FREEDOM FOREVER MINISTRIES INC Charity Report

Public IRS 990 nonprofit record

FREEDOM FOREVER MINISTRIES INC

EIN 51-0582315 · Christianity (X20)

What they do

FREEDOM FOREVER MINISTRIES SERVES AS AN OUTREACH to THE INCARCERATED WOMEN IN THE MCCRACKEN COUNTY KY REGIONAL JAIL, THE ROSS CASH MINIMUM SECURITY PRISON for WOMEN IN FREDONIAL KY and THE KENTUCKY CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTE for WOMEN IN PEEWEE VALLEY KY. THE MINISTRY SERVES THE MCCRACKEN COUNTY JAIL WEEKLY ON MONDAYS and FRIDAYS. THE ROSS-CASH FACILITY ON MONDAY EVENINGS WEEKLY and THE CORRECTINAL INSTITUTE ON THURSDAYS WEEKLY and SATURDAYS MONTHLY. DURING PRIOR YEARS THE MINISTRY SPENT MANY HOURS AT THE MCCRACKEN COUNTY JAIL WITH THE FEMALE INMATES. THE AVERAGE ATTENDENCE of 20. DURING PRIOR YEARS APPROXIMATELY 200 PLUS HOURS WAS SPENT AT THE ROSS-CASH FACILTY WITH AN AVERAGE ATTENDENCE of 20. THE MINISTRY ALSO SPENT AN ABOUT 200 HOURS AT THE KENTUCKY CORRECTIONAL FACILITY WITN and AVERAGE of 60 IN ATTENDENCE. FREEDOM FOREVER MINISTRIES HAD APPROXIMATELY 40 VOLUNTEERS IN ITS MINISTRY IN PRIOR YEARS. THE MINISTRY HAD to ADAPT DUE to LIMITATIONS RELATED to COVID. BECAUSE of COVID THE MINIS

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Of every $100 spent, about $87.20 was reported for mission work. Use the spending picture below and ask what results that work produced.

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Money made simple

87.52%of revenue went to mission work87.2% of expenses · Program services

$108.48spent for every $100 of revenueSpending was higher than revenue this year.

$0.69in assets for every $1 spent this yearSome assets cannot be spent right away.

100.0%of its money came from giftsOther money may come from services or investments.

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Worth asking: Expenses exceeded revenue by $8,983 this year. Ask whether that was planned or caused by a one-time event.

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Money

Financial picture

Tax year 2024

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$100revenue

How each $100 of revenue was used

The large number compares each expense with revenue. The smaller number shows its share of total expenses.

Total reported revenue$126,135

Mission workProgram services$110,39387.52% of revenue87.2% of expenses

ManagementOffice and general costs0.00% of revenue0.0% of expenses

FundraisingAsking for donations0.00% of revenue0.0% of expenses

Total expenses$126,541100.32% of revenue

Expenses were greater than revenue, so the colored ring fills the available $100 and the total above 100% is shown below.

Has the pattern changed?

Colored bars = expense mix: how each year’s expenses were divided. Total expenses vs. revenue shows whether the charity spent less or more than it received. The current filing is first.

YearExpense mixDetails

2019CurrentExpense mix: 87.2% mission · 0.0% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 100.32% of revenue

2018Expense mix: 84.0% mission · 0.0% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 89.22% of revenue

2017Expense mix: 72.5% mission · 0.0% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 88.79% of revenue

2016Expense mix: 65.5% mission · 0.0% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 95.04% of revenue

Money in and money out

Revenue$105,918

Expenses$114,901

Annual shortfall $8,983 Expenses were higher than revenue for this filing year.

Reported spending amounts

Mission work means the Form 990 category called program services. These are reported accounting categories—not an independent measurement of results.

Mission work (program services)$110,393 · 96.1% of expenses

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Revenue$105,918

Expenses$114,901

Assets$78,781

Income$105,918

Contributions$105,918

Mission work (program services)$110,393

People

Leadership and board

Tax year 2024

Names, titles, time, and compensation below are reported by the organization on its Form 990.

People reported as paid

Person and titleCompensation

LEE RUSTEXECTUTIVE DIRECTOR · 40 hrs/week $42,000

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LEE RUSTEXECTUTIVE DIRECTOR

About this charity

Recognized since: January 2007
Location: PO BOX 7295, PADUCAH, KY 42002-7295
County: McCracken
In care of: % LEE RUST
Primary officer: LEE RUST, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

How to reach them

Phone(270) 408-1366

Filing and classification

Latest tax year: 2024
Tax period began: January 1, 2024
Return type: 990EZ
Tax preparer: WILLIAMS WILLIAMS & LENTZ LLP
NTEE classification: Christianity (X20)
IRS tax category: Christianity