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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by FREEDOM PATH COUNSELING INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$441,412
Total expenses
$466,099
Contributions and grants received
$71,300
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$368,211
Investment income
$1,901
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$112,078
Total liabilities, end of year
$56,183
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$55,895
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$460,140
Management and general expenses
$4,537
Fundraising expenses
$1,422
Program service expenses (Part III)
$460,140

Program services were 98.7% 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.

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $71,300

  • 2a · Program service revenue: COUNSELING REVENUE

    total $362,333 · related or exempt $362,333

  • 2b · Program service revenue: GROUP TEACHING

    total $3,295 · related or exempt $3,295

  • 2c · Program service revenue: OTHER INCOME

    total $2,583 · related or exempt $2,583

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $1,901 · related or exempt $1,901

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $0

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $181,746 · program services $181,746

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $97,652 · program services $97,652

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $3,000 · program services $3,000

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $3,504 · program services $3,504

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $7,190 · program services $7,190

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $230 · program services $230

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $895 · management and general $895

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $714 · management and general $714

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $37,257 · program services $37,257

  • 17 · Travel

    total $383 · program services $383

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $1,851 · program services $1,851

  • 20 · Interest

    total $2,928 · management and general $2,928

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $2,093 · program services $2,093

  • 24a · Other expenses: CONTRACTORS

    total $96,407 · program services $96,407

  • 24b · Other expenses: CC & BANK FEES

    total $11,202 · program services $11,202

  • 24c · Other expenses: DEVELOPMENT

    total $1,422 · fundraising $1,422

  • 24d · Other expenses: SUPPLIES

    total $17,448 · program services $17,448

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $177 · program services $177

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $70,707 · end of year $54,662

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $59,467 · end of year $53,082

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $4,334 · end of year $4,334

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $9,737 · end of year $10,561

  • 24 · Unsecured notes and loans payable

    beginning of year $44,189 · end of year $45,622

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $80,582 · end of year $55,895

