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Freedom Now Inc C/O Incorp Services Inc

990 • Fiscal year 2017 • EIN 52-2362033

Jan 01, 2017 to Dec 31, 2017 • Filed on Oct 15, 2018

Organization ProfileWWW.FREEDOM-NOW.ORG
1750 K Street NW 7th FloorWashington, DC 20006

(202) 223-3733

Siviq Scores

Precomputed percentiles for this filing year versus similar nonprofits in the same peer cohort.

Liabilities / Assets

61st percentile

0.01x

Higher debt load relative to assets than 61% of similar nonprofits.

2017 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2017

Liabilities / Revenue

61st percentile

0.00x

Higher debt load relative to revenue than 61% of similar nonprofits.

2017 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2017

Net Margin

14th percentile

-23%

Higher net margin than 14% of similar nonprofits.

2017 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2017

Top Officer Pay

98th percentile

$95,444

Higher top officer pay than 98% of similar nonprofits.

Top officer pay equals 32.5% of source-year revenue.

2017 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2017

Asset Growth

18th percentile

-25%

Faster asset growth than 18% of similar nonprofits.

2017 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2016 to 2017

Revenue Growth

23rd percentile

-21%

Faster revenue growth than 23% of similar nonprofits.

2017 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2016 to 2017

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / Assets61st percentile

Assets

Down

$197,784

Down $65,287 (-25%) from 2016

Net Assets

Down

$196,333

Down $64,888 (-25%) from 2016

Liabilities

Down

$1,451

Down $399 (-22%) from 2016

Revenue And Expenses
Liabilities / Revenue61st percentileNet Margin14th percentile

Revenue

Down

$293,272

Down $77,717 (-21%) from 2016

Expenses

Up

$360,698

Up $88,063 (+32%) from 2016

Net Income

Down

-$67,426

Down $165,780 (-169%) from 2016

Historical Trend

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth18th percentile

The highlighted filing sits inside the broader history for assets, liabilities, and net assets.

$2.0M$1.5M$1.0M$500K$0Assets 2010: $145,433Liabilities 2010: $1,212Net Assets 2010: $144,2212010Assets 2011: $280,154Liabilities 2011: $4,429Net Assets 2011: $275,7252011Assets 2012: $235,059Liabilities 2012: $1,210Net Assets 2012: $233,8492012Assets 2013: $117,922Liabilities 2013: $4,265Net Assets 2013: $113,6572013Assets 2014: $274,020Liabilities 2014: $8,381Net Assets 2014: $265,6392014Assets 2015: $164,251Liabilities 2015: $1,625Net Assets 2015: $162,6262015Assets 2016: $263,071Liabilities 2016: $1,850Net Assets 2016: $261,2212016Assets 2017: $197,784Liabilities 2017: $1,451Net Assets 2017: $196,3332017Assets 2018: $424,042Liabilities 2018: $6,378Net Assets 2018: $417,6642018Assets 2019: $623,726Liabilities 2019: $3,710Net Assets 2019: $620,0162019Assets 2020: $887,212Liabilities 2020: $6,361Net Assets 2020: $880,8512020Assets 2021: $1,657,398Liabilities 2021: $3,022Net Assets 2021: $1,654,3762021Assets 2022: $1,265,601Liabilities 2022: $6,102Net Assets 2022: $1,259,4992022Assets 2023: $1,416,181Liabilities 2023: $3,718Net Assets 2023: $1,412,4632023Assets 2024: $1,044,967Liabilities 2024: $5,209Net Assets 2024: $1,039,7582024

Highlighted filing

2017

Assets$197,784
Liabilities$1,451
Net Assets$196,333
Open 2017 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue Growth23rd percentile

Revenue, expenses, and net income across loaded years, with this filing highlighted.

