John Brown Freedom Fund

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
871905218
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2021–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2022, Form 990-EZ 2024
Location
Lawrence, KS, USA
Phone
7855062555
Rating confidence
Limited
Sector
Research Institutes and Public Policy Analysis

Reported finances

Expenses
$10,536
Assets
$0

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

Leadership & pay

3 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • REBECCA JOHNSON (PRESIDENT)

People named in this filing

  • REBECCA JOHNSON (PRESIDENT)
  • JIM DENNING (TREASURER)
  • DAVID LANGFORD (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 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Research/analyze what motivates citizens to be engaged in the political process. Educating citizens regarding public policy issues affecting the state of Kansas.

What it reported doing in 2024

Social welfare research & analysis.

Operating model

Revenue model
Cannot be determined from the filing. The filing does not provide enough consistent revenue detail to tell how this nonprofit funds its work.
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

- The available evidence is not sufficient to produce an overall rating for this filing. This is not a warning sign.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 33
  • Transparency & Controls: 82
  • Sustainability: 10
  • Growth: 0

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: Limited
  • Program expense ratio: 86.9%; rating input score 87

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Limited

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: Limited
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0; rating input score 15; 15th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 51; 51st percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -131.3% per year; rating input score 0; 5th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -16.7% per year; rating input score 0; 44th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -102.4% per year; rating input score 0; 4th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 86.9% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $9K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 3 people listed
  • Consistency: 2 of 2 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 2 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 3 filing years from 2021 to 2024
  • 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: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 15/100.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 51/100.