The Freedom Cafe

Analysis

The Freedom Cafe is a registered charity in United States, based in Durham, NH. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 2015, 11 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, The Freedom Cafe reported income of $196k and spending of $201k, spending 102% of its income. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income grew from $166k to $196k (+18%), an average of +18% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 18%. Over the whole period it spent 101% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, The Freedom Cafe sits at the 48th percentile: it is larger than about 48% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 53rd percentile, and in the 55th percentile within NH. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Emporia Rescue Mission Inc ($196k), Digs Inc ($197k) and Greater Northfield Senior Citizens Inc ($196k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 27% and program service revenue 73% of the total. At year end it held assets of $11k against liabilities of $13k, net assets of -$1,869.