Public Charity

MINNESOTA FREEDOM FUND

Based in MINNEAPOLIS, MN, MINNESOTA FREEDOM FUND operates as a Public Charity. The organization reported $1.2M in revenue, $4.0M in expenses, $15.6M in total assets for fiscal year 2024. Imperigo tracks 39 reported grant relationships connected to this organization totaling approximately $14.2M.

EIN: 821214607 MINNEAPOLIS, MN Administration of Justice NTEE: I50 Latest filing: 2024
Total Revenue$1.2M
Total Expenses$4.0M
Total Assets$15.6M
Grant Records39
Funding Total$14.2M
Filing Years2019–2024

Mission

THE MINNESOTA FREEDOM FUND PAYS CRIMINAL BAIL AND IMMIGRATION BONDS FOR THOSE WHO CANNOT OTHERWISE AFFORD TO AS WE SEEK TO END DISCRIMINATORY, COERCIVE, AND OPPRESSIVE JAILING.

Where $100 goes at Minnesota Freedom Fund

How Minnesota Freedom Fund divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 7 years.

$78 Programs the work itself
$20 Management running the organization
$2 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $78 for programs

$78
In 2024, Minnesota Freedom Fund was active in supporting individuals with immigration bonds and pretrial bonds
All program spending · Reported in the filing: 91 individuals; 409 people
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Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2024. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

Officers & Directors

SECRETARY (THRU 12/2024) Bonnie Howerton
INTERIM EXEC. DIR. (THRU 12/2024) Chanda Smith Baker
DEPUTY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Jana Kooren
MEMBER (THRU 12/2024) Malaika Eban
TREASURER Moncies Franco
DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS Sarah Noble Frank

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Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$13,923,072 29 grants
Human & Social Services
$185,777 3 grants
Civil Rights & Social Justice
$58,505 3 grants
Fundraising & Sponsorship
$25,500 1 grant
Economic Development
$20,000 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2024 $1.2M $4.0M $15.6M
2023 $755K $4.5M $18.3M
2022 $330K $7.0M $22.1M
2020 $41.7M $7.3M $34.7M
2019 $231K $100K $283K

Between 2019 and 2024, reported annual revenue grew from $231K to $1.2M (+400%), with total assets most recently reported at $15.6M.

Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.

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