Virginia · Nonprofit
Humanity for Freedom Foundation
Humanity for Freedom Foundation (Virginia) receives grants from 2 organizations whose IRS filings report $15,000 to it, the largest being LIBERTY INITIATIVE FUND ($10,000). 0 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2025
- $17k
- Funders on record
- 2
- Grants received
- $15k
- Net assets
- $0
What Humanity for Freedom Foundation does
Mission
Humanity for Freedom Foundation is a non-profit that assists those who face the evils of authoritarianism as well as undertakes research promotes public policies that support freedom and helps the courageous opponents of authoritarianism. Working across conflict zones HFF provides on-the-ground support to displaced peoples and those living through war against authoritarian regimes as well as helping countries BE PREPARED for future conflict. HFF helps protect and rebuild peoples lives around the world whose freedom is under attack by authoritarianism.
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990.
Programs
On its FY2025 return the organization reported a significant change in how it conducts a program.
The organization experienced a substantial decline in contributions during 2025 due to changing donor priorities donor fatigue and broader geopolitical and economic uncertainty affecting Ukraine-related charitable giving. In response the organization used previously accumulated reserves to satisfy existing grant commitments and responsibly wind down operations. During the year the organization continued to make substantial foreign grants pursuant to prior commitments while reducing new large-scale grantmaking activity. It also continued lower-cost mission-related research educational media advocacy and coalition-building activities consistent with its exempt purposes. After reviewing its financial position and fundraising prospects the board determined that continued operations were not financially sustainable and elected to cease operations in an orderly and compliant manner.
Its own explanation, from Schedule O of that return (Part III, line 3).
In Ukraine our support concluded following the completion of a two-year humanitarian and resilience-building funding cycle finalized in 2025. During this period we supported a wide range of initiatives including the procurement of critical medical equipment for frontline hospitals assistance with the reintegration of released POWs and direct support for the families of those who remain missing in action. We also contributed to programs serving children from internally displaced families helping provide access to education psychosocial support technology and computer training and a greater sense of stability amid the ongoing war. These efforts reflected our commitment to standing with Ukraine not only in its fight for freedom but in helping its people endure recover and rebuild.
$895,500 spentof which $895,500 as grants82% of program spendingWe have supported and co-sponsored educational activities around the world-including high-level meetings public speaking engagements advocacy events and coalition-building initiatives-that highlight the growing threat of authoritarianism to the global advancement of freedom and democracy. These efforts have brought together policymakers civil society leaders journalists academics and frontline defenders of human rights to share insights build alliances and coordinate strategies. From international summits to regional forums our participation and support have helped amplify voices of resistance foster cross-border collaboration and ensure that the dangers posed by authoritarian regimes are met with informed unified and determined responses. Although the organization is ceasing operations the relationships built research advanced and coalitions strengthened through these initiatives will continue to support the global defense of freedom and democracy well beyond the organizations formal activities.
$153,501 spent14% of program spendingHFF Freedom Light is a series of investigative reports podcasts op-eds news programs and related initiatives focused on exposing authoritarian disinformation propaganda and subversive activities around the world. We released key reports and insights including The Fight for Africa: Where Russian Chinese and Middle Eastern Efforts Converge to Control and Exploit the Continent; Russian Disinformation in the Balkans: Geopolitics History and the Impact of the Ukraine War; Chinas Use of AI and Its Negative Impact on the World; and America Stands With Taiwan. We also expanded our outreach through the Freedom Light Editorial Cartoons which use visual commentary to challenge authoritarian narratives and through our flagship podcast and television program Around the World featuring global experts and frontline voices confronting rising authoritarianism and reaching audiences in more than 60 countries. Although the organization is ceasing operations the reports media initiatives and educational content produced through Freedom Light will remain publicly accessible and continue contributing to global awareness and discussion surrounding authoritarian threats and the defense of democratic…
$43,134 spent4% of program spendingOther program services, not described on the e-filed return.
$0 spent0% of program spending
The 4 programs described on its FY2025 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $1,092,135.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2023, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2023, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2024 to 2025, from $1.1M to $0 (−100%).
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.
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 1 of the last 3 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
Grant support over time, funder by funder — shade shows the grant size each year.
From the IRS filings of Humanity for Freedom Foundation’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
Humanity for Freedom Foundation leans on a few funders — its largest provides 67% 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
67% 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 Humanity for Freedom Foundation.
“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
67% of Humanity for Freedom Foundation's grant income comes from Virginia funders.
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. 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.
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In Virginia
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
99% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
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
A dated, signed PDF of the compliance screen for Humanity for Freedom Foundation: 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 Humanity for Freedom Foundation?
- Humanity for Freedom Foundation (Virginia) receives grants from 2 organizations whose IRS filings report $15,000 to it, the largest being LIBERTY INITIATIVE FUND ($10,000). 0 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does Humanity for Freedom Foundation have?
- IRS filings report 2 organizations giving $15,000 in grants to Humanity for Freedom Foundation.
- Who is the largest funder of Humanity for Freedom Foundation?
- LIBERTY INITIATIVE FUND is the largest funder on record, with $10,000 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like Humanity for Freedom Foundation find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Virginia. 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 FY2025 (financials across 2023–2025), 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