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STUDENT FREEDOM INITIATIVE INC: Form 990, tax year 2022

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Organization
STUDENT FREEDOM INITIATIVE INC (EIN 85-0557522)
Tax period
2022-07-01 to 2023-06-30
Filed
2024-04-08
IRS object ID
202440999349300149
Schema version
2022v5.0
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2024-04-08T18:10:43-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2023-06-30TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN420714325PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RSM US LLPBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line17351 OFFICE PARK PLACEAddressLine1Txt
CityMELBOURNECityNm
State AbbreviationFLStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP329408229ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2022-07-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN850557522EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1STUDENT FREEDOM INITIATIVE INCBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlSTUDBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone2025590007PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1633 PENNSYLVANIA AVE NW 5TH FLAddressLine1Txt
CityWASHINGTONCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20004ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonKEITH SHOATESPersonNm
Person TitleCHIEF OPERATING OFFICERPersonTitleTxt
Phone2025590007PhoneNum
Signature2024-04-08SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Signing Officer SigningOfficerGrp

Person Full Name PersonFullName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Person FirstKEITHPersonFirstNm
Person LastSHOATESPersonLastNm
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
SSN999009999SSN
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info Curr0IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonKELLI PECKPreparerPersonNm
PTINP01423033PTIN
Phone3217516200PhoneNum
Preparation2024-04-08PreparationDt

Additional Filer Information AdditionalFilerInformation

Trusted Customer TrustedCustomerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Trusted Customer3TrustedCustomerCd
Authentication Assurance LevelAAL1AuthenticationAssuranceLevelCd
Identity Assurance LevelIAL1IdentityAssuranceLevelCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2022TaxYr
Build TS2023-04-26 12:10:37ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerMARK BROWNPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1633 PENNSYLVANIA AVE NW 5TH FLAddressLine1Txt
CityWASHINGTONCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20004ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$93,389,168GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.STUDENTFREEDOMINITIATIVE.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation2020FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateDELegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionTHE STUDENT FREEDOM INITIATIVE IS A 501(C)(3) NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO ENSURING FREEDOM IN PROFESSIONAL AND LIFE CHOICES FOR STUDENTS ATTENDING MINORITY SERVING INSTITUTIONS (MSIS).ActivityOrMissionDesc
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Total Employee18TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers6TotalVolunteersCnt
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PY Investment Income$194,056PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$1,314,826CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$13,000PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$19CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$15,285,825PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$19,723,286CYTotalRevenueAmt
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CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
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PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
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PY Other Expenses$3,370,003PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$3,682,141CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$5,195,727PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$7,282,206CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$10,090,098PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$12,441,080CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
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Total Assets EOY$145,875,504TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$181,535TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$849,560TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$132,589,003NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$145,025,944NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
MissionSTUDENT FREEDOM INITIATIVE IS DEDICATED TO ENSURING FREEDOM IN PROFESSIONAL AND LIFE CHOICES FOR STUDENTS ATTENDING MINORITY SERVING INSTITUTIONS (MSIS).MissionDesc
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Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
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Grant$1,251,232GrantAmt
Revenue$1,755,711RevenueAmt
DescTO ADDRESS THE OVERWHELMING STUDENT DEBT FACED BY ALL TOO MANY OF THE YOUNG MEN AND WOMEN ATTENDING HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES BY PROVIDING A STUDENT-CENTRIC FUNDING SOURCE FOR EDUCATION COSTS AS AN ALTERNATIVE TO HIGH-INTEREST LOANS.Desc
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Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
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Lobbying Activities0LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments0DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
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Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesYes (1)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnoteYes (1)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt0IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities0FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To OrganizationsYes (1)GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
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Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
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Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
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IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
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Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit0UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions0QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of0Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
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Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt0SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
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Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
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Independent Voting Member6IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business RlnYes (1)FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents0ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders0MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members0ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
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Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
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Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (1)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process OtherYes (1)CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

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Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone2025590007PhoneNum

