Freed People
Donations deductibleRevenue
$1.2m
year to 31 December 2025
Expenses
$1.2m
year to 31 December 2025
Total assets
$454k
$4k liabilities
Net assets
$450k
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
4
4.4 years on average
Staff
5
50 volunteers
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
Officers and senior staff
6
named in Part VII
Freed People's network
4 people5 organisationsi4 people and 5 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (4). Violet dotted lines (6) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.The board
4 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.Time served and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed time served is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 7 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI; we list 4 in Part VII (Part VII does not always name every voting member).| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brent Teeter | Board Member | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| David Hargrave | Board Member | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Michael Wroughton | Board Member | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Steve Stone | Board Member | 2022 | 4 yrs |
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more
Officers and senior leadership
6 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.| Name | Title as filed | On the filings |
|---|---|---|
| Brandy Zeigler | Employee | since 2023 |
| Carmen Shelton | Vice President | since 2023 |
| Cory Roberts | Employee | 2023 |
| David Bream | Treasurer | since 2023 |
| Donald Williams | Employee | 2024 |
| Matt Shelton | President | since 2023 |
Pay and hours
year to 31 December 2025iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.| Name | Title as filed | Hours a week | Pay from the organisation | Related organisations | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Shelton | President | 40 | $128k | ||
| Carmen Shelton | Vice President | 40 | $75k | ||
| Brandy Zeigler | Employee | 40 | $63k | ||
| Donald Williams | Employee | 40 | $60k | ||
| Angela Thorne | Employee | 40 | $29k | ||
| David Bream | Treasurer | 5 | $6k | ||
| Brent Teeter | Board Member | 3 | $0 | ||
| David Hargrave | Board Member | 3 | $0 | ||
| Michael Wroughton | Board Member | 3 | $0 | ||
| Steve Stone | Board Member | 3 | $0 |
About
- Legal name
- Freed People
- EIN
- 883814746
- Address
- 824 S Crowley Rd, Crowley, TX, 76036-3684
- State
- Texas
- Mission
- Freed People ignites hope by redeeming destinies and restoring families. Our faith leads us to believe there are no hopeless situations, only hopeless feelings Freed People supports organizations that rescue girls from sex trafficking , prosecutes traffickers, and assists in returning girls/people to society. (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- P99 Human services
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Human Services
- Size band
- 4 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 2022
- Principal officer
- Matt Shelton (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 March 2023
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 3, latest 2024
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥4years on the filingsBrent Teeter
≥4years on the filingsDavid Hargrave
≥4years on the filingsMichael Wroughton
≥4years on the filingsSteve Stone
Latest return
year to 31 December 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 December 2025. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $454k
- Total liabilities
- $4k
- Net assets or fund balances
- $450k
- Contributions and grants received
- $1.2m
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Grants and similar paid out
- $551k
- Employees
- 5
- Volunteers
- 50
Filed finances
1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.| Tax year | Total revenue | Total expenses | Surplus or deficit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1m | $922k | $115k |
As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.
Grants paid
12 listediFrom Schedule I of the Form 990: grants and assistance to organisations in the United States, largest first (up to 25). Schedule I is filed only by organisations that gave more than $5,000 to any one recipient.| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Texas Counter-Trafficking Initiative | $86k | |
| 4theONE Foundation | $77k | |
| Rescue Hill | restorative care | $28k |
| Milestone Ranch | restorative care | $23k |
| Heaven's Army of Resources & Recreation Center | restorative care | $21k |
| The Fountains Fellowship Counseling Center | restorative care | $15k |
| ReInspire | restorative care | $12k |
| Refuge City | restorative care | $10k |
| Rescue Her | $10k | |
| No Trafficking Zone | $9k | |
| Different Day Foundation | restorative care | $8k |
| Traffick911 | $6k |
State registration
1 entityiBusiness-entity registers published by US states. These records are matched to this organisation by name and state, not by EIN, and are labelled as likely matches. Street addresses are not shown.Freed People likely matchiMatched by exact name and state (and ZIP where shown). State registers do not publish EINs, so this is not a confirmed match. Source: Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts, entity data (data.texas.gov 9cir-efmm). Licence not stated. Data last fetched 18 October 2026.
- State
- Texas
- Entity type
- nonprofit corporation
- Status
- Active
- Formed
- 10 August 2022
- Registered agent
- Not stated
This register does not publish officers or directors.