Freedom Aviation Network FY2024 filing

Tax-deductible

Nashville, TN501(c)(3)Since 2022Human ServicesEIN 88-4065891Revenue $385K in FY2024

On file with the IRSfreedomaviationnetwork.org1006 Fatherland St Ste 101b, 37206-2996 · Nashville, TNTax-exempt since Oct 2022Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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We are a nationwide network of aviation professionals who volunteer their time, skills, and aircraft to provide safe, rapid, and compassionate transportation - always free of charge. Every mile flown opens the door for survivors to take their first steps toward freedom and restoration. Guided by the principle "For the One," we believe that each life is worth every effort, every resource, and every flight. None of this would be possible without the passionate aviators, advocates, and volunteers who give of themselves so that others may access the freedom they deserve.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
71¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$61K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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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
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
1 of 2
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $49K a year · 14% 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
71%
of spending
Fine: 71% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$61K
to officers and key staff · 25% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 25% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
10 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 9.6 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $30K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$23K
12% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 12% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
7
of 7 voting members
Looks good: 7 of 7 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$385K
+577% vs prior year
Spent
$244K
To programs
71%
Net assets
$172K
By yearFY2023–FY2025
Revenue
$385K
FY2024▲ +577%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2023$57K
FY2024$385K
FY2024$74K
FY2025$306K
Expenses
$244K
FY2024
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2023Not on file
FY2024$244K
FY2024Not on file
FY2025$349K
Net assets
$172K
FY2024▲ +418%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2023$33K
FY2024$172K
FY2024$144K
FY2025$101K

From the FY2024 Form 990 (year ending September 2024) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Oct 2022.

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

Where the money goes

71 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 71% · $172K Management & general 8% · $19K Fundraising 22% · $53K

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; $61K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2023); the FY2024 filing did not itemize Part VII
Chief Executive Officer
$61,154Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Operations Officer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer - Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Compliance Office - Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Jared Miller’s $94K as (former) Executive Director is at the 83rd 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2024FY2023
Jared Miller$94,423$24,462$61,154$5,000
Malinda Billings$83,077$18,462——

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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Fly survivors of human trafficking and their advocates to safety.

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3 programs · $132K · in their own filed words · FY2023
01

During fiscal year ending Sept 30 2023 Fan volunteer pilots donated in-kind flights at no charge to 124 survivors of human tracking and their advocates

$88Kprogram expense
02

Freedom Aviation Network provided free commercial flights where general aviation flights were not available or not practical for 86 survivors and their advocates

$42Kprogram expense
03

"go Bags"

blankets, toiletries and other items given to survivors to comfort them during their flights

$3Kprogram 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 · FY2024
Every OrgFY2024$30K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$30K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$385K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$245K
Other incomeLn 4–11$140K
Money outPt IX
$244K
Ln 25
Programscol B$172K
Managementcol C$19K
Fundraisingcol D$53K
Owns and owesPt X
$172K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$196K
Total assetsLn 16$196K
LiabilitiesLn 26$23K
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$245K
Government grantsLn 1e$0
Noncash giftsLn 1g$0
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$0
Other incomeLn 4–11$140K
Total revenueLn 12$385K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$196K
SavingsLn 2$0
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$196K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$196K
LiabilitiesLn 26$23K
Net assetsLn 32$172K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 6250
Fiscal year endsHeaderSeptember
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$36K$196K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0$0
Total assetsLn 16$36K$196K
LiabilitiesLn 26$5K$23K
Net assetsLn 32$31K$172K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$0$0$0$0
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0$0$0$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$0$0$0$0
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0$0$0$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0$0$0$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$0$0$0$0
Management feesLn 11a$61K$37K$12K$12K
Legal feesLn 11b$0$0$0$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$0$0$0$0
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0$0$0$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0$0$0$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$0$0$0$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$50$50$0$0
Office expensesLn 13$3K$0$901$2K
Information technologyLn 14$725$0$725$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0$0$0$0
OccupancyLn 16$0$0$0$0
TravelLn 17$0$0$0$0
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0$0$0$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$10K$3K$3K$3K
InterestLn 20$0$0$0$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0$0$0$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0$0$0$0
InsuranceLn 23$0$0$0$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$170K$132K$2K$35K
Total functional expensesLn 25$244K$172K$19K$53K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $306K$349K−$42K$101K 990 PDF
FY2024 Viewing $385K$244K$141K$172K 990 PDF
FY2023 $57K$33K 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 $385,173 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grants$244,991
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenue$140,182
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $0$385,173
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefits$0
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expenses$244,241
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $0$244,241
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $0$140,932
Part VI · Governance 7 of 7 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members7
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
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
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $385,173 across 11 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$0
VIII-1b Membership dues$0
VIII-1c Fundraising events$0
VIII-1d Related organizations$0
VIII-1e Government grants$0
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$244,991
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$0
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$244,991
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $25,115$25,115
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $115,067 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$115,067
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $115,067 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $25,115$385,173
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $244,241 across 30 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $0$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $0$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $0$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for membersPrograms $0$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $36,692 · Management $12,231 · Fundraising $12,231$61,154
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11d Lobbying feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $0$0
IX-11f Investment management feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $50 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$50
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $0 · Management $901 · Fundraising $1,891$2,792
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $0 · Management $725 · Fundraising $0$725
IX-15 RoyaltiesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-17 TravelPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officialsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $3,254 · Management $3,254 · Fundraising $3,254$9,762
IX-20 InterestPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliatesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $132,205 · Management $2,155 · Fundraising $35,398$169,758
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $172,201 · Management $19,266 · Fundraising $52,774$244,241
Part X · Balance sheet $195,566 assets, 20 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $36,067$195,566
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $0$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $0$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $0$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $0$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $0$0
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $0$0
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $0$0
X-13 Program-related investmentsStart of year $0$0
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $0$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $0$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $36,067$195,566
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $4,837$23,399
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $0$0
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $0$0
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $0$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $4,837$23,399
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $31,230$172,167
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $36,067$195,566
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $172,167 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$385,173
XI-2 Total expenses$244,241
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$140,932
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$31,230
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$0
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$0
XI-7 Investment expenses$0
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$5
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$172,167

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