Liabilities / Assets
48th percentile
Higher debt load relative to assets than 48% of similar nonprofits.
Precomputed percentiles for this filing year versus similar nonprofits in the same peer cohort.
Liabilities / Assets
48th percentile
Higher debt load relative to assets than 48% of similar nonprofits.
Liabilities / Revenue
20th percentile
Higher debt load relative to revenue than 20% of similar nonprofits.
Net Margin
39th percentile
Higher net margin than 39% of similar nonprofits.
Top Officer Pay
85th percentile
Higher top officer pay than 85% of similar nonprofits.
Top officer pay equals 14.4% of source-year revenue.
Asset Growth
58th percentile
Faster asset growth than 58% of similar nonprofits.
Revenue Growth
91st percentile
Faster revenue growth than 91% of similar nonprofits.
Assets
Up$106,021
Up $6,088 (+6.1%) from 2016
Net Assets
Down$97,598
Down $592 (-0.6%) from 2016
Liabilities
Up$8,423
Up $6,680 (+383%) from 2016
Revenue
Up$1,101,294
Up $481,689 (+78%) from 2016
Expenses
Up$1,101,886
Up $440,479 (+67%) from 2016
Net Income
Up-$592
Up $41,210 (+99%) from 2016
Techfreedom's mission is to promote the progress of technology that improves the human condition and expands individual capacity to choose. Techfreedom advances the freedoms that make experimentation, entrepreneurship and investment possible, and thus unleash the ultimate resource, human ingenuity. On a wide variety of issues, techfreedom will outline a path forward for policymakers towards a bright future where technology enhances freedom and freedom enhances technology.
| Line | Beginning | End | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assets | |||
| Cash and Non-Interest-Bearing Accounts | $93,587 | $63,960 | ▼ $29,627 |
| Intangible Assets | - | $29,167 | - |
| Accounts Receivable | - | $6,009 | - |
| Land, Buildings, and Equipment, Net | $3,516 | $4,055 | ▲ $539 |
| Total Assets | $99,933 | $106,021 | ▲ $6,088 |
| Other Assets Total | $2,830 | $2,830 | → $0 |
| Liabilities | |||
| Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses | - | $8,423 | - |
| Other Liabilities | $1,743 | - | - |
| Total Liabilities | $1,743 | $8,423 | ▲ $6,680 |
| Net Assets / Fund Balance | |||
| Unrestricted Net Assets | $98,190 | $97,598 | ▼ $592 |
| Total Net Assets Fund Balance | $98,190 | $97,598 | ▼ $592 |
| Total Liabilities and Net Assets / Fund Balance | $99,933 | $106,021 | ▲ $6,088 |
| Asset | Book Value | Depreciation | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Equipment | $2,511 | $5,138 | $7,649 |
| Other Land Buildings | $1,544 | $258 | $1,802 |
| Name | Title | Full / Part Time | Base | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berin Szoka | President | FT | $152,000 | $6,559 | $158,559 |
| Austin Frank Carson | Executive Di | FT | $132,532 | $5,795 | $138,327 |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Daniel Mindus | Director |
| Kelly Young | Director |
| Line Item | Amount |
|---|---|
| Salaries, Compensation, and Employee Benefits | $753,681 |
| Other Expenses | $348,205 |
| Total Fundraising Expense | $67,419 |
| Grants and Similar Amounts Paid | $0 |
| Professional Fundraising Fees | $0 |
| Line Item | Program | Management | Fundraising | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other Salaries and Wages | $211,170 | $191,058 | - | $402,228 |
| Current Officers, Directors, Trustees, and Key Employees | $199,172 | $42,680 | $42,680 | $284,532 |
| Conferences and Meetings | $110,555 | $7,221 | $2,379 | $120,155 |
| Occupancy | $42,274 | $13,479 | $5,514 | $61,267 |
| Travel | $55,372 | - | - | $55,372 |
| Payroll Taxes | $32,260 | $19,213 | $3,094 | $54,567 |
| Advertising | $26,928 | $8,586 | $3,512 | $39,026 |
| Fees for Services Other | - | $15,551 | $6,946 | $22,497 |
| Fees for Services Legal | $9,630 | $3,071 | $1,256 | $13,957 |
| Other Employee Benefits | - | $12,354 | - | $12,354 |
| Office Expenses | $5,744 | $1,831 | $749 | $8,324 |
| Information Technology | $4,974 | $1,586 | $649 | $7,209 |
| Depreciation Depletion | $4,895 | $1,561 | $640 | $7,096 |
| Other Expenses | $100 | $3,165 | - | $3,265 |
| Insurance | - | $2,927 | - | $2,927 |
| Total Functional Expenses | $703,074 | $331,393 | $67,419 | $1,101,886 |
| Line Item | Amount |
|---|---|
| Professional Fundraising Fees | $0 |
“Techfreedom provides a copy of it's form 990 to it's board of directors prior to filing the return with the internal revenue service. The board of directors are provided a reasonable amount of time to ask any questions or raise any concerns regarding the form 990 prior to submission to the irs. Techfreedom engages an outsourced accountant to prepare it's form 990. Once prepared by the outsourced accountant, techfreedom's ceo and coo review the form 990 for accuracy and completeness prior to signing the return.”
