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IN AN ENVIRONMENT WHERE THE FREEDOM TO THINK, TO CONTRIBUTE TO A COMMUNITY, AND EVEN TO DREAM ABOUT WHAT IS POSSIBLE IS TOO OFTEN CURTAILED, FREEDOM READS REMINDS THOSE INSIDE THAT THEY HAVE NOT BEEN FORGOTTEN. false false 3054694 FREEDOM LIBRARIES, PROVIDING CURATED 500-BOOK LIBRARY COLLECTIONS ALONG WITH THE PRODUCTION OF CUSTOM-MADE BOOKSHELVES, SPECIALIZED FREEDOM EDITIONS BOOKS, BOOK CIRCLES TO PROVIDE BOOKS OUTSIDE OF FORMAL FREEDOM LIBRARIES, AND A LIBRARY MEMBERSHIP PROGRAM, ALL IN CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES. FREEDOM LIBRARIES, PROVIDE ACCESS TO LITERATURE IN EMANCIPATORY WAYS THAT ALLOW THOSE WHO INTERACT WITH THE BOOKS TO HAVE A WIDE RANGE OF POTENTIAL IMPACTS THAT INCLUDE, SPARKING CREATIVITY AND IMAGINATION FOR INCARCERATED INDIVIDUALS AND TRANSFORMING THEIR INTERNAL NARRATIVES, ADVANCING NARRATIVES AROUND LIBERATION AND JUSTICE AMONG INMATES AND CORRECTIONAL STAFF, AND BRINGING BEAUTY AND ART INTO THE HARSH PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT OF PRISON HOUSING UNITS. 184559 FREEDOM STORIES, FOSTERING NARRATIVE CHANGE IN THE CONCEPT AND TREATMENT OF INCARCERATED AND FORMERLY INCARCERATED INDIVIDUALS BY TRAINING AND EMPOWERING FREEDOM AMBASSADORS AND OTHERS TO DRAW ON THEIR EXPERIENCES INSIDE PRISONS TO CREATE CAMPAIGNS TO RAISE AWARENESS AND CHANGE POLICY. FREEDOM STORIES ALSO INCLUDE THE PRISON LETTERS PROJECT, WHICH AIMS TO AMPLIFY THE VOICES OF THOSE WHO ARE INCARCERATED AND CREATE A WAY FOR ADVOCATES TO LEARN OF THEIR EXPERIENCES AND OFFER HELP. 137559 FREEDOM AMBASSADORS, FEATURING LITERARY TALKS AND MEDIA PRODUCTIONS, CAREER OPPORTUNITIES FOR FORMER RESIDENTS (FREEDOM FELLOWS), THE LITERATURE TO LIFE PARTNERSHIP TO BRING SPECIFIC BOOKS INTO PRISONS AS SOLO SHOWS, AND THE FREEDOM TAKES, A PODCAST GEARED TOWARD LISTENERS INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF PRISON. 1718 COMMUNICATIONS. 1718 3378530 true true false false false false false false false false true false false true true true true false false false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 48 0 14 true false false false false false false false false false false false false X 5 5 false false false false false false false true true false false false true true true false false true false false CT X X THE ORGANIZATION THE ORGANIZATION 2407655470 2666 STATE STREET SUITE 5A 2666 STATE STREET SUITE 5A HAMDEN CT 06517 TRACEY MEARES BOARD CHAIR 2.00 X 0 0 0 DEBORAH LEFF VICE CHAIR 2.00 X 0 0 0 HELENA HUANG SECRETARY 2.00 X 0 0 0 ROBERT RABEN BOARD DIRECT 2.00 X 0 0 0 REGINALD DWAYNE BETTS FOUNDER & CE 40.00 X X 172218 0 14339 TYLER SPERRAZZA PRODUCTION D 40.00 X 119631 0 10257 291849 24596 2 false true false JJOINERS 2664 STATE STREET HAMDEN CT 06517 LIBRARIES FABR. 1165766 WOODSOUTH REVIVAL LLC 836 TOLEDANO STREET NEW ORLEANS LA 70115 LIBRARIES FABR. 179655 2 14497436 8842 14497436 33799 33799 20697 21739 -1042 -1042 -1042 MERCHANDISE SALES 1275 1275 1275 14531468 1275 32757 186557 111934 18656 55967 698616 466927 160496 71193 190872 130970 19331 40571 69871 45810 14297 9764 33711 10524 23187 65937 65937 20 20 461327 67830 309147 84350 198878 63952 49159 85767 23978 4418 13719 5841 87170 7387 77222 2561 148813 121904 18718 8191 143718 105995 12667 25056 3942 384 3558 43093 191 42902 5503 5503 BOOKS 899983 878997 965 20021 LIBRARY - LABOR 810781 810781 LIBRARY - MATERIALS 398228 398037 71 120 BOOK CIRCLES - BOOK & SHI 51298 51298 115131 101191 11726 2214 4637427 3378530 847281 411616 4415057 5122233 