2014-08-13T16:41:33-05:00 2013-12-31 271728945 O'CONNOR DAVIES LLP 500 MAMARONECK AVENUE HARRISON NY 105281633 990 2013-01-01 132877912 FREEDOM INSTITUTE INC FREE 2128380044 515 MADISON AVENUE 21ST FLOOR NEW YORK NY 10022 ROBERT L MILLER CHAIRMAN 2128380044 2014-08-13 1 BARBARA VAN BERGEN P00967804 9143818900 2014-08-13 2013 2015-11-30 17:44:51Z ROBERT L MILLER 515 MADISON AVENUE 21ST FLOOR NEW YORK NY 10022 6947907 0 X WWW.FREEDOMINSTITUTE.ORG X 1976 NY TO ASSIST AND COUNSEL SUBSTANCE ABUSERS, THEIR FAMILIES, AND THEIR EMPLOYERS. 8 8 28 10 0 0 496834 642778 1296580 1569141 490320 411052 -40923 -36022 2242811 2586949 0 0 0 0 1705190 1609470 0 0 176889 983883 1305776 2689073 2915246 -446262 -328297 7967041 8261743 838595 832960 7128446 7428783 X FOUNDED IN 1976, FREEDOM INSTITUTE IS A RESOURCE CENTER FOR FAMILIES IN CRISIS WHO ARE COPING WITH THE EFFECTS OF ADDICTION, AS WELL AS CONTRIBUTING FACTORS LIKE ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION. OUR MISSION IS TO OFFER PERSONALIZED AND CONFIDENTIAL COUNSEL AND CARE TO INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES SEEKING TO LEARN ABOUT, PREVENT, AND TREAT SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND ADDICTION. 0 0 2224021 1569141 SEE SCHEDULE OFREEDOM INSTITUTE'S CHEMICAL DEPENDENCY TREATMENT SERVICES INCLUDE AN INTENSIVE OUTPATIENT PROGRAM (IOP), SEVERAL LESS INTENSIVE OUTPATIENT PROGRAM OPTIONS, PSYCHO-EDUCATIONAL WORKSHOPS, AND BOTH INDIVIDUAL AND GROUP COUNSELING. THIS ALLOWS FOR A PERSON WITH SUBSTANCE ABUSE ISSUES TO ACCESS THE LEVEL OF CARE APPROPRIATE TO HIS/HER ISSUES AND NEEDS. A TYPICAL TREATMENT JOURNEY MAY INCLUDE AN ASSESSMENT AT FREEDOM INSTITUTE, COMPLETION OF A 28-DAY PROGRAM AT AN INPATIENT FACILITY, PARTICIPATION IN FREEDOM INSTITUTE'S EIGHT WEEK IOP, COMBINED WITH BOTH INDIVIDUAL AND FAMILY COUNSELING, AND THEN PROGRESSION INTO ONE OF OUR STEP-DOWN GROUPS. SOMEBODY WHO HAS ALREADY ACHIEVED THREE MONTHS OF SOBRIETY MIGHT BEGIN IN A STEP-DOWN GROUP AND NOT NEED THE IOP. OTHER PEOPLE MAY BE ABLE TO ENTER THE IOP AS THE FIRST COURSE OF TREATMENT, WITHOUT NEEDING AN INPATIENT PROGRAM. DURING 2013 WE SIGNIFICANTLY EXPANDED OUR DIALECTICAL BEHAVIOR TRAINING (DBT, AN EVIDENCE-BASED MODALITY WITH DEMONSTRATED EFFECTIVENESS FOR ADDICTION) COMPONENT OF THE IOP BY SENDING SIX COUNSELORS FOR EXTENSIVE TRAINING. OUR LICENSED PSYCHOLOGIST THEN OVERSAW THE IMPLEMENTATION OF A FULL DBT CURRICULUM INTO ALL OUR IOP GROUPS. THE DBT TEAM CAN NOW PROVIDE INDIVIDUAL DBT THERAPY AS WELL. THIS HAS EXPANDED THE RANGE OF CLIENTS THAT FREEDOM INSTITUTE CAN TREAT TO INCLUDE THOSE WITH SIGNIFICANT EMOTIONAL REGULATION ISSUES. FINALLY, ALL COUNSELING STAFF PARTICIPATED IN CERTIFIED TRAINING FOR MOTIVATIONAL INTERVIEWING, A COUNSELING METHOD SHOWN TO HELP IMPROVE ENGAGEMENT AND CLIENT OUTCOMES. TWO NEW GROUPS WERE STARTED AS A RESULT. THE CHEMICAL DEPENDENCY PROGRAM PROVIDED OVER 7,000 SERVICE UNITS IN 2013, INCLUDING BOTH INDIVIDUAL AND GROUP MODALITIES.THE FAMILY PROGRAM PROVIDES FAMILY COUNSELING TO ALCOHOLICS/ADDICTS' FAMILIES, TO HELP EVERYBODY