Liberty First Project INC: Nonprofit Profile, Financials & Form 990 (EIN 85-1668545)

Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021	$189K
FY2024	$684K

Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021	$191K
FY2024	$56K

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

100 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

100%

Program services 100% · $1.0M

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

2 people listed on the 990; $10K paid to officers and key staff (Part VII, Section A).

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation

Michelle Schroeder

Chairman

$10,000Pt VII · Sec A

Michael Pirner

Secretary/Treasurer

$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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Educates citizens on constitutional rights, freedoms, limited government, and family values.

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1 program · $1.0M · in their own filed words · FY2024

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Educating the public on the importance of protection our individual constitutional rights and freedoms as citizens of the United States and of Kansas and advancing public awareness of the traditional principles of limited government, free enterprise, and family values

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2024. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 85-1668545) · Dispute this line

$1.0Mprogram 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 · FY2023

Revenue Based Finance Coalition INCFY2023$5K

Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$5K

Grants paid · 4 grants · $135K · 2024–2024

Trails West INCFY2024$50,000

American Legislative Exchange CouncilVA · FY2024$50,000

Kansas Truth Caucus INCKS · FY2024$18,497

Kansas Family Voice INCKS · FY2024$16,129

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$684K

Ln 12

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$684K

Money outPt IX

$1.0M

Ln 25

Programscol B$1.0M

Owns and owesPt X

$56K

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$56K

Total assetsLn 16$56K

LiabilitiesLn 26$0

PeoplePt VI, VII

2

listed · VII A

PaidVII A1

Voting boardVI 1a2

IndependentVI 1b2

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$684K

Government grantsLn 1e$0

Noncash giftsLn 1g$0

Fundraising eventsLn 1c$0

Total revenueLn 12$684K

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$56K

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$56K

Total assetsLn 16$56K

LiabilitiesLn 26$0

Net assetsLn 32$56K

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 50

VolunteersI 62

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

Line	Start FY24	End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$387K	$56K
Total assetsLn 16	$387K	$56K
LiabilitiesLn 26	$0	$0
Net assetsLn 32	$387K	$56K

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1	$135K	$135K
Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Ln 5	$10K	$10K
Legal feesLn 11b	$7K	$7K
Office expensesLn 13	$707	$707
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$864K	$864K	$0	$0
Total functional expensesLn 25	$1.0M	$1.0M	$0	$0

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2024 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Nov 17, 2025	$684K	$1.0M	−$332K	$56K	990 PDF
FY2023	Not on file
FY2022	Not on file
FY2021Filed with the IRS May 16, 2022	$189K			$191K	990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

I · Grants O · Explanations

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Part I · Summary $684,500 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $55,000$684,500

I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0

I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0

I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $55,000$684,500

I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $5,000$134,627

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

I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $0$10,000

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

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,367$871,601

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $6,367$1,016,228

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $48,633−$331,728

Part VI · Governance 2 of 2 board members independent, 2 to look at

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body2

VI-1b Independent voting members2

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 $684,500 across 9 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$684,500

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

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$684,500

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$684,500

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,016,228 across 5 lines filed

IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $134,627$134,627

IX-5 Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Programs $10,000$10,000

IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $6,748$6,748

IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $707$707

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $864,146 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$864,146

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,016,228 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$1,016,228

Part X · Balance sheet $55,504 assets, 8 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $387,232$55,504

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $387,232$55,504

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0

X-29 Capital stock or trust principalStart of year $0$0

X-30 Paid-in or capital surplusStart of year $0$0

X-31 Retained earnings or endowmentStart of year $387,232$55,504

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $387,232$55,504

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $387,232$55,504

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $55,504 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$684,500

XI-2 Total expenses$1,016,228

XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$331,728

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$387,232

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$55,504

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

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