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Freedom House

Washington, DC · EIN 13-1656647 · 501(c)(3) · Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
Latest filing: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 (tax year 2024) · View the filing · Correct or respond

Freedom House reported $69.4 million in revenue and $71.6 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $96.59 went to program services, $0.89 to management and general costs and $2.52 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 99.8% of the total. Government grants made up 92.3%. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $378,481 (INTERIM PRESIDENT (END 1/3/2025)). 61 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 37% between FY2020 and FY2025. Source: Form 990, FY2025.

Where $100 of spending went

The fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $72M

Program services$96.59 $69M
Management & general$0.89 $635K
Fundraising$2.52 $1.8M

For context, the median across 469 covered international, foreign affairs & national security charities: $89.04 programs, $8.28 management, $2.68 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).

Where $100 of revenue came from

The fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $69M

Contributions & grants (non-government)$7.46 $5.2M
Government grants$92.07 $64M
Investment income$0.47 $326K

Other revenue was negative: −$158K. The bar shows the positive sources only.

The 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades

FY2025 filing. Median across 469 covered charities in this category, from their latest filings.
Measure	FY2025	Median
Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A)	96.6%	86.1%
Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A)	0.9%	8.0%
Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A)	2.5%	2.6%
Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h	$0.03	$0.03
Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12	99.8%	96.6%
Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12	92.3%	0.0%
Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12	0.0%	0.0%
Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F	$378,481	$341,362
Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A)	0.53%	1.06%
People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2	61	10
Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses	2.8	7.5
Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b	15 of 15	100.0%

A median is context, not a target: hospitals, universities, food banks and grantmakers spend in very different ways. What these measures can and can't tell you.

What the money paid for, in its own words

FY2025 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expense

$64M expenses · 92.6% of program spending · grants $33M

Action - during the reporting period, Freedom House continued to provide technical and financial assistance to civil society organizations and front-line defenders around the world, in support of their work to expand and defend freedom

$4.0M expenses · 5.7% of program spending

Research & analysis - Freedom House's research activities consist of collection and analysis of data, which is integrated into various special reports and annual publications, including freedom in the world, nations in transit, and freedom on the net

$1.1M expenses · 1.6% of program spending · grants $15,793

Policy & advocacy (a&e) - Freedom House works to educate U.S. And other government officials and their staff on key democracy issues, and inform their foreign policy decisions

Highest reported compensation

FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here

Role	From this org	From related orgs	Other	Total
INTERIM PRESIDENT (END 1/3/2025) Officer, 40.00 hrs/week	$328,926	$0	$49,555	$378,481
CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER Officer, 40.00 hrs/week	$248,132	$0	$29,572	$277,704
CHIEF OF PARTY (END 6/3/2025) Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week	$236,644	$0	$38,894	$275,538
FORMER PRESIDENT Former, 40.00 hrs/week	$228,882	$0	$30,428	$259,310
VP FOR TALENT & CULTURE Key employee, 40.00 hrs/week	$228,815	$0	$20,423	$249,238
VICE PRES OF DEVELOPMENT Key employee, 40.00 hrs/week	$216,081	$0	$28,563	$244,644
VP COMMUNICATIONS (END 1/29/2025) Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week	$214,174	$0	$22,499	$236,673
PRESIDENT Key employee, 40.00 hrs/week	$181,290	$0	$38,462	$219,752

61 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Freedom House (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $2.3M (Part IX, line 5).

6 years of filings

Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linked

RevenueExpenses

Filing	Revenue	Expenses	Programs	Net assets	Top pay
FY2025 ⓘ	$69M	$72M	96.6%	$16M	$378,481
FY2024 ⓘ	$90M	$89M	97.7%	$18M	$379,889
FY2023 ⓘ	$104M	$102M	97.6%	$16M	$355,652
FY2022 ⓘ	$93M	$85M	98.3%	$14M	$323,682
FY2021 ⓘ	$65M	$63M	98.4%	$5.6M	$241,535
FY2020 ⓘ	$51M	$50M	97.4%	$4.4M	$252,009

Governance answers, as filed

FY2025 · the organization's own yes/no answers; explanations, if any, are in Schedule O of the filing · what each means

Voting board members, and how many are independent Part VI, lines 1a–1b15 · 15 independent
Audited financial statements Part XII 2bYes
Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
Whistleblower policy Part VI 13Yes
Document retention policy Part VI 14Yes
Independent process for top executive pay Part VI 15aYes
Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aYes
Family or business ties among insiders Part VI 2No
Aware of a significant diversion of assets Part VI 5No
Excess benefit transaction with an insider Part IV 25aNo
Loans to or from insiders outstanding Part IV 26No
Lobbying, or a 501(h) election in effect Part IV 4Yes
Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18Yes
Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bYes
Employees Part I, line 5223
Volunteers Part I, line 618

Largest outside contractors

FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only

VELOCITY GLOBAL LLC Peo services	$942,391
MADWOLF TECHNOLOGIES It services	$489,354
KEYLIME MARKETPLACE INC International recruitment service	$246,905
COMMUNITY COUNSELING SERVICE LLC Development & strategy consultant	$212,489
POLSINELLI PC Legal services	$197,843

Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 17 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.

Correct a figure or respond

Every number above is copied from Freedom House's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Freedom House, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.

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Questions people ask

How much of Freedom House's spending goes to programs?

In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, Freedom House reported that 96.6% of its $71.6 million in expenses went to program services, 0.9% to management and general and 2.5% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).

How much does Freedom House pay its top executive?

The largest total compensation Freedom House reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $378,481, for the role of INTERIM PRESIDENT (END 1/3/2025) (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).

Where does Freedom House get its money?

Of $69.4 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 99.8% came from contributions and grants (including 92.3% from government grants) and 0.0% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).

Is Freedom House a registered charity?

The IRS lists EIN 13-1656647 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.

Sources

FY2025: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, object 202610979349301316 · read the filing · XML
FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, object 202511139349301571 · read the filing
FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, object 202431359349305723 · read the filing
FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, object 202301329349303990 · read the filing
FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, object 202133199349317513 · read the filing
FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, object 202101269349301980 · read the filing

All filings for EIN 13-1656647: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.