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PROJECT FREEDOM CAROLINAS INC

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2025 · Form 990EZ · revenue $53K · expenses $251K · assets $218K

EIN
87-3662663
Address
301 E JOHN ST UNIT 1902, MATTHEWS, NC 28106-4277
Website
www.projectfreedomcarolinas.org
NTEE code
I72
Subsection
501(c)(3)
Ruling year
2022
Cross-check
ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer

Mission

Project Freedom was formed to address a critical unmet need for children and youth rescued from sex trafficking and sexual exploitation, including young mothers by partnering across our community to raise awareness on the immediate critical needs and to raise the needed funds to close these gaps. We liken it to being the jet fuel to the organizations on the frontlines fighting the fight to close these critical gaps.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).

People paid by the organization

None of the 5 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

5 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
A Arciero President2023-2025 10 $0 reported 1
T Turner Treasurer2022-2025 10 $0 reported 1
M Street (former) Secretary2024 10 $0 reported 1
E Croston (former) President2022-2023 10 $0 reported 1
A Gibson (former) President2022 10 $0 reported 1

People by year

2025 · 2 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
A Arciero President10 $0-- $01
T Turner Treasurer10 $0-- $01
2024 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
A Arciero President10 $0-- $01
M Street Secretary10 $0-- $01
T Turner Treasurer10 $0-- $01
2023 · 3 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 8 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
E Croston President10 $0$0$0 $01
A Arciero Secretary10 $0$0$0 $01
T Turner Treasurer10 $0$0$0 $01
2022 · 3 people listed · none paid · 0 employees
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
A Gibson President10 $0$0$0 $01
E Croston Secretary10 $0$0$0 $01
T Turner Treasurer10 $0$0$0 $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

2023 · 1 contractor · $226K
NameLocationServicePaid
AnonymousConsultant$226,008
2022 · 1 contractor · $220K
NameLocationServicePaid
AnonymousConsultant$219,996

Who the money went to

Grants this organization reported paying: Schedule I Part II of the Form 990, or the grants-paid list on the 990-PF. Open a year for every recipient. Recipients link to their own page when the grant names an EIN we have (990-PF grants list no EIN, so those link only on an exact, unique name and state). Grants to individuals are counted; their names are not shown.

2023 · 1 grant to organizations · $541K

Negative amounts are returned or refunded grants; they are listed last and left out of the totals of grants paid.

Who gave

Contributor names are not public for this form type.

Public charities filing Form 990 or 990-EZ report large donors on Schedule B, but the IRS withholds their names and addresses from public copies. Private foundations (990-PF) are different: their contributors are public.

Finances

Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2025 · Form 990EZ period ending 2025-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$52,762$251,408 $217,917$217,054 $42,925- ---
2024 · Form 990EZ period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$90,522$369,632 $415,720$415,700 $74,957- ---
2023 · Form 990 period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$666,516$811,232 $699,451$699,451 $634,030$0 $008
2022 · Form 990 period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$1,136,794$287,390 $847,024$844,167 $1,136,794$0 $00-

Funders of this organization

5 grantors reported grants to this organization, $1,573,804 in all, tax years 2021 to 2024. Exact: the grantor wrote this organization's EIN. Fuzzy: the grantor wrote only a name (foundations' 990-PF has no EIN field), matched to the same or a near-identical name in the same state; the name as filed is shown. From the latest return for each grantor and year, so amended returns aren't counted twice. CSV

