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Free Speech Foundation

Organization summary

Type of Nonprofit

Designated as a 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: Educational Institutions and Related Activities / Research Institutes and/or Public Policy Analysis (NTEE)

Donations to this organization are tax deductible.

Details

According to its Dec. 2022 tax filing, this nonprofit:

Provided first-class or charter travel
Organization provided first-class or charter travel to key employees or officers. Details are reported on Schedule J.
Reported conflict of interest transactions
Organizations must report loans, grants or business transactions with interested parties, which may include key employees and officers, their family members and any businesses in which they hold a controlling interest. These transactions must be reported on Schedule L.

Summary charts: organization finances over time

Revenue
$13M (2022)

Expenses
$8.46M (2022)

Total Assets
$9.23M (2022)

Total Liabilities
$579k (2022)

Source: Form 990 tax filings from 2020 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
$12,962,564
Expenses
$8,463,224
Net Income
$4,499,340
Net Assets
$8,653,707
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $12,944,567
99.9%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $17,997
0.1%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $232,000
2.7%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $544,545
6.4%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $9,232,514
Total Liabilities $578,807
Net Assets $8,653,707
Other
Provided first-class or charter travel
Reported conflict of interest transactions
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Dr Simone Gold Partial Year (Chairman) $581,000 $0 $0
Lisa Andrzejewski (Executive Dir.) $133,000 $0 $0
Sarah Denis (Secretary) $79,000 $0 $0
Richard Mack (Director) $20,000 $0 $0
Jurgen Mathesius (Director) $0 $0 $0
Joey Gilbert Partial Year (Chairman) $0 $0 $0
Troy Brewer (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2021

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$12,862,389
Expenses
$5,627,084
Net Income
$7,235,305
Net Assets
$7,771,836
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $12,860,988
100.0%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $1,401
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $439,000
7.8%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $7,772,544
Total Liabilities $708
Net Assets $7,771,836
Other
Provided first-class or charter travel
Reported conflict of interest transactions
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Simone Gold Thru 122021 (President) $220,000 $0 $0
Amy Landau (Secretary) $144,000 $0 $0
Joey Gilbert (Vice President) $75,000 $0 $0
Richard Mack From 122021 (President) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2020

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$701,602
Expenses
$165,071
Net Income
$536,531
Net Assets
$536,531
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $0
Program Services $701,590
100.0%
Investment Income $12
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $33,000
20.0%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $4,500
2.7%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $542,812
Total Liabilities $6,281
Net Assets $536,531
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Simone Gold (President) $33,000 $0 $0
Amy Landau (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Joey Gilbert (Vice President) $0 $0 $0

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