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Freedom Now Inc C/O Incorp Services Inc

990 • Fiscal year 2019 • EIN 52-2362033

Jan 01, 2019 to Dec 31, 2019 • Filed on Jul 08, 2020

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

37th percentile

0.01x

Higher debt load relative to assets than 37% of similar nonprofits.

2019 filings • 501(c)3 • $500k-$1M nonprofits • Source year 2019

Liabilities / Revenue

37th percentile

0.01x

Higher debt load relative to revenue than 37% of similar nonprofits.

2019 filings • 501(c)3 • $500k-$1M nonprofits • Source year 2019

Net Margin

90th percentile

44%

Higher net margin than 90% of similar nonprofits.

2019 filings • 501(c)3 • $500k-$1M nonprofits • Source year 2019

Top Officer Pay

87th percentile

$96,212

Higher top officer pay than 87% of similar nonprofits.

Top officer pay equals 21.0% of source-year revenue.

2019 filings • 501(c)3 • $500k-$1M nonprofits • Source year 2019

Asset Growth

88th percentile

47%

Faster asset growth than 88% of similar nonprofits.

2019 filings • 501(c)3 • $500k-$1M nonprofits • Annualized from 2018 to 2019

Revenue Growth

14th percentile

-22%

Faster revenue growth than 14% of similar nonprofits.

2019 filings • 501(c)3 • $500k-$1M nonprofits • Annualized from 2018 to 2019

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / Assets37th percentile

Assets

Up

$623,726

Up $199,684 (+47%) from 2018

Net Assets

Up

$620,016

Up $202,352 (+48%) from 2018

Liabilities

Down

$3,710

Down $2,668 (-42%) from 2018

Revenue And Expenses
Liabilities / Revenue37th percentileNet Margin90th percentile

Revenue

Down

$459,036

Down $131,925 (-22%) from 2018

Expenses

Down

$256,399

Down $113,929 (-31%) from 2018

Net Income

Down

$202,637

Down $17,996 (-8.2%) from 2018

Historical Trend

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth88th 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

2019

Assets$623,726
Liabilities$3,710
Net Assets$620,016
Open 2019 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue Growth14th 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

2019

Revenue$459,036
Expenses$256,399
Net Income$202,637
Open 2019 Filing
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jan 1, 2019 to Dec 31, 2019
Signed
Jul 8, 2020
Return Version
2019v5.0
Gross Receipts
$465,721
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$96,424$550,079▲ $453,655
Pledges and Grants Receivable$300,000$45,950▼ $254,050
Investments in Publicly Traded Securities$12,947$19,649▲ $6,702
Prepaid Expenses and Deferred Charges$1,381$4,257▲ $2,876
Cash and Non-Interest-Bearing Accounts$13,290$3,791▼ $9,499
Total Assets$424,042$623,726▲ $199,684
Liabilities
Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses$6,378$3,710▼ $2,668
Total Liabilities$6,378$3,710▼ $2,668
Net Assets / Fund Balance
Net Assets Without Donor Restrictions$83,402$539,634▲ $456,232
Net Assets With Donor Restrictions$334,262$80,382▼ $253,880
Total Net Assets Fund Balance$417,664$620,016▲ $202,352
Total Liabilities and Net Assets / Fund Balance$424,042$623,726▲ $199,684

Asset Categories

AssetBook ValueDepreciationBasis
Equipment-$350$350
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay87th percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
Maran a TurnerExecutive DiFT$92,000$4,212$96,212

Board Members and Trustees

NameTitle
Jeremy ZuckerChair
Greg McgillivaryDirector
Joshua NewcomerDirector
Peter ChoharisDirector
Peter MagyarDirector
Thomas DohrmannDirector
Revenue and Support

Revenue Composition

Contributions and Grants
$455,001
Program Service Revenue
$0
Investment Income
$4,035
Other Revenue
$0
All Other Contributions
$455,001
Change in Net Assets
$202,637
Expenses and Functional Allocation

Major Expense Lines

Line ItemAmount
Salaries, Compensation, and Employee Benefits$217,023
Other Expenses$39,376
Total Fundraising Expense$37,979
Grants and Similar Amounts Paid$0
Professional Fundraising Fees$0

Functional Expense Allocation

Line ItemProgramManagementFundraisingTotal
Other Salaries and Wages$69,334$17,500$11,667$98,501
Current Officers, Directors, Trustees, and Key Employees$46,000$27,600$18,400$92,000
Occupancy$15,664$3,133$2,088$20,885
Payroll Taxes$9,684$3,895$2,475$16,054
Other Employee Benefits$6,312$2,544$1,612$10,468
Fees for Services Other-$6,374$392$6,766
Travel$5,147$70$24$5,241
Insurance-$1,213-$1,213
Other Expenses$88$394$152$394
All Other Expenses-$393-$393
Office Expenses$105$227$13$345
Total Functional Expenses$154,192$64,228$37,979$256,399
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 35% controlled entity
No
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
2020-07-08
Discuss with paid preparer
Yes

Organization Details

Principal Officer
Maran a Turner
Formed
2001
Legal Domicile
Md
Voting Board Members
6
Independent Board Members
6
Employees
4
Volunteers
2

Preparer

Firm
Altruic Advisors Cpas
Address
4088 WASHTENAW AVE, ANN ARBOR, MI 48108
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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2019 • Form 990Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.

Open filing
Assets
$623,726
Liabilities
$3,710
Net assets
$620,016
Revenue
$459,036
Expenses
$256,399
Net income
$202,637
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
2019Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$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
2017XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$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