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Freedom Business Alliance Inc

EIN 81-1117210 · Houston, TX

Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthWeak21 out of 100GovernanceNot ratedThe short tax form does not cover thisImpact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

THE PRIMARY EXEMPT PURPOSE OF THE FREEDOM BUSINESS ALLIANCE IS TO SCALE THE FREEDOM BUSINESS MOVEMENT. OUR VISION IS A JOB FOR EVERY PERSON HEALING FROM MODERN SLAVERY AND VULNERABLE TO EXPLOITATION.

Income
$65,055
Spending
$97,777
Reserves
1.7 months of spending
Largest source of income
donations and private grants, 100%
Highest pay
$13,375, executive director

Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Financial health

Weak: 21 out of 100. Higher than 4% of charities in its peer group (international, under $250k).

  • Reserves

    10 of 35

    Spendable reserves would cover 1.7 months of spending.

  • Debt

    5 of 20

    It owes 60% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    0 of 15

    Spending exceeded income by 50% of income.

Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Governance

This organization files the short tax form, which does not ask about boards, policies or audits. That is normal for a small charity and is not a mark against it.

Source: Form 990EZ 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)
  1. $42,011 spent. RESEARCH AND TRAINING - FBA BUILT AND BETA-TESTED AN ONLINE TRAINING PROGRAM TO EQUIP BOTH FREEDOM BUSINESSES AND MAINSTREAM BUSINESSES TO PROVIDE A HEALING-CENTERED WORKPLACE FOR SURVIVORS OF TRAFFICKING AND THOSE AT RISK. FBA'S TRAINING PROGRAM, WELLWORK, BRINGS TOGETHER A DECADE OF FREEDOM BUSINESS RESEARCH AND PRACTICE INTO AN ONLINE LEARNING PLATFORM PAIRED WITH A ONE-ON-ONE GUIDE. IT IS DESIGNED TO HELP BOTH FREEDOM BUSINESSES AND MAINSTREAM EMPLOYERS BUILD WORKPLACES WHERE SURVIVORS OF TRAFFICKING AND PEOPLE AT RISK CAN BE HIRED, SUPPORTED, AND RETAINED LONG TERM. IN 2025, FBA DEVELOPED THE PROGRAM CONTENT AND BETA-TESTED IT WITH PRACTITIONERS TO REFINE THE MODULES PRIOR TO A BROADER RELEASE, AND PREPARED A FIRST PILOT WITH AN EMPLOYER IN INDONESIA SCHEDULED TO BEGIN IN 2026. THIS WORK EXTENDS PRACTICES PROVEN WITHIN FREEDOM BUSINESSES TO THE MUCH LARGER POOL OF MAINSTREAM COMPANIES THAT CAN EMPLOY SURVIVORS, WHICH IS CENTRAL TO FBA'S GOAL OF PROVIDING A JOB FOR EVERY PERSON HEALING FROM EXPLOITATION. FBA ALSO CONDUCTED ITS ANNUAL MEMBER REVIEW IN 2025, COLLECTING AND ANALYZING DATA ACROSS THE NETWORK TO MEASURE PROGRESS AND GUIDE WHERE RESOURCES ARE MOST NEEDED.
  2. $24,486 spent. FREEDOM BUSINESS SUPPORT - FBA PROVIDED YEAR-ROUND SUPPORT TO ITS 120 MEMBER BUSINESSES ACROSS 28 COUNTRIES, WHICH TOGETHER EMPLOY MORE THAN 2,500 SURVIVORS AND AT-RISK INDIVIDUALS. FBA'S MEMBERS ARE FREEDOM BUSINESSES DEDICATED TO EMPLOYING SURVIVORS OF TRAFFICKING AND PEOPLE AT RISK, OPERATING ACROSS NINE INDUSTRIES. RUNNING THESE BUSINESSES IS MORE COMPLEX THAN OPERATING A TYPICAL COMPANY, AS MEMBERS BALANCE STANDARD BUSINESS DEMANDS WITH SUPPORTING A WORKFORCE HEALING FROM TRAUMA, OFTEN IN ENVIRONMENTS WITH LIMITED INFRASTRUCTURE. IN 2025, FBA SUPPORTED MEMBERS IN ADDRESSING THESE CHALLENGES THROUGH A PRO BONO LEGAL NETWORK CONNECTING THEM WITH ATTORNEYS, ONE-ON-ONE BUSINESS CONSULTING, AND PEER CONNECTIONS THAT ENABLE SHARED LEARNING AMONG ORGANIZATIONS FACING SIMILAR ISSUES. DURING 2025, FBA ALSO INITIATED PLANNING FOR ITS BIENNIAL FORUM, HELD IN SPRING 2026, WHICH BRINGS MEMBERS TOGETHER FROM AROUND THE WORLD FOR IN-PERSON CONNECTION AND TRAINING. MEMBERS CONSISTENTLY DESCRIBE THIS COMMUNITY, AND THE RESOURCES SHARED WITHIN IT, AS UNIQUE AND NOT AVAILABLE ELSEWHERE.
  3. $1,110 spent. AWARENESS - FBA BROUGHT NEW BUSINESSES, PARTNERS, AND SUPPORTERS INTO THE MOVEMENT THROUGH CONFERENCE TALKS, WORKSHOPS, AND DIGITAL CHANNELS. FBA RAISES AWARENESS THAT EMPLOYMENT IS A PRACTICAL AND SUSTAINABLE SOLUTION TO TRAFFICKING. THROUGH CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS, PANELS, AND WORKSHOPS, AS WELL AS ITS BLOG, WEBINARS, AND SOCIAL MEDIA, FBA SHARES SURVIVOR-INFORMED PRACTICES WITH AUDIENCES ACROSS SECTORS. THIS WORK ATTRACTS NEW FREEDOM BUSINESSES INTO MEMBERSHIP, CONNECTS FBA WITH PARTNERS AND PROFESSIONALS WHO SUPPORT ITS MEMBERS, AND EXPANDS THE BASE OF DONORS WHO FUND ITS MISSION.

Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Legitimacy checks

  1. 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 September 7, 2026.

  2. 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 September 30, 2026.

  3. 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 September 10, 2026.

  4. 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 September 7, 2026.

  5. How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.

    Recognized by the IRS since September 2016.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.

  6. 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 October 7, 2026.

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