Civic Intelligence

Freedomworks Inc.

990 • Fiscal year 2015 • EIN 52-1349353

Jan 01, 2015 to Dec 31, 2015 • Filed on Nov 10, 2016

Organization Profilewww.freedomworks.org

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400 North Capitol Street NW No 765Washington, DC 20001

(202) 783-3870

Siviq Scores

Precomputed percentiles for this filing year versus similar nonprofits in the same peer cohort.

Liabilities / Assets

95th percentile

1.15x

Higher debt load relative to assets than 95% of similar nonprofits.

2015 filings • 501(c)4 • $5M-$10M nonprofits • Source year 2015

Liabilities / Revenue

62nd percentile

0.39x

Higher debt load relative to revenue than 62% of similar nonprofits.

2015 filings • 501(c)4 • $5M-$10M nonprofits • Source year 2015

Net Margin

6th percentile

-59%

Higher net margin than 6% of similar nonprofits.

2015 filings • 501(c)4 • $5M-$10M nonprofits • Source year 2015

Top Officer Pay

87th percentile

$279,720

Higher top officer pay than 87% of similar nonprofits.

Top officer pay equals 4.9% of source-year revenue.

2015 filings • 501(c)4 • $5M-$10M nonprofits • Source year 2015

Asset Growth

1st percentile

-62%

Faster asset growth than 1% of similar nonprofits.

2015 filings • 501(c)4 • $5M-$10M nonprofits • Annualized from 2014 to 2015

Revenue Growth

15th percentile

-18%

Faster revenue growth than 15% of similar nonprofits.

2015 filings • 501(c)4 • $5M-$10M nonprofits • Annualized from 2014 to 2015

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / Assets95th percentile

Assets

Down

$1,916,007

Down $3,073,556 (-62%) from 2014

Net Assets

Down

-$296,341

Down $3,339,093 (-110%) from 2014

Liabilities

Up

$2,212,348

Up $265,537 (+14%) from 2014

Revenue And Expenses
Liabilities / Revenue62nd percentileNet Margin6th percentile

Revenue

Down

$5,688,836

Down $1,245,597 (-18%) from 2014

Expenses

Up

$9,027,929

Up $990,164 (+12%) from 2014

Net Income

Down

-$3,339,093

Down $2,235,761 (-203%) from 2014

Historical Trend

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth1st percentile

The highlighted filing sits inside the broader history for assets, liabilities, and net assets.

$15M$10M$5.0M$0-$5.0MAssets 2011: $7,089,540Liabilities 2011: $1,187,944Net Assets 2011: $5,901,5962011Assets 2012: $7,571,717Liabilities 2012: $2,202,084Net Assets 2012: $5,369,6332012Assets 2013: $5,615,836Liabilities 2013: $1,469,752Net Assets 2013: $4,146,0842013Assets 2014: $4,989,563Liabilities 2014: $1,946,811Net Assets 2014: $3,042,7522014Assets 2015: $1,916,007Liabilities 2015: $2,212,348Net Assets 2015: -$296,3412015Assets 2016: $1,223,027Liabilities 2016: $3,146,586Net Assets 2016: -$1,923,5592016Assets 2017: $1,292,271Liabilities 2017: $2,197,446Net Assets 2017: -$905,1752017Assets 2018: $2,001,011Liabilities 2018: $2,284,394Net Assets 2018: -$283,3832018Assets 2019: $3,993,762Liabilities 2019: $2,525,892Net Assets 2019: $1,467,8702019Assets 2020: $3,631,764Liabilities 2020: $1,478,704Net Assets 2020: $2,153,0602020Assets 2021: $3,468,084Liabilities 2021: $3,422,592Net Assets 2021: $45,4922021Assets 2022: $11,646,154Liabilities 2022: $13,602,414Net Assets 2022: -$1,956,2602022Assets 2023: $9,771,365Liabilities 2023: $12,868,398Net Assets 2023: -$3,097,0332023

Highlighted filing

2015

Assets$1,916,007
Liabilities$2,212,348
Net Assets-$296,341
Open 2015 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue Growth15th percentile

Revenue, expenses, and net income across loaded years, with this filing highlighted.

