Defending Liberty INC

San Diego, CAUnknown exempt organizationEIN 81-2320022

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To provide strategic assistance to organizations and individuals who are targeted by the government on account of their political, religious, or ideological beliefs.

Run by 4 volunteers.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2020 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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Spent on programs
0%
of spending
Concern: 0% of spending went to programs; under 50%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$624
to officers and key staff · 15% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 15% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
472 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 471.6 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$431
0.3% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
2
of 3 voting members
Looks good: 2 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
$0
Spent
$4K
To programs
0%
Net assets
$160K

From the FY2020 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2020.

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

Where the money goes

What each dollar paid for.

Management & general 100% · $4K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

5 people listed on the 990; $624 paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$624Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$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

Defends individuals and groups targeted by government for their beliefs.

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1 program · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

To provide strategic assistance to organizations and individuals who are targeted by the government on account of their political, religious, or ideological beliefs.

Pt IX · col B

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$0
Ln 12
Money outPt IX
$4K
Ln 25
Managementcol C$4K
Owns and owesPt X
$160K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$161K
Total assetsLn 16$161K
LiabilitiesLn 26$431
PeoplePt VI, VII
5
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a3
IndependentVI 1b2
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$0
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$161K
SavingsLn 2$0
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$161K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$161K
LiabilitiesLn 26$431
Net assetsLn 32$160K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 64
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$168K$161K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Total assetsLn 16$168K$161K
LiabilitiesLn 26$3K$431
Net assetsLn 32$164K$160K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$814$814
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$202$202
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$193$193
Payroll taxesLn 10$73$73
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$2K$2K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$0
Office expensesLn 13$797$797
Information technologyLn 14$18$18
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$0
TravelLn 17$0
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0
InsuranceLn 23$0
All other expensesLn 24e$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$4K$0$4K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2020 Latest Viewing $0$4K−$4K$160K 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 FY2020 990 (4 parts)
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $0 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$0
VIII-3 Investment income$0
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenue$0
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $4,087 across 30 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $814$814
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesManagement $202$202
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsManagement $193$193
IX-10 Payroll taxesManagement $73$73
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $1,990$1,990
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for services$0
IX-12 Advertising and promotion$0
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $797$797
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $18$18
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 Occupancy$0
IX-17 Travel$0
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$0
IX-23 Insurance$0
IX-24e All other expenses$0
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $0 · Management $4,087 · Fundraising $0$4,087
Part X · Balance sheet $160,628 assets, 18 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $167,513$160,628
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivable$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, net$0
X-11 Publicly traded securities$0
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assets$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $167,513$160,628
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $3,229$431
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $3,229$431
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $164,284$160,197
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $164,284$160,197
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $167,513$160,628
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $160,197 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$0
XI-2 Total expenses$4,087
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$4,087
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$164,284
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$160,197

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2020 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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