$1.5M$1.0M$500K$0-$500KRevenue 2010: $195,213Expenses 2010: $104,844Net Income 2010: $90,3692010Expenses 2011: $202,1422011Expenses 2012: $290,5932012Revenue 2013: $140,995Expenses 2013: $261,307Net Income 2013: -$120,3122013Revenue 2014: $392,676Expenses 2014: $240,794Net Income 2014: $151,8822014Revenue 2015: $155,656Expenses 2015: $258,717Net Income 2015: -$103,0612015Revenue 2016: $370,989Expenses 2016: $272,635Net Income 2016: $98,3542016Revenue 2017: $293,272Expenses 2017: $360,698Net Income 2017: -$67,4262017Revenue 2018: $590,961Expenses 2018: $370,328Net Income 2018: $220,6332018Revenue 2019: $459,036Expenses 2019: $256,399Net Income 2019: $202,6372019Revenue 2020: $568,852Expenses 2020: $308,822Net Income 2020: $260,0302020Revenue 2021: $1,206,686Expenses 2021: $433,958Net Income 2021: $772,7282021Revenue 2022: $349,834Expenses 2022: $742,536Net Income 2022: -$392,7022022Revenue 2023: $895,679Expenses 2023: $808,259Net Income 2023: $87,4202023Revenue 2024: $540,505Expenses 2024: $913,008Net Income 2024: -$372,5032024

Highlighted filing

2017

Revenue$293,272
Expenses$360,698
Net Income-$67,426
Open 2017 Filing
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jan 1, 2017 to Dec 31, 2017
Signed
Oct 15, 2018
Return Version
2017v2.3
Gross Receipts
$293,272
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

Freedom now is a u.s.-based non-profit, non-governmental, and non-partisan organization that works to free individual prisoners of conscience through focused legal, political and public relations advocacy efforts.prisoners of conscience are persons detained for their political, religious, or other beliefs or because of their ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, color, language, national or social origin, economic status, birth or other status who have not used or advocated violence.

Advocacy for individual prisoners of conscience.

Balance Sheet Detail
LineBeginningEndChange
Assets
Savings and Temporary Cash Investments$194,704$154,863▼ $39,841
Cash and Non-Interest-Bearing Accounts-$22,017-
Investments in Publicly Traded Securities$9,170$12,023▲ $2,853
Pledges and Grants Receivable$57,628$7,500▼ $50,128
Prepaid Expenses and Deferred Charges$1,381$1,381→ $0
Land, Buildings, and Equipment, Net$188--
Total Assets$263,071$197,784▼ $65,287
Liabilities
Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses$1,850$1,451▼ $399
Total Liabilities$1,850$1,451▼ $399
Net Assets / Fund Balance
Unrestricted Net Assets$145,321$165,848▲ $20,527
Temporarily Rstr Net Assets$115,900$30,485▼ $85,415
Total Net Assets Fund Balance$261,221$196,333▼ $64,888
Total Liabilities and Net Assets / Fund Balance$263,071$197,784▼ $65,287

Asset Categories

AssetBook ValueDepreciationBasis
Equipment-$350$350
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay98th percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
Maran a TurnerExecutive DiFT$92,000$3,444$95,444

Board Members and Trustees

NameTitle
Jeremy ZuckerChair
Annmaura ConnollyDirector
Greg McgillivaryDirector
Jared GenserDirector
Joseph MccarthyDirector
Joshua NewcomerDirector
Peter ChoharisDirector
Peter MagyarDirector
Thomas DohrmannDirector
Honorable Mohamed NasheedHonorary Co-
Most Reverend Desmond M TutuHonorary Co-
Revenue and Support

Revenue Composition

Contributions and Grants
$292,802
Program Service Revenue
$0
Investment Income
$470
Other Revenue
$0
All Other Contributions
$292,802
Change in Net Assets
$-67,426
Expenses and Functional Allocation

Major Expense Lines

Line ItemAmount
Salaries, Compensation, and Employee Benefits$302,129
Other Expenses$58,569
Total Fundraising Expense$50,522
Grants and Similar Amounts Paid$0
Professional Fundraising Fees$0