2048043 5913862 437078 7216 44735 797629 43093 225247 754536 15867 24149 133605 1301036 4796992 15645672 406520 183656 134688 1312234 541208 1495890 X 4235784 7837670 20000 6312112 4255784 14149782 4796992 15645672 9894041 -43 X false true X true false X 6175354 14497436 20672790 6175354 14497436 20672790 14418200 6254590 12 33799 33811 20706601 1275 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 710846 35829 675017 55283 7264 48019 31500 31500 754536 ROU ASSET 1301036 1301036 LEASE LIABILITY 1312234 1312234 X 14531405 -43 -43 14531448 20 20 14531468 4637407 4637407 20 20 4637427 SCHEDULE D, PAGE 3, PART X THE ORGANIZATION, UNDER CHAPTER 602 OF THE CONNECTICUT REVISED NONSTOCK CORPORATION ACT AS A TAX-EXEMPT ENTITY, HAS BEEN GRANTED TAX-EXEMPT STATUS UNDER INTERNAL REVENUE CODE SECTION 501(C)(3), AND IS, THEREFORE, GENERALLY EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL AND STATE INCOME TAXES. ACCORDINGLY, NO PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES HAS BEEN PROVIDED FOR IN THE ACCOMPANYING FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. ASC 740-10, "INCOME TAXES", REQUIRES THE ORGANIZATION TO EVALUATE AND DISCLOSE TAX POSITIONS THAT COULD HAVE AN EFFECT ON THE ORGANIZATION'S FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. THE ORGANIZATION REPORTS ITS ACTIVITIES TO THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE AND TO THE STATE OF CONNECTICUT ON AN ANNUAL BASIS. THIS INFORMATIONAL RETURN IS GENERALLY SUBJECT TO AUDIT AND REVIEW BY THE GOVERNMENTAL AGENCIES FOR A PERIOD OF THREE YEARS AFTER FILING. SUBSTANTIALLY ALL OF THE ORGANIZATION'S INCOME, EXPENDITURES AND ACTIVITIES RELATE TO ITS EXEMPT PURPOSE, THEREFORE, MANAGEMENT HAS DETERMINED THAT THE ORGANIZATION IS NOT SUBJECT TO MATERIAL UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME TAXES AND WILL CONTINUE TO QUALIFY AS TAX-EXEMPT. X false false false false false false false false false REGINALD DWAYNE BETTS FOUNDER & CEO 172218 14339 186557 FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION FREEDOM READS' MISSION IS TO INSPIRE AND CONFRONT WHAT PRISON DOES TO THE SPIRIT. WE BRING BEAUTIFUL, HANDCRAFTED BOOKCASES INTO PRISONS, TRANSFORMING CELLBLOCKS INTO FREEDOM LIBRARIES. THE FREEDOM LIBRARY IS A PHYSICAL INTERVENTION INTO THE LANDSCAPE OF PLASTIC AND STEEL AND LONELINESS THAT CHARACTERIZES PRISON. IN AN ENVIRONMENT WHERE THE FREEDOM TO THINK, TO CONTRIBUTE TO A COMMUNITY, AND EVEN TO DREAM ABOUT WHAT IS POSSIBLE IS TOO OFTEN CURTAILED, FREEDOM READS REMINDS THOSE INSIDE THAT THEY HAVE NOT BEEN FORGOTTEN. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4D COMMUNICATIONS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B THE 990 IS REVIEWED BY THE ORGANIZATION'S CFO AND CONTROLLER, WHO THEN REVIEW THE 990 WITH THE CEO. ONCE THOSE REVIEWS ARE COMPLETED, THE DRAFT 990 WILL BE PROVIDED TO THE BOARD CHAIR FOR REVIEW AND INPUT BEFORE FILING. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS DISCUSSED ANNUALLY AT A BOARD MEETING TO ADDRESS ANY CONFLICTS OF INTEREST. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A THE BOARD USED THE CANDID EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION GUIDE AS WELL AS OTHER SOURCES FOR SETTING THE SALARY OF THE CEO. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 A SUMMARY VERSION OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS WILL BE POSTED ON THE ORGANIZATION'S WEBSITE WHICH IS UNDER NEW CONSTRUCTION AND A LINK WILL BE PROVIDED TO THE 990. IN ADDITION, THESE DOCUMENTS MAY BE PROVIDED UPON REQUEST.