FREEDOM NOW INC: Form 990, tax year 2019

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Organization: FREEDOM NOW INC (EIN 52-2362033)
Tax period: 2019-01-01 to 2019-12-31
Filed: 2020-07-21
IRS object ID: 202022039349301407
Schema version: 2019v5.0
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header
Form 990
Schedule A
Schedule B
Schedule D
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2020-07-21T16:28:07-05:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2019-12-31	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	461335331	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	ALTRUIC ADVISORS CPAS	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	4088 WASHTENAW AVE	AddressLine1Txt
City	ANN ARBOR	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MI	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	48108	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2019-01-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	522362033	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	FREEDOM NOW INC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	FREE	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	2022233733	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1750 K STREET NW 7TH FLOOR	AddressLine1Txt
City	WASHINGTON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	DC	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	20006	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	MARAN A TURNER	PersonNm
Person Title	EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	2022233733	PhoneNum
Signature	2020-07-08	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (true)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	RYAN N HAGAN CPA	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P00293011	PTIN
Phone	7344763720	PhoneNum
Preparation	2020-07-08	PreparationDt

Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

IP Address IPAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
I Pv4 Address	52.38.98.93	IPv4AddressTxt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
IP	2020-07-21	IPDt
IP Tm	16:28:07	IPTm
IP Timezone	CD	IPTimezoneCd
Filing License Type	P	FilingLicenseTypeCd
At Submission Creation Device Id	3B048D8AC12920EB5B84F6601EFEC26DB7FB1040	AtSubmissionCreationDeviceId
At Submission Filing Device Id	61D0853718FAC566F8CDD52233994C7E319EFA5F	AtSubmissionFilingDeviceId

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2019	TaxYr
Build TS	2020-09-23 17:36:50Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	MARAN A TURNER	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1750 K STREET NW 7TH FLOOR	AddressLine1Txt
City	WASHINGTON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	DC	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	20006	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$465,721	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	false	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	WWW.FREEDOM-NOW.ORG	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	2001	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	MD	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	ADVOCACY FOR INDIVIDUAL PRISONERS OF CONSCIENCE.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	6	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	6	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	4	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	2	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$590,660	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$455,001	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$0	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$301	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$4,035	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Other Revenue	$0	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$590,961	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$459,036	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$29,973	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$297,909	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$217,023	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$37,979	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$42,446	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$39,376	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$370,328	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$256,399	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	$220,633	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	$202,637	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$424,042	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$623,726	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$6,378	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$3,710	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$417,664	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$620,016	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part III	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Mission	FREEDOM NOW IS A U.S BASED NON-PROFIT, NON-GOVERNMENTAL, AND NON-PARTISAN ORGANIZATION THAT WORKS TO FREE INDIVIDUAL PRISONERS OF CONSCIENCE THROUGH FOCUSED LEGAL, POLITICAL RELATIONS ADVOCACY EFFORTS. PRISONERS OF CONSCIENCE ARE PERSONS DETAINED FOR THEIR POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS, OR OTHER BELIEFS OR BECAUSE OF THEIR ETHNIC ORIGIN, SEX, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, COLOR, LANGUAGE, NATIONAL OR SOCIAL ORIGIN, ECONOMIC STATUS, BIRTH OR OTHER STATUS WHO HAVE NOT USED OR ADVOCATED VIOLENCE.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	false	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	false	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$154,192	ExpenseAmt
Desc	LEGAL AND POLITICAL ADVOCACY ON BEHALF OF INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE BEEN ARBITRARILY DETAINED FOR EXERCISING FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS. THE ORGANIZATION WORKS ON BEHALF OF INDIVIDUALS, THEIR FAMILIES, AND COMMUNITIES. ACTIVITIES INCLUDE PETITIONS TO THE UNITED NATIONS AND COORDINATING THE EFFORTS OF POLICY MAKERS, OFFICIALS AND NGOS.	Desc
Total Program Service Expenses	$154,192	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3	Yes (true)	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	Yes (true)	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	false	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities	false	LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	false	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	false	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	false	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	false	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	false	CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments	false	DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	Yes (true)	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	false	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	false	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	false	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	false	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	false	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	false	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	false	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	false	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	false	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	false	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	false	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	false	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	false	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	false	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	false	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	false	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	false	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	false	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	false	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	false	TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans	false	EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans	false	PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding	false	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	false	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	false	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	false	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With35 Ctrl Ent	false	BusinessRlnWith35CtrlEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	false	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	false	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	false	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	false	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	false	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	false	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	false	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org	false	TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	false	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (true)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	0	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Employee	4	EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed	Yes (true)	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	false	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account	false	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	false	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	false	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	false	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	false	QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	false	Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	false	RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	false	PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services	false	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt	false	SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc	false	SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	6	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	6	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	false	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	false	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	false	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	false	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	false	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	false	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	false	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (true)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	Yes (true)	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	false	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	false	LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	false	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	Yes (true)	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn	Yes (true)	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	Yes (true)	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	Yes (true)	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	Yes (true)	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	Yes (true)	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	false	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	false	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	MD	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	DC	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Other Website	Yes (X)	OtherWebsiteInd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	MARAN A TURNER	PersonNm
Phone	2022233733	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1750 K STREET NW 7TH FLOOR	AddressLine1Txt
City	WASHINGTON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	DC	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	20006	ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (7 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt
JEREMY ZUCKER
CHAIR	5.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
PETER MAGYAR
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
THOMAS DOHRMANN
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
GREG MCGILLIVARY
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JOSHUA NEWCOMER
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
PETER CHOHARIS
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MARAN A TURNER
EXECUTIVE DI	50.00		Yes (X)	$92,000	$0	$4,212

