Freedom House

Analysis

Freedom House is a registered charity in United States, based in Liberty, MO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 2005, 21 years ago. Its declared purposes cover community improvement and capacity building, which this site groups under community and economic development. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Freedom House reported income of $67k and spending of $89k, spending 132% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $77k to $67k (-13%), an average of -3.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 97%. Over the whole period it spent 121% of the income it received.

Among 19,475 United States charities whose main cause is community and economic development and that reported income, Freedom House sits at the 26th percentile: it is larger than about 26% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 26th percentile, and in the 24th percentile within MO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Village Green Foundation ($67k), Trumark Cares Foundation ($67k) and Flower Mound Women in Business ($67k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 20% and program service revenue 49% of the total. At year end it held assets of $1.0m against liabilities of $0, net assets of $1.0m.