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Free to Run INC

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Pawcatuck, CT501(c)(3)Human Services EIN 47-2766786Revenue $818K in FY2024Latest return filed Oct 29, 2025

On file with the IRSfreetorun.orgPawcatuck, CTTax-exempt since Dec 2015Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Free to Run uses adventure sports to support women and girls living in areas of conflict to build their physical, emotional, and social well- being; developing them into community leaders so they can bring people together across cultural, ethnic and religious lines.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
80¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 10 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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FY2024 · 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
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
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $3K a year · under 1% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
80%
of spending
Looks good: 80% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 4.5 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
11
named funders · $154K
Looks good: 11 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$30K
8% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 8% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
11
of 11 voting members
Looks good: 11 of 11 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$818K
+22% vs prior year
Spent
$896K
To programs
80%
Net assets
$358K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$818K
FY2024▲ +22%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$156K
FY2021$533K
FY2022$449K
FY2023$668K
FY2024$818K
Expenses
$896K
FY2024▲ +53%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$332K
FY2021$452K
FY2022$345K
FY2023$586K
FY2024$896K
Net assets
$358K
FY2024▼ -18%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$221K
FY2021$303K
FY2022$407K
FY2023$436K
FY2024$358K

From the FY2024 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 Dec 2015.

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

Where the money goes

80 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 80% · $718K Management & general 6% · $56K Fundraising 14% · $122K

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

11 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Meg Saselu
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Alex Bancroft
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
James Wilcox
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Lama Hattab
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Empowers women and girls in conflict zones through adventure sports, fostering well-being and leadership.

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1 program · $718K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Create opportunities for women and girls to safely and boldly engage in outdoor sports in areas of conflict.

$718Kprogram 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
The Seattle FoundationFY2024$75K
Kathryn B McQuade FoundationFY2024$30K
American Online Giving Foundation INCFY2024$17K
Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift FundFY2024$8K
Donor Advised Charitable Giving INCFY2024$6K
Paypal Charitable Giving FundFY2024$6K
The Yip Harburg Foundation INCFY2024$5K
Blue Yak Foundation Elizabeth Godley Spence TteeFY2024$5K
Total grants receivedfrom 11 funders$154K
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By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$818K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$670K
Other incomeLn 4–11$148K
Money outPt IX
$896K
Ln 25
Programscol B$718K
Managementcol C$56K
Fundraisingcol D$122K
Owns and owesPt X
$358K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$333K
Total assetsLn 16$388K
LiabilitiesLn 26$30K
PeoplePt VI, VII
11
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a11
IndependentVI 1b11
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$670K
Government grantsLn 1e$78K
Other incomeLn 4–11$148K
Total revenueLn 12$818K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$333K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$333K
Accounts receivableLn 4$20K
Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesLn 9$35K
Total assetsLn 16$388K
LiabilitiesLn 26$30K
Net assetsLn 32$358K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 51
VolunteersI 610
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$438K$333K
Total assetsLn 16$453K$388K
LiabilitiesLn 26$17K$30K
Net assetsLn 32$436K$358K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$484K$378K$28K$78K
Payroll taxesLn 10$8K$2K$6K
Accounting feesLn 11c$14K$14K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$102K$76K$212$25K
Office expensesLn 13$18K$12K$2K$4K
OccupancyLn 16$33K$29K$4K
TravelLn 17$90K$90K$3
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$131$131
InsuranceLn 23$1K$1K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$144K$131K$5K$8K
All other expensesLn 24e$2K$2K$182$10
Total functional expensesLn 25$896K$718K$56K$122K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Oct 29, 2025 $818K$896K−$77K$358K 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Oct 21, 2024 $668K$586K$82K$436K 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Jul 26, 2023 $449K$345K$104K$407K 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Sep 28, 2022 $533K$452K$82K$303K 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Nov 9, 2021 $156K$332K−$175K$221K 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $818,341 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $529,167$669,954
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $139,154$148,387
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $668,321$818,341
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $382,462$492,601
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $203,665$403,134
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $586,127$895,735
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $82,194−$77,394
Part VI · Governance 11 of 11 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body11
VI-1b Independent voting members11
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $818,341 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$78,434
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$591,520
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$669,954
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$147,943
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $444$444
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $444$818,341
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $895,735 across 11 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $377,938 · Management $27,856 · Fundraising $78,370$484,164
IX-10 Payroll taxesManagement $2,278 · Fundraising $6,159$8,437
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $14,047$14,047
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $76,316 · Management $212 · Fundraising $25,274$101,802
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $12,315 · Management $1,685 · Fundraising $3,517$17,517
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $28,649 · Management $4,033$32,682
IX-17 TravelPrograms $90,183 · Management $3$90,186
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $131$131
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $1,289$1,289
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $130,561 · Management $4,749 · Fundraising $8,341$143,651
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $1,637 · Management $182 · Fundraising $10$1,829
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $717,730 · Management $56,334 · Fundraising $121,671$895,735
Part X · Balance sheet $388,393 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $438,443$333,175
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $3,342$19,876
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $11,172$35,342
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $452,957$388,393
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $17,422$6,271
X-25 Other liabilities$23,850
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $17,422$30,121
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $435,535$358,272
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $435,535$358,272
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $452,957$388,393
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $358,272 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$818,341
XI-2 Total expenses$895,735
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$77,394
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$435,535
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$131
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$358,272

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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