Finding Freedom INC

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Bozeman, MTUnknown exempt organization EIN 82-3389364Revenue $370K in FY2021

On file with the IRSfindingfreedom.solutions2419 E Cameron Bridge Rd · Bozeman, MT

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Empowering people to grow with others into greater emotional, spiritual, and relational health.

83¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 60 volunteers and 7 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2021 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
Revoked
IRS exemption revoked
Concern: the IRS revoked its tax exemption.
IRS Auto-Revocation List
Latest return
FY2021
latest Form 990
Concern: the latest return is for FY2021, 5 tax years back; more than 4 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
1 of 2
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $222K a year · 41% of revenue · last 2 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 1 of the last 2 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 2 filings
Spent on programs
83%
of spending
Looks good: 83% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$150K
to officers and key staff · 38% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 38% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.4 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $28K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$496K
51% of total assets
Fine: liabilities are 51% of assets; 50% to 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
3
of 5 voting members
Looks good: 3 of 5 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$370K
-47% vs prior year
Spent
$392K
To programs
83%
Net assets
$469K
By yearFY2020–FY2021
Revenue
$370K
FY2021▼ -47%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$698K
FY2021$370K
Expenses
$392K
FY2021▲ +69%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$233K
FY2021$392K
Net assets
$469K
FY2021▼ -5%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$491K
FY2021$469K

From the FY2021 Form 990 · see the original

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IRS revoked this organization's tax-exempt status on May 15, 2025

Is it real?

No. The IRS revoked its tax exemption. Latest filing on record: FY2021.

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Where the money goes

83 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 83% · $325K Management & general 13% · $49K Fundraising 5% · $19K

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

5 people listed on the 990; $150K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Vice President
$75,000Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Dir.
$75,000Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2021FY2020
Dr Peter Holmes$75,000$38,210
Dr Susan Williams$75,000$44,395
Jennifer Hofer—$46,250

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

Helps people grow emotionally, spiritually, and relationally with others.

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3 programs · $301K · in their own filed words · FY2021
01

Workshops & community events and gatheringswe offer numerous practical opportunities for empowering greater health in relational ways. Every week there is a workshop or other gathering which includes an opportunity for growth and learning.

$168Kprogram expense
02

Life Skills SupportAs part of our holistic model of healing, we offer a variety of practical support for daily life. We see this as being vital in the journey of finding greater emotional, spiritual, and relational health.

$75Kprogram expense
03

Small groups & Peer-to-Peer supportSmall groups are one of the core aspects of transformation and community within Finding Freedom. These non-judgmental spaces provide the support for people to dig into their journey of healing with others who are doing the same.

$59Kprogram 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
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$28K

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$370K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$351K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$19K
Investment incomeLn 3$18
Money outPt IX
$392K
Ln 25
Programscol B$325K
Managementcol C$49K
Fundraisingcol D$19K
Owns and owesPt X
$469K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$80K
Total assetsLn 16$965K
LiabilitiesLn 26$496K
PeoplePt VI, VII
5
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b3
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$351K
Government grantsLn 1e$15K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$37K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$19K
Investment incomeLn 3$18
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$370K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$46K
SavingsLn 2$34K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$80K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$885K
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$965K
LiabilitiesLn 26$496K
Net assetsLn 32$469K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 57
VolunteersI 660
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$105K$80K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$894K$885K
Total assetsLn 16$1000K$965K
LiabilitiesLn 26$508K$496K
Net assetsLn 32$491K$469K
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$150K$120K$15K$15K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$85K$75K$6K$3K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$20K$20K
Payroll taxesLn 10$2K$2K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$428$315$113
Accounting feesLn 11c$2K$2K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$164$164
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$25K$25K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$402$288$114
Office expensesLn 13$408$259$149
Information technologyLn 14$4K$315$4K$25
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$6K$5K$303$271
TravelLn 17$2K$2K$23
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$24K$24K
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$17K$17K
InsuranceLn 23$4K$3K$1K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$49K$48K$145$15
All other expensesLn 24e$2K$916$851
Total functional expensesLn 25$392K$325K$49K$19K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2021 Latest Viewing $370K$392K−$22K$469K 990 PDF
FY2020 $698K$233K$465K$491K 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
See the full FY2021 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $370,133 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $696,896$351,408
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $984$18,707
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $10$18
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $26$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $697,916$370,133
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $167,172$257,490
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$164
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $65,473$134,740
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $232,645$392,394
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $465,271−$22,261
Part VI · Governance 3 of 5 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members3
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
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 $370,133 across 11 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$15,000
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$336,408
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$37,332
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$351,408
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $18,707$18,707
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $18$18
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$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $18,707 · Excluded from tax $18$370,133
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $392,394 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 $120,000 · Management $15,000 · Fundraising $15,000$150,000
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $75,445 · Management $6,141 · Fundraising $3,138$84,724
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $20,489$20,489
IX-10 Payroll taxesManagement $2,277$2,277
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $315 · Fundraising $113$428
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $1,935$1,935
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $164$164
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $25,000$25,000
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $288 · Management $114$402
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $259 · Management $149$408
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $315 · Management $3,777 · Fundraising $25$4,117
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $5,037 · Management $303 · Fundraising $271$5,611
IX-17 TravelPrograms $2,163 · Management $23$2,186
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 InterestPrograms $23,576$23,576
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $16,939$16,939
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $2,682 · Management $1,178$3,860
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $48,351 · Management $145 · Fundraising $15$48,511
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $916 · Management $851$1,767
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $324,521 · Management $49,147 · Fundraising $18,726$392,394
Part X · Balance sheet $965,449 assets, 20 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $71,073$45,716
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $34,010$34,028
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $51$51
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $400$400
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $894,193$885,254
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 assets$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $999,727$965,449
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $170$4,250
X-25 Other liabilities$1
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $508,248$496,231
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $491,479$461,555
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictions$7,663
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $491,479$469,218
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $999,727$965,449
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $469,218 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$370,133
XI-2 Total expenses$392,394
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$22,261
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$491,479
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$469,218

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