“Techfreedom reviews its conflict of interest policy, as well as compliance with its policy, on an annual basis. To date, no conflicts have occurred.”
“To determine executive, key employee, and officer compensation, techfreedom reviewed the salaries of similar employees at other nonprofit think-tanks. The compensation review of comparable employees was performed through a review of similar organization's form 990's. Techfreedom reviews independent data and other comparable data any time a change in compensation is considered. In addition, the board of directors approves all compensation of executives, key employees, and officers. This process was last conducted in 2014.”
“To determine executive, key employee, and officer compensation, techfreedom reviewed the salaries of similar employees at other nonprofit think-tanks. The compensation review of comparable employees was performed through a review of similar organization's form 990's. Techfreedom reviews independent data and other comparable data any time a change in compensation is considered. In addition, the board of directors approves all compensation of executives, key employees, and officers. This process was last conducted in 2014.”
“Techfreedom's governing documents, conflict of interest policy, and financial statements are made available to the public based on the public's need and approval from techfreedom's treasurer. Anyone with valid reason for doing so is welcome to send a request to view these documents to techfreedom's treasurer. The treasurer will provide the requested document (s) to the requesting individual, if appropriate.”
“Techfreedom's mission is to promote the progress of technology that improves the human condition and expands individual capacity to choose. Techfreedom advances the freedoms that make experimentation, entrepreneurship and investment possible, and thus unleash the ultimate resource, human ingenuity. On a wide variety of issues, techfreedom will outline a path forward for policymakers towards a bright future where technology enhances freedom and freedom enhances technology.”
This appendix keeps the raw XML leaves available for debugging and edge-case review. The human report above is the primary experience.
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| IRS990/Desc | 0 | IN 2017, TECHFREEDOM STUDIED AND EXAMINED AREAS SUCH AS PRIVACY, REGULATION, INNOVATION, COMPETITION, AND FREE SPEECH IN ORDER TO PROMOTE IDEAS ABOUT THE ADVANCEMENT OF HUMAN WELL-BEING THROUGH TECHNOLOGICAL PROGRESS. TECHFREEDOM ALSO HOSTED, SPONSORED, AND PARTICIPATED IN EVENTS WITH TOPICS SUCH AS PRIVACY, REGULATION, INNOVATION, COMPETITION, AND FREE SPEECH. FINALLY, TECHFREEDOM PUBLISHED WHITE PAPERS, REGULATORY FINDINGS, ONLINE PUBLICATIONS, AND PUBLIC OUTREACH DOCUMENTS. |
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| IRS990/OtherExpensesGrp/Desc | 0 | PAYROLL PROCESSING FEE |
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| IRS990ScheduleC/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 0 | IN 2017, TECHFREEDOM CONTACTED LEGISLATURES AND GOVERNMENT ENTITIES WITH THE PURPOSE OF INFLUENCING THEIR DECISION ON SUPPORTING AND OPPOSING TECH- RELATED LEGISLATION. IN ADDITION, TECHFREEDOM USED SOCIAL AND PRINT MEDIA TO URGE THE PUBLIC WITH CALLS TO ACTION. TECHFREEDOM'S LOBBYING EFFORTS WERE LIMITED AND IN LINE WITH THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION OF PROMOTING POLICIES THAT ENABLE TECHNOLOGY TO FLOURISH AND IMPROVE THE HUMAN CONDITION. |
