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Techfreedom EIN 27-3567814

Techfreedom FY2020 filing

EIN  27-3567814 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Washington, DC
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$1–10M
What they do
Promotes technology that expands human capacity and choice, fostering innovation and freedom.
Leadership
Berin Szoka · President · $192K
Money in and out
$1.3M revenue, $883K expenses
Bottom line
65% program efficiency

Promotes technology that expands human capacity and choice, fostering innovation and freedom. For fiscal year 2020 it reported $1.3M in revenue, $883K in expenses, and $629K in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2020
Total revenue
$1.3M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$883K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$629K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $380K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.65 Management & general $0.22 Fundraising $0.12
Program efficiency
65%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
9.0mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
+30%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2020 · Form 990
Revenue
$1.3M
FY2020
Expenses
$883K
FY2020
Total assets
$766K
FY2020
Total liabilities
$137K
FY2020
Total revenue
$1.3M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$883K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$629K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$380K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$766K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B65%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 33
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 43
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $577K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2020.
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In 2020, techfreedom studied and examined areas such as privacy, regulation, innovation, competition, and free speech in order to promote ideas about the advancement of human well-being through technological progress.

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CTechfreedom
EINHdr · item D27-3567814
Principal addressHdr · item CWashington, DC
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.techfreedom.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MDC
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFScience & Technology (U05)
Ruling yearIRS BMFJan 2014

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a3
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b3
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Berin Szoka
President
$191,500Pt VII · Sec A
Daniel Benavente
Chief Operat
$124,038Pt VII · Sec A
Dan Compton
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Shane Tews
Chair of the
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Berin Szoka’s $205K as President is at the 63rd percentile of top reported officer pay among 361 $1–10M science & technology nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 7 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Berin Szoka$205,011$205,000—$188,000$191,500
Berin Szoka——$202,973——
Daniel Benavente$165,011$187,500—$149,481$124,038
Bilal Sayyed——$180,000——
Daniel Benavente——$163,211——
Corbin Barthhold——$145,104——
Ari Cohn——$130,331——

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants100%$1.3M
Other revenue$490
— government grantsLn 1e$5K
Total revenueLn 12$1.3M

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.65 Management & general $0.22 Fundraising $0.12
Program services65%$577K
Management & general22%$196K
Fundraising12%$110K
Total functional expensesLn 25$883K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$660K
Total assetsLn 16$766K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$137K
Total net assetsLn 32$629K
Months of cash on handcomputed9.0

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2020 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $660K · Operating expenses/yr $883K
9.0 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $577K · Total expenses $883K
65%
Management & General
Management & general $196K · Total expenses $883K
22%
Fundraising
Fundraising $110K · Total expenses $883K
12%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense $110K · Solicited contributions $1.3M
$0.09 to raise $1
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $1.3M · Total revenue $1.3M
100%
Government reliance
Government grants $5K · Total revenue $1.3M
0%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $1.3M
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $0 · Total revenue $1.3M
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $883K
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $1.3M · Prior year —
No prior year on file
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $629K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $1.3M · Expenses $883K
+30%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $766K
—
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $629K · Total assets $766K
82%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $766K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Berin Szoka · Reported title PRESIDENT · Highest reported compensation $192K · Total expenses $883K
22%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $720K · Total expenses $883K
82%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 65%——
Overhead ratio 22%——
Fundraising cost ratio 9%——
Legal fee ratio 1%——
Accounting fee ratio 4%——

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
NetchoiceFY2024$365K
National Philanthropic TrustFY2024$280K
Ncta-The Internet & Television AssociationFY2024$30K
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$675K
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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2024 (Latest)$1.5M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$1.7M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$1.6M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$1.3M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$1.3M revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2020IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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