Innocent EIN 38-3620946

Innocent FY2024 filing

EIN  38-3620946 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Grand Haven, MI
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Helps wrongly convicted individuals prove their innocence and gain freedom.
Leadership
Mark Hartman · President · $88K
Money in and out
$453K revenue, $457K expenses
Bottom line
84% program efficiency

Helps wrongly convicted individuals prove their innocence and gain freedom. For fiscal year 2024 it reported $453K in revenue, $457K in expenses, and $158K in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2024
Total revenue
$453K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$457K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$158K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): −$4K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.84 Management & general $0.16
Program efficiency
84%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
1.1mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
-1%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2024 · Form 990
Revenue
$453K
FY2024▲ +32%
Expenses
$457K
FY2024▲ +25%
Total assets
$158K
FY2024▼ -3%
Total liabilities
$0
FY2024▼ -100%
Total revenue
$453K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$457K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$158K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$4K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$158K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B84%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 315
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 413
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $379K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
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An operation of support for the wrongly convicted

$379Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CInnocent
EINHdr · item D38-3620946
Principal addressHdr · item CGrand Haven, MI
WebsiteHdr · item Jhumanityforprisoners.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MMI
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFCrime & Legal (I80)
Ruling yearIRS BMFJul 2002

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a15
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b13
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aNo
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aNo
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President
$88,000Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Mark Hartman’s $87K as President is at the 67th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1398 $100K–1M 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023
Mark Hartman$86,815$88,000
Douglas Tjapkes$32,000

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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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants100%$453K
Investment income$231
Total revenueLn 12$453K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.84 Management & general $0.16
Program services84%$382K
Management & general16%$74K
Total functional expensesLn 25$457K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$43K
Total assetsLn 16$158K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$0
Total net assetsLn 32$158K
Months of cash on handcomputed1.1

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2024 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $43K · Operating expenses/yr $457K
1.1 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $382K · Total expenses $457K
84%
Management & General
Management & general $74K · Total expenses $457K
16%
Fundraising
Fundraising $0 · Total expenses $457K
0%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $0 · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $402K
Solicited contributions below reporting floor
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $453K · Total revenue $453K
100%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $453K
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $453K
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $231 · Total revenue $453K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $457K
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $453K · Prior year $343K
+32%
Revenue CAGR
FY2020 $371K · FY2024 $453K
+5%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $158K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $453K · Expenses $457K
-1%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $158K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $158K · Total assets $158K
100%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $158K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Mark Hartman · Reported title PRESIDENT · Highest reported compensation $88K · Total expenses $457K
19%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $369K · Total expenses $457K
81%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 84%
Overhead ratio 16%
Fundraising cost ratio 0%
Revenue growth 32%
Accounting fee ratio 2%

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$40K

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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2025 (Latest)$505K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$453K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$343K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$412K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$413K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$371K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2024IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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