Freedom Lodge INC

Tax-deductible

Lakewood, CO501(c)(3)Since 1993Human ServicesEIN 84-1541577Revenue $251K in FY2025

On file with the IRSfreedomlodge.org419 Kendall Street, 80226-0000 · Lakewood, COTax-exempt since Sep 2000Publicly supported — 509(a)(2)

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Freedom Lodge specializes in Native American Outreach Programs that heal, educate and empower our People. Specifically designed for Youth, Women, Educators, Counselors, School Administrators and Medical Professionals. We address behavioral concerns and youth suicide, strengthen learning skills, and utilize the Somatic Archaeology recovery model.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
85¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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FY2025 · 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
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
2 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $54K a year · 12% of revenue · last 6 filings
Concern: a surplus in 2 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
85%
of spending
Looks good: 85% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.6 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $75K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$2K
2% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 2% of assets; 50% or less.
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
$251K
-40% vs prior year
Spent
$272K
To programs
85%
Net assets
$60K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$251K
FY2025▼ -40%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$582K
FY2021$606K
FY2022$249K
FY2023$603K
FY2024$416K
FY2025$251K
Expenses
$272K
FY2025▼ -38%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$495K
FY2021$448K
FY2022$683K
FY2023$702K
FY2024$435K
FY2025$272K
Net assets
$60K
FY2025▼ -25%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$474K
FY2021$631K
FY2022$198K
FY2023$99K
FY2024$81K
FY2025$60K

From the FY2025 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Sep 2000.

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

Where the money goes

85 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 85% · $231K Management & general 12% · $34K Fundraising 2% · $6K

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

2 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Roberta Gibson Sequeira’s $147K as Executive Director is at the 97th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2168 $100K–1M human services 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 · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2022FY2021FY2020
Roberta Gibson Sequeira$146,778——
Roberta Gibson—$97,166$92,981
Kara Big Crow$81,303$72,624$68,006
Celeste Gibson$20,425$15,550$18,468
Jeff Iron Cloud$700——
Julie McColl$450$200$400
Laura Fragua-Cota$300——
Candace Pourier$250$300—

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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Heals Indigenous peoples affected by historical trauma and abuse.

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1 program · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

Native american outreach programs offered nationally that heal, educate and empower first nations peoples, specifically designed for youth, women, educators, counselors and school administrators, to address behavioral issues, strengthen learning skills, and provide stress-reduction that reduce the cradle to prison pipeline.

Pt IX · col B

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 · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$75K
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$251K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$239K
Investment incomeLn 3$10K
Other incomeLn 4–11$1K
Money outPt IX
$272K
Ln 25
Programscol B$231K
Managementcol C$34K
Fundraisingcol D$6K
Owns and owesPt X
$60K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$60K
Total assetsLn 16$62K
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K
PeoplePt VI, VII
2
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b3
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$239K
Government grantsLn 1e$37K
Investment incomeLn 3$10K
Other incomeLn 4–11$1K
Total revenueLn 12$251K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$60K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$60K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1K
Total assetsLn 16$62K
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K
Net assetsLn 32$60K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 51
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$55K$60K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$3K$1K
Total assetsLn 16$81K$62K
LiabilitiesLn 26$716$2K
Net assetsLn 32$81K$60K
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$0
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$91K$73K$14K$5K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$339$305$34
Other employee benefitsLn 9$9K$8K$885
Payroll taxesLn 10$0
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$7K$7K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$73K$70K$3K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$27K$27K
Office expensesLn 13$0
Information technologyLn 14$36K$32K$2K$2K
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$0
TravelLn 17$7K$7K
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$2K$2K
InsuranceLn 23$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$13K$12K$1K
All other expensesLn 24e$6K$6K
Total functional expensesLn 25$272K$231K$34K$6K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $251K$272K−$21K$60K 990 PDF
FY2024 $416K$435K−$19K$81K 990 PDF
FY2023 $603K$702K−$99K$99K 990 PDF
FY2022 $249K$683K−$433K$198K 990 PDF
FY2021 $606K$448K$157K$631K 990 PDF
FY2020 $582K$495K$88K$474K 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 FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $250,967 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $380,604$239,471
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $3,239$0
I-10 Investment income$10,373
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $32,503$1,123
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $416,346$250,967
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $424$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $178,854$100,388
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $255,726$171,129
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $435,004$271,517
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$18,658−$20,550
Part VI · Governance 3 of 6 board members independent, 5 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 policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $250,967 across 5 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $1,123 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1e Government grants$37,052
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$202,419
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$239,471
VIII-3 Investment income$10,373
VIII-12 Total revenue$250,967
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $271,517 across 30 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 staff$0
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $72,960 · Management $13,680 · Fundraising $4,561$91,201
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $305 · Management $34$339
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $7,963 · Management $885$8,848
IX-10 Payroll taxes$0
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $7,424$7,424
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $70,000 · Management $3,199$73,199
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $27,090$27,090
IX-13 Office expenses$0
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $32,194 · Management $1,789 · Fundraising $1,789$35,772
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 Occupancy$0
IX-17 TravelPrograms $6,613$6,613
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $1,811$1,811
IX-23 Insurance$0
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $12,307 · Management $1,145$13,452
IX-24e All other expensesManagement $5,768$5,768
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $231,243 · Management $33,924 · Fundraising $6,350$271,517
Part X · Balance sheet $61,609 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $55,426$59,822
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $22,905$582
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $3,016$1,205
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $81,347$61,609
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $716$1,528
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $716$1,528
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $80,631$60,081
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $80,631$60,081
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $81,347$61,609
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $60,081 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$250,967
XI-2 Total expenses$271,517
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$20,550
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$80,631
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$60,081

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