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Screen a listFree Speech Foundation Inc
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Listed with the IRS. Every screen came back clear.
A 501(c)(3) on Publication 78 and the IRS master file.
- IRS nonprofit listing
- No issue
- Revocation
- None
- IRS files
- Agree
- Sanctions
- No match
- IRS bulletin
- No notice
- California
- Registered
- Charity type
- 509(a)(1)
$2.7Mrevenue
FY2024 · −79% in 3 yrs4staff
5 of 5years filed
’20’21’22’23’24
Revenue and spendingRevenueSpendingDeficit
Against similar nonprofits FY2024
Operating margin−108.4%
Months of reserve1.5mo
Revenue growth (annualized)+39.5%
Middle half of peersMedianFree Speech
Where the money goes FY2024 · $5.5M spent
Programs$3.9M70%Management and general$1.3M24%Fundraising$356k6%990 FY2024 · Part IX line 25
Worth checking1
Deficits in 2 of the last 3 years
−$2.8M in FY2023 and −$2.9M in FY2024. Cash covers 1.5 months, under the peer median of 4.1.
990 Part I and balance sheetIn its favor1
Growing faster than peers
Revenue up 39% a year since FY2020, in the top quarter of similar nonprofits.
990 Part I · peer cohort16funders
$287ka year, last 3 years
56%from its largest funder
Funder’21’22’23The Stern Family FoundationOn and off$6kBavarian Foundation TrustOn and off$5kLelewer FoundationOn and off$5kCarson Family FoundationSince FY2022$2k$2kFrances E Streit FoundationStopped after FY2022$2k$2k–Andrea Waitt Carlton Family FoundationOn and off$2kDonor-advised giftsDonors not disclosed$83k$593k$158k3 other fundersUp to $1k a year each$1k$1k
FundedThrough a donor-advised fundStopped