Getting Out and Staying Out INC

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GOSO partners with people impacted by arrest and incarceration on a journey of education, employment and emotional wellbeing and collaborates with NYC communities to support a culture of nonviolence.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
80¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 300 volunteers and 67 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
2 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $27K a year · under 1% of revenue · last 6 filings
Concern: a surplus in 2 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
80%
of spending
Looks good: 80% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$817K
to officers and key staff · 11% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 11% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Concern: 0.2 months of spending in cash; under 2 weeks.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
25
named funders · $2.8M
Looks good: 25 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$5.2M
77% of total assets
Worth a look: liabilities are 77% of assets; over 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
17
of 17 voting members
Looks good: 17 of 17 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$7.8M
+21% vs prior year
Spent
$7.1M
To programs
80%
Net assets
$1.5M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$7.8M
FY2025▲ +21%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$4.4M
FY2021$5.9M
FY2022$6.5M
FY2023$6.7M
FY2024$6.4M
FY2025$7.8M
Expenses
$7.1M
FY2025▼ -2%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$4.6M
FY2021$5.3M
FY2022$6.6M
FY2023$6.9M
FY2024$7.3M
FY2025$7.1M
Net assets
$1.5M
FY2025▲ +55%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.6M
FY2021$2.2M
FY2022$2.0M
FY2023$1.8M
FY2024$996K
FY2025$1.5M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Feb 2004.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

80 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 80% · $5.7M Management & general 12% · $884K Fundraising 7% · $525K

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

23 people listed on the 990; $817K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
CEO & Chief Program Officer
$199,040Pt VII · Sec A
VP Finance & Controller
$145,277Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Advocacy Officer
$130,919Pt VII · Sec A
VP of Clinical Services
$117,820Pt VII · Sec A
Chief People Officer
$117,654Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Career Services
$105,961Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Michelle Pryce-Screen’s $199K as CEO & Chief Program Officer is at the 86th 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 · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Vikki Pryor—$240,000————
Vikki Lynn Pryor——$240,000$147,692——
Jocelynne Rainey———$202,692$172,214—
Michelle Pryce-Screen$199,040$174,294$156,640$107,692——
Adine Schuman-Pusey—$161,108————
Tula Daniel$145,277$138,231$127,731$113,985——
Omar Jackson$130,919$127,152$115,304———
Abbi Robinson-Hobson——$105,705$125,846$29,296—

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.

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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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Helps formerly incarcerated individuals find jobs, education, and emotional support, fostering nonviolence in communities.

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1 program · $5.7M · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Since its founding, goso has served over 15,000 young people who have been impacted by the legal system, partnering with them to further their education, obtain meaningful employment, achieve emotional well-being, and become exposed to possibilities beyond their perception.

$5.7Mprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
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Grants paid · 6 grants · $1.5M · 2019–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$233,052
Unitemized GrantFY2023$230,267
Unitemized GrantFY2022$171,314
Unitemized GrantFY2021$209,186
Unitemized GrantFY2020$207,080
Unitemized GrantFY2019$405,664

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$7.8M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$7.0M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$394K
Other incomeLn 4–11$352K
Money outPt IX
$7.1M
Ln 25
Programscol B$5.7M
Managementcol C$884K
Fundraisingcol D$525K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.5M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$141K
Total assetsLn 16$6.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$5.2M
PeoplePt VI, VII
23
listed · VII A
PaidVII A6
Voting boardVI 1a17
IndependentVI 1b17
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$7.0M
Government grantsLn 1e$4.9M
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$378K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$394K
Other incomeLn 4–11$352K
Total revenueLn 12$7.8M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$141K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$141K
Pledges and grants receivableLn 3$2.6M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$155K
Other assetsLn 15$3.9M
Total assetsLn 16$6.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$5.2M
Net assetsLn 32$1.5M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 567
VolunteersI 6300
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$259K$141K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$224K$155K
Total assetsLn 16$6.9M$6.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$5.9M$5.2M
Net assetsLn 32$996K$1.5M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$233K$233K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$210K$178K$10K$21K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$3.8M$3.0M$453K$287K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$527K$429K$59K$39K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$24K$19K$3K$2K
Payroll taxesLn 10$389K$317K$43K$29K
Accounting feesLn 11c$32K$32K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$144K$144K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$509K$465K$22K$22K
Office expensesLn 13$125K$81K$6K$39K
Information technologyLn 14$121K$98K$9K$14K
OccupancyLn 16$777K$694K$55K$28K
TravelLn 17$13K$12K$1K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$70K$57K$5K$8K
InsuranceLn 23$50K$40K$4K$6K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$135K$67K$37K$31K
Total functional expensesLn 25$7.1M$5.7M$884K$525K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Apr 22, 2026 $7.8M$7.1M$637K$1.5M 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS Mar 31, 2025 $6.4M$7.3M−$821K$996K 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS May 10, 2024 $6.7M$6.9M−$215K$1.8M 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Apr 27, 2023 $6.5M$6.6M−$144K$2.0M 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Mar 29, 2022 $5.9M$5.3M$612K$2.2M 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Apr 20, 2021 $4.4M$4.6M−$229K$1.6M 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support J · Pay O · Explanations
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $7,775,376 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $6,422,813$7,030,039
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $14,025$393,828
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $3,841$351,509
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $6,440,679$7,775,376
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $230,267$233,052
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $4,850,786$4,927,626
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $2,181,042$1,978,115
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $7,262,095$7,138,793
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$821,416$636,583
Part VI · Governance 17 of 17 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body17
VI-1b Independent voting members17
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $7,775,376 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$377,988
VIII-1e Government grants$4,939,476
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,712,575
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$7,030,039
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $393,828$393,828
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $351,509$351,509
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $393,828 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $351,509$7,775,376
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $7,138,793 across 16 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $233,052$233,052
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $178,306 · Management $10,489 · Fundraising $20,977$209,772
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $3,039,617 · Management $452,673 · Fundraising $286,638$3,778,928
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $429,037 · Management $58,684 · Fundraising $38,958$526,679
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $19,160 · Management $2,758 · Fundraising $1,692$23,610
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $316,587 · Management $43,303 · Fundraising $28,747$388,637
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $32,500$32,500
IX-11d Lobbying feesManagement $144,000$144,000
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $465,255 · Management $21,517 · Fundraising $22,298$509,070
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $80,541 · Management $6,125 · Fundraising $38,539$125,205
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $97,826 · Management $9,350 · Fundraising $14,084$121,260
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $694,244 · Management $54,795 · Fundraising $28,104$777,143
IX-17 TravelPrograms $12,079 · Management $1,342$13,421
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $57,481 · Management $5,172 · Fundraising $7,791$70,444
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $40,293 · Management $3,851 · Fundraising $5,801$49,945
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $66,968 · Management $37,281 · Fundraising $30,878$135,127
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $5,730,446 · Management $883,840 · Fundraising $524,507$7,138,793
Part X · Balance sheet $6,775,435 assets, 14 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $259,296$140,577
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $1,910,720$2,626,805
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $224,311$155,053
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $4,480,840$3,853,000
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $6,875,167$6,775,435
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $643,605$550,402
X-19 Deferred revenue$95,368
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $548,744$535,833
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $4,686,364$4,052,795
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $5,878,713$5,234,398
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $251,637$387,962
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $744,817$1,153,075
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $996,454$1,541,037
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $6,875,167$6,775,435
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,541,037 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$7,775,376
XI-2 Total expenses$7,138,793
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$636,583
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$996,454
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$92,000
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,541,037

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