2025-01-28T05:00:08-00:00 2023-06-30 621813735 Foundation Group Inc 2451 Atrium Way Suite 300 Nashville TN 37214 990 2022-07-01 852644215 The Freedom Institute Inc FREE 9707785558 930 Main Street Grand Junction CO 81501 Micah Espinoza President 9707785558 2025-01-28 true Shannon M Evans EA P01691628 6153619445 2025-01-28 2022 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z Micah Espinoza 930 Main Street Grand Junction CO 81501 1544176 false X www.newlyfree.com X 2020 CO The Freedom Institute exists to break the generational cycle of poverty and incarceration by rebuilding lives, restoring families and revitalizing communities. 3 2 37 100 0 848460 1135212 118410 404341 45 68 286 4555 967201 1544176 39696 109382 0 543422 738337 0 0 451140 600630 1034258 1448349 -67057 95827 205845 285703 6255 8420 199590 277283 X The Freedom Institute exists to break the generational cycle of poverty and incarceration by rebuilding lives, restoring families and revitalizing communities. false false 439226 40674 Western Slope WAGEES Through fostering strong partnerships with the Colorado Dept of Corrections and our community, the Western Slope WAGEEs program provides direct service support to help individuals successfully transition back into society, after incarceration. We are not about our participants past, we are about their future. We believe in and value our participants as worthy partners with lived-experience. And through healthy partnership, we all win. This success is achieved through reentry supportive services, case management, stabilization, mentorship, life skills development, educational and employment goal setting and placement as well as self-actualization, the process by which an individual reaches his or her full potential. 311329 1692 122562 Transitional Housing TFIs Housing Program exists to provide housing support, guidance, resources and hope for participants to avoid destitution and safely transition from incarceration or homelessness. This success is achieved by securing participants with a transitional-home then guiding them to stable housing, with the end goal of home ownership for those who qualify. We provide a healthy environment, where participants engage in a culture of care, responsibility and accountability. They receive guided support to develop the skills necessary to create practical pathways leading them to safe, stable and self-sufficient housing. 331498 1802 281779 Social Enterprise Freedom Industries was birthed out of a need to provide participants with training and employment opportunities that would supersede the stigma associated with incarceration. By validating our participants inherit worth and potential, we restore their dignity and offer them a career pathway. This success is achieved through apprenticeships and vocational employment. Freedom Industries partners with local community businesses to hire and train our participants in a specific trade. We develop skills for life stability and create community through teams, while cultivating work ethic and responsibility. It is our goal to to produce healthy, contributing members of society by training and staffing participants in all levels of employement including helping them to launch their own business, when possible. 342078 65213 1424131 true true false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false true true true false false false false false false false false false true 0 0 37 true false false false false false false false false false false false false X 3 2 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true true true false false CO X Elizabeth Espinoza 9707785558 930 Main Street Grand Junction CO 81501 Micah Espinoza President/CEO 045.00 X X 82000 0 0 William Page Treasurer 001.00 X X 0 0 0 Tim Denning Secretary 001.00 X X 0 0 0 82000 false false false 265700 869512 1135212 Participation Rent Fees 900099 122562 122562 Social Enterprise Revenue 900099 281779 281779 404341 68 68 Credit Card Cash Back 900099 4555 4555 4555 1544176 404341 4623 3166 3166 106216 106216 0 0 0 0 652600 652600 0 24480 24480 61257 61257 0 0 28161 23614 4547 0 0 8605 7524 1081 0 17633 14363 3270 5594 5214 380 0 317349 317349 38250 38250 0 6820 6820 0 0 14940 14940 27772 27772 Program Supplies Furnishings 112350 112350 Building Ground Maintenance 15800 15800 Participant Incentives Outreach 3263 3263 Continuing Education Staff Appreciation 4093 4093 0 1448349 1424131 24218 0 123082 232758 42034 13457 76982 37494 40729 39488 205845 285703 6255 8420 6255 8420 X 199590 277283 199590 277283 205845 285703 X 95827 -18134 X false false false X 852419 848460 1135212 2836091 66507 118410 404341 589258 918926 966870 1539553 3425349 5000 165797 170797 5000 165797 170797 3254552 19 45 68 132 0 19 45 68 132 0 2136 286 4555 6977 921081 967201 1544176 3432458 X 0.00000 0.00000 RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED false 28276 10543 17733 48706 26951 21755 39488 Financial derivatives and other financial products Closely-held equity interests Federal income taxes true Housing Assistance, Work Equipment, Benevolent Assistance 450 106216 Part I Line 2 The board of directors reviews proposed recipients to determine needs and proposed uses of grant funds. The recipients are then routinely monitored via financial progress reports, to ensure the funds are being used accordingly to accomplish the proposed purpose. Elizabeth Espinosa Spouse of Board member 36897 Contractor false Form 990, Part III, Line 4d Program Service Expenses 152,902, Grants and allocations 831, Revenue 0 TFI Advocacy Program TFI understands the importance of maximizing the time and opportunity for affecting change. The TFI Advocacy Program was created to educate, develop and engage teams who aim to help the community care about important issues, understand the facts and know exactly how they can help. This success is achieved by a passionate team devoted to and focused on advocacy. Through effective coalition building, we are able to educate, influence and mobilize networks. Our teams are woven into and represent the fabric of our community, invested in and committed to having long-term and sustainable impact. We empower both adults and youth to occupy seats and influence decisions through advocacy, on platforms where resolutions are being made about money and community. Form 990, Part III, Line 4d Program Service Expenses 150,646, Grants and allocations 64,173, Revenue 0 Mesa County Reentry Program The Mesa County Re-Entry program assists participants in securing stable housing, developing employement skills, accessing mental healthcare, and engaging in pro-social activities. MCRP is an expansion of the services we offer to the parole population. MCRP focuses on individuals with high-acuity mental health needs and substance use disorders. TFIs case management approach addresses criminogenic factors, including family engagement and community-based support. A comprehensive case management system tracks progress towards defined outcomes. Participants receive the same supportive services case management, housing support, employment services, and recovery support as our parole population. Form 990, Part III, Line 4d Program Service Expenses 38,530, Grants and allocations 209, Revenue 0 Freedom Recovery Program TFI offers Recovery Support Services to increase the recovery capital of individuals seeking a new way of life. People suffer in isolation but can heal in the community. Recovery is a team sport. Thats why we focus on providing safe spaces and events for individuals to make connections and feel accepted. We accomplish this by offering face-to-face peer coaching, peer-led groups, recovery-friendly events, family support, and recovery education. All pathways to recovery are supported, and we focus on a strengths-based, participant-directed, whole-person approach. We combine our lived experience with state and nationally-approved training to help people in or seeking recovery discover what works for them. Providing a safe space to come as they are, we meet them right where theyre at and help them discover their best self among people who understand and care about what they are going through. Hope and inspiration permeate all that we do at The Freedom Community Center. Recovery is a life-long journey, and we are excited to walk it out together. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b The organization reviews the 990 form at a board meeting prior to submitting to the IRS. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c The organization enforced compliance with its conflict of interest policy by reviewing it periodically at board meetings. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15a The organization uses the following methods to establish compensation packages for its employees - a compensation committee written employment contracts. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 The organization makes its governing documents, conflict of interest policy, and financial statements available to the public upon request. Form 990, Part XI, Line 9 The organizations previously reported ending balance was overstated by 18,134.