Joshua M Freeman Foundation

Analysis

Joshua M Freeman Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Selbyville, DE. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 2009, 17 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts, culture and humanities, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. 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, Joshua M Freeman Foundation reported income of $13.0m and spending of $11.9m, spending 92% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $6.5m to $13.0m (+99%), an average of +19% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 450%. Over the whole period it spent 88% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Joshua M Freeman Foundation sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile, and in the 97th percentile within DE. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Isothermal Planning and Development Corporation ($13.0m), Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Foundation Inc ($13.0m) and California Council on Science and Technology ($13.0m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 32% and program service revenue 51% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $271k (2.3% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $2.0m. At year end it held assets of $8.8m against liabilities of $1.0m, net assets of $7.7m. It reported 111 employees.