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Cedice Foundation

EIN 52-1711334 · Arlington, VA

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

What it says it does

TO PROMOTE A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF THE ECONOMIC CONCEPT OF THE FREE MARKET AND INDIVIDUAL LIBERTY.

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

We do not score finances when yearly spending is very small or the return has too little detail. The ratios stop meaning much at that size.

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

Good: 81 out of 100. Higher than 70% of charities in its peer group (international, under $250k).

Independent board
25 of 25
5 of 5 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15
Has a 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
10 of 10
Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
No reported misuse
10 of 10
Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 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)

THE CEDICE FOUNDATION IS A NON-PARTISAN FREE MARKET ORGANIZATION. ITS MAIN OBJECTIVE IS TO PROMOTE A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF THE ECONOMIC CONCEPT OF THE FREE MARKET AND INDIVIDUAL LIBERTY. ADDITIONALLY, CEDICE PARTICIPATES IN THE ANNUAL LIBERTY FORUM, HOSTED BY THE ATLAS ECONOMIC RESEARCH FOUNDATION (ATLAS NETWORK), A GATHERING OF THINK TANKS FROM AROUND THE GLOBE WHO MEET TO DISCUSS ACTIVITIES AND TO EXCHANGE IDEAS IN THE ADVANCEMENT OF FREE ECONOMIC CONCEPTS AND INDIVIDUAL LIBERTIES WORLDWIDE. DURING THE EVENT, THE TEMPLETON FREEDOM AWARD IS ANNOUNCED. CEDICE VENEZUELA HAS BEEN A TWO TIME RECIPIENT OF THIS AWARD.
$9,700 spent. THE ORGANIZATION UNDERTOOK AN ADDITIONAL PARTNERSHIP WITH ATLAS NETWORK AND OTHER THINK TANKS IN 2024 TO PRODUCE THE BUREAUCRACY INDEX. THIS INDEX GIVES COUNTRIES AN UNDERSTANDING OF WHERE THEY RANK IN TERMS OF EFFICIECNY AND PRODUCTIVITY.
$30,000 spent. IN 2024, CEDICE LAUNCHED A PROGRAM CALLED, "BUILDING CITIZENSHIP" TO EDUCATE THE NEW GENERATION ABOUT ECONOMIC FREEDOM. THE PROGRAM HAS PERMITTED THE TRAINING OF FACILITATORS WHO IN TURN VISIT SCHOOLS, UNIVERSITIES, AND COMMUNITY CENTERS TEACHING FREE MARKET ECONOMIC CONCEPTS, PROPERTY LAW, AND INDIVIDUAL RIGHTS.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 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 October 13, 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 October 13, 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 October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2024.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since April 1991.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 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 21, 2026.

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