The Freedom Bound Center: Nonprofit Profile, Financials & Form 990 (EIN 68-0477373)

Estella Sanchez’s $125K as CEO is at the 33rd percentile of top reported officer pay among 2832 $1–10M community development 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

Name	FY2024	FY2023	FY2022	FY2021	FY2020
Estella Sanchez	$125,000	$119,975	$100,000	$95,975	$83,500
Jesus Sanchez	$107,016	$106,034	—	—	—

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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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 social justice activists through education, training, and cultural programs.

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2 programs · $1.3M · in their own filed words · FY2024

01

General Programs

Our day-to-day programming is our general programming. This includes art, cultural and wellness workshops and community events.

$762Kprogram expense

02

Fiscal Sponsors

Support for community groups working on community education, health, and the arts.

$566Kprogram 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 · FY2024

Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift FundFY2024$250K

The Center for Cultural PowerFY2024$62K

Amalgamated Charitable Foundation INCFY2024$62K

The California EndowmentFY2024$50K

Sierra Health FoundationFY2024$5K

Total grants receivedfrom 5 funders$430K

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Grants paid · 9 grants · $474K · 2020–2024

Unitemized GrantFY2024$56,250

Individual RecipientFY2023$48,235

This Events LLCFY2023$45,000

The Social Justice Politicorps for Sacramento CountryFY2022$98,338

Unitemized GrantFY2022$13,810

The Social Justice Politicorps for Sacramento CountryFY2021$116,028

Unseen Heroes for Creative Community DevelopmentCA · FY2021$67,500

Unitemized GrantFY2021$17,085

Unitemized GrantFY2020$11,831

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$1.0M

Ln 12

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$967K

Fees for servicesLn 2g$59K

Investment incomeLn 3$232

Money outPt IX

$1.8M

Ln 25

Programscol B$1.3M

Managementcol C$491K

Fundraisingcol D$3K

Owns and owesPt X

$212K

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$800K

Total assetsLn 16$1.3M

LiabilitiesLn 26$1.1M

PeoplePt VI, VII

7

listed · VII A

PaidVII A2

Voting boardVI 1a7

IndependentVI 1b5

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$967K

Government grantsLn 1e$399K

Noncash giftsLn 1g$0

Fundraising eventsLn 1c$0

Fees for servicesLn 2g$59K

Investment incomeLn 3$232

Total revenueLn 12$1.0M

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$318K

SavingsLn 2$482K

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$800K

Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$303K

Total assetsLn 16$1.3M

LiabilitiesLn 26$1.1M

Net assetsLn 32$212K

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 519

VolunteersI 60

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

Line	Start FY24	End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$1.5M	$800K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c	$314K	$303K
Total assetsLn 16	$1.9M	$1.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26	$879K	$1.1M
Net assetsLn 32	$1.0M	$212K

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1	$5K	$5K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2	$57K	$57K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5	$232K	$173K	$59K	$396
Other salaries and wagesLn 7	$353K	$237K	$115K
Other employee benefitsLn 9	$28K		$28K
Payroll taxesLn 10	$38K	$24K	$14K
Legal feesLn 11b	$125		$125
Accounting feesLn 11c	$30K		$30K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g	$759K	$610K	$146K	$2K
Office expensesLn 13	$102K	$72K	$30K
Information technologyLn 14	$3K		$3K
OccupancyLn 16	$44K	$32K	$12K
TravelLn 17	$30K	$28K	$2K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19	$2K	$2K	$60
InterestLn 20	$19K		$19K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22	$14K	$168	$13K
InsuranceLn 23	$11K	$1K	$10K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$95K	$86K	$9K	$0
Total functional expensesLn 25	$1.8M	$1.3M	$491K	$3K

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2024 Latest Viewing	$1.0M	$1.8M	−$798K	$212K	990 PDF
FY2023	$1.6M	$1.8M	−$228K	$1.0M	990 PDF
FY2022	$1.7M	$1.9M	−$217K	$1.2M	990 PDF
FY2021	$2.6M	$2.1M	$503K	$1.5M	990 PDF
FY2020	$2.0M	$1.2M	$805K	$973K	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 O · Explanations

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Part I · Summary $1,023,817 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,514,496$966,506

I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $54,017$58,552

I-10 Investment incomePrior year $243$232

I-11 Other revenuePrior year $2,981−$1,473

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,571,737$1,023,817

I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $96,830$61,565

I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0

I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $613,382$651,240

I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,089,148$1,108,812

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,799,360$1,821,617

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$227,623−$797,800

Part VI · Governance 5 of 7 board members independent, no flags

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7

VI-1b Independent voting members5

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 $1,023,817 across 13 lines filed

Lines not itemized here account for $1,208 of total revenue; see the IRS return.

VIII-1a Federated campaigns$0

VIII-1b Membership dues$0

VIII-1c Fundraising events$0

VIII-1d Related organizations$0

VIII-1e Government grants$398,931

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$567,575

VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$0

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$966,506

VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $58,552 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$58,552

VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $232$232

VIII-5 RoyaltiesRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0

VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax −$2,681−$2,681

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $59,760 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax −$2,449$1,023,817

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,821,617 across 18 lines filed

IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $4,565$4,565

IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $57,000$57,000

IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $172,541 · Management $59,079 · Fundraising $396$232,016

IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $237,400 · Management $115,127$352,527

IX-9 Other employee benefitsManagement $28,403$28,403

IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $24,398 · Management $13,896$38,294

IX-11b Legal feesManagement $125$125

IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $29,955$29,955

IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $609,812 · Management $146,455 · Fundraising $2,404$758,671

IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $71,701 · Management $30,270$101,971

IX-14 Information technologyManagement $2,530$2,530

IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $32,359 · Management $11,619$43,978

IX-17 TravelPrograms $27,953 · Management $1,738$29,691

IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $2,307 · Management $60$2,367

IX-20 InterestManagement $19,283$19,283

IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $168 · Management $13,488$13,656

IX-23 InsurancePrograms $1,440 · Management $9,854$11,294

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $85,925 · Management $9,366 · Fundraising $0$95,291

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,327,569 · Management $491,248 · Fundraising $2,800$1,821,617

Part X · Balance sheet $1,329,507 assets, 14 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $937,670$318,348

X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $599,147$482,136

X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $36,800$220,530

X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $1,855$5,535

X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $313,585$302,958

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,889,057$1,329,507

X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $37,284$30,589

X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $116,032$393,832

X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $500,000$489,000

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $878,924$1,117,174

X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $272,390−$426,982

X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $737,743$639,315

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,010,133$212,333

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,889,057$1,329,507

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $212,333 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$1,023,817

XI-2 Total expenses$1,821,617

XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$797,800

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,010,133

XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$0

XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$0

XI-7 Investment expenses$0

XI-8 Prior period adjustments$0

XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$212,333

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

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