David Horowitz Freedom Center

The David Horowitz Freedom Center (DHFC, formerly the Center for the Study of Popular Culture) is a right-of-center nonprofit organization that seeks to protect foundational American values from the radical left and radical Islamism. 1

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At-A-Glance

Type: Non-profit, 501(c)(3)
Issue Areas: Multi-Issue Advocacy
Website: www.horowitzfreedomcenter.org
Formation:

1993

CEO:

David Horowitz

CEO’s Salary (2019):

$545,526 2

Location: Sherman Oaks, CA View on map
Tax ID: 95-4194642
Most Recent Filing: 2024
Budget (2024): Assets: $1,789,049 Revenue: $8,528,584 Expenses: $7,511,789

Contents

    DHFC publishes FrontPage Magazine, hosts DiscoverTheNetworks.org, and promotes an Academic Bill of Rights. Its other programs include the Wednesday Morning Club, the Individual Rights Foundation, Students for Academic Freedom, Jihad Watch, Stop K-12 Indoctrination, and Stop Campus Jew Hatred. 1

    The David Horowitz Freedom Center is a former associate member of the State Policy Network, a coalition of free-market state-level policy organizations. 3

    Activities

    The David Horowitz Freedom Center claims that radical-left activists are working to destroy American values on college campuses. DHFC employs research and analysis to provide materials and insight on its own family of websites and in the media, in support of activism on campus, and as part of the national political conversation. DHFC has promoted an Academic Bill of Rights since 2003 to protect academic freedom and support intellectual diversity. DHFC’s Stop Campus Jew Hatred program intends to raise student awareness about and defend U.S campuses from pro-terrorist propaganda. 1

    FrontPage Magazine is an online conservative political website. In addition to regularly published articles, it features The Point, a daily blog by Daniel Greenfield, a Shillman Journalism Fellow at DHFC, whose writing focuses on the radical left and Islamic terrorism; The Glazov Gang, a weekly conservative broadcast talk show hosted by Jamie Glazov, focused on current events and opinions in the U.S. and abroad; and podcasts offering analysis, solutions, and interviews focused on sociopolitical issues and America’s culture wars. 4

    The David Horowitz Freedom Center launched DiscoverTheNetworks.org in 2005 in order to provide a public database of the prominent groups and individuals of the Left, with a focus on connections amongst people and organizations. The site intends to catalog the Left’s agenda, and expose what it claims is the Left’s institutional hold on American culture and politics. 1

    Funding

    The David Horowitz Freedom Center is funded by donations from individuals, foundations, and businesses. While DHFC does not disclose its donors, tax filings confirm donations from the Snider Foundation ($235,000 in 2019), 5 the Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation ($150,000 in 2020), 6 and the Sarah Scaife Foundation ($150,000 in 2020). 7

    People

    Staff and Officers

    David Horowitz is the founder and CEO of David Horowitz Freedom Center. Horowitz is a former radical- left intellectual who subsequently converted to conservatism. 8

    Michael Finch is the president of DHFC and formerly worked as vice president of development at the Claremont Institute. 9

    Robert Spencer is the director of Jihad Watch and a Shillman Fellow at DHFC. He is a senior fellow with the Center for Security Policy. He has also served as a contributing writer to the Investigative Project on Terrorism and as an adjunct fellow with the Free Congress Foundation. 10

    Jamie Glazov is the editor of FrontPage Magazine. 11

    Board of Directors

    Mallory Millet sits on the board of the Center for Security Policy. 12

    Lawrence Post is the president of the Lawrence and Sandra Post Family Foundation 13 and sits on the board of StandWithUs. 14

    Nina Cunningham sits on the board of the Center for Security Policy 15 and formerly sat on the boards of the Clarion Project 16 and Voices United for Israel. 17

    Other members of the board include chair Wally Nunn and Marc Shapiro. 18

    Financial Statistics

    Total Assets

    Total Revenue

    Total Expenses

    YearTotal AssetsTotal RevenueTotal ExpensesFiling
    2024 $1,789,049 $8,528,584 $7,511,789 View
    2023 $1,324,182 $6,454,011 $7,826,121 View
    2022 $2,166,763 $6,257,384 $7,801,188 View
    2021 $3,583,779 $10,580,243 $9,676,541 View
    2020 $2,112,294 $9,145,732 $7,879,872 View

    Prior year filings: 2019, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011

    Revenue Detail

    Expenses Detail

    Employee Compensation

    • Number of Employees: 14

    Highest Earning Employees

    EmployeeTitleTotal Compensation
    David HorowitzCEO/FOUNDER$400,759
    Robert SpencerJIHAD WATCH DIRECTOR$285,000
    Michael FinchDIRECTOR/PRESIDENT$250,000
    Itzchak InselmannSTAFF WRITER$145,092
    Mark TapsonSTAFF WRITER$125,000
    Todd SniderDIRECTOR OF MARKETING$120,000

    Grant Activity

    All-time grants received statistics from Candid dataset:

