Free to Be Programs INC FY2022 filing

Tax-deductible

Northridge, CA501(c)(3)Since 1984Human ServicesEIN 95-3921893

To provide foster care for developmental disabled children through a foster caresystem

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
94¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$487K 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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FY2022 · 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
6 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $392K a year · 9% of revenue · last 6 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 6 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
94%
of spending
Looks good: 94% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$487K
to officers and key staff · 13% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 13% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
13 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 13.3 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$230K
5% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 5% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 6 voting members
Looks good: 5 of 6 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$3.9M
-3% vs prior year
Spent
$3.7M
To programs
94%
Net assets
$4.5M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$3.9M
FY2022▼ -3%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$3.9M
FY2021$4.0M
FY2022$3.9M
FY2023$4.1M
FY2024$5.0M
FY2025$5.1M
FY2025$9.9M
Expenses
$3.7M
FY2022▲ +3%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$3.7M
FY2021$3.6M
FY2022$3.7M
FY2023$4.0M
FY2024$4.2M
FY2025$4.5M
FY2025$6.4M
Net assets
$4.5M
FY2022▲ +6%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$3.8M
FY2021$4.2M
FY2022$4.5M
FY2023$4.6M
FY2024$5.7M
FY2025$6.3M
FY2025$9.7M

From the FY2022 Form 990 (year ending March 2022) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Status and standing

Is it real, and can you give to it?

Tax-deductible?
Yes
Per the IRS master file.
Can I give now?
No revocation on IRS record
Not on the IRS revocation list.
Filing up to date?
Yes — filed FY2025
Legal name (IRS)Hdr · item CFree to Be Programs INC
EINHdr · item D95-3921893
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
Ruling yearIRS BMFOct 1987
Year of formationHdr · item L1984
Latest filingForm 990FY2025 · Form 990
Principal addressHdr · item CNorthridge, CA
NTEE classificationIRS BMFHuman Services (P320)
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.ftbp.org

Where the money goes

What each dollar paid for.

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.94 Management & general $0.06
Program services94%$3.5M
Management & general6%$217K
Total functional expensesLn 25$3.7M

Financial health

Is it on solid ground?

Program efficiency
94%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
13.3mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
+6%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2022 · Form 990
Total assets
$4.7M
FY2022▲ +6%
Total assets by fiscal year
FY2020$4.0M
FY2021$4.5M
FY2022$4.7M
FY2023$4.8M
FY2024$6.0M
FY2025$6.6M
FY2025$10.3M
Total liabilities
$230K
FY2022▲ +2%
Total liabilities by fiscal year
FY2020$221K
FY2021$225K
FY2022$230K
FY2023$249K
FY2024$360K
FY2025$362K
FY2025$531K
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$243K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$4.7M
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B94%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 36
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 45

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$4.1M
Total assetsLn 16$4.7M
Total liabilitiesLn 26$230K
Total net assetsLn 32$4.5M
Months of cash on handcomputed13.3

Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Program service revenue$3.9M · 99%
Investment income$44K · 1%
Program service revenue99%$3.9M
Investment income1%$44K
Total revenueLn 12$3.9M

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2022 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $4.1M · Operating expenses/yr $3.7M
13.3 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $3.5M · Total expenses $3.7M
94%
Management & General
Management & general $217K · Total expenses $3.7M
6%
Fundraising
Fundraising $0 · Total expenses $3.7M
0%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $0 · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $0
Solicited contributions below reporting floor
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $0 · Total revenue $3.9M
0%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $3.9M
—
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $3.9M · Total revenue $3.9M
99%
Investment reliance
Investment income $44K · Total revenue $3.9M
+1%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $3.9M · Total expenses $3.7M
105%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $3.9M · Prior year $4.0M
-3%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $4.5M · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $3.9M · Expenses $3.7M
+6%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $4.7M
—
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $4.5M · Total assets $4.7M
95%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $0 · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) $0 · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $4.7M
0%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Audrey Hughes · Reported title Executive Dir. · Highest reported compensation $259K · Total expenses $3.7M
7%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $1.3M · Total expenses $3.7M
36%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 94%——
Overhead ratio 6%——
Revenue growth -3%——
Investment management fee ratio 0%——
Legal fee ratio <0.01%——
Accounting fee ratio 1.0%——
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.

Leadership and pay

Who runs it, and what are they paid?

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2021); the FY2022 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Dir.
$258,951Pt VII · Sec A
Family Support COO
$116,247Pt VII · Sec A
Business Manager
$112,026Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Audrey Hughes’s $331K as Executive Dir. is at the 98th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3869 $1–10M 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 · 6 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Audrey Hughes$330,574$316,336$316,336$273,291$258,951$248,259
Davette Davila$125,912$111,913$108,436———
Mindy D Jones—$123,211$118,906$102,720——
Sharon L Schapiro-Weinberg$122,623$111,972$108,007———
Elena Stiharu———$112,850$116,247$111,603
Rosa M Rodgers————$112,026$107,550

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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Governance & Policies

Part VI
  • 6Voting board membersPt VI · Ln 1a
  • 5Independent board membersPt VI · Ln 1b
  • Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aNo
  • Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
  • Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
  • Top official’s pay independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aNo
  • Family or business ties among leadersPt VI · Ln 2No

Mission and programs

What it does.

Provides foster care for children with developmental disabilities.

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Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $3.5M of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2021.
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Support system for 70 outside homes for developmentally disabled children wehire social workers and behavorial specialists to with the children and make sure that foster parents are giving them the proper care and love should have. We interview and train all prospective foester parents.

$3.5Mprogram expense

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Funders

Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · this organization's grantmaking
Grants paid · 5 grants · $10.6M · 2021–2025
Unitemized GrantFY2025$2,698,505
Unitemized GrantFY2024$2,129,760
Unitemized GrantFY2023$2,053,574
Unitemized GrantFY2022$1,903,491
Unitemized GrantFY2021$1,801,080

Filing history

Every return on file.

YearRevenueExpensesChangeFiling
FY2025 $5.1M$4.5M+2% 990 PDF
FY2024 $5.0M$4.2M+22% 990 PDF
FY2023 $4.1M$4.0M+4% 990 PDF
FY2022 Viewing $3.9M$3.7M-3% 990 PDF
FY2021 $4.0M$3.6M+4% 990 PDF
FY2020 $3.9M$3.7M 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

Full filing: Form 990 for FY2022

Every line we hold from the return, cited to its Part and line.
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $3,697,635 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $1,801,080$1,801,080
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 $176,864 · Management $82,087$258,951
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $696,455 · Management $60,082$756,537
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $33,284 · Management $5,418$38,702
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $184,814 · Management $30,086$214,900
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $61,609 · Management $10,029$71,638
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $247 · Management $28$275
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $32,264 · Management $3,586$35,850
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for services$0
IX-12 Advertising and promotion$0
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $13,730 · Management $1,525$15,255
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $58,127 · Management $6,459$64,586
IX-17 Travel$0
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 $14,875 · Management $1,652$16,527
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $93,729 · Management $10,414$104,143
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $308,146 · Management $5,478$313,624
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $5,010 · Management $557$5,567
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $3,480,234 · Management $217,401 · Fundraising $0$3,697,635

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