EIN 74-3160646

The Free State Foundation

IRS 501(c) type
501(c)(3)
Num. employees
5
Year formed
2005
Most recent tax filings
2022-12-01
Description
The Free State Foundation educates policymakers at the federal and state levels on free market, limited government, and rule of law principles.
Total revenues
$1,219,957
2022
Total expenses
$1,191,333
2022
Total assets
$3,306,788
2022
Num. employees
5
2022

Program areas at The Free State Foundation

Communications law and reform project: The goal of this project, The Foundation's largest, is to reform communications and internet law and policy to conform to The dynamic technological and competitive marketplace realities of The digital age. During 2022, The Foundation published 64 articles and scholarly studies as part of its "perspectives from fsf scholars" series. It published 173 separate blogs. Foundation scholars were published and quoted often in major national publications and two or three times weekly in leading trade press publications. Fsf also filed 10 sets of substantive public comments in agency rulemaking and policy proceedings, including at The federal communications commission, federal trade commission, and The national telecommunications and information administration. On may 6, 2022, fsf held its fourteenth annual telecom policy conference, its first in-person policy conference post-pandemic. The conference attracted over 120 attendees and a diverse group of distinguished speakers from academia, senior government officials, inlcuding fcc, ftc, and ntia leaders, public interest organizations, and industry. In july 2022, fsf hosted a webinar via zoom on "hot topics" in copyright law. All of these Free State Foundation events were open to The public, widely covered in The press, and videos of The proceedings were made available to The public.
Maryland government law and reform project: The goal of this project is to conduct research and educational activities that promote policies for Maryland that are consistent with fiscal discipline and with a Free market, less regulatory direction. During 2022, fsf also published articles and commentaries relating to improving Maryland's fiscal, economic, and regulatory policies, including its technology policies, and to reforming its budget processes. Free State Foundation scholars maintain a blog to include comments on Maryland fiscal, economic, and regulatory issues. During 2022, 9 separate "perspectives from fsf scholars and blogs were published regarding various Maryland policy issues, including The budget, taxes, regulatory reform, and State e-book licensing legislation.

Who funds The Free State Foundation

Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
GrantmakerDescriptionAmount
Ncta - The Internet and Television Association (NCTA)General Support 2022$165,000
MywirelessorgGeneral Support$100,000
Motion Picture Association (MPAA)General Support$50,000
...and 3 more grants received

Personnel at The Free State Foundation

NameTitleCompensation
Randolph J MayPresident$362,694
Seth CooperDirector of Policy Studies$211,950
Andrew LongSenior Fellow$146,778
Laurie J MaySecretary and Treasurer$112,234

Financials for The Free State Foundation

RevenuesFYE 12/2022
Total grants, contributions, etc.$1,167,105
Program services$0
Investment income and dividends$51,857
Tax-exempt bond proceeds$0
Royalty revenue$60
Net rental income$0
Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets$935
Net income from fundraising events$0
Net income from gaming activities$0
Net income from sales of inventory$0
Miscellaneous revenues$0
Total revenues$1,219,957

Form 990s for The Free State Foundation

Fiscal year endingDate received by IRSFormPDF link
2022-122023-10-20990View PDF
2021-122022-10-17990View PDF
2020-122022-07-11990View PDF
2019-122022-02-15990View PDF
2018-122019-12-30990View PDF
...and 8 more Form 990s

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Data update history
December 30, 2023
Received grants
Identified 4 new grant, including a grant for $165,000 from Ncta - The Internet and Television Association (NCTA)
December 5, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2022
December 4, 2023
Updated personnel
Identified 1 new personnel
July 14, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2021
June 3, 2023
Updated personnel
Identified 5 new personnel
Nonprofit Types
Social advocacy organizationsPublic sector nonprofitsCharities
Issues
EducationPublic policy
Characteristics
Political advocacyTax deductible donations
General information
Address
10701 Stapleford Hall Dr
Potomac, MD 20854
Metro area
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV
County
Montgomery County, MD
Website URL
freestatefoundation.org/ 
Phone
(301) 299-3182
IRS details
EIN
74-3160646
Fiscal year end
December
Taxreturn type
Form 990
Year formed
2005
Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
Yes
Categorization
NTEE code, primary
W20: Government and Public Administration
NAICS code, primary
813319: Social Advocacy Organizations
Parent/child status
Independent
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