Nonprofit · EIN 52-1455677
FREE TO CHOOSE NETWORK
Tax-exempt · ERIE, PA 16506
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $4,081,223 | $4,102,708 | -$21,485 | $3,632,610 | $342,617 | $3,289,993 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $4,628,979 | $4,514,148 | $114,831 | $3,448,933 | $126,750 | $3,322,183 |
| June 30, 2023 | 990 | $4,533,647 | $3,630,507 | $903,140 | $3,392,813 | $185,461 | $3,207,352 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $3,558,247
- Program service revenue
- $485,417
- Investment income
- $28,193
- Other revenue
- $9,366
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $748,485
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $238,022
- Other salaries and wages
- $791,608
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $1,195,935
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Occupancy
- $158,425
- Travel
- $162,603
- Depreciation
- $21,325
- Program services (functional)
- $3,216,739
- Management and general (functional)
- $501,630
- Fundraising (functional)
- $384,339
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $3,448,933
- Total assets, end of year
- $3,632,610
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $342,617
- Net assets, end of year
- $3,289,993
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $80,063
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $358,548
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $2,931,445
- Gross receipts
- $4,081,223
- Employees
- 22
- Volunteers
- 10
- Year formed
- 1985
- State of legal domicile
- PA
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 June 30, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROBERT CHATFIELD | PRESIDENT & CEO Officer | 40 | $211,504 | $10,039 |
| DAVID JORGENSEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARK CHITESTER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RONALD H MUHLENKAMP | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| WESLEY KEMP | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| WAYNE OLSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRIS J RUFER | CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BRIAN SINGER | CHAIRMAN EMERITUS Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ANDREW WALTERS | VICE CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| THOMAS MARTIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| STEPHANIE GIOVANETTI LIPS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 11 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROBERT CHATFIELD | PRESIDENT & CEO Officer | 40 | $201,403 | $9,946 |
| DAVID JORGENSEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARK CHITESTER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RONALD H MUHLENKAMP | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| WES KEMP | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| WAYNE OLSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRIS J RUFER | CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BRIAN SINGER | CHAIRMAN EMERITUS Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ANDREW WALTERS | VICE CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| THOMAS MARTIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| STEPHANIE GIOVANETTI LIPS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 11 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROBERT CHATFIELD | PRESIDENT & CEO Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $195,502 | $10,132 |
| DAVID JORGENSEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARK CHITESTER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RONALD H MUHLENKAMP | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| WES KEMP | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| WAYNE OLSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRIS J RUFER | CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BRIAN SINGER | CHAIRMAN EMERITUS Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ANDY WALTERS | 2ND VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| THOMAS MARTIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| STEPHANIE LIPS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 2002 FILMORE AVE, ERIE, PA 16506-2930
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- ROBERT CHATFIELD, 2002 FILMORE AVE, ERIE, PA 16506
- Signed the 990
- ROBERT CHATFIELD, PRESIDENT
- Phone
- (814) 833-7140
- Website
- FREETOCHOOSENETWORK.ORG
- Return prepared by
- MCGILL POWER BELL & ASSOC LLP
Mission
TO USE ACCESSIBLE AND ENGAGING MEDIA TO PERSUADE OTHERS THAT INDIVIDUALS AND SOCIETIES FLOURISH WHEN WE'RE ALL FREE TO CHOOSE HOW TO BEST LIVE OUR LIVES AND PURSUE OUR HAPPINESS IN AN ETHICAL MANNER.
Program accomplishments
- THE ORGANIZATION PRODUCES DOCUMENTARIES, PODCASTS, AND EDUCATIONAL VIDEOS FOR THE CLASSROOM, TELEVISION, AND ONLINE DISTRIBUTION.Expenses $3,216,739 · grants $748,485 · revenue $494,783
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 June, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | June 30, 2026 | November 16, 2026 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | June 30, 2025 | November 17, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | June 30, 2024 | November 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 52-1455677
- 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
- 1986
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Arts, culture and humanities (A31Z)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $3,632,610
- Income (IRS master file)
- $4,081,223
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $4,081,223 | $4,102,708 | $3,632,610 | XML |
| 990 | June 2024 | $4,628,979 | $4,514,148 | $3,448,933 | XML |
| 990 | June 2023 | $4,533,647 | $3,630,507 | $3,392,813 | XML |
| 990 | June 2022 | $4,181,132 | $4,655,128 | $3,069,088 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2019 | – | – | – | 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 52-1455677).
Questions about FREE TO CHOOSE NETWORK
- What is the EIN of FREE TO CHOOSE NETWORK?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of FREE TO CHOOSE NETWORK is 52-1455677.
- Is FREE TO CHOOSE NETWORK tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1986.
- Are donations to FREE TO CHOOSE NETWORK tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does FREE TO CHOOSE 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 FREE TO CHOOSE NETWORK due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending June 30, 2026) is due November 16, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did FREE TO CHOOSE NETWORK last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended June 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of FREE TO CHOOSE NETWORK?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names ROBERT CHATFIELD.
- Who are the officers and directors of FREE TO CHOOSE NETWORK?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 11 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $211,504 (ROBERT CHATFIELD, PRESIDENT & CEO).
- How much revenue does FREE TO CHOOSE NETWORK have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $4,081,223, expenses of $4,102,708 and total assets of $3,632,610 at year end.
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