Freedom Path Counseling Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
CHRISTIAN COUNSELING SEVICES FROM A BIBLICAL PERSPECTIVE
- Income
- $441,412
- Spending
- $466,099
- Spent on programs
- 99%
- Reserves
- 1.4 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 83%
- Employees
- 4
- Volunteers
- 4
- Highest pay
- $121,996, president
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Weak: 44 out of 100. Higher than 11% of charities in its peer group (religion, $250k to $1m).
Reserves
10 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 1.4 months of spending.
Debt
5 of 20It owes 50% of what it owns.
Living within its means
4 of 15Spending exceeded income by 6% of income.
Income trend
10 of 15Income fell 4% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1599% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 2 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Strong: 91 out of 100. Higher than 90% of charities in its peer group (religion, $250k to $1m).
Independent board
25 of 253 of 5 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
6 of 15Its accounts were not audited or reviewed 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, 2024, 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 (1)
- $460,140 spent. WE SEEK TO SERVE THOSE STRUGGLING IN OUR COMMUNITY THROUGH A MULTIFACETED APPROACH THAT MEETS EACH CLIENT WHERE THEY ARE. WE EMPLOY BOARD CERTIFIED PASTORAL COUNSELORS (BCPC, BCCC) AND LICENSED PROFESSIONAL COUNSELORS (LAPC, LPC, ETC.) TO PROVIDE THE BEST POSSIBLE CARE FOR A VARIETY OF ISSUES FACED BY TODAYS FAMILIES. AT FREEDOM PATH COUNSELING, WERE DRIVEN BY A SINGLE GOAL; TO HELP OUR CLIENTS EXPERIENCE HEALING IN THEIR LIVES. WE BELIEVE HEALING OPENS THE DOOR TO FREEDOM FROM DESTRUCTIVE BEHAVIORS, VICTORY OVER LIFES DIFFICULT CIRCUMSTANCES, AND THE RESTORATION OF RELATIONSHIPS. WE EXIST TO SEE TRANSFORMATION IN THE LIVES OF HURTING PEOPLE. THROUGH COUNSELING, WE JOIN THOSE STRUGGLING IN THE PROCESS OF MOVING FROM FRUSTRATION, ANXIETY, DEPRESSION, AND HOPELESSNESS TO HAVING A CLEAR PLAN FOR CREATING A LIFE CHARACTERIZED BY INNER JOY AND TRUE PEACE IN 2023, WE PROVIDED 4,509 COUNSELING SESSIONS (UP FROM 4,026 IN 2022, 3,083 IN 2021, 1,882 IN 2020 AND 944 IN 2019) TO 702 INDIVIDUAL ADULTS, COUPLES, TEENS, CHILDREN AND FAMILIES IN ENGLISH, SPANISH, AND CREOLE. OUR ORGANIZATION HAS WITNESSED REMARKABLE TRANSFORMATIONS ACROSS VARIOUS DEMOGRAPHICS, DEMONSTRATING THE PROFOUND IMPACT OF OUR PROGRAMS. CHILDREN AND TEENAGERS EMOTIONAL UNDERSTANDING AND RESILIENCE: THROUGH TAILORED INTERVENTIONS, CHILDREN AND TEENAGERS HAVE LEARNED TO UNDERSTAND AND MANAGE THEIR EMOTIONS, SHOWING SIGNIFICANT IMPROVEMENT DESPITE FACING ISSUES SUCH AS ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION. ACADEMIC AND SOCIAL THRIVING: MANY OF THESE YOUNG INDIVIDUALS HAVE NOT ONLY IMPROVED THEIR MENTAL HEALTH BUT HAVE ALSO THRIVED IN THEIR ACADEMIC AND SOCIAL ENVIRONMENTS, BUILDING STRONGER RELATIONSHIPS AND EXCELLING IN SCHOOL. COUPLES AND MARRIAGES MARRIAGE RESTORATION: EXISTING MARRIAGES HAVE BEEN RESTORED TO HEALTHIER