Functional Expense Allocation

Line ItemProgramManagementFundraisingTotal
Other Salaries and Wages$110,330$40,800$27,204$178,334
Current Officers, Directors, Trustees, and Key Employees$56,920$21,050$14,030$92,000
Payroll Taxes$13,648$4,877$3,252$21,777
Occupancy$14,935$2,987$1,991$19,913
Travel$13,945-$64$14,009
Other Employee Benefits$6,278$2,244$1,496$10,018
Fees for Services Other$3,500$5,890-$9,390
Insurance$4,174$2,430$734$7,338
Office Expenses$974$159$16$1,149
Other Expenses$409$302$1,329$711
All Other Expenses-$289-$289
Depreciation Depletion$117$43$28$188
Total Functional Expenses$227,849$82,327$50,522$360,698
Fundraising, Events, and Gaming
Fundraising activities
No
Gaming activities
No
Professional fundraiser used
No

Fundraising and Gaming Totals

Line ItemAmount
Professional Fundraising Fees$0
Political and Lobbying Activity
Political campaign activity
No
Lobbying activity
No
Subject to proxy tax
No
Governance and Compliance

Governance Checklist

Compiled or reviewed by an accountant
Yes
Annual disclosure for covered persons
Yes
Audit committee
Yes
Business relationship with family members
No
Business relationship with organization members
No
Material changes to governing documents
No
Compensation from other sources disclosed
No
CEO compensation reviewed
Yes
Other officer compensation reviewed
No
Conflict-of-interest policy
Yes
Audited financial statements prepared
No
Key decisions subject to board approval
No
Management duties delegated
No

Governance Explanations

Form 990, Page 6, Part VI, Line 11B

“The executive director reviews the 990 prior to it being filed.”

Form 990, Page 6, Part VI, Line 12C

“Freedom now, inc. Is a small organization and the board of directors and executive director monitor activities.”

Form 990, Page 6, Part VI, Line 15A

“The board of directors reviews the executive director's performance and sets the compensation level annually.”

Form 990, Page 6, Part VI, Line 19

“The organization's governing documents, conflict of interest policy, and financial statements are available upon request.”

Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Freedom Now Inc
EIN
52-2362033
Phone
2022233733
Address
1750 K STREET NW 7TH FLOOR, WASHINGTON, DC 20006

Signing Officer

Name
Maran a Turner
Title
Executive Director
Phone
2022233733
Signed
2018-10-15
Discuss with paid preparer
Yes

Organization Details

Principal Officer
Maran a Turner
Formed
2001
Legal Domicile
Md
Voting Board Members
9
Independent Board Members
9
Employees
4
Volunteers
2

Preparer

Firm
Altruic Advisors Cpas
Address
4088 WASHTENAW AVENUE, ANN ARBOR, MI 48108-1010
Preparer
Ryan N Hagan CPA
Phone
7344763720
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION

“Freedom now is a u.s based non-profit, non-governmental, and non-partisan organization that works to free individual prisoners of conscience through focused legal, political relations advocacy efforts. Prisoners of conscience are persons detained for their political, religious, or other beliefs or because of their ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, color, language, national or social origin, economic status, birth or other status who have not used or advocated violence.”

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2017 • Form 990Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.

Open filing
Assets
$197,784
Liabilities
$1,451
Net assets
$196,333
Revenue
$293,272
Expenses
$360,698
Net income
-$67,426
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2024Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$1.04$0.01$1.04$0.54$0.91$0.37
2023XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$1.42$0.00$1.41$0.90$0.81$0.09
2022XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$1.27$0.01$1.26$0.35$0.74$0.39
2021Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$1.66$0.00$1.65$1.21$0.43$0.77
2020XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$0.89$0.01$0.88$0.57$0.31$0.26
2019XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$0.62$0.00$0.62$0.46$0.26$0.20
2018Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$0.42$0.01$0.42$0.59$0.37$0.22
2017Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.20$0.00$0.20$0.29$0.36$0.07
2016XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$0.26$0.00$0.26$0.37$0.27$0.10
2015Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.16$0.00$0.16$0.16$0.26$0.10
2014Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.27$0.01$0.27$0.39$0.24$0.15
2013Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.12$0.00$0.11$0.14$0.26$0.12
2012Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$0.24$0.00$0.23$0.29
2011Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$0.28$0.00$0.28$0.20
2010Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$0.15$0.00$0.14$0.20$0.10$0.09