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Freedom Foundation

Its FY2024 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.

$11k
Granted FY2024still arriving
8
Grants FY2024still arriving
2
States reached
$5k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
0185% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.

Housing & Shelter$64kReligion$62kArts & Culture$43kHuman Services$34kYouth Development$23kEducation$16kPublic Benefit$15kPhilanthropy$11kOther$0
02FY2024 · 8 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

$520
Median grant
2
States reached
$1.3M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
Individual grant recipient$4,690
EMILY'S PLACE$3,392
WATERTOWER THEATRE$1,000
METROCREST SERVICES$520
MY REFUGE HOUSE$514
ENVISION DALLAS$500
MIRACLE FOUNDATION$500
WREATHS ACROSS AMERICA$100
02The need
03

Does the money reach high-need areas?

Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.

show:

Its human-services grants (FY17–24, $47k) land where the poverty rate runs at 13%, against an area that typically sits at 10%. 92% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 10%LOVE PACS: $500 → 8%OUR CALLING: $8k → 13%OUR CALLING: $3k → 13%OUR CALLING: $2k → 13%Our Calling: $1k → 13%OUR CALLING: $1k → 13%Our Calling: $1k → 13%Our Calling: $1k → 13%Just Say Yes: $2k → 5%Just Say Yes: $1k → 5%Just Say Yes: $515 → 5%LOVELIFE FOUNDATION: $550 → 14%CLOUD NINE CHARITIES INC: $250 → 8%METROCREST SERVICE: $6k → 14%Metrocrest Services: $6k → 14%Metrocrest Services: $6k → 14%METROCREST SERVICE: $3k → 14%METROCREST SERVICES INC: $3k → 14%Metrocrest Services: $650 → 14%METROCREST SERVICES INC: $599 → 14%METROCREST SERVICES: $520 → 14%0%20%40%50%more need →
grant to an above-average-need area below average· circle size = grant amount
How this is measured
Matched: human-services grants are those whose grantee’s IRS cause code is Human Services. Placed by people below the poverty line in the grantee’s ZIP, averaged from the tracts in that ZIP.

Which US states its grants reach

ME
IL
NY
OR
OH
PA
CA
UT
CO
MO
KY
VA
MD
AZ
AR
TN
NC
OK
GA
TX
FL
How this is measured
US grants placed by each grantee’s ZIP, which can differ from where services are delivered. Need from public data (U.S. Census/ACS, CDC PLACES, Eviction Lab, USDA), shown as context about the area, never attributed to the funder’s giving.
03Its grantees
repeat funding

Who it funds again

Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.

87%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$268k · 35 repeat orgs$39k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +95% since the first grant, against +38% for those funded once.

35 repeat relationships: 7 still active in FY2024, 28 since wound down; 1 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

35
66

Total granted

$268k
$34k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+95%
+38%

Still filing today

49%
38%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 58% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $5k went to new ones.

50%100%’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant

’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
HealthHuman ServicesHousing & ShelterArts & CultureAnimalsInternationalOther
How this is measured
First-time means a grantee’s first year in the filing window; renewed means funded in an earlier year too. The renewed share climbs naturally as a portfolio matures, so the signal is a year that bucks it (a wave of new grantees). The earliest year is left-censored: relationships that predate the data read as new. Theme is the grantee’s IRS cause.

Backed again, and grew

  • EP
    EMILY'S PLACE INC
    8× · 2017–2024 · $45k · revenue +95%
  • MS
    METROCREST SERVICES
    8× · 2017–2024 · $25k · revenue +218%
  • YE
    YOUTH EQUIPPED TO SUCCEED
    7× · 2017–2023 · $21k · revenue +234%

Funded once

  • TE
    THE EDUCATION FOUNDATION
    one grant, 2018 · $10k · revenue -95%
  • FR
    FMHS ROSETTES BOOSTER CLUB
    one grant, 2019 · $3k
  • IG
    Individual grant recipient
    one grant, 2019 · $3k
How this is measured

Repeat means funded in two or more distinct years. Growth and survival are read from each grantee’s own subsequent IRS filings.

04Its field

Closest unfunded matches

The nonprofits that most resemble its grantees but are not funded by it, scored along the direction from the rest of the field toward the portfolio. A resemblance in what they say they do, not a recommendation.

1
National Comprehensive Cancer Network

To define and advance quality, effective, equitable, and accessible cancer care and prevention so all people can live better lives.

Health
2
Curesearch for Children's Cancer

Curesearch's mission is to fund & support targeted & innovative cancer research with measurable results, & to be the authoritative source of information & resources for all those affected by children's cancer. see schedule o for…

Health
3
Children's Health System of Texas

With more than 1 million patient visits each year, Children's Health is North Texas' leading pediatric health system and among the largest in the nation. For more than a century, our mission has been clear: make life better for children.…

Health
4
Cancer Research and Biostatistics

To help conquer cancer and other diseases through the application of biostatistical principles and innovative data management methods.

