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Nonprofit · EIN 41-1916724

CITIZENS COUNCIL FOR HEALTH FREEDOM

Tax-exempt · SAINT PAUL, MN 55103

Financials

$791K$664K2023$936K$758K2024$1.3M$985K2025
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of CITIZENS COUNCIL FOR HEALTH FREEDOM by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
December 31, 2025990$1,322,282$985,361$336,921$2,544,601$42,012$2,502,589
December 31, 2024990$936,468$757,707$178,761$2,198,590$44,061$2,154,529
December 31, 2023990$791,297$664,032$127,265$2,028,523$75,763$1,952,760
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$1,294,112
Program service revenue
$7,965
Investment income
$70,479
Net gain from sales of assets
-$6,348
Net income from fundraising events
-$50,274
Other revenue
-$50,274

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$4,000
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$136,714
Other salaries and wages
$399,139
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$590,638
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Legal fees
$15,055
Accounting fees
$30,686
Occupancy
$16,285
Travel
$35,541
Depreciation
$8,920
Program services (functional)
$816,520
Management and general (functional)
$123,136
Fundraising (functional)
$45,705

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$2,198,590
Total assets, end of year
$2,544,601
Total liabilities, end of year
$42,012
Net assets, end of year
$2,502,589
Land, buildings and equipment
$27,608
Publicly traded securities
$1,833,569
Net assets without donor restrictions
$2,444,378
Net assets with donor restrictions
$58,211
Gross receipts
$1,514,103
Employees
10
Volunteers
23
Year formed
1998
State of legal domicile
MN

From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.

Officers, directors and key employees

As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025, highest compensation first.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
TWILA BRASEPRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
55$140,850
JEREMY MUNSONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
KAY NICKELSONTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0
KEITH MEYERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
MARY ASZMANNDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
MIKE MELNYCHUKVICE-TREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
NIGEL CLEMONDSSECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
SAGA STEVINDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
WAYNE KINGCHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
STEHANIE HOODDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 9 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
TWILA BRASEPRESIDENT
Officer
55$132,000
WAYNE KINGCHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
KAY NICKELSONTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0
MIKE MELNYCHUKVICE-TREASUR
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
NIGEL CLEMONDSSECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
SAGA STEVINDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
MARY ASZMANNDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
KEITH MEYERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
JEREMY MUNSONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 9 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
TWILA BRASEPRESIDENT
Officer
55$131,000
WAYNE KINGCHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
KAY NICKELSONTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0
MIKE MELNYCHUKVICE-TREASUR
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
NIGEL CLEMONDSSECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
SAGA STEVINDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
MARY ASZMANNDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
KEITH MEYERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
JEREMY MONSONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
161 RONDO AVE STE 923, SAINT PAUL, MN 55103-2308
In care of
% MARTIN KELLOGG
Principal officer (990 for 2025)
TWILA BRASE, 161 RONDO AVE 923, ST PAUL, MN 55103
Signed the 990
TWILA BRASE, PRESIDENT
Phone
(651) 646-8935
Return prepared by
COHNREZNICK ADVISORY LLC

Mission

CCHF EXISTS TO PROTECT PATIENT AND DOCTOR FREEDOM.

