Freedom House

American think tank (1941-)
Organization advocacy_group Q242424
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Freedom House

Summary

Freedom House is an advocacy group[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of advocacy_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,501 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Freedom House was a member of International Freedom of Expression Exchange[3].
  • Freedom House is located in New York[4].
  • Freedom House is in the country of United States[5].
  • Freedom House's instance of is recorded as advocacy group[6].
  • Freedom House's instance of is recorded as non-governmental organization[7].
  • Freedom House's instance of is recorded as think tank[8].
  • Freedom House's instance of is recorded as nonprofit organization[9].
  • Freedom House's founder is recorded as Wendell Willkie[10].
  • Freedom House's founder is recorded as Eleanor Roosevelt[11].
  • Freedom House's founder is recorded as Dorothy Thompson[12].
  • Freedom House's founder is recorded as Rex Stout[13].
  • Freedom House's headquarters location is recorded as Washington, D.C.[14].
  • Freedom House's Commons category is recorded as Freedom House[15].
  • Freedom House's chairperson is recorded as Michael Abramowitz[16].
  • October 31, 1941 marks the founding of Freedom House[17].
  • 1941 marks the founding of Freedom House[18].
  • Freedom House's official website is recorded as https://freedomhouse.org/[19].
  • Freedom House's sponsor is recorded as Federal Government of the United States[20].
  • Freedom House's sponsor is recorded as Open Society Foundations[21].
  • Freedom House's sponsor is recorded as National Endowment for Democracy[22].
  • Freedom House's employees is recorded as {'amount': '+120'}[23].
  • Freedom House's described by source is recorded as USAspending[24].
  • Freedom House's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Freedom House, Inc.'}[25].
  • Freedom House's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Freedom House of New York Inc.'}[26].
  • Freedom House's legal form is recorded as 501(c)(3) organization[27].

Body

Founding

Founders include Wendell Willkie[10], Eleanor Roosevelt[11], Dorothy Thompson[12], and Rex Stout[13]. Recorded inception include October 31, 1941[17] and 1941[18].

Identity

Official names include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Freedom House, Inc.'}[25] and {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'it of New York Inc.'}[26].

Leadership

Freedom House's chairperson is recorded as Michael Abramowitz[16].

Operations

Freedom House's headquarters location is recorded as Washington, D.C.[14].

Why It Matters

Freedom House ranks in the top 2% of advocacy_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,501 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] . projects.propublica.org. Retrieved . projects.propublica.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [10] . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] . wikidata.org.
  9. [13] . wikidata.org.
  10. [4] . OpenCorporates. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [14] . wikidata.org.
  12. [15] . wikidata.org.
  13. [3] . ifex.org. Retrieved . ifex.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . freedomhouse.org. Retrieved . freedomhouse.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . ROR release v1.19. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . cage.report. Retrieved . cage.report. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . ned.org. ned.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . freedomhouse.org. freedomhouse.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . OpenCorporates. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . OpenCorporates. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . projects.propublica.org. Retrieved . projects.propublica.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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