Freedom 58 Project Incorporated

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
522187487
IRS 990 coverage
2024–2025
Forms available
Form 990 2025, Form 990-EZ 2023, Form 990-N 2020
Location
Centennial, CO, USA
Phone
3038073876
Rating
76
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Christianity
Affiliation
Christianity

Reported finances

Revenue
$398,993
Expenses
$394,285
Assets
$155,428
Liabilities
$42

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

Leadership & pay

8 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • ROBERT SWENSON (PRESIDENT)

People named in this filing

  • LAUREN DAVENPORT (CHAIRMAN)
  • DR MARK POLLARD (BOARD)
  • MARY REILLY (BOARD)

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

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

Overview

Mission

Freedom 58 project is a christ-centered ministry dedicated to innovation and collaboration to increase the capacity of anti-human trafficking organizations in the pursit of biblical justice.

What it reported doing in 2025

Mission statement: freedom 58 project uses art, education, and frontline prevention to illuminate injustice, equip communities, and intervene in human trafficking situations before exploitation begins. Program service accomplishments: the faces of freedom art exhibit: we curated and expanded the "faces of freedom" art exhibit, featuring over 250 original paintings inspired by survivor stories. In 2024 it was installed in metro denver. This exhibit utilizes abolitionist and survivor stories from the u.s. And around the world to illuminated the realities of trafficking and equipped them with tools to identify and prevent exploitation. Included within this broader exhibit is the growing legacy collection, which features powerful portaits of historical abolitionists like frederick douglass, rosa parks, harriet tubman and other leaders who have shaped the fight for freedom. This collection serves as a reminder that one person can make a difference, encouraging viewers to draw inspiration from those who have led the charge for justice throughout history. Conclusion: these details reflect our ongoing commitment to ending modern-day slavery and restoring dignity to survivors through innovative and collaborative approaches.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 100% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 100% 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.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - The filed numbers largely add up and a large share of available resources goes toward mission work. Some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered and fundraising costs are high for each dollar raised.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 69
  • Transparency & Controls: 92
  • Accountability: 69
  • Sustainability: 39
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 73.8%; rating input score 74
  • Program expense ratio: 74.6%; rating input score 75
  • Fundraising efficiency: $6.62 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 27; 27th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th 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: 87.5%; rating input score 88; 26th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 3 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 43
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Fail
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Fail
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 1.2%; rating input score 39; 39th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.39; rating input score 21; 21st percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 52; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 67; 67th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 73.9% per year; rating input score 100; 97th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 61.2% per year; rating input score 100; 98th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 35.2% per year; rating input score 100; 92nd percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 73.8% of revenue deployed · 74.6% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 7 of 8 board members independent · 3 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $294K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 8 people listed
  • Consistency: 21 of 21 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 4 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • Filing history: 2 filing years from 2024 to 2025
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: Resolved incoming and outgoing counterparties from filed money flows.
  • 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 — Accountability: Governance controls: 3 of 6 not reported.
  • High — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 27/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 39/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 21/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 52/100.