FreedomWorks Foundation
Q$2,970,350Tracked directly
FreedomWorks Foundation
O$1,941,793Allocated based on employee time