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J Howard Pew Freedom Trust
J Howard Pew Freedom Trust reported $116.6 million in revenue and $37.2 million in expenses for calendar year 2024. Of every $100 it spent, $91.91 went to program services, $8.09 to management and general costs and $0.00 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was investment income: 8.6% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $2,913,544 (TRUSTEE). Revenue rose 131% between 2020 and 2024. Source: Form 990, 2024.
Where $100 of spending went
Calendar year 2024 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $37MFor context, the median across 1,001 covered philanthropy, voluntarism & grantmaking charities: $91.65 programs, $6.50 management, $1.85 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).
Where $100 of revenue came from
Calendar year 2024 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $117MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | 2024 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 91.9% | 90.2% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 8.1% | 6.4% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 0.0% | 1.8% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | Not reported | $0.02 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 79.9% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $2,913,544 | $325,675 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 7.83% | 1.56% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 285.3 | 56.6 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 1 of 1 | 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
2024 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expenseHighest reported compensation
2024 · 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TRUSTEE Director/trustee, 40.00 hrs/week | $2,913,544 | $0 | $0 | $2,913,544 |
0 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from J Howard Pew Freedom Trust (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $2.9M (Part IX, line 5).
5 years of filings
Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linkedGovernance answers, as filed
2024 · 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–1b1 · 1 independent
- Audited financial statements Part XII 2bNo
- 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 15aNo
- 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 4No
- Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18No
- Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bYes
- Employees Part I, line 50
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Of every $100 J Howard Pew Freedom Trust spent in 2024, $91.91 went to programs. The full breakdown, from its IRS Form 990:
Questions people ask
How much of J Howard Pew Freedom Trust's spending goes to programs?
In calendar year 2024, J Howard Pew Freedom Trust reported that 91.9% of its $37.2 million in expenses went to program services, 8.1% to management and general and 0.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does J Howard Pew Freedom Trust pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation J Howard Pew Freedom Trust reported for one person in calendar year 2024 was $2,913,544, for the role of TRUSTEE (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does J Howard Pew Freedom Trust get its money?
Of $116.6 million in revenue in calendar year 2024, 0.0% came from contributions and grants and 0.0% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is J Howard Pew Freedom Trust a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 23-6234671 as a 501(c)(3) organization (supporting organization (509(a)(3))), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.
Sources
- 2024: Form 990 for calendar year 2024, object 202533189349311288 · read the filing · XML
- 2023: Form 990 for calendar year 2023, object 202443199349319369 · read the filing
- 2022: Form 990 for calendar year 2022, object 202333199349306458 · read the filing
- 2021: Form 990 for calendar year 2021, object 202223199349316792 · read the filing
- 2020: Form 990 for calendar year 2020, object 202133199349315998 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 23-6234671: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.