Freedom House

Analysis

Freedom House is a registered charity in United States, based in Ponderay, ID. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 2017, 9 years ago. Its declared purposes cover mental health and crisis intervention, which this site groups under health and saving lives. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (gross receipts test) 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 $120k and spending of $171k, spending 142% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $450k to $120k (-73%), an average of -28% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income dropped by 74%. Over the whole period it spent 78% of the income it received.

Among 40,470 United States charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Freedom House sits at the 31st percentile: it is larger than about 31% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 42nd percentile, and in the 42nd percentile within ID. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Sean Karl Foundation ($120k), Brookes Blossoming Hope for Childhood Cancer Foundation Inc ($120k) and Family Futures of Missouri ($120k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 50% and program service revenue 54% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $70k. At year end it held assets of $796k against liabilities of $435k, net assets of $361k. It reported 5 employees.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.