Freedom Center EIN 37-1428340

Freedom Center

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Freedom Center is a food and nutrition nonprofit based in Clarkston, MI. For fiscal year 2025 it reported $22K in revenue, $106K in expenses, and $142K in net assets.Pt I

Type
Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Food & Agriculture
Location
Clarkston, MI
Filings
6 on file (2020–2025)
Revenue
$22KFY2025
Expenses
$106K
Net assets
$142K
People
4
Filings
6
Updates
0
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EIN  37-1428340 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Clarkston, MI
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
<$100K
What they do
a food and nutrition nonprofit
Leadership
Gary Gerlach · President · $96K
Money in and out
$22K revenue, $106K expenses
Bottom line
98% program efficiency
Where the money goes · FY2025
Total revenue
$22K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$106K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$142K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): −$84K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.98 Management & general $0.02
Program efficiency
98%
of spending reaches programs▲ +0.7% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
16.1mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▼ -42% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
-386%
revenue over expenses, this year▼ -975% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2025 · Form 990
Revenue
$22K
FY2025▼ -73%
Expenses
$106K
FY2025▼ -3%
Total assets
$142K
FY2025▼ -44%
Total liabilities
$0
FY2025
Total revenue
$22K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$106K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$142K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$84K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$142K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B98%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 33
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 44
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $103K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2025.
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Dedicated to helping the poor, lost, and hurting people be healed and transformed. Once transformed, we mentor and train individuals to have successful lives & relationships.

$103Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CFreedom Center
EINHdr · item D37-1428340
Principal addressHdr · item CClarkston, MI
WebsiteHdr · item Jnone reported
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MMI
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFFood & Agriculture (K30)
Ruling yearIRS BMFSep 2002

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a3
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b4
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aNo
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aNo
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2Yes

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President
$96,000Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Gary Gerlach’s $96K as President is at the 98th percentile of top reported officer pay among 132 <$100K food & agriculture nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Gary Gerlach$96,000$86,900$86,900$65,500$68,000$93,000
Theresa Miller$400$5,150$9,000
Zaneta Chaney$7,370

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$20K · 92%
Investment income$2K · 8%
Contributions & grants92%$20K
Investment income8%$2K
Total revenueLn 12$22K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.98 Management & general $0.02
Program services98%$103K
Management & general2%$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$106K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$13K
Total assetsLn 16$142K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$0
Total net assetsLn 32$142K
Months of cash on handcomputed1.4

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2025 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $142K · Operating expenses/yr $106K
16.1 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $103K · Total expenses $106K
98%
Management & General
Management & general $2K · Total expenses $106K
2%
Fundraising
Fundraising $0 · Total expenses $106K
0%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $0 · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $63K
Solicited contributions below reporting floor
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $20K · Total revenue $22K
92%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $22K
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $22K
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $2K · Total revenue $22K
+8%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $106K
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $22K · Prior year $80K
-73%
Revenue CAGR
FY2020 $114K · FY2025 $22K
-28%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $142K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $22K · Expenses $106K
-386%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $142K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $142K · Total assets $142K
100%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $129K · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $142K
91%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Gary Gerlach · Reported title PRESIDENT · Highest reported compensation $96K · Total expenses $106K
91%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $96K · Total expenses $106K
91%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 98%
Overhead ratio 2%
Revenue growth -73%

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2025 (Latest)$22K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$80K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$104K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$137K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$100K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$114K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2025IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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