Health
5
National Committee for Quality Assurance

Our mission: to improve the quality of health care.our vision: better health care. better choices. better health.

Health
6
Cook Children's Medical Center - Prosper

Knowing that every child's life is sacred, our promise is to improve the health of every child in our region through the prevention and treatment of illness, disease and injury.

Health
7
Cook Children's Medical Center

Knowing that every child's life is sacred, our promise is to improve the health of every child in our region through the prevention and treatment of illness, disease and injury.

Health
8
Personal Care Products Council Foundation Inc

The foundation is set up to deliver one program - look good feel better. the mission of this nationwide program is to improve the quality of life of women, men, and teens undergoing cancer treatment by offering advice on how to cope with…

Health
9
Foundation for Women's Cancer

To support and empower all affected by gynecologic cancers through education, research, and public awareness.

Health
10
Children's Cancer Fund of Dallas inc

Children's cancer fund champions kids in their fight against cancer through strategic investments in research and care in north texas.

Health
11
Cook Children's Health Plan

Knowing that every child's life is sacred, our promise is to improve the health of every child in our region through the prevention and treatment of illness, disease, and injury.

Health
12
The Susan G Komen Breast Cancer Fdn Group

Susan g. komen 's mission is to save lives by meeting the most critical needs in our communities & investing in breakthrough research to prevent & cure breast cancer.

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How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Children's Miracle Network; the most unlike its peers is American Diabetes Association. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.
04the grantee network

43 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2025.

Each grant beside the grantee’s revenue from every source, year by year.

How this is measured

Counted here: distinct organizations funded across 2017 to 2025, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 43 of the 103 grantees resolved in that span have returns of their own we could reconcile.

Each grantee is resolved to its own IRS returns. Association, dated; never a causal claim.

0
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
18
Early backer (in before they grew)
43/43
Grantees still filing
35/43
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

JOURNEY TO DREAM: $72,359 · OtherJOURNEY TO DREAMCLASSICS THEATER PROJECT: $15,000 · OtherCLASSICS THEATER PROJECTMU GAMMA EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION: $6,000 · OtherROSETTE BOOSTER CLUB: $5,000 · OtherIndividual grant recipient: $5,000 · Other+69 more: $45,080 · Other+69 moreMETROCREST SERVICES: $25,014 · Human ServicesMETROCREST SERVICESYOUTH EQUIPPED TO SUCCEED: $21,354 · Human ServicesYOUTH EQUIPPED TO SUCCE…OURCALLING INC: $17,077 · Human ServicesOURCALLING INC+3 more: $1,300 · Human ServicesEMILY'S PLACE INC: $44,775 · Housing & ShelterEMILY'S PLACE INCREFUGE FOR WOMEN INC: $3,509 · Housing & ShelterREFUGE FOR WOMEN …+1 more: $1,000 · Housing & ShelterWATERTOWER THEATRE INC: $20,907 · Arts & CulturePLANO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA ASSOCIATION: $1,500 · Arts & Culture+1 more: $538 · Arts & CultureTHE EDUCATION FOUNDATION: $10,000 · Education+2 more: $290 · EducationTEXAS SCOTTISH RITE HOSPITAL FOR CRIPPLED CHILDREN: $3,500 · HealthTHE MIRACLE FOUNDATION INC: $3,273 · HealthFirst Baptist Denton Ministry Center: $1,000 · Health+9 more: $1,245 · HealthCOMMUNITIES FOUNDATION OF TEXAS INC: $5,250 · PhilanthropyPHILANTHROPY SOUTHWEST: $2,340 · Philanthropy
Other$148,439Human Services$64,745Housing & Shelter$49,284Arts & Culture$22,945Education$10,290Health$9,018Philanthropy$7,590

Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetEMILY'S PLACE INC: $44,775 over 8y, 1.1% of budgetMETROCREST SERVICES: $25,014 over 8y, 0.1% of budgetYOUTH EQUIPPED TO SUCCEED: $21,354 over 7y, 0.5% of budgetWATERTOWER THEATRE INC: $20,907 over 5y, 1.1% of budgetOURCALLING INC: $17,077 over 7y, 0.3% of budgetTHE EDUCATION FOUNDATION: $10,000 over 1y, 6.7% of budgetCOMMUNITIES FOUNDATION OF TEXAS INC: $5,250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetREFUGE FOR WOMEN INC: $3,509 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetTEXAS SCOTTISH RITE HOSPITAL FOR CRIPPLED CHILDREN: $3,500 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetTHE MIRACLE FOUNDATION INC: $3,273 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetPHILANTHROPY SOUTHWEST: $2,340 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetPLANO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA ASSOCIATION: $1,500 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetMy Refuge House: $1,020 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetTHE MAGDALEN HOUSE: $1,012 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetFirst Baptist Denton Ministry Center: $1,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetRanch Hands Rescue: $775 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetFrisco Student Fastpacs: $725 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetTHE CIVIC LEAGUE FOUNDATION INC: $600 over 2y, 0.6% of budgetFRACTURED ATLAS INC: $538 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCHILDREN'S MIRACLE NETWORK: $500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetWreaths Across America: $426 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetPOIEMA FOUNDATION INC: $384 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetTHE NATIONAL CENTER FOR MISSING AND EXPLOITED CHILDREN: $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe Susan G Komen Breast Cancer Foundation Inc: $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE KIDNEY CANCER ASSOCIATION: $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetUNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA FOUNDATION INC: $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHEAD FOR THE CURE FOUNDATION: $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBLOOD CANCER UNITED INC: $200 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetClearwater Marine Aquarium Inc: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY INC: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSPCA of Texas: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHEADSTRONG FOUNDATION: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMatthew 25 Ministries Inc: $51 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAMERICAN FOUNDATION FOR SUICIDE PREVENTION: $50 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetDALLAS STARS FOUNDATION INC: $40 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAmerican Heart Association Inc: $25 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAmerican Diabetes Association: $20 over 1y, 0.0% of budget
Grantee by grantee: a decade per organization, before and after funding

