Action 4 Liberty: FY2021 Nonprofit Profile & Form 990 (EIN 46-3168899)

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

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Advocates for increased individual freedoms and reduced government control.

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1 program · $398K · in their own filed words · FY2021

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A4L communications consist of daily and weekly updates using social media and other forms of digital communications. The organization advocates for liberty at the local and state level. It evaluates and scores votes at the state capitol to provide education to the public.

$398Kprogram 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 · FY2021

Freedom ClubFY2021$23K

Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$23K

By the numbers

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$607K

Ln 12

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$607K

Investment incomeLn 3$7

Money outPt IX

$586K

Ln 25

Programscol B$398K

Managementcol C$151K

Fundraisingcol D$37K

Owns and owesPt X

$87K

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$84K

Total assetsLn 16$87K

LiabilitiesLn 26$0

PeoplePt VI, VII

8

listed · VII A

PaidVII A0

Voting boardVI 1a6

IndependentVI 1b0

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$607K

Government grantsLn 1e$0

Noncash giftsLn 1g$0

Fundraising eventsLn 1c$0

Investment incomeLn 3$7

Total revenueLn 12$607K

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$54K

SavingsLn 2$30K

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$84K

Total assetsLn 16$87K

LiabilitiesLn 26$0

Net assetsLn 32$87K

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 50

VolunteersI 624

Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember

Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo

Whistleblower policyVI 13No

Records policyVI 14No

3Year over year

Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B

Line	Start FY21	End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$66K	$84K
Total assetsLn 16	$66K	$87K
LiabilitiesLn 26	$0	$0
Net assetsLn 32	$66K	$87K

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5	$130K		$100K	$30K
Management feesLn 11a	$27K		$27K
Legal feesLn 11b	$22K		$22K
Accounting feesLn 11c	$2K		$2K
Advertising and promotionLn 12	$37K	$37K
Office expensesLn 13	$14K	$14K
Information technologyLn 14	$43K	$43K
OccupancyLn 16	$2K	$2K
TravelLn 17	$26K	$26K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19	$17K	$17K
Payments to affiliatesLn 21	$53K	$53K
InsuranceLn 23	$1K	$1K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$211K	$204K	$0	$7K
Total functional expensesLn 25	$586K	$398K	$151K	$37K

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2024 Latest	$459K	$371K	$88K	$104K	990 PDF
FY2023	$269K	$301K	−$32K	$16K	990 PDF
FY2022	$425K	$465K	−$40K	$47K	990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing	$607K	$586K	$21K	$87K	990 PDF
FY2020	$383K	$329K	$55K	$66K	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 O · Explanations

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Part I · Summary $607,439 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $383,232$607,432

I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0

I-10 Investment incomePrior year $3$7

I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $383,235$607,439

I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0

I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0

I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $74,500$129,600

I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $254,012$456,627

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $328,512$586,227

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $54,723$21,212

Part VI · Governance 0 of 6 board members independent, 4 to look at

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body6

VI-1b Independent voting members0

VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo

VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo

VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo

VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo

VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo

Part VIII · Statement of revenue $607,439 across 11 lines filed

VIII-1a Federated campaigns$0

VIII-1b Membership dues$0

VIII-1c Fundraising events$0

VIII-1d Related organizations$0

VIII-1e Government grants$0

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$607,432

VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$0

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$607,432

VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $7 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$7

VIII-5 RoyaltiesRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $7 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$607,439

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $586,227 across 13 lines filed

IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $99,600 · Fundraising $30,000$129,600

IX-11a Management feesManagement $27,000$27,000

IX-11b Legal feesManagement $21,942$21,942

IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $2,450$2,450

IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $37,371$37,371

IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $14,438$14,438

IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $43,455$43,455

IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $1,736$1,736

IX-17 TravelPrograms $26,094$26,094

IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $16,627$16,627

IX-21 Payments to affiliatesPrograms $52,850$52,850

IX-23 InsurancePrograms $1,211$1,211

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $204,002 · Management $0 · Fundraising $7,451$211,453

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $397,784 · Management $150,992 · Fundraising $37,451$586,227

Part X · Balance sheet $87,089 assets, 9 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $50,877$54,389

X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $15,000$30,000

X-4 Accounts receivable$2,700

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $65,877$87,089

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0

X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $65,877$87,089

X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $0$0

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $65,877$87,089

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $65,877$87,089

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $87,089 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$607,439

XI-2 Total expenses$586,227

XI-3 Revenue less expenses$21,212

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$65,877

XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$0

XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$0

XI-7 Investment expenses$0

XI-8 Prior period adjustments$0

XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$87,089

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2021 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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