Freedom Lake exists to help men be freed from old habits or destructive patterns of addiction and the revolving door of the prison system teaching them to become Jesus' disciples who multiply the Kingdom of God.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
84¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 50 volunteers and 6 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
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
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
2 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $36K a year · 7% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 2 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
84%
of spending
Looks good: 84% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$140K
to officers and key staff · 20% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 20% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
6 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 5.8 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $96K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$2.8M
90% of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 90% of assets; over 80%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
8
of 9 voting members
Looks good: 8 of 9 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$648K
+47% vs prior year
Spent
$685K
To programs
84%
Net assets
$304K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$648K
FY2025▲ +47%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$138K
FY2021$290K
FY2022$636K
FY2023$576K
FY2024$442K
FY2025$648K
Expenses
$685K
FY2025▲ +0.6%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020Not on file
FY2021$137K
FY2022$292K
FY2023$615K
FY2024$681K
FY2025$685K
Net assets
$304K
FY2025▼ -11%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$122K
FY2021$276K
FY2022$620K
FY2023$581K
FY2024$341K
FY2025$304K

From the FY2025 Form 990 · see the original

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Apr 2017.

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Where the money goes

84 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 84% · $575K Management & general 7% · $49K Fundraising 9% · $61K

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

10 people listed on the 990; $140K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Board Chair and President
$80,100Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Operating Officer
$60,000Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member, VP and Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Mr Anthony Cash’s $80K as Board Chair and President is at the 71st percentile of top reported officer pay among 2168 $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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Mr Anthony Cash$80,100$80,100$73,065$49,379$33,981
Ms Kim Cash$60,000$60,000$58,376$49,379$33,981

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 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Freedom Lake INC is a human services nonprofit based in Louisville, KY, formed in 2016.

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2 programs · $575K · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

Freedom Lake Ministries is led through the ministry of Tony and Kim Cash in serving those incarcerated in a halfway house (a prison with 328 beds) in West Louisville. During 2025, the organization worked in the institution six days-per-week to minister to and disciple the incarcerated men.

$536Kprogram expense
02

God's Harvest Event is held annually as an opportunity for those men participating in the Freedom Lake programming to further develop their testimony, develop presentation skills and present to a larger audience.

$38Kprogram 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 · FY2024
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Grants paid · 3 grants · $97K · 2021–2023
Team ExpansionFY2021$14,000

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$648K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$597K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$46K
Investment incomeLn 3$5K
Money outPt IX
$685K
Ln 25
Programscol B$575K
Managementcol C$49K
Fundraisingcol D$61K
Owns and owesPt X
$304K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$332K
Total assetsLn 16$3.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2.8M
PeoplePt VI, VII
10
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b8
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$597K
Government grantsLn 1e$0
Noncash giftsLn 1g$0
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$0
Fees for servicesLn 2g$46K
Investment incomeLn 3$5K
Total revenueLn 12$648K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$80K
SavingsLn 2$252K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$332K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2.7M
Other assetsLn 15$16K
Total assetsLn 16$3.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2.8M
Net assetsLn 32$304K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 56
VolunteersI 650
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$313K$332K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2.7M$2.7M
Total assetsLn 16$3.1M$3.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2.8M$2.8M
Net assetsLn 32$341K$304K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$153K$118K$21K$14K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0$0$0$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$25K$25K$0$0
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0$0$0$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0$0$0$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$3K$3K$0$0
Management feesLn 11a$4K$3K$496$319
Legal feesLn 11b$0$0$0$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$14K$0$14K$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$44K$33K$0$11K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$44K$31K$0$13K
Office expensesLn 13$19K$9K$4K$6K
Information technologyLn 14$0$0$0$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0$0$0$0
OccupancyLn 16$24K$22K$1K$1K
TravelLn 17$0$0$0$0
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0$0$0$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0$0$0$0
InterestLn 20$139K$132K$3K$3K
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0$0$0$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$39K$37K$972$971
InsuranceLn 23$23K$20K$2K$851
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$155K$143K$3K$9K
Total functional expensesLn 25$685K$575K$49K$61K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $648K$685K−$37K$304K 990 PDF
FY2024 $442K$681K−$240K$341K 990 PDF
FY2023 $576K$615K−$39K$581K 990 PDF
FY2022 $636K$292K$344K$620K 990 PDF
FY2021 $290K$137K$153K$276K 990 PDF
FY2020 $138K$122K 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 $647,813 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $418,415$596,984
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $12,246$46,131
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $9,107$4,698
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $1,915$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $441,683$647,813
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $173,856$181,168
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $507,428$504,130
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $681,284$685,298
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$239,601−$37,485
Part VI · Governance 8 of 9 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9
VI-1b Independent voting members8
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
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 $647,813 across 12 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$596,984
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$0
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$596,984
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $46,131 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$46,131
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $4,698$4,698
VIII-5 RoyaltiesRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $46,131 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $4,698$647,813
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $685,298 across 30 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $0$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $0$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $0$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for membersPrograms $0$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $118,323 · Management $20,808 · Fundraising $14,236$153,367
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $25,022 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$25,022
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 $2,779 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$2,779
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $2,725 · Management $496 · Fundraising $319$3,540
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $13,546 · Fundraising $0$13,546
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 $32,976 · Management $0 · Fundraising $11,380$44,356
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $30,575 · Management $0 · Fundraising $13,406$43,981
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $8,668 · Management $4,274 · Fundraising $6,213$19,155
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-15 RoyaltiesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $21,557 · Management $1,198 · Fundraising $1,198$23,953
IX-17 TravelPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officialsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-20 InterestPrograms $131,740 · Management $3,467 · Fundraising $3,467$138,674
IX-21 Payments to affiliatesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $36,917 · Management $972 · Fundraising $971$38,860
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $20,412 · Management $1,536 · Fundraising $851$22,799
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $142,887 · Management $2,966 · Fundraising $9,413$155,266
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $574,581 · Management $49,263 · Fundraising $61,454$685,298
Part X · Balance sheet $3,061,293 assets, 23 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $104,020$80,241
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $208,497$252,044
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $88,445$33,266
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $0$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $0$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $2,862$2,401
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $2,713,722$2,677,102
X-11 Publicly traded securities$0
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $18,479$16,239
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $3,136,025$3,061,293
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $30,514$35,256
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-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $2,794,963$2,757,716
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $322,623$287,438
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $18,439$16,139
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $341,062$303,577
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $3,136,025$3,061,293
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $303,577 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$647,813
XI-2 Total expenses$685,298
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$37,485
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$341,062
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$303,577

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