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CityWASHINGTONCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20004ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (13 entries)

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ROBERT F SMITH
CHAIRMAN4.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
HENRY LOUIS GATES
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MICHAEL LOMAX
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
LINDA WILSON
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
LAWRENCE P BANCROFT
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KEITH SHOATES
CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER25.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
MARK BROWN
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR40.00Yes (X)$300,875$0$170Yes (X)
MICHELE MCCULLOM
GENERAL COUNSEL & SECRETARY40.00$190,139$0$15,262Yes (X)
DONNA JONES
DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS40.00$143,894$0$7,554Yes (X)
YVETTE THOMAS
DIRECTOR OF CAPACITY BUILDING40.00$160,363$0$8,130Yes (X)
BARRY CYNAMON
DIRECTOR OF PROGRAM DESIGN40.00$187,488$0$35,990Yes (X)
CHIMERE JONES
ENGAGEMENT PARTNER40.00$104,368$0$16,703Yes (X)
RONALD CROZIER
CHIEF SECURITY OFFICER40.00$166,347$0$25,233Yes (X)
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Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K9IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (4 entries)

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GOOD STUFF DIGITAL
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UNITED NEGRO COLLEGE FUND INC
1805 7TH STREET NWWASHINGTONDC20001ONBOARDING WORK FOR SFI LONGITUDINAL STU$256,257
CASSIDY & ASSOCIATES INC
07 14TH STREET NW SUITE 400WASHINGTONDC20005PROFESSIONAL SERVICES$116,750
SKADDEN ARPS SLATE MEAGHER & FLOM LLP
PO BOX 1764WHITE PLAINSNY10602LEGAL SERVICES$105,176
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K4CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
All Other Contributions$16,652,730AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$16,652,730TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescSTUDENT FREEDOM AGREEMENTDesc
Business900099BusinessCd
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$1,755,711TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$1,399,416TotalRevenueColumnAmt
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Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$73,581,292SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$73,665,882SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities-$84,590SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column-$84,590TotalRevenueColumnAmt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescMISCELLANEOUSDesc
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Exclusion$19ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$19OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Exclusion$1,314,845ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IXYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIXInd

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,251,232TotalAmt
Program Services$1,251,232ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$508,476TotalAmt
Program Services$364,981ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$54,789ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$88,706FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$1,087,780ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$163,292ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$264,379FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$45,320ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$6,803ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$11,015FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$90,577ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$13,596ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$22,014FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$97,319ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$14,609ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$23,653FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$46,524TotalAmt
Program Services$20,839ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$25,685ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$97,984TotalAmt
Management And General$97,984ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$50,105TotalAmt
Management And General$50,105ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$985,572ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$130,418ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$8,306FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$419,250TotalAmt
Fundraising$419,250FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$24,311TotalAmt
Management And General$24,311ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$55,469TotalAmt
Management And General$55,469ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$39,266TotalAmt
Management And General$39,266ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$57,513TotalAmt
Program Services$40ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$56,773ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$700FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,869TotalAmt
Management And General$2,869ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$16,707TotalAmt
Management And General$16,707ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$5,458TotalAmt
Management And General$5,458ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt
STUDENT FREEDOM AGREEME$1,582,271$1,582,271
DONATIONS$68,861$68,861
SPONSORSHIPS$53,500$53,500
LICENSES AND FEES$17,136$17,136

