Evergreen Freedom Foundation

Analysis

Evergreen Freedom Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Olympia, WA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 1991, 35 years ago. Its declared purposes cover unknown, which this site groups under other charitable purposes. 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, Evergreen Freedom Foundation reported income of $17.2m and spending of $17.2m, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $6.6m to $17.2m (+158%), an average of +27% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 55%. Over the whole period it spent 95% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Evergreen Freedom Foundation sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile, and in the 97th percentile within WA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Institute for Humane Studies ($17.2m), Ronald McDonald House Charities of Southern California ($17.2m) and International Child Resource Exchange Institute ($17.1m).

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 $675k (3.9% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $5.3m. At year end it held assets of $5.8m against liabilities of $1.0m, net assets of $4.7m. It reported 122 employees.