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Freedomworks Inc

  • Washington, DC
  • Tax-exempt since Aug. 1984
  • EIN: 52-1349353

Organization summary

Type of Nonprofit

Designated as a Civic leagues, social welfare organizations and local associations of employees, created to promote community welfare for charitable, educational or recreational purposes.

Donations to this organization are tax deductible.

Summary charts: organization finances over time

Revenue
$5.08M (2022)

Expenses
$6.39M (2022)

Total Assets
$11.6M (2022)

Total Liabilities
$13.6M (2022)

Source: Form 990 tax filings from 2011 to 2022

Tax Filings by Year

Form 990 is an information return that most organizations claiming federal tax-exempt status must file yearly with the IRS. Nonprofit Explorer has IRS digitized Form 990 data for filings processed in 2012 and later. If this organization filed an amended return, it may not be reflected below. Duplicate download links may indicate a resubmission or amendment to this organization's original return. Form 990 data is from the IRS.

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2022

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$5,081,113
Expenses
$6,388,308
Net Income
-$1,307,195
Net Assets
-$1,956,260
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $4,609,796
90.7%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $1,805
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $469,512
9.2%
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $247,478
3.9%
Professional Fundraising Fees $108,142
1.7%
Other Salaries and Wages $1,408,255
22.0%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $11,646,154
Total Liabilities $13,602,414
Net Assets -$1,956,260
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
John Tamny (Dir. Center For Economic Freedom) $157,500 $17,500 $26,686
Adam Brandon (President) $136,417 $253,346 $28,475
Noah Wall (Executive Vice President) $89,227 $165,708 $33,911
Steve Moore (Economist) $57,750 $107,250 $20,879
John Stoddard (Vp Of Marketing (Until 08/19/22)) $56,978 $105,816 $13,709
Savannah Steele (Senior Controller) $50,750 $94,250 $12,634
Casar Ybarra (Vice President Of Policy) $47,250 $87,750 $11,031
Frank Tsamoutales (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Mary Beth Weiss (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Peter Copses (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Stephen Modzelewski (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Paul Beckner (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Richard J Stephenson (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Carl Thomas Knudsen (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Joan Carter (Chair) $0 $0 $0
Parissa Sedghi Fornwalt (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on Jan. 25, 2024

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2021

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$5,609,429
Expenses
$7,711,934
Net Income
-$2,102,505
Net Assets
$45,492
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $5,603,757
99.9%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $18
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $5,654
0.1%
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $350,810
4.5%
Professional Fundraising Fees $290,590
3.8%
Other Salaries and Wages $1,252,636
16.2%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $3,468,084
Total Liabilities $3,422,592
Net Assets $45,492
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Adam Brandon (President) $134,527 $249,837 $30,391
Parissa Sedghi Fornwalt (Executive Vice President/Secretary) $90,473 $168,022 $34,598
Noah Wall (Executive Vice President) $89,347 $165,931 $39,188
Steve Moore (Economist) $80,957 $150,349 $20,486
John Stoddard (Vice President Of Marketing) $54,356 $100,947 $22,768
Savannah Steele (Senior Controller) $49,585 $92,087 $14,750
Phillip Bell (Director Of External Affairs) $39,898 $74,096 $11,151
John Tamny (Dir. Center For Economic Freedom) $16,205 $145,845 $30,584
Joan Carter (Chair) $0 $0 $0
Richard J Stephenson (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Paul Beckner (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Carl Thomas Knudsen (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Stephen Modzelewski (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Peter Copses (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Mary Beth Weiss (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Frank Tsamoutales (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on July 12, 2022

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2020

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$6,828,782
Expenses
$6,144,356
Net Income
$684,426
Net Assets
$2,153,060
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $6,813,249
99.8%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $71
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $656
0.0%
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $14,806
0.2%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $357,505
5.8%
Professional Fundraising Fees $141,458
2.3%
Other Salaries and Wages $975,333
15.9%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $3,631,764
Total Liabilities $1,478,704
Net Assets $2,153,060
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Adam Brandon (Board Member/ President) $151,346 $281,071 $24,868
Parissa Sedghi Fornwalt (Vp Development/ Asst Secretary/Treas) $88,877 $165,059 $27,869
Noah Wall (Vice President Of Advocacy) $87,739 $162,946 $31,672
John Tamny (Director Center For Economic Freedom) $60,731 $112,786 $27,546
Jason Pye (Vice President Legislative Affairs) $54,562 $101,329 $9,617
John Stoddard (Vice President Of Marketing) $54,253 $100,756 $17,444
Andrew Smith (Vice President Technology & Analysis) $54,201 $100,658 $19,085
Colby Bledsoe (Director Of Campaigns) $47,416 $88,059 $21,171
Joan Carter (Chair) $0 $0 $0
Mary E Albaugh (Vice Chair) $0 $0 $0
Robert Te Lansing (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Ted Abram (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Paul Beckner (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Thomas Knudsen (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Stephen Modzelewski (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Frank M Sands Sr (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Richard Stephenson (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Cleta Mitchell (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on May 17, 2021

