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US nonprofit · EIN 474573708 · Washington, DCiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 474573708) - NTEE activity code, address.Board and officers IRS Form 990 annual filings, Part VII (directors, trustees, officers, key employees), read year by year to observe time served.Latest return IRS Form 990 series e-file data - 990 for the year to 31 December 2024: assets, liabilities, staff, website, telephone, pay.Renewal outlook Computed by Governance Register from the observed filing history and filed revenue. Not a statement that the organisation is recruiting.Principal officer IRS Form 990-N (e-Postcard) - principal officer named for tax year 2019.Deductibility IRS Publication 78 data (code PC), downloaded 18 October 2026.Licence US Federal Government public domain.How we handle data

Freedom Research Foundation

Donations deductible
Revenue
$10k
year to 31 December 2024
Expenses
$82k
year to 31 December 2024
Total assets
$83k
$2k liabilities
Net assets
$81k
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
5
5.0 years on average
Staff
0
3 volunteers
Chair observed
≥1 yr
Tom Wentling
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
How am I connected?

Freedom Research Foundation's network

5 people1 organisationi5 people and 1 organisation on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (5). Violet dotted lines (1) 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

5 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.Time served and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed time served is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 4 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.
NameRole as filedSinceOn the board
Tom Wentling ChairChairman2022
4 yrs
Amanda McDonaldDirector/Secretary Beg. November2022
4 yrs
Brandon WheelerCEO/President2020
6 yrs
Nadine MaenzaTreasurer2020
6 yrs
Ryan PerezSecretary Thru November2023
3 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more

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.
NameTitle as filedHours a weekPay from the organisationRelated organisationsOther
Brandon WheelerPresident of the Board & CEO30$0
Thomas WentlingChairman2$0
Nadine MaenzaTreasurer0.5$0
Caroline Amanda McDonaldSecretary0.5$0

No pay was reported for anyone in Part VII on this return.

About

Legal name
Freedom Research Foundation
EIN
474573708
Address
1455 Pennsylvania Ave Nw Ste 400, Washington, DC, 20004-1017
State
District of Columbia
Mission
The mission of the freedom research foundation is to send americans to confront our enemies by empowering those who share our values. We believe in the foundational principles that made america the greatest political achievement in human civilization. We work globally with those who share these ideals. Since 1984, we go where we see our enemies trying to establish power through political... (as filed on the Form 990)
Activity (NTEE)
Q30 International, foreign affairs and national security
IRS classification
501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
Classified purpose
International, Foreign Affairs & National Security
Size band
3 (IRS master file code)
Formed
2015
Principal officer
Brandon Wheeler (as named on the Form 990)
IRS ruling date
1 June 2016
Status
Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
Form 990 filings on record
3, latest 2023
IRS Publication 78
PC (contributions deductible)

Most connected

Longest observed on the filings

≥6years on the filingsBrandon Wheeler
≥6years on the filingsNadine Maenza
≥4years on the filingsTom Wentling
≥4years on the filingsAmanda McDonald

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
$83k
Total liabilities
$2k
Net assets or fund balances
$81k
Contributions and grants received
$10k
Program service revenue
$0
Employees
0
Volunteers
3

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.
Freedom Research 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: DC Department of Licensing and Consumer Protection (DLCP), corporate registrations (opendata.dc.gov). Licence: CC BY 4.0. Attribution: DC DLCP. Data last fetched 18 October 2026.
State
District of Columbia
Entity type
Domestic Nonprofit Corporation
Status
Active - In Good Standing
Formed
17 July 2015
Registered agent
Registered Agents Inc (city and state not held)