Think Freely Media
{{#badges:SPN}} Think Freely Media (TFM) is a 501(c)3 media organization for the right-wing. According to its website, "Think Freely Media competes in culture, with measurable success, using emotionally compelling stories that highlight and advance the causes of human achievement, freedom, and empowerment."[1] TFM was established in 2009 by John Tillman, Chairman of the Board at TFM and CEO of the Illinois Policy Institute. Think Freely Media is an associate member of the State Policy Network, a web of state pressure groups that denote themselves as "think tanks" and drive a right-wing agenda in statehouses nationwide.
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News and Controversies
TFM Launches Think Freely Latino
In an attempt to reach the hispanic community in the U.S. with its right-wing ideology, Think Freely Media launched Think Freely Latino in February 2017. Think Freely Latino is described as "an outreach vertical specifically designed to engage U.S. Hispanic and Latino audiences in a meaningful, culturally relevant, and aspirational conversation about how to best empower individuals to thrive, succeed, and make a positive impact in their communities." [2] Sandra Pedroarias, former deputy director and acting director of the Office of International Women’s Issues, Democracy and Global Affairs at the U.S. Department of State and former senior advisor to the U.S. Treasurer at the U.S. Department of the Treasury, will lead the organization.
Think Freely Latino follows the lead of other right-wing groups targeting Latinos such as the Koch's Libre Initiative in trying to promote charter schools, privatized healthcare, and free market capitalism to hispanics.
Funding
Think Freely Media does not disclose its donors, but some of its funding sources are known through other tax filings. TFM's known funders include:
- Bradley Foundation: $500,000
- DonorsTrust: $565,000 (2012-2014)
Core Financials
2014[3]:
- Total Revenue: $1,125,056
- Total Expenses: $1,037,676
- Net Assets: $557,438
Grants Distributed
- Donors Trust: $300,000
- Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs: $100,000
- Liberty Justice Center: $25,000
2013[4]:
- Total Revenue: $765,308
- Total Expenses: $253,641
- Net Assets: $470,058
Grants Distributed
- Commonwealth Foundation: $25,000
2012[5]:
- Total Revenue: $685,038
- Total Expenses: $726,747
- Net Assets: -$41,609
Personnel
As of May 2017:[6]
Staff
- Eric Tubbs, President
- Gwen Beattie, VP of Operations
- Elizabeth Tara Losinski, Director of Development
- Renuka Carlitti, Development Associate
- Lisa Shin Schreiner, Marketing Specialist
- Sandra Mayoral Pedroarias, Director of Hispanic and Latino Outreach
- Jes Greene, Writer and Producer
- Mike Demkovich, Advisor
Board of Directors
- John Tillman, Chairman
- Eric Tubbs, Secretary/Treasurer
- Kosta Skoulikaris, Boardmember
Contact Details
Think Freely Media
1101 K Street, NW
Suite 810
Washington, DC 20005
Phone: 202-838-3175
Email: hello@thinkfreelymedia.org
Twitter: https://twitter.com/thinkfreemedia
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thinkfreelymedia
References
- ↑ Think Freely Media, About Us, Think Freely Media, 2017.
- ↑ Think Freely Media, Think Freely Media Announces Launch of Think Freely Latino, Think Freely Media, February 9, 2017.
- ↑ Think Freely Media, 2014 Form 990, organizational tax filing, November 16, 2015.
- ↑ Think Freely Media, 2013 Form 990, organizational tax filing, November 17, 2014.
- ↑ Think Freely Media, 2012 Form 990, organizational tax filing, November 13, 2013.
- ↑ Think Freely Media, About Us, Think Freely Media, 2017.