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| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 0 | TECHFREEDOM'S MISSION IS TO PROMOTE THE PROGRESS OF TECHNOLOGY THAT IMPROVES THE HUMAN CONDITION AND EXPANDS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY TO CHOOSE. TECHFREEDOM ADVANCES THE FREEDOMS THAT MAKE EXPERIMENTATION, ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND INVESTMENT POSSIBLE, AND THUS UNLEASH THE ULTIMATE RESOURCE, HUMAN INGENUITY. ON A WIDE VARIETY OF ISSUES, TECHFREEDOM WILL OUTLINE A PATH FORWARD FOR POLICYMAKERS TOWARDS A BRIGHT FUTURE WHERE TECHNOLOGY ENHANCES FREEDOM AND FREEDOM ENHANCES TECHNOLOGY. |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 1 | TECHFREEDOM PROVIDES A COPY OF IT'S FORM 990 TO IT'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS PRIOR TO FILING THE RETURN WITH THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS ARE PROVIDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME TO ASK ANY QUESTIONS OR RAISE ANY CONCERNS REGARDING THE FORM 990 PRIOR TO SUBMISSION TO THE IRS. TECHFREEDOM ENGAGES AN OUTSOURCED ACCOUNTANT TO PREPARE IT'S FORM 990. ONCE PREPARED BY THE OUTSOURCED ACCOUNTANT, TECHFREEDOM'S CEO AND COO REVIEW THE FORM 990 FOR ACCURACY AND COMPLETENESS PRIOR TO SIGNING THE RETURN. |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 2 | TECHFREEDOM REVIEWS ITS CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AS WELL AS COMPLIANCE WITH ITS POLICY, ON AN ANNUAL BASIS. TO DATE, NO CONFLICTS HAVE OCCURRED. |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 3 | TO DETERMINE EXECUTIVE, KEY EMPLOYEE, AND OFFICER COMPENSATION, TECHFREEDOM REVIEWED THE SALARIES OF SIMILAR EMPLOYEES AT OTHER NONPROFIT THINK-TANKS. THE COMPENSATION REVIEW OF COMPARABLE EMPLOYEES WAS PERFORMED THROUGH A REVIEW OF SIMILAR ORGANIZATION'S FORM 990'S. TECHFREEDOM REVIEWS INDEPENDENT DATA AND OTHER COMPARABLE DATA ANY TIME A CHANGE IN COMPENSATION IS CONSIDERED. IN ADDITION, THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS APPROVES ALL COMPENSATION OF EXECUTIVES, KEY EMPLOYEES, AND OFFICERS. THIS PROCESS WAS LAST CONDUCTED IN 2014. |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 4 | TO DETERMINE EXECUTIVE, KEY EMPLOYEE, AND OFFICER COMPENSATION, TECHFREEDOM REVIEWED THE SALARIES OF SIMILAR EMPLOYEES AT OTHER NONPROFIT THINK-TANKS. THE COMPENSATION REVIEW OF COMPARABLE EMPLOYEES WAS PERFORMED THROUGH A REVIEW OF SIMILAR ORGANIZATION'S FORM 990'S. TECHFREEDOM REVIEWS INDEPENDENT DATA AND OTHER COMPARABLE DATA ANY TIME A CHANGE IN COMPENSATION IS CONSIDERED. IN ADDITION, THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS APPROVES ALL COMPENSATION OF EXECUTIVES, KEY EMPLOYEES, AND OFFICERS. THIS PROCESS WAS LAST CONDUCTED IN 2014. |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 5 | TECHFREEDOM'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC BASED ON THE PUBLIC'S NEED AND APPROVAL FROM TECHFREEDOM'S TREASURER. ANYONE WITH VALID REASON FOR DOING SO IS WELCOME TO SEND A REQUEST TO VIEW THESE DOCUMENTS TO TECHFREEDOM'S TREASURER. THE TREASURER WILL PROVIDE THE REQUESTED DOCUMENT (S) TO THE REQUESTING INDIVIDUAL, IF APPROPRIATE. |
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