To bring help, hope and love to people of all faiths and ethnicities in the conflict areas, to shine a light on the actions of oppressors, to stand with the oppressed and support leaders and organizations committed to liberty, justice and service.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
92¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 350 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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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
2 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $595K a year · 11% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 2 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
92%
of spending
Looks good: 92% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$145K
to officers and key staff · 3% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 3% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
7 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 7.0 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $46K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$35K
0.7% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 1% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
9
of 11 voting members
Looks good: 9 of 11 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$5.3M
-2% vs prior year
Spent
$5.7M
To programs
92%
Net assets
$4.8M
By yearFY2019–FY2024
Revenue
$5.3M
FY2024▼ -2%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2019$2.7M
FY2020$4.0M
FY2021$9.1M
FY2022$7.0M
FY2023$5.4M
FY2024$5.3M
Expenses
$5.7M
FY2024▼ -12%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2019$2.7M
FY2020$2.6M
FY2021$5.2M
FY2022$7.2M
FY2023$6.5M
FY2024$5.7M
Net assets
$4.8M
FY2024▼ -7%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2019$1.3M
FY2020$2.7M
FY2021$6.6M
FY2022$5.7M
FY2023$5.2M
FY2024$4.8M

From the FY2024 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Nov 2015.

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Where the money goes

92 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 92% · $5.3M Management & general 7% · $399K Fundraising 1% · $46K

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

15 people listed on the 990; $145K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Director CEO
$85,000Pt VII · Sec A
Director Treasurer
$55,000Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$5,150Pt VII · Sec A
Director Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Dave Eubank’s $85K as Director CEO is at the 23rd percentile of top reported officer pay among 1168 $1–10M international 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

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019
Dave Eubank$85,000$85,000$74,667$62,000$58,000$56,500
Wes Price$55,000$63,213$64,011$51,703—$37,667
Jesse Cusic$5,150$15,431$7,000———
Hosannah Valentine—$3,000$3,000$10,339$12,371—

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

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Bringing help, hope, and love to conflict areas, supporting the oppressed and leaders for liberty and justice.

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3 programs · $5.0M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Burma Ministries

Throughout 2024 Free the Oppressed was able to provide help hope and love to oppressed people on the run from violence and in villages throughout Burma. We provided food medicine and spiritual training to Internally Displaced People IDPs throughout Burma including the following states: Karen Karenni Kachin Chin and Shan state.

$4.2Mprogram expense
02

Middle East Ministries

In 2024 Free the Oppressed had the privilege of delivering medical care to 906 patients across 21 different Internally Displaced People IDP camps in northeast Syria. We performed various procedures such as fracture splinting and wound cleaning for diabetic foot infections.

$422Kprogram expense
03

Thailand Ministries

In 2024 Free the Oppressed provided much needed help hope and love to many individuals and communities throughout Thailand. We purchased and installed solar electricity equipment to provide electricity to villagers and communities that live in darkness.

$370Kprogram expense

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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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$46K
Grants paid · 13 grants · $315K · 2021–2024
Deidox Films INCCA · FY2024$100,000
Bonus Years INCAK · FY2024$5,000
Bonus Years INCAK · FY2023$8,408
Bonus Years INCAK · FY2022$50,000
Unitemized GrantFY2022$25,000
Novi CommunityTX · FY2022$10,000
Shai Fund INCTN · FY2021$50,000
Plan B Arc INCFL · FY2021$20,000
Evac INCCO · FY2021$10,000
Living Water ProductionsVA · FY2021$8,000

