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FREEDOMWORKS INC: Form 990, tax year 2015

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Organization
FREEDOMWORKS INC (EIN 52-1349353)
Tax period
2015-01-01 to 2015-12-31
Filed
2016-11-14
IRS object ID
201613199349306321
Schema version
2015v2.1
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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Return2016-11-14T13:07:14-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2015-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

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
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ZIP22182ZIPCd
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Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2015-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

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

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Address Line1400 North Capitol Street NW No 765AddressLine1Txt
CityWashingtonCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20001ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

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PersonAdam BrandonPersonNm
Person TitleCEOPersonTitleTxt
Phone2027833870PhoneNum
Signature2016-11-10SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonNicole M Prince CPAPreparerPersonNm
PTINP01315245PTIN
Phone7038930300PhoneNum
Preparation2016-11-10PreparationDt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2015TaxYr
Build TS2017-02-10 21:41:12ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

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Principal OfficerAdam BrandonPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

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Address Line1400 North Capitol Street NW No 765AddressLine1Txt
CityWashingtonCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20001ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$5,825,423GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501cYes (X)Organization501cInd
Website Addresswww.freedomworks.orgWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1984FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateDCLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionWe exist to build, educate, and mobilize the largest network of activists advocating the principles of smaller government, lower taxes, free markets, personal liberty, and the rule of law.ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body7VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent6VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee58TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers2850000TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$414TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$0NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$6,816,233PYContributionsGrantsAmt
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PY Investment Income$0PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$0CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
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PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
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PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$1,781,480PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
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PY Revenues Less Expenses-$1,103,332PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
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Total Liabilities BOY$1,946,811TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$2,212,348TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
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Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY-$296,341NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionFreedomWorks recruits, educates, trains and mobilizes grassroots activists to advance the ideas of lower taxes, less government and more freedom. FreedomWorks is a public policy, education and advocacy organization focused on fiscal, economic and personal liberty issues.MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$4,413,605ExpenseAmt
DescPublic Education: Use of various media, including mail, email, embedded programming and other means to advocate, promote, educate, train, equip and mobilize our donors and activists about limited government at the local, state and federal level.Desc

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Expense$886,398ExpenseAmt
Revenue$3,845RevenueAmt
DescPublic Affairs, Public Policy and Government Affairs: To include traditional media outreach, through TV radio and interviews, opinion editorials, and online/news media outreach through blogging, social networking, paid advertising, and development of activist networking platform. Track legislation on Capitol Hill, analyze bills and alert FreedomWorks donors and activists when issues of interest become relevant. Publish voting records of Congress on key votes.Desc

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$421,053ExpenseAmt
DescStrategic Planning and Research: Development of strategic research and planning promoting consumer-focused economic policies in U.S. and international economic markets including, regulatory policy, fiscal policy, health care policy, tax policy, energy, environmental policies and other mission-related issues.Desc

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$563,342Grassroots Mobilization: Training, equipping and mobilizing our donors and activists across the country to advocate for limited government at the local, state and federal level.
$6,649Meetings 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 donors and activists across the country for FreedomWorks' sponsored functions.$97,965
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Total Other Prog Srvc Expense$569,991TotalOtherProgSrvcExpenseAmt
Total Other Prog Srvc Revenue$97,965TotalOtherProgSrvcRevenueAmt
Total Program Service Expenses$6,291,047TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c30DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign ActyYes (1)PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
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
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
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PY Excess Benefit Trans0PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding0LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
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Deductible Art Contribution0DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity0DisregardedEntityInd
Related EntityYes (1)RelatedEntityInd
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Transaction With Control Ent0TransactionWithControlEntInd
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Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document38IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee58EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit0UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible ContributionsYes (1)NondeductibleContributionsInd
Nondeductible Contri DisclYes (1)NondeductibleContriDisclInd
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members7GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member6IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln0FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents0ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders0MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members0ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
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
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
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Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1The OrganizationBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone2027833870PhoneNum

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Address Line1400 North Capitol Street NW Ste 765AddressLine1Txt
CityWashingtonCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20001ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (12 entries)

