Free to Be

Analysis

Free to Be is a registered charity in United States, based in Santa Rosa, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 2007, 19 years ago. Its declared purposes cover youth development, which this site groups under children and youth 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 June 2023, Free to Be reported income of $139k and spending of $180k, spending 129% of what it took in. Across the 2 years on record, from June 2021 to June 2023, income fell from $212k to $139k (-34%), an average of -34% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income dropped by 34%. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.

Among 14,332 United States charities whose main cause is children and youth development and that reported income, Free to Be sits at the 51st percentile: it is larger than about 51% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 45th percentile, and in the 47th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include East Windsor Scout Hall Building Committee Inc ($139k), Eleanor J Johnson Youth Center ($139k) and Kendall County Youth Agriculture and Equestrian Center ($139k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 87% and program service revenue 0.2% of the total. At year end it held assets of $85k against liabilities of $912, net assets of $84k.