Freedom Club
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What it says it does
EDUCATE MINNESOTA VOTERS ABOUT ISSUES AND CANDIDATES.
- Income
- $714,528
- Spending
- $662,299
- Employees
- 1
- Highest pay
- $106,667, executive di
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Financial health
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. How we rate
Governance
This return does not answer enough of the governance questions to score.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (1)
- $598,851 spent. THE FREEDOM CLUB, THROUGH MEETINGS, EARNED MEDIA, PAID MEDIA, AND OTHER FORMS OF COMMUNICATIONS, ACTIVELY WORKS TO PROMOTE CONSERVATIVE IDEALS AND FREE MARKET PRINCIPLES TO MAKE MINNESOTA A BETTER PLACE TO LIVE, WORK, AND RAISE A FAMILY. PUBLIC EDUCATION OF CONSERVATIVE ISSUES AND VALUES: FREEDOM CLUB AIMS TO RESTORE JUST AND LIMITED GOVERNMENT TO MINNESOTA. FREEDOM CLUB BELIEVES IN EDUCATING ITS MEMBERS, CIVIC LEADERS, AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC IN THE PRINCIPLES OF LIBERTY. FREEDOM CLUB WILL ACTIVELY WORK TO PROMOTE CONSERVATIVE IDEALS TO MAKE MINNESOTA A BETTER PLACE TO LIVE, WORK, AND RAISE A FAMILY. THIS ACTIVITY WILL TAKE PLACE YEAR-ROUND VIA PROMOTION THROUGH TOWN HALL MEETINGS, TELEVISION ADVERTISEMENTS, RADIO ADVERTISEMENTS, DIRECT MAIL, INTERNET COMMUNICATIONS, AND OTHER FORMS OF COMMONLY USED MEDIA. THIS ACTIVITY FURTHER PROMOTES OUR EXEMPT PURPOSE OF PROMOTING SOCIAL WELFARE BY EDUCATING THE PUBLIC ON FISCAL AND SOCIAL ISSUES OF IMPORTANCE. THIS ACTIVITY WAS CONDUCTED THROUGHOUT MINNESOTA BY VOLUNTEERS, EMPLOYEES, AND PAID CONSULTANTS OF THE ORGANIZATION. SOCIAL GATHERINGS AND CLUB MEETINGS: FREEDOM CLUB MEET MONTHLY TO DISCUSS AND EDUCATE ATTENDEES ABOUT THE PRINCIPLES OF LIBERTY AND CONSERVATIVE IDEALS. FREEDOM CLUB WILL ALSO HOLD PERIODIC SOCIAL GATHERINGS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC TO PROMOTE THESE SAME IDEALS. THE ACTIVITY FURTHERS OUR EXEMPT PURPOSE OF PROMOTING SOCIAL WELFARE BY EDUCATING THE PUBLIC AND CIVIC LEADERS ON FISCAL AND SOCIAL ISSUES OF IMPORTANCE. THIS ACTIVITY WAS CONDUCTED IN MINNESOTA BY VOLUNTEERS, EMPLOYEES, AND PAID CONSULTANTS OF THE ORGANIZATION. LOBBYING: DURING THE MINNESOTA LEGISLATIVE SESSION (JANUARY-MAY), IT WILL BE IMPORTANT FOR FREEDOM CLUB TO MAINTAIN PRESENCE AT THE CAPITOL. FREEDOM CLUB MAY HIRE A LOBBYIST TO INFLUENCE THE LEGISLATIVE AGENDA AND TO PROMOTE FREEDOM CLUBS CONSERVATIVE IDEALS AND PRINCIPLES OF LIBERTY. THIS ACTIVITY FURTHERS OUR EXEMPT PURPOSE OF PROMOTING SOCIAL WELFARE BY ENCOURAGING POLICY MAKERS TO DISCUSS FISCAL AND SOCIAL ISSUES OF IMPORTANCE. THIS ACTIVITY WAS CONDUCTED IN MINNESOTA BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF FREEDOM CLUB WITH ASSISTANCE FROM PAID LOBBYISTS. IN 2022 FREEDOM CLUB EDUCATED OVER 100,000 VOTERS ON IMPORTANT ISSUES AND CONNECTED TENS OF THOUSANDS OF RESIDENTS TO ELECTED OFFICIALS. THE