Liberty Initiative Fund

Woodbridge, VAUnknown exempt organization EIN 45-4101488Revenue $3.9M in FY2024Latest return filed Nov 17, 2025

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Liberty Initiative Fund promotes governmental accountability and protects personal and economic freedom primarily by advocating for citizen initiatives and other ballot measures that support Liberty and opposing those ballot measures that reduce Liberty and governmental accountability.

99¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$126K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2024 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
Download 990
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
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $75K a year · 3% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
99%
of spending
Looks good: 99% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$126K
to officers and key staff · 3% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 3% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Concern: 0.1 months of spending in cash; under 2 weeks.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $3.8M
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$121K
18% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 18% 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
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$3.9M
+28% vs prior year
Spent
$3.8M
To programs
99%
Net assets
$556K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$3.9M
FY2024▲ +28%
Tap a bar for its year
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$902K
FY2021$3.2M
FY2022$2.3M
FY2023$3.1M
FY2024$3.9M
Expenses
$3.8M
FY2024▲ +109%
Tap a bar for its year
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$813K
FY2021$2.1M
FY2022$5.2M
FY2023$1.8M
FY2024$3.8M
Net assets
$556K
FY2024▼ -4%
Tap a bar for its year
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.2M
FY2021$2.3M
FY2022−$678K
FY2023$577K
FY2024$556K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024.

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

Where the money goes

99 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 99% · $3.8M Management & general 1% · $49K

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

3 people listed on the 990; $126K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President
$126,000Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2022
Paul Jacob$126,000$88,200

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

Advocates for citizen initiatives to protect freedom and government accountability.

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1 program · $3.8M · in their own filed words · FY2024
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In 2023, liberty initiative fund worked with an arizona political committee to activate support for two ballot measures - back the blue and kids are not for sale - which the legislature placed on the 2024 ballot as propositions 311 and 313.LIBERTY initiative fund also worked with citizen-only voting activists and state legislators to…

$3.8Mprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$3.8M
Grants paid · 22 grants · $4.0M · 2020–2024
A Public Voice INCVA · FY2024$300,000
Back the BlueNY · FY2024$125,000
US Term Limits INCPA · FY2024$25,000
Keeping America Strong PacFY2023$55,000
Americans for Citizen VotingFY2023$10,000
Individual RecipientFY2022$855,000
Individual RecipientFY2022$192,000
Americans for Citizens VotingFY2022$20,000
Michigan Guardians of DemocracyMI · FY2021$1,000,000
US Term Limits INCPA · FY2021$100,000
Restoration Action INCFL · FY2021$78,500
Liberty Initiative SuperpacFY2021$50,000
Term Limits America Super PacFY2021$25,000
Americans for Citizen VotingFY2021$25,000
We the People PacFY2020$118,500
See all 22 grants →

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$3.9M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$3.9M
Other incomeLn 4–11$81K
Money outPt IX
$3.8M
Ln 25
Programscol B$3.8M
Managementcol C$49K
Owns and owesPt X
$556K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$45K
Total assetsLn 16$678K
LiabilitiesLn 26$121K
PeoplePt VI, VII
3
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a3
IndependentVI 1b3
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$3.9M
Other incomeLn 4–11$81K
Total revenueLn 12$3.9M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$45K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$45K
Accounts receivableLn 4$613K
Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesLn 9$20K
Total assetsLn 16$678K
LiabilitiesLn 26$121K
Net assetsLn 32$556K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 60
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$32K$45K
Total assetsLn 16$667K$678K
LiabilitiesLn 26$89K$121K
Net assetsLn 32$577K$556K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$453K$453K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$126K$126K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$170K$170K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$10K$10K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$43K$43K
Payroll taxesLn 10$23K$23K
Legal feesLn 11b$48K$32K$16K
Accounting feesLn 11c$28K$6K$22K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$142K$142K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$2.4M$2.4M$372
Advertising and promotionLn 12$178K$178K$275
Office expensesLn 13$55K$53K$2K
Information technologyLn 14$12K$12K$136
TravelLn 17$53K$53K$99
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$3K$3K
InsuranceLn 23$8K$8K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$32K$32K
Total functional expensesLn 25$3.8M$3.8M$49K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Nov 17, 2025 $3.9M$3.8M$124K$556K 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Nov 13, 2024 $3.1M$1.8M$1.3M$577K 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Nov 15, 2023 $2.3M$5.2M−$2.9M−$678K 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Nov 14, 2022 $3.2M$2.1M$1.1M$2.3M 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Dec 7, 2021 $902K$813K$89K$1.2M 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants O · Explanations
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $3,948,244 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $3,086,123$3,867,446
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$80,798
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $3,086,123$3,948,244
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $85,000$452,989
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $0$371,677
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,745,414$3,000,019
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,830,414$3,824,685
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $1,255,709$123,559
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 $3,948,244 across 4 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$3,867,446
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$3,867,446
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $80,798$80,798
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $80,798$3,948,244
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $3,824,685 across 17 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $452,989$452,989
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $126,000$126,000
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $169,929$169,929
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $9,823$9,823
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $42,644$42,644
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $23,281$23,281
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $32,101 · Management $16,350$48,451
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $6,376 · Management $21,558$27,934
IX-11d Lobbying feesPrograms $142,003$142,003
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $2,439,636 · Management $372$2,440,008
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $177,658 · Management $275$177,933
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $52,583 · Management $1,946$54,529
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $12,177 · Management $136$12,313
IX-17 TravelPrograms $53,222 · Management $99$53,321
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $3,367$3,367
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $7,848$7,848
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $32,312$32,312
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $3,776,101 · Management $48,584 · Fundraising $0$3,824,685
Part X · Balance sheet $677,687 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $31,918$45,054
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $145,161$612,621
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $5,385$20,012
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $666,915$677,687
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $15,010$46,970
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $74,440$74,440
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $89,450$121,410
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $577,465$556,277
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $577,465$556,277
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $666,915$677,687
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $556,277 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$3,948,244
XI-2 Total expenses$3,824,685
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$123,559
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$577,465
XI-8 Prior period adjustments−$144,749
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$556,277

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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