Freedom Now USA

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
824990466
IRS 990 coverage
2019–2021
Forms available
Form 990 2021
Location
Topeka, KS, USA
Rating
84
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Protection Against Abuse

Reported finances

Revenue
$673
Expenses
$3,451
Assets
$0
Liabilities
$0

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2021. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

8 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Pete Bostwick (President)
  • Steve Purney (Vice President)
  • Barry Feaker (Executive Director)

People named in this filing

  • Deb Jorgenson (Board member)
  • Jennifer Montgomery (Board member)
  • Terry Hund (Treasurer)

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 2021. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Freedom Now USA exists to unite efforts within communities to advance freedom for all people and eradicate human trafficking from the United States.

What it reported doing in 2021

Since its launch in January 2018, Freedom Now USA has developed and initiated its Community Network Approach (CN) to combat human trafficking and eradicate slavery in the United States. Topeka, Kansas is the model case for the CN Approach. Freedom Now USA has been successful in uniting state, local and county government to declare war on the networks of human trafficking in Kansas and Topeka/Shawnee County, Kansas. From there the organization launched the Topeka/Shawnee County multi-disciplinary coalition to build our network and understand how the bad network operates in the community. Since the start of the organization we already see markers of success, such as increased community conversatons about human trafficking; organizations worked in silos now working together to increase collaboration and resources; and collaboration between up-stream prevention efforts and down-stream victim services, and implementing the CN Approach in other communities.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 74% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Grant intermediary. The nonprofit sent 80% of its reported program spending out as grants.

The verdict

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Expenses are high relative to revenue and program spending has declined or grown slowly.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 89
  • Transparency & Controls: 100
  • Accountability: 88
  • Sustainability: 12
  • Growth: 0

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
  • Program expense ratio: 100%; rating input score 100
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

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: Limited
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 5 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 71
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -412.8%; rating input score 8; 8th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0; rating input score 3; 3rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 60; 60th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -115.2% per year; rating input score 0; 2nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -17.1% per year; rating input score 0; 25th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -122.9% per year; rating input score 0; 1st percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 100% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 6 of 6 board members independent · 5 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $3K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 8 people listed
  • Consistency: 11 of 11 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 3 filing years from 2019 to 2021
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • 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 — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 8/100.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 3/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: Independent financial-statement audit not reported.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.