Freedom INC FY2020 filing

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Madison, WI501(c)(3)Human ServicesEIN 43-2023570

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Freedom Inc. is a non-profit organization that provides programs and services to low- to no-income communities of color in Dane County WI. Its mission is to services persons who are most in need and do not have the resources to obtain assistance elsewhere. Its programs and services are designed to be language and culture-specific to women and youth and to inspire and empower individuals through leadership development and community organizing that will bring about social political cultural and economic change.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
87¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$232K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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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
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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
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
2 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $424K a year · 6% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 2 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
87%
of spending
Looks good: 87% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$232K
to officers and key staff · 4% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 4% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
8 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 7.5 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
15
named funders · $2.1M
Looks good: 15 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$869K
14% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 14% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 5 voting members
Looks good: 5 of 5 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$8.4M
Spent
$5.2M
To programs
87%
Net assets
$5.5M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$8.4M
FY2020
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$8.4M
FY2021$7.9M
FY2022$7.8M
FY2023$4.2M
FY2024$4.9M
Expenses
$5.2M
FY2020
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$5.2M
FY2021$6.2M
FY2022$8.6M
FY2023$5.5M
FY2024$5.6M
Net assets
$5.5M
FY2020
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$5.5M
FY2021$7.2M
FY2022$6.4M
FY2023$5.2M
FY2024$4.6M

From the FY2020 Form 990 · 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: FY2024. IRS ruling in Sep 2003.

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

Where the money goes

87 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 87% · $4.6M Management & general 11% · $590K Fundraising 2% · $83K

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

2 people listed on the 990; $232K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Co-Executive Director
$116,115Pt VII · Sec A
Co-Executive Director
$116,115Pt VII · Sec A

Kabzuag Vaj’s $310K as Anchor is at the 98th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3869 $1–10M 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 · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
M Adams———$545,038$116,115
Kabzuag Vaj$310,234$174,957———
Kabzuag Vaj——$170,769$125,481$116,115
Sheur Yang$163,722$160,524———
Sheur Yang——$140,480$104,019—
Bianca Gomez$123,891$112,597———
Chai Moua$120,932$99,136———
Ashley Solage$120,119————

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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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

Empowers low-income women and youth of color with culturally specific programs for social change.

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2 program services account for $4.6M of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2020.
01

This program work to end violence against women children queer gender-non-conforming and transgender folx in the Black and Southeast Asian communities. Services provided include but not limited to domestic violence and sexual assault direct services supportive advocacy and counseling outreach crisis intervention group activities…

$3.7Mprogram expense
02

This program offers integrated nonpartisan voter engagement such as civic engagement Get Out The Vote efforts community education and leadership development. Other activities also include community canvassing phone banking tabling and leadership retreats and trainings.