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

CHRISTIAN COUNSELING SEVICES FROM A BIBLICAL PERSPECTIVE

  • WE SEEK TO SERVE THOSE STRUGGLING IN OUR COMMUNITY THROUGH A MULTIFACETED APPROACH THAT MEETS EACH CLIENT WHERE THEY ARE. WE EMPLOY BOARD CERTIFIED PASTORAL COUNSELORS (BCPC, BCCC) AND LICENSED PROFESSIONAL COUNSELORS (LAPC, LPC, ETC.) TO PROVIDE THE BEST POSSIBLE CARE FOR A VARIETY OF ISSUES FACED BY TODAYS FAMILIES. AT FREEDOM PATH COUNSELING, WERE DRIVEN BY A SINGLE GOAL; TO HELP OUR CLIENTS EXPERIENCE HEALING IN THEIR LIVES. WE BELIEVE HEALING OPENS THE DOOR TO FREEDOM FROM DESTRUCTIVE BEHAVIORS, VICTORY OVER LIFES DIFFICULT CIRCUMSTANCES, AND THE RESTORATION OF RELATIONSHIPS. WE EXIST TO SEE TRANSFORMATION IN THE LIVES OF HURTING PEOPLE. THROUGH COUNSELING, WE JOIN THOSE STRUGGLING IN THE PROCESS OF MOVING FROM FRUSTRATION, ANXIETY, DEPRESSION, AND HOPELESSNESS TO HAVING A CLEAR PLAN FOR CREATING A LIFE CHARACTERIZED BY INNER JOY AND TRUE PEACE IN 2023, WE PROVIDED 4,509 COUNSELING SESSIONS (UP FROM 4,026 IN 2022, 3,083 IN 2021, 1,882 IN 2020 AND 944 IN 2019) TO 702 INDIVIDUAL ADULTS, COUPLES, TEENS, CHILDREN AND FAMILIES IN ENGLISH, SPANISH, AND CREOLE. OUR ORGANIZATION HAS WITNESSED REMARKABLE TRANSFORMATIONS ACROSS VARIOUS DEMOGRAPHICS, DEMONSTRATING THE PROFOUND IMPACT OF OUR PROGRAMS. CHILDREN AND TEENAGERS EMOTIONAL UNDERSTANDING AND RESILIENCE: THROUGH TAILORED INTERVENTIONS, CHILDREN AND TEENAGERS HAVE LEARNED TO UNDERSTAND AND MANAGE THEIR EMOTIONS, SHOWING SIGNIFICANT IMPROVEMENT DESPITE FACING ISSUES SUCH AS ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION. ACADEMIC AND SOCIAL THRIVING: MANY OF THESE YOUNG INDIVIDUALS HAVE NOT ONLY IMPROVED THEIR MENTAL HEALTH BUT HAVE ALSO THRIVED IN THEIR ACADEMIC AND SOCIAL ENVIRONMENTS, BUILDING STRONGER RELATIONSHIPS AND EXCELLING IN SCHOOL. COUPLES AND MARRIAGES MARRIAGE RESTORATION: EXISTING MARRIAGES HAVE BEEN RESTORED TO HEALTHIER STATES, WITH COUPLES REPORTING ENHANCED COMMUNICATION, STRONGER BONDS, AND RENEWED COMMITMENT. PRE-MARITAL COUNSELING: COUPLES PREPARING FOR MARRIAGE HAVE GAINED INVALUABLE INSIGHTS AND SKILLS, LEARNING HOW TO NAVIGATE LIFE TOGETHER WITH UNDERSTANDING AND MUTUAL RESPECT, LEADING TO MORE HARMONIOUS AND LASTING UNIONS. INDIVIDUAL ADULTS HEALING FROM PAST DIFFICULTIES: INDIVIDUAL ADULTS HAVE EXPERIENCED PROFOUND HEALING FROM PAST TRAUMAS AND DIFFICULTIES, LEADING TO IMPROVED MENTAL HEALTH AND EMOTIONAL STABILITY. CURRENT PEACE AND FREEDOM: CLIENTS HAVE FOUND PEACE IN THEIR CURRENT CIRCUMSTANCES AND HAVE CELEBRATED FREEDOM FROM LIFE-CONTROLLING HABITS AND ADDICTIONS, RECLAIMING CONTROL OVER THEIR LIVES. PERSONAL GROWTH: MANY ADULTS HAVE ALSO REPORTED SIGNIFICANT PERSONAL GROWTH, INCLUDING ENHANCED SELF-ESTEEM, BETTER STRESS MANAGEMENT, AND A MORE POSITIVE OUTLOOK ON LIFE. ADDITIONAL PROGRAM RESULTS FAMILY DYNAMICS: ENTIRE FAMILIES HAVE BENEFITTED FROM OUR SERVICES, WITH IMPROVED FAMILY DYNAMICS AND COMMUNICATION PATTERNS, FOSTERING A MORE SUPPORTIVE AND LOVING HOME ENVIRONMENT. COMMUNITY IMPACT: THE RIPPLE EFFECT OF OUR WORK EXTENDS INTO THE COMMUNITY, AS HEALTHIER INDIVIDUALS CONTRIBUTE TO A MORE COMPASSIONATE AND UNDERSTANDING SOCIETY. CONTINUED SUPPORT: OUR PROGRAMS OFFER ONGOING SUPPORT, ENSURING THAT CLIENTS HAVE ACCESS TO THE RESOURCES AND GUIDANCE THEY NEED TO MAINTAIN THEIR PROGRESS AND CONTINUE GROWING. FUTURE DIRECTIONS EXPANDING REACH: WE AIM TO EXPAND OUR REACH, BRINGING OUR EFFECTIVE PROGRAMS TO MORE INDIVIDUALS AND COMMUNITIES IN NEED. INNOVATIVE PROGRAMS: WE ARE CONTINUOUSLY DEVELOPING INNOVATIVE PROGRAMS TAILORED TO EMERGING MENTAL HEALTH NEEDS, ENSURING THAT OUR SERVICES REMAIN RELEVANT AND EFFECTIVE. COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS: STRENGTHENING PARTNERSHIPS WITH LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS AND STAKEHOLDERS TO CREATE A MORE INTEGRATED SUPPORT NETWORK FOR OUR CLIENTS. THROUGH COMPREHENSIVE AND COMPASSIONATE CARE, FREEDOM PATH COUNSELING IS DEDICATED TO FOSTERING MENTAL HEALTH AND WELL-BEING, EMPOWERING INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES TO LEAD FULFILLING LIVES. THE TRANSFORMATIVE RESULTS OF OUR PROGRAMS STAND AS A TESTAMENT TO OUR COMMITMENT AND THE PROFOUND IMPACT OF OUR WORK ON THE COMMUNITY.

    Expenses $460,140 · Revenue $439,512

As filed on the 2024 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Chad Potts

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $121,996
    From this org
    $37,446
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $84,550
    Hours/week
    40
  • Heidi Potts

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $59,750
    From this org
    $59,750
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40
  • Shannon Brabner

    BOARD CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Chris Millsaps

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Mitch Flanagan

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

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

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
17 November 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.2
Source object
202543219349328414

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