The Center for Freethought Equality

Not tax-deductible

Washington, DC501(c)(4)Civil Rights & AdvocacyEIN 52-2448073

An educational philosophic organization in support of the lifestance of humanism that will present a humanist perspective to the general public.

94¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 10 volunteers and 2 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2024 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(4)
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
No
Donations are not tax-deductible
Worth a look: the IRS does not list 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
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $16K a year · 5% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
94%
of spending
Looks good: 94% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 4.0 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $49K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$29K
17% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 17% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
11
of 11 voting members
Looks good: 11 of 11 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$347K
+40% vs prior year
Spent
$371K
To programs
94%
Net assets
$144K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$347K
FY2024▲ +40%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$317K
FY2021$304K
FY2022$305K
FY2023$248K
FY2024$347K
Expenses
$371K
FY2024▲ +74%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$267K
FY2021$336K
FY2022$257K
FY2023$213K
FY2024$371K
Net assets
$144K
FY2024▼ -14%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$115K
FY2021$83K
FY2022$131K
FY2023$167K
FY2024$144K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Exemption reinstated (2011-05-15). Per the IRS revocation list. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Aug 2012.

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

Where the money goes

94 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 94% · $348K Management & general 6% · $22K

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

Who runs it and what they're paid

12 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Promotes a humanist perspective on life through public education.

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1 program service account for $348K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
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The center for freethought equality is dedicated to notifying and educating citizens and leaders about key issues that affect humanist and other nontheistic americans; increase public awareness and acceptance of humanism through our flagship website, interactive communication through social media, and direct mail to NON-MEMBERS.EDUCATION…

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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
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$49K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$347K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$347K
Investment incomeLn 3$67
Other incomeLn 4–11$5
Money outPt IX
$371K
Ln 25
Programscol B$348K
Managementcol C$22K
Owns and owesPt X
$144K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$124K
Total assetsLn 16$173K
LiabilitiesLn 26$29K
PeoplePt VI, VII
12
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a11
IndependentVI 1b11
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$347K
Investment incomeLn 3$67
Other incomeLn 4–11$5
Total revenueLn 12$347K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$6K
SavingsLn 2$118K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$124K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$292
Total assetsLn 16$173K
LiabilitiesLn 26$29K
Net assetsLn 32$144K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 52
VolunteersI 610
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
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$196K$124K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$643$292
Total assetsLn 16$257K$173K
LiabilitiesLn 26$90K$29K
Net assetsLn 32$167K$144K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$88K$88K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$2K$2K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$464$464
Payroll taxesLn 10$6K$6K
Management feesLn 11a$45K$45K
Accounting feesLn 11c$2K$2K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$138K$138K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$2K$2K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$21K$21K
Office expensesLn 13$8K$7K$1K
Information technologyLn 14$14K$14K
TravelLn 17$5K$5K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$38K$38K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$351$351
All other expensesLn 24e$698$698
Total functional expensesLn 25$371K$348K$22K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $347K$371K−$23K$144K 990 PDF
FY2023 $248K$213K$36K$167K 990 PDF
FY2022 $305K$257K$48K$131K 990 PDF
FY2021 $304K$336K−$32K$83K 990 PDF
FY2020 $317K$267K$50K$115K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2024 990 (4 parts)
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $347,320 across 5 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $5 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1d Related organizations$49,111
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$298,137
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$347,248
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $67$67
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $72$347,320
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $370,613 across 15 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $88,097$88,097
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $1,926$1,926
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $464$464
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $6,197$6,197
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $45,000$45,000
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $1,900$1,900
IX-11d Lobbying feesPrograms $137,803$137,803
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $2,455$2,455
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $20,610$20,610
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $6,989 · Management $1,168$8,157
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $13,722$13,722
IX-17 TravelPrograms $4,803$4,803
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $38,430$38,430
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $351$351
IX-24e All other expensesManagement $698$698
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $348,137 · Management $22,476 · Fundraising $0$370,613
Part X · Balance sheet $172,502 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $46,771$6,313
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $149,439$117,984
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $53,829$39,587
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $5,955$8,326
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $643$292
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $256,637$172,502
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $89,519$28,677
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $89,519$28,677
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $167,118$143,825
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $167,118$143,825
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $256,637$172,502
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $143,825 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$347,320
XI-2 Total expenses$370,613
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$23,293
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$167,118
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$143,825

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

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