Free the Oppressed FY2023 filing

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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.
93¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$167K 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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FY2023 · 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
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
93%
of spending
Looks good: 93% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$167K
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
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.5 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
$47K
0.9% 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
$5.4M
-22% vs prior year
Spent
$6.5M
To programs
93%
Net assets
$5.2M
By yearFY2019–FY2024
Revenue
$5.4M
FY2023▼ -22%
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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
$6.5M
FY2023▼ -9%
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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
$5.2M
FY2023▼ -9%
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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 FY2023 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 Nov 2015.

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

Where the money goes

93 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 93% · $6.0M Management & general 6% · $421K Fundraising 1% · $47K

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; $167K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Director, CEO
$85,000Pt VII · Sec A
Director, Treasurer
$63,213Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$15,431Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$3,000Pt 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

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

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3 programs · $5.8M · in their own filed words · FY2023
01

Burma Ministries

In 2023, Free the Oppressed teams supported Free Burma Rangers teams that are made up of many ethnicities in Burma. We had the opportunity to visit many communities under threat of attack as well as those displaced and living in hiding sites away from their villages in both Karen and Karenni States of Burma.

$4.2Mprogram expense
02

Middle East Ministries

We are pleased to share our collective achievements from this past year. Each of these projects has had a meaningful impact on the lives of families, children, and communities who have suffered greatly. Here is a breakdown of our efforts, underscored by our commitment to humanitarian and spiritual support in these regions.

$897Kprogram expense
03

Thailand Ministries

In Thailand, Free the Oppressed has supported numerous individuals and villages throughout the year 2023. FTO sponsored two students for university programs in nursing and food sciences. Eighty students, lodging in three different hostels in Thailand, have been provided with education, food, and housing and have heard the Gospel message…

$694Kprogram expense

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 · 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 FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$5.4M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$5.4M
Other incomeLn 4–11$37K
Investment incomeLn 3$15K
Money outPt IX
$6.5M
Ln 25
Programscol B$6.0M
Managementcol C$421K
Fundraisingcol D$47K
Owns and owesPt X
$5.2M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.9M
Total assetsLn 16$5.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$47K
PeoplePt VI, VII
15
listed · VII A
PaidVII A4
Voting boardVI 1a11
IndependentVI 1b9
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$5.4M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$35K
Investment incomeLn 3$15K
Other incomeLn 4–11$37K
Total revenueLn 12$5.4M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$1.9M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.9M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.1M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$965K
Total assetsLn 16$5.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$47K
Net assetsLn 32$5.2M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 51
VolunteersI 6350
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3More from this return
Abroad and in kindSch F, M
Grants to other countriesSch F Pt II–III$63K
Noncash gifts receivedSch M Pt I$35K
4Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$2.5M$1.9M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$674K$1.1M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2.5M$965K
Total assetsLn 16$5.8M$5.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$47K$47K
Net assetsLn 32$5.7M$5.2M
5Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$23K$23K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$63K$63K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$148K$68K$80K$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$9K$7K$2K$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$18K$0$18K$0
Office expensesLn 13$4K$0$4K$0
Information technologyLn 14$8K$0$8K$0
OccupancyLn 16$69K$50K$19K$0
TravelLn 17$301K$274K$27K$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$50K$0$50K$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$303K$303K$0$0
InsuranceLn 23$75K$72K$3K$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$3.9M$3.8M$14K$0
All other expensesLn 24e$1.6M$1.3M$196K$47K
Total functional expensesLn 25$6.5M$6.0M$421K$47K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 LatestFiled with the IRS Nov 17, 2025 $5.3M$5.7M−$404K$4.8M 990 PDF
FY2023 ViewingFiled with the IRS Nov 15, 2024 $5.4M$6.5M−$1.1M$5.2M 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Nov 15, 2023 $7.0M$7.2M−$175K$5.7M 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Nov 15, 2022 $9.1M$5.2M$3.9M$6.6M 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Nov 15, 2021 $4.0M$2.6M$1.4M$2.7M 990 PDF
FY2019Filed with the IRS Mar 11, 2021 $2.7M$2.7M−$46K$1.3M 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash O · Explanations
See the full FY2023 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $5,440,544 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $6,924,799$5,388,916
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year −$83$14,872
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $55,289$36,756
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $6,980,005$5,440,544
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $224,805$86,282
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $154,390$157,148
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $6,775,621$6,261,435
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $7,154,816$6,504,865
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$174,811−$1,064,321
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 $5,440,544 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$5,388,916
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$35,073
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$5,388,916
VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $14,872$14,872
VIII-5 RoyaltiesRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $10,245$10,245
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $26,511 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$26,511
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $26,511 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $25,117$5,440,544
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $6,504,865 across 15 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $23,408$23,408
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $0$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $62,874$62,874
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $68,000 · Management $80,213 · Fundraising $0$148,213
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $7,148 · Management $1,787 · Fundraising $0$8,935
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $18,150 · Fundraising $0$18,150
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $0 · Management $3,879 · Fundraising $0$3,879
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $0 · Management $7,954 · Fundraising $0$7,954
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $50,144 · Management $19,006 · Fundraising $0$69,150
IX-17 TravelPrograms $273,520 · Management $27,104 · Fundraising $0$300,624
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $0 · Management $50,327 · Fundraising $0$50,327
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $303,433 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$303,433
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $72,070 · Management $2,526 · Fundraising $0$74,596
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $3,837,827 · Management $14,433 · Fundraising $0$3,852,260
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $1,338,020 · Management $195,594 · Fundraising $47,448$1,581,062
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $6,036,444 · Management $420,973 · Fundraising $47,448$6,504,865
Part X · Balance sheet $5,238,931 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $2,482,677$1,898,299
X-4 Accounts receivable$1,283,128
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $114,060$1,735
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $2,461,422$965,256
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $674,369$1,087,513
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $3,000$3,000
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $5,764,733$5,238,931
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $46,971$47,367
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $46,971$47,367
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $5,159,560$4,652,064
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $558,202$539,500
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $5,717,762$5,191,564
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $5,764,733$5,238,931
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $5,191,564 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$5,440,544
XI-2 Total expenses$6,504,865
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$1,064,321
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$5,717,762
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$529,328
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$8,795
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$5,191,564

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2023 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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