Freedom Partners was a nonprofit 501(c)(6) organization headquartered in

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. The organization, which was founded in 2011 under the name Association for American Innovation, was purposed to promote "the benefits of free markets and a free society." It was partially funded by the

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, and sponsored various Republican politicians and conservative groups. The group was dissolved in 2019 amidst a restructuring of the Koch family's giving.

Membership

Freedom Partners was structured as a

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and was composed of around 200 members who each paid a minimum US$100,000 in annual dues. In 2012, the organization raised $256 million. The organization was partially funded by the Koch brothers, although it operated independently of

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. A majority of Freedom Partners board was made up of long-time employees of Koch entities.

Activities

Freedom Partners gave grants worth a total of $236 million to conservative organizations including Tea Party groups like the

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and organizations which opposed the

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prior to the 2012 election. In 2012, Freedom Partners made a grant of $115 million to the

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. Ahead of the 2012 presidential election, Freedom Partners donated $8.1 million to the Concerned Women for America Legislative Action Committee. It awarded grants to advocacy organizations with the goal of raising public awareness about "important societal and economic issues".

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Freedom Partners 2011 Federal Tax Return
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