FREEDOM SCHOLAR LEARNING CENTER

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2024 · Form 990 · revenue $366K · expenses $438K · assets $90K

EIN
85-3080927
Address
PO BOX 10321, ROCHESTER, NY 14610-0321
Website
www.freedomscholarslc.org
NTEE code
P99
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
Ruling date
November 2022 (when the IRS recognized its exemption)
IRS status
Exempt (unconditional) (IRS Business Master File) IRS data ↗
Tax-deductible donations
Yes: listed in IRS Publication 78 (public charity) Pub 78 ↗
Foundation status
Public charity supported by the public (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))
Principal officer
Jeremy Smith (its 2021 Form 990-N)
Form 990-N e-postcards
1 filed, 2021 (organizations with gross receipts normally $50,000 or less file this instead of a full Form 990) IRS data ↗
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Mission

At the Freedom Scholars Learning Center we encourage transformation in a safe place where children, youth and families can engage in a variety of learning that recognizes their strengths, their culture, their struggles and their capacity to thrive and make a difference.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).

People paid by the organization

3 people paid across every filing: current people first, then by total pay from this organization. Organizations counts every nonprofit each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsLatest year payTotal pay from hereOrganizations
Jeremy Smith Executive Director2022-2024 $83,360$134,910 1
Brittany Smith President2022-2024 $12,704$20,137 1
Brandon White Board Member2022-2024 $9,321$9,321 1

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

8 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
Joyce Duckles Treasurer2022-2024 5 $0 reported 1
Leslie Newman Secretary2023-2024 0 $0 reported 1
Doreen Young Board Member2022-2024 0 $0 reported 1
Thomas Cuyler Board Member2024 0 $0 reported 1
Dr Margaret Brazwell Board Member2024 0 $0 reported 1
Nancy Ares (former) Board Member2022-2023 9 $0 reported 1
Celine Olgin (former) Board Member2022-2023 9 $0 reported 1
Amarily Colon (former) Treasurer2022 9 $0 reported 1

People by year

2024 · 8 people listed · 3 paid, $105K · 33 employees · 11 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Jeremy Smith Executive Director40 $83,360$0$0 $83,3601
Brittany Smith President0 $12,704$0$0 $12,7041
Brandon White Board Member0 $9,321$0$0 $9,3211
Joyce Duckles Treasurer5 $0$0$0 $01
Leslie Newman Secretary0 $0$0$0 $01
Thomas Cuyler Board Member0 $0$0$0 $01
Dr Margaret Brazwell Board Member0 $0$0$0 $01
Doreen Young Board Member0 $0$0$0 $01
2023 · 8 people listed · 2 paid, $59K · 22 employees · 12 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Jeremy Smith Executive Director40 $51,550$0$0 $51,5501
Brittany Smith President5 $7,433$0$0 $7,4331
Joyce Duckles Treasurer9 $0$0$0 $01
Leslie Newman Secretary9 $0$0$0 $01
Nancy Ares Board Member9 $0$0$0 $01
Brandon White Board Member9 $0$0$0 $01
Celine Olgin Board Member9 $0$0$0 $01
Doreen Young Board Member9 $0$0$0 $01
2022 · 8 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 12 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Brittany Smith President5 $0$0$0 $01
Joyce Duckles Secretary9 $0$0$0 $01
Amarily Colon Treasurer9 $0$0$0 $01
Nancy Ares Board Member9 $0$0$0 $01
Brandon White Board Member9 $0$0$0 $01
Celine Olgin Board Member9 $0$0$0 $01
Doreen Young Board Member9 $0$0$0 $01
Jeremy Smith Executive Director40 $0$0$0 $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

Who gave

Contributor names are not public for this form type.

Public charities filing Form 990 or 990-EZ report large donors on Schedule B, but the IRS withholds their names and addresses from public copies. Private foundations (990-PF) are different: their contributors are public.

Finances

Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2024 · Form 990 period ending 2025-08-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$366,226$437,699 $90,289$53,623 $365,875$0 $55,0383311
2023 · Form 990 period ending 2024-08-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$333,866$329,718 $296,249$125,096 $333,735$0 $92,7302212
2022 · Form 990 period ending 2023-08-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$223,940$103,243 $142,177$142,177 $223,407$532 $12,620012

Funders of this organization

Not reported: no grants to this organization appear in the filings we have (tax years 2010 to 2025).

