Freire Foundation FY2020 filing

Tax-deductible

Philadelphia, PA501(c)(3)EducationEIN 27-2568814

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The organization holds real estate for Freire charter school and provides support to charter schools that use the Freire education model

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
75¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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FY2020 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $180K a year · 14% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
75%
of spending
Looks good: 75% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
12 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 11.8 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
9
named funders · $372K
Looks good: 9 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$3.0M
80% of total assets
Worth a look: liabilities are 80% of assets; over 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
8
of 8 voting members
Looks good: 8 of 8 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$926K
Spent
$759K
To programs
75%
Net assets
$760K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$926K
FY2020
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$926K
FY2021$1.1M
FY2022$899K
FY2023$2.7M
FY2024$1.2M
FY2025$1.1M
Expenses
$759K
FY2020
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$759K
FY2021$396K
FY2022$981K
FY2023$2.3M
FY2024$914K
FY2025$1.5M
Net assets
$760K
FY2020
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$760K
FY2021$1.5M
FY2022$1.4M
FY2023$1.8M
FY2024$2.1M
FY2025$1.7M

From the FY2020 Form 990 (year ending June 2020) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jul 2011.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

75 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 75% · $570K Management & general 23% · $177K Fundraising 2% · $12K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

8 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2019); the FY2020 filing did not itemize Part VII
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

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

Programs and updates

Acquires and holds real estate for Freire Charter Schools, supporting their educational model.

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1 program · $570K · in their own filed words · FY2019
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Freire foundation advanced the mission of the four freire schools campuses by providing over $450,000 in grants and other assistance to the schools, supporting valuable programing in emotional supports, creative and tech-integrated learning, college and career planning, steam, leadership and staff development, after school activities…

$570Kprogram 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
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Grants paid · 20 grants · $4.9M · 2019–2024
Freire Charter SchoolPA · FY2024$268,511
Freire Schools CollaborativePA · FY2024$145,564
Tech Freire Charter SchoolPA · FY2024$13,314
Freire Schools CollaborativePA · FY2023$133,667
Freire Charter SchoolFY2023$100,000
Tech Freire Charter SchoolPA · FY2023$54,018
Tech Freire Charter SchoolPA · FY2022$114,933
Freire Charter SchoolFY2022$84,489
Freire Schools CollaborativePA · FY2022$24,856
Freire Charter SchoolFY2021$289,511
Tech Freire Charter SchoolPA · FY2021$181,783
Freire Charter SchoolFY2020$53,400
Tech Freire Charter SchoolPA · FY2020$52,878
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By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$926K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$674K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$252K
Other incomeLn 4–11$10
Money outPt IX
$759K
Ln 25
Programscol B$570K
Managementcol C$177K
Fundraisingcol D$12K
Owns and owesPt X
$760K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$746K
Total assetsLn 16$3.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$3.0M
PeoplePt VI, VII
8
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a8
IndependentVI 1b8
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$674K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$252K
Investment incomeLn 3$8
Other incomeLn 4–11$10
Total revenueLn 12$926K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$738K
SavingsLn 2$8K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$746K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2.9M
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$3.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$3.0M
Net assetsLn 32$760K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 68
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$297K$746K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$3.0M$2.9M
Total assetsLn 16$3.5M$3.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2.9M$3.0M
Net assetsLn 32$593K$760K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$472K$472K
Accounting feesLn 11c$12K$12K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$9K$9K
InterestLn 20$166K$3K$164K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$96K$96K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$5K$2K$3K
Total functional expensesLn 25$759K$570K$177K$12K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $1.1M$1.5M−$422K$1.7M 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.2M$914K$282K$2.1M 990 PDF
FY2023 $2.7M$2.3M$398K$1.8M 990 PDF
FY2022 $899K$981K−$82K$1.4M 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.1M$396K$738K$1.5M 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $926K$759K$167K$760K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2020 990 (4 parts)
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $926,329 across 5 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $10 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$674,311
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$674,311
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $252,000$252,000
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $8$8
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $252,010 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $8$926,329
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $759,196 across 6 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $471,612$471,612
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $12,000$12,000
IX-11g Other fees for servicesFundraising $8,796$8,796
IX-20 InterestPrograms $2,601 · Management $163,623$166,224
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $95,741$95,741
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Management $1,764 · Fundraising $3,059$4,823
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $569,954 · Management $177,387 · Fundraising $11,855$759,196
Part X · Balance sheet $3,732,115 assets, 12 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $289,297$738,467
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $7,592$7,766
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $135,145$120,000
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $2,961,623$2,865,882
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $97,834$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $3,491,491$3,732,115
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $0$120,000
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $2,898,681$2,972,172
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $349,033$333,120
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $243,777$426,823
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $592,810$759,943
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $3,491,491$3,732,115
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $759,943 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$926,329
XI-2 Total expenses$759,196
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$167,133
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$592,810
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$759,943

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