Free the Oppressed

Analysis

Free the Oppressed is a registered charity in United States, based in Colorado SPGS, CO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 2015, 11 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, Free the Oppressed reported income of $5.4m and spending of $6.5m, spending 120% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $2.7m to $5.4m (+105%), an average of +20% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 128%. 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, Free the Oppressed sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile, and in the 93rd percentile within CO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Scholars at Risk Inc ($5.4m), Us-Japan Council ($5.5m) and Good News in Action Inc ($5.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 99% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $148k (2.3% of expenses). At year end it held assets of $5.2m against liabilities of $47k, net assets of $5.2m. It reported 1 employees.