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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by FREEDOM EQUITY INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$1,054,916
Total expenses
$912,058
Contributions and grants received
$1,031,639
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$23,277
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$2,440,252
Total liabilities, end of year
$2,129,744
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$310,508
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$407,937
Management and general expenses
$440,410
Fundraising expenses
$63,711
Program service expenses (Part III)
$407,937

Program services were 44.7% 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

    $1,031,639

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $23,277 · related or exempt $23,277

  • 4 · Income from investment of tax-exempt bond proceeds

    total $0

  • 5 · Royalties

    total $0

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $0

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $0

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $0

  • 9c · Net income from gaming

    total $0

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $0

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $0

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $0

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $0

  • 3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals

    total $0

  • 4 · Benefits paid to or for members

    total $0

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $356,217 · program services $166,217 · management and general $190,000

  • 6 · Compensation of disqualified persons

    total $0

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $83,397 · program services $83,397

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $0

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $0

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $53,397 · program services $18,466 · management and general $34,931

  • 11a · Fees: management

    total $0

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $0

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $0

  • 11d · Fees: lobbying

    total $0

  • 11e · Fees: professional fundraising services

    total $15,069 · fundraising $15,069

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $0

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $138,214 · program services $35,500 · management and general $54,072 · fundraising $48,642

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $1,618 · program services $1,618

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $7,821 · program services $5,867 · management and general $1,954

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $49,187 · program services $36,890 · management and general $12,297

  • 15 · Royalties

    total $0

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $43,029 · program services $36,575 · management and general $6,454

  • 17 · Travel

    total $8,439 · program services $5,485 · management and general $2,954

  • 18 · Travel or entertainment for public officials

    total $0

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $3,626 · program services $3,082 · management and general $544

  • 20 · Interest

    total $8,750 · management and general $8,750

  • 21 · Payments to affiliates

    total $0

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $2,987 · management and general $2,987

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $10,904 · management and general $10,904

  • 24a · Other expenses: Bad Debt

    total $95,711 · management and general $95,711

  • 24b · Other expenses: Dues and Subscriptions

    total $7,839 · management and general $7,839

  • 24c · Other expenses: Community Events

    total $6,597 · program services $6,597

  • 24d · Other expenses: Other Expenses

    total $4,778 · management and general $4,778

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $14,478 · program services $8,243 · management and general $6,235

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $167,650 · end of year $1,588,803

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    end of year $0

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    end of year $0

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    end of year $738,702

  • 5 · Loans and receivables from officers and key people

    end of year $0

  • 6 · Loans and receivables from disqualified persons

    end of year $0

  • 7 · Other notes and loans receivable

    end of year $0

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    end of year $0

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    end of year $0

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

    $31,468

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

    $2,987

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    end of year $28,481

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    end of year $0

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    end of year $0

  • 13 · Investments: program-related

    end of year $0

  • 14 · Intangible assets

    end of year $0

  • 15 · Other assets

    end of year $84,266

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    end of year $19,362

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    end of year $1,526,718

  • 24 · Unsecured notes and loans payable

    end of year $500,000

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    end of year $83,664

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $167,650 · end of year $98,008

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    end of year $212,500

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

Community development financial institution that is an alternate lender for black-owned small businesses in Central Ohio to improve the accessibility and affordability of capital.

  • Provided business development support services to small businesses, provided capital to support small businesses, supported community development efforts via support of small businesses

    Expenses $407,937

As filed on the 2023 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Jennifer Averi Frost

    Executive Dir.

    Total calculated
    $123,288
    From this org
    $123,288
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40
  • Aneeka Bashir

    Director

    Total calculated
    $79,345
    From this org
    $79,345
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40
  • Bismark Akomeah

    Director

    Total calculated
    $70,473
    From this org
    $70,473
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40
  • Vonisha Turner

    Foundation Mgr.

    Total calculated
    $52,500
    From this org
    $52,500
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40
  • Eric Williams

    Director

    Total calculated
    $16,251
    From this org
    $16,251
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40
  • John Banks

    Foundation Mgr.

    Total calculated
    $14,360
    From this org
    $14,360
    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

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
15 November 2024
IRS schema version
2023v5.1
Source object
202433209349309913

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