Freedom Forum Inc

Washington, DC
Tax-exempt since Jan. 1992
EIN: 54-1604427

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Type of Nonprofit

Designated as a 501(c)(3) Organizations for any of the following purposes: religious, educational, charitable, scientific, literary, testing for public safety, fostering national or international amateur sports competition (as long as it doesn't provide athletic facilities or equipment), or the prevention of cruelty to children or animals.

Category: Philanthropy, Voluntarism and Grantmaking Foundations / Private Grantmaking Foundations (NTEE)

Donations to this organization are tax deductible.

Revenue

$46M (2023)

Expenses

$24.8M (2023)

Total Assets

$606M (2023)

Total Liabilities

$50M (2023)

Source: Form 990 tax filings from 2011 to 2023

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.
2023

Revenue

$46,038,530

Expenses

$24,757,541

Net Income

$21,280,989

Net Assets

$556,543,350

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$1,800,490	3.9%
Interest Revenue	$0
Dividends	$10,473,136	22.7%
Sales of Assets	$33,421,947	72.6%
Other Income	$34,962	0.1%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$19,634,610	79.3%
Compensation of Officers*	$1,791,769	7.2%
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$606,497,548
Total Liabilities	$49,954,198
Net Assets	$556,543,350

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Other
Jan Neuharth (Chair And Chief Executive Officer)	$725,445	$106,747
Sherry Minear (Chief Financial Officer & Treasurer)	$330,774	$41,658
Cathy Trost (Chief Engagement Off)	$323,602	$36,095
Douglas Neil (Chief Digital Office)	$272,885	$24,361
Patricia Rhule (Chief Content Office)	$252,276	$30,479
Kevin Goldberg (First Amendement Spe)	$226,888	$15,244
Cindy Keith (Chief Human Resource Officer)	$201,350	$44,626
Jonathan Thompson (Chief Outreach Offic)	$200,482	$39,293
Malcolm R Kirschenbaum (Trustee)	$68,630	$0
Orage Quarles Iii (Trustee)	$65,500	$0
Peter S Prichard (Trustee)	$63,500	$0
John Lee Iv (Trustee)	$57,500	$0
Michael Coleman (Secretary/Trustee)	$50,500	$0
Barbara Wall (Trustee)	$50,000	$0
Jack Kirschenbaum (Trustee)	$32,570	$0
R David Edelman (Trustee)	$30,500	$0
Danielle Neuharth Keusch (Trustee)	$28,000	$0
Josh Kirschenbaum (Trustee)	$25,000	$0
Lucy Dalglish (Trustee)	$22,000	$0
James Abbott (Trustee)	$21,000	$0
Judy Woodruff (Trustee)	$19,500	$0

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Filed on Nov. 12, 2024

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2022

Revenue

$6,577,550

Expenses

$23,369,872

Net Income

-$16,792,322

Net Assets

$508,145,611

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$743,833	11.3%
Interest Revenue	$0
Dividends	$5,990,685	91.1%
Sales of Assets	-$1,531,244
Other Income	$985,303	15.0%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$36,058,276	> 100%
Compensation of Officers*	$1,487,071	6.4%
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$568,822,608
Total Liabilities	$60,676,997
Net Assets	$508,145,611

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Other
Jan Neuharth (Chair And Chief Executive Officer)	$573,948	$78,214
Sherry Minear (Treasurer,Cfo,Chief Admin. Officer)	$296,418	$41,254
Cathy Trost (Chief Engagement Off)	$275,409	$34,580
Patricia Rhule (Chief Content Office)	$221,186	$24,844
Kevin Goldberg (First Amendement Spe)	$216,300	$13,826
Carrie Christoffersen (Vp Of Engagement & C)	$190,204	$213,889
Barbara Mccormack (Vp Of Strategic Oper)	$178,017	$245,061
Cindy Keith (Chief Human Resource Officer/Vp)	$157,455	$41,346
Malcolm R Kirschenbaum (Trustee)	$71,000	$0
Peter S Prichard (Trustee)	$69,000	$0
Orage Quarles Iii (Trustee)	$66,000	$0
John Lee Iv (Trustee)	$62,000	$0
Michael Coleman (Secretary/Trustee)	$56,000	$0
Jack Kirschenbaum (Trustee)	$33,500	$0
James Abbott (Trustee)	$32,500	$0
Barbara Wall (Trustee)	$23,500	$0
R David Edelman (Trustee)	$22,500	$0
Judy C Woodruff (Trustee)	$15,000	$0
Lucy Dalglish (Trustee)	$2,750	$0
Josh Kirschenbaum (Trustee)	$2,750	$0
Danielle Neuharth Keusch (Trustee)	$2,750	$0