990 for the year ended December 31, 2025

Program accomplishments

  • EDUCATIONAL EFFORTS:HIPAA AS PART OF OUR "TRUTH ABOUT HIPAA INITIATIVE, CCHF LAUNCHED A CAMPAIGN TO EXPOSE THE HIPAA HOAX, EDUCATING AMERICANS ABOUT THE FEDERAL "PRIVACY RULE" THAT DOES NOT PROTECT PRIVACY, BUT PERMITS BROAD SHARING OF MEDICAL DATA.SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS - CCHF'S TEAM GAVE NEARLY 20 PRESENTATIONS IN 2025, INCLUDING ZOOM PRESENTATIONS, SPEECHES AT VARIOUS EVENTS IN CCHF'S HOME STATE OF MINNESOTA, SOUTH DAKOTA, NEW YORK, VIRGINIA, AND FLORIDA AND TWICE IN CALIFORNIA, INCLUDING THREE PRESENTATIONS AT FREEDOMFEST IN PALM SPRINGS. TOPICS INCLUDED HIPAA, HEALTH TECH ECOSYSTEM, MEDICARE TRAPS, AND REAL ID.ANNUAL GALA - DR. LEE MERRITT, MD WAS THE KEYNOTE SPEAKER AT CCHF'S ANNUAL FUNDRAISING GALA. THE EVENT WAS PACKED AS MORE THAN 400 GUESTS HEARD HER SHARE PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL STORIES IN DEFENSE OF HEALTH FREEDOM. THE PROGRAM ALSO INCLUDED AN INFORMATIVE FIRESIDE CHAT INTERVIEW WITH CCHF'S LEGISLATIVE AND POLICY DIRECTOR.SHARING NEWS AND PERSPECTIVES - APPROXIMATELY 5,722 COPIES OF OUR QUARTERLY HARDCOPY NEWSLETTER TO DONORS (HEALTH FREEDOM WATCH) WERE MAILED IN 2025. APPROXIMATELY 35,000 SUBSCRIBERS RECEIVE OUR WEEKLY ENEWS BY EMAIL, A 53.91% INCREASE FROM THE PREVIOUS YEAR. MAJOR INTERVIEWS INCLUDE THE EPOCH TIMES, POST MILLENNIAL, THE TENPENNY FILES (MONTHLY), STAND IN THE GAP (MONTHLY), CROSSPOLITIC, BRET WEINSTEIN'S DARK HORSE PODCAST, INFOWARS, BLAZE TV'S CONSERVATIVE REVIEW, DEL BIGTREE'S THE HIGHWIRE, THE SARAH WESTFALL SHOW, THE JIMMY DORE SHOW, AMERICAN FAMILY NEWS, FURTHERMORE WITH AMANDA HEAD, FINANCIAL ISSUES (MONTHLY) AND ONGOING INTERVIEWS ON FINANCIAL REBELLION. OVER THE YEAR, THERE WERE A TOTAL OF 130 INTERVIEWS BY NEWS MEDIA, WHICH IS A 7.4% INCREASE FROM 2024.WEBSITE / SOCIAL MEDIA ENGAGEMENT - THE CCHF WEBSITE HAD 607,612 VIEWS. OUR X ACCOUNT (FORMERLY TWITTER) EXPANDED FROM 1,496 FOLLOWERS TO 2,334 FOLLOWERS. INSTAGRAM EXPANDED FROM 215 FOLLOWERS TO 647 FOLLOWERS. OUR FACEBOOK ACCOUNT EXPANDED FROM APPROXIMATELY 17,000 FOLLOWERS TO APPROXIMATELY 60,000 FOLLOWERS, A 252.94% INCREASE, AND WE LAUNCHED A TIKTOK ACCOUNT ON JUNE 24TH, WHICH ACQUIRED 4,070 FOLLOWERS AND 573,790 VIEWS BY THE END OF 2025. HEALTH FREEDOM MINUTES (RADIO) - THIS ONE-OF-A-KIND NATIONAL RADIO PROGRAM SHARES ONE-MINUTE NUGGETS OF NEWS AND INSIGHTS EVERY WEEKDAY ON 870 RADIO STATIONS IN 48 STATES USING AN FTP SITE. OUR REACH WAS ALSO EXPANDED THROUGH SUBSCRIPTION TO AMB-OS, WHICH DISTRIBUTES FOR FREE ABOUT 95% OF ALL THE NATIONAL CHRISTIAN TEACHING AND TALK PROGRAMS TO 1200 STATIONS THAT CAN PICK AND CHOOSE PROGRAMS AT WILL.
    Expenses $571,564 · grants $4,000
  • POLICY INITIATIVES:FEDERAL:CCHF WENT TO WASHINGTON, D.C. THREE TIMES FOR MEETINGS WITH CONGRESSIONAL MEMBERS AND STAFF. OUR TOP TWO TOPICS WERE THE RETIREMENT FREEDOM ACT (RFA), TO ALLOW SENIOR CITIZENS TO OPT OUT OF MEDICARE WITHOUT LOSING SOCIAL SECURITY BENEFITS, AND REAL ID. MINNESOTA LEGISLATURE:CCHF HELPED A LEGISLATOR TO ADVANCE PROTECTIONS FOR DIRECT PRIMARY CARE PRACTICES. DPC LANGUAGE IN THE OMNIBUS HHS BILL BECAME LAW. WE ALSO WORKED THROUGH TESTIMONY, MEETINGS, A PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT CAMPAIGN, AND SHARING OF INFORMATION TO TRY TO STOP THE SALE OF MINNESOTANS' HEALTH DATA HOUSED IN THE STATE'S ALL-PAYER CLAIMS DATABASE.STATE LEGISLATURES NATIONWIDE:CCHF WORKED WITH LEGISLATORS AND ENGAGED INDIVIDUALS TO SECURE OR ADVANCE PROTECTIVE LEGISLATION IN ARIZONA, IOWA, MICHIGAN, MISSOURI, SOUTH CAROLINA, TENNESSEE, WEST VIRGINIA, AND WISCONSIN. TOPICS INCLUDED PATIENT PRIVACY, DIGITAL IDS, AND REAL ID.
    Expenses $163,304
  • SPECIAL PROJECTS:REAL ID CCHF SECURED DONATIONS TO POST REFUSEREALID.ORG BILLBOARDS IN TEXAS, KENTUCKY, AND FLORIDA. CCHF ALSO SECURED FUNDING TO LAUNCH A CAMPAIGN TO BRING OUR PERSPECTIVE ON REAL ID TO ATTORNEY GENERALS, AND TO COMMISSION THE SERVICES OF A FORMER SOLICITOR GENERAL TO WRITE A LEGAL ANALYSIS ON REAL ID, WHICH WAS PUBLISHED IN SEPTEMBER 2025. ADDED HANDOUTS TO OUR HELPFUL HANDOUTS SECTION OF THE WEBSITE, INCLUDING "REAL ID HISTORY," "REFUSE REAL ID A PRACTICAL GUIDE, AND "REAL ID 5 FACTS."WEDGE OF HEALTH FREEDOM - THE WEDGE OF HEALTH FREEDOM (THE WEDGE), OUR FREE NATIONAL ONLINE DIRECTORY OF DIRECT-PAY, PATIENT-CENTERED, AFFORDABLE, THIRD-PARTY FREE PRACTICES, INCLUDING FOUR CASH-BASED PHARMACIES, AND A NUMBER OF DENTAL PRACTICES, CONTINUED TO GROW ORGANICALLY FROM 498 PRACTICES TO 534 A GROWTH OF 7.2 PERCENT.MEDICARE HOW-TO GUIDE REVISED AND UPDATED SECTIONS OF OUR POPULAR 2024 GUIDE AND RE-PUBLISHED IT IN NOVEMBER 2025.
    Expenses $81,652 · revenue $7,965

