Freedom Now INC EIN 52-2362033

Freedom Now INC

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Defends human rights and protects people from government repression through legal support and advocacy. For fiscal year 2024 it reported $541K in revenue, $913K in expenses, and $1.0M in net assets.Pt I

Type
Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Human Services
Location
Lutherville, MD
Website
www.freedom-now.org
Filings
5 on file (2020–2024)
Revenue
$541KFY2024
Expenses
$913K
Net assets
$1.0M
People
9
Filings
5
Updates
0
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EIN  52-2362033 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Lutherville, MD
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Defends human rights and protects people from government repression through legal support and advocacy.
Leadership
Andrea Prasow · Executive Director · $219K
Money in and out
$541K revenue, $913K expenses
Bottom line
78% program efficiency
Where the money goes · FY2024
Total revenue
$541K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$913K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$1.0M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): −$373K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.78 Management & general $0.15 Fundraising $0.06
Program efficiency
78%
of spending reaches programs▲ +2% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
11.6mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▼ -36% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
-69%
revenue over expenses, this year▼ -806% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2024 · Form 990
Revenue
$541K
FY2024▼ -40%
Expenses
$913K
FY2024▲ +13%
Total assets
$1.0M
FY2024▼ -26%
Total liabilities
$5K
FY2024▲ +40%
Total revenue
$541K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$913K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$1.0M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$373K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$1.0M
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B78%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 38
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 48
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $715K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
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Legal and political advocacy on behalf of victims of government repression. The organization works on behalf of individuals, their families, and communities which have suffered human rights violations, especially arbitrary detention.

$715Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CFreedom Now INC
EINHdr · item D52-2362033
Principal addressHdr · item CLutherville, MD
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.freedom-now.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MMD
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFHuman Services (P20)
Ruling yearIRS BMFApr 2002

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a8
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b8
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 15aYes
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2Yes

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$219,000Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Andrea Prasow’s $219K as Executive Director is at the 100th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2165 $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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Andrea Prasow$219,000
Maran Turner$159,625$143,333$110,000$98,000

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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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$532K · 98%
Investment income$8K · 2%
Contributions & grants98%$532K
Investment income2%$8K
Other revenue$1
Total revenueLn 12$541K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.78 Management & general $0.15 Fundraising $0.06
Program services78%$715K
Management & general15%$140K
Fundraising6%$58K
Total functional expensesLn 25$913K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$874K
Total assetsLn 16$1.0M
Total liabilitiesLn 26$5K
Total net assetsLn 32$1.0M
Months of cash on handcomputed11.5

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2024 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $884K · Operating expenses/yr $913K
11.6 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $715K · Total expenses $913K
78%
Management & General
Management & general $140K · Total expenses $913K
15%
Fundraising
Fundraising $58K · Total expenses $913K
6%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $58K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $586K
$0.10 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $532K · Total revenue $541K
98%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $541K
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $541K
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $8K · Total revenue $541K
+2%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $913K
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $541K · Prior year $896K
-40%
Revenue CAGR
FY2020 $569K · FY2024 $541K
-1%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $1.0M · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $541K · Expenses $913K
-69%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $1.0M
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $1.0M · Total assets $1.0M
100%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $10K · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $1.0M
0.9%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Andrea Prasow · Reported title EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR · Highest reported compensation $219K · Total expenses $913K
24%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $543K · Total expenses $913K
59%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 78%
Overhead ratio 15%
Fundraising cost ratio 11%
Revenue growth -40%
Legal fee ratio 0.1%
Accounting fee ratio 0.7%

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 · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$416K
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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
FY2024 (Latest)$541K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$896K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$350K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$1.2M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$569K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2024IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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