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Filed on Nov. 13, 2023

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2021

Revenue

$45,880,504

Expenses

$25,874,296

Net Income

$20,006,208

Net Assets

$581,166,627

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$222,297	0.5%
Interest Revenue	$0
Dividends	$5,094,276	11.1%
Sales of Assets	$40,185,300	87.6%
Other Income	$64,482	0.1%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$17,433,985	67.4%
Compensation of Officers*	$1,649,825	6.4%
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$730,731,415
Total Liabilities	$149,564,788
Net Assets	$581,166,627

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Other
Jan Neuharth (Chair And Chief Executive Officer)	$726,191	$42,968
Cathy Trost (Chief Engagement Off)	$267,375	$8,754
Nicole F Mandeville (Treasurer/Cfo Left 8/31/21)	$263,623	$66,807
Sherry Minear (Treasurer,Cfo,Chief Admin. Officer)	$235,778	$27,772
Carrie Christoffersen (Vp Of Engagement & C)	$189,341	$8,881
Patricia Rhule (Chief Content Office)	$175,964	$19,876
Jonathan Thompson (Chief Outreach Offic)	$175,524	$29,936
Cindy Keith (Chief Human Resource Officer/Vp)	$151,233	$23,208
Pamela Y Galloway Tabb Left 06 30 2 (Svp Conference)	$141,774	$152,446
Malcolm R Kirschenbaum (Trustee)	$43,500	$0
Peter S Prichard (Trustee)	$41,500	$0
Orage Quarles Iii (Trustee)	$38,500	$0
John Lee Iv (Trustee)	$33,500	$0
Michael Coleman (Secretary/Trustee)	$28,500	$0
Jack Kirschenbaum (Trustee)	$23,500	$0
James Abbott (Trustee)	$23,500	$0
R David Edelman (Trustee)	$15,000	$0
Barbara Wall (Trustee)	$13,500	$0
Judy C Woodruff (Trustee)	$12,000	$0

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990-PF

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2020

Revenue

$16,145,029

Expenses

$29,063,584

Net Income

-$12,918,555

Net Assets

$467,572,713

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$0
Interest Revenue	$0
Dividends	$3,919,793	24.3%
Sales of Assets	$11,697,508	72.5%
Other Income	$20,395	0.1%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$25,999,539	89.5%
Compensation of Officers*	$1,680,800	5.8%
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$626,625,573
Total Liabilities	$159,052,860
Net Assets	$467,572,713

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Other
Jan Neuharth (Chair And Chief Executive Officer)	$509,920	$55,456
Nicole F Mandeville (Treasurer/Cfo)	$351,248	$70,623
Gene Policinski (President & Coo Of F)	$294,524	$47,978
Cathy Trost (Chief Engagement Off)	$262,175	$28,880
Pamela Y Galloway Tabb (Svp Conference)	$251,759	$35,977
Carrie Christoffersen (Vp Of Engagement & C)	$249,191	$58,633
Sherry Minear (Chief Admin. & Vp/Controller)	$189,945	$28,889
Barbara Mccormack (Vp Of Education)	$171,968	$33,646
Emily Nicholson Simcox (Vp Of Development)	$149,847	$33,377
Cindy Keith (Chief Human Resource Officer/Vp)	$144,428	$17,899
Malcolm R Kirschenbaum (Trustee)	$42,500	$0
Peter S Prichard (Trustee)	$42,500	$0
Michael Coleman (Secretary/Trustee)	$27,500	$0
Orage Quarles Iii (Trustee)	$27,500	$0
John Lee Iv (Trustee)	$26,000	$0
Barbara Wall (Trustee)	$18,000	$0
Jack Kirschenbaum (Trustee)	$18,000	$0
James Abbott (Trustee)	$16,500	$0
Judy C Woodruff (Trustee)	$15,000	$0

