The RISE Program provides a free education in the Cosmetology and Barbering field to women and men who are currently incarcerated while assisting them in obtaining their Oklahoma State Board Cosmetology license, job placement, housing, clothing, transportation, etc.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
74¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$50K 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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FY2021 · 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
5 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $143K a year · 38% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
74%
of spending
Fine: 74% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$50K
to officers and key staff · 46% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 46% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
40 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 40.5 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
8
named funders · $415K
Looks good: 8 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$315K
46% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 46% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
3
of 3 voting members
Looks good: 3 of 3 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$354K
+176% vs prior year
Spent
$109K
To programs
74%
Net assets
$367K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$354K
FY2021▲ +176%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$128K
FY2021$354K
FY2022$531K
FY2023$415K
FY2024$544K
FY2025$302K
Expenses
$109K
FY2021▼ -4%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$113K
FY2021$109K
FY2022$214K
FY2023$253K
FY2024$302K
FY2025$427K
Net assets
$367K
FY2021▲ +519%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$59K
FY2021$367K
FY2022$690K
FY2023$852K
FY2024$1.1M
FY2025$992K

From the FY2021 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in May 2015.

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

Where the money goes

74 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 74% · $80K Management & general 24% · $26K Fundraising 3% · $3K

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

3 people listed on the 990; $50K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Di
$50,000Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Christie Luther’s $85K as Executive Director is at the 75th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1613 $100K–1M education 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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2021FY2020
Christie Luther$85,000$84,423$70,000$50,000$50,000
Sharyn Frith————$2,906
Mark McDaniel————$2,906

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

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1 program · in their own filed words · FY2021
01

Free cosmetology education for female offenderes who are currently incarcerated providing job placement, career tools, clothing, recovery, and support.

Pt IX · col B

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 FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$354K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$348K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$4K
Other incomeLn 4–11$3K
Money outPt IX
$109K
Ln 25
Programscol B$80K
Managementcol C$26K
Fundraisingcol D$3K
Owns and owesPt X
$367K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$367K
Total assetsLn 16$682K
LiabilitiesLn 26$315K
PeoplePt VI, VII
3
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a3
IndependentVI 1b3
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$348K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$4K
Other incomeLn 4–11$3K
Total revenueLn 12$354K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$367K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$367K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$315K
Total assetsLn 16$682K
LiabilitiesLn 26$315K
Net assetsLn 32$367K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 510
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 FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$59K$367K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$315K
Total assetsLn 16$59K$682K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$315K
Net assetsLn 32$59K$367K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$50K$50K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$6K$4K$2K
Payroll taxesLn 10$4K$4K$151
Legal feesLn 11b$40$40
Accounting feesLn 11c$750$750
Investment management feesLn 11f$1K$1K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$16K$12K$4K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$1K$764$288
Office expensesLn 13$6K$3K$3K
OccupancyLn 16$6K$4K$2K
TravelLn 17$6K$1K$5K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$2K$124$2K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$276$276
InsuranceLn 23$6K$6K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$3K$3K
Total functional expensesLn 25$109K$80K$26K$3K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $302K$427K−$125K$992K 990 PDF
FY2024 $544K$302K$241K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2023 $415K$253K$162K$852K 990 PDF
FY2022 $531K$214K$318K$690K 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $354K$109K$246K$367K 990 PDF
FY2020 $128K$113K$15K$59K 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
See the full FY2021 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $354,449 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $128,601$348,276
I-9 Program service revenue$3,600
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$300$2,573
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $128,301$354,449
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $65,812$60,622
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $47,469$48,138
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $113,281$108,760
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $15,020$245,689
Part VI · Governance 3 of 3 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body3
VI-1b Independent voting members3
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 $354,449 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$348,276
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$348,276
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $3,600$3,600
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$2,573
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $3,600$354,449
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $108,760 across 15 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $50,000$50,000
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $4,343 · Management $1,971$6,314
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $4,157 · Management $151$4,308
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $40$40
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $750$750
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $1,314$1,314
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $12,420 · Management $3,679$16,099
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $764 · Management $288$1,052
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $3,035 · Management $2,915$5,950
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $3,600 · Management $2,006$5,606
IX-17 TravelPrograms $1,183 · Management $5,013$6,196
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $124 · Management $2,052$2,176
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $276$276
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $5,791$5,791
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Fundraising $2,888$2,888
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $79,942 · Management $25,930 · Fundraising $2,888$108,760
Part X · Balance sheet $682,196 assets, 6 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $59,328$367,472
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, net$314,724
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $59,328$682,196
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$315,000
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $59,328$367,196
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $59,328$682,196
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $367,196 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$354,449
XI-2 Total expenses$108,760
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$245,689
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$59,328
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$62,179
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$367,196

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