What it must file and when

IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.

Tax yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025December 31, 2025May 15, 2026990 on file
2024December 31, 2024May 15, 2025990 on file
2023December 31, 2023May 15, 2024990 on file

IRS record

EIN
41-1916724
Tax-exempt status
501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
Foundation status
Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
Donations deductible (Pub 78)
Public charity, 50% deduction limit
Exempt since
1999
Accounting year ends
December
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Category (NTEE)
Health care (E80)
Assets (IRS master file)
$2,544,601
Income (IRS master file)
$1,514,103

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990December 2025$1,322,282$985,361$2,544,601XML
990December 2024$936,468$757,707$2,198,590XML
990December 2023$791,297$664,032$2,028,523XML
990December 2022$929,728$722,236$1,843,507IRS
990December 2021–––IRS
990December 2020–––IRS

990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 41-1916724).

Questions about CITIZENS COUNCIL FOR HEALTH FREEDOM

What is the EIN of CITIZENS COUNCIL FOR HEALTH FREEDOM?
The employer identification number (EIN) of CITIZENS COUNCIL FOR HEALTH FREEDOM is 41-1916724.
Is CITIZENS COUNCIL FOR HEALTH FREEDOM tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1999.
Are donations to CITIZENS COUNCIL FOR HEALTH FREEDOM tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
Which annual return does CITIZENS COUNCIL FOR HEALTH FREEDOM file?
Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
When is the next return of CITIZENS COUNCIL FOR HEALTH FREEDOM due?
The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
When did CITIZENS COUNCIL FOR HEALTH FREEDOM last file with the IRS?
The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2025.
Who is the principal officer of CITIZENS COUNCIL FOR HEALTH FREEDOM?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names TWILA BRASE.
Who are the officers and directors of CITIZENS COUNCIL FOR HEALTH FREEDOM?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 10 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $140,850 (TWILA BRASE, PRESIDENT).
How much revenue does CITIZENS COUNCIL FOR HEALTH FREEDOM have?
On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $1,322,282, expenses of $985,361 and total assets of $2,544,601 at year end.

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