Citizens for Prison Reform

Tax-deductible

Lansing, MI501(c)(3)Crime & LegalEIN 45-5617939

Cpr is a grass-roots, family-led initiative that engages, educates and empowers families and those affected by crime and punishment to advance their constitutional, civil and human rights.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
69¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 25 volunteers.
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 3
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $18K a year · 7% of revenue · last 3 filings
Fine: a surplus in 2 of the last 3 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 3 filings
Spent on programs
69%
of spending
Fine: 69% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$54K
to officers and key staff · 16% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 71% of similar orgs
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 16% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.0 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
5
named funders · $164K
Looks good: 5 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$2K
3% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 3% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
7
of 7 voting members
Looks good: 7 of 7 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$351K
+114% vs prior year
Spent
$336K
To programs
69%
Net assets
$81K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$351K
FY2025▲ +114%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$62K
FY2022$71K
FY2023$267K
FY2024$164K
FY2025$351K
Expenses
$336K
FY2025▲ +18%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021Not on file
FY2022Not on file
FY2023$107K
FY2024$285K
FY2025$336K
Net assets
$81K
FY2025▲ +22%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$30K
FY2022$27K
FY2023$187K
FY2024$66K
FY2025$81K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending September 2025) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Aug 2012.

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

Where the money goes

69 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 69% · $234K Management & general 22% · $76K Fundraising 8% · $27K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

Who runs it and what they're paid

11 people listed on the 990; $54K 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
Executive Director
$53,580Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary/Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Lois Pullano’s $54K as Executive Director is at the 29th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1404 $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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Lois Pullano$53,580————
Lois Pullano—$52,515$33,930$30,000$15,700

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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Empowers families affected by crime to advance their rights through education and engagement.

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3 program services account for $215K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

The Family Participatory Program (FPP) trains family advocates to support families of the incarcerated to navigate the system, provide support meetings and share their stories to drive change.

$130Kprogram expense
02

Unlock the Box educates and brings awareness to the use of solitary confinement and conditions of confinement with the goal to limit who is held in solitary and length of time. It works to bring systemic transformation by storytelling of those directly impacted, sharing analyzed data and highlights the need for accountability…

$44Kprogram expense
03

The FIRST (Family Information, Resource & Support Team) Hub Participatory Defense Movement supports families and individuals navigating the criminal legal system, empowering them to seek diversion and positively impact case outcomes, keeping more people with their families and in the community.

$41Kprogram expense

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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 FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$351K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$350K
Investment incomeLn 3$892
Other incomeLn 4–11$229
Money outPt IX
$336K
Ln 25
Programscol B$234K
Managementcol C$76K
Fundraisingcol D$27K
Owns and owesPt X
$81K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$83K
Total assetsLn 16$83K
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K
PeoplePt VI, VII
11
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$350K
Government grantsLn 1e$22K
Investment incomeLn 3$892
Other incomeLn 4–11$229
Total revenueLn 12$351K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$12K
SavingsLn 2$71K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$83K
Total assetsLn 16$83K
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K
Net assetsLn 32$81K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 625
Fiscal year endsHeaderSeptember
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$67K$83K
Total assetsLn 16$67K$83K
LiabilitiesLn 26$728$2K
Net assetsLn 32$66K$81K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$54K$13K$21K$19K
Legal feesLn 11b$120$0$120$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$3K$0$3K$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$2K$0$0$2K
Office expensesLn 13$7K$729$5K$2K
TravelLn 17$6K$6K$0$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$4K$0$4K$0
InterestLn 20$2$0$2$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$256K$213K$38K$5K
All other expensesLn 24e$5K$635$5K$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$336K$234K$76K$27K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $351K$336K$15K$81K 990 PDF
FY2024 $164K$285K−$121K$66K 990 PDF
FY2023 $267K$107K$160K$187K 990 PDF
FY2022 $71K$27K 990 PDF
FY2021 $62K$30K 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 (4 parts)
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $351,236 across 5 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $229 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1e Government grants$22,000
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$328,115
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$350,115
VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $892$892
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $1,121$351,236
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $336,418 across 10 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $13,395 · Management $21,432 · Fundraising $18,753$53,580
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $0 · Management $120 · Fundraising $0$120
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $2,550 · Fundraising $0$2,550
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $2,195$2,195
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $729 · Management $4,541 · Fundraising $1,577$6,847
IX-17 TravelPrograms $5,857 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$5,857
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $0 · Management $3,926 · Fundraising $0$3,926
IX-20 InterestPrograms $0 · Management $2 · Fundraising $0$2
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $213,013 · Management $38,427 · Fundraising $4,683$256,123
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $635 · Management $4,583 · Fundraising $0$5,218
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $233,629 · Management $75,581 · Fundraising $27,208$336,418
Part X · Balance sheet $83,493 assets, 8 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $41,669$12,306
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $25,412$71,187
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $67,081$83,493
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $728$2,322
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $728$2,322
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $66,353$81,171
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $66,353$81,171
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $67,081$83,493
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $81,171 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$351,236
XI-2 Total expenses$336,418
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$14,818
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$66,353
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$81,171

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

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