RECOGNIZE THE IMPACT THE DISEASE HAS ON THE ENTIRE FAMILY AND LEARN NEW WAYS OF COPING AND RELATING. RESEARCH HAS CONSISTENTLY SHOWN THAT FAMILY INVOLVEMENT IN TREATMENT AND RECOVERY SIGNIFICANTLY IMPROVES PEOPLE'S CHANCES AT LONG-TERM SOBRIETY. RECOGNIZED FOR THEIR UNIQUE APPROACH TO FAMILY SYSTEMS WORK IN CHEMICAL DEPENDENCY, OUR SENIOR FAMILY THERAPISTS WERE ASKED TO PROVIDE TRAINING FOR CLINICIANS FROM OTHER PROGRAMS AND HAVE SINCE DEVELOPED A CURRICULUM THAT THEY ARE OFFERING TO VARIOUS FACILITIES. THE FAMILY PROGRAM HIRED A THIRD FULL-TIME STAFF PERSON, AND ADDED NEW GROUPS FOR SPOUSES AND SIGNIFICANT OTHERS OF SUBSTANCE ABUSERS. OUR FAMILY THERAPISTS HAVE ADVANCED FAMILY SYSTEMS TRAINING, AND ARE ON THE CUTTING EDGE OF EMERGING PRACTICES IN TREATING FAMILIES WITH SUBSTANCE ABUSE ISSUES. IN 2013, THE FAMILY PROGRAM PROVIDED ABOUT 1,250 SESSIONS OF FAMILY COUNSELING, INCLUDING INDIVIDUAL FAMILIES AND GROUPS OF FAMILIES. SIGNIFICANT PROGRAM EXPANSION IS PLANNED FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF YEARS. THE INDEPENDENT SCHOOL PROGRAM PROVIDES PREVENTION EDUCATION AND COUNSELING IN APPROXIMATELY 50 PRIVATE SCHOOLS IN THE NEW YORK CITY METRO AREA, AS WELL AS PARENT WORKSHOPS AND FACULTY TRAINING. IN 2013, THERE WERE APPROXIMATELY 500 SUCH WORKSHOPS.THE ISP PARTNERED WITH FREEDOM FROM CHEMICAL DEPENDENCY THIS YEAR TO BEGIN HELPING SCHOOLS TO ASSESS THE PREVALENCE OF SUBSTANCE USE/ABUSE, AND STUDENTS' ATTITUDES TOWARDS IT. IN ADDITION, A CONSULTANT WAS RETAINED AT THE END OF THE YEAR TO PROVIDE AN EVALUATION OF THE PROGRAM AND CURRICULUM BASED ON THE LATEST FINDINGS IN PREVENTION SCIENCE RESEARCH. 2224021 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 40 0 28 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 X 8 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 NY X X RACHEL RUSSELL 2128380044 515 MADISON AVENUE 21ST FLOOR NEW YORK NY 10022 PETER BOESCHENSTEIN TRUSTEE 0.20 X 0 0 0 CLARKE R KEOUGH SECRETARY 0.20 X X 0 0 0 JOHN LOEFFLER TRUSTEE 0.20 X 0 0 0 PATRICK ROBINSON TRUSTEE 0.20 X 0 0 0 JESSICA MANSELL AMBROSE PRESIDENT-TERM ENDED JAN 2013 1.00 X X 0 0 0 WILLIAM MURRAY TERM ENDED JANUARY 2013 0.20 X 0 0 0 HENRY CHRISTENSEN III TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 ROBERT MILLER CHAIRMAN/TREASURER 5.00 X X 0 0 0 ANSON BARRETT FRELINGHUYSEN TRUSTEE 0.40 X 0 0 0 JACQUELINE R WILLIAMS TRUSTEE 0.20 X 0 0 0 DONNA WICK EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR THROUGH MAY 2013 35.00 X 80769 0 0 RACHEL J RUSSELL CHIEF CLINICAL OFFICER 35.00 X 139007 0 9796 CONNIE MURRAY FORMER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 0.00 X 125681 0 0 345457 0 9796 2 1 0 0 0 276709 366069 30432 642778 COUNSELING FEES 621400 1569141 1569141 1569141 205194 205194 4507244 4301386 205858 205858 205858 23550 276709 59572 -36022 -36022 2586949 1569141 0 375030 X 90565 57291 20991 12283 46881 46881 1201690 1107408 84377 9905 19222 17325 1567 330 141191 127255 11512 2424 109921 99071 8963 1887 5270 4684 498 88 110947 110947 58458 58458 370774 176917 108942 84915 22394 19907 2114 