GrantorTypeMatchYears givenGrantsTotalLatest yearLatest year's amountGrants
FOUNDATION FOR THE CAROLINAS DAF sponsor Exact 2022-2024 3$1,113,962 2024$10,000
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GASTON COMMUNITY FOUNDATION DAF sponsor Exact 2022 1$250,000 2022$250,000
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DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING DAF sponsor Exact 2022-2023 2$130,000 2023$30,000
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NATIONAL CHRISTIAN CHARITABLE FOUNDATION DAF sponsor Exact 2022-2023 2$59,842 2023$25,000
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FIELDS OF HOPE Public charity Exact 2021 1$20,000 2021$20,000
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EXCHANGE CLUB OF WOLCOTT CHARITABLE FOUNDATION INCCTI72 $35,359$13,433 President$0 Same NTEE code I72, revenue within 2x
SAVE ABANDONED BABIES FOUNDATIONILI72 $50,230$47,336 EXECUTIVE DI$6,087 Same NTEE code I72, revenue within 2x
S E S A M E INCNVI72 $41,096$29,700 PRESIDENT$18,000 Same NTEE code I72, revenue within 2x
COUNCIL FOR THE PREVENTION OF CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT OF JACKSON CNTYMII72 $81,174$72,996 EXECUTIVE DI$32,970 Same NTEE code I72, revenue within 2x
JOE ALLEGRINI CHILDRENS HERO FUND INCPAI72 $29,466$72,735 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code I72, revenue within 2x
FRIENDS OF RHODE ISLAND CASA INCRII72 $56,991$33,623 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code I72, revenue within 2x
MAGEN YELADIM CHILD SAFETY INSTITUTE INCCAI72 $63,094$96,779 Director$0 Same NTEE code I72, revenue within 2x
STOP CHILD PREDATORS COALITIONDCI72 $100,000$81,159 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code I72, revenue within 2x
CAMP VICTORYWAI72 $101,133$80,178 Leadership Team$0 Same NTEE code I72, revenue within 2x
CAMP OLIVER INCCAI72 $27,343$46,218 DIRECTOR$0 Same NTEE code I72, revenue within 2x
FORT BEND PARTNERSHIP FOR YOUTH INCTXI72 $49,556$65,829 DIRECTOR$0 Same NTEE code I72, revenue within 2x
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SHOALS CASAALI72 $26,753$44,339 TREASURER$0 Same NTEE code I72, revenue within 2x
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Who funds organizations like this

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CENTRAL KANSAS COMMUNITY FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$308,40216 12010–2025 FAMILY TIME TRAINING INC
MORGAN STANLEY GLOBAL IMPACT FUNDING TRUST INC DAF sponsor$301,10014 32014–2024 HOPE THRIVES NPO INC; H Y D R A OF HART COUNTY INC; LANTUUN DOHIO
FORGOOD INC DAF sponsor$273,75224 102013–2024 PILLARS OF HOPE INC; PULASKI COUNTY FRIENDS OF CASA INC; STOP CHILD TRAFFICKING NOW; B A B E S INC-CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION PROGRAM and 6 more
CHARITIES AID FOUNDATION AMERICA DAF sponsor$222,62612 42019–2024 SAFE KIDS KANSAS INC; FRIENDS OF WESTERN PA CARES FOR KIDS INC; NAVAJO COUNTY FRIENDS OF CASA INC; BIG CHILDRENS FOUNDATION INC
DOGWOOD HEALTH TRUST Private foundation$200,0002 12022–2023 ASPIRE POLK COUNTY A CHILD & FAMILY PARTNERSHIP
PARK COUNTY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$181,4376 12019–2024 SIXTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT CASA-GAL PROGRAM INC
NATIONAL CHRISTIAN CHARITABLE FOUNDATION funds this one DAF sponsor$174,20031 92012–2023 HOPE THRIVES NPO INC; BIG CHILDRENS FOUNDATION INC; FREEDOM NETWORK INTERNATIONAL INC; SEMINOLE COUNTY FRIENDS OF ABUSED CHILDREN INC and 5 more
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Where the money went

Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

2025 · Form 990EZ · $251,408 spent · pay $0 · grants $242,378 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Grants and similar amounts paid $242,378 96.4%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $6,251 2.5%
Fees to independent contractors $2,779 1.1%
Total$251,408100%

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2024 · Form 990EZ · $369,632 spent · pay $0 · grants $286,400 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Grants and similar amounts paid $286,400 77.5%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $82,793 22.4%
Fees to independent contractors $439 0.1%
Total$369,632100%

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2023 · Form 990 · $811,232 spent · pay $0 · grants $541,000 · events $3,467
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Grants to US organizations and governments $541,000$541,000-- 66.7%
Other (as described)Program Development $197,442$197,442-- 24.3%
Other (as described)Fund Development $64,702$64,702-- 8.0%
Fees: accounting $2,679-$2,679- 0.3%
Other (as described)Software & Technology $2,534-$2,534- 0.3%
Insurance $1,570-$1,570- 0.2%
All other expenses $703-$703- 0.1%
Other (as described)Administrative $602-$602- 0.1%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income -$3,467reported apart
Total$811,232100%

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2022 · Form 990 · $287,390 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other (as described)Program Development $164,942$164,942-- 57.4%
Other (as described)Fund Development $105,967$105,967-- 36.9%
Other (as described)Marketing Research $8,000-$8,000- 2.8%
Fees: other services $3,000-$3,000- 1.0%
Fees: accounting $1,650-$1,650- 0.6%
Other (as described)Administrative $1,591-$1,591- 0.6%
Insurance $1,249-$1,249- 0.4%
All other expenses $991-$991- 0.3%
Total$287,390100%

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