Nonprofit · EIN 47-5033123
FREEFROM
Tax-exempt · LOS ANGELES, CA 90023
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $10,217,641 | $7,070,547 | $3,147,094 | $12,313,831 | $316,922 | $11,996,909 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $4,838,989 | $4,721,348 | $117,641 | $8,915,170 | $65,355 | $8,849,815 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $9,647,199
- Program service revenue
- $33,658
- Investment income
- $268,943
- Net income from sales of inventory
- $267,841
- Other revenue
- $267,841
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $324,730
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $835,532
- Other salaries and wages
- $2,682,290
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $4,560,232
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $20,000
- Occupancy
- $47,963
- Travel
- $237,269
- Program services (functional)
- $5,945,106
- Management and general (functional)
- $692,146
- Fundraising (functional)
- $433,294
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $8,915,170
- Total assets, end of year
- $12,313,831
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $316,922
- Net assets, end of year
- $11,996,909
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $11,996,909
- Gross receipts
- $10,431,477
- Employees
- 31
- Volunteers
- 35
- Year formed
- 2015
- State of legal domicile
- CA
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sonya Passi | President and Founder Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $200,000 |
| Olivia Travis | Chief of Staff Key employee | 40 | $165,000 |
| Tannia Ventura | VP of Impact and Mission Delivery Key employee | 40 | $160,114 |
| Diana Ayala | VP of Finance Key employee | 40 | $156,250 |
| Erin Dooley | VP of Development Key employee | 40 | $154,167 |
| Em Jackson | Director of External Relations Highest-paid employee | 40 | $154,000 |
| Sabrina Hamm | Director of Systems Change Initiatives Highest-paid employee | 40 | $147,500 |
| Sharon Lim | Director of Survivor Programming Highest-paid employee | 40 | $134,167 |
| Ana Zimmerman | Director of Social Enterprise Highest-paid employee | 40 | $128,330 |
| Julia Uyttewaal | Data and Research and Evaluation Highest-paid employee | 40 | $119,167 |
| Rachna Khare | VP of Marketing and Communication Key employee | 40 | $106,932 |
| Christina Pauley | VP of People and Operations Key employee | 40 | $27,689 |
| Joseph Cortina | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Rachel Herrick Kassabian | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Merritt Johnson | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
7 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pierre Joseph | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Jennifer Justice | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Alice Vilma | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Nadia Zakir | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Kate Sheets | Treasurer Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Kat Manalac | Board Vice Chair and Secretary Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Colin Cabral | Board Chair Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 21 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sonya Passi | President and CEO Trustee or director, Officer, Key employee, Highest-paid employee | 50 | $200,000 |
| Diana Ayala | Director of Finance & Operations Key employee, Highest-paid employee | 50 | $150,000 |
| Amy Durrence | Director of Systems Change Initiatives Key employee, Highest-paid employee | 50 | $150,000 |
| Tannia Ventura | Director of Service Provider Engagement & Education Key employee, Highest-paid employee | 50 | $150,000 |
| Kirkley Doyle | Director of Data & Research Key employee, Highest-paid employee | 50 | $150,000 |
| Em Jackson | Director of Peer Engagement and Support Key employee, Highest-paid employee | 50 | $150,000 |
| Sabrina Hamm | Director of State Policy & Advocacy Key employee | 40 | $122,916 |
| Ana Zimmerman | Director of Social Enterprise Key employee | 40 | $120,000 |
| Sharon Lim | Financial Coaching & Training Key employee | 40 | $115,833 |
| Tiffany Hernandez | Design Manager Key employee | 40 | $110,000 |
| Julia Uyttewaal | Data and Research Senior Manager Key employee | 40 | $110,000 |
| Colin Cabral | Board Chair Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Kat Manalac | Board Vice Chair Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Rachel Herrick Kassabian | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Jennifer Justice | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Alice Vilma | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Claire Lee | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Kate Sheets | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Pierre Joseph | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Anika Warren | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Merritt Johnson | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 3040 EAST 12TH STREET STE 27, LOS ANGELES, CA 90023-3614
- In care of
- % SONYA PASSI
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- Diana Ayala, 3040 E 12TH ST, STE 27, LOS ANGELES, CA 90023
- Signed the 990
- Diana Ayala, Director of Finance
- Phone
- (323) 632-8727
- Website
- www.freefrom.org
California records
California keeps its own records of charities and corporations. Search them by EIN 47-5033123 or by the name FREEFROM.
- Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers
- Registration status and filed reports (CT-TR-1, RRF-1)
- Secretary of State, bizfile Online
- Corporation status, entity number, agent for service
- Franchise Tax Board
- Entity status letter (state tax exemption, good standing)
Mission
FreeFroms mission is to create pathways to safety and financial security for survivors of gender-based violence.
Program accomplishments
- Innovative Solutions: Working alongside survivors to create tools and resources that offer support throughout and beyond moments of crisis helping them build lasting financial security. Through programs like the Safety Fund the agency provides immediate cash assistance for basic needs while our Savings Matching Program helps survivors build savings. The agencys social enterprise helping survivors generate wealth through entrepreneurship and living wage employment.Expenses $1,581,502 · revenue $3,000
- Systems Change: The agency mobilizes powerful institutions-employers banks and all levels of government-to create structural change that supports survivors. Its state and federal policy work co-designed with 4,000+ survivors sets clear priorities to improve financial security and safety. The agency partner with employers through our Survivor Supportive Workplaces initiative to help them develop and provide policies and benefits to create more supportive workplaces for survivors of gender-based violence.Expenses $1,178,068 · grants $100,000 · revenue $107,571
- Expansive Storytelling: Through its storytelling and research the agency reframes gender-based violence and spur action toward solutions. Its survivor-led storytelling projects such as the documentary SURVIVOR MADE center lived experience and shift the narrative away from despair to one of possibility. With one of the most robust datasets on survivorship in the U.S. the agency has conducted groundbreaking research to illuminate the economic impact of gender-based violence.Expenses $1,360,702
- Resource & Expand the Movement: The agency builds survivors collective power bringing more funding to the movement to end gender-based violence and creating sustainability for long term change. Its Survivor Wealth Summit brings together survivors advocates funders and policymakers to collaborate and innovate. Through coordinated advocacy efforts the agency mobilizes partners and funders to increase investment in this work. The agency also produces in-depth research like Survivors Know Best a study to inform effective support strategies and drive the conversation forward.Expenses $826,879 · grants $50,000 · revenue $55,025
- Social Enterprise: Connect survivor entrepreneurs to a global marketplace through online store and provide living wage flexible employment for survivors.Expenses $997,955 · revenue $267,840
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | Not on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 47-5033123
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 2016
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Human services (P62)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $12,313,831
- Income (IRS master file)
- $10,431,477
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2024 | $10,217,641 | $7,070,547 | $12,313,831 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2023 | $4,838,989 | $4,721,348 | $8,915,170 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $4,766,758 | $4,520,900 | $8,995,616 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 47-5033123).
Questions about FREEFROM
- What is the EIN of FREEFROM?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of FREEFROM is 47-5033123.
- Is FREEFROM tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2016.
- Are donations to FREEFROM tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does FREEFROM file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of FREEFROM due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending December 31, 2025) is due May 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did FREEFROM last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2024.
- Who is the principal officer of FREEFROM?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names Diana Ayala.
- Who are the officers and directors of FREEFROM?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 22 people; 12 received compensation from the organization, the highest $200,000 (Sonya Passi, President and Founder).
- How much revenue does FREEFROM have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $10,217,641, expenses of $7,070,547 and total assets of $12,313,831 at year end.
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