Public Charity

FREE RUSSIA FOUNDATION

FREE RUSSIA FOUNDATION is a nonprofit organization categorized as Public Charity based in WASHINGTON, DC. Its most recent IRS filing (2024) reports revenue of $6.0M, expenses of $5.5M, total assets of $2.6M. Imperigo tracks 19 reported grant relationships connected to this organization totaling approximately $1.7M.

EIN: 472437810 WASHINGTON, DC Promotion of International Understanding NTEE: Q20 Latest filing: 2024
Total Revenue$6.0M
Total Expenses$5.5M
Total Assets$2.6M
Grant Records19
Funding Total$1.7M
Filing Years2019–2024

Mission

THE WORK OF FREE RUSSIA FOUNDATION IS FOCUSED IN THREE KEY MISSION AREAS: 1. ADVANCING THE VISION OF A DEMOCRATIC, PROSPEROUS AND PEACEFUL RUSSIA GOVERNED BY THE RULE OF LAW BY EDUCATING THE NEXT GENERATION OF RUSSIAN LEADERS COMMITTED TO THESE IDEALS; 2. STRENGTHENING CIVIL SOCIETY IN RUSSIA AND DEFENDING HUMAN RIGHTS ACTIVISTS PERSECUTED BY THE RUSSIAN GOVERNMENT; AND 3. SUPPORTING FORMULATION OF AN EFFECTIVE AND SUSTAINABLE RUSSIA POLICY IN THE UNITED STATES AND EUROPE BY EDUCATING POLICY MAKERS AND INFORMING PUBLIC DEBATE.

Where $100 goes at Free Russia Foundation

How Free Russia Foundation divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 7 years.

$89 Programs the work itself
$11 Management running the organization
$0 Fundraising none reported

No fundraising costs are reported. That often means fundraising runs through a separate affiliated organization that files its own return.

Inside the $89 for programs

$89
Supporting global russian pro-democracy forces through educational programs; raising awareness about russia-related issues among western policy-makers including seminars and briefings for the u.S
All program spending
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Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2024. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

Sample Grants Received

$150,000
VANGUARD CHARITABLE ENDOWMENT PROGRAM
2024
FOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
$250,000
$70,000
INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR ELECTORAL SYSTEMS
2024
TECHNICAL ELECTORAL ASSISTANCE & EDUCATION
$18,332
$297,528

Showing up to 5 of 19 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

BOARD MEMBER Amb Ian Kelly
BOARD MEMBER Andrew Wood
BOARD MEMBER Dr Alina Polyakova
BOARD MEMBER Dr Daniel Treisman
BOARD TREASURER (END JAN 2024) Dr Sergey Aleksashenko
BOARD MEMBER Ellen Bork

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$1,225,706 11 grants
Education
$302,818 3 grants
International Aid & Development
$65,300 2 grants
Training & Professional Development
$33,700 1 grant
Civil Rights & Social Justice
$30,000 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2024 $6.0M $5.5M $2.6M
2023 $5.1M $4.7M $2.0M
2022 $3.4M $3.0M $2.4M
2020 $1.5M $1.3M $681K
2019 $2.2M $2.1M $416K

Between 2019 and 2024, reported annual revenue grew from $2.2M to $6.0M (+177%), with total assets most recently reported at $2.6M.

Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.

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