Innocence Freed

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
992596548
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2025–2025
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2025, Form 990-N 2024
Location
Omaha, NE, USA
Rating
54
Verdict
MIXED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Victims' Services

Reported finances

Revenue
$66,767
Expenses
$45,799
Assets
$30,350

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

Leadership & pay

5 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Julie Shrader (President)

People named in this filing

  • Julie Shrader (President)
  • Patrick Innis (Treasurer)
  • Michelle Dirks (Secretary)

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

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

Overview

Mission

Innocence Freed is a faith-based nonprofit organization dedicated to providing shelter healing and hope to survivors of child and adult sexual exploitation and human trafficking. Guided by the love of God we bridge the gap between despair and recovery through comprehensive trauma-informed programs.

What it reported doing in 2025

In 2025 Innocence Freed provided trauma-informed care and support to survivors of human trafficking and sexual exploitation. The organization served 56 survivors primarily in Nebraska with additional services delivered across the United States and internationally through secure virtual platforms. Program services included individualized case management one-on-one mentorship and weekly support groups including specialized groups for survivors of complex trauma. Structured programming focused on life skills financial literacy employment readiness and identity development. The organization distributed approximately 2,492 in direct financial assistance through its Stability Grant program to support urgent needs such as housing transportation and food. Additional in-kind support including clothing and essential household items was provided. Innocence Freed assisted survivors with housing placement and referrals to residential recovery programs and provided advocacy support.

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

MIXED - The filed numbers largely add up. 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: 22
  • Transparency & Controls: 100
  • Sustainability: 50
  • Growth: NotEnoughData

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 19.4%; rating input score 19
  • Program expense ratio: 28.3%; rating input score 28

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 51st percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 31.4%; rating input score 81; 81st percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.66; rating input score 37; 37th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
  • Officer compensation ratio: 5.5%; rating input score 11; 11th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: Limited
  • Revenue growth: Limited
  • Asset growth: Limited

Details

  • Where the money goes: 19.4% of revenue deployed · 28.3% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $13K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 5 people listed
  • Consistency: 6 of 6 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 4 filed schedules
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 1 filed money-flow record
  • 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 — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 19/100.
  • High — Financial Efficiency: Program expense ratio scored 28/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 37/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 11/100.