Freedom for Immigrants

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Covina, CA501(c)(3)Since 2012Civil Rights & AdvocacyEIN 80-0875881Revenue $2.2M in FY2025

On file with the IRSfreedomforimmigrants.org440 N Barranca Ave 6382, 91723-1722 · Covina, CATax-exempt since Nov 2013Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Freedom for Immigrants is an abolitionist organization that envisions a world without prisons or cages of any kind. We work to abolish immigration incarceration, recognizing we are part of a broader movement fighting for our freedom at the intersection of mass incarceration, immigration enforcement, and the deprivation of Black, brown, and Indigenous peoples autonomy. To empower our communities, we organize alongside and follow the leadership of currently and formerly incarcerated immigrants. We recognize our work is necessarily tied to broader efforts to eradicate white supremacy and the systems that sustain oppression. By cultivating the community-centered solutions that breathe life into our collective liberation, we actively build a future in which all people can move freely and thrive.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
43¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 180 volunteers and 14 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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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
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $113K a year · 5% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
43%
of spending
Concern: 43% of spending went to programs; under 50%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$416K
to officers and key staff · 27% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 71% of similar orgs
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 27% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
8 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 7.7 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
15
named funders · $506K
Looks good: 15 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$852K
46% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 46% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
3
of 3 voting members
Looks good: 3 of 3 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$2.2M
+178% vs prior year
Spent
$1.5M
To programs
43%
Net assets
$1.0M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$2.2M
FY2025▲ +178%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$3.8M
FY2021$3.3M
FY2022$1.9M
FY2023$1.6M
FY2024$775K
FY2025$2.2M
Expenses
$1.5M
FY2025▼ -25%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$2.7M
FY2021$3.1M
FY2022$2.3M
FY2023$2.5M
FY2024$2.0M
FY2025$1.5M
Net assets
$1.0M
FY2025▲ +214%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$3.6M
FY2021$3.7M
FY2022$3.4M
FY2023$2.5M
FY2024$320K
FY2025$1.0M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Nov 2013.

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Where the money goes

43 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 43% · $664K Management & general 38% · $583K Fundraising 19% · $298K

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

6 people listed on the 990; $416K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Dir.
$177,250Pt VII · Sec A
Development
$114,810Pt VII · Sec A
$106,992Pt VII · Sec A
Chairman
$16,667Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Laura Hernandez’s $177K as Executive Dir. is at the 71st percentile of top reported officer pay among 797 $1–10M civil rights & advocacy 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 · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Christina Fialho——$129,875$188,138$134,712$122,470
Laura Hernandez$177,250$175,000————
Christina Mansfield——$164,616$150,116$136,833$119,483
Layla Razavi——$153,628$113,491——
Sierra Kraft Thru 1022——$119,399———
Wensley Peguero$114,810$113,300————
Rachel Gooneratne—$109,500————
Andrea Crcamo-Cavazos$106,992$105,575————

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

Abolishes immigration detention and ends immediate isolation.

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3 programs · $664K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Community Based Strategies for Decarceration

OUR COMMUNITY-BASED PROGRAMMING WORKS TO LIBERATE PEOPLE FROM IMMIGRATION DETENTION AND ENSURES PEOPLE LIVE WITH DIGNITY IN THEIR COMMUNITIES WHILE AWAITING THEIR IMMIGRATION CASES. Though we sunset our immigration bond fund, we continue to process returned bonds and redistribute funds to individuals and organizations.

$287Kprogram expense
02

Monitoring & Resource Mobilization

WE MONITOR HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES AND OVERALL CONDITIONS INSIDE IMMIGRATION DETENTION AS PART OF A BROADER STRATEGY TO AMPLIFY THE VOICES, EXPERIENCES, AND LEADERSHIP OF PEOPLE INSIDE DETENTION THROUGH INTEGRATED ADVOCACY CAMPAIGNS.