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990-PF

Filed on Oct. 8, 2021

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2019

Revenue

$15,225,816

Expenses

$22,695,103

Net Income

-$7,469,287

Net Assets

$435,125,108

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$4,000,000	26.3%
Interest Revenue	$0
Dividends	$4,071,722	26.7%
Sales of Assets	$5,978,663	39.3%
Other Income	$22,100	0.1%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$16,361,557	72.1%
Compensation of Officers*	$1,478,047	6.5%
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$742,201,225
Total Liabilities	$307,076,117
Net Assets	$435,125,108

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Other
Jan Neuharth (Chair And Ceo)	$351,455	$101,115
Nicole F Mandeville (Treasurer/Cfo)	$348,044	$66,739
Pamela Y Galloway Tabb (Svp Conference)	$262,385	$44,228
Sherry Minear (Vp/Controller)	$180,028	$18,554
Cindy Keith (Vp Human Resources)	$141,135	$16,616
Carrie Fulton Han (Manager/Finance)	$137,278	$8,017
Angela Mcdade (Senior Analyst/Human)	$104,077	$4,965
Jim Leskanich (Mailroom Manager)	$100,828	$17,254
Thuy Nguyen (Staff Accountant)	$83,192	$15,161
Dennis Stewart (Coordinator/Receptio)	$73,624	$16,067
Peter S Prichard (Trustee)	$49,500	$0
Malcolm R Kirschenbaum (Trustee)	$43,500	$0
Orage Quarles Iii (Trustee)	$29,500	$0
Michael Coleman (Secretary/Trustee)	$24,500	$0
John Lee Iv (Trustee)	$24,000	$0
James Abbott (Trustee)	$12,000	$0
Judy C Woodruff (Trustee)	$12,000	$0

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990-PF

Filed on Oct. 28, 2020

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2018

Revenue

$30,899,359

Expenses

$49,855,582

Net Income

-$18,956,223

Net Assets

$375,940,776

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$0
Interest Revenue	$0
Dividends	$4,318,051	14.0%
Sales of Assets	$25,214,446	81.6%
Other Income	$15,645	0.1%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$42,070,862	84.4%
Compensation of Officers*	$1,162,805	2.3%
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$704,200,901
Total Liabilities	$328,260,125
Net Assets	$375,940,776

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Other
Nicole F Mandeville (Svp Finance)	$337,822	$71,124
Jan Neuharth (Chair And Ceo)	$319,268	$100,903
Sherry Minear (Dir/Finance)	$173,468	$16,079
Cindy Keith (Dir/Hr)	$132,247	$13,074
Carrie Fulton Han (Manager/Finance)	$124,718	$6,560
Arnold Gaither (Senior Accountant)	$104,299	$12,359
Jim Leskanich (Mailroom Manager)	$94,588	$18,650
Angela Mcdade (Senior Analyst/Human)	$93,692	$21,061
Thuy Nguyen (Staff Accountant)	$89,171	$16,580
Peter S Prichard (Trustee)	$51,500	$69
Malcolm R Kirschenbaum (Trustee)	$44,000	$693
Orage Quarles Iii (Trustee)	$27,500	$617
Michael Coleman (Secretary/Trustee)	$25,000	$1,045
John Lee Iv (Trustee)	$25,000	$858
James Abbott (Trustee)	$13,500	$0
Judy C Woodruff (Trustee)	$13,500	$0
Pamela Y Galloway Tabb (Svp Conference)	$0	$0

