Free the Oppressed

What it reported doing in 2024

Burma Ministries - Throughout 2024 Free the Oppressed was able to provide help hope and love to oppressed people on the run from violence and in villages throughout Burma. We provided food medicine and spiritual training to Internally Displaced People IDPs throughout Burma including the following states: Karen Karenni Kachin Chin and Shan state. We had the opportunity to provide aid to IDPs seeking refuge from the Burma Army attacks. While doing this teams came together to provide medical care and spiritual care for those in need. Setting up in the jungle in difficult circumstances our medics were able to provide lifesaving care to thousands of people. We conducted our ranger training program and advanced ranger program again this year. We then send teams out to go on mission throughout Burma. Each team has a medic trained to diagnose and treat the medical problems of internally displaced people living in Burma. We also continued to support our Jungle School of Medicine Kawthoolei JSMK during 2024. Through the JSMK program FTO provides medical care to IDPs as well as trains future medics & doctors. For our teams in Karen State FBRs medic training is conducted at the JSMK. Established in 2011 JSMK trains approximately 25 medics each year in a 15-month course of study. JSMK provides care for patients from the nearby villages with some patients coming from further away. JSMK also manages surgical emergencies such as ectopic pregnancy. The inpatient department has 12 beds which are often full. This year we successfully started a mass blood typing project for all Rangers. Blood saves lives when it comes to trauma medicine Part of our spiritual training program includes something called the Good Life Club program. It is a vital part of caring for those in need. It is through these GLC programs that we are able to provide safety education uplifting songs fun games and we share the gospel to thousands of men women and children impacted both physically & spiritually by the war. Free the Oppressed served the families in the villages throughout Burma with Good Life Club Programs. Overall our FBR mission is going to where the need is greatest. In Burma this is often in the frontlines during active fighting. We go to bring help hope and love through medical care and evacuate the injured civilians and soldiers to casualty collection points. We pray with them provide food and water and treat their wounds. Every year we lose brave men and women Rangers at sacrifice their lives to love their brothers and sisters caught in the mist of conflict. During 2024 we lost five amazing Rangers. You can read more of our accomplishments in our annual report located here: https: www.freeburmarangers.org post free-burma-rangers-annual-report-2024-2025.

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 99.3%; rating input score 99
• Program expense ratio: 92.2%; rating input score 92
• Fundraising efficiency: $110.02 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 87; 87th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

• Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
• Pay-setting controls: 3 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 50
  • Compensation committee: Missing
  • Independent consultant: Missing
  • Other Form 990s reviewed: Pass
  • Written employment contract: Missing
  • Compensation survey or study: Pass
  • Board or committee approval: Pass
• Foreign activity oversight: 0 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 0
  • Claims monitoring procedures: Fail
  • Requires narrative reports: Fail
  • Conducts field audits: Fail
  • May suspend future funding: Fail
  • Requires financial reports: Fail
  • Conducts site visits: Fail
  • Requires grant agreements: Fail
  • May require repayment: Fail
• Grant itemization coverage: 100%; rating input score 100; 72nd percentile among comparable filings
• Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
• Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

• Independent voting board: 81.8%; rating input score 82; 15th percentile among comparable filings
• Governance controls: 9 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 100
  • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
  • Whistleblower policy: Pass
  • Document-retention policy: Pass
  • 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: Pass
  • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

• Operating margin: -7.6%; rating input score 16; 16th percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.84; rating input score 31; 31st percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.01; rating input score 87; 87th percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 2.5%; rating input score 72; 72nd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: 19.9% per year; rating input score 100; 85th percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: 14.9% per year; rating input score 100; 81st percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: 23% per year; rating input score 100; 88th percentile among comparable filings