Fear 2 Freedom INC EIN 45-2143034 Form 990 (PDF) Claim this org

Fear 2 Freedom INC

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Restores hope and dignity to sexual assault survivors, empowering communities to combat violence. For fiscal year 2025 it reported $322K in revenue, $475K in expenses, and $312K in net assets.Pt I

Type
Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Crime & Legal
Location
Newport News, VA
Website
www.fear2freedom.org
Filings
5 on file (2021–2025)
Revenue
$322KFY2025
Expenses
$475K
Net assets
$312K
People
24
Filings
5
Updates
0
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EIN  45-2143034 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Newport News, VA
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Restores hope and dignity to sexual assault survivors, empowering communities to combat violence.
Leadership
Virginia Woodard · Former, CEO · $47K
Money in and out
$322K revenue, $475K expenses
Bottom line
73% program efficiency
Where the money goes · FY2025
Total revenue
$322K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$475K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$312K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): −$154K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.73 Management & general $0.24 Fundraising $0.03
Program efficiency
73%
of spending reaches programs▼ -7% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
9.8mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate0% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
-48%
revenue over expenses, this year▼ -187% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2025 · Form 990
Revenue
$322K
FY2025▼ -16%
Expenses
$475K
FY2025▲ +6%
Total assets
$518K
FY2025▲ +5%
Total liabilities
$206K
FY2025▲ +611%
Total revenue
$322K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$475K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$312K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$154K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$518K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B73%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 319
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 419

Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CFear 2 Freedom INC
EINHdr · item D45-2143034
Principal addressHdr · item CNewport News, VA
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.fear2freedom.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MVA
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFCrime & Legal (I73)
Ruling yearIRS BMFJun 2011

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a19
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b19
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aNo
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Former, CEO
$47,454Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Executive Officer
$34,946Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Past President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Special Advisor
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Virginia Woodard’s $47K as Former, CEO is at the 24th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1398 $100K–1M crime & legal 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 · 4 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Virginia Woodward$83,808$81,224$46,593
Tricia Russell$71,451
Virginia Woodard$47,454
Shelly Averett$34,946

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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Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $349K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

F2F'S hour 2 empower, H2E, is a 90-120 minute interactive sexual violence prevention program for college-age students & community members. The first half of the H2E includes an educational presentation on a variety of topics including: sexual violence 101, consent, bystander intervention, intimate partner violence, supporting survivors…

$241Kprogram expense
02

The F2F kit program provides compassionate care kits to survivors of sexual violence that includes sexual assault, ipv (intimate partner violence), domestic violence, child abuse, and human trafficking.

$101Kprogram expense
03

Fear 2 freedom's shadow event is an immersive, emotional 90-MINUTE presentation centered around survivor stories and held at colleges and universities. The anonymous survivors are silhouetted behind a curtain or screen as they share their stories with audience members.

$7Kprogram expense

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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$317K · 99%
Program service revenue$6K · 2%
Investment income$7K · 2%
Contributions & grants99%$317K
Program service revenue2%$6K
Investment income2%$7K
Total revenueLn 12$322K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.73 Management & general $0.24 Fundraising $0.03
Program services73%$349K
Management & general24%$112K
Fundraising3%$15K
Total functional expensesLn 25$475K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$389K
Total assetsLn 16$518K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$206K
Total net assetsLn 32$312K
Months of cash on handcomputed9.8

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2025 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $389K · Operating expenses (Pt IX) $475K · Less non-cash grants $1K · Cash operating expenses/yr $474K
9.8 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $349K · Total expenses $475K
73%
Management & General
Management & general $112K · Total expenses $475K
24%
Fundraising
Fundraising $15K · Total expenses $475K
3%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $18K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $321K
$0.06 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $317K · Total revenue $322K
99%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $322K
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $6K · Total revenue $322K
2%
Investment reliance
Investment income $7K · Total revenue $322K
+2%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $6K · Total expenses $475K
1%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $322K · Prior year $383K
-16%
Revenue CAGR
FY2020 $364K · FY2024 $322K
-3%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $312K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $322K · Expenses $475K
-48%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $518K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $312K · Total assets $518K
60%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $518K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Shelly Averett · Reported title CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER · Highest reported compensation $35K · Total expenses $475K
7%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $318K · Total expenses $475K
67%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 73%
Overhead ratio 24%
Fundraising cost ratio 5%
Revenue growth -16%
Legal fee ratio 3%
Accounting fee ratio 5%

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$15K

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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)$322K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$383K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$332K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$784K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$364K 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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