Freedom Life Ministries
Freedom Life is a faith-based nonprofit grounded in values of restoration and accountability helping justice involved individuals and their families break the cycle of incarceration. We provide inclusive evidence-informed support to justice-involved people to help them achieve long-term stability. FL offers two service tracks to ensure care is accessible respectful and effective for everyone we serve. The Personal Development Track non-faith-based provides evidence-based services focused on behavioral change life skills employment readiness and successful community reintegration. The Faith-Based Track includes all core services with the additional of optional spiritual support pastoral care and opportunities for faith-centered growth and connection. With a 15% recidivism rate well below the state and national average of 44% Freedom Life demonstrates the power of consistent community-based support.
Freedom Life Ministries at a glance
- Total assets
- $2,830,504
- +82.6% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $1,980,241
- +43.7% vs 2024
- Net investment income (2025)
- $24,224
- +124.9% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $1,365,127
- +14.6% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated October 2026.
Who Freedom Life Ministries funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
1 grant across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $50–100K range: 1 grant of 1 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
States
Cities
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $3K (2022) to $70K (2021). In 2024 it reported $14K in grants paid, as a total without an itemized list.
Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| CareReach Inc Asheville, NC | Peer Support Specialist | $70,050 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2,830,504 | $1,980,241 | $1,365,127 | — | — | $24,224 |
| 2024 | $1,550,232 | $1,378,296 | $1,191,462 | $13,880 | Total only | $10,773 |
| 2023 | $1,777,240 | $1,406,362 | $1,089,769 | $8,542 | Total only | $4,635 |
| 2022 | $1,464,791 | $719,338 | $1,051,078 | $2,950 | Total only | $154 |
| 2021 | $1,769,942 | $1,945,477 | $816,467 | $70,050 | 1 | $5,759 |
| 2020 | $656,327 | $991,512 | $602,736 | $3,235 | Total only | $-9,300 |
| 2019 | $203,843 | $618,826 | $520,679 | — | — | — |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
About Freedom Life Ministries
Based on IRS filings
Freedom Life Ministries is a public charity focused on Crime & Legal Related, based in Marion, NC. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $2.8M in total assets. Net investment income was $24K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Freedom Life Ministries is led by Danny Hampton, Executive Director on every filing since 2019; 1 of 9 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Danny Hampton
Executive Director
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$48K (2019) → $66K (2025)
Doug Beane-Hall
Chairman
Vice President → Chairman, 2023
On filings since 2020
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Art Reagle
Director
Director → Treasurer, 2024
Treasurer → Director, 2025
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Laura Powell
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Robert McNeely
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Roberta Long
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Wendy Gibson
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Michael McEnery
Vice Chairman
Baord Member → Vice President, 2023
Vice President → Vice Chairman, 2025
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Joseph Bo McMinn
Secretary
Board Member → Secretary, 2022
On filings since 2021
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (9)
- Former: David Grant (2021–2023) — Director
- Former: Jason Wallace (2022–2023) — Director
- Former: Brandi Behlke (2019–2022) — Board Member
- Former: Marlene Houk (2019–2022) — Treasurer
- Former: Anthony Collins (2020–2022) — President
- Former: Willette McIntosh (2021–2022) — Board Member
- Former: Bill Warren (2019–2021) — Secretary
- Former: Terry Valentino (2020–2021) — Board Member
- Former: Bo McMinn (2020) — Board Member
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "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
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $66K, to Danny Hampton (Executive Director).
Frequently asked questions about Freedom Life Ministries
How large is Freedom Life Ministries?
Freedom Life Ministries reported $2.8M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $2.0M.
What is Freedom Life Ministries?
Freedom Life Ministries is a public charity focused on Crime & Legal Related, based in Marion, NC. It holds $2.8M in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Freedom Life Ministries operate?
Freedom Life Ministries has awarded grants in North Carolina.
What is Freedom Life Ministries's EIN?
Freedom Life Ministries's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 46-1322178. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(6)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS October 26, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS November 14, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS April 19, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS February 12, 2026)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 18, 2026)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 8, 2022)
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