Liabilities / Assets
95th percentile
Higher debt load relative to assets than 95% of similar nonprofits.
Preserving American Freedoms Inc
EIN 92-0604046 • 501(c)4 • Washington, DC
Profile
Preserving american freedoms (paf) was founded with the purpose of educating and engaging americans on the value of their personal choices and freedoms.
Siviq Scores
Precomputed percentiles relative to similar nonprofits. These scores are descriptive rather than judgmental.
0.97x
Liabilities / Revenue
86th percentile
Higher debt load relative to revenue than 86% of similar nonprofits.
Net Margin
5th percentile
Higher net margin than 5% of similar nonprofits.
Top Officer Pay
89th percentile
Higher top officer pay than 89% of similar nonprofits.
Top officer pay equals 0.0% of source-year revenue.
Asset Growth
11th percentile
Faster asset growth than 11% of similar nonprofits.
Revenue Growth
8th percentile
Faster revenue growth than 8% of similar nonprofits.
Balance Sheet
Assets
Down$30,235
Down $201,204 (-87%) from 2022
Liabilities
Up$29,376
Up $27,020 (+1147%) from 2022
Net Assets
Down$859
Down $228,224 (-100%) from 2022
Revenue
Down$111,552
Down $648,448 (-85%) from 2022
Expenses
Down$339,776
Down $191,141 (-36%) from 2022
Net Income
Down-$228,224
Down $457,307 (-200%) from 2022
Trend Graphs
Filings
Most recent year
2023 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.
- Assets
- $30,235
- Liabilities
- $29,376
- Net assets
- $859
- Revenue
- $111,552
- Expenses
- $339,776
- Net income
- -$228,224
Latest Filing Detail
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Filing Snapshot
- Filing Period
- Jan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2023
- Signed
- Nov 15, 2024
- Return Version
- 2023v5.1
- Gross Receipts
- $111,552
Mission and Program Overview
Mission
Preserving American Freedoms (PAF) was founded with the purpose of educating and engaging Americans on the value of their personal choices and freedoms.
Program Services
| Description | Grants | Expenses |
|---|---|---|
| Preserving American Freedoms is uniting organizations across the country to educate Americans on government overreach, misplaced government priorities, and the double standards applied to some industries and not others. | - | $303,600 |
Compensation and Service Providers
Employees
| Name | Title | Full / Part Time | Base | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MICHAEL SHANNON | Director | - | $0 | - | - |
Governance and Compliance
Governance Explanations
Core Form, Part VI, Section B, Line 11B
“The organization's form 990 was provided to each voting member of its governing body prior to filing with the internal revenue service ("irs"). The organization's board of directors has been delegated the responsibility to oversee and coordinate the form 990 preparation, review and filing process for the organization and its affiliate. As part of the tax return preparation process, the organization hired a professional cpa firm with experience and expertise in nonprofit tax return preparation to prepare the form 990. The cpa firm's tax professionals worked closely with the organization's finance personnel to obtain the information needed in order to prepare a complete and accurate tax return. The form 990 was provided to each voting member of the organization's board of directors for review prior to filing with the irs.”
Filing and Contact Details
Filer
- Filer Name
- Preserving American Freedoms Inc
- EIN
- 92-0604046
- In Care Of
- % WITHUMSMITHBROWN PC
- Phone
- 2026380125
- Address
- 777 6TH ST NW FL 8TH, WASHINGTON, DC 20001
Signing Officer
- Name
- Michael Shannon
- Title
- Director
- Phone
- 2026380125
- Signed
- 2024-11-15
- Discuss with paid preparer
- Yes
Preparer
- Firm
- Withumsmithbrownpc
- Address
- 4600 EAST WEST HWY 900, BETHESDA, MD 20814-3423
- Preparer
- Richard Ruvelson
- Phone
- 3012726000
Supplemental Narrative
Additional Explanations
Form 990EZ Part I Line 16
“Description:ADVERTISING Amount:123600”
Form 990EZ Part I Line 16
“Description:BANK CHARGES Amount:200”
Form 990EZ Part II Line 24
“Description:ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE BOY Amount:EOY Amount:11552”
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