Free to Thrive FY2023 filing

Houston, TXUnknown exempt organization EIN 82-0860894Revenue $1.7M in FY2023

On file with the IRSfreetothrive.orgJamie Beck 1321 Upland Dr Pmb 4073 · Houston, TX

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Free to Thrive empowers survivors of human trafficking to be Free from exploitation and to Thrive by providing them with holistic and trauma-informed, legal and support services in collaboration with our service partners, and by increasing access to justice for all survivors.

75¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$119K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2023 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
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IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $18K a year · 2% 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
75%
of spending
Looks good: 75% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$119K
to officers and key staff · 9% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 9% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
5 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 5.0 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
4
named funders · $55K
Looks good: 4 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$89K
9% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 9% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
9
of 9 voting members
Looks good: 9 of 9 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.7M
+71% vs prior year
Spent
$1.4M
To programs
75%
Net assets
$886K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$1.7M
FY2023▲ +71%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$934K
FY2021$1.1M
FY2022$1.0M
FY2023$1.7M
FY2024$973K
FY2025$86K
Expenses
$1.4M
FY2023▲ +3%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$805K
FY2021$1.1M
FY2022$1.3M
FY2023$1.4M
FY2024$1.2M
FY2025$121K
Net assets
$886K
FY2023▲ +68%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$754K
FY2021$841K
FY2022$527K
FY2023$886K
FY2024$617K
FY2025Not on file

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Where the money goes

75 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 75% · $1.0M Management & general 15% · $206K Fundraising 10% · $137K

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; $119K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President & Ma
$118,970Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Jamie Beck$185,810$118,970$142,454$137,700$137,500

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 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Empowers trafficking survivors with legal and support services for freedom and thriving.

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1 program · $1.0M · in their own filed words · FY2023
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Free to Thrive Legal Clinic

Provide legal services and connections to support human trafficking survivors.

$1.0Mprogram 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 · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
Elluminate INCFY2024$10K
Total grants receivedfrom 4 funders$55K
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By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.7M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.5M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$129K
Other incomeLn 4–11$56K
Money outPt IX
$1.4M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.0M
Managementcol C$206K
Fundraisingcol D$137K
Owns and owesPt X
$886K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$568K
Total assetsLn 16$974K
LiabilitiesLn 26$89K
PeoplePt VI, VII
10
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b9
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.5M
Government grantsLn 1e$50K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$720K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$129K
Investment incomeLn 3$3K
Other incomeLn 4–11$56K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$1.7M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$209K
SavingsLn 2$359K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$568K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$117
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$974K
LiabilitiesLn 26$89K
Net assetsLn 32$886K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 514
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$387K$568K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$5K$117
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Total assetsLn 16$642K$974K
LiabilitiesLn 26$120K$89K
Net assetsLn 32$523K$886K
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$119K$113K$6K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$312K$210K$65K$37K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$32K$24K$5K$3K
Payroll taxesLn 10$38K$28K$6K$4K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$714K$536K$107K$71K
Accounting feesLn 11c$34K$25K$5K$3K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$0
Office expensesLn 13$36K$27K$5K$4K
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$5K$4K$795$530
TravelLn 17$8K$6K$1K$763
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$123$92$19$12
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0
InsuranceLn 23$44K$33K$7K$4K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$31K$23K$5K$3K
All other expensesLn 24e$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.4M$1.0M$206K$137K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $86K$121K−$35K 990 PDF
FY2024 $973K$1.2M−$269K$617K 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $1.7M$1.4M$363K$886K 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.0M$1.3M−$314K$527K 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.1M$1.1M$17K$841K 990 PDF
FY2020 $934K$805K$129K$754K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants M · Noncash O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $1,734,418 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $739,800$1,546,667
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $110,994$128,597
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $155$3,162
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $164,585$55,992
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,015,534$1,734,418
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $1,009,957$500,599
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $319,681$870,957
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,329,638$1,371,556
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$314,104$362,862
Part VI · Governance 9 of 9 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9
VI-1b Independent voting members9
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
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
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,734,418 across 11 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$50,000
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,496,667
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$720,131
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,546,667
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $128,597$128,597
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $3,162$3,162
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$55,992
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $128,597 · Excluded from tax $3,162$1,734,418
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,371,556 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 $113,022 · Fundraising $5,948$118,970
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $210,096 · Management $64,623 · Fundraising $37,134$311,853
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $24,086 · Management $4,817 · Fundraising $3,211$32,114
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $28,247 · Management $5,649 · Fundraising $3,766$37,662
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $535,561 · Management $107,112 · Fundraising $71,408$714,081
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $25,333 · Management $5,066 · Fundraising $3,378$33,777
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-12 Advertising and promotion$0
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $26,767 · Management $5,353 · Fundraising $3,569$35,689
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $3,975 · Management $795 · Fundraising $530$5,300
IX-17 TravelPrograms $5,729 · Management $1,146 · Fundraising $763$7,638
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $92 · Management $19 · Fundraising $12$123
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$0
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $32,655 · Management $6,531 · Fundraising $4,354$43,540
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $23,107 · Management $4,620 · Fundraising $3,082$30,809
IX-24e All other expenses$0
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,028,670 · Management $205,731 · Fundraising $137,155$1,371,556
Part X · Balance sheet $974,221 assets, 20 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $101,608$208,929
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $285,055$358,842
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $215,828$385,000
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $16,811$21,333
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $17,874$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, net$0
X-11 Publicly traded securities$0
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $5,243$117
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assets$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $642,419$974,221
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $60,358$33,582
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $59,218$54,934
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $119,576$88,516
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $358,843$734,988
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $164,000$150,717
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $522,843$885,705
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $642,419$974,221
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $885,705 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,734,418
XI-2 Total expenses$1,371,556
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$362,862
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$522,843
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$885,705

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