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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by FREEDOM INSTITUTE INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$1,405,682
Total expenses
$2,366,341
Contributions and grants received
$107,048
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$1,257,068
Investment income
$0
Other revenue
$41,566
Total assets, end of year
$132,105
Total liabilities, end of year
$1,521,050
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
-$1,388,945
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$1,937,257
Management and general expenses
$425,118
Fundraising expenses
$3,966
Program service expenses (Part III)
$1,937,257

Program services were 81.9% 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

    $107,048

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $10,041

  • 2a · Program service revenue: COUNSELING FEES

    total $1,257,068 · related or exempt $1,257,068

  • 6a · Gross rents

    real property $12,100

  • 6b · Less rental expenses

    real property $0

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $12,100

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $12,100 · excluded $12,100

  • 11a · Other revenue: TRAINING INCOME

    total $21,700 · excluded $21,700

  • 11b · Other revenue: MISCELLANEOUS INCOME

    total $7,766 · excluded $7,766

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $29,466

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $180,099 · management and general $180,099

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $867,989 · program services $830,901 · management and general $37,088

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $13,078 · program services $13,078

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $87,954 · program services $87,954

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $75,325 · program services $61,088 · management and general $14,237

  • 11a · Fees: management

    total $96,000 · program services $96,000

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $33,397 · management and general $33,397

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $82,578 · management and general $82,578

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $525,348 · program services $523,366 · management and general $1,982

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $37,328 · program services $33,362 · fundraising $3,966

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $74,272 · program services $69,156 · management and general $5,116

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $54,191 · program services $46,801 · management and general $7,390

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $90,000 · program services $77,727 · management and general $12,273

  • 17 · Travel

    total $2,206 · program services $1,905 · management and general $301

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $5,303 · program services $4,580 · management and general $723

  • 20 · Interest

    total $37,993 · management and general $37,993

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $7,556 · program services $6,526 · management and general $1,030

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $39,065 · program services $33,738 · management and general $5,327

  • 24a · Other expenses: DRUG TESTING

    total $45,796 · program services $45,796

  • 24b · Other expenses: FOOD & BEVERAGE

    total $6,113 · program services $5,279 · management and general $834

  • 24c · Other expenses: BAD DEBT

    total $4,750 · management and general $4,750

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $119,443 · end of year $87,458

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $16,450 · end of year $11,800

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $4,534 · end of year $7,275

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $778 · end of year $282

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

    $852,006

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

    $827,936

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $21,853 · end of year $24,070

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $6,480 · end of year $1,220

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $100,204 · end of year $161,056

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $497,620 · end of year $1,359,994

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year -$559,476 · end of year -$1,520,135

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $131,190 · end of year $131,190

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

FREEDOM INSTITUTE IS A RESOURCE CENTER FOR INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES COPING WITH ADDICTION AND CO-OCCURRING ISSUES SUCH AS DEPRESSION AND ANXIETY. WE OFFER PERSONALIZED COUNSEL AND CARE TO THOSE SEEKING TO PREVENT, UNDERSTAND OR RECOVER FROM SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND ADDICTION.

Activities or mission (Part I)

ASSIST AND COUNSEL THE CHEMICALLY DEPENDENT AND THEIR FAMILIES THROUGH EDUCATION, TREATMENT, AND PREVENTION.