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990-PF

Filed on Oct. 18, 2019

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2017

Revenue

$100,435,542

Expenses

$48,887,245

Net Income

$51,548,297

Net Assets

$432,765,141

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$0
Interest Revenue	$0
Dividends	$4,014,820	4.0%
Sales of Assets	$95,428,884	95.0%
Other Income	$106,769	0.1%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$38,083,503	77.9%
Compensation of Officers*	$721,554	1.5%
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$773,148,823
Total Liabilities	$340,383,682
Net Assets	$432,765,141

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Other
Nicole F Mandeville (Svp Finance)	$327,945	$71,472
Jan Neuharth (Chair And Ceo)	$164,109	$54,981
Sherry Minear (Dir/Finance)	$162,000	$7,049
Cindy Keith (Dir/Hr)	$121,987	$10,896
Carrie Fulton Han (Manager/Finance)	$120,096	$6,369
Arnold Gaither (Senior Accountant)	$91,893	$11,666
Jim Leskanich (Mailroom Manager)	$91,473	$20,064
Peter S Prichard (Trustee)	$50,500	$0
Malcolm R Kirschenbaum (Trustee)	$46,000	$0
Orage Quarles Iii (Trustee)	$30,500	$296
Michael Coleman (Secretary/Trustee)	$28,000	$0
John Lee Iv (Trustee)	$28,000	$0
James Abbott (Trustee)	$16,500	$0
Leslie Hill (Trustee)	$16,500	$0
Judy C Woodruff (Trustee)	$13,500	$0
Will Norton Jr (Trustee)	$0	$0
Jeffrey Herbst (Trustee)	$0	$0
Pamela Y Galloway Tabb (Svp Conference)	$0	$0
R Scott Williams (Vp Marketing)	$0	$0

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990-PF

Filed on Oct. 11, 2018

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2016

Revenue

$8,834,869

Expenses

$35,937,457

Net Income

-$27,102,588

Net Assets

$389,577,408

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$0
Interest Revenue	$0
Dividends	$3,475,042	39.3%
Sales of Assets	$4,548,051	51.5%
Other Income	$195,038	2.2%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$29,162,020	81.1%
Compensation of Officers*	$572,852	1.6%
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$746,350,476
Total Liabilities	$356,773,068
Net Assets	$389,577,408

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Other
Nicole F Mandeville (Svp Finance)	$318,605	$65,930
Sherry Minear (Dir/Finance)	$157,288	$6,862
Carrie Fulton Han (Manager/Finance)	$116,611	$6,523
Cindy Keith (Dir/Hr)	$116,486	$10,159
Jan Neuharth (Chair And Ceo)	$94,872	$43,307
Jim Leskanich (Mailroom Manager)	$94,295	$18,721
Arnold Gaither (Senior Accountant)	$87,493	$15,088
Malcolm R Kirschenbaum (Trustee)	$41,500	$503
Peter S Prichard (Trustee)	$41,500	$0
Michael Coleman (Secretary/Trustee)	$26,500	$603
Orage Quarles Iii (Trustee)	$16,875	$889
James Abbott (Trustee)	$13,500	$0
Leslie Hill (Trustee)	$12,000	$0
Judy C Woodruff (Trustee)	$7,500	$0
Will Norton Jr (Trustee)	$0	$424
Jeffrey Herbst (President/Ceo Of Nii/New)	$0	$0
Pamela Y Galloway Tabb (Svp Conference)	$0	$0
R Scott Williams (Vp Marketing)	$0	$0

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990-PF

Filed on Nov. 9, 2017

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2015

Revenue

$13,313,028

Expenses

$42,281,719

Net Income

-$28,968,691

Net Assets

$417,469,524

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$0
Interest Revenue	$0
Dividends	$3,705,687	27.8%
Sales of Assets	$9,013,850	67.7%
Other Income	$20,358	0.2%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$31,829,328	75.3%
Compensation of Officers*	$608,858	1.4%
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$782,649,331
Total Liabilities	$365,179,807
Net Assets	$417,469,524

