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Freedom Church Alliance

Public charity · Grantmaker Houston, TX EIN: 46-3864198 Website

Uniting and equipping the Church to fight human trafficking.

Freedom Church Alliance at a glance

In short: Freedom Church Alliance gave $125K across 7 grants in 2025 (avg $18K), mostly in Texas. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$124,762
-5.2% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
7
+16.7% vs 2024
Average grant
$17,823
-18.7% vs 2024
Median grant
$20,000
Total assets
$347,328
+1.3% vs 2024
Primary geography
Texas (64% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated November 2026.

Who Freedom Church Alliance funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 7 recipients in 2025

The Joseph Project: $25KThe Joseph Project$25KElijah Rising: $21KElijah Rising$21KRefuge for Women: $20KRefuge for Women$20KStreet Grace: $20KStreet Grace$20KRescue America: $19KRescue America$19KLove People Not Pixels Inc: $10KLove People Not Pixels Inc$10KUnbound Now: $10KUnbound Now$10K

The largest 2025 recipient was The Joseph Project ($25K). Together the top 7 received $125K.

Grant Size Distribution

36 grants across all recorded years

35<$50K$50–100K1$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 35 grants of 36 (97%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

4states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 7 itemized grants.

Cities

HoustonLexingtonPearlandSpringColumbiaConroeCypressGross Pointe FmFort WorthKaty

How Freedom Church Alliance gives

  • Giving fell 29% from 2022 to 2025. Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$50K$100K$150K$200K8 grants2020 11 grants2021 6 grants2022 6 grants2023 6 grants2024 7 grants2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $67K (2023) to $175K (2022). In 2025 it made 7 grants totaling $125K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
The Joseph Project Gross Pointe Fm, MIProgram Support$25,000
Elijah Rising Houston, TXProgram Support$21,230
Refuge for Women Lexington, KYProgram Support$20,000
Street Grace Houston, TXProgram Support$20,000
Rescue America Houston, TXProgram Support$18,532
Love People Not Pixels Inc Pearland, TXProgram Support$10,000
Unbound Now Fort Worth, TXProgram Support$10,000
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrants
2025$347,328$386,505$385,231$124,7627
2024$342,989$399,806$350,337$131,5506
2023$294,890$486,950$271,912$67,1506
2022$80,205$373,116$477,506$175,1006
2021$186,782$384,338$245,166$131,35011
2020$46,410$200,974$213,076$112,0008

About Freedom Church Alliance

Based on IRS filings

Freedom Church Alliance is a public charity focused on religion, based in Houston, TX. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $347K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 7 grants totaling $125K.

Focus Areas

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Freedom Church Alliance is led by Christa Freyhof, Executive Director on the 2025 filing; 1 of 6 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Christa Freyhof

    Executive Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    40 hrs/week

    $63K (2025)

  • Leigh Kohler

    President

    On filings since 2020

    25 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Echo Green

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kara Barrow

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kathleen Pennington

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Joe Lee

    Treasurer

    Director → Treasurer, 2025

    On filings since 2022

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (3)
  • Former: Pete Ramirez (2020–2024) — Treasurer
  • Former: Debra Parker (2020–2021) — Director
  • Former: Natalie Mantel (2020–2021) — Director

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Compensation Overview

From 2025 IRS filing

Christa Freyhof — Executive Dir.: $63KChrista FreyhofExecutive Dir.$63K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $63K, to Christa Freyhof (Executive Dir.).

Frequently asked questions about Freedom Church Alliance

How much does Freedom Church Alliance give each year?

Freedom Church Alliance gave $125K across 7 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $132K across 6 grants.

What is Freedom Church Alliance's typical grant size?

Freedom Church Alliance's median grant in 2025 was $20,000, and its average grant was $17,823, across 7 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990.

Where does Freedom Church Alliance give grants?

Freedom Church Alliance gives mostly in Texas: 64% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The next largest states were Michigan (20%) and Kentucky (16%). The most frequent recipient cities were Houston, TX (3 grants).

Does Freedom Church Alliance give general operating support?

Not in 2025: none of the 7 grants with a stated purpose on Freedom Church Alliance's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Program Support" (7 grants).

Who are Freedom Church Alliance's largest grantees?

Freedom Church Alliance's largest 2025 grantees include The Joseph Project ($25,000), Elijah Rising ($21,230) and Refuge for Women ($20,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. Together they received 53% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.

How large is Freedom Church Alliance?

Freedom Church Alliance reported $347K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $387K.

What is Freedom Church Alliance?

Freedom Church Alliance is a public charity focused on religion, based in Houston, TX. It holds $347K in total assets as of 2025.

What is Freedom Church Alliance's EIN?

Freedom Church Alliance's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 46-3864198. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

Data last updated November 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

Data update history

(7)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS September 18, 2026)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS March 31, 2021)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 2, 2022)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 5, 2023)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS March 1, 2024)
  6. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS October 15, 2025)
  7. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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