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Ranked without any AI: same NTEE code first, then the same NTEE group; then revenue within 2x, 5x or 10x; then the same state; then similar name and mission text. Same state only · More (100)

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HUDSON VALLEY LGBTQ COMMUNITY CENTER INCNYP99 $548,009$643,038 Executive Director$110,889 Same NTEE code P99, revenue within 2x, same state
SUNNY SMILES CENTER INCNYP99 $395,625$395,207 President$0 Same NTEE code P99, revenue within 2x, same state
ROTTERDAM COMMUNITY CENTER INCNYP99 $315,004$196,543 INTERIM CHAI$0 Same NTEE code P99, revenue within 2x, same state
LIM-HING FOUNDATIONNYP99 $311,940$24,376 TRUSTEE$0 Same NTEE code P99, revenue within 2x, same state
INITIATIVE FOR TRANSNATIONAL JUSTICE INCNYP99 $407,030$149,913 CEO$0 Same NTEE code P99, revenue within 2x, same state
AMERICAN FRIENDS OF EMANUAL INCNYP99 $492,382$567,333 DIRECTOR$0 Same NTEE code P99, revenue within 2x, same state
SUPPLIES FOR SUCCESS INCNYP99 $478,073$488,354 TREASURER$0 Same NTEE code P99, revenue within 2x, same state
AMANDLA DEVELOPMENT INCNYP99 $245,430$206,652 Director$0 Same NTEE code P99, revenue within 2x, same state
THE MIDDLE PROJECT INCNYP99 $330,523$377,174 DIRECTOR$42,411 Same NTEE code P99, revenue within 2x, same state
PENFIELD HOPE INCNYP99 $284,586$203,166 Secretary$43,740 Same NTEE code P99, revenue within 2x, same state
FRIENDS OF THE ULYSSES S GRANT COTTAGENYP99 $281,515$277,619 EXECUTIVE DI$9,512 Same NTEE code P99, revenue within 2x, same state
MUSCARE INCNYP99 $335,475$311,510 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code P99, revenue within 2x, same state
EXHALE TO INHALE INCNYP99 $619,964$724,724 Director$0 Same NTEE code P99, revenue within 2x, same state
EMERGENT WORKS INCNYP99 $424,637$790,983 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR$98,289 Same NTEE code P99, revenue within 2x, same state
PARTNERS IN COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENTNYP99 $581,919$604,869 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR$86,213 Same NTEE code P99, revenue within 2x, same state
CENTER FOR THE STUDY OF ANCIENT JUDAISM AND CHRISTIAN ORIGINS INCNYP99 $246,742$259,791 Executive Director$36,000 Same NTEE code P99, revenue within 2x, same state
VICTORY HILL THERAPEUTIC HORSEMANSHIP INCNYP99 $238,940$260,366 Executive Director$53,205 Same NTEE code P99, revenue within 2x, same state
AMERICAN FRIENDS OF TORAT MOSHENYP99 $275,027$260,352 director$0 Same NTEE code P99, revenue within 2x, same state
AHAVA BABY INCNYP99 $397,345$360,269 PRESIDENT, DIRECTOR$0 Same NTEE code P99, revenue within 2x, same state
AMERICAN FRIENDS OF RIMANOV INCNYP99 $573,887$574,956 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code P99, revenue within 2x, same state
COMMUNITY HEALTH AND HOME CARE INCNYP99 $505,689$539,539 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR$173,315 Same NTEE code P99, revenue within 2x, same state
WOOSAA WELLNESSNYP99 $345,832$323,483 CHAIR$98,772 Same NTEE code P99, revenue within 2x, same state
ORLU REGIONAL ASSEMBLY USA INCNYP99 $380,621$312,772 NATIONAL PRESIDENT & CEO$0 Same NTEE code P99, revenue within 2x, same state
AD DEEN INCNYP99 $249,002$238,662 Board President$0 Same NTEE code P99, revenue within 2x, same state
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Who funds organizations like this

Grantors that funded the 100 most similar organizations. Ranked by total given to them. Foundations (990-PF) and donor-advised fund sponsors only. Same matching as Funders above (by EIN, or by name for foundations).