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Other
Nicole F Mandeville (Svp Finance)	$307,423	$515,318
Sherry Minear (Dir/Finance)	$151,208	$7,089
Cindy Keith (Dir/Hr)	$112,327	$9,650
Carrie Fulton Han (Manager/Finance)	$111,942	$10,887
Charlene Greene (Manager/Operations A)	$93,448	$10,401
Jim Leskanich (Mailroom Manager)	$89,843	$17,184
Ken Paulson (Former Pres./Ceo)	$87,673	$77,860
Jan Neuharth (Chair And Ceo)	$57,887	$5,048
James C Duff (Pres./Ceo (Left During 2014))	$50,000	$3,337
Malcolm Kirschenbaum (Trustee)	$41,500	$923
Michael Coleman (Secretary/Trustee)	$26,500	$423
Peter Prichard (Trustee)	$15,375	$151
James Abbott (Trustee)	$12,000	$0
Judy Woodruff (Trustee)	$10,500	$0
H Wilbert Norton Jr (Trustee)	$0	$0
Orage Quarles (Trustee)	$0	$0
Pamela Y Galloway Tabb (Svp Conference)	$0	$0
Robert S Williams (Vp Marketing)	$0	$0

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990-PF

Filed on Dec. 9, 2016

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2014

Revenue

$28,422,177

Expenses

$49,006,891

Net Income

-$20,584,714

Net Assets

$441,889,936

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$0
Interest Revenue	$0
Dividends	$3,399,709	12.0%
Sales of Assets	$24,331,398	85.6%
Other Income	$198,300	0.7%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$33,394,113	68.1%
Compensation of Officers*	$1,796,033	3.7%
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$804,526,021
Total Liabilities	$362,636,085
Net Assets	$441,889,936

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Other
James C Duff (President/Ceo)	$1,212,439	$42,293
Nicole F Mandeville (Svp Finance)	$298,083	$41,446
Ken Paulson (Former Pres./Ceo)	$170,083	$96,580
Sherry Minear (Dir/Finance)	$146,788	$3,177
Juanie Fuqua (Exec. Asst To Ceo)	$137,536	$21,434
Cindy Keith (Dir/Hr)	$109,167	$8,407
Carrie Fulton (Accounting Manager)	$108,745	$8,474
Jim Leskanich (Mailroom Manager)	$86,175	$14,266
Jan Neuharth (Trustee)	$24,277	$0
Malcolm Kirschenbaum (Trustee)	$23,496	$0
Peter Prichard (Trustee)	$19,655	$0
James Abbott (Trustee)	$12,000	$0
Michael Coleman (Trustee)	$12,000	$0
H Wilbert Norton Jr (Trustee)	$12,000	$0
Judy Woodruff (Trustee)	$12,000	$0
Bruce Doeg (Secretary/Trustee)	$0	$0
Orage Quarles (Trustee)	$0	$0
Pamela Galloway Tabb (Svp Conference)	$0	$0
James Updike (Svp Technology)	$0	$0
Cathy Trost (Vp Exhibits And Programs)	$0	$0
Courtney Surls (Svp Development)	$0	$0
Robert S Williams (Vp Marketing)	$0	$0
Eugene Powell Policinski (Coo Newseum Institute)	$0	$0

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990-PF

Filed on Nov. 10, 2015

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2013

Revenue

$21,191,788

Expenses

$49,467,918

Net Income

-$28,276,130

Net Assets

$338,775,448

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$0
Interest Revenue	$0
Dividends	$3,389,298	16.0%
Sales of Assets	$17,301,235	81.6%
Other Income	$5,718	0.0%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$36,159,981	73.1%
Compensation of Officers*	$1,243,487	2.5%
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$686,026,278
Total Liabilities	$347,250,830
Net Assets	$338,775,448