FREEDOM CLUB, THROUGH MEETINGS, EARNED MEDIA, PAID MEDIA, AND OTHER FORMS OF COMMUNICATIONS, ACTIVELY WORKS TO PROMOTE CONSERVATIVE IDEALS AND FREE MARKET PRINCIPLES TO MAKE MINNESOTA A BETTER PLACE TO LIVE, WORK, AND RAISE A FAMILY. PUBLIC EDUCATION OF CONSERVATIVE ISSUES AND VALUES: FREEDOM CLUB AIMS TO RESTORE JUST AND LIMITED GOVERNMENT TO MINNESOTA. FREEDOM CLUB BELIEVES IN EDUCATING ITS MEMBERS, CIVIC LEADERS, AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC IN THE PRINCIPLES OF LIBERTY. FREEDOM CLUB WILL ACTIVELY WORK TO PROMOTE CONSERVATIVE IDEALS TO MAKE MINNESOTA A BETTER PLACE TO LIVE, WORK, AND RAISE A FAMILY. THIS ACTIVITY WILL TAKE PLACE YEAR-ROUND VIA PROMOTION THROUGH TOWN HALL MEETINGS, TELEVISION ADVERTISEMENTS, RADIO ADVERTISEMENTS, DIRECT MAIL, INTERNET COMMUNICATIONS, AND OTHER FORMS OF COMMONLY USED MEDIA. THIS ACTIVITY FURTHER PROMOTES OUR EXEMPT PURPOSE OF PROMOTING SOCIAL WELFARE BY EDUCATING THE PUBLIC ON FISCAL AND SOCIAL ISSUES OF IMPORTANCE. THIS ACTIVITY WAS CONDUCTED THROUGHOUT MINNESOTA BY VOLUNTEERS, EMPLOYEES, AND PAID CONSULTANTS OF THE ORGANIZATION. SOCIAL GATHERINGS AND CLUB MEETINGS: FREEDOM CLUB MEET MONTHLY TO DISCUSS AND EDUCATE ATTENDEES ABOUT THE PRINCIPLES OF LIBERTY AND CONSERVATIVE IDEALS. FREEDOM CLUB WILL ALSO HOLD PERIODIC SOCIAL GATHERINGS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC TO PROMOTE THESE SAME IDEALS. THE ACTIVITY FURTHERS OUR EXEMPT PURPOSE OF PROMOTING SOCIAL WELFARE BY EDUCATING THE PUBLIC AND CIVIC LEADERS ON FISCAL AND SOCIAL ISSUES OF IMPORTANCE. THIS ACTIVITY WAS CONDUCTED IN MINNESOTA BY VOLUNTEERS, EMPLOYEES, AND PAID CONSULTANTS OF THE ORGANIZATION. LOBBYING: DURING THE MINNESOTA LEGISLATIVE SESSION (JANUARY-MAY), IT WILL BE IMPORTANT FOR FREEDOM CLUB TO MAINTAIN PRESENCE AT THE CAPITOL. FREEDOM CLUB MAY HIRE A LOBBYIST TO INFLUENCE THE LEGISLATIVE AGENDA AND TO PROMOTE FREEDOM CLUBS CONSERVATIVE IDEALS AND PRINCIPLES OF LIBERTY. THIS ACTIVITY FURTHERS OUR EXEMPT PURPOSE OF PROMOTING SOCIAL WELFARE BY ENCOURAGING POLICY MAKERS TO DISCUSS FISCAL AND SOCIAL ISSUES OF IMPORTANCE. THIS ACTIVITY WAS CONDUCTED IN MINNESOTA BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF FREEDOM CLUB WITH ASSISTANCE FROM PAID LOBBYISTS. IN 2022 FREEDOM CLUB EDUCATED OVER 100,000 VOTERS ON IMPORTANT ISSUES AND CONNECTED TENS OF THOUSANDS OF RESIDENTS TO ELECTED OFFICIALS.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(4) social welfare 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? Caution.
The IRS master file records contributions to this 501(c)(4) social welfare organization as not deductible.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 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 September 7, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since July 2012.
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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