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Registered — Calgary, AB — Charitable Organization
Scores: Legitimacy 98/100 · Effectiveness 82/100
Financials: Revenue $181,808 · Expenditures $235,735
Freedom Tree is a Calgary-based charity focused on reducing maternal and infant mortality in Sierra Leone through literacy, education, training, and medical services — a distinctive mission that channels the vast majority of its budget internationally. While it earns a strong trust grade and keeps overhead lean, its revenue has been highly volatile and it ran a notable deficit in 2024, warranting donor attention to sustainability. With 14 years of CRA registration and peer-normal reserves, it has demonstrated staying power despite funding swings.
Our Verdict: Freedom Tree is a legitimate, lean organization delivering education and health programming in Sierra Leone, but its volatile revenue and 2024 deficit ($54K shortfall on $182K revenue) mean donors should feel confident in its mission alignment while keeping an eye on whether the charity can stabilize its funding base. Program spending and fundraising efficiency are both solid, and compensation costs are well below the peer median — overall a credible steward of donor dollars, though not without financial risk.