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Other
James C Duff (President/Ceo)	$556,917	$74,008
Nicole F Mandeville (Svp Finance)	$289,416	$58,582
Ken Paulson (President/Ceo First Admend Ctr)	$270,416	$230,482
Allen Neuharth (Founder)	$225,000	$787,911
Sherry Minear (Director Of Finance)	$139,820	$5,780
Cindy Keith (Dir./Human Resources)	$106,090	$0
Juanie Fuqua (Exec.Asst.To The Ceo)	$104,339	$25,041
John Quinn (Advisor)	$56,250	$641,394
Malcolm Kirschenbaum (Trustee)	$21,996	$0
Peter Prichard (Trustee)	$21,996	$500
Jan Neuharth (Trustee)	$21,996	$0
H Wilbert Norton Jr (Trustee)	$12,000	$0
Michael Coleman (Trustee)	$12,000	$0
Bette Bao Lord (Trustee)	$12,000	$0
Jim Abbott (Trustee)	$12,000	$0
Judy Woodruff (Trustee)	$9,000	$0
Robert Khayat (Trustee)	$3,750	$0
Pamela Galloway Tabb (Svp Conferences)	$0	$0
Eugene Powell Policinski (Coo Newseum Institute)	$0	$0
James Updike (Svp Technology)	$0	$0
Orage Quarles Iii (Trustee)	$0	$0
Bruce Doeg (Assistant Secretary)	$0	$0
Howard Baker (Secretary/Trustee)	$0	$0
Cathy Trost (Vp Exhibits And Programs)	$0	$0
Courtney Surls (Svp Development)	$0	$0
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990-PF

Filed on Oct. 27, 2014

Primary tax return for a private foundation's activities, finances, and governance

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990-T

For unrelated business income from activities not substantially related to the organization's tax-exempt purpose

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2012

Revenue

$7,888,369

Expenses

$56,055,317

Net Income

-$48,166,948

Net Assets

$339,668,914

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$0
Interest Revenue	$0
Dividends	$4,310,219	54.6%
Sales of Assets	$2,974,926	37.7%
Other Income	$97,936	1.2%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$41,219,423	73.5%
Compensation of Officers*	$1,971,043	3.5%
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$723,526,578
Total Liabilities	$383,857,664
Net Assets	$339,668,914

990-PF

Primary tax return for a private foundation's activities, finances, and governance

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990-T

For unrelated business income from activities not substantially related to the organization's tax-exempt purpose

PDF

PDF (2 of 2)

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2011

Revenue

$8,191,139

Expenses

$54,946,735

Net Income

-$46,755,596

Net Assets

$373,708,116

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$0
Interest Revenue	$0
Dividends	$3,645,443	44.5%
Sales of Assets	$3,567,654	43.6%
Other Income	$485,904	5.9%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$44,900,495	81.7%
Compensation of Officers*	$1,855,990	3.4%
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$789,874,722
Total Liabilities	$416,166,606
Net Assets	$373,708,116

990-PF

Primary tax return for a private foundation's activities, finances, and governance

PDF

PDF (2 of 2)

990-T

For unrelated business income from activities not substantially related to the organization's tax-exempt purpose

PDF

PDF (2 of 2)

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2010

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

990-PF

Primary tax return for a private foundation's activities, finances, and governance

PDF

990-T

For unrelated business income from activities not substantially related to the organization's tax-exempt purpose

PDF

PDF (2 of 2)

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2009

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

990-PF

Primary tax return for a private foundation's activities, finances, and governance

Primary tax return for a private foundation's activities, finances, and governance

PDF

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Freedom Forum Inc

Organization summary

Type of Nonprofit

Summary charts: organization finances over time

Revenue $46M (2023)

Expenses $24.8M (2023)

Total Assets $606M (2023)

Total Liabilities $50M (2023)

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec. 2023

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Extracted Financial Data from Form 990-PF

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec. 2021

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Extracted Financial Data from Form 990-PF

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Extracted Financial Data from Form 990-PF

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Extracted Financial Data from Form 990-PF

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec. 2014

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Extracted Financial Data from Form 990-PF

Compensation

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990-T

Fiscal Year Ending Dec. 2013

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990-PF

Compensation

Revenue

$46M (2023)

Expenses

$24.8M (2023)

Total Assets

$606M (2023)

Total Liabilities

$50M (2023)

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