Freedom 4 Youth

Analysis

Freedom 4 Youth is a registered charity in United States, based in Santa Barbara, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 2011, 15 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education, which this site groups under education and training. 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 4 Youth reported income of $666k and spending of $892k, spending 134% of what it took in. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income fell from $826k to $666k (-19%), an average of -19% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income dropped by 19%. Over the whole period it spent 88% of the income it received.

Among 66,972 United States charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Freedom 4 Youth sits at the 71st percentile: it is larger than about 71% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 74th percentile, and in the 76th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Kuumba Learning Center Inc ($666k), Adelphia Classical Christian Academy ($666k) and Norman Williams Public Library ($666k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 83% and program service revenue 18% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $458k. At year end it held assets of $227k against liabilities of $9,785, net assets of $217k. It reported 13 employees.