$20M$15M$10M$5.0M$0-$5.0MExpenses 2011: $7,663,5982011Revenue 2012: $15,060,009Expenses 2012: $15,591,972Net Income 2012: -$531,9632012Revenue 2013: $9,660,597Expenses 2013: $10,884,146Net Income 2013: -$1,223,5492013Revenue 2014: $6,934,433Expenses 2014: $8,037,765Net Income 2014: -$1,103,3322014Revenue 2015: $5,688,836Expenses 2015: $9,027,929Net Income 2015: -$3,339,0932015Revenue 2016: $6,309,996Expenses 2016: $7,937,214Net Income 2016: -$1,627,2182016Revenue 2017: $4,290,940Expenses 2017: $3,273,535Net Income 2017: $1,017,4052017Revenue 2018: $4,325,113Expenses 2018: $3,702,741Net Income 2018: $622,3722018Revenue 2019: $10,404,099Expenses 2019: $8,654,078Net Income 2019: $1,750,0212019Revenue 2020: $6,828,782Expenses 2020: $6,144,356Net Income 2020: $684,4262020Revenue 2021: $5,609,429Expenses 2021: $7,711,934Net Income 2021: -$2,102,5052021Revenue 2022: $5,081,113Expenses 2022: $6,388,308Net Income 2022: -$1,307,1952022Revenue 2023: $2,895,466Expenses 2023: $4,015,051Net Income 2023: -$1,119,5852023

Highlighted filing

2015

Revenue$5,688,836
Expenses$9,027,929
Net Income-$3,339,093
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jan 1, 2015 to Dec 31, 2015
Signed
Nov 10, 2016
Return Version
2015v2.1
Gross Receipts
$5,825,423
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

FreedomWorks recruits, educates, trains and mobilizes grassroots activists to advance the ideas of lower taxes, less government and more freedom. FreedomWorks is a public policy, education and advocacy organization focused on fiscal, economic and personal liberty issues.

We exist to build, educate, and mobilize the largest network of activists advocating the principles of smaller government, lower taxes, free markets, personal liberty, and the rule of law.

Balance Sheet Detail
LineBeginningEndChange
Assets
Land, Buildings, and Equipment, Net$2,354,653$1,185,587▼ $1,169,066
Cash and Non-Interest-Bearing Accounts$1,560,667$447,044▼ $1,113,623
Prepaid Expenses and Deferred Charges$217,928$125,721▼ $92,207
Accounts Receivable$195$96,818▲ $96,623
Inventories for Sale or Use$28,874--
Total Assets$4,989,563$1,916,007▼ $3,073,556
Other Assets Total$827,246$60,837▼ $766,409
Liabilities
Other Liabilities$444,953$922,193▲ $477,240
Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses$1,115,622$790,155▼ $325,467
Unsecured Notes Loans Payable$380,000$500,000▲ $120,000
Deferred Revenue$6,236--
Total Liabilities$1,946,811$2,212,348▲ $265,537
Net Assets / Fund Balance
Temporarily Rstr Net Assets$57,210$0▼ $57,210
Unrestricted Net Assets$2,985,542$-296,341▼ $3,281,883
Total Net Assets Fund Balance$3,042,752$-296,341▼ $3,339,093
Total Liabilities and Net Assets / Fund Balance$4,989,563$1,916,007▼ $3,073,556

Asset Categories

AssetBook ValueDepreciationBasis
Other Land Buildings$900,588$3,519,933$4,420,521
Leasehold Improvements$262,654$390,815$653,469
Equipment$22,345$304,227$326,572
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay87th percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
Adam BrandonPresident and CEOPT$133,918$5,942$139,860
Andrew C SmithVP of Technology and AnalysisPT$60,864$78,538$139,402
Wayne T BroughChief Economist and VP of ResearchPT$64,986$74,370$139,356
Matt KibbePresident (Outgoing)PT$109,665$7,909$117,574
James A CardilloChief Financial OfficerPT$81,518$2,575$84,093
John F CampbellVP of Digital AdvocacyPT$74,640$5,329$79,969

