To share the gospel of jesus christ with incarcerated individuals through bible studies and christian resources.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
81¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$116K 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
5 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $153K a year · 6% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 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
$116K
to officers and key staff · 4% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 4% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $715K in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Fine: 0.5 months of spending in cash, plus $715K in investments.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
8
named funders · $1.7M
Looks good: 8 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$685K
35% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 35% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
6
of 6 voting members
Looks good: 6 of 6 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$2.9M
+74% vs prior year
Spent
$2.8M
To programs
81%
Net assets
$1.3M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$2.9M
FY2024▲ +74%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$2.0M
FY2021$2.4M
FY2022$2.3M
FY2023$1.7M
FY2024$2.9M
FY2025$3.1M
Expenses
$2.8M
FY2024▲ +31%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.4M
FY2021$2.2M
FY2022$2.1M
FY2023$2.1M
FY2024$2.8M
FY2025$3.0M
Net assets
$1.3M
FY2024▲ +17%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.0M
FY2021$1.2M
FY2022$1.5M
FY2023$1.1M
FY2024$1.3M
FY2025$1.5M

From the FY2024 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · 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 1996.

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Where the money goes

81 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 81% · $2.2M Management & general 11% · $296K Fundraising 8% · $218K

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

8 people listed on the 990; $116K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$85,457Pt VII · Sec A
Development and Communications Director
$30,600Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Chairman
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Tim Curington’s $89K as Executive Director is at the 24th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3395 $1–10M 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 · 5 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Cathy Phillips——$49,969$123,050$53,900—
Tim Curington$88,673$85,457$67,839———
Heath Placek$83,798$30,600————
Clever Prince$56,262—————
Kathleen Skaar————$42,500$45,275

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 15aNo

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Distributes Christian books to prisons worldwide, free of charge.

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1 program · $2.2M · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Prison alliance inc. Distributed 257,700 christian books and bibles free of charge to prisoners across the us. During the year 2,317 volunteers assisted the organization providing non-professional service labor using the NC hourly rate for volunteers of $33.01.

$2.2Mprogram 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 · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
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By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$2.9M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.9M
Investment incomeLn 3$93K
Money outPt IX
$2.8M
Ln 25
Programscol B$2.2M
Managementcol C$296K
Fundraisingcol D$218K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.3M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$107K
Total assetsLn 16$1.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$685K
PeoplePt VI, VII
8
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.9M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$491K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$429K
Investment incomeLn 3$93K
Gains on assetsLn 7$77K
Total revenueLn 12$2.9M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$89K
SavingsLn 2$18K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$107K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$715K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$151K
Other assetsLn 15$684K
Total assetsLn 16$1.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$685K
Net assetsLn 32$1.3M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 516
VolunteersI 62,174
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$329K$107K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$517K$715K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$202K$151K
Total assetsLn 16$1.1M$1.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$6K$685K
Net assetsLn 32$1.1M$1.3M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$543K$380K$81K$81K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$10K$7K$1K$1K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$9K$7K$1K$1K
Payroll taxesLn 10$38K$26K$6K$6K
Legal feesLn 11b$2K$368$1K$15
Accounting feesLn 11c$28K$6K$21K$258
Investment management feesLn 11f$6K$6K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$5K$4K$757$757
Advertising and promotionLn 12$49K$19K$23K$7K
Office expensesLn 13$43K$10K$33K$404
Information technologyLn 14$17K$4K$13K$156
OccupancyLn 16$25K$18K$4K$4K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$51K$36K$8K$8K
InsuranceLn 23$555$124$426$5
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$1.7M$1.6M$108K
All other expensesLn 24e$203K$108K$96K
Total functional expensesLn 25$2.8M$2.2M$296K$218K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $3.1M$3.0M$127K$1.5M 990 PDF
FY2024 Viewing $2.9M$2.8M$172K$1.3M 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.7M$2.1M−$419K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2022 $2.3M$2.1M$263K$1.5M 990 PDF
FY2021 $2.4M$2.2M$185K$1.2M 990 PDF
FY2020 $2.0M$1.4M$588K$1.0M 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 M · Noncash O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $2,930,220 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,320,202$2,920,950
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $702$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $81,716$92,637
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $285,662−$83,367
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,688,282$2,930,220
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $750,195$599,918
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,357,568$2,158,563
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $2,107,763$2,758,481
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$419,481$171,739
Part VI · Governance 6 of 6 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body6
VI-1b Independent voting members6
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 $2,930,220 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$428,846
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$2,492,104
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$491,444
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$2,920,950
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $15,265$15,265
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $77,372$77,372
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$84,674−$84,674
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $1,307$1,307
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $1,307 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $7,963$2,930,220
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $2,758,481 across 16 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $380,125 · Management $81,455 · Fundraising $81,455$543,035
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $6,901 · Management $1,478 · Fundraising $1,478$9,857
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $6,506 · Management $1,394 · Fundraising $1,394$9,294
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $26,412 · Management $5,660 · Fundraising $5,660$37,732
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $368 · Management $1,259 · Fundraising $15$1,642
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $6,170 · Management $21,132 · Fundraising $258$27,560
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $6,460$6,460
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $3,534 · Management $757 · Fundraising $757$5,048
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $18,808 · Management $23,424 · Fundraising $7,248$49,480
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $9,656 · Management $33,071 · Fundraising $404$43,131
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $3,722 · Management $12,747 · Fundraising $156$16,625
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $17,548 · Management $3,760 · Fundraising $3,761$25,069
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $35,847 · Management $7,682 · Fundraising $7,682$51,211
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $124 · Management $426 · Fundraising $5$555
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $1,620,451 · Fundraising $108,095$1,728,546
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $107,563 · Management $95,673$203,236
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $2,243,735 · Management $296,378 · Fundraising $218,368$2,758,481
Part X · Balance sheet $1,946,781 assets, 14 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $323,276$88,762
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $6,032$17,776
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $16,019$291,120
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $201,753$150,542
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $517,461$714,638
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $18,738$683,943
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,083,279$1,946,781
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $5,889$7,652
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $0$677,314
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $5,889$684,966
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $844,539$1,130,667
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $232,851$131,148
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,077,390$1,261,815
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,083,279$1,946,781
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,261,815 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$2,930,220
XI-2 Total expenses$2,758,481
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$171,739
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,077,390
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$12,686
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,261,815

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