  • IN 2024, FREEDOM INSTITUTE'S AFFILIATION WITH SILVER HILL HOSPITAL WAS FORMALLY APPROVED BY THE NEW YORK STATE OFFICE OF ADDICTION SERVICES AND SUPPORTS (OASAS), ESTABLISHING SILVER HILL AS THE SOLE CORPORATE MEMBER OF FREEDOM INSTITUTE. WITH THE SUPPORT OF SILVER HILL HOSPITAL, FREEDOM INSTITUTE STRENGTHENED BOTH ITS INTENSIVE OUTPATIENT PROGRAM (IOP) AND OUTPATIENT SERVICES (OP) AND RECRUITED PREMIER CLINICAL LEADERSHIP TO ENHANCE THE QUALITY OF CARE. THE ORGANIZATION EXPERIENCED STEADY GROWTH IN CENSUS BY SERVING CLIENTS TRANSITIONING FROM SILVER HILL HOSPITAL TO THE NEW YORK CITY MARKET AND EXPANDING COLLABORATION WITH OTHER TREATMENT PROVIDERS IN THE NYC MARKET. THESE DEVELOPMENTS POSITIONED FREEDOM INSTITUTE TO BEGIN REBRANDING AS SILVER HILL NEW YORK IN 2025. (CONTINUED ON SCH O)IOP:LOCATED IN THE HEART OF MIDTOWN MANHATTAN, FREEDOM INSTITUTE ENABLES CLIENTS WITH SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS AND CO-OCCURRING MENTAL HEALTH CONDITIONS TO RECEIVE INTENSIVE TREATMENT WHILE MAINTAINING THEIR EXISTING ROLES AND ROUTINES. THE IOP PROGRAM IS DESIGNED TO EMPOWER CLIENTS' SENSE OF SELF, SUPPORTING SUSTAINABLE RECOVERY AND LONG-TERM SUCCESS. OUR IOP PROGRAM MEETS THREE TIMES A WEEK FOR AN 8-TO-12 WEEK LENGTH OF STAY AND INCLUDES A WEEKLY INDIVIDUAL SESSION. IN 2024 NEARLY 200 CLIENTS PARTICIPATED IN THE IOP.OP:AFTER COMPLETING THE INTENSIVE OUTPATIENT PROGRAM, MOST CLIENTS CONTINUE WITH OUTPATIENT GROUPS AND OTHER ONGOING SUPPORT SERVICES. GROUP THERAPY IS THE CORE OF FREEDOM INSTITUTE'S SUBSTANCE USE PROGRAM. CLIENTS ENCOUNTER NEW CONCEPTS, CHALLENGE ASSUMPTIONS AND DEEPEN THEIR UNDERSTANDING OF RECOVERY. OVER 200 CLIENTS PARTICIPATED IN OUTPATIENT SERVICES IN 2024.

    Expenses $1,937,257 · Revenue $1,257,068

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Alex Dayton

    TRUSTEE (LEFT 9/2024)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.2
  • Anson Barrett Frelinghuysen

    TRUSTEE (LEFT 9/2024)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.2
  • John Loeffler

    TRUSTEE (LEFT 9/2024)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.2
  • Mr Patrick Robinson

    TRUSTEE (LEFT 9/2024)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.2
  • Robert L Miller

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.25 + 1.75 related
  • Jessica M Ambrose

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5 + 0.5 related
  • Richard Canning

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 6 related
  • Cheryl Wiesenfeld

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.25 + 1.75 related
  • Richard Gannon

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5 + 3.5 related
  • Linda Autore

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0 + 1 related
  • Peter Fonagy

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.5 + 5.5 related
  • Michael Holmes

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0 + 1 related
  • Susan Salice

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5 + 2.5 related
  • Deborah Shabecoff

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.25 + 1.75 related
  • Francine Conway

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.25 + 1.75 related
  • Bruce Leavitt

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.25 + 1.75 related
  • Ellen Breslow-Newhouse

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.25 + 1.75 related
  • Ray Quinlan

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.25 + 2.25 related
  • Ward F Cleary

    CHAIR EMERITUS

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.25 + 1.75 related
  • Peter Orthwein

    CHAIR EMERITUS

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.25 + 1.75 related
  • Dana Sacher-Rollins

    VP & GENERAL MANAGER

    Total calculated
    $180,099
    From this org
    $143,900
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $36,199
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $143,900
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $4,875
    Nontaxable benefits
    $31,324
    Filer's total
    $180,099
  • Andrew Gerber

    CEO OF SHH

    Total calculated
    $713,829
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $647,015
    Other
    $66,814
    Hours/week
    5 + 45 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $571,571 related
    Bonus
    $0 + $75,163 related
    Other
    $0 + $281 related
    Deferred
    $0 + $15,015 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $51,799 related
    Filer's total
    $0 + $713,829 related
  • Salah Bustami

    DIRECTOR OF FAMILY SERVICES

    Total calculated
    $120,265
    From this org
    $105,456
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $14,809
    Hours/week
    40
  • Andrew Tatarsky

    SUPERVISOR & ADVISOR

    Total calculated
    $278,056
    From this org
    $264,817
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $13,239
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $264,817
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $13,239
    Filer's total
    $278,056

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. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.

Schedule J

Answered yes

None.

Answered no

  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
  • 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
  • 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
  • 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
  • 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
  • 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

The filer's explanations (Part III)

PART I, LINE 3
THE ORGANIZATION'S CEO IS PAID BY A RELATED TAX EXEMPT ORGANIZATION, SILVER HILL HOSPITAL. THE FOLLOWING METHODS ARE USED BY SILVER HILL HOSPITAL TO DETERMINE HIS COMPENSATION: -COMPENSATION COMMITTEE -FORM 990 OF OTHER ORGANIZATIONS -COMPENSATION SURVEY OR STUDY -APPROVAL BY THE BOARD OR COMPENSATION COMMITTEE

Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Related organizations on this return

Schedule R Part II: tax-exempt organizations related to the filer by control. It does not record shared board members or money.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
17 November 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.2
Source object
202533219349316013

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