$920Kprogram expense

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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
New Venture FundFY2024$400K
Tides FoundationFY2024$320K
Groundswell FundFY2024$150K
Total grants receivedfrom 15 funders$2.1M
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Grants paid · 36 grants · $15.3M · 2020–2024
Moving Mountains IncorporatedWI · FY2024$500,000
Unitemized GrantFY2024$100,697
Unitemized GrantFY2024$59,444
Unitemized GrantFY2024$51,700
Move Like Water LLCFY2024$25,000
Opencollective FoundationCA · FY2024$10,000
Unitemized GrantFY2024$7,400
Madison Metro School DistrictFY2024$5,251
Moving Mountains IncorporatedWI · FY2023$500,000
Unitemized GrantFY2023$63,734
Unitemized GrantFY2023$40,000
Black Feminist Future INCGA · FY2023$25,000
Unitemized GrantFY2023$23,234
Unitemized GrantFY2023$11,660
Unitemized GrantFY2023$10,006
Black Feminist Future INCGA · FY2022$3,516,583
Black Feminist Future INCGA · FY2022$3,516,583
Black Feminist Future INCGA · FY2022$3,516,583
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By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$8.4M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$8.4M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$21K
Other incomeLn 4–11$4K
Money outPt IX
$5.2M
Ln 25
Programscol B$4.6M
Managementcol C$590K
Fundraisingcol D$83K
Owns and owesPt X
$5.5M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$3.3M
Total assetsLn 16$6.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$869K
PeoplePt VI, VII
2
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$8.4M
Government grantsLn 1e$0
Noncash giftsLn 1g$0
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$0
Fees for servicesLn 2g$21K
Investment incomeLn 3$2K
Other incomeLn 4–11$4K
Total revenueLn 12$8.4M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$3.3M
SavingsLn 2$0
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$3.3M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.7M
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$6.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$869K
Net assetsLn 32$5.5M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 615
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$806K$3.3M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.6M$1.7M
Total assetsLn 16$3.3M$6.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$949K$869K
Net assetsLn 32$2.4M$5.5M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$928K$928K
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$259K$201K$46K$12K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0$0$0$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$1.1M$1.0M$10K$35K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$37K$35K$1K$150
Other employee benefitsLn 9$393K$379K$9K$4K
Payroll taxesLn 10$116K$103K$7K$6K
Management feesLn 11a$0$0$0$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0$0$0$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$78K$0$78K$0
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0$0$0$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0$0$0$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$1.0M$919K$99K$823
Advertising and promotionLn 12$8K$7K$0$553
Office expensesLn 13$758K$694K$40K$24K
Information technologyLn 14$33K$20K$12K$195
RoyaltiesLn 15$0$0$0$0
OccupancyLn 16$262K$31K$230K$0
TravelLn 17$74K$74K$0$0
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0$0$0$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$97K$97K$0$0
InterestLn 20$0$0$0$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0$0$0$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$55K$12K$42K$666
InsuranceLn 23$44K$30K$14K$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$5.2M$4.6M$590K$83K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $4.9M$5.6M−$610K$4.6M 990 PDF
FY2023 $4.2M$5.5M−$1.3M$5.2M 990 PDF
FY2022 $7.8M$8.6M−$805K$6.4M 990 PDF
FY2021 $7.9M$6.2M$1.7M$7.2M 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $8.4M$5.2M$3.1M$5.5M 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 $8,381,174 across 14 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$0
VIII-1b Membership dues$0
VIII-1c Fundraising events$0
VIII-1d Related organizations$0
VIII-1e Government grants$0
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$8,353,318
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$0
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$8,353,318
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $21,446 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$21,446
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $2,410 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$2,410
VIII-5 RoyaltiesRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossRelated to mission $4,000 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$4,000
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $27,856 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$8,381,174
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $5,248,858 across 28 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $0$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $928,406$928,406
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $0$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $201,377 · Management $45,840 · Fundraising $12,052$259,269
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $1,043,174 · Management $10,384 · Fundraising $34,937$1,088,495
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $35,143 · Management $1,298 · Fundraising $150$36,591
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $379,310 · Management $9,423 · Fundraising $4,032$392,765
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $103,067 · Management $7,022 · Fundraising $5,870$115,959
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $77,925 · Fundraising $0$77,925
IX-11d Lobbying feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $0$0
IX-11f Investment management feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $919,057 · Management $98,910 · Fundraising $823$1,018,790
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $7,243 · Management $0 · Fundraising $553$7,796
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $693,880 · Management $39,835 · Fundraising $23,859$757,574
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $20,427 · Management $12,450 · Fundraising $195$33,072
IX-15 RoyaltiesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $31,441 · Management $230,449 · Fundraising $0$261,890
IX-17 TravelPrograms $73,616 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$73,616
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officialsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $97,369 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$97,369
IX-20 InterestPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliatesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $12,478 · Management $42,131 · Fundraising $666$55,275
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $30,153 · Management $13,913 · Fundraising $0$44,066
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $4,576,141 · Management $589,580 · Fundraising $83,137$5,248,858
Part X · Balance sheet $6,369,374 assets, 24 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $805,661$3,291,470
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $0$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $848,528$1,393,302
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $0$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $0$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $12,485$5,754
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $1,644,676$1,678,848
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $0$0
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $0$0
X-13 Program-related investmentsStart of year $0$0
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $0$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $5,959$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $3,317,309$6,369,374
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $149,264$78,728
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $0$0
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $0$0
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $0$0
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $949,264$869,013
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,645,850$3,811,277
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $722,195$1,689,084
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $2,368,045$5,500,361
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $3,317,309$6,369,374
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $5,500,361 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$8,381,174
XI-2 Total expenses$5,248,858
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$3,132,316
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$2,368,045
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$0
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$0
XI-7 Investment expenses$0
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$0
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$5,500,361

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