Arouet is an innovative second chance movement dedicated to empowering women and families impacted by the justice system. As a 501c3 nonprofit, we help individuals successfully reintegrate into society by providing wraparound services such as workforce readiness, financial coaching, and healthcare navigation. Our aim is to remove barriers and build stronger communities where everyone has access to opportunity. Continued on Schedule O.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
85¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$133K 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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FY2024 · 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
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $10K a year · under 1% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
85%
of spending
Looks good: 85% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$133K
to officers and key staff · 9% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 9% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
5 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 5.4 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $10K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$54K
5% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 5% 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
$1.8M
+88% vs prior year
Spent
$1.5M
To programs
85%
Net assets
$960K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$1.8M
FY2024▲ +88%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$380K
FY2021$754K
FY2022$857K
FY2023$982K
FY2024$1.8M
FY2025$1.4M
Expenses
$1.5M
FY2024▲ +64%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$459K
FY2021$557K
FY2022$763K
FY2023$938K
FY2024$1.5M
FY2025$1.9M
Net assets
$960K
FY2024▲ +59%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$266K
FY2021$464K
FY2022$559K
FY2023$603K
FY2024$960K
FY2025$453K

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Dec 2011.

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Where the money goes

85 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 85% · $1.3M Management & general 9% · $131K Fundraising 6% · $96K

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

11 people listed on the 990; $133K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$132,818Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Alison Rapping’s $145K as Executive Director is at the 70th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3869 $1–10M human services 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Alison Rapping$144,691$132,818$130,729$118,039$112,800$88,850

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

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Arouet Foundation is a human services nonprofit based in Phoenix, AZ, formed in 2011.

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1 program · $801K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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The cornerstone of Arouets mission, is dedicated to fostering economic prosperity and personal growth among incarcerated women. It oversees a suite of programs designed to empower women both during and after their incarceration.

$801Kprogram expense

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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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$10K
Grants paid · 7 grants · $51K · 2020–2025
Unitemized GrantFY2025$1,200
Unitemized GrantFY2024$1,054
Unitemized GrantFY2023$9,000
Unitemized GrantFY2021$15,128
Unitemized GrantFY2021$3,000
Unitemized GrantFY2020$20,683
Unitemized GrantFY2020$1,045

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.8M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.8M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$26K
Investment incomeLn 3$2K
Money outPt IX
$1.5M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.3M
Managementcol C$131K
Fundraisingcol D$96K
Owns and owesPt X
$960K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$689K
Total assetsLn 16$1.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$54K
PeoplePt VI, VII
11
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b9
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.8M
Government grantsLn 1e$760K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$8K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$26K
Investment incomeLn 3$2K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$1.8M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$144K
SavingsLn 2$545K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$689K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$4K
Other assetsLn 15$4K
Total assetsLn 16$1.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$54K
Net assetsLn 32$960K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 515
VolunteersI 6178
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$517K$689K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2K$4K
Total assetsLn 16$711K$1.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$108K$54K
Net assetsLn 32$603K$960K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$20K$20K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$136K$95K$14K$27K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$677K$644K$22K$10K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$19K$17K$984$1K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$80K$73K$4K$4K
Payroll taxesLn 10$71K$65K$3K$3K
Legal feesLn 11b$5K$5K
Accounting feesLn 11c$56K$56K
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$37K$37K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$147K$140K$3K$3K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$695$695
Office expensesLn 13$26K$21K$4K$1K
Information technologyLn 14$90K$87K$2K$1K
OccupancyLn 16$85K$73K$10K$2K
TravelLn 17$44K$41K$2K$1K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$16K$16K$350$69
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$1K$860$246$123
InsuranceLn 23$5K$2K$2K$436
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$19K$13K$4K$2K
All other expensesLn 24e$0$0$0$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.5M$1.3M$131K$96K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $1.4M$1.9M−$506K$453K 990 PDF
FY2024 Viewing $1.8M$1.5M$306K$960K 990 PDF
FY2023 $982K$938K$45K$603K 990 PDF
FY2022 $857K$763K$95K$559K 990 PDF
FY2021 $754K$557K$198K$464K 990 PDF
FY2020 $380K$459K−$79K$266K 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 $1,843,023 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $919,671$1,824,085
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $65,903$26,080
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $3,633$2,098
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$6,731−$9,240
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $982,476$1,843,023
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $15,340$20,356
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $643,106$984,312
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $27,500$37,400
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $251,835$494,630
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $937,781$1,536,698
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $44,695$306,325
Part VI · Governance 9 of 9 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9
VI-1b Independent voting members9
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 $1,843,023 across 10 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$7,500
VIII-1e Government grants$760,236
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,056,349
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,824,085
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $26,080$26,080
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $2,098$2,098
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$9,240−$9,240
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $26,080 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax −$7,142$1,843,023
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,536,698 across 20 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $20,356$20,356
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $95,493 · Management $13,641 · Fundraising $27,284$136,418
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $644,086 · Management $22,380 · Fundraising $10,496$676,962
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $17,211 · Management $984 · Fundraising $1,261$19,456
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $72,840 · Management $3,526 · Fundraising $3,699$80,065
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $64,731 · Management $3,265 · Fundraising $3,415$71,411
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $4,580$4,580
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $55,893$55,893
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $37,400$37,400
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $140,500 · Management $3,437 · Fundraising $3,455$147,392
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $695$695
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $21,308 · Management $3,702 · Fundraising $1,030$26,040
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $87,342 · Management $1,656 · Fundraising $1,235$90,233
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $73,174 · Management $9,681 · Fundraising $2,212$85,067
IX-17 TravelPrograms $40,562 · Management $1,715 · Fundraising $1,281$43,558
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $15,664 · Management $350 · Fundraising $69$16,083
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $860 · Management $246 · Fundraising $123$1,229
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $2,324 · Management $2,043 · Fundraising $436$4,803
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $12,967 · Management $3,709 · Fundraising $2,381$19,057
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,310,113 · Management $130,808 · Fundraising $95,777$1,536,698
Part X · Balance sheet $1,013,498 assets, 12 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $58,807$144,213
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $458,107$545,197
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $84,802$308,394
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $5,889$7,663
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $1,521$3,676
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $101,972$4,355
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $711,098$1,013,498
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $10,000$53,694
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $107,618$53,694
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $562,459$519,337
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $603,480$959,804
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $711,098$1,013,498
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $959,804 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,843,023
XI-2 Total expenses$1,536,698
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$306,325
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$603,480
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$49,999
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$959,804

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