The Freedom Foundation
Donations deductibleThe Freedom Foundation's network
9 people5 organisationsi9 people and 5 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (9). Violet dotted lines (5) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.The board
9 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.Tenure and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed tenure is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 13 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI; we list 9 in Part VII (Part VII does not always name every voting member).| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alicia Faust | Director | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Amanda Brant | Company secretary | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Brian Eschen | President | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Chris Wheeler | Director | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Derrick Claye | Director | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Jim Neal | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Matt Dlouhy | Treasurer | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Rob Klein | Director | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Roger Jensen | Board Vice President | 2018 | 8 yrs |
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more
Officers and senior leadership
5 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.| Name | Title as filed | On the filings |
|---|---|---|
| Brian Eschen | President | 2024 |
| Lexi Coberly | Executive Dir. | since 2022 |
| Lexi Coberly EFF NOV 2020 | Executive Director | 2020 |
| Roger Jensen | Vice President | 2024 |
| Thomas Ward | Treasurer | 2024 |
Pay and hours
year to 31 December 2024iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.| Name | Title as filed | Hours a week | Pay from the organisation | Related organisations | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lexi Coberly | Executive Dir. | 40 | $62k | ||
| Brian Eschen | President | 40 | $0 | ||
| Roger Jensen | Vice President | 25 | $0 | ||
| Thomas Ward | Treasurer | 5 | $0 |
About
- Legal name
- The Freedom Foundation
- EIN
- 463280693
- Address
- 4001 Center Point Rd Ne, Cedar Rapids, IA, 52402-6406
- State
- Iowa
- Mission
- The Freedom Foundation serves many needs of active duty, reserve and honorably discharged military veterans. We provide a place for veterans to interact with fellow veterans and share in the camaraderie that they have shared while proudly serving our country. We diligently work within our organization and other organizatins to assist veterans with lodging, food, transportation, financial and... (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- P50 Human services
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Human Services
- Size band
- 6 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 2013
- IRS ruling date
- 1 February 2014
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 5, latest 2023
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
- Principal officer
- Charles F Elias (Form 990-N, tax year 2015)
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥8years on the filingsJim Neal
≥8years on the filingsRoger Jensen
≥7years on the filingsAmanda Brant
≥7years on the filingsChris Wheeler
Latest return
year to 31 December 2024iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 December 2024. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $2.2m
- Total liabilities
- $0
- Net assets or fund balances
- $2.2m
- Contributions and grants received
- $1.4m
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Grants and similar paid out
- $82k
- Employees
- 3
- Volunteers
- 234
Filed finances
1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.| Tax year | Total revenue | Total expenses | Surplus or deficit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1.4m | $288k | $1.1m |
As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.
State registration
1 entityiBusiness-entity registers published by US states. These records are matched to this organisation by name and state, not by EIN, and are labelled as likely matches. Street addresses are not shown.The Freedom Foundation likely matchiMatched by exact name and state (and ZIP where shown). State registers do not publish EINs, so this is not a confirmed match. Source: Iowa Secretary of State, active business entities (data.iowa.gov ez5t-3qay). Licence: CC BY 4.0. Attribution: Iowa Secretary of State. Data last fetched 18 October 2026.
- State
- Iowa
- Entity type
- Revised Domestic Non-Profit
- Status
- Active
- Formed
- 10 July 2013
- Registered agent
- Gary J Streit (city and state not held)