Free2Luv is a nonprofit organization dedicated to empowering, uplifting, and saving the lives of youth through the arts. Through music, art, film, theater, dance, storytelling, and social media - the languages of youth - we're raising awareness, starting conversations, and healing minds and hearts.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
95¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 20 volunteers and 1 employee.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · 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
2 of 2
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $21K a year · 10% of revenue · last 2 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 2 of the last 2 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 2 filings
Spent on programs
95%
of spending
Looks good: 95% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$60K
to officers and key staff · 34% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 34% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Named funders
8
named funders · $70K
Looks good: 8 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
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Revenue
$187K
-13% vs prior year
Spent
$177K
To programs
95%
Net assets
$92K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$187K
FY2025▼ -13%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$79K
FY2021$194K
FY2022$152K
FY2023$161K
FY2024$215K
FY2025$187K
Expenses
$177K
FY2025▼ -3%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020Not on file
FY2021Not on file
FY2022Not on file
FY2023Not on file
FY2024$183K
FY2025$177K
Net assets
$92K
FY2025▲ +12%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$28K
FY2021$126K
FY2022$80K
FY2023$51K
FY2024$82K
FY2025$92K

From the FY2025 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Apr 2014.

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

Where the money goes

95 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 95% · $168K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

11 people listed on the 990; $60K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Co-Founder and President
$43,000Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Programming and Lgbtq+ Outreach
$14,468Pt VII · Sec A
Partnership Building and Lgbtq+ Outreach Team
$2,720Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Co-Founder
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Tonya Sandis’s $43K as Co-Founder and President is at the 31st percentile of top reported officer pay among 2168 $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 · 4 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Tonya Sandis$43,000$48,000$31,500$28,000$22,750$11,100
Araya Casey$14,468$12,475————
Bowie Starr$2,720$6,315————
Yvette Tolson—$990————

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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Programs and updates

Empowers youth through arts like music, film, and dance to heal and raise awareness.

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3 programs · $152K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Express It!

A national mental health art empowerment program servicing approx 15,000 under-resourced and marginalized youth. The program combines interactive, guided workshops, a creative expression activity book, and community art murals.

$107Kprogram expense
02

We Care Program

We gift empowerment packages to youth struggling with bullying, their identity, or self-harm reaching several thousand youth annually.

$30Kprogram expense
03

Special Programs. At Free2Luv, we're passionate about empowering youth to be their best selves by celebrating their individuality, spreading kindness, and standing up to bullying. Through education, arts, and entertainment, we create thought-provoking and impactful initiatives and programs to raise self-esteem, foster mental health, and…

$15Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$187K
Ln 12
Other incomeLn 4–11$187K
Money outPt IX
$177K
Ln 25
Programscol B$168K
Owns and owesPt X
$92K
net assets · Ln 32
Total assetsLn 16$92K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
11
listed · VII A
PaidVII A3
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Other incomeLn 4–11$187K
Total revenueLn 12$187K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
Total assetsLn 16$92K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$92K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 51
VolunteersI 620
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $187K$177K$10K$92K 990 PDF
FY2024 $215K$183K$32K$82K 990 PDF
FY2023 $161K$51K 990 PDF
FY2022 $152K$80K 990 PDF
FY2021 $194K$126K 990 PDF
FY2020 $79K$28K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support O · Explanations

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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