Fort Freedom Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN: 842859802
IRS 990 coverage: 2020–2024
Forms available: Form 990 2024, Form 990-N 2019
Location: Palm Beach Gardens, FL, USA
Phone: 5619092100
Rating: 66
Verdict: SUPPORTED
Rating confidence: Moderate
Sector: Fund Raising and Fund Distribution

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue: $1,548,697
Expenses: $1,277,284
Assets: $513,941
Liabilities: $93,323

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

17 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

GERALD HAFFEY JR (PRESIDENT &)
JAMES WEICK (CEO)

Highest reported compensation

JAMES WEICK (CEO): $110,385 total reported compensation
SAMANTHA JACKSON (SECRETARY): $33,462 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

To provide a proactive and disruptive approach to meet veterans where they are. Fort freedom developed a program packed with activities that promote total health and wellness. These programs provide a powerful arsenal of tools that break through the physical, mental, emotional and spiritual barriers to recovery.

What it reported doing in 2024

12-week in person and virtual program that takes a holistic approach, incorporating fitness, nutrition, trauma therapy, and other wellness-based services. It aims to provide veterans with the necessary tools and support to regain control of their lives. A liberty outpost satellite office also delivers a comprehensive outpatient mental health program designed specifically for veterans and their families. Services include, individual & group therapy, integrated virtual curriculum, mind-body- spirit wellness blueprint, alumni integration & peer support, and vocational coaching & volunteer pathways.the office aims to serve at least 50 veterans with an annual capacity or 75-100 veterans. There were 10, 2, and 3 graduates in 2024 from the freedom, honor and virtual programs, respectively.

Operating model

Revenue model: Donor-supported. 67% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model: Direct operator. The filing allocates 98% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.

Includes noncash contributions: Reported contributions include donated property or goods.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - The filed numbers largely add up and most voting board members are independent. 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: 38
Transparency & Controls: 92
Accountability: 77
Sustainability: 48
Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

Mission deployment rate: 37.9%; rating input score 38
Program expense ratio: 45.9%; rating input score 46
Fundraising efficiency: $4.47 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 15; 15th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
Pay-setting controls: Limited
Foreign activity oversight: Limited
Grant itemization coverage: Limited
Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

Independent voting board: 92.3%; rating input score 92; 24th percentile among comparable filings
Governance controls: 5 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 56
- Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
- Whistleblower policy: Fail
- Document-retention policy: Fail
- CEO compensation review process: Pass
- Other executive compensation review process: Pass
- Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
- Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
- Audit committee oversight: Missing
- Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

Operating margin: 17.5%; rating input score 73; 73rd percentile among comparable filings
Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.4; rating input score 19; 19th percentile among comparable filings
Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.18; rating input score 33; 33rd percentile among comparable filings
Officer compensation ratio: 11.3%; rating input score 33; 33rd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

Program expense growth: 27.9% per year; rating input score 100; 89th percentile among comparable filings
Revenue growth: 33.3% per year; rating input score 100; 93rd percentile among comparable filings
Asset growth: 24.2% per year; rating input score 100; 86th percentile among comparable filings

Details

Where the money goes: 37.9% of revenue deployed · 45.9% of spending went to programs
Governance: 12 of 13 board members independent · 5 of 9 filing controls reported
Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $587K in reported program spending
Leadership: top reported pay $110K · 17 people listed
Consistency: 26 of 26 current checks pass
Schedules: 5 filed schedules · includes major donors
Filing history: 5 filing years from 2020 to 2024
Contacts: How to reach this organization
Money network: 3 filed money-flow records
Related organizations: Filed and resolved organization relationships.
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.

Moderate — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 38/100.
Moderate — Financial Efficiency: Program expense ratio scored 46/100.
High — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 15/100.
Review — Accountability: Governance controls: 3 of 8 not reported.
High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 19/100.
Moderate — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 33/100.
Moderate — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 33/100.