Freedom Collective INC

Tax-deductible

Houston, TX501(c)(3)HousingEIN 99-3963801Revenue $1.9M in FY2025

On file with the IRSthefreedomcollective.org402 Teetshorn St, 77009-7532 · Houston, TXTax-exempt since Aug 2024Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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The Freedom Collective is a national network of emergency services for those being exploited sexually. Our programs range from 24 hour hotlines paired with local response teams for transportation, drop in centers for basic needs, emergency safe home services and outreach programs that establish connections and trust.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
72¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 475 volunteers and 21 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 2
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $600K a year · 46% of revenue · last 2 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 2 of the last 2 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 2 filings
Spent on programs
72%
of spending
Fine: 72% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$55K
to officers and key staff · 4% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 92% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 4% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
10 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 10.5 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $44K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$47K
4% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 4% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
2
of 3 voting members
Looks good: 2 of 3 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.9M
+141% vs prior year
Spent
$1.2M
To programs
72%
Net assets
$1.2M
By yearFY2024–FY2025
Revenue
$1.9M
FY2025▲ +141%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2024$767K
FY2025$1.9M
Expenses
$1.2M
FY2025▲ +518%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2024$198K
FY2025$1.2M
Net assets
$1.2M
FY2025▲ +111%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2024$569K
FY2025$1.2M

From the FY2025 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Aug 2024.

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

Where the money goes

72 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 72% · $874K Management & general 13% · $161K Fundraising 15% · $187K

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

3 people listed on the 990; $55K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
CEO and Chair
$55,000Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Jeff Shaw’s $55K as CEO and Chair is at the 8th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2036 $1–10M housing 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024
Jeff Shaw$55,000$1,923

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

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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Provides emergency services and support for victims of sexual exploitation.

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3 programs · $874K · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

Drop in Center, Transition Home and Safe Home

At our safe home, residents stay an average of 2-4 weeks while attending medical and psychiatric appointments, participating in skill-building classes, and applying for long-term programs. The safe home is located at an undisclosed location and accepts emergency intakes around the clock. The safe home served 183 women last year.

$689Kprogram expense
02

Hotline and Response Teams

The freedom collective hotline is the number that victims can call when they decide to exit exploitation. Bridge between outreach and emergency housing that is available 24/7. Once acceptance into the safe home is confirmed, hotline responders will coordinate a response team to safely transport the individual to the safe home.

$103Kprogram expense
03

The freedom collective also provides street outreach programs in various cities building relationship with those being exploited as well as jail outreach to those who have been exploited and are currently incarcerated.

$82Kprogram 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 · FY2025
Onr INCFY2025$25K
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$44K
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Grants paid · 1 grant · $25K · 2024–2024
House of Cherith INCGA · FY2024$25,000

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.9M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.8M
Other incomeLn 4–11$6K
Investment incomeLn 3$4K
Money outPt IX
$1.2M
Ln 25
Programscol B$874K
Managementcol C$161K
Fundraisingcol D$187K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.2M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.1M
Total assetsLn 16$1.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$47K
PeoplePt VI, VII
3
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a3
IndependentVI 1b2
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.8M
Government grantsLn 1e$0
Noncash giftsLn 1g$64K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$495K
Investment incomeLn 3$4K
Other incomeLn 4–11$6K
Total revenueLn 12$1.9M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$1.1M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.1M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$45K
Total assetsLn 16$1.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$47K
Net assetsLn 32$1.2M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 521
VolunteersI 6475
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
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$544K$1.1M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$45K
Total assetsLn 16$608K$1.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$38K$47K
Net assetsLn 32$569K$1.2M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$53K$18K$16K$19K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$687K$601K$21K$65K
Payroll taxesLn 10$60K$50K$3K$7K
Legal feesLn 11b$3K$3K
Accounting feesLn 11c$48K$48K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$100K$52K$34K$14K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$12K$350$12K
Office expensesLn 13$54K$30K$5K$18K
Information technologyLn 14$52K$10K$8K$34K
OccupancyLn 16$70K$70K$0$0
TravelLn 17$25K$9K$11K$4K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$2K$1K$864$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$2K$2K$0
InsuranceLn 23$15K$11K$3K$514
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$39K$20K$7K$12K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.2M$874K$161K$187K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $1.9M$1.2M$630K$1.2M 990 PDF
FY2024 $767K$198K$569K$569K 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 FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $1,852,249 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $767,384$1,842,982
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$3,516
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$5,751
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $767,384$1,852,249
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $25,000$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $139,519$800,628
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $33,425$421,745
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $197,944$1,222,373
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $569,440$629,876
Part VI · Governance 2 of 3 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body3
VI-1b Independent voting members2
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
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,852,249 across 12 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$0
VIII-1b Membership dues$0
VIII-1c Fundraising events$495,223
VIII-1d Related organizations$0
VIII-1e Government grants$0
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,347,759
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$64,312
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,842,982
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $3,516 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$3,516
VIII-5 RoyaltiesRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $5,751$5,751
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $3,516 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $5,751$1,852,249
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,222,373 across 15 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $18,074 · Management $16,074 · Fundraising $19,262$53,410
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $600,786 · Management $21,126 · Fundraising $65,496$687,408
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $49,778 · Management $3,020 · Fundraising $7,012$59,810
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $3,383$3,383
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $48,050$48,050
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $52,096 · Management $33,864 · Fundraising $14,245$100,205
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $350 · Fundraising $11,905$12,255
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $30,039 · Management $5,400 · Fundraising $18,278$53,717
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $9,506 · Management $8,013 · Fundraising $34,467$51,986
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $69,700 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$69,700
IX-17 TravelPrograms $9,397 · Management $11,052 · Fundraising $4,058$24,507
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $1,001 · Management $864 · Fundraising $0$1,865
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $1,918 · Management $0$1,918
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $11,296 · Management $3,345 · Fundraising $514$15,155
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $20,163 · Management $7,162 · Fundraising $11,679$39,004
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $874,104 · Management $161,353 · Fundraising $186,916$1,222,373
Part X · Balance sheet $1,246,575 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $544,299$1,068,467
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $60,493$125,000
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $2,960$7,891
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, net$45,217
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $607,752$1,246,575
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $38,312$47,259
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $38,312$47,259
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $505,674$988,440
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $63,766$210,876
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $569,440$1,199,316
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $607,752$1,246,575
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,199,316 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,852,249
XI-2 Total expenses$1,222,373
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$629,876
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$569,440
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$0
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,199,316

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