Nonprofit · EIN 27-2518993
AMERICAN FREEDOM DEFENSE INITIATIVE
Tax-exempt · NEW YORK, NY 10022
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $72,137 | $68,539 | $3,598 | $147,868 | $6,096 | $141,772 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $54,534 | $65,033 | -$10,499 | $159,949 | $23,485 | $136,464 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $62,416 | $53,960 | $8,456 | $151,944 | $5,567 | $146,377 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $70,324
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $1,813
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $9,000
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $0
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $7,376
- Travel
- $4,412
- Program services (functional)
- $61,163
- Management and general (functional)
- $7,376
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $159,949
- Total assets, end of year
- $147,868
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $6,096
- Net assets, end of year
- $141,772
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $141,772
- Gross receipts
- $72,137
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 0
- Year formed
- 2010
- State of legal domicile
- NH
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.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| JEAN-PATRICK GRUMBERG | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| PAMELA HALL | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| LARRY ESTAVAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| ROBERT SPENCER | VICE PRESIDENT Officer | 25 | $0 |
| PAMELA GELLER | PRESIDENT Officer | 70 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 5 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| JEAN-PATRICK GRUMBERG | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| PAMELA HALL | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| LARRY ESTAVAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| ROBERT SPENCER | VICE PRESIDENT Officer | 25 | $0 |
| PAMELA GELLER | PRESIDENT Officer | 70 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 5 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| JEAN-PATRICK GRUMBERG | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| PAMELA HALL | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| LARRY ESTAVAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| ROBERT SPENCER | VICE PRESIDENT Officer | 25 | $0 |
| PAMELA GELLER | PRESIDENT Officer | 70 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 1040 1ST AVE, NEW YORK, NY 10022-2991
- In care of
- % PAMELA GELLER
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- PAMELA GELLER, 1040 1ST AVE PO BOX 121, NEW YORK, NY 10022
- Signed the 990
- PAMELA GELLER, PRESIDENT
- Phone
- (603) 714-0290
- Return prepared by
- EISNER ADVISORY GROUP LLC
Mission
OUR OBJECTIVE IS TO GO ON THE OFFENSIVE WHEN LEGAL, ACADEMIC, LEGISLATIVE, CULTURAL, SOCIOLOGICAL, AND POLITICAL ACTIONS ARE TAKEN TO DISMANTLE OUR BASIC FREEDOMS AND VALUES.
Program accomplishments
- AFDI ACTS AGAINST THE TREASON BEING COMMITTED BY NATIONAL, STATE, AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS, THE MAINSTREAM MEDIA, AND OTHERS IN THEIR CAPITULATION TO THE GLOBAL JIHAD AND ISLAMIC SUPREMACISM, THE EVER-ENCROACHING AND UNCONSTITUTIONAL POWER OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, AND THE RAPIDLY MOVING ATTEMPTS TO IMPOSE SOCIALISM AND MARXISM UPON THE AMERICAN PEOPLE.Expenses $61,163 · grants $9,000
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 | 990 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
- 27-2518993
- 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
- 2013
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Civil rights, social action and advocacy (R60)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $147,868
- Income (IRS master file)
- $72,137
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $72,137 | $68,539 | $147,868 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2024 | $54,534 | $65,033 | $159,949 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2023 | $62,416 | $53,960 | $151,944 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $69,570 | $39,812 | $138,700 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | 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 27-2518993).
Questions about AMERICAN FREEDOM DEFENSE INITIATIVE
- What is the EIN of AMERICAN FREEDOM DEFENSE INITIATIVE?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of AMERICAN FREEDOM DEFENSE INITIATIVE is 27-2518993.
- Is AMERICAN FREEDOM DEFENSE INITIATIVE tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2013.
- Are donations to AMERICAN FREEDOM DEFENSE INITIATIVE tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does AMERICAN FREEDOM DEFENSE INITIATIVE 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 AMERICAN FREEDOM DEFENSE INITIATIVE 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 AMERICAN FREEDOM DEFENSE INITIATIVE 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 AMERICAN FREEDOM DEFENSE INITIATIVE?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names PAMELA GELLER.
- Who are the officers and directors of AMERICAN FREEDOM DEFENSE INITIATIVE?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 5 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
- How much revenue does AMERICAN FREEDOM DEFENSE INITIATIVE have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $72,137, expenses of $68,539 and total assets of $147,868 at year end.
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