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← THE BRONX FREEDOM FUND INC

Form 990-EZ for tax year 2022

Filed by THE BRONX FREEDOM FUND INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$7,005
Total expenses
$79,415
Contributions and grants received
$7,005
Grants paid
not reported
Program service revenue
not reported
Membership dues (line 3)
not reported
Investment income (line 4)
not reported
Gain or loss on sale of assets (line 5c)
not reported
Gaming and fundraising events, net (line 6d)
not reported
Gross profit on inventory sales (line 7c)
not reported
Other revenue (line 8)
not reported
Total assets, end of year
$119,604
Total liabilities, end of year
$0
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$119,604
Program service expenses (Part III)
$29,346

Program services were 37.0% of total expenses calculated — Part III's total program service expenses over total expenses, both as filed.

Mission and programs · 2022

Primary exempt purpose

HELP INDIGENT CLIENTS IN THE SOUTH BRONX, NEW YORK. BFF HELPS CLIENTS AVOID THE CONSEQUENCES OFPRETRIAL DETENTION. THE OVERWHELMING MAJORITY ARE FACING NONVIOLENT, MISDEMEANOR CHARGES. PEOPLE WHO ARE DETAINED PRE-TRIAL FACE WORSE CASE OUTCOMES THAN THOSE WHO CAN AFFORD BAIL. BFF HELPS THE POOREST OF THE POOR FIGHT THEIR CASES FROM A POSITION OF STRENGTH AND FREEDOM.

  • ON JANUARY 1, 2020, COMPREHENSIVE BAIL REFORM TOOK EFFECT IN NEW YORK STATE THAT ELIMINATED THE USE OF CASH BAIL FOR MOST CHARGES. AS A RESULT, BFF TEMPORARILY CEASED BAILING OUT NEW CLIENTS ON THAT DATE. HOWEVER, BFF CONTINUED TO OPERATE IN ORDER TO SUPPORT EXISTING CLIENTS AND SEEK REFUNDS AS EXISTING CASES CLOSED. BFF ALSO CONTINUED TO MONITOR ONGOING EVENTS AND COMPLIANCE BY KEY ACTORS WITH THE LETTER AND SPIRIT OF THE BAIL REFORM BILL. WITH THE ROLL BACK OF THE ORIGINAL LEGISLATION IN 2023, BFF'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS VOTED TO RESUME BAIL OUTS ON A LIMITED BASIS BUT CONTINUES TO ENVISION CEASING OPERATIONS ONCE MEANINGFUL BAIL REFORM IS ACHIEVED AND ALL OF ITS EXISTING CASES HAVE BEEN CLOSED.

    Expenses $29,346

As filed on the 2022 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part IV

  • David Feige

    CHAIRMAN

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Brian Chapman

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • David Solomon

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Robin Steinberg

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

Compensation is as filed in Part IV of the Form 990-EZ: compensation, contributions to benefit plans, expense account, 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.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990_ez
Tax year
2022
Filed
30 October 2023
IRS schema version
2022v5.0
Source object
202313039349201046

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