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Robert TE Lansing
Chairman1.001.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Matt Kibbe
President (Outgoing)20.0020.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$109,665$109,665$15,818
Mary Albaugh
Vice Chairman1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Frank M Sands
Board Member1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Ted Abram
Board Member1.001.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Thomas Knudsen
Board Member1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Richard J Stephenson
Board Member1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Adam Brandon
President and CEO20.0020.00Yes (X)$133,918$133,918$11,884
Wayne T Brough
Chief Economist and VP of Research20.0020.00Yes (X)$64,986$64,986$9,384
James A Cardillo
Chief Financial Officer20.0020.00Yes (X)$81,518$81,518$5,150
John F Campbell
VP of Digital Advocacy20.0020.00$74,640$74,640$10,658Yes (X)
Andrew C Smith
VP of Technology and Analysis20.0020.00$60,864$60,864$17,674Yes (X)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$525,591TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$525,591TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$70,568TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K2IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (5 entries)

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Rebecca Hagelin Communications & Marketi
15001 Gasparilla RdPlacidaFL33946Advertising services$2,262,519
Facebook
1 Hacker WayMenlo ParkCA94025Advertising services$1,806,542
Terra Eclipse Inc
600 F Street NW Suite 400WashingtonDC20004Website services$338,426
Google Inc
1600 Amphitheatre ParkwayMountainviewVA94043Advertising services$260,761
Linemark Printing Inc
501 Prince Georges BlvdUpper MarlboroMD20774Printing Services$148,567
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K9CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Related Organizations$10,000RelatedOrganizationsAmt
All Other Contributions$5,453,134AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$5,463,134TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (2 entries)

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Summit income900099$97,965$97,965
Publication income900099$3,845$3,845
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$101,810TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Royalties Revenue RoyaltiesRevenueGrp

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Total Revenue Column$116,046TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$116,046ExclusionAmt

Gross Rents GrossRentsGrp

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Real$136,530RealAmt

Less Rental Expenses LessRentalExpensesGrp

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Real$136,530RealAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

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Real$0RealAmt

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

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Total Revenue Column$0TotalRevenueColumnAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Sales Of Inventory$471GrossSalesOfInventoryAmt
Cost Of Goods Sold$57CostOfGoodsSoldAmt

Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLossGrp

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Total Revenue Column$414TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$414UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

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DescOther incomeDesc
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Total Revenue Column$7,432TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$7,432RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$7,432OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$5,688,836TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$109,242RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$414UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$116,046ExclusionAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

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Total$416,154TotalAmt
Program Services$295,517ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$56,020ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$64,617FundraisingAmt

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Program Services$666,260ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$133,641ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$145,137FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

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Program Services$17,310ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$723ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$3,976FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

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Total$75,392TotalAmt
Program Services$59,296ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,477ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$13,619FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

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Total$74,234TotalAmt
Program Services$58,385ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,439ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$13,410FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

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Total$106,298TotalAmt
Program Services$80,142ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General-$672ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$26,828FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$132,054TotalAmt
Management And General$132,054ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Prof Fundraising FeesForServicesProfFundraising

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Total$206,419TotalAmt
Fundraising$206,419FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

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Total$518,350TotalAmt
Program Services$420,484ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$20,747ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$77,119FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

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Total$2,826,948TotalAmt
Program Services$2,816,751ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$163ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$10,034FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,541,591TotalAmt
Program Services$952,665ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$78,428ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$510,498FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

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Total$619,866TotalAmt
Program Services$591,207ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$26,509ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$2,150FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

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Total$216,386TotalAmt
Program Services$224ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$216,162ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$257,187TotalAmt
Program Services$149,668ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$507ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$107,012FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

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Total$271,917TotalAmt
Program Services$135,381ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,887ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$134,649FundraisingAmt

Interest InterestGrp

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Total$8,116TotalAmt
Program Services$288ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$7,828ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$721,502TotalAmt
Program Services$25,797ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$695,705ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$46,367TotalAmt
Management And General$46,367ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (2 entries)

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Dues & registrations$18,653$18,318$335
Miscellaneous$3,448$3,354$94

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$6,291,047ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,421,414ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,315,468FundraisingAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Joint CostsYes (X)JointCostsInd

Total Joint Costs TotalJointCostsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,740,618TotalAmt
Program Services$1,145,070ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$0ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$595,548FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,560,667BOYAmt
EOY$447,044EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$195BOYAmt
EOY$96,818EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$28,874BOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$217,928BOYAmt
EOY$125,721EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$5,400,562LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$4,214,975LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,354,653BOYAmt
EOY$1,185,587EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$827,246BOYAmt
EOY$60,837EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,989,563BOYAmt
EOY$1,916,007EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,115,622BOYAmt
EOY$790,155EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$6,236BOYAmt