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$20,621TotalAmt
Management And General$20,621ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$5,543,067ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$901,116ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$838,023FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$6,925,020BOYAmt
EOY$18,111,041EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$81,168,577BOYAmt
EOY$70,432,244EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,796,280BOYAmt
EOY$3,551,991EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$11,695BOYAmt
EOY$74,929EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$76,736LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$32,630LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$40,344BOYAmt
EOY$44,106EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$42,825,326BOYAmt
EOY$53,622,211EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,296BOYAmt
EOY$38,982EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$132,770,538BOYAmt
EOY$145,875,504EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$175,717BOYAmt
EOY$810,400EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,818BOYAmt
EOY$39,160EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$181,535BOYAmt
EOY$849,560EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$86,857,853BOYAmt
EOY$94,285,216EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$45,731,150BOYAmt
EOY$50,740,728EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$132,589,003BOYAmt
EOY$145,025,944EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$132,770,538BOYAmt
EOY$145,875,504EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$12,441,080ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$132,194NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets-$136,333OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Consolidated Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)ConsolidatedBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit Committee0AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$50,060,000CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$75,542,300CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$13,282,489CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$16,652,730CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$155,537,519TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$75,542,300CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$13,282,489CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$16,652,730CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$155,537,519TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$128,123,158SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$27,414,361PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$194,134CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,399,416CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$1,593,550TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$13,000CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$19CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$13,019TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$157,144,088TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$3,551,991GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
First5 Years170Yes (X)First5Years170Ind

Form990 Schedule A Part VI Form990ScheduleAPartVIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART II, SHORT YEAR EXPLANATION:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHE ORGANIZATION BEGAN OPERATIONS ON MARCH 16, 2020. THE AMOUNTS IN THE 2019 COLUMN REFLECT THE SHORT PERIOD FROM MARCH 16, 2020 TO JUNE 30, 2020.ExplanationTxt

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$51,236OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$25,338DepreciationAmt
Book Value$25,898BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$25,500OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$7,292DepreciationAmt
Book Value$18,208BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$44,106TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescLEASE LIABILITIESDesc
Amt$39,160Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$39,160TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$19,669,042TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst$132,194NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Revenue Not Reported$132,194RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$19,536,848RevenueSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld$50,105InvestmentExpensesNotIncldAmt
Other Revenues Not Included$136,333OtherRevenuesNotIncludedAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$186,438RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$19,723,286TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$7,232,101TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported$0ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$7,232,101ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld2$50,105InvestmentExpensesNotIncld2Amt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$50,105ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$7,282,206TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART X, LINE 2:THE INSTITUTE IS EXEMPT FROM PAYMENT OF TAXES ON INCOME OTHER THAN NET UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME UNDER IRC SECTION 501(C)(3). FOR THE YEARS ENDED JUNE 30, 2023 AND 2022, THERE WAS NO NET UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME AND, ACCORDINGLY, NO FEDERAL OR STATE INCOME TAXES HAVE BEEN RECORDED. THE FUND IS A LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY, AND TREATED AS A DISREGARDED ENTITY FOR TAX PURPOSES; THEREFORE, IT HAS THE SAME 501(C)(3) TAX-EXEMPT STATUS AS THE INSTITUTE. ALL ITEMS OF INCOME AND EXPENDITURES FOR THE FUND ARE ATTRIBUTABLE TO THE INSTITUTE, AND ARE REPORTED ON THE INSTITUTE'S ANNUAL TAX RETURN. ALL ACTIVITIES OF THE FUND ARE RELATED TO THE MISSION OF THE INSTITUTE. MANAGEMENT HAS EVALUATED THE ORGANIZATION'S TAX POLICIES AND CONCLUDED THAT THE ORGANIZATION'S CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS DO NOT INCLUDE ANY UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS THAT QUALIFY FOR EITHER RECOGNITION OR DISCLOSURE.
PART XI, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:CHANGE IN DISCOUNT ON MULTI YEAR RECEIVABLES 136,333.

