Our mission is to renew and strengthen the faith of the imprisoned by providing them with free Catholic scripture, faith and prayer resources.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
81¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$67K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2020 · 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 $73K a year · 20% 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
81%
of spending
Looks good: 81% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$67K
to officers and key staff · 27% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 27% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
16 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 15.6 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
8
named funders · $138K
Looks good: 8 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$20K
6% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 6% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
6
of 10 voting members
Looks good: 6 of 10 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$273K
Spent
$251K
To programs
81%
Net assets
$309K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$273K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$273K
FY2021$387K
FY2022$327K
FY2023$364K
FY2024$338K
FY2025$484K
Expenses
$251K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$251K
FY2021$206K
FY2022$277K
FY2023$326K
FY2024$314K
FY2025$359K
Net assets
$309K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$309K
FY2021$569K
FY2022$619K
FY2023$657K
FY2024$680K
FY2025$805K

From the FY2020 Form 990 (year ending June 2020) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Mar 1946.

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

Where the money goes

81 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 81% · $202K Management & general 13% · $33K Fundraising 6% · $15K

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

12 people listed on the 990; $67K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2019); the FY2020 filing did not itemize Part VII
Exec Director
$67,000Pt VII · Sec A
Former Executive Dir Until 1/31/19
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer-Until 2021
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board of Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board of Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Mary Tyler Curtis$35,775$68,900$68,900$71,150$67,500—
M Tyler Curtis—————$67,000
Juliann Joerres$32,693—————

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

Provides free Catholic scriptures and faith resources to strengthen the faith of the imprisoned.

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3 programs · $202K · in their own filed words · FY2019
01

Faith based outreach program to federal and state inmates distributing prayer books and materials.

$105Kprogram expense
02

Faith based outreach program to federal and state inmates distributing Bibles and publications.

$96Kprogram expense
03

Women's Project Promoting awareness of materials available for women inmates.

$2Kprogram 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
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By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$273K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$272K
Investment incomeLn 3$475
Money outPt IX
$251K
Ln 25
Programscol B$202K
Managementcol C$33K
Fundraisingcol D$15K
Owns and owesPt X
$309K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$328K
Total assetsLn 16$328K
LiabilitiesLn 26$20K
PeoplePt VI, VII
12
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a10
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$272K
Investment incomeLn 3$475
Total revenueLn 12$273K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$328K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$328K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$885
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$328K
LiabilitiesLn 26$20K
Net assetsLn 32$309K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 53
VolunteersI 68
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$286K$328K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$500$885
Total assetsLn 16$287K$328K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$20K
Net assetsLn 32$287K$309K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$67K$50K$17K$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$26K$26K$0$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$7K$2K$5K$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$5K$4K$980$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$2K$2K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$44K$31K$0$13K
Office expensesLn 13$13K$10K$3K$0
OccupancyLn 16$9K$7K$2K$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$838$838$0$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$77K$71K$6K$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$251K$202K$33K$15K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $484K$359K$125K$805K 990 PDF
FY2024 $338K$314K$24K$680K 990 PDF
FY2023 $364K$326K$37K$657K 990 PDF
FY2022 $327K$277K$51K$619K 990 PDF
FY2021 $387K$206K$181K$569K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $273K$251K$22K$309K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $272,860 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $358,924$272,385
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $286$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $1,318$475
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $360,528$272,860
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $106,190$100,308
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$2,455
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $218,669$148,442
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $324,859$251,205
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $35,669$21,655
Part VI · Governance 6 of 10 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body10
VI-1b Independent voting members6
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $272,860 across 4 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$272,385
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$272,385
VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$475
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $475 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$272,860
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $251,205 across 10 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $50,385 · Management $16,795 · Fundraising $0$67,180
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $26,000 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$26,000
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $1,989 · Management $5,139 · Fundraising $0$7,128
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $3,920 · Management $980 · Fundraising $0$4,900
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $2,455$2,455
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $30,794 · Management $0 · Fundraising $13,000$43,794
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $10,186 · Management $2,686 · Fundraising $0$12,872
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $7,065 · Management $1,766 · Fundraising $0$8,831
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $838 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$838
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $71,295 · Management $5,912 · Fundraising $0$77,207
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $202,472 · Management $33,278 · Fundraising $15,455$251,205
Part X · Balance sheet $328,400 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $286,035$327,515
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $500$885
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $710$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $287,245$328,400
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $0$19,500
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$19,500
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $287,245$308,900
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $287,245$308,900
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $287,245$328,400
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $308,900 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$272,860
XI-2 Total expenses$251,205
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$21,655
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$287,245
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$308,900

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