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This is Freedom House's nonprofit financial profile on ProPublica, showing tax filings and funding sources. Freedom House produces democracy and human rights indices relevant to AI governance research on how authoritarian vs. democratic contexts affect AI deployment and oversight.

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Summary

This ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer page provides financial data for Freedom House Inc, a Washington DC-based 501(c)(3) focused on international human rights. The organization reported $90.3M in revenue for 2024, with 99.6% from contributions, indicating heavy reliance on grants. This financial transparency resource documents the scale and funding of a key democracy-monitoring organization.

Key Points

  • Freedom House is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit focused on international human rights, tax-exempt since October 1943.
  • 2024 revenue was $90.3M, with 99.6% from contributions, suggesting significant government and foundation grant funding.
  • Total assets of $29.8M against $12M in liabilities reflect a moderately leveraged nonprofit balance sheet.
  • Executive compensation totaled $4.19M (4.7% of expenses), with other salaries at $15.7M (17.7%).
  • Freedom House produces democracy indices used in AI governance research to assess political freedom contexts globally.

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 Freedom House Inc

 
 
 Washington, DC

 
 Tax-exempt since Oct. 1943
 

 
 EIN: 13-1656647

 
 

 
 
 
 
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 Organization summary

 
 
 
 Type of Nonprofit

 
 Designated as a 501(c)(3) 

 

 
 Organizations for any of the following purposes: religious, educational, charitable, scientific, literary, testing for public safety, fostering national or international amateur sports competition (as long as it doesn't provide athletic facilities or equipment), or the prevention of cruelty to children or animals. 
 
 

 

 
 Category :
 International, Foreign Affairs and National Security /
 International Human Rights 
 (NTEE) 
 

 Donations to this organization are tax deductible. 

 

 
 
 

 
 
 
 
 Summary charts: organization finances over time

 Revenue $90.3M (2024) 

 Expenses $88.8M (2024) 

 Total Assets $29.8M (2024) 

 Total Liabilities $12M (2024) 

 Source: Form 990 tax filings from 2011 to 2024 
 
 
 

 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 Tax Filings and Audits by Year

 
 
 
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 Fiscal Year Ending June 
 2025 
 

 
 
 
 No Extracted Financial Data

 
 

 
 
 Form 990 documents are not available for this tax period, but audit documents are available for download.
 

 
 
 

 

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 Audit

 Audit for an entity that spends $750,000+ in federal grant money in a fiscal year

 
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 Fiscal Year Ending June 
 2024 
 

 
 
 
 Extracted Financial Data

 
 

 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 
 Extracted Financial Data from Form 990

 

 
 
 Revenue 
 
 $90,305,550
 
 
 
 
 
 Expenses 
 
 $88,758,068
 
 
 
 Net Income 
 
 $1,547,482
 
 
 
 Net Ass

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