Unsecured Notes Loans Payable UnsecuredNotesLoansPayableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$380,000BOYAmt
EOY$500,000EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$444,953BOYAmt
EOY$922,193EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,946,811BOYAmt
EOY$2,212,348EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,985,542BOYAmt
EOY-$296,341EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$57,210BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,042,752BOYAmt
EOY-$296,341EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,989,563BOYAmt
EOY$1,916,007EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss-$3,339,093ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
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

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 C IRS990ScheduleC

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Political Expenditures$6,460PoliticalExpendituresAmt
Expended527 Activities$6,460Expended527ActivitiesAmt
Total Exempt Function Expend$6,460TotalExemptFunctionExpendAmt
Form1120 POL FiledYes (1)Form1120POLFiledInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePart I-A, Line 1:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationFreedomWorks sponsors a political action committee and a SuperPAC.ExplanationTxt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$653,469OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$390,815DepreciationAmt
Book Value$262,654BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$326,572OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$304,227DepreciationAmt
Book Value$22,345BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$4,420,521OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$3,519,933DepreciationAmt
Book Value$900,588BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$1,185,587TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (3 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
Deferred rent$294,265
Capital lease obligation$66,972
Due to related entity$560,956
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$922,193TotalLiabilityAmt
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 (2 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$2,295,208$174,419$2,120,789
Clearword Communications Group Inc
10302 Bristow Center Drive 51BristowVA20136Direct Mail Creative Advice0$236,895$32,000$204,895
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Gross Receipts$2,532,103TotalGrossReceiptsAmt
Total Retained By Contractors$206,419TotalRetainedByContractorsAmt
Total Net To Organization$2,325,684TotalNetToOrganizationAmt
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)
Club Dues Or FeesYes (X)ClubDuesOrFeesInd
Written Policy Ref T And E ExpnssYes (1)WrittenPolicyRefTAndEExpnssInd
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 (4 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
Matt Kibbe
President (Outgoing)$109,665$109,665$0$0$0$0$4,367$4,367$3,542$3,542$117,574$117,574$0$0
Adam Brandon
President and CEO$133,918$133,918$0$0$0$0$3,719$3,719$2,223$2,223$139,860$139,860$0$0
James A Cardillo
Chief Financial Officer$81,518$81,518$0$0$0$0$2,479$2,479$96$96$84,093$84,093$0$0
John F Campbell
VP of Digital Advocacy$74,640$74,640$0$0$0$0$3,106$3,106$2,223$2,223$79,969$79,969$0$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePart I, Line 1aFormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationSocial Club Dues: FreedomWorks pays for a social club for its President to conduct meetings and discuss business matters.ExplanationTxt

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Bus Tr Involve Interested Prsn BusTrInvolveInterestedPrsnGrp

Name Of Interested NameOfInterested

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonTheresa KibbePersonNm
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Relationship DescriptionOutgoing President's spouseRelationshipDescriptionTxt
Transaction$58,335TransactionAmt
TransactionSenior AdvisorTransactionDesc
Sharing Of Revenues0SharingOfRevenuesInd

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11Form 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 CEO 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 (4 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdEINEINPrimary ActivitiesPrimaryActivitiesTxtLegal Domicile StateLegalDomicileStateCdExempt Code SectionExemptCodeSectionTxtPublic Charity StatusPublicCharityStatusTxtBusiness Name Line1DirectControllingEntityName/BusinessNameLine1TxtControlled OrganizationControlledOrganizationInd
FreedomWorks Foundation
400 North Capitol Street NW 765WashingtonDC20001521526916Research and education of consumer-focused economic policies.DC501(c)(3)7FreedomWorksYes (1)
FreedomWorks PAC
400 North Capitol Street NW 765WashingtonDC20001522204395Political Action CommitteeVA527FreedomWorksYes (1)
The FreedomWorks Fund
400 North Capitol Street NW 765WashingtonDC20001201381918DormantDC527FreedomWorksYes (1)
FreedomWorks for America
400 North Capitol Street NW 765WashingtonDC20001452737991Political Action CommitteeDC527FreedomWorksYes (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 Line1400 North Capitol Street NW 765AddressLine1Txt
CityWashingtonCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20001ZIPCd
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 OrgYes (1)GiftGrntCapContriFromOthOrgInd
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$1,202,226Tracked directly
FreedomWorks Foundation
N$790,250Tracked directly
FreedomWorks Foundation
Q$5,135,000Tracked directly
FreedomWorks Foundation
O$1,674,611Allocated based on employee time