Selah Freedom Inc

Analysis

Selah Freedom Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Sarasota, FL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 2012, 14 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, which this site groups under poverty relief. 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, Selah Freedom Inc reported income of $4.7m and spending of $4.2m, spending 88% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $4.0m to $4.7m (+17%), an average of +3.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income dropped by 17%. Over the whole period it spent 93% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Selah Freedom Inc sits at the 90th percentile: it is larger than about 90% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile, and in the 93rd percentile within FL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Eastern Shore Area Agency on Aging Community Action Agency Inc ($4.7m), Matthias Academy Corporation ($4.7m) and Maryland Information Network 2-1-1 Maryland Inc ($4.7m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 94% and program service revenue 5.5% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $137k (3.3% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $2.3m. At year end it held assets of $4.1m against liabilities of $233k, net assets of $3.9m. It reported 82 employees.