A decade per grantee: revenue shaded, grants as bars, all rows on one timeline.

  • Who funds EMILY'S PLACE INC ↗
  • Who funds METROCREST SERVICES ↗
  • Who funds YOUTH EQUIPPED TO SUCCEED ↗
  • Who funds WATERTOWER THEATRE INC ↗
  • Who funds OURCALLING INC ↗
  • Who funds THE EDUCATION FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds COMMUNITIES FOUNDATION OF TEXAS INC ↗
  • Who funds REFUGE FOR WOMEN INC ↗
  • Who funds TEXAS SCOTTISH RITE HOSPITAL FOR CRIPPLED CHILDREN ↗
  • Who funds THE MIRACLE FOUNDATION INC ↗
  • Who funds PHILANTHROPY SOUTHWEST ↗
  • Who funds PLANO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA ASSOCIATION ↗
  • Who funds My Refuge House ↗
  • Who funds THE MAGDALEN HOUSE ↗
  • Who funds Direction613 ↗
  • Who funds First Baptist Denton Ministry Center ↗
  • Who funds Ranch Hands Rescue ↗
  • Who funds Frisco Student Fastpacs ↗
  • Who funds THE CIVIC LEAGUE FOUNDATION INC ↗

Co-funders

Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.

Communities Foundatio…Texas Instruments Fou…The Dallas FoundationCoserv Charitable Fou…Community Foundation …McKesson Foundation I…Hoblitzelle FoundationCelanese FoundationSynchrony FoundationEdward Jones Foundati…The Bank of America C…Charities Aid Foundat…
Communities Foundation of Texas IncTX28.2× affinity14 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Communities Foundation of Texas Inc · Texas Instruments Foundation · The Dallas Foundation · Coserv Charitable Foundation · Community Foundation of North Texas (Tax · McKesson Foundation Inc · Hoblitzelle Foundation · Celanese Foundation · Synchrony Foundation · Edward Jones Foundation · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · Charities Aid Foundation America

How this is measured
Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. Overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

How much its grantees rely on government

Each dot is one organization Freedom Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Freedom Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 10%0%1%3%5%funder's share of their income ↑0%23%45%68%90%share of the org’s income from government →median 1%
  • Clearwater Marine Aquarium Inc: 1% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
1get no government money at all
8report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
0rely on government for over half their income
⤢ axis zoomed · 0–90%
typical government reliance, FY20–25
How this is measured
Government income is each org’s traced federal awards (USASpending grants and contracts) plus state payments (open checkbooks) as a share of its total revenue (IRS Form 990); the self-reported government-grant line (990 line 1e) is carried for cross-check: a grantee that reports government grants we could not trace to a source is left off the chart rather than shown as receiving none. An association, not a claim that a grant caused the public funding. Coverage is precision-first, a floor rather than a census; state records exist for 9 states, so a grantee outside them shows no state figure (dimmed) rather than a false zero. Federal award amounts are obligations, which can span years, so a single-year share is indicative. 990 filings lag 12 to 24 months.

On method. Every financial figure here is read from IRS e-file XML, the funder’s own 990/990-PF, and from the multi-year returns of the 103 grantees we resolved, each linked to its source. Grantee outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III), read as association with funding, never as caused by it. Low-confidence name matches are suppressed rather than guessed. How we build these →

How this is measured
Each figure carries one of six labels. Filed is what the funder reported on its return. Official is another government record about an organization, such as a federal award or a charity register, joined by name where no shared identifier exists. Resolved is an identity we worked out where the filing named a recipient without an EIN, kept only above a measured confidence threshold. Computed is arithmetic over those, like themes, portfolio clusters and co-funder strength. Context is a statistic about a place rather than about an organization, which is what the need overlay is: it describes the area a grantee’s address sits in, not where its work lands. Inferred is drawn by a model from text, like the partnerships read out of public news and organization websites. Each is labeled where it appears.

Generated from the IRS Form 990-PF e-file return for fiscal year 2024, released 2024. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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