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Pardoned by Christ

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Cary, NC501(c)(3)Since 2025Crime & LegalEIN 20-8572454Revenue $408K in FY2025

On file with the IRSpardonedbychrist.comPo Box 1773, 27512-1773 · Cary, NCTax-exempt since Oct 2011Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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To restore lives affected by incarceration. To reach out to people affected by incarceration, who will receive the love and provision that is found in Jesus Christ. To restore individuals and their families to our communities through in-prison, transitional, and community programs.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
93¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 40 volunteers and 5 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
6 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $116K a year · 36% of revenue · last 6 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 6 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
93%
of spending
Looks good: 93% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
28 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 28.4 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $30K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
9
of 9 voting members
Looks good: 9 of 9 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$408K
+21% vs prior year
Spent
$241K
To programs
93%
Net assets
$1.0M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$408K
FY2025▲ +21%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$331K
FY2021$246K
FY2022$270K
FY2023$352K
FY2024$336K
FY2025$408K
Expenses
$241K
FY2025▲ +15%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$154K
FY2021$194K
FY2022$210K
FY2023$238K
FY2024$210K
FY2025$241K
Net assets
$1.0M
FY2025▲ +19%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$529K
FY2021$581K
FY2022$641K
FY2023$755K
FY2024$883K
FY2025$1.0M

From the FY2025 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Exemption reinstated (2010-05-15). Per the IRS revocation list. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Oct 2011.

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

Where the money goes

93 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 93% · $224K Management & general 7% · $18K

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

9 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Michael Shank
Founder/Executive Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Susan Daly
Board Chairman
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Bernadine Walden
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Brian Dickerson
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
David Sears
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Doug McLamb
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
John Peters
Board Member/Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Restores lives and families affected by incarceration through faith-based programs.

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1 program · $224K · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

To provide housing and rehabilitation for justice-involved individuals in North Carolina.

$224Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
Bob Barker Company Foundation INCFY2024$25K
Crossroads Fellowship FoundationFY2024$5K
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$30K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$408K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$265K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$120K
Investment incomeLn 3$16K
Money outPt IX
$241K
Ln 25
Programscol B$224K
Managementcol C$18K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.0M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$571K
Total assetsLn 16$1.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
9
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b9
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$265K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$120K
Investment incomeLn 3$16K
Other incomeLn 4–11$6K
Gains on assetsLn 7$23
Total revenueLn 12$408K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$69K
SavingsLn 2$503K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$571K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$478K
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$1.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$1.0M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 55
VolunteersI 640
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
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$397K$571K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$487K$478K
Total assetsLn 16$883K$1.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$883K$1.0M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$92K$92K
Payroll taxesLn 10$7K$7K
Accounting feesLn 11c$2K$2K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$0$0$0$0
Office expensesLn 13$5K$5K
Information technologyLn 14$9K$9K
OccupancyLn 16$82K$82K
TravelLn 17$7K$7K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$16K$16K
InsuranceLn 23$4K$1K$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$18K$18K
All other expensesLn 24e$0$0$0$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$241K$224K$18K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $408K$241K$166K$1.0M 990 PDF
FY2024 $336K$210K$126K$883K 990 PDF
FY2023 $352K$238K$114K$755K 990 PDF
FY2022 $270K$210K$59K$641K 990 PDF
FY2021 $246K$194K$52K$581K 990 PDF
FY2020 $331K$154K$177K$529K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $407,870 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $234,427$265,333
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $97,386$120,328
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $7,329$16,014
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$3,364$6,195
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $335,778$407,870
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $74,986$98,672
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $135,020$142,802
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $210,006$241,474
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $125,772$166,396
Part VI · Governance 9 of 9 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9
VI-1b Independent voting members9
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $407,870 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$265,333
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$265,333
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $120,328$120,328
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $15,991$15,991
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $23$23
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $6,195$6,195
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $120,328 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $22,209$407,870
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $241,474 across 12 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $91,660$91,660
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $7,012$7,012
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $1,500$1,500
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $4,968$4,968
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $8,934$8,934
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $81,953$81,953
IX-17 TravelPrograms $7,018$7,018
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $16,337$16,337
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $1,391 · Management $2,550$3,941
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $18,151$18,151
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $223,522 · Management $17,952 · Fundraising $0$241,474
Part X · Balance sheet $1,049,678 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $100,669$68,719
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $295,834$502,717
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $486,779$478,242
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $0$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $883,282$1,049,678
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $883,282$1,049,678
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $883,282$1,049,678
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $883,282$1,049,678
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,049,678 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$407,870
XI-2 Total expenses$241,474
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$166,396
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$883,282
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,049,678

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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