Board Members and Trustees

NameTitle
Robert TE LansingChairman
Mary AlbaughVice Chairman
Frank M SandsBoard Member
Richard J StephensonBoard Member
Ted AbramBoard Member
Thomas KnudsenBoard Member

Highest Paid Contractors

ContractorServicesLocationCompensation
Rebecca Hagelin Communications & MarketiAdvertising services15001 Gasparilla Rd, Placida, FL 33946$2,262,519
FacebookAdvertising services1 Hacker Way, Menlo Park, CA 94025$1,806,542
Terra Eclipse IncWebsite services600 F Street NW Suite 400, Washington, DC 20004$338,426
Google IncAdvertising services1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountainview, VA 94043$260,761
Linemark Printing IncPrinting Services501 Prince Georges Blvd, Upper Marlboro, MD 20774$148,567
Revenue and Support

Revenue Composition

Contributions and Grants
$5,463,134
Program Service Revenue
$101,810
Investment Income
$0
Other Revenue
$123,892
All Other Contributions
$5,453,134
Change in Net Assets
$-3,339,093
Expenses and Functional Allocation

Major Expense Lines

Line ItemAmount
Other Expenses$7,288,683
Salaries, Compensation, and Employee Benefits$1,532,827
Total Fundraising Expense$1,315,468
Professional Fundraising Fees$206,419
Grants and Similar Amounts Paid$0

Functional Expense Allocation

Line ItemProgramManagementFundraisingTotal
Advertising$2,816,751$163$10,034$2,826,948
Office Expenses$952,665$78,428$510,498$1,541,591
Other Salaries and Wages$666,260$133,641$145,137$945,038
Depreciation Depletion$25,797$695,705-$721,502
Information Technology$591,207$26,509$2,150$619,866
Fees for Services Other$420,484$20,747$77,119$518,350
Current Officers, Directors, Trustees, and Key Employees$295,517$56,020$64,617$416,154
Conferences and Meetings$135,381$1,887$134,649$271,917
Travel$149,668$507$107,012$257,187
Occupancy$224$216,162-$216,386
Fees for Services Professional Fundraising--$206,419$206,419
Fees for Services Accounting-$132,054-$132,054
Fees for Services Legal$80,142$-672$26,828$106,298
Other Employee Benefits$59,296$2,477$13,619$75,392
Payroll Taxes$58,385$2,439$13,410$74,234
Insurance-$46,367-$46,367
Pension Plan Contributions$17,310$723$3,976$22,009
Interest$288$7,828-$8,116
Other Expenses$3,354$94-$3,448
Total Functional Expenses$1,145,070$0$595,548$1,740,618
Fundraising, Events, and Gaming
Fundraising activities
No
Gaming activities
No
Professional fundraiser used
Yes

Fundraising and Gaming Totals

Line ItemAmount
Professional Fundraising Fees$206,419
Political and Lobbying Activity
Political campaign activity
Yes
Subject to proxy tax
No

Reported Spending and Taxes

Line ItemAmount
Political Expenditures$6,460
Section 527 Activity Spending$6,460
Total Exempt Function Spending$6,460
Insider Transactions and Loans

Interested-Person Transactions

Interested PartyRelationshipDescriptionShared RevenueAmount
Theresa KibbeOutgoing President's spouseSenior AdvisorNo$58,335
Debt and Bond Financing

Other Reported Liabilities

LiabilityAmount
Due to related entity$560,956
Deferred rent$294,265
Capital lease obligation$66,972
Governance and Compliance

