Tax ID no. 45-3732750 (EIN) Members 200 | Location Arlington, Virginia | |
Founded November 2011 (2011-11) Type Chamber of commerce 501(c)(6) Key people Alan Cobb, vice president
Nick Dunn, vice president, communications
Peter Lipsett, vice president, special projects
Daniel Jorjani, general counsel | ||
Freedom Partners is a nonprofit 501(c)(6) organization headquartered in Arlington, Virginia. The organization, which was founded in 2011 under the name Association for American Innovation, is purposed to promote "the benefits of free markets and a free society." It is partially funded by the Koch brothers, and sponsors various Republican politicians and conservative groups.
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Membership
Freedom Partners is structured as a chamber of commerce and is composed of around 200 members, each paying a minimum US$100,000 in annual dues. In 2012, the organization raised $256 million.
The organization is partially funded by the Koch brothers, although it operates independently of Koch Industries. A majority of Freedom Partners board is made up of long-time employees of the Koch brothers.
Activities
Freedom Partners has given grants worth a total of $236 million to conservative organizations including Tea Party groups like the Tea Party Patriots and organizations which opposed the Affordable Care Act prior to the 2012 election. In 2012, Freedom Partners made a grant of $115 million to the Center to Protect Patient Rights.
During the first weekend of August 2015, it was to hold an audition featuring Jeb Bush, Ted Cruz, Marco Rubio, Scott Walker, and Carly Fiorina to see who would gets the organization's support in the 2016 U.S. Presidential campaign.
It also awards grants to advocacy organizations with the goal of raising public awareness about "important societal and economic issues".