Nonprofit · EIN 74-2736849
TEXAS FREEDOM NETWORK
Tax-exempt · AUSTIN, TX 78767
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $1,859,429 | $2,115,838 | -$256,409 | $1,967,354 | $150,226 | $1,817,128 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $1,208,613 | $1,243,924 | -$35,311 | $2,142,625 | $59,088 | $2,083,537 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $1,817,996
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $38,975
- Net gain from sales of assets
- -$74
- Net income from fundraising events
- $2,458
- Other revenue
- $2,458
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $12,667
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $447,449
- Other salaries and wages
- $884,698
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $1,543,755
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $12,500
- Occupancy
- $32,576
- Travel
- $24,938
- Depreciation
- $5,787
- Program services (functional)
- $1,474,069
- Management and general (functional)
- $370,544
- Fundraising (functional)
- $271,225
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $2,142,625
- Total assets, end of year
- $1,967,354
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $150,226
- Net assets, end of year
- $1,817,128
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $297,007
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $1,797,651
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $19,477
- Gross receipts
- $2,670,067
- Employees
- 91
- Volunteers
- 500
- Year formed
- 1995
- State of legal domicile
- TX
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, 2024, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VALERIE BENAVIDEZ | PRESIDENT & EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 20 | $286,229 | $32,098 |
| CARISA LOPEZ | DEPUTY DIRECTOR Highest-paid employee | 20 | $120,266 | $15,771 |
| KELSEY HITCHINGHAM | CHIEF FINANCE OFFICER Officer | 20 | $119,642 | $12,508 |
| LAWRENCE GREEN | SR ORGANIZATIONAL ADVISOR/OMBUDSMAN Highest-paid employee | 20 | $120,642 | $6,553 |
| MARTI BIER | VP PROGRAMS Highest-paid employee | 20 | $117,262 | $8,784 |
| JAMES ALDRETE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| NEIL BLUMOFE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| EMMA BROCKWAY | CO-CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| STEPHANIE CHIARELLO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JONI COHAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ODUS EVBAGHARU | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| OLAC FUENTES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| NEAL KATZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| NICOLE LEFAVE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ANNIE LINEBARGER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
3 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| COLLEEN LOPER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| KATRINA MENDIOLA | CO-CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| CECILE RICHARDS | TFN FOUNDER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 18 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VALERIE BENAVIDEZ | PRESIDENT & EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 20 | $178,105 | $21,226 |
| RACHEL GLAST | SENIOR DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR Highest-paid employee | 20 | $117,186 | $31,193 |
| MARK CORCORAN | SENIOR TECH & DIGITAL DIRECTOR Highest-paid employee | 20 | $103,268 | $21,011 |
| MARTI BIER | VP PROGRAMS Highest-paid employee | 20 | $114,850 | $9,029 |
| KELSEY HITCHINGHAM | VP FINANCE AND OPERATIONS Officer | 20 | $80,177 | $0 |
| JAMES ALDRETE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| NEIL BLUMOFE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| STEPHANIE CHIARELLO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JONI COHAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| EMMA BROCKWAY | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| OLAC FUENTES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| NEAL KATZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| NICOLE LEFAVE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| KATRINA MENDIOLA | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ANNIE LINEBARGER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| COLLEEN LOPER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| CECILE RICHARDS | TFN FOUNDER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ODUS EVBAGHARU | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- PO BOX 1624, AUSTIN, TX 78767-1624
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- KELSEY HITCHINGHAM, PO BOX 1624, AUSTIN, TX 78767
- Signed the 990
- KELSEY HITCHINGHAM, CHIEF FINANCE OFFICER
- Phone
- (512) 322-0545
- Website
- WWW.TFN.ORG
- Return prepared by
- ATCHLEY & ASSOCIATES LLP
Mission
THE TEXAS FREEDOM NETWORK ENGAGES GRASSROOTS TEXANS IN AN EFFORT TO PROMOTE EQUALITY, RELIGIOUS FREEDOM AND SOCIAL JUSTICE.
Program accomplishments
- MONITOR SOCIAL-JUSTICE ISSUES BEFORE STATE AND LOCAL POLICY-MAKING BODIES AND ENGAGE SUPPORTERS AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC IN GRASSROOTS ADVOCACY EFFORTS.Expenses $589,628 · grants $12,667
- ORGANIZE PUBLIC AWARENESS AND EDUCATION CAMPAIGNS TO INFORM AND ENGAGE THE PUBLIC AROUND CURRENT SOCIAL-JUSTICE ISSUES IN THE STATE.Expenses $589,628
- ORGANIZE VOTER ENGAGEMENT AND ISSUE-BASED CIVIC ENGAGEMENT CAMPAIGNS FOR SUPPORTERS AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC.Expenses $294,813
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 year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | Not on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 74-2736849
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(4): Social welfare organization
- Donations deductible
- No
- Exempt since
- 1996
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $1,967,354
- Income (IRS master file)
- $2,670,067
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2024 | $1,859,429 | $2,115,838 | $1,967,354 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $1,208,613 | $1,243,924 | $2,142,625 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $2,547,368 | $2,167,073 | $2,170,369 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2017 | – | – | – | 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 74-2736849).
Questions about TEXAS FREEDOM NETWORK
- What is the EIN of TEXAS FREEDOM NETWORK?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of TEXAS FREEDOM NETWORK is 74-2736849.
- Is TEXAS FREEDOM NETWORK tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(4) since 1996.
- Are donations to TEXAS FREEDOM NETWORK tax-deductible?
- No. The IRS master file says contributions to it are not deductible.
- Which annual return does TEXAS FREEDOM NETWORK 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 TEXAS FREEDOM NETWORK due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending December 31, 2025) is due May 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did TEXAS FREEDOM NETWORK last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2024.
- Who is the principal officer of TEXAS FREEDOM NETWORK?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names KELSEY HITCHINGHAM.
- Who are the officers and directors of TEXAS FREEDOM NETWORK?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 18 people; 5 received compensation from the organization, the highest $286,229 (VALERIE BENAVIDEZ, PRESIDENT & EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR).
- How much revenue does TEXAS FREEDOM NETWORK have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $1,859,429, expenses of $2,115,838 and total assets of $1,967,354 at year end.
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