Governance Checklist

Compiled or reviewed by an accountant
No
Annual disclosure for covered persons
Yes
Audit committee
Yes
Backup withholding compliance
Yes
Business relationship with family members
Yes
Business relationship with organization members
No
Material changes to governing documents
No
Compensation from other sources disclosed
No
CEO compensation reviewed
Yes
Other officer compensation reviewed
Yes
Conflict-of-interest policy
Yes
Audited financial statements prepared
Yes
Key decisions subject to board approval
No
Management duties delegated
No

Governance Explanations

Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11

“Form 990 is prepared by an independent CPA firm and a draft copy is provided to the Organization's senior staff, outside general counsel and all board members for review. All comments after reviews are compiled and discussed with CPA firm for editing. After edits are made, final version of Form 990 is provided to the President, Treasurer, and Management Committee for final review. Once reviewed, the President is provided the final 990 for signature and filing.”

Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12C

“Governance and Ethics Policy is reviewed and adopted annually by the Board of Directors and employees. FreedomWorks directors and employees shall disclose annually to the Secretary any direct conflict between their own individual interests and those of FreedomWorks. If such a conflict does exist, the director or employee shall provide the Secretary written notice of such relationship and shall refrain from acting on any issue with respect to which the director or employee is conflicted.”

Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15

“The process includes completion of an independent compensation study on a periodic basis, based on a compilation of competitive data representing similar organizations. This information is then presented to the compensation committee at a semi-annual Board meeting to discuss and vote on. This process includes compensation for the CEO or any person deemed a disqualified person under Internal Revenue Code Section 4958. The process for determining compensation of other officers or key employees of the organization is determined by the President.”

Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 18

“FreedomWorks makes its Form 1024 available upon request. FreedomWorks makes available a public disclosure copy of its Federal Form 990 upon request and it is available on Guidestar.”

Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19

“FreedomWorks makes its governing documents, certain policies (including conflict of interest policy) and financial statements available upon request based on discretion of management.”

Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
FreedomWorks Inc
EIN
52-1349353
Phone
2027833870
Address
400 North Capitol Street NW No 765, Washington, DC 20001

Signing Officer

Name
Adam Brandon
Title
CEO
Phone
2027833870
Signed
2016-11-10
Discuss with paid preparer
Yes

Organization Details

Principal Officer
Adam Brandon
Formed
1984
Legal Domicile
Dc
Voting Board Members
7
Independent Board Members
6
Employees
58
Volunteers
2,850,000

Preparer

Firm
Rogers & Company PLLC
Address
8300 Boone Boulevard Suite 600, Vienna, VA 22182
Preparer
Nicole M Prince CPA
Phone
7038930300
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Form 990, Part XII, Line 2C:

“FreedomWorks has an audit committee that assumes responsibility for oversight of the audit of its financial statements and selection of an independent accountant.”

Financial Statement Notes

Part X, Line 2:

“Management has evaluated FreedomWorks' tax positions and has concluded that FreedomWorks has taken no uncertain tax positions that qualify for either recognition or disclosure in the accompanying consolidated financial statements.”

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2015 • Form 990Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.

Open filing
Assets
$1,916,007
Liabilities
$2,212,348
Net assets
-$296,341
Revenue
$5,688,836
Expenses
$9,027,929
Net income
-$3,339,093
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2023XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$9.77$12.9$3.10$2.90$4.02$1.12
2022XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$11.6$13.6$1.96$5.08$6.39$1.31
2021XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$3.47$3.42$0.05$5.61$7.71$2.10
2020XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$3.63$1.48$2.15$6.83$6.14$0.68
2019Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$3.99$2.53$1.47$10.4$8.65$1.75
2018XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$2.00$2.28$0.28$4.33$3.70$0.62
2017XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$1.29$2.20$0.91$4.29$3.27$1.02
2016XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$1.22$3.15$1.92$6.31$7.94$1.63
2015Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$1.92$2.21$0.30$5.69$9.03$3.34
2014Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$4.99$1.95$3.04$6.93$8.04$1.10
2013Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$5.62$1.47$4.15$9.66$10.9$1.22
2012Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$7.57$2.20$5.37$15.1$15.6$0.53
2011Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$7.09$1.19$5.90$7.66