Freedom Institute Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
132877912
IRS 990 coverage
2010–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
New York, NY, USA
Phone
2128380044
Rating
77
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Standard

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$1,405,682
Expenses
$2,366,341
Assets
$132,105
Liabilities
$1,521,050

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

Leadership & pay

24 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • ANDREW GERBER (CEO OF SHH)

Highest reported compensation

  • ANDREW GERBER (CEO OF SHH): $713,829 total reported compensation
  • ANDREW TATARSKY (SUPERVISOR & ADVISOR): $278,056 total reported compensation
  • DANA SACHER-ROLLINS (VP & GENERAL MANAGER): $180,099 total reported compensation

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

Overview

Mission

Freedom institute is a resource center for individuals and families coping with addiction and co-occurring issues such as depression and anxiety. We offer personalized counsel and care to those seeking to prevent, understand or recover from substance abuse and addiction.

What it reported doing in 2024

In 2024, freedom institute's affiliation with silver hill hospital was formally approved by the New York state office of addiction services and supports (oasas), establishing silver hill as the sole corporate member of freedom institute. With the support of silver hill hospital, freedom institute strengthened both its intensive outpatient program (iop) and outpatient services (op) and recruited premier clinical leadership to enhance the quality of care. The organization experienced steady growth in census by serving clients transitioning from silver hill hospital to the New York city market and expanding collaboration with other treatment providers in the nyc market. These developments positioned freedom institute to begin rebranding as silver hill New York in 2025. (continued on sch o)iop: located in the heart of midtown manhattan, freedom institute enables clients with substance use disorders and co-occurring mental health conditions to receive intensive treatment while maintaining their existing roles and routines. The iop program is designed to empower clients' sense of self, supporting sustainable recovery and long-term success. Our iop program meets three times a week for an 8-to-12 week length of stay and includes a weekly individual session. In 2024 nearly 200 clients participated in the iop.op: after completing the intensive outpatient program, most clients continue with outpatient groups and other ongoing support services. Group therapy is the core of freedom institute's substance use program. Clients encounter new concepts, challenge assumptions and deepen their understanding of recovery. Over 200 clients participated in outpatient services in 2024.

Operating model

Revenue model
Earned-program. 89% of the money available for current operations came from fees and other program revenue.
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.
  • Includes noncash contributions: Reported contributions include donated property or goods.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Few specific pay-setting methods are documented in the filing; unanswered boxes are not proof of absence and expenses are high relative to revenue.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 90
  • Transparency & Controls: 71
  • Accountability: 100
  • Sustainability: 3
  • Growth: 0

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
  • Program expense ratio: 81.9%; rating input score 82
  • Fundraising efficiency: $26.99 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 66; 66th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: 0 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 0
    • Compensation committee: Missing
    • Independent consultant: Missing
    • Other Form 990s reviewed: Missing
    • Written employment contract: Missing
    • Compensation survey or study: Missing
    • Board or committee approval: Missing
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Yes; rating input score 100

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd 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: -68.3%; rating input score 2; 2nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.06; rating input score 3; 3rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 11.51; rating input score 0; 0th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 27.3%; rating input score 8; 8th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -4% per year; rating input score 0; 9th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -1.5% per year; rating input score 0; 10th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -15.9% per year; rating input score 0; 2nd percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 81.9% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 16 of 16 board members independent · 9 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $1.9M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $714K · 24 people listed · 0 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Consistency: 35 of 35 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 6 filed schedules · includes major donors and executive pay
  • Filing history: 14 filing years from 2010 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 3 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: 2 filed related-organization links
  • 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.
  • Staff and benefit plans: Retirement and health plans the organization files with the Department of Labor, and the people in them.

Key Signals

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

  • High — Transparency & Controls: Pay-setting controls scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 2/100.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 3/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 8/100.