Finding Freedom INC FY2020 filing

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Bozeman, MTUnknown exempt organization EIN 82-3389364Revenue $698K in FY2020

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.

78¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$129K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2020 · 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
78%
of spending
Looks good: 78% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$129K
to officers and key staff · 55% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 55% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
5 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 5.4 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
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
$508K
51% of total assets
Fine: liabilities are 51% of assets; 50% to 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
3
of 6 voting members
Fine: 3 of 6 voting members are independent, half.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$698K
Spent
$233K
To programs
78%
Net assets
$491K
By yearFY2020–FY2021
Revenue
$698K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$698K
FY2021$370K
Expenses
$233K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$233K
FY2021$392K
Net assets
$491K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$491K
FY2021$469K

From the FY2020 Form 990 · see the original

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IRS revoked this organization's tax-exempt status on May 15, 2025
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Is it real?

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

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Where the money goes

78 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 78% · $182K Management & general 13% · $30K Fundraising 9% · $21K

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; $129K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$46,250Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Dir.
$44,395Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$38,210Pt 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 · $104K · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

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

$48Kprogram expense
02

Veterans & Mustangs (pilot program)For six weeks in 2020, we piloted a program to pair a veteran and a mustang together for a month of growth and healing.

$29Kprogram 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.

$27Kprogram 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 FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$698K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$697K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$984
Other incomeLn 4–11$26
Money outPt IX
$233K
Ln 25
Programscol B$182K
Managementcol C$30K
Fundraisingcol D$21K
Owns and owesPt X
$491K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$105K
Total assetsLn 16$1000K
LiabilitiesLn 26$508K
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A3
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b3
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$697K
Government grantsLn 1e$41K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$21K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$984
Investment incomeLn 3$10
Other incomeLn 4–11$26
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$698K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$71K
SavingsLn 2$34K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$105K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$894K
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$1000K
LiabilitiesLn 26$508K
Net assetsLn 32$491K
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 FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$26K$105K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$894K
Total assetsLn 16$26K$1000K
LiabilitiesLn 26$150$508K
Net assetsLn 32$26K$491K
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$129K$96K$15K$18K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$25K$25K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$50$50
Payroll taxesLn 10$13K$13K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$20$20
Accounting feesLn 11c$381$373$8
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$11K$11K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$2K$435$56$2K
Office expensesLn 13$287$66$143$78
Information technologyLn 14$711$571$140
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$10K$9K$542$407
TravelLn 17$432$432
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$14K$14K
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$6K$6K
InsuranceLn 23$3K$2K$1K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$17K$17K$10$117
All other expensesLn 24e$361$166$23$172
Total functional expensesLn 25$233K$182K$30K$21K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2021 Latest $370K$392K−$22K$469K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $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 O · Explanations
See the full FY2020 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $697,916 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $72,806$696,896
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $8,163$984
I-10 Investment income$10
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $46$26
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $81,015$697,916
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $54,322$167,172
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $21,284$65,473
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $75,606$232,645
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $5,409$465,271
Part VI · Governance 3 of 6 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body6
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 $697,916 across 12 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$41,363
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$655,533
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$21,030
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$696,896
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $984$984
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $10$10
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-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $26$26
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $984 · Excluded from tax $36$697,916
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $232,645 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 $95,625 · Management $15,125 · Fundraising $18,105$128,855
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $25,300$25,300
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $50$50
IX-10 Payroll taxesManagement $12,967$12,967
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $20$20
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $373 · Fundraising $8$381
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $11,250$11,250
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $435 · Management $56 · Fundraising $1,515$2,006
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $66 · Management $143 · Fundraising $78$287
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $571 · Fundraising $140$711
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $8,999 · Management $542 · Fundraising $407$9,948
IX-17 TravelPrograms $432$432
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 InterestPrograms $13,722$13,722
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $6,193$6,193
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $1,841 · Management $1,016$2,857
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $17,178 · Management $10 · Fundraising $117$17,305
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $166 · Management $23 · Fundraising $172$361
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $181,828 · Management $30,275 · Fundraising $20,542$232,645
Part X · Balance sheet $999,727 assets, 18 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $26,358$71,073
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$34,010
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivable$51
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$400
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, net$894,193
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 $26,358$999,727
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $150$170
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $150$508,248
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $26,208$491,479
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $26,208$491,479
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $26,358$999,727
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $491,479 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$697,916
XI-2 Total expenses$232,645
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$465,271
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$26,208
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$491,479

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