THE FREE STATE FOUNDATION'S PRIMARY PURPOSE IS TO PROMOTE, THROUGH RESEARCH AND EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES, UNDERSTANDING OF FREE MARKET, LIMITED GOVERNMENT, AND RULE OF LAW PRINCIPLES AT THE FEDERAL LEVEL AND IN MARYLAND. THE FOUNDATION FOCUSES ON EDUCATING POLICYMAKERS, OPINION LEADERS, THE PRESS, AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC CONCERNING THE NEED TO ELIMINATE UNNECESSARY AND COUNTERPRODUCTIVE REGULATORY MANDATES, ESPECIALLY THOSE APPLICABLE TO THE COMMUNICATIONS AND OTHER HIGH-TECH INDUSTRIES, AND ON REDUCING OVERLY BURDENSOME TAXES, PROTECTING INDIVIDUAL RIGHTS, ECONOMIC LIBERTY, AND PROPERTY RIGHTS, AND MAKING GOVERNMENT MORE EFFECTIVE, EFFICIENT, AND ACCOUNTABLE.
Executive compensation, broken down
Form 990 · Schedule J · 4 reported individuals · Filing year 2024
- Base
- $367k
- Bonus
- $35k
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $7k
- Base
- $219k
- Bonus
- $11k
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $7k
- Base
- $154k
- Bonus
- $7k
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $4k
| Position | Base | Bonus | Other | Benefits | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
President | $367k | $35k | — | $7k | $444k $471k |
Director of Policy Studies highest compensated employee | $219k | $11k | — | $7k | $260k $276k |
Senior Fellow highest compensated employee | $154k | $7k | — | $4k | $181k $192k |
Secretary/treasurer officer (unspecified) | — | — | — | — | $142k $151k |
Teal figures restate each filed amount in 2026 dollars.
Estimated with Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metro-area CPI-U, restating filed pay into May 2026 dollars. A restatement of past pay, not current or projected pay.
Plus 3 unpaid individuals.
Up 5%
from 2023
From $421k in 2023 to $444k in 2024.
Estimated with Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metro-area CPI-U, restating filed pay into May 2026 dollars. A restatement of past pay, not current or projected pay.
Revenue and expenses over time
THE FREE STATE FOUNDATION INC reported revenue and expenses across 2 filing years.
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