$216Kprogram expense
03

Policy Advocacy & Narrative Change

This past year, we advanced our mission of abolition through narrative change projects and strategic media campaigns. Our communications work empowers incarcerated leaders and their allies to challenge injustice through storytelling.

$161Kprogram 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
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$2.2M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.1M
Investment incomeLn 3$35K
Money outPt IX
$1.5M
Ln 25
Programscol B$664K
Managementcol C$583K
Fundraisingcol D$298K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.0M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$991K
Total assetsLn 16$1.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$852K
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A4
Voting boardVI 1a3
IndependentVI 1b3
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.1M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$176K
Investment incomeLn 3$35K
Gains on assetsLn 7$4K
Total revenueLn 12$2.2M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$991K
SavingsLn 2$0
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$991K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$530K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$1.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$852K
Net assetsLn 32$1.0M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 514
VolunteersI 6180
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$693K$991K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$492K$530K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Total assetsLn 16$1.2M$1.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$874K$852K
Net assetsLn 32$320K$1.0M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$180K$180K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$1.0M$294K$429K$279K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$0
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$0
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$124K$12K$100K$12K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$0
Office expensesLn 13$10K$962$8K$962
Information technologyLn 14$45K$36K$6K$3K
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$0
TravelLn 17$3K$2K$414$178
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$13K$1K$10K$1K
InterestLn 20$24K$24K
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0
InsuranceLn 23$6K$553$4K$553
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$139K$137K$1K$593
All other expensesLn 24e$214$214
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.5M$664K$583K$298K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $2.2M$1.5M$608K$1.0M 990 PDF
FY2024 $775K$2.0M−$1.3M$320K 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.6M$2.5M−$877K$2.5M 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.9M$2.3M−$373K$3.4M 990 PDF
FY2021 $3.3M$3.1M$183K$3.7M 990 PDF
FY2020 $3.8M$2.7M$1.1M$3.6M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
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Part I · Summary $2,153,865 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $725,546$2,118,743
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $46,143$35,122
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $3,074$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $774,763$2,153,865
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $1,671,525$1,182,408
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $375,761$362,994
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $2,047,286$1,545,402
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$1,272,523$608,463
Part VI · Governance 3 of 3 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body3
VI-1b Independent voting members3
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 $2,153,865 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$2,118,743
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$175,839
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$2,118,743
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $30,990$30,990
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $4,132$4,132
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $35,122$2,153,865
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,545,402 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $180,250$180,250
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $294,079 · Management $429,110 · Fundraising $278,969$1,002,158
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefits$0
IX-10 Payroll taxes$0
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting fees$0
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $12,447 · Management $99,574 · Fundraising $12,447$124,468
IX-12 Advertising and promotion$0
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $962 · Management $7,691 · Fundraising $962$9,615
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $35,675 · Management $6,243 · Fundraising $2,676$44,594
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 Occupancy$0
IX-17 TravelPrograms $2,367 · Management $414 · Fundraising $178$2,959
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $1,267 · Management $10,138 · Fundraising $1,267$12,672
IX-20 InterestManagement $24,215$24,215
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$0
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $553 · Management $4,426 · Fundraising $553$5,532
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $136,747 · Management $1,385 · Fundraising $593$138,725
IX-24e All other expensesManagement $214$214
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $664,347 · Management $583,410 · Fundraising $297,645$1,545,402
Part X · Balance sheet $1,856,325 assets, 20 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $693,467$991,092
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivable$333,000
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $8,598$1,807
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, net$0
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $491,821$530,426
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assets$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,193,886$1,856,325
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $44,585$66,891
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $829,138$785,581
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $873,723$852,472
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $189,864$921,604
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $130,299$82,249
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $320,163$1,003,853
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,193,886$1,856,325
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,003,853 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$2,153,865
XI-2 Total expenses$1,545,402
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$608,463
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$320,163
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments−$1,594
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$76,821
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,003,853

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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