Is it real?
Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Apr 1980.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File
Where the money goes
59 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.
Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.
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Who runs it and what they're paid
17 people listed on the 990; $301K paid to officers and key staff.
Jacob Bissaillon’s $150K as Executive Di is at the 63rd percentile of top reported officer pay among 1147 $1–10M crime & legal nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.
Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 2 named individuals · Part VII
| Name | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | FY2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jonathan J Houston | — | $214,401 | $236,972 | $185,020 | $123,118 | $172,662 |
| Jacob Bissaillon | $150,000 | $86,539 | — | — | — | — |
Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.
See Justice Assistance executive salaries →Questions the 990 asks
The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.
- Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
- Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo
Programs and updates
Helps offenders repay victims and communities through work and restitution programs.
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Project Victim Services
Provide vital referrals and assistance to victims of crime to perform the function as a witness and to become whole as an individual. Services include day transportation, day care, and employer intervention.
Project Restitution
Provide opportunities for offenders to perform volunteer or unpaid work in order to make restitution to their communities for harm caused by their offenses. Provided a process for offenders to repay victims for all or part of damages incurred.
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Who pays for it.
From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.
Grants
By the numbers
The FY2024 990, line by line.
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| Line | Start FY24 | End FY24 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash and savingsLn 1–2 | $119K | $89K |
| Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c | $365K | $1.2M |
| Total assetsLn 16 | $593K | $1.6M |
| LiabilitiesLn 26 | $123K | $1.0M |
| Net assetsLn 32 | $470K | $535K |
| Line | Total | Programs | Management | Fundraising |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other salaries and wagesLn 7 | $1.3M | $782K | $562K | |
| Other employee benefitsLn 9 | $99K | $74K | $25K | |
| Payroll taxesLn 10 | $116K | $87K | $29K | |
| Accounting feesLn 11c | $30K | $30K | ||
| Other fees for servicesLn 11g | $465K | $232K | $232K | |
| Office expensesLn 13 | $4K | $4K | ||
| OccupancyLn 16 | $126K | $63K | $63K | |
| TravelLn 17 | $20K | $3K | $17K | |
| InterestLn 20 | $6K | $6K | ||
| Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22 | $21K | $21K | ||
| Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24 | $91K | $91K | ||
| All other expensesLn 24e | $29K | $24K | $5K | |
| Total functional expensesLn 25 | $2.4M | $1.4M | $969K | $0 |
Filing history
| Year | Money in | Money out | In minus out | Net assets | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 LatestFiled with the IRS Jan 15, 2026 | $2.9M | $2.3M | $565K | $996K | 990 PDF |
| FY2024 ViewingFiled with the IRS Apr 21, 2025 | $2.4M | $2.4M | $63K | $535K | 990 PDF |
| FY2023Filed with the IRS Nov 28, 2023 | $2.6M | $2.2M | $381K | $470K | 990 PDF |
| FY2022Filed with the IRS Sep 22, 2022 | $1.1M | $1.2M | −$56K | $90K | 990 PDF |
| FY2021Filed with the IRS Jan 7, 2022 | $466K | $574K | −$108K | $98K | 990 PDF |
| FY2020Filed with the IRS Jan 18, 2021 | $618K | $637K | −$19K | $133K | 990 PDF |
Schedules filed Part IV
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $2,412,711 revenue, 12 lines filed
Part VI · Governance 17 of 17 board members independent, 1 to look at
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $2,412,711 across 6 lines filed
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $2,350,105 across 12 lines filed
Part X · Balance sheet $1,570,862 assets, 11 lines filed
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $534,646 net assets at year end
Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File
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