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2019

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$10,404,099
Expenses
$8,654,078
Net Income
$1,750,021
Net Assets
$1,467,870
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $10,331,063
99.3%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $279
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $22,393
0.2%
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $364
0.0%
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $50,000
0.5%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $460,670
5.3%
Professional Fundraising Fees $143,889
1.7%
Other Salaries and Wages $1,228,279
14.2%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $3,993,762
Total Liabilities $2,525,892
Net Assets $1,467,870
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Adam Brandon (Board Member/ President) $191,507 $176,775 $21,567
Parissa Sedghi Fornwalt (Vp Development/ Asst Secretary/Treasurer) $117,628 $108,579 $22,344
Noah Wall (Vice President Of Advocacy) $115,599 $106,706 $25,196
John Tamny (Director Center For Economic Freedom) $85,874 $79,268 $25,456
John Stoddard (Vice President Of Marketing) $79,653 $73,526 $15,462
Jason Pye (Vice President Legislative Affairs) $78,643 $72,594 $13,077
Andrew Smith (Vice President Technology & Analysis) $73,612 $67,949 $29,885
Colby Bledsoe (Director Of Campaigns) $58,250 $53,770 $16,248
Joan Carter (Chair) $0 $0 $0
Betsy Albaugh (Vice Chair) $0 $0 $0
Robert Te Lansing (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Ted Abram (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Paul Beckner (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Thomas Knudsen (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Stephen Modzelewski (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Frank M Sands Sr (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Richard Stephenson (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Cleta Mitchell (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on May 15, 2020

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2018

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$4,325,113
Expenses
$3,702,741
Net Income
$622,372
Net Assets
-$283,383
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $4,203,522
97.2%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $506
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $47,400
1.1%
Rental Property Income $50,848
1.2%
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $10,115
0.2%
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $12,722
0.3%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $153,853
4.2%
Professional Fundraising Fees $133,563
3.6%
Other Salaries and Wages $565,218
15.3%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $2,001,011
Total Liabilities $2,284,394
Net Assets -$283,383
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Adam Brandon (President) $98,608 $230,085 $16,110
Noah Wall (Vp Of Advocacy) $49,534 $115,579 $18,220
John Tamny (Dir. Center For Economic Freedom) $49,475 $115,439 $6,496
Parissa Sedghi Fornwalt (Vp Of Development/ Asst Secretary/Treasurer) $48,413 $112,963 $19,746
Andrew C Smith (Vp Of Technology & Analysis) $43,321 $101,082 $28,601
Jason Pye (Vp Of Legislative Affairs) $37,691 $87,945 $13,931
John Stoddard (Vp Of Marketing) $37,192 $86,782 $11,064
Joan Carter (Chair) $0 $0 $0
Betsy Albaugh (Vice Chair) $0 $0 $0
Robert Te Lansing (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Ted Abram (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Paul Beckner (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Thomas Knudsen (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Stephen Modzelewski (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Frank M Sands Sr (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Richard J Stephenson (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on Aug. 27, 2019

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2017

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$4,290,940
Expenses
$3,273,535
Net Income
$1,017,405
Net Assets
-$905,175
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $4,223,785
98.4%
Program Services $2,701
0.1%
Investment Income $374
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $57,129
1.3%
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $6,951
0.2%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $227,888
7.0%
Professional Fundraising Fees $188,060
5.7%
Other Salaries and Wages $740,390
22.6%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $1,292,271
Total Liabilities $2,197,446
Net Assets -$905,175
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Adam Brandon (President) $149,492 $149,492 $15,614
John F Campbell (Vp Of Marketing) $84,313 $84,313 $14,976
Andrew C Smith (Vp Technology & Analysis) $72,285 $72,285 $23,116
Parissa Sedghi (Vp Of Development) $68,557 $68,557 $12,068
Wayne T Brough (Chief Economist & Vp Resea) $63,938 $63,938 $13,302
Noah Wall (Vp Of Advocacy) $63,918 $63,918 $14,812
Joan Carter (Chairman) $0 $0 $0
Betsy Albaugh (Vice Chairman) $0 $0 $0
Robert Te Lansing (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Ted Abram (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Thomas Knudsen (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Frank M Sands Sr (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Richard J Stephenson (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Paul Beckner (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on Oct. 4, 2018

