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Techfreedom FY2022 filing

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Washington, DC501(c)(3)Science & Technology EIN 27-3567814Revenue $1.6M in FY2022

On file with the IRStechfreedom.org1500 K Street Nw Floor 2, 20005-1209 · Washington, DCTax-exempt since Jan 2014Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Techfreedom's mission is to promote the progress of technology that improves the human condition and expands individual capacity to choose. Techfreedom advances the freedoms that make experimentation, entrepreneurship and investment possible, and thus unleash the ultimate resource, human ingenuity. On a wide variety of issues, Techfreedom will outline a path forward for policymakers towards a bright future where technology enhances freedom and freedom enhances technology.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
60¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$822K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2022 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
2 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $29K a year · 2% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 2 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
60%
of spending
Worth a look: 60% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$822K
to officers and key staff · 49% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 49% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.4 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $675K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$61K
10% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 10% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
3
of 3 voting members
Looks good: 3 of 3 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.6M
+25% vs prior year
Spent
$1.7M
To programs
60%
Net assets
$549K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$1.6M
FY2022▲ +25%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.3M
FY2021$1.3M
FY2022$1.6M
FY2023$1.7M
FY2024$1.5M
Expenses
$1.7M
FY2022▲ +33%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$883K
FY2021$1.3M
FY2022$1.7M
FY2023$1.9M
FY2024$1.7M
Net assets
$549K
FY2022▼ -14%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$629K
FY2021$636K
FY2022$549K
FY2023$345K
FY2024$103K

From the FY2022 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Jan 2014.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

60 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 60% · $1.0M Management & general 33% · $545K Fundraising 7% · $120K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

7 people listed on the 990; $822K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Berin Szoka
President
$202,973Pt VII · Sec A
Bilal Sayyed
Senior Competition Counsel
$180,000Pt VII · Sec A
Daniel Benavente
Chief Operating Officer
$163,211Pt VII · Sec A
Corbin Barthhold
Internet Counsel
$145,104Pt VII · Sec A
Ari Cohn
Free Speech Counsel
$130,331Pt VII · Sec A
Shane Tews
Chair of the Board
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Dan Compton
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Berin Szoka’s $205K as President is at the 63rd percentile of top reported officer pay among 363 $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 · 5 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Berin Szoka$205,011$205,000$202,973$188,000$191,500
Daniel Benavente$165,011$187,500$163,211$149,481$124,038
Bilal Sayyed——$180,000——
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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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Promotes technology that expands human capacity and choice, fostering innovation and freedom.

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1 program · $1.0M · in their own filed words · FY2022
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In 2022, 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.

$1.0Mprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

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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By the numbers

The FY2022 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.6M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.6M
Money outPt IX
$1.7M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.0M
Managementcol C$545K
Fundraisingcol D$120K
Owns and owesPt X
$549K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$467K
Total assetsLn 16$609K
LiabilitiesLn 26$61K
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A5
Voting boardVI 1a3
IndependentVI 1b3
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.6M
Total revenueLn 12$1.6M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$467K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$467K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$17K
Other assetsLn 15$3K
Total assetsLn 16$609K
LiabilitiesLn 26$61K
Net assetsLn 32$549K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 510
VolunteersI 63
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY22End FY22
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$454K$467K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$10K$17K
Total assetsLn 16$682K$609K
LiabilitiesLn 26$46K$61K
Net assetsLn 32$636K$549K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$791K$475K$255K$62K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$449K$288K$130K$31K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$104K$64K$32K$8K
Payroll taxesLn 10$99K$61K$31K$7K
Legal feesLn 11b$47K$32K$10K$4K
Accounting feesLn 11c$52K$52K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$7K$4K$1K$996
Office expensesLn 13$13K$7K$5K$877
Information technologyLn 14$9K$6K$2K$782
OccupancyLn 16$34K$24K$7K$3K
TravelLn 17$17K$17K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$16K$15K$947$316
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$7K$5K$2K$626
InsuranceLn 23$6K$2K$4K$243
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$15K$2K$12K$281
All other expensesLn 24e$2K$1K$367$151
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.7M$1.0M$545K$120K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $1.5M$1.7M−$242K$103K 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.7M$1.9M−$204K$345K 990 PDF
FY2022 Viewing $1.6M$1.7M−$88K$549K 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.3M$1.3M$7K$636K 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.3M$883K$380K$629K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support J · Pay O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $1,579,008 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,262,524$1,579,008
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,262,524$1,579,008
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $1,023,394$1,443,196
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $232,295$223,526
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,255,689$1,666,722
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $6,835−$87,714
Part VI · Governance 3 of 3 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body3
VI-1b Independent voting members3
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,579,008 across 3 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,579,008
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,579,008
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$1,579,008
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,666,722 across 16 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $475,008 · Management $254,702 · Fundraising $61,621$791,331
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $288,080 · Management $129,944 · Fundraising $31,438$449,462
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $63,799 · Management $32,159 · Fundraising $7,780$103,738
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $60,679 · Management $30,586 · Fundraising $7,400$98,665
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $32,192 · Management $10,264 · Fundraising $4,199$46,655
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $52,233$52,233
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $4,448 · Management $1,418 · Fundraising $996$6,862
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $6,727 · Management $5,145 · Fundraising $877$12,749
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $5,998 · Management $1,913 · Fundraising $782$8,693
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $23,518 · Management $7,499 · Fundraising $3,068$34,085
IX-17 TravelPrograms $17,110$17,110
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $14,525 · Management $947 · Fundraising $316$15,788
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $4,800 · Management $1,531 · Fundraising $626$6,957
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $1,994 · Management $3,836 · Fundraising $243$6,073
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $2,159 · Management $12,212 · Fundraising $281$14,652
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $1,151 · Management $367 · Fundraising $151$1,669
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,002,188 · Management $544,756 · Fundraising $119,778$1,666,722
Part X · Balance sheet $609,316 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $454,112$466,923
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $214,000$123,000
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $10,280$16,787
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $2,606$2,606
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $682,336$609,316
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $7,143$5,949
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $38,871$54,759
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $46,014$60,708
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $636,322$548,608
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $636,322$548,608
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $682,336$609,316
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $548,608 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,579,008
XI-2 Total expenses$1,666,722
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$87,714
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$636,322
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$548,608

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2022 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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