Freedom Project Network: Nonprofit Profile, Financials & Form 990 (EIN 81-3494728)

Latoysha Brown’s $60K as Executive Director is at the 9th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1690 $1–10M philanthropy & grantmaking 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	FY2024	FY2022	FY2021
Ki Harris	—	$24,663	$67,500	$66,058
Latoysha Brown	$60,000	$25,385	—	—

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 15aNo

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3 programs · $583K · in their own filed words · FY2024

01

Freedom Project Programming

Through afterschool programming during the fall and spring semesters, FPN Fellows explore past and present movements, express themselves through the arts, and build organizing efforts to gain racial, educational, and social equity in their communities.

$504Kprogram expense

02

Alumni College Success Program

The Alumni College Success Program supports all Freedom Project alumni who matriculate into college by providing mentorship calls, academic coaching, mental health support, and monthly stipends.

$54Kprogram expense

03

Freedom Summer

During the summer, Freedom Project programming expands to whole day intensive sessions with students in core academic subjects, enrichment, and leadership development. Current undergraduate students from around the country, as well as local teachers, join the summer staff as Teacher Advisors.

$26Kprogram 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

Phil Hardin FoundationFY2024$175K

Network for Good INCFY2024$88K

Donor Advised Charitable Giving INCFY2024$68K

Bend the Arc - a Jewish Partnership for JusticeFY2024$50K

Jessie Smith Noyes Foundation INCFY2024$50K

The William and Mildred Kaplan Foundation INCFY2024$20K

Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift FundFY2024$17K

Mississippi Delta National Heritage Area Partnership INCFY2024$12K

Total grants receivedfrom 10 funders$494K

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Grants paid · 5 grants · $229K · 2021–2022

Meridian Freedom ProjectFY2022$93,400

Sunflower County Freedom ProjectMS · FY2022$54,400

Rosedale Community Youth CenterMS · FY2022$26,900

Rosedale Community Youth CenterMS · FY2021$43,421

Sunflower County Freedom ProjectMS · FY2021$10,500

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$1.0M

Investment incomeLn 3$7K

Money outPt IX

$751K

Ln 25

Programscol B$616K

Managementcol C$70K

Fundraisingcol D$66K

Owns and owesPt X

$1.3M

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$530K

Total assetsLn 16$1.3M

LiabilitiesLn 26$18K

PeoplePt VI, VII

18

listed · VII A

PaidVII A1

Voting boardVI 1a17

IndependentVI 1b17

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.0M

Government grantsLn 1e$0

Noncash giftsLn 1g$43K

Fundraising eventsLn 1c$0

Investment incomeLn 3$7K

Total revenueLn 12$1.0M

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$419K

SavingsLn 2$111K

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$530K

InvestmentsLn 11–13$0

Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$567K

Other assetsLn 15$0

Total assetsLn 16$1.3M

LiabilitiesLn 26$18K

Net assetsLn 32$1.3M

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 510

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	$351K	$530K
InvestmentsLn 11–13	$0	$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c	$545K	$567K
Total assetsLn 16	$1.1M	$1.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26	$0	$18K
Net assetsLn 32	$1.1M	$1.3M

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
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	$373K	$335K	$11K	$26K
Other employee benefitsLn 9	$21K	$19K	$633	$1K
Payroll taxesLn 10	$28K	$25K	$841	$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c	$4K		$4K
Advertising and promotionLn 12	$34K			$34K
Information technologyLn 14	$1K		$1K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22	$23K	$21K	$699	$2K
InsuranceLn 23	$39K		$39K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$220K	$215K	$5K	$0
All other expensesLn 24e	$8K	$728	$7K
Total functional expensesLn 25	$751K	$616K	$70K	$66K

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2024	$231K	$536K	−$304K	$1.1M	990 PDF
FY2023	Not on file
FY2022	$635K	$338K	$297K	$614K	990 PDF
FY2021	$433K	$201K	$232K	$317K	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 M · Noncash O · Explanations

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Part I · Summary $1,012,883 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $224,917$1,006,079

I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0

I-10 Investment incomePrior year $6,481$6,804

I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $231,398$1,012,883

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 $271,137$421,615

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

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $264,703$329,481

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $535,840$751,096

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$304,442$261,787

Part VI · Governance 17 of 17 board members independent, 1 to look at

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body17

VI-1b Independent voting members17

VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo

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

Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,012,883 across 11 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$1,006,079

VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$43,130

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,006,079

VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $6,804 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$6,804

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

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $6,804 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$1,012,883

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $751,096 across 14 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 $335,253 · Management $11,175 · Fundraising $26,075$372,503

IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $18,982 · Management $633 · Fundraising $1,476$21,091

IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $25,219 · Management $841 · Fundraising $1,961$28,021

IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $3,553$3,553

IX-12 Advertising and promotionFundraising $34,357$34,357

IX-14 Information technologyManagement $1,312$1,312

IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $20,983 · Management $699 · Fundraising $1,632$23,314

IX-23 InsuranceManagement $39,477$39,477

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $214,674 · Management $5,000 · Fundraising $0$219,674

IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $728 · Management $7,066$7,794

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $615,839 · Management $69,756 · Fundraising $65,501$751,096

Part X · Balance sheet $1,345,534 assets, 24 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $244,691$419,030

X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $106,312$111,069

X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $145,000$148,000

X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $0$74,979

X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $0$0

X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $25,135$25,010

X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $544,550$567,446

X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $0$0

X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $0$0

X-13 Program-related investmentsStart of year $0$0

X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $0$0

X-15 Other assetsStart of year $0$0

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,065,688$1,345,534

X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $0$6,461

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-25 Other liabilities$11,598

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$18,059

X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $856,555$1,096,066

X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $209,133$231,409

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,065,688$1,327,475

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,065,688$1,345,534

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,327,475 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$1,012,883

XI-2 Total expenses$751,096

XI-3 Revenue less expenses$261,787

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,065,688

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$1,327,475

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

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