Freedom House

Analysis

Freedom House is a registered charity in United States, based in Soldotna, AK. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 2016, 10 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, Freedom House reported income of $303k and spending of $366k, spending 121% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $208k to $303k (+46%), an average of +9.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 51%. Over the whole period it spent 92% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Freedom House sits at the 56th percentile: it is larger than about 56% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 62nd percentile, and in the 57th percentile within AK. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Hope North Carolina Inc ($303k), We Are &mother ($303k) and Neville Communities Inc ($303k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 65% and program service revenue 11% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $68k (19% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $119k. At year end it held assets of $698k against liabilities of $245k, net assets of $453k. It reported 8 employees.