Young Americans for Liberty Foundation (YALF)

Young Americans for Liberty Foundation (YALF) is a libertarian-aligned charitable organization that supports the work of its sister advocacy organization, Young Americans for Liberty (YAL). 1

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At-A-Glance

Type: Non-profit, 501(c)(3)
Issue Areas: Multi-Issue Advocacy
Location:

Austin, TX

Formation:

2013

Former President:

Cliff Maloney

Former President’s Salary:

$0 2

Location: Austin, TX View on map
Tax ID: 45-3503672
Most Recent Filing: 2024
Budget (2024): Assets: $1,402,518 Revenue: $5,432,128 Expenses: $4,685,534

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    Activities

    Young Americans for Liberty Foundation is a major financial supporter of Young Americans for Liberty and granted YAL $3.4 million in 2019. 3 Additionally, YALF sponsors regional conferences that support YAL’s efforts to recruit, educate, and train college students on the ideals of liberty and the U.S. Constitution. 4 Both YALF and YAL seek to advance pro-liberty policies to create a more limited government. 5

    Funding

    Young Americans for Liberty Foundation is funded by donations from individuals, foundations, and corporations. While YALF does not disclose its donors, tax filings confirm donations from Donors Trust ($783,220 in 2020), 6 the Seminar Network ($575,000 in 2019), 7 and the Charles Koch Foundation ($355,000 in 2019). 8

    Board of Directors

    Jeff Frazee is the chair of the board and treasurer of both Young Americans for Liberty and the Young Americans for Liberty Foundation. Frazee is the founder and former executive director of YAL, a former deputy campus services coordinator for the Leadership Institute, and the former national youth coordinator for then-U.S. Representative Ron Paul’s 2008 presidential campaign. 9

    Cliff Maloney is the former president of both YAL and YALF. Maloney is currently the CEO of Mobilize the Message and the former national youth coordinator for U.S. Senator Rand Paul‘s 2016 presidential campaign. 10

    Katey Roberts is the senior vice president of human resources at Stand Together 11 and the former director of alumni and external relations at the Charles Koch Institute. 12

    Joel Trammell also sits on the board. 2

    Financial Statistics

    Total Assets

    Total Revenue

    Total Expenses

    YearTotal AssetsTotal RevenueTotal ExpensesFiling
    2024 $1,402,518 $5,432,128 $4,685,534 View
    2023 $2,646,452 $4,585,917 $4,016,594 View
    2022 $1,112,255 $4,710,445 $6,155,620 View
    2021 $1,886,973 $4,031,206 $5,647,805 View
    2020 $2,971,025 $4,110,655 $3,316,860 View

    Prior year filings: 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013

    Revenue Detail

    Expenses Detail

    Grant Activity

    All-time grants received statistics from Candid dataset:

    • Total Grant Value: $14,253,540
    • Number of Grants: 129
    • Number of Funders: 50

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

    AmountYearFunderSubject
    $3,226,5002022 Donors Trust Incfor general operations
    $1,817,0002024 Vanguard CharitableFOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
    $1,760,5002025 Vanguard CharitableFOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
    $1,291,5002020 Donors Trust Incfor general operations
    $530,9102023 Donors Trust Incfor general operations
    $501,7502024 Donors Trust Incfor general operations
    $398,0002023 Vanguard CharitableFOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
    $285,0002020 Dunn FoundationGeneral & Unrestricted
    $147,8172025 Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift FundFor grant recipient's exempt purposes
    $120,0002023 Donors Trust Incfor the Florida project
    $120,0002022 Donors Trust Incfor the Florida project
    $120,0002020 Donors Trust Incfor the Florida project
    $114,5002024 Donors Trust Incfor general operations
    $105,0002021 Dunn FoundationGeneral & Unrestricted
    $80,0002024 Donors Trust Incfor the Florida project
    $80,0002020 DALLAS JEWISH COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONEDUCATIONAL
    $78,9002024 Donor Advised Charitable Giving, Inc.PUBLIC, SOCIETAL BENEFIT
    $75,0002025 EndaomentGeneral Purpose
    $75,0002022 Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust IncUNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT
    $70,0002024 Lebherz Family FoundationGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
    $66,5062021 Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift FundFor grant recipient's exempt purposes
    $65,0002021 DALLAS JEWISH COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONGENERAL PURPOSE
    $60,0002023 Lebherz Family FoundationGENERAL DONATION
    $59,8202022 Donor Advised Charitable Giving, Inc.PUBLIC, SOCIETAL BENEFIT
    $55,0002020 Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust IncUNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT

    All-time grants given statistics from Candid dataset:

    • Total Grant Value: $25,085,000
    • Number of Grants: 9
    • Number of Recipients: 3

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

    AmountYearFunderSubject
    $5,000,0002022 Young Americans for Liberty, Inc.EDUCATIONAL & CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES
    $4,500,0002021 Young Americans for Liberty, Inc.EDUCATIONAL & CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES
    $3,580,0002024 Young Americans for Liberty, Inc.EDUCATIONAL & CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES
    $3,550,0002023 Young Americans for Liberty, Inc.EDUCATIONAL & CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES
    $2,925,0002020 Young Americans for Liberty, Inc.EDUCATIONAL & CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES
    $35,0002022 American Moment IncEDUCATIONAL & CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES
    $35,0002022 Center for Renewing America IncEDUCATIONAL & CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES

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    References

    1.  Young Americans for Liberty Foundation, Return of Organization Exempt from Income Tax (Form 990), 2019, Schedule R, Part II.
    2. Young Americans for Liberty Foundation, Return of Organization Exempt from Income Tax (Form 990), 2019, Part VII, Section A, Line 1a.
    3. Young Americans for Liberty Foundation, Return of Organization Exempt from Income Tax (Form 990), 2019, Schedule I, Part II.
    4.  Young Americans for Liberty Foundation, Return of Organization Exempt from Income Tax (Form 990), 2019, Part III, Line 4a.
    5.  Young Americans for Liberty Foundation, Return of Organization Exempt from Income Tax (Form 990), 2015, Part III, Line 1.
    6. Donors Trust, Return of Organization Exempt from Income Tax (Form 990), 2020, Schedule I, Part II.
    7. The Seminar Network, Return of Organization Exempt from Income Tax (Form 990), 2019, Schedule I, Part II.
    8. Charles Koch Foundation, Return of Private Foundation (Form 990-PF), 2019, Part XV, Line 3.
    9. “Jeff Frazee.” Foundation for Economic Education. Accessed August 4, 2022. https://fee.org/people/jeff-frazee/.
    10. “Cliff Maloney.” LinkedIn, 2022. Accessed August 6, 2022. https://www.linkedin.com/in/cliff-maloney/.
    11. “Speaker Details: Katey Roberts.” Charles Koch Institute. Accessed August 6, 2022. https://charleskochinstitute.swoogo.com/RISE2020/speaker/100921/katey-roberts.
    12. [1] “Profile in Liberty: Katey Roberts.” America’s Future, September 20, 2012. Accessed August 6, 2022. https://americasfuture.org/profile-in-liberty-katey-roberts/.