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$5.3M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$5.0M
Investment incomeLn 3$272K
Other incomeLn 4–11$16K
Money outPt IX
$5.7M
Ln 25
Programscol B$5.3M
Managementcol C$399K
Fundraisingcol D$46K
Owns and owesPt X
$4.8M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$3.3M
Total assetsLn 16$4.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$35K
PeoplePt VI, VII
15
listed · VII A
PaidVII A3
Voting boardVI 1a11
IndependentVI 1b9
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$5.0M
Government grantsLn 1e$0
Noncash giftsLn 1g$2K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$0
Investment incomeLn 3$272K
Other incomeLn 4–11$16K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$5.3M
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$239K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.3M
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$4.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$35K
Net assetsLn 32$4.8M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 51
VolunteersI 6350
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.9M$3.3M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.1M$239K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$965K$1.3M
Total assetsLn 16$5.2M$4.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$47K$35K
Net assetsLn 32$5.2M$4.8M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$122K$122K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$66K$66K
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$150K$73K$77K$0
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0$0$0$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$0$0$0$0
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0$0$0$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0$0$0$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$7K$5K$1K$0
Management feesLn 11a$0$0$0$0
Legal feesLn 11b$750$0$750$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$4K$0$4K$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$0$0$0$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$0$0$0$0
Office expensesLn 13$3K$0$3K$0
Information technologyLn 14$14K$0$14K$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0$0$0$0
OccupancyLn 16$25K$8K$17K$0
TravelLn 17$216K$194K$22K$0
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0$0$0$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$36K$0$36K$0
InterestLn 20$0$0$0$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0$0$0$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$151K$151K$0$0
InsuranceLn 23$3K$0$3K$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$3.4M$3.4M$21K$0
All other expensesLn 24e$1.5M$1.3M$201K$46K
Total functional expensesLn 25$5.7M$5.3M$399K$46K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $5.3M$5.7M−$404K$4.8M 990 PDF
FY2023 $5.4M$6.5M−$1.1M$5.2M 990 PDF
FY2022 $7.0M$7.2M−$175K$5.7M 990 PDF
FY2021 $9.1M$5.2M$3.9M$6.6M 990 PDF
FY2020 $4.0M$2.6M$1.4M$2.7M 990 PDF
FY2019 $2.7M$2.7M−$46K$1.3M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support F · Foreign O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $5,330,340 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $5,388,916$5,042,662
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $14,872$271,886
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $36,756$15,792
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $5,440,544$5,330,340
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $86,282$187,153
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $157,148$156,653
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $6,261,435$5,390,128
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $6,504,865$5,733,934
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$1,064,321−$403,594
Part VI · Governance 9 of 11 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body11
VI-1b Independent voting members9
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $5,330,340 across 16 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$5,042,662
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$2,035
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$5,042,662
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $271,886$271,886
VIII-5 RoyaltiesRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $15,792$15,792
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $287,678$5,330,340
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $5,733,934 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $121,530$121,530
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $0$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $65,623$65,623
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for membersPrograms $0$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $73,150 · Management $77,000 · Fundraising $0$150,150
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $5,202 · Management $1,301 · Fundraising $0$6,503
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $0 · Management $750 · Fundraising $0$750
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $4,225 · Fundraising $0$4,225
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 $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $0 · Management $2,786 · Fundraising $0$2,786
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $0 · Management $13,992 · Fundraising $0$13,992
IX-15 RoyaltiesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $8,081 · Management $16,611 · Fundraising $0$24,692
IX-17 TravelPrograms $194,109 · Management $21,908 · Fundraising $0$216,017
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officialsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $0 · Management $35,501 · Fundraising $0$35,501
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 $150,683 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$150,683
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $0 · Management $2,526 · Fundraising $0$2,526
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $3,375,928 · Management $21,258 · Fundraising $0$3,397,186
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $1,294,515 · Management $201,420 · Fundraising $45,835$1,541,770
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $5,288,821 · Management $399,278 · Fundraising $45,835$5,733,934
Part X · Balance sheet $4,844,801 assets, 24 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $1,898,299$3,341,660
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $0$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $0$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $1,283,128$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $0$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $1,735$1,736
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $965,256$1,259,642
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $1,087,513$238,763
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $0$0
X-13 Program-related investmentsStart of year $0$0
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $3,000$3,000
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $0$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $5,238,931$4,844,801
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $47,367$34,786
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 $47,367$34,786
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $4,652,064$4,132,274
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $539,500$677,741
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $5,191,564$4,810,015
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $5,238,931$4,844,801
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $4,810,015 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$5,330,340
XI-2 Total expenses$5,733,934
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$403,594
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$5,191,564
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$14,444
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$0
XI-7 Investment expenses$0
XI-8 Prior period adjustments−$3,716
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$11,317
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$4,810,015

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