GrantorTypeTotal givenGrantsOrganizations fundedYearsWhich ones
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND DAF sponsor$2,025,99638 192019–2024 FIGHT FOR FREEDOM USA INC; DRUG FREE CLUBS OF AMERICA INC; CHESTNUT STREET COMMUNITY CENTER; BIRTH COMPANIONS COMMUNITY CENTER and 15 more
VALLEY OF THE SUN UNITED WAY DAF sponsor$1,568,1742 12010–2011 BRIDGING AZ FURNITURE BANK
KITSAP COMMUNITY FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$1,061,51411 12013–2024 NEW LIFE COMMUNITY DEVELOPEMENT CENTER
NOVO FOUNDATION Private foundation$950,0004 12021–2024 HUDSON VALLEY LGBTQ COMMUNITY CENTER INC
LAURIE & DAVE FOUNDATION Private foundation$913,1773 12023–2025 CHESTNUT STREET COMMUNITY CENTER
COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONS OF THE HUDSON VALLEY DAF sponsor$771,3004 12017–2024 HUDSON VALLEY LGBTQ COMMUNITY CENTER INC
WELLSPRING PHILANTROPIC FUND INC Private foundation$700,0003 22022–2023 THE MIDDLE PROJECT INC; INITIATIVE FOR TRANSNATIONAL JUSTICE INC
NEW HAMPSHIRE CHARITABLE FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$581,20018 12010–2024 THE RIVER CENTER FAMILY AND COMMUNITY RESOURCE CENTER
COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF ELKHART COUNTY INC DAF sponsor$548,2778 12010–2024 FAMILY CHRISTIAN DEVELOPMENT CENTER INC
HOMER AND ANNETTE THOMPSON FOUNDATION Private foundation$535,00011 12016–2025 WOMEN AND YOUTH CENTER INC
FORGOOD INC DAF sponsor$512,07721 82016–2024 EXHALE TO INHALE INC; CASA FOR LANCASTER COUNTY; VICTORY HILL THERAPEUTIC HORSEMANSHIP INC; LEND A HAND FOUNDATION INC OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA and 4 more
NATIONAL CHRISTIAN CHARITABLE FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$490,64032 82012–2024 EAST TEXAS DREAM CENTER; FREEDOM REIGNS RANCH; CENTER FOR THE STUDY OF ANCIENT JUDAISM AND CHRISTIAN ORIGINS INC; CATERPILLAR MINISTRIES and 4 more
GREATER ROCHESTER HEALTH FOUNDATION Private foundation$455,6817 12020–2024 PARTNERS IN COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
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Where the money went

Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

2024 · Form 990 · $437,699 spent · pay $324,114 · grants $0 · events $21,564
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other salaries and wages $244,755$171,836$65,544$7,375 55.9%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $55,038-$55,038- 12.6%
Payroll taxes $24,321$13,941$9,782$598 5.6%
Conferences, conventions and meetings $21,564$19,979$1,585- 4.9%
Travel $20,359$19,346$1,013- 4.7%
Fees: other services $18,300$4,920$13,380- 4.2%
Occupancy $14,848$14,500$348- 3.4%
Office expenses $9,382$6,538$2,844- 2.1%
Other (as described)Program Supplies $8,590$8,590-- 2.0%
Other (as described)Program Meals $6,860$6,860-- 1.6%
Fees: accounting $5,740-$5,740- 1.3%
Insurance $4,701-$4,701- 1.1%
All other expenses $3,241$902$2,339- 0.7%
Total$437,699100%

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2023 · Form 990 · $329,718 spent · pay $237,759 · grants $0 · events $20,066
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other salaries and wages $121,550$97,949$23,601- 36.9%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $92,730-$92,730- 28.1%
Payroll taxes $23,479$10,690$12,789- 7.1%
Conferences, conventions and meetings $20,066$19,378$688- 6.1%
Travel $17,127$17,127-- 5.2%
Fees: other services $14,106$5,609$8,497- 4.3%
Insurance $10,185-$10,185- 3.1%
Occupancy $10,000$10,000-- 3.0%
Office expenses $7,035$3,267$3,768- 2.1%
Other (as described)Program Meals $4,152$4,152-- 1.3%
Other (as described)Program Supplies $3,253$3,253-- 1.0%
All other expenses $3,087$2,201$886- 0.9%
Fees: accounting $2,948-$2,948- 0.9%
Total$329,718100%

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2022 · Form 990 · $103,243 spent · pay $84,809 · grants $0 · events $886
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other salaries and wages $52,715$47,958$4,757- 51.1%
Payroll taxes $19,474$14,294$5,180- 18.9%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $12,620-$12,620- 12.2%
Other (as described)Program Supplies $9,290$9,290-- 9.0%
Occupancy $4,000$4,000-- 3.9%
Fees: other services $1,536$420$1,116- 1.5%
Office expenses $1,183-$1,183- 1.1%
Other (as described)Program Meals $999$999-- 1.0%
Other (as described) EventProgram Events $886$886-- 0.9%
Insurance $540-$540- 0.5%
Total$103,243100%

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