For Freedom International

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
811292140
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2020–2025
Forms available
Form 990 2024, Form 990-EZ 2025, Form 990-N 2016
Location
Grand Forks, ND, USA
Phone
7018500868
Rating
45
Verdict
MIXED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Christianity
Affiliation
Christianity

Reported finances

Revenue
$52,288
Expenses
$29,281
Assets
$422,457
Liabilities
$0

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

4 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Darren Herbold (President/Trustee)
  • Naomi Herbold (Vice-President/Trustee)

People named in this filing

  • Darren Herbold (President/Trustee)
  • Naomi Herbold (Vice-President/Trustee)
  • Bryan Nelson (Secretary/Trustee)

Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

The primary exempt purpose of and published mission statement is to break the chains of oppression so that people have an opportunity to encounter jesus christ and to live in freedom and to change the world

What it reported doing in 2025

For Freedom International has run a Child Advocacy Center in Phuket, Thailand since 2017. The Child Advocacy Center is a service provided for victimized children and various government stakeholders involved in forensic interviews of child victims of abuse. It is a child-friendly place where child victims, social workers, medical experts, investigators, personnel from the Ministry of Social Development and Human Security, prosecutors and victim support staff can conduct interviews and assess allegations of child sexual and physical abuse. In 2024 For Freedom International prepared a 4th interview suite and equipped it with furniture, tools, and equipment to create an interview room for children. This room provides a suitable environment for interviewing children to help reduce stress and enhance a sense of safety while providing technology to help gather evidence through recording and observing for law enforcement and prosecutors from a separate observation room. For Freedom International also provided Mobiledit Forensic Software, CCI Forensic Software, and Forensic Notes software to support these activities and facilitate accurate gathering of evidence and maintaining effective records of the information gathered. After For Freedom International had the opportunity to present the training curriculum to the Ministry of Education, the CAC team of social workers from the foundation had opportunity to conduct training sessions at schools, churches, and local communities in collaboration with the anti-sexual exploitation task force involving the Internet Child Abuse Centre, prosecutors, and non-profit organizations in Phuket and beyond. In 2025, For Freedom International conducted training sessions in schools on safe internet use and safe touch practices. The curriculum was developed and updated to remain relevant to current events. For Freedom International conducted training sessions in 2025 which were presented to 4,173 children and adult caregivers including parents, guardians, and teachers. For Freedom International actively supported law enforcement agencies in various operations nationwide, performed more than 250 forensic interviews, identified 11 offenders, and managed 10 Children's Advocacy Center Exploitation Hotline cases. The Foundation's role involved preparing digital evidence and data through modern equipment, analyzing information, conducting field investigations, and providing care and assistance to 41 victims. In 2025, the Intelligence Team assisted in 26 active investigations. For Freedom International supported law enforcement agencies by conducting a 2-day training course on "Investigative Techniques Specific to Human Trafficking" for police officers, totaling 50 participants. Training was conducted by FBI, HIS, and Thailand's CCIB Task Force. This training not only introduced officers to new tools and strategies but also served to deepen collaboration between law enforcement and our foundation. As human trafficking networks become more sophisticated, equipping officers with advanced skills is critical to identifying victims, dismantling criminal operations, and securing justice. Through both case-level engagement and strategic training initiatives, For Freedom International is committed to standing alongside Thailand's law enforcement community in the fight against exploitation.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 76% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
No current program activity. The filing reports no program spending for the current year.

The verdict

MIXED - The filed numbers largely add up and revenue comfortably covers expenses. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and a relatively small share of total spending goes to programs.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 0
  • Transparency & Controls: 100
  • Sustainability: 83
  • Growth: 20

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 0%; rating input score 0
  • Program expense ratio: 0%; rating input score 0

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 51st percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 44%; rating input score 88; 88th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 14.43; rating input score 94; 94th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 66; 66th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -66.8% per year; rating input score 0; 6th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -15.4% per year; rating input score 0; 19th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 9.1% per year; rating input score 100; 68th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 0% of revenue deployed · 0% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 3 filed program accomplishments
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 4 people listed
  • Consistency: 9 of 9 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 4 filing years from 2020 to 2025
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 1 filed money-flow record
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • High — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 0/100.
  • High — Financial Efficiency: Program expense ratio scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.