STATES, WITH COUPLES REPORTING ENHANCED COMMUNICATION, STRONGER BONDS, AND RENEWED COMMITMENT. PRE-MARITAL COUNSELING: COUPLES PREPARING FOR MARRIAGE HAVE GAINED INVALUABLE INSIGHTS AND SKILLS, LEARNING HOW TO NAVIGATE LIFE TOGETHER WITH UNDERSTANDING AND MUTUAL RESPECT, LEADING TO MORE HARMONIOUS AND LASTING UNIONS. INDIVIDUAL ADULTS HEALING FROM PAST DIFFICULTIES: INDIVIDUAL ADULTS HAVE EXPERIENCED PROFOUND HEALING FROM PAST TRAUMAS AND DIFFICULTIES, LEADING TO IMPROVED MENTAL HEALTH AND EMOTIONAL STABILITY. CURRENT PEACE AND FREEDOM: CLIENTS HAVE FOUND PEACE IN THEIR CURRENT CIRCUMSTANCES AND HAVE CELEBRATED FREEDOM FROM LIFE-CONTROLLING HABITS AND ADDICTIONS, RECLAIMING CONTROL OVER THEIR LIVES. PERSONAL GROWTH: MANY ADULTS HAVE ALSO REPORTED SIGNIFICANT PERSONAL GROWTH, INCLUDING ENHANCED SELF-ESTEEM, BETTER STRESS MANAGEMENT, AND A MORE POSITIVE OUTLOOK ON LIFE. ADDITIONAL PROGRAM RESULTS FAMILY DYNAMICS: ENTIRE FAMILIES HAVE BENEFITTED FROM OUR SERVICES, WITH IMPROVED FAMILY DYNAMICS AND COMMUNICATION PATTERNS, FOSTERING A MORE SUPPORTIVE AND LOVING HOME ENVIRONMENT. COMMUNITY IMPACT: THE RIPPLE EFFECT OF OUR WORK EXTENDS INTO THE COMMUNITY, AS HEALTHIER INDIVIDUALS CONTRIBUTE TO A MORE COMPASSIONATE AND UNDERSTANDING SOCIETY. CONTINUED SUPPORT: OUR PROGRAMS OFFER ONGOING SUPPORT, ENSURING THAT CLIENTS HAVE ACCESS TO THE RESOURCES AND GUIDANCE THEY NEED TO MAINTAIN THEIR PROGRESS AND CONTINUE GROWING. FUTURE DIRECTIONS EXPANDING REACH: WE AIM TO EXPAND OUR REACH, BRINGING OUR EFFECTIVE PROGRAMS TO MORE INDIVIDUALS AND COMMUNITIES IN NEED. INNOVATIVE PROGRAMS: WE ARE CONTINUOUSLY DEVELOPING INNOVATIVE PROGRAMS TAILORED TO EMERGING MENTAL HEALTH NEEDS, ENSURING THAT OUR SERVICES REMAIN RELEVANT AND EFFECTIVE. COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS: STRENGTHENING PARTNERSHIPS WITH LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS AND STAKEHOLDERS TO CREATE A MORE INTEGRATED SUPPORT NETWORK FOR OUR CLIENTS. THROUGH COMPREHENSIVE AND COMPASSIONATE CARE, FREEDOM PATH COUNSELING IS DEDICATED TO FOSTERING MENTAL HEALTH AND WELL-BEING, EMPOWERING INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES TO LEAD FULFILLING LIVES. THE TRANSFORMATIVE RESULTS OF OUR PROGRAMS STAND AS A TESTAMENT TO OUR COMMITMENT AND THE PROFOUND IMPACT OF OUR WORK ON THE COMMUNITY.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, 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 September 7, 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 September 30, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Worth knowing.
Not individually listed by the IRS as eligible, which is usual for churches. The master file records contributions to it as deductible.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Worth knowing.
The IRS does not require this organization to file annual returns.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since September 2001.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 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 October 7, 2026.
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