New Freedom Project: FY2021 Nonprofit Profile & Form 990 (EIN 27-1820542)

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Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Supports recovery, reentry, and integration through sponsorship, mentorship, and peer education.

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1 program · $585K · in their own filed words · FY2021

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Mentorship and peer-to-peer education with an emphasis on recovery, reentry & integration for the returning citizen and their respective communities.

$585Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid

Grants received · FY2024

Esperanza Charitable FundFY2024$30K

University ImpactFY2024$20K

Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$50K

Grants paid · 3 grants · $1.2M · 2024–2024

Unitemized GrantFY2024$720,500

Unitemized GrantFY2024$386,677

Unitemized GrantFY2024$116,273

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$1.2M

Ln 12

Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.1M

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$40K

Money outPt IX

$1.2M

Ln 25

Programscol B$585K

Managementcol C$577K

Owns and owesPt X

−$8K

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$9K

Total assetsLn 16$184K

LiabilitiesLn 26$192K

PeoplePt VI, VII

5

listed · VII A

PaidVII A0

Voting boardVI 1a4

IndependentVI 1b3

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$40K

Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.1M

Total revenueLn 12$1.2M

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$9K

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$9K

Total assetsLn 16$184K

LiabilitiesLn 26$192K

Net assetsLn 32−$8K

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 50

VolunteersI 60

Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember

Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes

Whistleblower policyVI 13No

Records policyVI 14No

3Year over year

Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B

Line	Start FY21	End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$0	$9K
Total assetsLn 16	$0	$184K
LiabilitiesLn 26	$0	$192K
Net assetsLn 32	$0	−$8K

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6	$1.0M	$518K	$518K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$126K	$67K	$59K
Total functional expensesLn 25	$1.2M	$585K	$577K	$0

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2024 Latest	$362K	$2.0M	−$1.7M	$436K	990 PDF
FY2023	$3.7M	$1.8M	$1.9M	$2.0M	990 PDF
FY2022	$1.7M	$1.6M	$93K	$85K	990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing	$1.2M	$1.2M	$9K	−$8K	990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations

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Part I · Summary $1,171,280 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $0$40,008

I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$1,131,272

I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0

I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $0$1,171,280

I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0

I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0

I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $0$1,035,834

I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $0$126,424

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $0$1,162,258

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $0$9,022

Part VI · Governance 3 of 4 board members independent, 3 to look at

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body4

VI-1b Independent voting members3

VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo

VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo

VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo

VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo

VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes

Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,171,280 across 4 lines filed

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$40,008

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$40,008

VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $1,131,272$1,131,272

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $1,131,272 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$1,171,280

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,162,258 across 2 lines filed

IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $517,917 · Management $517,917$1,035,834

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $67,041 · Management $59,383$126,424

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $584,958 · Management $577,300 · Fundraising $0$1,162,258

Part X · Balance sheet $184,294 assets, 8 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $0$9,025

X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $0$175,269

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $0$184,294

X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $0$96,029

X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $0$53,224

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$192,153

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $0−$7,859

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $0$184,294

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets −$7,859 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$1,171,280

XI-2 Total expenses$1,162,258

XI-3 Revenue less expenses$9,022

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$0

XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$16,881

XI-10 Net assets at end of year−$7,859

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2021 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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