Illinois · Nonprofit
FREEDOMS JOURNAL INSTITUTE FOR THE STUDY POLICY
FREEDOMS JOURNAL INSTITUTE FOR THE STUDY POLICY (Illinois) receives grants from 2 organizations whose IRS filings report $436,045 to it, the largest being NATL CHRISTIAN CHARITABLE FDN INC ($436,001). 2 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 100% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
- Revenue FY2024
- $150k
- Funders on record
- 2
- Grants received
- $436k
- Net assets
- $20k
What Freedoms Journal Institute for the Study Policy does
Mission
Freedom's journal institute exists to educate, engage, and empower individuals on issues of faith, race, and public policy. Our work is rooted in the conviction that biblical values should shape culture, guide policy, empower communities, and defend faith, family, and freedom. Everything we do flows from this vision. We champion a biblical worldview by equipping leaders, fostering dialogue, and providing resources that address the cultural challenges of our day. Through events such as the black conservative summit, new publications, and upcoming media projects, we seek to strengthen families, inspire civic engagement, and influence the public square with truth and integrity.
As stated on its FY2024 Form 990-EZ.
Programs
In 2024, freedom's journal institute hosted our flagship event, the black conservative summit, bringing together leaders and attendees from across the country under the theme "black america at a crossroads: cultural marxism vs. A biblical worldview." the event featured nationally recognized speakers, including katie gorka, delano squires of the heritage foundation, dr. Corey brooks of project h.o.o.d., ian rowe of the american enterprise institute, and bishop garland hunt, president of the douglas leadership institute. A special pastor's panel examined the state of the black church, with voices from churches nationwide contributing to the dialogue. The summit's special guests included u.s. Senator tim scott of south carolina and todd ricketts, co-owner of the chicago cubs.
$9,887 spent100% of program spendingIn addition to the summit, we have begun development of a documentary entitled "black families matter: a conservative call for national action," scheduled for release in spring 2026. We also laid the groundwork for the publication of a new book, the heart of apostasy: how the black church abandoned biblical authority for political ideologyand how to reclaim it, scheduled for release in fall 2025. This continues our mission to provide resources that equip individuals and communities to engage with culture from a biblical worldview.
$0 spent0% of program spending
The 2 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990-EZ. Program spending in total: $9,887.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2018, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2018, 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 2020 to 2021, from $114 to $71k (+62196%).
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: 2021 3%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
100% of FREEDOMS JOURNAL INSTITUTE FOR THE STUDY POLICY’s revenue is contributions — more reliant on donations than three-quarters of its peers (99% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 4 of the last 7 reported years ran a deficit.
reserve
Leadership and staff
The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.
Who funds it, year by year
2020 → 2023: the base broadened from 1 funder to 2 funders, grant income rose $11 → $25k.
2 of 2 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 100% 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 FREEDOMS JOURNAL INSTITUTE FOR THE STUDY POLICY’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
FREEDOMS JOURNAL INSTITUTE FOR THE STUDY POLICY leans on a few funders — its largest provides 100% of grant income and the top three 100%; half comes from just 1 funder.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 1 funder to its left
100% 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 FREEDOMS JOURNAL INSTITUTE FOR THE STUDY POLICY.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2020 100% · 2021 100% · 2022 100% · 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
100% of FREEDOMS JOURNAL INSTITUTE FOR THE STUDY POLICY'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. Too little is directly attributable to place on a map.
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $436k arriving through sponsors registered in 2 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
FREEDOMS JOURNAL INSTITUTE FOR THE STUDY POLICY runs a healthier operating margin than three-quarters of the 1,798 civil rights nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 1,798 civil rights nonprofits $100k–$1M, FY2024
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In Illinois
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Public support
100%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 1 state
Screen this organization
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Questions and answers
- Who funds FREEDOMS JOURNAL INSTITUTE FOR THE STUDY POLICY?
- FREEDOMS JOURNAL INSTITUTE FOR THE STUDY POLICY (Illinois) receives grants from 2 organizations whose IRS filings report $436,045 to it, the largest being NATL CHRISTIAN CHARITABLE FDN INC ($436,001). 2 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 100% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
- How many funders does FREEDOMS JOURNAL INSTITUTE FOR THE STUDY POLICY have?
- IRS filings report 2 organizations giving $436,045 in grants to FREEDOMS JOURNAL INSTITUTE FOR THE STUDY POLICY, 2 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of FREEDOMS JOURNAL INSTITUTE FOR THE STUDY POLICY?
- NATL CHRISTIAN CHARITABLE FDN INC is the largest funder on record, with $436,001 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like FREEDOMS JOURNAL INSTITUTE FOR THE STUDY POLICY find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Illinois. 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 2018–2024), and the filings of 2 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