Advocating for women enslaved in prostitution. Restoring lives & empowering them to live free.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
89¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 10 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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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 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $929 a year · under 1% 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
89%
of spending
Looks good: 89% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$18K
to officers and key staff · 3% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 3% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
1 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.3 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
5
named funders · $614K
Looks good: 5 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$26K
10% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 10% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
4
of 4 voting members
Looks good: 4 of 4 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$620K
-17% vs prior year
Spent
$628K
To programs
89%
Net assets
$238K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$620K
FY2025▼ -17%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$206K
FY2021$177K
FY2023$215K
FY2024$746K
FY2025$620K
Expenses
$628K
FY2025▼ -16%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$186K
FY2021$165K
FY2023$229K
FY2024$751K
FY2025$628K
Net assets
$238K
FY2025▼ -4%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$175K
FY2021$186K
FY2023$250K
FY2024$247K
FY2025$238K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending July 2025) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jan 2006.

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

Where the money goes

89 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 89% · $561K Management & general 7% · $41K Fundraising 4% · $26K

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

4 people listed on the 990; $18K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
$17,500Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Shannon Keith’s $18K as Chair is at the 13th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1636 $100K–1M international 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.

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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 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Advocates for women enslaved in prostitution, restoring lives and empowering freedom.

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1 program · $561K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Sudara freedom fund continues to work to empower women formerly enslaved by sex trafficking to restore their lives and advocate on their behalf by investing its time and resource in the following programs: housing-creating safe, loving homes for women and children escaping from trafficking.

$561Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
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Grants paid · 11 grants · $1.5M · 2022–2024
John Foundation USA INCTX · FY2024$184,402
National Financial Services LLCCA · FY2024$115,000
Ashajyothi USATX · FY2023$55,500
Ashajyothi USATX · FY2023$55,500

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$620K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$620K
Investment incomeLn 3$37
Money outPt IX
$628K
Ln 25
Programscol B$561K
Managementcol C$41K
Fundraisingcol D$26K
Owns and owesPt X
$238K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$66K
Total assetsLn 16$264K
LiabilitiesLn 26$26K
PeoplePt VI, VII
4
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a4
IndependentVI 1b4
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$620K
Investment incomeLn 3$37
Total revenueLn 12$620K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$66K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$66K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1K
Total assetsLn 16$264K
LiabilitiesLn 26$26K
Net assetsLn 32$238K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 52
VolunteersI 610
Fiscal year endsHeaderJuly
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$83K$66K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2K$1K
Total assetsLn 16$282K$264K
LiabilitiesLn 26$35K$26K
Net assetsLn 32$247K$238K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$399K$399K
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$2K$2K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$106K$64K$21K$21K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$24K$21K$1K$1K
Payroll taxesLn 10$9K$5K$2K$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c$8K$8K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$58K$50K$8K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$8K$8K
Office expensesLn 13$4K$1K$935$2K
TravelLn 17$5K$5K
InterestLn 20$916$916
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$76$76
InsuranceLn 23$3K$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$162$162
Total functional expensesLn 25$628K$561K$41K$26K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $620K$628K−$8K$238K 990 PDF
FY2024 $746K$751K−$5K$247K 990 PDF
FY2023 $215K$229K−$13K$250K 990 PDF
FY2022 Not on file
FY2021 $177K$165K$11K$186K 990 PDF
FY2020 $206K$186K$20K$175K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $619,806 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $745,773$619,769
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $232$37
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $746,005$619,806
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $528,226$401,802
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $108,355$137,949
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $114,319$88,306
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $750,900$628,057
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$4,895−$8,251
Part VI · Governance 4 of 4 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body4
VI-1b Independent voting members4
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $619,806 across 4 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$619,769
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$619,769
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $37$37
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $37$619,806
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $628,057 across 14 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $399,402$399,402
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $2,400$2,400
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $63,540 · Management $21,180 · Fundraising $21,180$105,900
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $21,100 · Management $1,200 · Fundraising $1,200$23,500
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $5,129 · Management $1,710 · Fundraising $1,710$8,549
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $8,435$8,435
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $49,855 · Management $7,855$57,710
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $8,344$8,344
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $1,450 · Management $935 · Fundraising $1,955$4,340
IX-17 TravelPrograms $5,455$5,455
IX-20 InterestPrograms $916$916
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $76$76
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $2,868$2,868
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $162$162
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $560,697 · Management $41,315 · Fundraising $26,045$628,057
Part X · Balance sheet $264,128 assets, 9 lines filed
Asset lines not itemized here account for $191,900; see the IRS return.
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $83,165$65,868
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $5,240$5,240
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $1,675$1,120
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $281,980$264,128
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $26,774$26,192
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $35,314$26,192
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $246,666$237,936
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $246,666$237,936
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $281,980$264,128
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $237,936 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$619,806
XI-2 Total expenses$628,057
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$8,251
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$246,666
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$479
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$237,936

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