Freedom Project

Analysis

Freedom Project is a registered charity in United States, based in Renton, WA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 2006, 20 years ago. Its declared purposes cover crime and legal-related, which this site groups under human rights and equality. 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 Project reported income of $4.3m and spending of $3.8m, spending 88% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $262k to $4.3m (+1533%), an average of +101% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 1065%. Over the whole period it spent 84% of the income it received.

Among 9,611 United States charities whose main cause is human rights and equality and that reported income, Freedom Project sits at the 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile, and in the 92nd percentile within WA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Cray Youth and Family Services Inc ($4.3m), Western New York Law Center Inc ($4.3m) and Disability Law Center Inc ($4.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 99% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $2.0m. At year end it held assets of $2.9m against liabilities of $273k, net assets of $2.6m. It reported 26 employees.