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records MaintainedYes (1)GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable (10 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdRecipient EINRecipientEINIRC SectionIRCSectionDescCash GrantCashGrantAmtNon Cash AssistanceNonCashAssistanceAmtPurpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt
BLUEFIELD STATE UNIVERSITY
219 ROCK STREETBLUEFIELDWV24701556000751GOV$50,000$0BROADBAND PROGRAM
BOWIE STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION
14000 JERICHO PARK ROADBOWIEMD20715520952758501C3$9,500$0HELPS PROGRAM
LINCOLN UNIVERSITY
1570 BALTIMORE PIKELINCOLN UNIVERSITYPA19352231352655501C3$9,375$0HELPS PROGRAM
MILES COLLEGE
5500 MYRON MASSEY BLVDFAIRFIELDAL35064630400608501C3$50,000$0BROADBAND PROGRAM
MOREHOUSE COLLEGE
830 WESTVIEW DR SWATLANTAGA30314580566205501C3$45,269$0HELPS PROGRAM
PRAIRIE VIEW A&M UNIVERSITY
L W MINOR ST W R BANKS BLDGPRAIRIE VIEWTX77446746001078GOV$18,530$0HELPS PROGRAM
SELMA UNIVERSITY
1501 BOYNTON STREETSELMAAL36701630367461501C3$50,000$0BROADBAND PROGRAM
STILLMAN COLLEGE
3601 STILLMAN BLVDTUSCALOOSAAL35401630315935501C3$50,000$0BROADBAND PROGRAM
WEST VIRGINIA STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION
PO BOX 1000INSTITUTEWV25112556019228501C3$50,000$0BROADBAND PROGRAM
STACKWELL CAPITAL
800 BOYLSTON STBOSTONMA02199$917,000$0PILOT INITIATIVE
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org9Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org1TotalOtherOrgCnt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan0SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org0CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs0CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org0CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs0CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments0AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (6 entries)

TitleTitleTxtBase Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmtCompensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmtBonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmountBonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmtOther Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmtOther Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmtDeferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmtDeferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmtNontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmtNontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmtTotal Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmtTotal Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmtComp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmtComp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
MARK BROWN
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR$300,875$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$170$0$301,045$0$0$0
BARRY CYNAMON
DIRECTOR OF PROGRAM DESIGN$187,488$0$0$0$0$0$9,707$0$33,841$0$231,036$0$0$0
MICHELE MCCULLOM
GENERAL COUNSEL & SECRETARY$190,139$0$0$0$0$0$5,494$0$11,798$0$207,431$0$0$0
RONALD CROZIER
CHIEF SECURITY OFFICER$166,347$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$32,936$0$199,283$0$0$0
YVETTE THOMAS
DIRECTOR OF CAPACITY BUILDING$160,363$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$10,024$0$170,387$0$0$0
DONNA JONES
DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS$143,894$0$0$0$0$0$7,476$0$329$0$151,699$0$0$0

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (7 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2KEITH SHOATES, ROBERT SMITH - BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BTHE ORGANIZATION REVIEWS THE FORM 990 WITH THEIR FINANCIAL ACCOUNTANTS PRIOR TO FILING.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CPOLICIES ARE REVIEWED ON QUARTERLY BASIS TO MAINTAIN COMPLIANCY.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15COMPARATIVE DATA WAS REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE BOD. A BOD MOTION WAS MADE AND APPROVED DETERMINING COMPENSATION.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19THE GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST FOR THE SAME PERIOD AS SET FORTH IN SECTION 6104(D).
FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11GMISCELLANEOUS: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 880,361. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 130,418. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 8,306. TOTAL EXPENSES 1,019,085. STUDENT FREEDOM AGREEMENT PROCESSING FEES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 105,211. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 105,211.
FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9:CHANGE IN DISCOUNT ON MULTI YEAR RECEIVABLES -136,333.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Disregarded Entities IdDisregardedEntitiesGrp

Disregarded Entity Name DisregardedEntityName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1STUDENT FREEDOM FUNDBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1633 PENNSYLVANIA AVE NW FL 5AddressLine1Txt
CityWASHINGTONCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20004ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN884314074EIN
Primary ActivitiesFACILITATE THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE STUDENT FREEDOM AGREEMENTSPrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile StateDCLegalDomicileStateCd
Total Income$55,000TotalIncomeAmt
End Of Year Assets$53,916EndOfYearAssetsAmt

Direct Controlling Entity Name DirectControllingEntityName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1STUDENT FREEDOM INITIATIVEBusinessNameLine1Txt