Freedom Research Foundation

Analysis

Freedom Research Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Washington, DC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 2016, 10 years ago. Its declared purposes cover international, foreign affairs and national security, which this site groups under overseas aid and international. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Freedom Research Foundation reported income of $479k and spending of $407k, spending 85% of its income. Across the 3 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2023, income grew from $363k to $479k (+32%), an average of +15% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 68%. Over the whole period it spent 75% of the income it received.

Among 10,317 United States charities whose main cause is overseas aid and international and that reported income, Freedom Research Foundation sits at the 70th percentile: it is larger than about 70% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 70th percentile, and in the 43rd percentile within DC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Global Sojourns Giving Circle ($479k), The Wordsower Company Inc ($480k) and Gap Missions Ministries ($479k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $131k (32% of expenses). At year end it held assets of $166k against liabilities of $13k, net assets of $153k.