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- IRS nonprofit listing
- No issue
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- None
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- Agree
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- IRS bulletin
- No notice
- California
- Not current
- Charity type
- 509(a)(1)
$4.1Mrevenue
FY2025 · −2% in 3 yrs22staff
8 of 8years filed
’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
Revenue and spendingRevenueSpendingDeficit
Against similar nonprofits FY2025
Operating margin−0.5%
Months of reserve3.6mo
Revenue growth (annualized)+1.6%
Middle half of peersMedianFree to Choose Network
Where the money goes FY2025 · $4.1M spent
Programs$3.2M78%Management and general$502k12%Fundraising$384k9%990 FY2025 · Part IX line 25
Nothing to check in the filings
In its favor1
Strong governance
9 of 9 board members independent. Conflict-of-interest and whistleblower policies, audited financial statements, board reviews the 990.
990 Part VI60funders
$2.8Ma year, last 3 years
18%from its largest funder
Funder’17’18’19’20’21’22’23Diana Davis Spencer Foundation IncSince FY2019$250k$200k$100k$800k$600kJohn Templeton FoundationSince FY2021$900k$450k$150kSarah Scaife Foundation IncorporatedSince FY2020$300k$300k$300k$300kFred Maytag Family FoundationStopped after FY2022$150k$171k$5k$250k$175k$150k–Melvin S Cohen Foundation IncSince FY2020$100k$160k$160k$280kDavid and Annette Jorgensen FoundationEvery year since FY2017$25k$25k$53k$100k$75k$100k$75kDonor-advised giftsDonors not disclosed$143k$41k$177k$610k$1.1M$866k$707k36 other fundersUp to $125k a year each$202k$178k$233k$363k$225k$377k$202k
FundedThrough a donor-advised fundStopped