Until Freedom INC FY2021 filing

Not tax-deductible

Baldwin Place, NY501(c)(4)Civil Rights & AdvocacyEIN 84-2924235Revenue $796K in FY2021

On file with the IRSuntilfreedom.comPo Box 868, 10505-0868 · Baldwin Place, NYTax-exempt since Mar 2025

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Until Freedom, INC. Is an intersectional social justice organization rooted in the leadership of diverse people of color to address systemic and racial injustice.

73¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$538K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2021 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(4)
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
No
Donations are not tax-deductible
Worth a look: the IRS does not list 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 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $69K a year · 5% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 2 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
73%
of spending
Fine: 73% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$538K
to officers and key staff · 44% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 44% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
14 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 13.7 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $11K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$15K
1% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 1% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 9 voting members
Looks good: 5 of 9 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$796K
-72% vs prior year
Spent
$1.2M
To programs
73%
Net assets
$1.4M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$796K
FY2021▼ -72%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$2.9M
FY2021$796K
FY2022$461K
FY2023$872K
FY2024$1.4M
Expenses
$1.2M
FY2021▲ +15%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.1M
FY2021$1.2M
FY2022$1.3M
FY2023$1.3M
FY2024$1.2M
Net assets
$1.4M
FY2021▼ -23%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.8M
FY2021$1.4M
FY2022$544K
FY2023$172K
FY2024$359K

From the FY2021 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 Mar 2025.

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

Where the money goes

73 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 73% · $892K Management & general 13% · $159K Fundraising 14% · $168K

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

9 people listed on the 990; $538K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Vice President
$141,895Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$136,922Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$131,833Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$127,245Pt VII · Sec A
Board Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Linda Sarsour’s $144K as Vice President is at the 53rd percentile of top reported officer pay among 797 $1–10M civil rights & advocacy 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 · 4 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Angelo Pinto$134,091$142,175$157,644$131,833$54,020
Linda Sarsour$144,324$145,000$144,324$127,245$51,500
Mysonne Linen$139,668$144,342$140,141$141,895$50,500
Tamika Mallory$134,091$142,175$134,894$136,922$54,400

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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Addresses systemic and racial injustice through leadership of diverse people of color.

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1 program · $892K · in their own filed words · FY2021
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Campaign Development, Rapid Response and Triage

When presented with tragedy, injustice, or bad policy, until freedom, inc. Buildt multi-faceted and multi-pronged campaigns that included digital communications and messaging. Until freedom, inc. Trained and quickly mobilize contacts, organizers, faith leaders, and organizations.

$892Kprogram 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 · FY2022
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$11K

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$796K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$796K
Money outPt IX
$1.2M
Ln 25
Programscol B$892K
Managementcol C$159K
Fundraisingcol D$168K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.4M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.4M
Total assetsLn 16$1.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$15K
PeoplePt VI, VII
9
listed · VII A
PaidVII A4
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$796K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$796K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$1.4M
SavingsLn 2$0
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.4M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$8K
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$1.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$15K
Net assetsLn 32$1.4M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 6150
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 FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.8M$1.4M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$8K$8K
Total assetsLn 16$1.8M$1.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$28K$15K
Net assetsLn 32$1.8M$1.4M
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$538K$384K$60K$94K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$46K$14K$5K$28K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$67K$42K$7K$17K
Payroll taxesLn 10$45K$28K$5K$12K
Management feesLn 11a$30K$30K
Legal feesLn 11b$8K$8K
Accounting feesLn 11c$0
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$19K$19K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$75K$75K
Office expensesLn 13$28K$18K$3K$7K
Information technologyLn 14$4K$2K$420$993
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$35K$22K$4K$9K
TravelLn 17$235K$228K$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$0
InsuranceLn 23$6K$6K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$82K$78K$4K
All other expensesLn 24e$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.2M$892K$159K$168K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $1.4M$1.2M$186K$359K 990 PDF
FY2023 $872K$1.3M−$388K$172K 990 PDF
FY2022 $461K$1.3M−$853K$544K 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $796K$1.2M−$422K$1.4M 990 PDF
FY2020 $2.9M$1.1M$1.8M$1.8M 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 FY2021 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $796,174 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $2,878,366$796,174
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $2,878,366$796,174
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $25,886$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $217,771$695,552
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $815,082$522,849
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,058,739$1,218,401
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $1,819,627−$422,227
Part VI · Governance 5 of 9 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9
VI-1b Independent voting members5
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $796,174 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$796,174
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$796,174
VIII-3 Investment income$0
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 revenue$796,174
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,218,401 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 $383,626 · Management $59,833 · Fundraising $94,137$537,596
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $13,840 · Management $4,613 · Fundraising $27,679$46,132
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $42,088 · Management $7,350 · Fundraising $17,369$66,807
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $28,361 · Management $4,951 · Fundraising $11,705$45,017
IX-11a Management feesManagement $30,000$30,000
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $7,502$7,502
IX-11c Accounting fees$0
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $19,496$19,496
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $75,404$75,404
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $17,567 · Management $3,067 · Fundraising $7,250$27,884
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $2,406 · Management $420 · Fundraising $993$3,819
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $22,045 · Management $3,849 · Fundraising $9,098$34,992
IX-17 TravelPrograms $228,105 · Management $7,055$235,160
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 amortization$0
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $6,307$6,307
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $78,128 · Management $4,157$82,285
IX-24e All other expenses$0
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $891,570 · Management $158,600 · Fundraising $168,231$1,218,401
Part X · Balance sheet $1,412,600 assets, 18 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $1,814,489$1,387,287
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivable$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $17,172$17,172
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $7,525$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $8,141$8,141
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 $1,847,327$1,412,600
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $27,500$15,000
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $27,500$15,000
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,819,827$1,397,600
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,819,827$1,397,600
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,847,327$1,412,600
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,397,600 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$796,174
XI-2 Total expenses$1,218,401
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$422,227
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,819,827
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,397,600

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