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Center For Defense Of Free Enterprise

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: Community Improvement, Capacity Building / Urban, Community Economic Development (NTEE)

Donations to this organization are tax deductible.

Summary charts: organization finances over time

Revenue
$1.98k (2023)

Expenses
$24 (2023)

Total Assets
$319k (2023)

Total Liabilities
$0 (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

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from 990-EZ
Revenue
$1,984
Expenses
$24
Net Income
$1,960
Net Assets
$318,900
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $1,398
70.5%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $586
29.5%
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $318,900
Total Liabilities $0
Net Assets $318,900
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Other
Alan Gottlieb (President) $0 $0
Julianne Versnel (Vice President And Director) $0 $0
Andrew Gottlieb (Director) $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2022

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from 990-EZ
Revenue
$753
Expenses
$30
Net Income
$723
Net Assets
$316,940
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $489
64.9%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $264
35.1%
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $316,940
Total Liabilities $0
Net Assets $316,940
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Other
Alan Gottlieb (President) $0 $0
Julianne Versnel (Vice President And Director) $0 $0
Andrew Gottlieb (Director) $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2021

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from 990-EZ
Revenue
$67,661
Expenses
$35,109
Net Income
$32,552
Net Assets
$316,217
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $67,353
99.5%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $308
0.5%
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $316,217
Total Liabilities $0
Net Assets $316,217
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Other
Alan Gottlieb (President) $0 $0
Sam Slom (Director) $0 $0
Julianne Versnel (Vice President And Director) $0 $0
Andrew Gottlieb (Director) $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2020

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from 990-EZ
Revenue
$6,482
Expenses
$0
Net Income
$6,482
Net Assets
$303,664
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $6,100
94.1%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $382
5.9%
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $303,664
Total Liabilities $0
Net Assets $303,664

No Document Links

The IRS has provided extracted financial data for this filing, but has not yet released the source documents.

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2019

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from 990-EZ
Revenue
$71,577
Expenses
$18,000
Net Income
$53,577
Net Assets
$297,182
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $71,028
99.2%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $548
0.8%
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $297,182
Total Liabilities $0
Net Assets $297,182

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2018

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from 990-EZ
Revenue
$1,506
Expenses
$950
Net Income
$556
Net Assets
$243,605
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $950
63.1%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $556
36.9%
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $243,605
Total Liabilities $0
Net Assets $243,605

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2017

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from 990-EZ
Revenue
$9,400
Expenses
$4,100
Net Income
$5,300
Net Assets
$243,050
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $8,652
92.0%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $748
8.0%
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $243,050
Total Liabilities $0
Net Assets $243,050

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2016

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from 990-EZ
Revenue
$2,824
Expenses
$2,040
Net Income
$784
Net Assets
$237,750
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $2,284
80.9%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $540
19.1%
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $237,750
Total Liabilities $0
Net Assets $237,750

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2015

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from 990-EZ
Revenue
$16,631
Expenses
$125
Net Income
$16,506
Net Assets
$236,966
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $15,916
95.7%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $715
4.3%
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $236,966
Total Liabilities $0
Net Assets $236,966

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2014

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from 990-EZ
Revenue
$29,111
Expenses
$25,241
Net Income
$3,870
Net Assets
$220,459
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $28,512
97.9%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $598
2.1%
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $220,459
Total Liabilities $0
Net Assets $220,459

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2013

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$577,772
Expenses
$566,873
Net Income
$10,899
Net Assets
$216,590
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $577,235
99.9%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $487
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 $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $216,590
Total Liabilities $0
Net Assets $216,590

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2012

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from 990-EZ
Revenue
$33,333
Expenses
$37,111
Net Income
-$3,778
Net Assets
$212,989
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $33,237
99.7%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $95
0.3%
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $212,989
Total Liabilities $0
Net Assets $212,989

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2011

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from 990-EZ
Revenue
$8,452
Expenses
$15,080
Net Income
-$6,628
Net Assets
$216,768
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $8,338
98.7%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $113
1.3%
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $216,768
Total Liabilities $0
Net Assets $216,768

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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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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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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.

Document Links

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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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2006

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.

Document Links

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.

Document Links

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.

Document Links

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2003

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.

Document Links

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2002

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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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2001

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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