California · Nonprofit
Be Finally Free
Be Finally Free (California) receives grants from 4 organizations whose IRS filings report $29,099 to it, the largest being KERN COMMUNITY FOUNDATION ($21,000). 2 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 91% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
- Revenue FY2024
- $909k
- Funders on record
- 4
- Grants received
- $29k
- Net assets
- $294k
What Be Finally Free does
Mission
Be Finally Frees mission is to restore and equip individuals and families impacted by addiction crime incarceration and poverty by providing education instilling life skills and giving hope to overcome their circumstances. We accomplish this with significant programs including Enhanced Care Management ECM anger-management classes parenting classes unshackled success program and faith-based personal-growth workshops that promote emotional wellness recovery and self-sufficiency.
As stated on its FY2024 Form 990.
Programs
On its FY2024 return the organization reported starting a significant new program.
Enhanced Care Management ECM ECM focuses on vulnerable populations such as those experiencing homelessness individuals with serious mental illness or substance use disorders people transitioning from incarceration and high-risk children and pregnant individuals. Services are delivered in the community-where people live receive care or feel most comfortable-to improve health outcomes and reduce hospital visits.
Its own explanation, from Schedule O of that return (Part III, line 2).
Enhanced Care Management ECM ECM focuses on vulnerable populations such as those experiencing homelessness individuals with serious mental illness or substance use disorders people transitioning from incarceration and high-risk children and pregnant individuals. Services are delivered in the community-where people live receive care or feel most comfortable-to improve health outcomes and reduce hospital visits.
$149,639 spent99% of program spendingThis anger management class is designed to help individuals understand the root causes of their anger and develop healthy constructive ways to manage it. Through practical tools group discussion and guided self-reflection participants will learn how to identify triggers communicate effectively and respond to stressful situations with greater emotional control. The class promotes personal growth improved relationships and long-term emotional well-being.
$2,170 spent1% of program spendingCourt-Approved Parenting and Anger Management Program 40 Weeks This 40-week court-approved Parenting and Anger Management Program is a cornerstone of our nonprofits mission to strengthen families and reduce recidivism. Designed for individuals referred by the courts probation or child welfare services the program offers a comprehensive evidence-based approach to personal growth emotional regulation and family restoration. Participants engage in structured weekly sessions that explore parenting styles examine the impact of past trauma and learned behaviors and provide practical real-world tools to foster healthier parent-child relationships. A critical focus is placed on developing emotional intelligence managing anger effectively and creating safe nurturing home environments that promote the long-term well-being of children. By equipping parents with these transformative skills the program not only addresses court mandates but also empowers participants to break cycles of dysfunction improve co-parenting communication and build stronger more resilient families.
$0 spent0% of program spendingUnshackled Success: Breaking the Chains of Poverty Program Unshackled Success is a dynamic and transformative program developed to empower individuals facing the systemic and personal challenges of poverty. Rooted in education skill-building and mindset development this comprehensive course equips participants with the tools needed to achieve financial independence and long-term stability. Throughout this structured program participants gain essential skills in financial literacy budgeting and credit management while also being introduced to entrepreneurial thinking workforce readiness and global economic awareness. With an emphasis on breaking generational cycles the course fosters personal responsibility confidence and a vision for a more purposeful future. By addressing both the practical and psychological barriers to success Unshackled Success creates a pathway for participants to move beyond survival and into a life of prosperity contribution and lasting change. This program directly supports our nonprofits mission to restore hope and self-sufficiency in underserved communities.
$0 spent0% of program spendingA NEW PATH FORWARD Our transformative 12-week restorative justice program empowers juvenile offenders to understand the impact of their actions make meaningful amends and successfully reintegrate into their communities. This evidence-based curriculum creates positive change through engagement accountability and healing.
$0 spent0% of program spendingStreet Outreach and Stabilization Program Our Street Outreach and Stabilization Program is a vital initiative designed to engage and support individuals experiencing homelessness with compassion dignity and purpose. While securing stable housing remains a primary objective our holistic approach extends far beyond shelter. Through direct on-the-ground engagement our dedicated outreach team connects individuals to essential services that are often inaccessible through traditional systems. These include comprehensive case management assistance with obtaining vital documents such as IDs birth certificates and Social Security cards and access to life skills education focused on self-sufficiency and long-term stability. This program fills critical service gaps by building trusted relationships and offering consistent personalized support tailored to each individuals needs. By addressing barriers such as unemployment addiction recovery mental health access and lack of identification we empower participants to move from crisis to stability and toward a restored independent life.
$0 spent0% of program spending
The 6 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $151,809.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2017, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2017, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2023 to 2024, from $41k to $401k (+883%).
How it's funded, over time
Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.
Government-grant reliance: 2024 9%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
100% of Be Finally Free’s revenue is contributions — more reliant on donations than three-quarters of its peers (91% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 3 of the last 8 reported years ran a deficit.
reserve
Who funds it, year by year
2019 → 2023: the base held at 1 funder, grant income fell $5k → $125.
3 of 4 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 91% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.
From the IRS filings of Be Finally Free’s funders (the co-funder graph). Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How concentrated its funding is
Be Finally Free leans on a few funders — its largest provides 72% of grant income and the top three 98%; half comes from just 1 funder.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 1 funder to its left
91% of the income these shares are computed over arrives through pass-through sponsors or from payers whose filings do not say what kind of payment it is. Concentration is still measured over all of it, because the money is real; what it does not support is a claim about how many institutions have chosen to fund Be Finally Free.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2019 100% · 2020 89% · 2021 100% · 2022 88% · 2023 100% — broadly stable.
“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Where its funders are
91% of Be Finally Free's grant income arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors, whose addresses record where the money is held rather than where the donor is. Of the $3k that is directly attributable, 100% of it comes from California funders.
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $27k arriving through sponsors registered in 3 states is excluded from the map and the split above: a sponsor holds money on a donor’s behalf, so its registered address would place those dollars somewhere no donor need ever have been. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Against its field
Be Finally Free runs a healthier operating margin than three-quarters of the 21,616 human services nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 21,616 human services nonprofits $100k–$1M, FY2024
Organizations like Be Finally Free
Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.
In California
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
26% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 1 state
Screen this organization
A dated, signed PDF of the compliance screen for Be Finally Free: IRS status (Business Master File, Publication 78, auto-revocation), the OFAC sanctions lists, the Internal Revenue Bulletin, and California registration, with the Rev. Proc. 2018-32 §8.01 reliance elements stated element by element. Generated from the current files at the moment you download it.
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Questions and answers
- Who funds Be Finally Free?
- Be Finally Free (California) receives grants from 4 organizations whose IRS filings report $29,099 to it, the largest being KERN COMMUNITY FOUNDATION ($21,000). 2 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 91% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
- How many funders does Be Finally Free have?
- IRS filings report 4 organizations giving $29,099 in grants to Be Finally Free, 2 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of Be Finally Free?
- KERN COMMUNITY FOUNDATION is the largest funder on record, with $21,000 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like Be Finally Free find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in California. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
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These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2024 (financials across 2017–2024), and the filings of 4 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing