Freefrom
Freefrom reported $10.2 million in revenue and $7.1 million in expenses for calendar year 2024. Of every $100 it spent, $84.08 went to program services, $9.79 to management and general costs and $6.13 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 94.4% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $200,000 (President and Founder). Revenue rose 299% between 2020 and 2024. Source: Form 990, 2024.
Where $100 of spending went
Calendar year 2024 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $7.1MFor context, the median across 3,614 covered human services charities: $88.27 programs, $11.52 management, $0.21 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 $10MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | 2024 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 84.1% | 87.2% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 9.8% | 11.4% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 6.1% | 0.2% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.04 | $0.02 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 94.4% | 20.6% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 2.4% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 0.3% | 70.8% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $200,000 | $274,992 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 2.83% | 1.18% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 0 | 6 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 20.4 | 6.9 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 10 of 11 | 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 expenseInnovative Solutions: Working alongside survivors to create tools and resources that offer support throughout and beyond moments of crisis helping them build lasting financial security. Through programs like the Safety Fund the agency provides immediate cash assistance for basic needs while our Savings Matching Program helps survivors build savings. The agencys social enterprise helping survivors generate wealth through entrepreneurship and living wage employment
Systems Change: The agency mobilizes powerful institutions-employers banks and all levels of government-to create structural change that supports survivors. Its state and federal policy work co-designed with 4,000+ survivors sets clear priorities to improve financial security and safety. The agency partner with employers through our Survivor Supportive Workplaces initiative to help them develop and provide policies and benefits to create more supportive workplaces for survivors of gender-based violence
Expansive Storytelling: Through its storytelling and research the agency reframes gender-based violence and spur action toward solutions. Its survivor-led storytelling projects such as the documentary SURVIVOR MADE center lived experience and shift the narrative away from despair to one of possibility. With one of the most robust datasets on survivorship in the U.S. the agency has conducted groundbreaking research to illuminate the economic impact of gender-based violence
Highest 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| President and Founder Director/trustee, officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $200,000 | $0 | $0 | $200,000 |
| Chief of Staff Key employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $165,000 | $0 | $0 | $165,000 |
| VP of Impact and Mission Delivery Key employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $160,114 | $0 | $0 | $160,114 |
| VP of Finance Key employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $156,250 | $0 | $0 | $156,250 |
| VP of Development Key employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $154,167 | $0 | $0 | $154,167 |
| Director of External Relations Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $154,000 | $0 | $0 | $154,000 |
| Director of Systems Change Initiatives Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $147,500 | $0 | $0 | $147,500 |
| Director of Survivor Programming Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $134,167 | $0 | $0 | $134,167 |
0 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Freefrom (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $836K (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–1b11 · 10 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 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 14bNo
- Employees Part I, line 531
- Volunteers Part I, line 635
Private foundation grants it received
11 private foundations reported grants to Freefrom totaling $1.9M on their tax year 2023 Form 990-PF returns. See which foundations, on WHOFUNDS.
Source: WHOFUNDS open grant graph, matched from Form 990-PF Part XV.
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Questions people ask
How much of Freefrom's spending goes to programs?
In calendar year 2024, Freefrom reported that 84.1% of its $7.1 million in expenses went to program services, 9.8% to management and general and 6.1% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Freefrom pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Freefrom reported for one person in calendar year 2024 was $200,000, for the role of President and Founder (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Freefrom get its money?
Of $10.2 million in revenue in calendar year 2024, 94.4% came from contributions and grants and 0.3% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Freefrom a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 47-5033123 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 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 202543219349300829 · read the filing · XML
- 2023: Form 990 for calendar year 2023, object 202402129349301700 · read the filing
- 2022: Form 990 for calendar year 2022 (amended), object 202312999349302131 · read the filing
- 2021: Form 990 for calendar year 2021, object 202221929349300822 · read the filing
- 2020: Form 990 for calendar year 2020, object 202143379349300709 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 47-5033123: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.