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Center for Individual Freedom

501(c)(4) organization Fairfax, VA EIN: 54-1916980 Website

Center for Individual Freedom at a glance

Total assets
$751,510
+10.1% vs 2024
Revenue (2025)
$2,793,543
+66.1% vs 2024
Net investment income (2025)
$5,241
+66.1% vs 2024
Expenses (2025)
$2,699,026
+80.6% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who Center for Individual Freedom funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

1 grant across all recorded years

1<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 1 grant of 1 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

States

Cities

Nashville

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$2K$4K$6K$8K0 grants2019 0 grants2020 0 grants2021 0 grants2022 0 grants2023 1 grant2024 0 grants2025

In 2024 it made 1 grant totaling $8K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Healthy Tennessee Nashville, TNTo support their general efforts to make healthcare more accessible to Tennessee residents$7,500
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2025$751,510$2,793,543$2,699,026——$5,241
2024$682,594$1,681,636$1,494,352$7,5001$3,155
2023$676,931$1,806,495$1,825,335——$4,056
2022$719,908$1,612,150$1,672,012——$171
2021$736,221$2,501,744$2,579,428——$49
2020$763,736$2,373,701$2,162,708——$352
2019$616,162$2,714,636$3,095,822——$616

About Center for Individual Freedom

Based on IRS filings

Center for Individual Freedom is a public charity focused on public and societal benefit, based in Fairfax, VA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $752K in total assets. Net investment income was $5K.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Center for Individual Freedom is led by Jeffrey L. Mazzella, President on every filing since 2019; all 4 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Jeffrey L. Mazzella

    President

    On filings since 2019

    40 hrs/week

    $159K (2019) → $152K (2025)

  • Anthony M. Fabrizio Jr.

    Chairman of the Board

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    $6K (2019) → $2K (2025)

  • Christopher T. Craig

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    $6K (2019) → $2K (2025)

  • Renee L. Giachino

    Secretary & Treasurer

    On filings since 2019

    40 hrs/week

    $58K (2019) → $59K (2025)

Former officers (1)
  • Former: Bruce Herschensohn (2019–2020) — Director

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Compensation Overview

From 2025 IRS filing

Jeffrey L Mazzella — President: $152KJeffrey L MazzellaPresident$152KRenee L Giachino — Secretary/Treasurer: $59KRenee L GiachinoSecretary/Treasurer$59KAnthony M Fabrizio Jr — Chairman of the Board: $2KAnthony M Fabrizio JrChairman of the Board$2KChristopher T Craig — Director: $2KChristopher T CraigDirector$2K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $152K, to Jeffrey L Mazzella (President). 4 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.

Frequently asked questions about Center for Individual Freedom

How large is Center for Individual Freedom?

Center for Individual Freedom reported $752K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $2.8M.

What is Center for Individual Freedom?

Center for Individual Freedom is a public charity focused on public and societal benefit, based in Fairfax, VA. It holds $752K in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Center for Individual Freedom operate?

Center for Individual Freedom has awarded grants in Tennessee.

What is Center for Individual Freedom's EIN?

Center for Individual Freedom's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 54-1916980. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

Data update history

(1)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025

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