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$92,000	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$4,212	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	false	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	false	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	false	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
All Other Contributions	$455,001	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$455,001	TotalContributionsAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$429	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$429	ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$10,291	SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$6,685	SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$3,606	SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$3,606	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$3,606	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$459,036	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$3,606	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Exclusion	$429	ExclusionAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$92,000	TotalAmt
Program Services	$46,000	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$27,600	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$18,400	FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$98,501	TotalAmt
Program Services	$69,334	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$17,500	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$11,667	FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$10,468	TotalAmt
Program Services	$6,312	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$2,544	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$1,612	FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$16,054	TotalAmt
Program Services	$9,684	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$3,895	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$2,475	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$6,766	TotalAmt
Management And General	$6,374	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$392	FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$345	TotalAmt
Program Services	$105	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$227	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$13	FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$20,885	TotalAmt
Program Services	$15,664	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$3,133	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$2,088	FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$5,241	TotalAmt
Program Services	$5,147	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$70	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$24	FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,213	TotalAmt
Management And General	$1,213	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt	FundraisingFundraisingAmt
TELECOMMUNICATIONS	$2,826	$1,858	$513	$455
BANK AND CREDIT CARD FEES	$891		$190	$701
MISCELLANEOUS	$422	$88	$182	$152
LICENSES AND FEES	$394		$394

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$393	TotalAmt
Management And General	$393	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$256,399	TotalAmt
Program Services	$154,192	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$64,228	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$37,979	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$13,290	BOYAmt
EOY	$3,791	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$96,424	BOYAmt
EOY	$550,079	EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$300,000	BOYAmt
EOY	$45,950	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,381	BOYAmt
EOY	$4,257	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$350	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$350	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$12,947	BOYAmt
EOY	$19,649	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$424,042	BOYAmt
EOY	$623,726	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$6,378	BOYAmt
EOY	$3,710	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$6,378	BOYAmt
EOY	$3,710	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117	Yes (X)	OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$83,402	BOYAmt
EOY	$539,634	EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$334,262	BOYAmt
EOY	$80,382	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$417,664	BOYAmt
EOY	$620,016	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$424,042	BOYAmt
EOY	$623,726	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	$202,637	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst	$2,215	NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Prior Period Adjustments	-$2,500	PriorPeriodAdjustmentsAmt
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	Yes (true)	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd

