Freedom Farm EIN 41-1990650

Freedom Farm

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Offers healing and hope through equine-assisted therapy and programs. For fiscal year 2024 it reported $272K in revenue, $363K in expenses, and $406K in net assets.Pt I

Type
Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Human Services
Location
Waverly, MN
Website
www.freedomfarmmn.org
Filings
5 on file (2020–2024)
Revenue
$272KFY2024
Expenses
$363K
Net assets
$406K
People
7
Filings
5
Updates
0
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EIN  41-1990650 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Waverly, MN
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Offers healing and hope through equine-assisted therapy and programs.
Leadership
Susie Bjorklund · President · $69K
Money in and out
$272K revenue, $363K expenses
Bottom line
77% program efficiency
Where the money goes · FY2024
Total revenue
$272K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$363K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$406K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): −$90K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.77 Management & general $0.11 Fundraising $0.12
Program efficiency
77%
of spending reaches programs▼ -4% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
5.6mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▼ -31% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
-33%
revenue over expenses, this year▼ -23% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2024 · Form 990
Revenue
$272K
FY2024▼ -12%
Expenses
$363K
FY2024▼ -8%
Total assets
$532K
FY2024▼ -16%
Total liabilities
$126K
FY2024▼ -4%
Total revenue
$272K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$363K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$406K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$90K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$532K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B77%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 37
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 46
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $280K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

Hope & Healing with Horses

While partnering with the horse, 'Hope & Healing' focuses on developing trust, finding success, and building confidence while providing horsemanship experiences to improve communication.

$182Kprogram expense
02

Succeed with Horses at Freedom Academy

Freedom Academy is an on-site Accredited Public High School. Students attend the 'Succeed with Horses' class daily where they partner with the horse gaining horsemanship skills and learning to find direction and build positive relationships.

$49Kprogram expense
03

Mount Up/Walk on

For veterans and active duty service members who are on a path of healing. It's a time to rebuild confidence and trust, focus on the 'here and now and to give back to the community.

$49Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CFreedom Farm
EINHdr · item D41-1990650
Principal addressHdr · item CWaverly, MN
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.freedomfarmmn.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MMN
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFHuman Services (P82)
Ruling yearIRS BMFJul 2001

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a7
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b6
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2Yes

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$69,290Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Susie Bjorklund’s $69K as President is at the 60th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2165 $100K–1M human services 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Susie Bjorklund$69,290$71,060$65,000$61,880$61,880

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$184K · 68%
Program service revenue$46K · 17%
Other revenue$42K · 15%
Contributions & grants68%$184K
Program service revenue17%$46K
Other revenue15%$42K
Investment income$207
Total revenueLn 12$272K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.77 Management & general $0.11 Fundraising $0.12
Program services77%$280K
Management & general11%$39K
Fundraising12%$43K
Total functional expensesLn 25$363K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$170K
Total assetsLn 16$532K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$126K
Total net assetsLn 32$406K
Months of cash on handcomputed5.6

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2024 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $170K · Operating expenses/yr $363K
5.6 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $280K · Total expenses $363K
77%
Management & General
Management & general $39K · Total expenses $363K
11%
Fundraising
Fundraising $43K · Total expenses $363K
12%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $37K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $210K
$0.18 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $184K · Total revenue $272K
68%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $272K
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $46K · Total revenue $272K
17%
Investment reliance
Investment income $207 · Total revenue $272K
+0.08%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $46K · Total expenses $363K
13%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $272K · Prior year $309K
-12%
Revenue CAGR
FY2020 $454K · FY2024 $272K
-12%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $406K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $272K · Expenses $363K
-33%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $532K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $406K · Total assets $532K
76%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $532K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Susie Bjorklund · Reported title President · Highest reported compensation $69K · Total expenses $363K
19%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $165K · Total expenses $363K
45%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 77%
Overhead ratio 11%
Fundraising cost ratio 24%
Revenue growth -12%
Accounting fee ratio 0.9%
Fundraising fee ratio 2%

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.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$30K

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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
FY2024 (Latest)$272K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$309K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$390K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$346K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$454K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2024IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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