Public Charity

FREEDOM FOR YOUTH MINISTRIES

FREEDOM FOR YOUTH MINISTRIES, of DES MOINES, IA, is a Public Charity tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2024 filing shows $2.5M in revenue, $1.7M in expenses, $4.5M in total assets. 158 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $1.3M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 030530851 DES MOINES, IA Youth Centers & Clubs NTEE: O20 Latest filing: 2024
Total Revenue$2.5M
Total Expenses$1.7M
Total Assets$4.5M
Grant Records158
Funding Total$1.3M
Filing Years2019–2024

Mission

FREEDOM FOR YOUTH OFFERS THE LOVE OF JESUS CHRIST TO AT-RISK INNER CITY YOUTH AND HOMELESS YOUNG ADULTS WHICH EMPOWERS THEM TO BREAK BONDAGES IN THEIR LIVES, DISCOVER THEIR GOD GIVEN PURPOSE AND LEAD A LIFE FILLED WITH FAITH, HOPE & LOVE. ACTIVITIES INCLUDE AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAMS AND WORK TRAINING.

Where $100 goes at Freedom for Youth Ministries

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

$68 Programs the work itself
$16 Management running the organization
$16 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $68 for programs

$40
Freedom for youth (ffym)
58% of program spending · Reported in the filing: 300 youth; 10,000 meals
$16
Freedom construction services employment training program
24% of program spending
$12
Freedom blend coffee employment training program
18% of program spending
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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

DIRECTOR Gunn Les
DIRECTOR Heard Brittany
DIRECTOR Keller Dan
SECRETARY Lock Michael
PRESIDENT Meers Trevor
DIRECTOR Msiando Wilondja

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$595,800 133 grants
Human & Social Services
$446,645 7 grants
Youth Development
$70,250 7 grants
Religion & Spirituality
$58,250 3 grants
Unspecified
$149,312 7 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2024 $2.5M $1.7M $4.5M
2023 $2.0M $1.9M $3.9M
2022 $1.8M $1.9M $3.6M
2020 $1.7M $1.3M $3.5M
2019 $1.7M $1.3M $3.0M

Between 2019 and 2024, reported annual revenue grew from $1.7M to $2.5M (+45%), with total assets most recently reported at $4.5M.

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