People United for Privacy Foundation (PUPF)

People United for Privacy Foundation (PUPF) is an advocacy organization that supports privacy rights, especially as they concern private citizens making donations to nonprofit organizations. PUPF aims to protect fundamental freedoms afforded by the First Amendment, which allow for the private support of causes without fear of intimidation or harassment. People United for Privacy is PUPF’s sister lobbying organization. 1

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At-A-Glance

Type: Non-profit, 501(c)(3)
Website:

www.unitedforprivacy.org

Location:

Oak Ridge, NC

Formation:

2018

President:

Tony Woodlief

Tax ID: 82-3439592
Most Recent Filing: 2024
Budget (2024): Assets: $969,912 Revenue: $2,280,424 Expenses: $2,335,345

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    While People United for Privacy Foundation supports transparency in government, PUPF does not support public policy that would require causes and nonprofit organizations to report private donor information to the government.

    Although the State Policy Network (SPN) is an unrelated organization, tax filings indicate that in 2019, People United for Privacy Foundation delegated management duties to SPN. PUPF president Tony Woodlief was compensated $14,586 by SPN for related services. 2  

    Funding

    People United for Privacy Foundation is funded by donations from individuals, foundations, and corporations. While the Center for Security Policy does not disclose its donors, tax filings confirm donations from the State Policy Network ($250,000 in 2020), 3 Donors Trust ($100,000 in 2018), 4 and the Searle Freedom Trust ($100,000 in 2019). 5

    Board of Directors

    Tony Woodlief is the president of People United for Privacy and the People United for Privacy Foundation and the executive vice president of the State Policy Network. Woodlief is the former president of the Bill of Rights Institute, the Market-Based Management Institute, and the Mercatus Center at George Mason University. 6

    Matt Nese is the vice president of PUPF and the former director of external relations at the Institute for Free Speech. 7

    Brian Hawkins is the secretary and treasurer of the board and the director of external affairs at the Philanthropy Roundtable. Hawkins formerly worked as the director of free speech at Stand Together, a senior public policy analyst at Koch Industries, and a policy coordinator at American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC). 8

    Starlee Coleman is the CEO of the Texas Charter Schools Association. Coleman formerly worked as a senior policy advisor at the State Policy Network, executive vice president at the Goldwater Institute, and vice president of communications at the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools. 9

    Shayne Madsen is the director of the Political Law Center at the Independence Institute and works as local counsel for the Institute for Justice. 10

    John Kramer sat as secretary of the board until January 2020. Kramer is the vice president for communications at the Institute for Justice. 11

    Financial Statistics

    Total Assets

    Total Revenue

    Total Expenses

    YearTotal AssetsTotal RevenueTotal ExpensesFiling
    2024 $969,912 $2,280,424 $2,335,345 View
    2023 $1,076,723 $2,397,453 $2,416,868 View
    2022 $1,025,406 $2,307,880 $1,985,949 View
    2021 $737,831 $1,793,254 $1,183,306 View
    2020 $192,431 $509,380 $794,013 View

    Prior year filings: 2019, 2018

    Revenue Detail

    Expenses Detail

    Employee Compensation

    • Number of Employees: 8

    Highest Earning Employees

    EmployeeTitleTotal Compensation
    Heather LauerCHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER$294,416
    Matthew NeseVICE PRESIDENT$171,396
    Brian HawkinsSENIOR DIRECTOR OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS$152,398
    Misty Wickizer-JerniganSENIOR DIRECTOR OF OPERATI$144,139
    Dustin HurstSENIOR DIRECTOR OF DEVELOP$144,000
    Lucas WachobSENIOR DIRECTOR OF COMMUNI$130,427
    Alexander BaioccoDIRECTOR OF GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS$106,500

    Grant Activity

    All-time grants received statistics from Candid dataset:

    • Total Grant Value: $8,402,240
    • Number of Grants: 28
    • Number of Funders: 14