    • Total Grant Value: $34,284,741
    • Number of Grants: 1,408
    • Number of Funders: 323

    Selection of highest value grants received from the last seven years:

    AmountYearFunderSubject
    $539,0292020 Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift FundFor grant recipient's exempt purposes
    $452,6182021 Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift FundFor grant recipient's exempt purposes
    $392,8612024 Donor Advised Charitable Giving, Inc.PUBLIC, SOCIETAL BENEFIT
    $365,1742022 Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift FundFor grant recipient's exempt purposes
    $333,4202025 Donor Advised Charitable Giving, Inc.PUBLIC, SOCIETAL BENEFIT
    $329,3502023 Donor Advised Charitable Giving, Inc.PUBLIC, SOCIETAL BENEFIT
    $314,2962023 Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift FundFor grant recipient's exempt purposes
    $292,7602021 Donor Advised Charitable Giving, Inc.PUBLIC, SOCIETAL BENEFIT
    $290,0002025 National Philanthropic TrustCULTURE & ARTS
    $281,4742022 Donor Advised Charitable Giving, Inc.PUBLIC, SOCIETAL BENEFIT
    $235,0002020 The Snider FoundationOperating support ($100,000) for david horowitz freedom center, disruptive pictures operating support ($75,000) and short films/feature film ($60,000)
    $232,9052020 Donor Advised Charitable Giving, Inc.Public, societal benefit
    $217,4632024 Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift FundFor grant recipient's exempt purposes
    $210,0002021 The Snider FoundationOPERATING SUPPORT, DISRUPTIVE PICTURES
    $178,7142021 Vanguard CharitableFOR RECIPIENT'S EXEM
    $168,0002022 Vanguard CharitableFor recipient's exempt purpose
    $150,0002024 Pine Rock Foundation IncDESIGNATED PROGRAM
    $150,0002021 Sarah Scaife Foundation IncorporatedGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
    $150,0002020 The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation IncTo support the work of Bruce Thornton, Campus Initiatives, Online Resources, and Publications
    $150,0002020 Center of the American ExperimentNonprofit community support
    $150,0002020 Sarah Scaife Foundation IncorporatedGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
    $142,0002022 Donors Trust Incfor general operations
    $140,0002022 The Snider FoundationOPERATING SUPPORT, DISRUPTIVE PICTURES
    $125,0002023 The Deramus Foundation IncSupport the defenseof free societies
    $125,0002023 The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation IncTo support general program activities

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    References

    1. About.” David Horowitz Freedom Center, 2023. Accessed January 16, 2023. https://www.horowitzfreedomcenter.org/about/.
    2. David Horowitz Freedom Center, Return of Organization Exempt from Income Tax (Form 990), 2019, Part VII, Section A, Line 1a
    3. “Directory.” State Policy Network, 2015. Archived from the original March 16, 2015. Accessed January 13, 2023. http://web.archive.org/web/20150316223257/http://www.spn.org/directory/char.D/organizations.asp.
    4. “Home.” FrontPageMag.com, 2023. Accessed January 16, 2023. https://www.frontpagemag.com/.
    5. The Snider Foundation, Return of Private Foundation (Form 990-PF), 2019, Part XV, Line 3a.
    6. Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation, Return of Private Foundation (Form 990-PF), 2020, Part XV, Line 3a.
    7. Sarah Scaife Foundation, Return of Private Foundation (Form 990-PF), 2020, Part XV, Line 3a.
    8. “David Horowitz.” FrontpageMag.com, 2023. Accesesd January 14, 2023.  https://www.frontpagemag.com/david-horowitz/.
    9. “Michael Finch.” LinkedIn, 2023. Accessed January 14, 2023. https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-finch-b184317/.
    10. “About Robert Spencer and Staff Writers.” Jihad Watch. Accessed January 14, 2023. https://www.jihadwatch.org/about-robert.
    11. “Jamie Glazov.” FrontpageMag.com, 2023. Accesesd January 14, 2023. https://www.frontpagemag.com/author/jamie-glazov/.
    12. “Home.” Mallory Millett, 2022. Accessed January 14, 2023. http://mallorymillett.com/
    13. Lawrence and Sandra Post Family Foundation, Return of Private Foundation (Form 990-PF), 2019, Part VIII, Line 1.
    14. Israel Emergency Alliance, Return of Organization Exempt from Income Tax (Form 990), 2019, Part VII, Section A, Line 1a.
    15. “Board of Directors.” Center for Security Policy, 2023. Accessed January 14, 2023. https://centerforsecuritypolicy.org/our-mission/board-of-directors/.
    16. The Clarion Project, Return of Organization Exempt from Income Tax (Form 990), 2017, Part VII, Section A, Line 1a.
    17.  Voices United for Israel, Return of Organization Exempt from Income Tax (Form 990EZ), 2017, Part IV.
    18. David Horowitz Freedom Center, Return of Organization Exempt from Income Tax (Form 990), 2019, Part VII, Section A, Line 1a.p