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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by FREEDOM HOUSE DETROIT.

Totals

Total revenue
$3,323,509
Total expenses
$2,086,624
Contributions and grants received
$3,057,568
Grants paid
$165,153
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$228,473
Other revenue
$37,468
Total assets, end of year
$6,790,494
Total liabilities, end of year
$747,710
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$6,042,784
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$1,737,184
Management and general expenses
$206,682
Fundraising expenses
$142,758
Program service expenses (Part III)
$1,936,546

Program services were 83.3% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $0

  • 1d · Related organizations

    $0

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $1,722,352

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $1,335,216

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $228,473 · related or exempt $228,473

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $63,950

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $26,482

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $37,468

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $165,153 · program services $165,153

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $0 · program services $0

  • 3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals

    total $0 · program services $0

  • 4 · Benefits paid to or for members

    total $0 · program services $0

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $121,154 · program services $75,122 · management and general $4,208 · fundraising $41,824

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $962,341 · program services $869,291 · management and general $42,493 · fundraising $50,557

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $54,471 · program services $36,392 · management and general $14,040 · fundraising $4,039

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $92,412 · program services $49,620 · management and general $34,692 · fundraising $8,100

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $6,535 · program services $3,931 · management and general $2,604

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $47,262 · program services $33,657 · management and general $7,913 · fundraising $5,692

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $93,801 · program services $9,380 · management and general $75,041 · fundraising $9,380

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $7,599 · fundraising $7,599

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $34,742 · program services $25,970 · management and general $4,349 · fundraising $4,423

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $16,200 · program services $10,192 · management and general $2,112 · fundraising $3,896

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $42,142 · program services $38,067 · management and general $1,861 · fundraising $2,214

  • 17 · Travel

    total $3,337 · program services $2,472 · management and general $632 · fundraising $233

  • 20 · Interest

    total $373 · program services $0 · management and general $373

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $13,567 · program services $13,567

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $44,459 · program services $33,837 · management and general $10,622

  • 24a · Other expenses: Onsite Program Expenses

    total $258,880 · program services $258,880

  • 24b · Other expenses: Bank Service Charges

    total $5,073 · management and general $473 · fundraising $4,600

  • 24c · Other expenses: Offsite Housing Expenses

    total $19,303 · program services $19,303

  • 24d · Other expenses: Facilities and equipment

    total $95,808 · program services $91,545 · management and general $4,263

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $2,012 · program services $805 · management and general $1,006 · fundraising $201

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $506,872 · end of year $1,063,250

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $3,513,084 · end of year $4,242,573

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $224,055 · end of year $536,322

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 5 · Loans and receivables from officers and key people

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 6 · Loans and receivables from disqualified persons

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 7 · Other notes and loans receivable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $66,344 · end of year $19,324

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $0

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $0

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $453,997 · end of year $929,025

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 13 · Investments: program-related

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 14 · Intangible assets

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $82,178 · end of year $72,710

  • 18 · Grants payable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $250,000 · end of year $675,000

  • 20 · Tax-exempt bond liabilities

    end of year $0

  • 21 · Escrow or custodial account liability

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 22 · Loans and payables to officers and key people

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 24 · Unsecured notes and loans payable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $4,255,935 · end of year $5,538,963

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $176,239 · end of year $503,825

  • 29 · Capital stock, trust principal or current funds

    end of year $0

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

Freedom House Detroit's mission is to "Support and empower refugees, asylum seekers, and others seeking humanitarian protection on their journey to safety, security, and freedom by providing comprehensive services in an inclusive and welcoming space.

Activities or mission (Part I)

To support and empower refugees, asylum seekers, and others seeking humanitarian protection on their journey to safety, security, and freedom by providing comprehensive services in an inclusive and welcoming space.

  • Shelter

    Expenses $1,936,546

As filed on the 2024 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Elizabeth Orozco-Vasquez

    CEO

    Total calculated
    $121,154
    From this org
    $121,154
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those.

Grants on this return

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
25 November 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.0
Source object
202533299349300938

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