Freedom Partners Chamber of Commerce

IntermediaryDark Money ConduitDormant activityCross-state operator

501(c)(6) pass-through to state affiliates

Arlington, VAFirst tracked November 5, 2012

Trade-association shell used to move membership dues into state advocacy without naming the underlying members. Routes NYS money through a Virginia LLC before it reaches local committees.

Free-market absolutistsFossil incumbents

Recommended engagement strategy

Upstream targeting. Brief business press and the funder's own commercial counterparties, not the town board.

Dark Money Conduit profile: Never appears locally. Upstream exposure to funders' own stakeholders is the lever.

Open counter-measure playbook

Hearing appearances

Never appears locally

Counties active

Albany, Saratoga

Projects opposed

Solar & storage dockets

Funding received

$3.9M

1 traced inbound edges

Funding given

$3.7M

3 traced outbound edges

Arguments logged

Top: Ratepayer Cost

Where They OperateCounties with a tracked filing, appearance, or monitored channel, and the specific project dockets involved.Counties with a tracked filing, appearance, or monitored channel, and the specific project dockets involved.

Counties

Albany6 ev.
Saratoga18 ev.
Rensselaer6 ev.
Washington4 ev.

Project dockets

Wilton Solar ProjectSaratoga Co.
Schodack StorageRensselaer Co.NO DOSSIER
Greenwich SolarWashington Co.NO DOSSIER

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What They Arguein funded materialsArgument classification from filings, testimony transcripts, and monitored posts. Counts are statements, not documents.Argument classification from filings, testimony transcripts, and monitored posts. Counts are statements, not documents.

Ratepayer Cost6 · 40%
Home Rule / Preemption4 · 26.7%
Property Value Claims3 · 20%
Other / Unknown2 · 13.3%

Most-repeated claim

“Ratepayers absorb the cost and the town inherits the cleanup.”

Who They FundTraced grants, dues, contractor payments, and campaign contributions. Amounts come from 990 filings, grant letters, and NYS BOE data.Traced grants, dues, contractor payments, and campaign contributions. Amounts come from 990 filings, grant letters, and NYS BOE data.

Inbound

Koch Industries$3.9M
2024 · 501(c)(6) membership dues

Outbound

Open in funding network

Activity Log7 entriesChronological record assembled from hearing minutes, local law filings, 990 disclosures, and monitored channels.Chronological record assembled from hearing minutes, local law filings, 990 disclosures, and monitored channels.

Donor-advised transferMay 28, 2025Transfer recorded through a donor-advised vehicle; the original contributor is not disclosed anywhere on the 990.
Affiliate spend reportedMay 21, 2025Affiliate reported Albany County field spending drawn from this grant cycle.
Model legislation fundedMay 9, 2025Grant cycle funded the model setback text now circulating in Albany and Saratoga counties.
990 filing reviewedApr 24, 2025Amended Form 990 discloses new grants tied to Albany County activity; original donor not named.
Grant agreement tracedApr 2, 2025Grant letter matched to a local committee active on Wilton Solar Project; purpose listed as “public education”.
Grant tranche releasedMar 18, 2025Second tranche released to an affiliate active against Wilton Solar Project; no NYS registration on file.
First tracked activityNov 5, 2012Entered the monitor via a Albany County record referencing Schodack Storage.

Aliases & AffiliationsAlternate names seen in filings and the organizations this actor is formally or functionally tied to.Alternate names seen in filings and the organizations this actor is formally or functionally tied to.

Known aliases and filing names

FPCC

Affiliations

Americans for Prosperity – NY
NYers for Local Control

Network position

Classified as a intermediary in the three-tier model, with 4 traced funding edges.