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

    AmountYearFunderSubject
    $1,727,0002022 Donors Trust Incfor general operations
    $1,600,0002023 Donors Trust Incfor general operations
    $1,560,0002024 Donors Trust Incfor general operations
    $1,200,0002021 Donors Trust Incfor general operations
    $255,0002022 STATE POLICY NETWORKGENERAL OPERATING
    $200,0002024 Carroll Petrie FoundationGENERAL SUPPORT
    $200,0002023 Carroll Petrie FoundationGeneral support
    $150,0002021 STATE POLICY NETWORKFREE SPEECH RESEARCH
    $115,0002024 Sarah Scaife Foundation IncorporatedGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
    $100,0002024 The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation IncTo support general operations
    $100,0002023 Sarah Scaife Foundation IncorporatedGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
    $100,0002023 The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation IncTo support general operations
    $100,0002021 STATE POLICY NETWORKFREE SPEECH RESEARCH
    $100,0002021 The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation IncTo support general operations
    $90,0002020 Donors Trust Incfor general operations
    $30,0002025 Atlas NetworkEconomic Education
    $25,0002023 Kickapoo Springs FoundationOPERATING SUPPORT
    $25,0002023 The Karakin FoundationOPERATING SUPPORT
    $25,0002023 The Legett FoundationCHARITABLE – OPERATING SUPPORT
    $25,0002022 Adolph Coors FoundationGENERAL OPERATIONS
    $16,0002022 The Karakin FoundationOPERATING SUPPORT
    $16,0002022 The Legett FoundationCHARITABLE – OPERATING SUPPORT
    $16,0002022 Kickapoo Springs FoundationOPERATING SUPPORT
    $5,0002023 El Pomar FoundationColorado education programs and operations
    $5,0002023 Stefan & Tanya Gleason Foundation IncGENERAL SUPPORT

    All-time grants given statistics from Candid dataset:

    • Total Grant Value: $245,000
    • Number of Grants: 10
    • Number of Recipients: 7

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

    AmountYearFunderSubject
    $40,0002023 Independence InstituteGENERAL OPERATION SUPPORT
    $35,0002022 Kansas Black Leadership Council IncGENERAL OPERATION
    $30,0002023 THOLOS FOUNDATIONGENERAL OPERATION SUPPORT
    $25,0002020 STATE POLICY NETWORKCONTRIBUTIONS
    $20,0002024 THE JOHN LOCKE FOUNDATION, INC.GENERAL OPERATION SUPPORT
    $20,0002024 THOLOS FOUNDATIONGENERAL OPERATION SUPPORT
    $20,0002022 Independence InstituteMONITOR THE 2022 LEGISLATIVE SESSION
    $20,0002022 THOLOS FOUNDATIONEDUCATIONAL WORK
    $20,0002020 AMERICANS FOR TAX REFORMCONTRIBUTIONS
    $15,0002024 Idaho Freedom Foundation IncGENERAL OPERATION SUPPORT

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    References

    1.  People United for Privacy Foundation, Return of Organization Exempt from Income Tax (Form 990), 2019, Part VI, Section A, Line 3.
    2. People United for Privacy Foundation, Return of Organization Exempt from Income Tax (Form 990), 2019, Schedule R, Part II, Line 1a.
    3. State Policy Network, Return of Organization Exempt from Income Tax (Form 990), 2020, Schedule I, Part II.
    4. Donors Trust, Return of Organization Exempt from Income Tax (Form 990), 2018, Schedule I, Part II.
    5.  Searle Freedom Trust, Return of Private Foundation (Form 990-PF), 2019, Part XV, Line 3a.
    6. “Tony Woodlief.” State Policy Network, 2022. Accessed February 18, 2022. https://spn.org/staffer/tony-woodlief/.
    7. “Matt Nese.” LinkedIn, 2022. Accessed February 21, 2022. https://www.linkedin.com/in/matt-nese-5677b349/.
    8. “Brian Hawkins.” LinkedIn, 2022. Accessed February 18, 2022. https://www.linkedin.com/in/hawkins025/.
    9. “Starlee Coleman.” LinkedIn, 2022. Accessed February 18, 2022. https://www.linkedin.com/in/starlee-coleman-67ba2a5/.
    10. “Shayne Madsen.” Independence Institute. Accessed February 18, 2022. https://i2i.org/shayne-madsen/.
    11. “John E. Kramer.” Institute for Justice, 2022. Accessed February 18, 2022. https://ij.org/staff/jkramer/.