Acct Compile Or Review Basis AcctCompileOrReviewBasisGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl Stmt	Yes (X)	SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
FS Audited	false	FSAuditedInd
Audit Committee	Yes (true)	AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	false	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170	Yes (X)	PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$155,526	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$245,837	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$292,802	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$590,660	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$455,001	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$1,739,826	TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$155,526	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$245,837	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$292,802	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$590,660	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$455,001	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$1,739,826	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot	$1,306,819	SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170	$433,007	PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$130	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$152	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$470	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$301	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$429	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$1,482	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Support	$1,741,308	TotalSupportAmt
Public Support CY170	0.24870	PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY170	0.29170	PublicSupportPY170Pct
Ten Pct Facts Crcmstncs Test CY	Yes (X)	TenPctFactsCrcmstncsTestCYInd
Facts And Circumstances Test	THE ORGANIZATION HAS MET THE 10% FACTS AND CIRCUMSTANCES TEST AND HAS A DIVERSE GOVERNING BODY COMPRISED OF NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL MEMBERS. THEY HAVE BEEN ABLE TO IMPLEMENT INTERNATIONAL ADVOCACY INITIATIVES ASSISTING PRISONERS OF CONSCIENCE FROM 14 DIFFERENT COUNTRIES. MANY OF THE VOLUNTEERS FOR THE ORGANIZATION ARE LAWYERS PROVIDING PRO BONO WORK TO ASSIST THESE PRISONERS OF CONSCIENCE. HOWEVER, THESE PRO BONO SERVICES ARE NOT REFLECTED IN THE FORM 990. THE ORGANIZATION MAINTAINS A ROBUST AND CONTINUOUS PROGRAM FOR SOLICIATION OF FUNDS VIA MIGHTYCAUSE, FROM GRANTS, AND BY WORD OF MOUTH. MANAGEMENT EXPECTS TO INCREASE THE DIVERSITY OF ITS SUPPORT BASE AS IT CONTINUES TO APPLY FOR NEW GRANTS AND SEEK NEW DONORS IN AN EFFORT TO MEET THE 33 1/3% PUBLIC SUPPORT TEST.	FactsAndCircumstancesTestTxt

Form990 Schedule A Part VI Form990ScheduleAPartVIGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART II, LINE 17A	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	THE ORGANIZATION HAS MET THE 10% FACTS AND CIRCUMSTANCES TEST AND HAS A DIVERSE GOVERNING BODY COMPRISED OF NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL MEMBERS. THEY HAVE BEEN ABLE TO IMPLEMENT INTERNATIONAL ADVOCACY INITIATIVES ASSISTING PRISONERS OF CONSCIENCE FROM 14 DIFFERENT COUNTRIES. MANY OF THE VOLUNTEERS FOR THE ORGANIZATION ARE LAWYERS PROVIDING PRO BONO WORK TO ASSIST THESE PRISONERS OF CONSCIENCE. HOWEVER, THESE PRO BONO SERVICES ARE NOT REFLECTED IN THE FORM 990. THE ORGANIZATION MAINTAINS A ROBUST AND CONTINUOUS PROGRAM FOR SOLICIATION OF FUNDS VIA MIGHTYCAUSE, FROM GRANTS, AND BY WORD OF MOUTH. MANAGEMENT EXPECTS TO INCREASE THE DIVERSITY OF ITS SUPPORT BASE AS IT CONTINUES TO APPLY FOR NEW GRANTS AND SEEK NEW DONORS IN AN EFFORT TO MEET THE 33 1/3% PUBLIC SUPPORT TEST.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contributor	RESTRICTED	ContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	RESTRICTED	BusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	RESTRICTED	AddressLine1
Address Line2	RESTRICTED	AddressLine2
City	RESTRICTED	City
State	RESTRICTED	State
ZIP Code	RESTRICTED	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Contributions	RESTRICTED	TotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$350	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$350	DepreciationAmt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION	FREEDOM NOW IS A U.S BASED NON-PROFIT, NON-GOVERNMENTAL, AND NON-PARTISAN ORGANIZATION THAT WORKS TO FREE INDIVIDUAL PRISONERS OF CONSCIENCE THROUGH FOCUSED LEGAL, POLITICAL RELATIONS ADVOCACY EFFORTS. PRISONERS OF CONSCIENCE ARE PERSONS DETAINED FOR THEIR POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS, OR OTHER BELIEFS OR BECAUSE OF THEIR ETHNIC ORIGIN, SEX, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, COLOR, LANGUAGE, NATIONAL OR SOCIAL ORIGIN, ECONOMIC STATUS, BIRTH OR OTHER STATUS WHO HAVE NOT USED OR ADVOCATED VIOLENCE.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B	THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR REVIEWS THE 990 PRIOR TO IT BEING FILED.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C	FREEDOM NOW, INC. IS A SMALL ORGANIZATION AND THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR MONITOR ACTIVITIES.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A	THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS REVIEWS THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S PERFORMANCE AND SETS THE COMPENSATION LEVEL ANNUALLY.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19	THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.