373 157790 144083 11651 2056 24945 22174 2356 415 422234 375319 39878 7037 4279 3804 404 71 4223 3754 399 70 25124 22332 2373 419 21441 19059 2025 357 SPECIAL EVENTS 54259 54259 BAD DEBT 12756 12756 ACCUPUNCTURE/DRUG TESTI 7253 7253 ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES 3629 3629 2915246 2224021 514336 176889 180340 41401 308551 424292 69495 60325 10626 70007 11516 53748 603910 509993 104385 93917 7268337 7506634 13791 11419 7967041 8261743 58683 79018 779912 753942 838595 832960 X 7074931 7343277 30991 53515 54515 7128446 7428783 7967041 8261743 -328297 628634 0 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X 723266 783762 489386 496834 642778 3136026 723266 783762 489386 496834 642778 3136026 811675 2324351 226431 257937 266583 246363 205194 1202508 4338534 6889628 0.53570 0.54670 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 7464839 1042304 525000 58283 7923860 7684156 9052 714504 900000 42873 7464839 7977733 10831 240588 500000 44996 7684156 7669590 1000 561692 200000 32167 8000115 7065240 1000 618768 15418 7669590 0.99320 0.00680 0 0 278261 251282 26979 325649 258711 66938 93917 DEFERRED RENT 143268 DEFERRED COMPENSATION PAYABLE 30755 RETIREMENT PLAN LIABILITY 579919 753942 X 3215583 628634 628634 2586949 0 2586949 2915246 0 2915246 0 2915246 PART V, LINE 4: THE ENDOWMENT FUND WAS CREATED THROUGH A 1980 BOARD OF DIRECTORS RESOLUTION WITH THE PURPOSE OF ESTABLISHING A PERMANENT FUNDING BASIS. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, AT ITS DISCRETION, AND BASED ON THE NEEDS OF THE INSTITUTE, CAN DECIDE WHETHER TO REINVEST ENDOWMENT INCOME OR USE IT FOR OPERATING PURPOSES. PART X, LINE 2: THE INSTITUTE RECOGNIZES THE EFFECT OF TAX POSITIONS ONLY IF THOSE POSITIONS ARE MORE LIKELY THAN NOT TO BE SUSTAINED. MANAGEMENT HAS DETERMINED THAT THE INSTITUTE HAS NO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS THAT WOULD REQUIRE FINANCIAL STATEMENT RECOGNITION OR DISCLOSURE. THE INSTITUTE IS NO LONGER SUBJECT TO EXAMINATIONS BY THE APPLICABLE TAXING JURISDICTIONS FOR PERIODS PRIOR TO 2010. BENEFIT DINNER COMMITTEE 300259 276709 23550 52434 7138 300259 276709 23550 52434 7138 59572 -36022 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CONNIE MURRAY FORMER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 0 0 0 0 125681 0 0 0 0 0 125681 0 0 0 X 2 30432 FAIR MARKET VALUE 0 0 0 0 PART I, COLUMN (B): THE ORGANIZATION IS REPORTING THE NUMBER OF CONTRIBUTORS IN COLUMN (B). FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11 FREEDOM INSTITUTE INC. HAS ITS FORM 990 PREPARED BY AN OUTSIDE ACCOUNTING FIRM AND HAS ESTABLISHED THE FOLLOWING REVIEW PROCESS TO ENSURE THAT THE INFORMATION REPORTED IS COMPLETE AND ACCURATE. THE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD AND FINANCIAL CONSULTANT NEED WITH THE OUTSIDE ACCOUNTANT AND REVIEW THE FORM 990 IN DETAIL TO ENSURE THAT IT CORRECTLY REFLECTS ALL ACTIVITIES AND POLICIES AT FREEDOM INSTITUTE. THE FINAL VERSION IS SENT TO THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES PRIOR TO SUBMISSION TO THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS APPLICABLE TO ALL THE DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS OF THE ORGANIZATION. THE ORGANIZATION DISTRIBUTES THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY ANNUALLY TO THE APPLICABLE INDIVIDUALS TO SIGN. ANY ACTUAL OR POTENTIAL CONFLICTS ARE DISCLOSED ON THE FORM. IF ANY CONFLICTS WERE TO ARISE DURING THE YEAR, THE INDIVIDUAL INVOLVED MUST DISCLOSE IT TO THE BOARD. THE BOARD MINUTES RECORD ANY POTENTIAL CONFLICTS DISCLOSED AND ANY ACTIONS TAKEN. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE REVIEWS AND APPROVES THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S COMPENSATION. IT IS REVIEWED IN THE CONTEXT OF PERFORMANCE, THE ECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT, COST-OF-LIVING CHANGES, AND COMPARABLE POSITIONS AT SIMILAR NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS. THE LAST REVIEW TOOK PLACE IN 2011 IN CONNECTION WITH THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S TWO YEAR CONTRACT. THE PROCESS WAS APPROPRIATELY DOCUMENTED. OTHER OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES' COMPENSATION IS REVIEWED ANNUALLY BY THE FINANCE COMMITTEE AND TREASURER BASED ON RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, AND IN THE CONTEXT OF PERFORMANCE, THE ECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT, COST-OF-LIVING CHANGES, AND OTHER COMPARABLE POSITIONS AT SIMILAR NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS. A RECOMMENDATION IS MADE TO THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE FOR REVIEW AND APPROVAL. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS FORM 990 AND FORM 1023 AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC INSPECTION AS REQUIRED UNDER SECTION 6104 OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE. THE RETURN IS POSTED ON GUIDESTAR.ORG AND OTHER SIMILAR TYPES OF WEBSITES. IN ADDITION, THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION AND BY-LAWS ARE ALSO AVAILABLE UPON WRITTEN REQUEST OR BY CALLING THE ORGANIZATION DIRECTLY. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G CONSULTANTS: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 160,398. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 84,694. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 84,605. TOTAL EXPENSES 329,697. TEMP. HELP: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 0. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 22,493. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 22,493. PAYROLL PROCESSING: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 16,519. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 1,755. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 310. TOTAL EXPENSES 18,584. FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C: THE ORGANIZATION HAS A COMMITTEE THAT ASSUMES RESPONSIBILITY FOR OVERSIGHT OF THE AUDIT OF ITS FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SELECTION OF AN INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANT. THIS PROCESS DID NOT CHANGE FROM THE PRIOR YEAR.