2013-11-13T17:14:09-06:00 2012-12-31 271728945 O'CONNOR DAVIES LLP 500 MAMARONECK AVENUE HARRISON NY 105281633 990 2012-01-01 132877912 FREEDOM INSTITUTE INC FREE 2128380044 515 MADISON AVENUE 21ST FLOOR NEW YORK NY 10022 ROBERT L MILLER 2128380044 2013-11-13 1 BARBARA VAN BERGEN P00967804 9143818900 2013-11-05 2012 2016-02-24 21:20:13Z ROBERT L MILLER 515 MADISON AVENUE 21ST FLOOR NEW YORK NY 10022 5699902 0 X WWW.FREEDOMINSTITUTE.ORG X 1976 NY TO ASSIST AND COUNSEL SUBSTANCE ABUSERS, THEIR FAMILIES, AND THEIR EMPLOYERS. 9 9 26 10 0 0 489386 496834 1183728 1296580 130595 490320 0 -40923 1803709 2242811 0 0 0 0 1532380 1705190 0 0 124586 988127 983883 2520507 2689073 -716798 -446262 8215711 7967041 867476 838595 7348235 7128446 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 1910814 1296580 SEE SCHEDULE OFREEDOM INSTITUTE'S CHEMICAL DEPENDENCY SERVICES INCLUDE AN INTENSIVE OUTPATIENT PROGRAM (IOP), SEVERAL OUTPATIENT PROGRAMS, 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 PROGRAM, 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. HOWEVER, 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 2012 WE ADDED A DIALECTICAL BEHAVIOR TRAINING COMPONENT TO THE IOP, AN EVIDENCE-BASED MODALITY WITH DEMONSTRATED EFFECTIVENESS FOR MANY WITH ADDICTION. THE CHEMICAL DEPENDENCY PROGRAM PROVIDED APPROXIMATELY 5,250 SERVICE UNITS IN 2012, 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. 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 2012, THE FAMILY PROGRAM PROVIDED ABOUT 700 FAMILY COUNSELING SESSIONS. IT REMAINS OUR FASTEST GROWING PROGRAM.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 2012, THERE WERE APPROXIMATELY 650 SUCH WORKSHOPS. 1910814 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 29 0 26 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 X 9 9 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 0.20 X 0 0 0 CLARKE R KEOUGH 0.20 X X 0 0 0 KAREN LAWSON-JOHNSTON 0.40 X 0 0 0 JOHN LOEFFLER 0.20 X 0 0 0 PATRICK ROBINSON 0.20 X 0 0 0 JESSICA MANSELL AMBROSE 1.00 X X 0 0 0 WILLIAM MURRAY 0.20 X 0 0 0 HENRY CHRISTENSEN III 1.00 X 0 0 0 ROBERT MILLER 0.40 X X 0 0 0 ANSON BARRETT FRELINGHUYSEN 0.40 X 0 0 0 DONNA WICK 35.00 X 200000 0 0 MICHAEL NOTH 35.00 X 111360 0 8359 RACHEL J RUSSELL 35.00 X 127600 0 8931 CONNIE MURRAY 0.00 X 129739 0 0 568699 0 17290 4 1 1 0 0 150575 346259 10056 496834 COUNSELING FEES 621400 1296580 1296580 1296580 246363 246363 3597425 3353468 243957 243957 243957 62700 150575 103623 -40923 -40923 2242811 1296580 0 449397 200000 120000 30000 50000 50569 50569 1194221 896940 274997 22284 26008 18984 5703 1321 118586 86560 26003 6023 115806 84532 25393 5881 810 637 154 19 52000 52000 43023 43023 189586 164980 24154 452 31240 24555 5935 750 118688 99606 16942 2140 29469 23163 5599 707 417682 328298 79360 10024 15408 12110 2928 370 7025 5521 1335 169 23609 18556 4486 567 16318 12826 3100 392 SPECIAL EVENTS 23235 23235 MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES 6098 4792 1159 147 ACCUPUNCTURE/DRUG TESTI 5306 5306 FOOD & BEVERAGES 4386 3448 833 105 2689073 1910814 653673 124586 136844 180340 755595 308551 82395 69495 48009 10626 23215 11516 589255 484870 108342 104385 7038147 7268337 23164 13791 8215711 7967041 47469 58683 820007 779912 867476 838595 X 7294720 7074931 53515 53515 7348235 7128446 8215711 7967041 -446262 226473 0 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X 896000 723266 783762 489386 346259 3238673 896000 723266 783762 489386 346259 3238673 837280 2401393 156795 226431 257937 266583 246363 1154109 4392782 7105916 0.54670 0.58780 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 7684156 9052 714504 900000 42873 7464839 7977733 10831 240588 500000 44996 7684156 7669590 1000 561692 200000 32167 8000115 7065240 1000 618768 15418 7669590 8089088 1000 -1004090 20758 7065240 0.99280 0.00720 0 0 278261 247645 30616 310994 237225 73769 104385 DEFERRED RENT 92178 DEFERRED COMPENSATION PAYABLE 58030 RETIREMENT PLAN LIABILITY 629704 779912 X 2469284 226473 226473 2242811 0 2242811 2689073 0 2689073 0 2689073 DESCRIPTION OF INTENDED USE OF ENDOWMENT FUNDS: 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. DESCRIPTION OF UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS UNDER FIN 48: 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 2009. BENEFIT DINNER COMMITTEE 213275 150575 62700 93190 10433 213275 150575 62700 93190 10433 103623 -40923 X X 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 DONNA WICK 200000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 200000 0 0 0 CONNIE MURRAY 0 0 0 0 129739 0 0 0 0 0 129739 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 4B CONNIE MURRAY PARTICIPATED IN A SUPPLEMENTAL NON-QUALIFIED RETIREMENT PLAN. IN 2012, SHE RECEIVED A DISTRIBUTION FROM THIS PLAN IN THE AMOUNT OF $124,039. 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. WHEN THE FORM 990 HAS BEEN PREPARED, REVIEWED BY MANAGEMENT AND IS READY TO BE FILED WITH THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE, IT IS ELECTRONICALLY SENT TO THE BOARD MEMBERS OF THE ORGANIZATION FOR ANY COMMENTS. ANY COMMENTS ARE THEN GROUPED, SUMMARIZED AND PROVIDED TO THE OUTSIDE ACCOUNTANTS. EACH ISSUE IS DOCUMENTED AND ADDRESSED UNTIL THE RETURN IS FINALIZED AND APPROVED FOR FILING. 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 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.