The Freedom Story

Analysis

The Freedom Story is a registered charity in United States, based in San Francisco, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 2008, 18 years ago. Its declared purposes cover international, foreign affairs and national security, which this site groups under overseas aid and international. 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, The Freedom Story reported income of $753k and spending of $602k, leaving 20% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $543k to $753k (+39%), an average of +8.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 49%. Over the whole period it spent 86% of the income it received.

Among 10,317 United States charities whose main cause is overseas aid and international and that reported income, The Freedom Story sits at the 77th percentile: it is larger than about 77% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 76th percentile, and in the 77th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include U S Committee for Human Rights in North Korea ($752k), May Peace Prevail on Earth International Inc ($754k) and Friends of the Ceeli Institute ($751k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 99% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $127k. At year end it held assets of $511k against liabilities of $786, net assets of $510k. It reported 2 employees.