Freedom Path Counseling INC

Tax-deductible

Lawrenceville, GA501(c)(3)ReligionEIN 83-2210496Revenue $441K in FY2024

On file with the IRSfreedompathcounseling.org1431 Riverside Pkwy Ste A, 30043-5996 · Lawrenceville, GATax-exempt since Sep 2001Church — 170(b)(1)(A)(i)

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Freedom Path Counseling provides Christian Counseling sevices from a Biblical perspective. We're driven by a single goal; to help our clients experience healing in their lives. We believe healing opens the door to freedom from destructive behaviors, victory over life's difficult circumstances, and the restoration of relationships. We exist to see transformation in the lives of hurting people. Through counseling, we join those struggling in the process of moving from frustration, anxiety, depression, and hopelessness to having a clear plan for creating a life characterized by inner joy and true peace.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
99¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 5 volunteers and 2 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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FY2024 · 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
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
2 of 4
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $3K a year · under 1% of revenue · last 4 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 2 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 filings
Spent on programs
99%
of spending
Looks good: 99% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$97K
to officers and key staff · 21% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 61% of similar orgs
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 21% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.8 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $7K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$56K
50% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 50% of assets; 50% or less.
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
$441K
-4% vs prior year
Spent
$466K
To programs
99%
Net assets
$56K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$441K
FY2024▼ -4%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$170K
FY2021$239K
FY2022$351K
FY2023$458K
FY2024$441K
Expenses
$466K
FY2024▲ +4%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020Not on file
FY2021$240K
FY2022$348K
FY2023$449K
FY2024$466K
Net assets
$56K
FY2024▼ -31%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$62K
FY2021$61K
FY2022$64K
FY2023$81K
FY2024$56K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Sep 2001.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

99 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 99% · $460K Management & general 1% · $5K Fundraising 0% · $1K

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; $97K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Treasurer
$59,750Pt VII · Sec A
President
$37,446Pt VII · Sec A
Board Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Heidi Potts’s $60K as Treasurer is at the 61st percentile of top reported officer pay among 2133 $100K–1M religion 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

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Chad Potts$37,446$106,000$92,000$75,000$32,500
Heidi Potts$59,750$37,500———

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

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Offers Christian counseling to help people find healing, freedom, and peace.

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1 program · $460K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

We seek to serve those struggling in our community through a multifaceted approach that meets each client where they are. We employ board certified pastoral counselors (BCPC, BCCC) and licensed professional counselors (lapc, LPC, etc.) to provide the best possible care for a variety of issues faced by todays families.

$460Kprogram expense

Funders

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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$7K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$441K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$368K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$71K
Investment incomeLn 3$2K
Money outPt IX
$466K
Ln 25
Programscol B$460K
Managementcol C$5K
Fundraisingcol D$1K
Owns and owesPt X
$56K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$108K
Total assetsLn 16$112K
LiabilitiesLn 26$56K
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$71K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$368K
Investment incomeLn 3$2K
Total revenueLn 12$441K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$55K
SavingsLn 2$53K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$108K
Total assetsLn 16$112K
LiabilitiesLn 26$56K
Net assetsLn 32$56K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 52
VolunteersI 65
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$130K$108K
Total assetsLn 16$135K$112K
LiabilitiesLn 26$54K$56K
Net assetsLn 32$81K$56K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$182K$182K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$98K$98K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$3K$3K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$4K$4K
Payroll taxesLn 10$7K$7K
Legal feesLn 11b$230$230
Accounting feesLn 11c$895$895
Investment management feesLn 11f$714$714
OccupancyLn 16$37K$37K
TravelLn 17$383$383
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$2K$2K
InterestLn 20$3K$3K
InsuranceLn 23$2K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$126K$125K$1K
All other expensesLn 24e$177$177
Total functional expensesLn 25$466K$460K$5K$1K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $441K$466K−$25K$56K 990 PDF
FY2023 $458K$449K$9K$81K 990 PDF
FY2022 $351K$348K$3K$64K 990 PDF
FY2021 $239K$240K−$1K$61K 990 PDF
FY2020 $170K$62K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $441,412 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $86,181$71,300
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $370,038$368,211
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $1,373$1,901
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $457,592$441,412
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $329,021$293,092
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $119,482$173,007
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $448,503$466,099
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $9,089−$24,687
Part VI · Governance 3 of 5 board members independent, 1 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 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 $441,412 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$71,300
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$71,300
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $368,211$368,211
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $1,901$1,901
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $370,112 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$441,412
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $466,099 across 15 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $181,746$181,746
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $97,652$97,652
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $3,000$3,000
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $3,504$3,504
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $7,190$7,190
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $230$230
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $895$895
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $714$714
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $37,257$37,257
IX-17 TravelPrograms $383$383
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $1,851$1,851
IX-20 InterestManagement $2,928$2,928
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $2,093$2,093
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $125,057 · Fundraising $1,422$126,479
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $177$177
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $460,140 · Management $4,537 · Fundraising $1,422$466,099
Part X · Balance sheet $112,078 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $70,707$54,662
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $59,467$53,082
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $4,334$4,334
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $134,508$112,078
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $9,737$10,561
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $44,189$45,622
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $53,926$56,183
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $80,582$55,895
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $80,582$55,895
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $134,508$112,078
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $55,895 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$441,412
XI-2 Total expenses$466,099
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$24,687
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$80,582
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$55,895

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

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