Preserves and shares archival media of progressive social movements, poetry, and music.
For fiscal year 2022 it reported $257K in revenue, $220K in expenses, and $1.5M in net assets.Pt I
Where the money goes · FY2022
Total revenue
$257K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$220K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$1.5M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $37K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
59%
28%
13%
Program services $0.59 Management & general $0.28 Fundraising $0.13
Program efficiency
59%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
24.3mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
+14%
revenue over expenses, this year
Summary of the Filing
Part I · fiscal year 2022 · Form 990
Revenue
$257K
FY2022▼ -64%
$735K$367K$0
FY2020FY2025
Expenses
$220K
FY2022▲ +10%
$261K$130K$0
FY2020FY2025
Total assets
$1.5M
FY2022▲ +3%
$1.6M$798K$0
FY2020FY2025
Total liabilities
$870
FY2022
$16K$8K$0
FY2020FY2025
Total revenue
$257K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$220K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$1.5M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$37K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$1.5M
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B59%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 38
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 48
Mission & Programs · Part III
Where the work happens
3 program services account for $129K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2022.
01
The Freedom Archives is crucial in documenting a history of social justice movements and making it a resource to contemporary movements. We repurpose archival materials in audio and video documentaries that shed light on subjugated histories.
$59Kprogram expense
02
Interns
Our internship program encourages engagement with historical materials and provides media production training as well as fostering a love for progressive history. All interns complete an introductory orientation program which familiarizes young people with the language, policies and workflow of our archives and helps them identify…
$47Kprogram expense
03
Researchers
We receive approximately 10 inquiries per week, from all over the world, about specific materials in our archives, additional resources to access and left movement history in general. We endeavor to provide thoughtful, accurate and comprehensive responses.
Claude Marks’s $50K as Director
is at the 44th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2213 $100K–1M arts & culture 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
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.
Individual Claude Marks · Reported title Director · Highest reported compensation $51K · Total expenses $220K
23%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $126K · Total expenses $220K
58%
Peer comparison
Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.
Metric
This org
Peer median
Percentile
Program ratio
59%
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Overhead ratio
28%
—
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Fundraising cost ratio
11%
—
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Revenue growth
-64%
—
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Investment management fee ratio
0%
—
—
Legal fee ratio
0%
—
—
Accounting fee ratio
1%
—
—
Fundraising fee ratio
0%
—
—
Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.
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Sources
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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2022IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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