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Free the People Fight the Power Foundation

EIN 47-5598652 · Washington, DC

Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.

What it says it does

OUR MISSION IS TO INSPIRE A NEW GENERATION TO EMBRACE PERSONAL LIBERTY, PEACEFUL COOPERATION AND LIMITED GOVERNMENT.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending October 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Weak: 39 out of 100. Higher than 4% of charities in its peer group (civil rights, $1m to $10m).

Reserves
4 of 35
Spendable reserves would cover 0.9 months of spending.
Debt
10 of 20
It owes 31% of what it owns.
Living within its means
0 of 15
Spending exceeded income by 16% of income.
Income trend
10 of 15
Income fell 2% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 15
86% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 13 cents.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending October 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Fair: 51 out of 100. Higher than 6% of charities in its peer group (civil rights, $1m to $10m).

Independent board
18 of 25
4 of 4 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
0 of 15
Reports no written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
0 of 8
Reports no written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
0 of 7
Reports no written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5
Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
0 of 10
Did not give the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Independent check of accounts
15 of 15
Its accounts were audited by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
10 of 10
Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending October 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.

Programs described in its return (3)

$259,724 spent. COMEDY IS MURDER: A SERIES OF SKETCH COMEDIES THAT IT TAKES OUR AUDIENCE TO PLACES THEY MIGHT NEVER WILLINGLY GO, AND THEN MAKES THEM LAUGH. IT BRINGS TO LIGHT THE ABSURD NATURE OF THE WORLD-THINGS THAT IN OTHER CONTEXTS WOULD MAKE US ANGRY OR SAD, AND CONJURES JOY OUT OF PAIN.
$291,015 spent. KIBBE ON LIBERTY: PRODUCED IN PARTERNSHIP WITH BLAZETV, KIBBE ON LIBERTY IS A WEEKLY SHOW WITH LIBERTARIAN AUTHOR AND ECONOMIST, MATT KIBBE. KIBBE ON LIBERTY'S GUESTS INCLUDE POLITICIANS, ECONOMISTS, MUSICIANS, WRITERS, RADIO PERSONALITY, ACTIVIST, JOURNALISTS AND EVEN MAGICIANS - WITH CONVERSATIONS RANGING FROM CURRENT AFFAIRS TO OBSCURE PHILOSOPHY.
$279,144 spent. GROWING OUR AUDIENCE: GROWING OUR AUDIENCE AND EXPANDING OUR VIEWERSHIP TO HELP MORE PEOPLE DISCOVER AWARD-WINNING DOCUMENTARY FILMS AND ORIGINAL VIDEO SERIES THAT ILLUMINATE THE PEOPLE AND IDEAS CHANGING THE WORLD FOR THE BETTER. WE WANT TO FREE PEOPLE FROM THEIR DIGITAL ECHO CHAMBERS; TO PUT THE FUN BACK INTO THE PURSUIT OF KNOWLEDGE.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending October 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 30, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 10, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending October 2024.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since July 2016.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 7, 2026.

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