Is it real?
Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Mar 2016.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File
Where the money goes
93 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.
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
7 people listed on the 990; $91K paid to officers and key staff (Part VII, Section A).
Martin Lawson’s $29K as Executive Director is at the 10th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1405 $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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII
| Name | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | FY2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Martin Lawson | $28,767 | $97,500 | $40,938 | — |
| Lindsey Wilson | — | — | $81,691 | $9,560 |
| Gina Castillo | — | — | — | $81,109 |
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.
See Unloop executive salaries →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
Helps formerly incarcerated people build tech careers through education and support.
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Education
In 2020 Unloop provided support to 2 college educational programs teaching software development inside prison, provided re-entry support services for 14 students released from prison, provided bootcamp training programs post-release to 8 students, and engaged 14 new employers to connect formerly incarcerated students to career…
Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2020. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 47-5302622) · Dispute this lineStudio
In 2020 Unloop grew our pipeline of real-world work to provide professional learning experiences to program participants who had completed the education component of the program. The studio worked with 6 clients in 2020, and provided 3 participants with professional learning experiences.
Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2020. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 47-5302622) · Dispute this lineFunders
Who pays for it.
From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.
Grants
By the numbers
The FY2020 990, line by line.
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| Line | Start FY20 | End FY20 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash and savingsLn 1–2 | $163K | $531K |
| Total assetsLn 16 | $226K | $552K |
| LiabilitiesLn 26 | $2K | $63K |
| Net assetsLn 32 | $224K | $490K |
| Line | Total | Programs | Management | Fundraising |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grants to domestic individualsLn 2 | $157K | $157K | ||
| Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Ln 5 | $95K | $67K | $19K | $10K |
| Other salaries and wagesLn 7 | $277K | $277K | ||
| Other employee benefitsLn 9 | $15K | $15K | ||
| Payroll taxesLn 10 | $33K | $31K | $2K | $825 |
| Legal feesLn 11b | $2K | $2K | ||
| Accounting feesLn 11c | $3K | $3K | ||
| Other fees for servicesLn 11g | $25K | $20K | $5K | |
| Advertising and promotionLn 12 | $330 | $330 | ||
| Office expensesLn 13 | $472 | $76 | $66 | $330 |
| Information technologyLn 14 | $2K | $2K | ||
| OccupancyLn 16 | $12K | $11K | $875 | $376 |
| TravelLn 17 | $1K | $961 | $205 | |
| InsuranceLn 23 | $1K | $1K | ||
| Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24 | $6K | $5K | $0 | $550 |
| Total functional expensesLn 25 | $632K | $586K | $34K | $12K |
Filing history
| Year | Money in | Money out | In minus out | Net assets | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 LatestFiled with the IRS Sep 18, 2025 | $229K | $188K | $41K | $110K | 990 PDF |
| FY2023Filed with the IRS Nov 13, 2024 | $131K | $68K | 990 PDF | ||
| FY2022Filed with the IRS Aug 28, 2023 | $127K | $90K | 990 PDF | ||
| FY2021Filed with the IRS Nov 14, 2022 | $264K | $498K | −$235K | $255K | 990 PDF |
| FY2020 ViewingFiled with the IRS Nov 15, 2021 | $897K | $632K | $265K | $490K | 990 PDF |
Schedules filed Part IV
See the full FY2020 990
Part I · Summary $897,211 revenue, 12 lines filed
Part VI · Governance 5 of 5 board members independent, 2 to look at
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $897,211 across 12 lines filed
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $631,744 across 15 lines filed
Part X · Balance sheet $552,425 assets, 12 lines filed
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $489,742 net assets at year end
Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2020 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File
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