Civic Intelligence

Freedombox Foundation

EIN 27-5003495 • 501(c)3 • New York, NY

Profile

Provides support to free and open source software community.

33 West 60th Street 2nd FLNew York, NY 10023

freedomboxfoundation.org

Siviq Scores

Precomputed percentiles relative to similar nonprofits. These scores are descriptive rather than judgmental.

Liabilities / Assets

59th percentile

0.00x

Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2025

Liabilities / Revenue

61st percentile

0.00x

Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2025

Net Margin

97th percentile

87%

Higher net margin than 97% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2025

Top Officer Pay

84th percentile

$0

Higher top officer pay than 84% of similar nonprofits.

Top officer pay equals 0.0% of source-year revenue.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2025

Asset Growth

84th percentile

37%

Faster asset growth than 84% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2023 to 2025

Revenue Growth

98th percentile

565%

Faster revenue growth than 98% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2023 to 2025

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / Assets59th percentile

Assets

Up

$62,217

Up $28,230 (+83%) from 2024

Liabilities

Flat

$0

Flat from 2024

Net Assets

Up

$62,217

Up $28,230 (+83%) from 2024

Operations
Liabilities / Revenue61st percentileNet Margin97th percentile

Revenue

Up

$32,350

Up $28,603 (+763%) from 2024

Expenses

Up

$4,120

Up $1,109 (+37%) from 2024

Net Income

Up

$28,230

Up $27,494 (+3736%) from 2024

Trend Graphs

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth84th percentile

Grouped bars show assets, liabilities, and net assets across loaded filings.

$150K$100K$50K$0Assets 2017: $136,038Liabilities 2017: $0Net Assets 2017: $136,0382017Assets 2018: $132,711Liabilities 2018: $0Net Assets 2018: $132,7112018Assets 2019: $94,624Liabilities 2019: $0Net Assets 2019: $94,6242019Assets 2020: $40,946Liabilities 2020: $0Net Assets 2020: $40,9462020Assets 2021: $38,978Liabilities 2021: $0Net Assets 2021: $38,9782021Assets 2022: $37,110Liabilities 2022: $0Net Assets 2022: $37,1102022Assets 2023: $33,251Liabilities 2023: $0Net Assets 2023: $33,2512023Assets 2024: $33,987Liabilities 2024: $0Net Assets 2024: $33,9872024Assets 2025: $62,217Liabilities 2025: $0Net Assets 2025: $62,2172025

Highlighted filing

2025

Assets$62,217
Liabilities$0
Net Assets$62,217
Open 2025 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue Growth98th percentile

Revenue, expenses, and net income by year, with the latest filing highlighted.

$100K$50K$0-$50K-$100KRevenue 2017: $2,204Expenses 2017: $7,171Net Income 2017: -$4,9672017Revenue 2018: $137Expenses 2018: $3,464Net Income 2018: -$3,3272018Revenue 2019: $765Expenses 2019: $38,852Net Income 2019: -$38,0872019Revenue 2020: $1,870Expenses 2020: $55,548Net Income 2020: -$53,6782020Revenue 2021: $2,271Expenses 2021: $4,239Net Income 2021: -$1,9682021Revenue 2022: $1,375Expenses 2022: $3,243Net Income 2022: -$1,8682022Revenue 2023: $731Expenses 2023: $4,590Net Income 2023: -$3,8592023Revenue 2024: $3,747Expenses 2024: $3,011Net Income 2024: $7362024Revenue 2025: $32,350Expenses 2025: $4,120Net Income 2025: $28,2302025

Highlighted filing

2025

Revenue$32,350
Expenses$4,120
Net Income$28,230
Open 2025 Filing

Filings

Most recent year

2025 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.

Open filing
Assets
$62,217
Liabilities
$0
Net assets
$62,217
Revenue
$32,350
Expenses
$4,120
Net income
$28,230
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2025Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.62$0.00$0.62$0.32$0.04$0.28
2024Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.34$0.00$0.34$0.04$0.03$0.01
2023Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.33$0.00$0.33$0.01$0.05$0.04
2022Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.37$0.00$0.37$0.01$0.03$0.02
2021Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.39$0.00$0.39$0.02$0.04$0.02
2020Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.41$0.00$0.41$0.02$0.56$0.54
2019Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.95$0.00$0.95$0.01$0.39$0.38
2018Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$1.33$0.00$1.33$0.00$0.03$0.03
2017Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$1.36$0.00$1.36$0.02$0.07$0.05
Latest Filing Detail
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Feb 1, 2024 to Jan 31, 2025
Signed
Jul 18, 2025
Return Version
2024v5.2
Gross Receipts
$32,350
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

Provides support to free and open source software community.

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
THE FREEDOMBOX FOUNDATION (THE "FOUNDATION") EDUCATES THE PUBLIC ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF CREATING, PRESERVING AND PROTECTING PERSONAL PRIVACY, SECURITY, ANONYMITY, AND FREE SPEECH ON THE INTERNET. THE FOUNDATION DOES SO PRIMARILY BY EDUCATING THE PUBLIC ON THE IMPACT OF TECHNOLOGY ON PERSONAL PRIVACY AND EVALUATING EXISTING COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY FOR ITS IMPACTS ON PERSONAL PRIVACY.THE FOUNDATION FOCUSES ON CREATING A COLLECTION OF PRIVACY TRAINING MATERIALS USING FREELY AVAILABLE SOFTWARE TOOLS THAT DEMONSTRATE TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC THAT PRESERVING PERSONAL PRIVACY WHILE COMMUNICATING USING THE INTERNET AND MOBILE DEVICES IS NOT ONLY POSSIBLE BUT EASY TO DO. THROUGH THESE ACTIVITIES, THE FOUNDATION ENCOURAGES THE GENERAL PUBLIC TO EXERCISE ITS PRIVACY RIGHTS, AND TO USEPRODUCTS AND SERVICES THAT RESPECT PRIVACY RIGHTS AND DEMOCRATIC VALUES.$0$0
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay84th percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
EBEN MOGLENDirector And President-$0--
YOCHAI BENKLERDirector-$0--
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Freedombox Foundation
EIN
27-5003495
Phone
2124611914
Address
33 WEST 60TH STREET 2ND FL, NEW YORK, NY 10023

Signing Officer

Name
Eben Moglen
Title
President
Phone
2124611914
Signed
2025-07-18
Discuss with paid preparer
Yes

Preparer

Firm
Cornick Garber & Sandler Llp
Address
555 MADISON AVENUE 16TH FL, NEW YORK, NY 10022
Preparer
Michele Rosenberg
Phone
2125573900
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Form 990-ez, Part I, Line 4 - Other Investment Income

“Description: bitcoin unrealized gain. Amount: 2,480.”

Form 990-ez, Part I, Line 8 - Other Revenue

“Description: other income. Amount: 162.”

Form 990-ez, Part I, Line 16 - Other Expenses

“Description: accounting. Amount: 2,750. Description: administration fees. Amount: 222. Description: filing fees. Amount: 973. Description: domain name registration. Amount: 175. Total to form 990-ez, line 16: 4,120.”

Form 990-ez, Part II, Line 24 - Other Assets

“Description: bitcoin. Beg. Of year amount: 3,495. End of year amount: 34,866.”

Raw XML Appendix138 raw XML fields

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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