FREEDOM TO OPERATE INC
EIN 85-0498384
What they do
to Advance Science and Education And, Specifically, to Support and Facilitate Medical and Scientific Research In The Public Interest for The Public Benefit, Primarily By Challenging Certain Patent Rights Which Are Improperly Claimed and Which Inappropriately Prevent Others From Engaging In Research and Innovation In The Public Interest.
Should I give to this charity?
Of every $100 spent, about $49.90 was reported for mission work. Use the spending picture below and ask what results that work produced.
Plain answer: A tax form cannot prove that a charity is doing good. It can show how the charity says it spent its money—and point out questions you should ask.
Basic facts we verified
IRS warning checkNo IRS revocation warning appears in this data.
Money report from 2023The report may be old. Ask for a newer one.
They explain their jobThe charity tells us what it is trying to do.
They name their leaders1 people are listed in the latest report.
You can reach themThey list contact information, so you can ask questions.
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Worth asking: Expenses exceeded revenue by $2,897 this year. Ask whether that was planned or caused by a one-time event.
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Financial picture
A plain-language look at the latest Form 990 figures available. These numbers help you ask better questions; they do not, by themselves, rate whether a charity is good or bad.
Where each $100 of expenses went
The first percentage is the spending mix. The second compares that amount with the charity’s revenue.
Has the pattern changed?
Each bar shows the share of annual spending reported for mission work, management, and fundraising.
Money in and money out
Reported spending amounts
Mission work means the Form 990 category called program services. These are reported accounting categories—not an independent measurement of results.
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Leadership and board
Names, titles, time, and compensation below are reported by the organization on its Form 990.
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CAREY TURNBULLDIRECTOR
About this charity
- Location
- 15 East Putnam Avenue 413, Greenwich, CT 068305424
- County
- Fairfield
- In care of
- Carey Turnbull
- Primary officer
- Carey Turnbull, Director
How to reach them
Filing and classification
- Latest tax year
- 2023
- Tax period began
- January 1, 2023
- Return type
- 990
- Tax preparer
- BAKER NEWMAN & NOYES