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Nonprofit · EIN 27-1820542

NEW FREEDOM PROJECT

Tax-exempt (reinstated) · PHOENIX, AZ 85029

Financials

$1.2M$1.2M2021$3.7M$1.8M2023$362K$2M2024
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of NEW FREEDOM PROJECT by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
December 31, 2024990$361,674$2,028,603-$1,666,929$2,818,491$2,382,475$436,016
December 31, 2023990$3,719,440$1,833,211$1,886,229$2,284,990$317,568$1,967,422
December 31, 2021990$1,171,280$1,162,258$9,022$184,294$192,153-$7,859
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$159,980
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$0
Other revenue
$201,694

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$1,223,450
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$151,403
Other salaries and wages
$86,790
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$306,309
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Legal fees
$9,632
Accounting fees
$53,555
Occupancy
$72,855
Program services (functional)
$1,305,345
Management and general (functional)
$417,160
Fundraising (functional)
$306,098

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$2,210,800
Total assets, end of year
$2,818,491
Total liabilities, end of year
$2,382,475
Net assets, end of year
$436,016
Net assets without donor restrictions
-$11,759
Net assets with donor restrictions
$447,775
Gross receipts
$361,674
Employees
4
Volunteers
0
Year formed
2017
State of legal domicile
AZ

From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.

Officers, directors and key employees

As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024, highest compensation first.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
JOE MCDONALDPRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
5$96,154
MEGHAN MURPHYEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Officer
40$55,249
SIOBAHN CARRAGHERVICE PRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
MICHAEL KENNETHTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
STACY MISINOSECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
DR DENTON SANTARELLIDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 6 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
JOE MCDONALDPRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
30$0
SIOBAHN CARRAGHERVICE PRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
MICHAEL KENNETHTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
STACY MISINOSECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
DR DENTON SANTARELLIDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
MEGHAN MURPHYEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0$0
990 for the year ended December 31, 2021: 5 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
JOSEPH L CHIAPPETTAPRESIDENT
Trustee or director
30$0
TIM YOUNGMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
JOE MCDONALDMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
JEANNE C REYNOLDSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
JOSEPH L CHIAPPETTA SRMEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
2532 W PEORIA AVE, PHOENIX, AZ 85029-4709
In care of
% LYNDON J BARNES
Principal officer (990 for 2024)
MEGHAN MURPHY, 2532 W PEORIA AVENUE, PHOENIX, AZ 85029
Signed the 990
MEGHAN MURPHY, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Phone
(602) 622-1178
990-N for 2020 filed under this EIN
Most likely by a chapter, club or affiliate (it says receipts are normally $50,000 or less). Officer: JEANNE REYNOLDS, 5494 S FEATHER BUSH CT, MESA AZ 85210. Mailing address: 625 W SOUTHERN AVE, MESA AZ 85210. Website: HTTPS://WWW.GCHH.ORG
Return prepared by
SEMPLE MARCHAL & COOPER LLP

Mission

NEW FREEDOM PROJECT'S MISSION IS TO CREATE GENERATIONAL CHANGE AND STRENGTHEN COMMUNITIES BY PROVIDING CRITICAL RESOURCES TO INDIVIDUALS ON THEIR REENTRY JOURNEY.

