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Polk County Citizens Defending Freedom USA Inc

EIN 86-2355962 • 501(c)4 • Mulberry, FL

Profile

To empower and equip American citizens to defend their freedoms and liberties at the local level.

590 NW 3rd StreetMulberry, FL 33860

www.counties.citizensdefendingfreedom.com/fl-polk

Siviq Scores

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

Liabilities / Assets

Score unavailable

No value available

Liabilities-to-assets requires both liabilities and assets on the latest valid filing.

Source year 2023

Liabilities / Revenue

61st percentile

0.00x

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

501(c)4 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2023

Net Margin

6th percentile

-175%

Higher net margin than 6% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)4 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2023

Top Officer Pay

89th percentile

$0

Higher top officer pay than 89% of similar nonprofits.

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

501(c)4 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2023

Asset Growth

9th percentile

-100%

Faster asset growth than 9% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)4 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2022 to 2023

Revenue Growth

15th percentile

-55%

Faster revenue growth than 15% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)4 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2022 to 2023

Assets

Down

$0

Down $93,643 (-100%) from 2022

Liabilities

Down

$0

Down $9,155 (-100%) from 2022

Net Assets

Down

$0

Down $84,488 (-100%) from 2022

Revenue

Down

$48,202

Down $58,789 (-55%) from 2022

Expenses

Down

$132,690

Down $291,356 (-69%) from 2022

Net Income

Up

-$84,488

Up $232,567 (+73%) from 2022

Trend Graphs

Balance Sheet Trend

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

$600K$400K$200K$0Assets 2021: $439,469Liabilities 2021: $37,926Net Assets 2021: $401,5432021Assets 2022: $93,643Liabilities 2022: $9,155Net Assets 2022: $84,4882022Assets 2023: $0Liabilities 2023: $0Net Assets 2023: $02023

Highlighted filing

2023

Assets$0
Liabilities$0
Net Assets$0

Operations Trend

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

$1.0M$500K$0-$500KRevenue 2021: $766,594Expenses 2021: $365,051Net Income 2021: $401,5432021Revenue 2022: $106,991Expenses 2022: $424,046Net Income 2022: -$317,0552022Revenue 2023: $48,202Expenses 2023: $132,690Net Income 2023: -$84,4882023

Highlighted filing

2023

Revenue$48,202
Expenses$132,690
Net Income-$84,488

Filings

Latest Detailed Filing

The latest 2023 filing currently has linked XML that has not been fully parsed yet. Showing the latest detailed filing from 2022 below.

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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jan 1, 2022 to Dec 31, 2022
Signed
Nov 13, 2023
Return Version
2022v5.0
Gross Receipts
$106,991
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

To empower and equip American citizens to defend their freedoms and liberties at the local level.

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
County Citizens Defending Freedom in Polk County Florida worked to accomplish our mission as an organization, to provide tools and resources to the citizens of Polk County, Florida in 2022. We did this within our three main areas of focus, Elections, Education, and Research and Analysis. Within elections, while working alongside of our Supervisor of Elections, we hosted poll watcher classes, and provided our citizens with precinct maps and locations, to encourage and inspire local election involvement. We hosted candidate forums, inviting all candidates who ran in the Polk County, November 2021 local elections, to come and share with local citizens to provide a platform for people to vote their values. We had several meetings with our Supervisor of Elections, where she educated our organization on the process of elections. We held public meetings informing citizens on these processes, ultimately working to restore voter confidence. Within our education and research pillars, we hosted trainings for all citizens to get involved in schools, supporting teachers and students, through volunteer efforts within School Advisory Boards, PTA, and PTO. We built relationships with school board members and staff, by learning how we can assist them and better support them as a community. We researched agenda items that they did not have time to research and provided them with summaries of those agenda items. We held meetings, opened to the public, educating, and informing parents on how they can better assist their child's school and administration, by being more involved in their child's education.-$377,144
Compensation and Service Providers

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
Kevin RespressPresident/CEO/ChairPT$0--
Jinny LadererVice President/Treasurer-$0--
Steve WatsonSecretaryPT$0--
Jimmy NelsonSecretary (Part-Year)PT$0--
Steve MaxwellPresident / CEO / Chair (Part-Year)PT$0--
Jack HillgossDirector (Part-Year)-$0--
Mark WilsonDirector (Part-Year)-$0--
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Polk County Citizens Defending Freedom USA Inc
EIN
86-2355962
Phone
5135777380
Address
590 NW 3rd Street, Mulberry, FL 33860

Signing Officer

Name
Steven Blackwelder
Title
CEO
Phone
5135777380
Signed
2023-11-13
Discuss with paid preparer
Yes

Preparer

Firm
Capin Crouse LLP
Address
1255 Lakes Parkway Ste 105, Lawrenceville, GA 30043
Preparer
Luke Burnett
Phone
5055022746
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 10 Grants Paid

Activity:;grantee name:;grantee address: , , none, , us;amount:10000;relationship:;

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

Office Supplies - 14133; Advertising - 13007; Team Meals - 1; Travel and Mileage - 2251; Licenses and Fees - 8359; Recruiting Expenses - 3315; Legal Fees - 8371; Software Support - 9391; Security - 350; Bank Fees - 2458;

Form 990-EZ, Part II, Line 24B Other Assets

Accounts Receivable - BOY:6900,EOY:0;

Form 990-EZ, Part II, Line 26B Total Liabilities

Accounts Payable - BOY:34026,EOY:2526; Accrued Expenses - BOY:3900,EOY:6629;

Form 990-EZ, Part III, Exempt Purpose PRIMARY EXEMPT PURPOSE

To empower and equip American citizens to defend their freedoms and liberties at the local level.

Form 990EZ, Part III, Line 28 DESCRIPTION OF OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES

County Citizens Defending Freedom in Polk County Florida worked to accomplish our mission as an organization, to provide tools and resources to the citizens of Polk County, Florida in 2022. We did this within our three main areas of focus, Elections, Education, and Research and Analysis. Within elections, while working alongside of our Supervisor of Elections, we hosted poll watcher classes, and provided our citizens with precinct maps and locations, to encourage and inspire local election involvement. We hosted candidate forums, inviting all candidates who ran in the Polk County, November 2021 local elections, to come and share with local citizens to provide a platform for people to vote their values. We had several meetings with our Supervisor of Elections, where she educated our organization on the process of elections. We held public meetings informing citizens on these processes, ultimately working to restore voter confidence. Within our education and research pillars, we hosted trainings for all citizens to get involved in schools, supporting teachers and students, through volunteer efforts within School Advisory Boards, PTA, and PTO. We built relationships with school board members and staff, by learning how we can assist them and better support them as a community. We researched agenda items that they did not have time to research and provided them with summaries of those agenda items. We held meetings, opened to the public, educating, and informing parents on how they can better assist their child's school and administration, by being more involved in their child's education.

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