Families to Freedom Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
Our mission is to transport victims of abuse to safety. We provide transportation to shelter or reunite with family far away.Our vision is to create healthy communities by ending abuse across America.
- Income
- $1.2 million
- Spending
- $924,620
- Spent on programs
- 83%
- Reserves
- 8.3 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 52%
- Employees
- 19
- Volunteers
- 100
- Highest pay
- $34,422, ceo
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Strong: 93 out of 100. Higher than 80% of charities in its peer group (human services, $1m to $10m).
Reserves
28 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 8.3 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 6% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 20% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 37% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1583% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 2 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 65% of charities in its peer group (human services, $1m to $10m).
Independent board
25 of 258 of 8 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
8 of 8Has a written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
7 of 7Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
5 of 5Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.
Independent check of accounts
15 of 15Its accounts were audited by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (3)
- $515,678 spent. Ride to safety: Families to Freedom provides free car/van rides to arrive at secure victim-services crisis centers, to long-term programs, and rides to relocate to family or to housing far away. We have two Texas offices located in Dallas and Houston serving victims calling from a combined service area of 87 urban and rural counties. In 2025 we transported 1,227 victims and their 1,122 children for a total of 2,349 people. Our volunteers and staff embarked on 1,204 trips arriving to domestic violence shelters, plus 272 journeys to family homes far away from the perpetrator. Shelter arrivals usually only incur fuel costs while multi-state road trips incur a variety of travel costs (fuel food overnight lodging vehicle maintenance tolls).
- $193,453 spent. Ticket to Ride: We provided sheltered survivors the means to relocate to family and friends by bus, Amtrak, or commercial flight 117 times in 2025. In addition to purchasing a ticket for long-distance travel, we also provide a free ride to the bus depot or airport (bus tickets commercial flight tickets train tickets). For many of our clients we upgraded their luggage from trash bags to suitcases and travel bags donated from the community.
- $54,675 spent. Fuel assistance: Fuel is available for victims and new survivors who have a vehicle but cant afford the cost of gas to drive far away to family members or friends for support after abuse or to shelter in another county. We gave 83 fuel cards to new survivors in 2025 who were able to drive themselves to safety. For many of our clients, we also gave them donated food gift cards to help afford meals during their long journey.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated November 6, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since March 2015.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated November 4, 2026.
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