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2016

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$6,309,996
Expenses
$7,937,214
Net Income
-$1,627,218
Net Assets
-$1,923,559
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $6,181,393
98.0%
Program Services $22,919
0.4%
Investment Income $0
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $102,324
1.6%
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $3,360
0.1%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $242,559
3.1%
Professional Fundraising Fees $161,514
2.0%
Other Salaries and Wages $995,224
12.5%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $1,223,027
Total Liabilities $3,146,586
Net Assets -$1,923,559
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Adam Brandon (President) $149,044 $149,044 $15,190
John F Campbell (Vp Of Marketing) $84,535 $84,535 $14,212
Andrew C Smith (Vp Technology & Analysis) $74,118 $74,118 $26,320
Wayne T Brough (Chief Economist & Vp Research) $73,850 $73,850 $24,140
Parissa Sedghi (Director Of Development) $62,382 $62,382 $11,102
Joan Carter (Chairman) $0 $0 $0
Betsy Albaugh (Vice Chairman) $0 $0 $0
Robert Te Lansing (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Ted Abram (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Thomas Knudsen (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Frank M Sands Sr (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Richard J Stephenson (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Paul Beckner (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on Sept. 7, 2017

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2015

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$5,688,836
Expenses
$9,027,929
Net Income
-$3,339,093
Net Assets
-$296,341
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $5,463,134
96.0%
Program Services $101,810
1.8%
Investment Income $0
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $116,046
2.0%
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $414
0.0%
Other Revenue $7,432
0.1%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $416,154
4.6%
Professional Fundraising Fees $206,419
2.3%
Other Salaries and Wages $945,038
10.5%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $1,916,007
Total Liabilities $2,212,348
Net Assets -$296,341
Other
Reported conflict of interest transactions
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Adam Brandon (President And Ceo) $133,918 $133,918 $11,884
Matt Kibbe (President (Outgoing)) $109,665 $109,665 $15,818
James A Cardillo (Chief Financial Officer) $81,518 $81,518 $5,150
John F Campbell (Vp Of Digital Advocacy) $74,640 $74,640 $10,658
Wayne T Brough (Chief Economist And Vp Of Research) $64,986 $64,986 $9,384
Andrew C Smith (Vp Of Technology And Analysis) $60,864 $60,864 $17,674
Robert Te Lansing (Chairman) $0 $0 $0
Mary Albaugh (Vice Chairman) $0 $0 $0
Frank M Sands (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Ted Abram (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Thomas Knudsen (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Richard J Stephenson (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on Nov. 14, 2016

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2014

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$6,934,433
Expenses
$8,037,765
Net Income
-$1,103,332
Net Assets
$3,042,752
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $6,816,233
98.3%
Program Services $27,029
0.4%
Investment Income $0
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $94,578
1.4%
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales -$5,767
Other Revenue $2,360
0.0%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $413,136
5.1%
Professional Fundraising Fees $266,368
3.3%
Other Salaries and Wages $1,048,500
13.0%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $4,989,563
Total Liabilities $1,946,811
Net Assets $3,042,752
Other
Reported conflict of interest transactions
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Matt Kibbe (President) $176,758 $176,758 $27,226
Adam Brandon (Executive Vice President) $103,089 $95,159 $11,148
Andrew Smith (Vp Of Member Marketing) $97,887 $36,205 $17,518
Lucas Blanchard (Chief Financial Officer & Treasurer) $96,150 $72,534 $10,284
Allen Page (State Director) $85,220 $17,454 $14,505
Kara Pally (Director Of Web And Technology) $82,204 $52,556 $16,367
John Campbell (Digital Marketing Director) $71,595 $74,517 $8,335
Wayne Brough (Vp Of Research/Secretary) $8,859 $138,776 $12,241
James Cardillo (Chief Financial Officer & Treasurer) $2,277 $1,717 $0
Robert Te Lansing (Chairman) $0 $0 $0
Frank M Sands (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Steve Forbes (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Thomas Knudsen (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Richard J Stephensen (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Mary Albaugh (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Ted Abram (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on Aug. 13, 2015