990 for the year ended December 31, 2024

Program accomplishments

  • 1. SPONSORSHIPS FOR UNINSURED PARTICIPANTS - $720,500.00 NEW FREEDOM PROJECT ("NFP") PROVIDES WIDE-RANGING ASSISTANCE TO LOW-INCOME, RECENTLY INCARCERATED INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE REENTERING THE COMMUNITY. IN 2024, NFP LAUNCHED A NEW PROGRAM TO ENSURE THAT INDIVIDUALS IN NEED OF RE-ENTRY SERVICES COULD ACCESS SUPPORT REGARDLESS OF THEIR FINANCIAL SITUATION, INSURANCE STATUS, OR OTHER BARRIERS. UNDER THE NEW PROGRAM, NFP PROVIDES PARTICIPANTS WITHOUT INSURANCE COVERAGE OR OTHER FINANCIAL MEANS WITH SPONSORSHIPS TO ATTEND A 90 DAY POST-INCARCERATION TREATMENT PROGRAM OPERATED BY NFP'S FOR-PROFIT AFFILIATE, NEW FREEDOM OPS, LLC, AND WIDELY RECOGNIZED AS ARIZONA'S LEADING RE-ENTRY PROGRAM, WHICH SCHOLARSHIPS COVER BASIC NEEDS SERVICES, SUCH AS FOOD, HOUSING, HEALTH CARE, TRANSPORTATION, JOB TRAINING, AND JOB PLACEMENT SERVICES. THE SPONSORSHIPS COVER THE COMPLETE COST OF PARTICIPATING IN THE TREATMENT PROGRAM, INCLUDING FOOD, HOUSING, HEALTH CARE, MENTORING, VOCATIONAL TRAINING, AND JOB PLACEMENT ASSISTANCE. THE PROGRAM HAS BEEN A RESOUNDING SUCCESS, PROVIDING CRITICAL SERVICES TO 147 INDIVIDUALS WHO MIGHT NOT OTHERWISE HAVE RECEIVED ASSISTANCE..2. CLOTHING & HYGIENE / WELCOME BAGS - $213,081.00 NEW FREEDOM PROJECT ENSURES THAT EVERY NEW PARTICIPANT ENTERING NEW FREEDOM'S 90-DAY REENTRY PROGRAM RECEIVES A WELCOME BAG CONTAINING BRAND-NEW CLOTHING, SHOES, AND FULL-SIZE HYGIENE ITEMS. FOR MANY, THESE ARE THE ONLY PERSONAL BELONGINGS THEY POSSESS UPON ARRIVAL. THIS EFFORT IS ROOTED IN OUR COMMITMENT TO PROVIDING CARE WITH DIGNITY AND RESPECT FROM THE VERY FIRST DAY. IN ADDITION TO THESE ESSENTIALS, THE PROGRAM ALSO COVERS THE COST OF UNIFORMS AND PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT (PPE) FOR PARTICIPANTS ENROLLED IN NEW FREEDOM'S VOCATIONAL TRAINING PROGRAMS. THESE RESOURCES ARE CRITICAL TO ALLOWING INDIVIDUALS TO SAFELY PURSUE CERTIFICATIONS IN A RANGE OF SKILLED TRADES, SUPPORTING BOTH THEIR IMMEDIATE WELL-BEING AND LONG-TERM SUCCESS. IN 2024 ALONE, THE NEW FREEDOM PROJECT DISTRIBUTED OVER 1,500 WELCOME BAGS, REINFORCING OUR MISSION TO SUPPORT A RESPECTFUL AND EMPOWERING TRANSITION FOR EVERY PARTICIPANT.3. FOOD/NUTRITION - $173,596.00 IN SEPTEMBER 2024, THE NEW FREEDOM PROJECT INITIATED EFFORTS TO FUND THE COST OF DAILY MEALS FOR INDIVIDUALS ENROLLED IN A 90-DAY REENTRY PROGRAM OPERATED BY NEW FREEDOM OPS, LLC. WHILE RECEIVING TREATMENT AT THE FACILITY, EACH PARTICIPANT IS PROVIDED WITH THREE NUTRITIOUS MEALS PER DAY-AN ESSENTIAL COMPONENT OF THEIR PHYSICAL WELL-BEING, MENTAL CLARITY, AND OVERALL CAPACITY TO FULLY ENGAGE IN THE RECOVERY AND REENTRY PROCESS. ACCESS TO CONSISTENT, HEALTHY MEALS NOT ONLY SUPPORTS PARTICIPANT'S ENERGY LEVELS AND FOCUS BUT ALSO REINFORCES THE STABILITY AND STRUCTURE NECESSARY FOR SUCCESSFUL REINTEGRATION. IN 2024, THE NEW FREEDOM PROJECT PROVIDED OVER 15,000 MEALS, UNDERSCORING OUR COMMITMENT TO HOLISTIC, DIGNIFIED CARE FOR EVERY PARTICIPANT.
    Expenses $1,305,345 · grants $1,223,450

What it must file and when

IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.

Tax yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025December 31, 2025May 15, 2026Not on file
2024December 31, 2024May 15, 2025990 on file
2023December 31, 2023May 15, 2024990 on file

IRS record

EIN
27-1820542
Tax-exempt status
501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
Foundation status
Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
Donations deductible (Pub 78)
Public charity, 50% deduction limit
Exempt since
2017
Accounting year ends
December
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Category (NTEE)
Human services (P12)
Assets (IRS master file)
$2,818,491
Income (IRS master file)
$361,674

Revocation and reinstatement

Exemption revoked
May 15, 2013
Posted by the IRS
January 13, 2018
Reinstated
Effective November 15, 2017

From the IRS automatic revocation list: organizations that did not file a required return or e-Postcard for three consecutive years.

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990December 2024$361,674$2,028,603$2,818,491XML
990December 2023$3,719,440$1,833,211$2,284,990XML
990December 2022$1,705,491$1,612,601$249,624IRS
990December 2021$1,171,280$1,162,258$184,294XML
990-N for 2020
Officer: JEANNE REYNOLDS
Filed under this EIN, most likely by a chapter or affiliate
December 31, 2020≤ $50,000 receipts––e-Postcard
990-N for 2019
Officer: Jeanne Reynolds
Filed under this EIN, most likely by a chapter or affiliate
December 31, 2019≤ $50,000 receipts––e-Postcard
990-N for 2018
Officer: Joeseph Chiapetta
Filed under this EIN, most likely by a chapter or affiliate
December 31, 2018≤ $50,000 receipts––e-Postcard

990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 27-1820542).

Questions about NEW FREEDOM PROJECT

What is the EIN of NEW FREEDOM PROJECT?
The employer identification number (EIN) of NEW FREEDOM PROJECT is 27-1820542.
Is NEW FREEDOM PROJECT tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS revoked its exemption on May 15, 2013 and reinstated it effective November 15, 2017.
Are donations to NEW FREEDOM PROJECT tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
Which annual return does NEW FREEDOM PROJECT file?
Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
When is the next return of NEW FREEDOM PROJECT due?
The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending December 31, 2025) is due May 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
When did NEW FREEDOM PROJECT last file with the IRS?
The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2024.
Who is the principal officer of NEW FREEDOM PROJECT?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names MEGHAN MURPHY.
Who are the officers and directors of NEW FREEDOM PROJECT?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 6 people; 2 received compensation from the organization, the highest $96,154 (JOE MCDONALD, PRESIDENT).
How much revenue does NEW FREEDOM PROJECT have?
On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $361,674, expenses of $2,028,603 and total assets of $2,818,491 at year end.

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