SCHEDULE O
(Form 990 or 990-EZ)

Department of the Treasury
Internal Revenue Service
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OMB No. 1545-0047
2019
Open to Public
Inspection
Name of the organization
FREE RUSSIA FOUNDATION
 
Employer identification number

47-2437810
Return Reference Explanation
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 4 THE BYLAWS WERE UPDATED TO CHANGE THE SIZE AND MAKEUP OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND THE TERMS FOR BOARD MEMBERS AND OFFICERS AT THE ANNUAL BOARD MEETING ON DECEMBER 3, 2019.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B FRF PRESIDENT REPORTS TO THE BOARD ON THE FORM 990 DURING BI-ANNUAL BOARD MEETINGS.
FORM 990, PART VI, LINE 11: THE EXISTING FREE RUSSIA FOUNDATIONS' BOARD OF DIRECTORS WAS ESTABLISHED ON NOVEMBER 2, 2018 AND IN 2019, TWO BOARD MEMBERS LEFT THE BOARD AND THREE WERE ADDED. IT'S CURRENTLY COMPRISED OF TWELVE BOARD MEMBERS, INCLUDING THE CHAIR, VICE-CHAIR, TREASURER, SECRETARY AND OTHER MEMBERS. FRF PRESIDENT REPORTS TO THE BOARD ON THE FORM 990 DURING BI-ANNUAL BOARD MEETINGS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 FREE RUSSIA FOUNDATION OPERATES INSIDE RUSSIA. THE CURRENT RUSSIAN REGIME IS AUTHORITARIAN, PERSECUTES OPPOSITION INCLUDING BY IMPRISONING, POISONING AND MURDERING ITS OPPONENTS AND DOESN'T ALLOW ANY DISSENT OR EXPRESSION OF ALTERNATIVE VIEWS. THE RUSSIAN LEGISLATION IS VERY REPRESSIVE, AND THE ENVIRONMENT IS NOT SAFE FOR PARTICIPANTS OF FRF'S PROGRAMS. BESIDES, FRF'S RESEARCH AND ANTI-CORRUPTION INVESTIGATIONS ARE VERY SENSITIVE AND OFTEN CONFIDENTIAL. IN ORDER NOT TO PUT IN DANGER PARTICIPANTS OF FRF PROGRAMS AND ITS EXPERTS, FRF CONDUCTS A VERY CAUTIOUS POLICY REGARDING PUBLIC AVAILABILITY OF ITS DOCUMENTS.
FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G CONTRACT SERVICES:OUTSIDE CONTRACT: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 921,308. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 5,193. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 926,501.
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Cat. No. 51056K
Schedule O (Form 990 or 990-EZ) 2019


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