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2013

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$9,660,597
Expenses
$10,884,146
Net Income
-$1,223,549
Net Assets
$4,146,084
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $9,611,567
99.5%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $117
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $41,039
0.4%
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $5,881
0.1%
Other Revenue $1,993
0.0%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $291,069
2.7%
Professional Fundraising Fees $361,034
3.3%
Other Salaries and Wages $1,482,310
13.6%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $5,615,836
Total Liabilities $1,469,752
Net Assets $4,146,084
Other
Reported conflict of interest transactions
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Adam Brandon (Executive Vice President) $101,285 $97,314 $13,755
Matt Kibbe (President & Ceo) $95,654 $258,619 $30,100
Richard Walker (Vp Political & Grassroots Campaigns) $93,130 $52,385 $23,467
Andrew Smith (Vp Of Member Marketing) $85,154 $41,941 $22,634
Dean Clancy (Vp Healthcare Policy/Legis. Counsel) $78,584 $100,015 $26,836
Lucas Blanchard (Cfo & Treasurer) $69,695 $81,816 $13,237
Kara Pally (Director Of Web And Technology) $58,544 $47,901 $23,232
David Kirby (Vp Of Development) $54,649 $89,163 $22,924
Wayne Brough (Vp Of Research/Secretary) $2,948 $144,466 $12,723
Robert Te Lansing (Chairman) $0 $0 $0
Ted Abram (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Hon James H Burnley (Board Member (Resigned March 2013)) $0 $0 $0
Frank M Sands (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Steve Forbes (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Honorable C Boyden Gray (Board Member (Resigned March 2013)) $0 $0 $0
Thomas Knudsen (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Richard J Stephensen (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Mary Albaugh (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on May 13, 2015

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2012

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$15,060,009
Expenses
$15,591,972
Net Income
-$531,963
Net Assets
$5,369,633
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $14,787,315
98.2%
Program Services $265,554
1.8%
Investment Income $42
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $6,706
0.0%
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets -$87
Net Inventory Sales -$1,754
Other Revenue $2,233
0.0%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $673,518
4.3%
Professional Fundraising Fees $84,832
0.5%
Other Salaries and Wages $1,699,241
10.9%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $7,571,717
Total Liabilities $2,202,084
Net Assets $5,369,633

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990

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2011

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$10,045,782
Expenses
$7,663,598
Net Income
$2,382,184
Net Assets
$5,901,596
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $9,991,964
99.5%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $813
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $49,489
0.5%
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets -$658
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $4,174
0.0%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $975,803
12.7%
Professional Fundraising Fees $66,454
0.9%
Other Salaries and Wages $957,770
12.5%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $7,089,540
Total Liabilities $1,187,944
Net Assets $5,901,596

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2010

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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990

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2009

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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990

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2008

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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990

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2007

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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990

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2005

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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990

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2004

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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990

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

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About This Data

Nonprofit Explorer includes summary data for nonprofit tax returns and full Form 990 documents, in both PDF and digital formats.

The summary data contains information processed by the IRS during the 2012-2019 calendar years; this generally consists of filings for the 2011-2018 fiscal years, but may include older records. This data release includes only a subset of what can be found in the full Form 990s.

In addition to the raw summary data, we link to PDFs and digital copies of full Form 990 documents wherever possible. This consists of separate releases by the IRS of Form 990 documents processed by the agency, which we update regularly.

We also link to copies of audits nonprofit organizations that spent $750,000 or more in Federal grant money in a single fiscal year since 2016. These audits are copied from the Federal Audit Clearinghouse.

Which Organizations Are Here?

Every organization that has been recognized as tax exempt by the IRS has to file Form 990 every year, unless they make less than $200,000 in revenue and have less than $500,000 in assets, in which case they have to file form 990-EZ. Organizations making less than $50,000 don’t have to file either form but do have to let the IRS they’re still in business via a Form 990N "e-Postcard."

Nonprofit Explorer has organizations claiming tax exemption in each of the 27 subsections of the 501(c) section of the tax code, and which have filed a Form 990, Form 990EZ or Form 990PF. Taxable trusts and private foundations that are required to file a form 990PF are also included. Small organizations filing a Form 990N "e-Postcard" are not included in this data.

Types of Nonprofits

There are 27 nonprofit designations based on the numbered subsections of section 501(c) of the tax code. See the list »

Get the Data

For those interested in acquiring the original data from the source, here’s where our data comes from:

  • Raw filing data. Includes EINs and summary financials as structured data.
  • Exempt Organization profiles. Includes organization names, addresses, etc. You can merge this with the raw filing data using EIN numbers.
  • Form 990 documents. Prior to 2017, these documents were obtained and processed by Public.Resource.org and ProPublica. Bulk PDF downloads since 2017 are available from the IRS.
  • Form 990 documents as XML files. Includes complete filing data (financial details, names of officers, tax schedules, etc.) in machine-readable format. Only available for electronically filed documents. Electronic data released prior to October 2021 is also available through Amazon Web Services.
  • Audits. PDFs of single or program-specific audits for nonprofit organizations that spent $750,000 or more in Federal grant money in a single fiscal year. Available for fiscal year 2015 and later.

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Byline

By Andrea Suozzo, Alec Glassford and Ash Ngu, ProPublica, and Brandon Roberts, Special to ProPublica.
Design by Jeff Frankl. Additional development by Ken Schwencke, Mike Tigas, and Sisi Wei.

E-file viewer adapted from IRS e-File Viewer by Ben Getson. Code for scraping audit documents adapated from Govwiki.

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