Support women and girls impacted by incarceration to recognize their full potential, restore their lives and discover new possibilities.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
41¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$226K 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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FY2020 · 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
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
5 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $1.5M a year · 31% of revenue · last 5 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 5 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
41%
of spending
Concern: 41% of spending went to programs; under 50%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$226K
to officers and key staff · 14% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 14% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
26 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 26.1 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
23
named funders · $2.7M
Looks good: 23 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$12K
0.3% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% 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
$4.4M
Spent
$1.7M
To programs
41%
Net assets
$3.8M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$4.4M
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$4.4M
FY2021$4.6M
FY2022$6.0M
FY2023$3.9M
FY2024$6.3M
Expenses
$1.7M
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.7M
FY2021$2.4M
FY2022$4.7M
FY2023$3.9M
FY2024$4.8M
Net assets
$3.8M
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$3.8M
FY2021$6.0M
FY2022$5.9M
FY2023$5.9M
FY2024$7.3M

From the FY2020 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: FY2024. IRS ruling in Aug 2016.

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Where the money goes

41 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 41% · $685K Management & general 59% · $975K

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; $226K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Founder and Executive Directo
$139,152Pt VII · Sec A
$86,990Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Chairwoman
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Syrita Steib’s $334K as President & CEO is at the 98th 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 · 5 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Syrita Steib$334,469$292,719$185,000——
Montrell Carmouche$135,686$186,640———
Syrita R Steib———$159,742$139,152
Dana Garner$102,128————
Annie L Freitas————$86,990

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

Programs and updates

Empowering incarcerated women and girls to reach their potential and rebuild their lives.

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3 programs · $685K · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Operation social services creates an atmosphere of wrap-around support services to people across all departments while offering long-term case management support. Accomplishments reduced barriers to re-entry for people; and provided COVID-19 emergency financial support to over 720 families.

$253Kprogram expense
02

Operation safety and freedom program service is a service to create new ways to address collective liberation and freedom and to provide community bail funds for bail assistance with the mission to end predatory money bail and thus assist formerly incarcerated people to reintegrate into SOCIETY.THE program in 2020 provided for reduced…

$225Kprogram expense
03

Operation education services creates new career pathways and removes barriers to education for currently and formerly incarcerated people through four programs. Accomplishments reduced barriers to education for currently and formerly incarcerated people, and adapted programming to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic through virtual…

$207Kprogram expense

Funders

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 · FY2024
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Grants paid · 15 grants · $2.0M · 2022–2024
Opportunity 2 RestoreLA · FY2024$235,984
Opportunity 2 RestoreLA · FY2024$235,984
Opportunity 2 RestoreLA · FY2023$278,311
Son of a SaintLA · FY2023$22,900
Cultivating YouthLA · FY2023$15,000
ADPFY2023$10,000
Birthmark DoulaFY2022$280,000
Block BuilderzFY2022$214,602
Black Girls Film CampNC · FY2022$153,750
Vacation Justice SchoolFY2022$150,000
Phoenix RisingFY2022$115,000
FierceNY · FY2022$110,000
Transcending WomenFY2022$80,002
Project HustleFY2022$70,861
The WireDC · FY2022$10,000

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$4.4M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.6M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.8M
Investment incomeLn 3$9K
Money outPt IX
$1.7M
Ln 25
Programscol B$685K
Managementcol C$975K
Owns and owesPt X
$3.8M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$3.6M
Total assetsLn 16$3.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$12K
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.6M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.8M
Investment incomeLn 3$9K
Other incomeLn 4–11$7K
Total revenueLn 12$4.4M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$3.6M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$3.6M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$202K
Total assetsLn 16$3.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$12K
Net assetsLn 32$3.8M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 539
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 FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$528K$3.6M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$126K$202K
Total assetsLn 16$1.1M$3.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$10K$12K
Net assetsLn 32$1.1M$3.8M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$226K$226K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$617K$325K$291K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$141K$70K$70K
Payroll taxesLn 10$67K$33K$33K
Management feesLn 11a$285K$157K$129K
Legal feesLn 11b$10K$9K$930
Accounting feesLn 11c$41K$41K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$59K$300$58K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$48K$31K$17K
Office expensesLn 13$31K$19K$13K
Information technologyLn 14$45K$9K$36K
OccupancyLn 16$21K$10K$10K
TravelLn 17$20K$9K$11K
InsuranceLn 23$18K$18K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$31K$12K$19K
All other expensesLn 24e$514$514
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.7M$685K$975K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $6.3M$4.8M$1.5M$7.3M 990 PDF
FY2023 $3.9M$3.9M$9K$5.9M 990 PDF
FY2022 $6.0M$4.7M$1.3M$5.9M 990 PDF
FY2021 $4.6M$2.4M$2.2M$6.0M 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $4.4M$1.7M$2.7M$3.8M 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 FY2020 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $4,365,752 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grants$2,594,345
I-9 Program service revenue$1,755,569
I-10 Investment income$8,913
I-11 Other revenue$6,925
I-12 Total revenue$4,365,752
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefits$1,049,827
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expenses$609,601
I-18 Total expenses$1,659,428
I-19 Revenue less expenses$2,706,324
Part VI · Governance 6 of 6 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body6
VI-1b Independent voting members6
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
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
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $4,365,752 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$2,594,345
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$2,594,345
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $1,755,569$1,755,569
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $8,913$8,913
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossRelated to mission $6,925$6,925
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $1,771,407 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$4,365,752
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,659,428 across 16 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $226,142$226,142
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $325,328 · Management $291,295$616,623
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $70,269 · Management $70,269$140,538
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $33,262 · Management $33,262$66,524
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $156,940 · Management $128,537$285,477
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $8,910 · Management $930$9,840
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $41,240$41,240
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $300 · Management $58,375$58,675
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $30,968 · Management $17,022$47,990
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $18,549 · Management $12,514$31,063
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $8,893 · Management $36,204$45,097
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $10,500 · Management $10,500$21,000
IX-17 TravelPrograms $8,867 · Management $11,085$19,952
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $17,624$17,624
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $12,013 · Management $19,116$31,129
IX-24e All other expensesManagement $514$514
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $684,799 · Management $974,629 · Fundraising $0$1,659,428
Part X · Balance sheet $3,812,741 assets, 8 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $528,274$3,610,347
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $125,770$202,394
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,148,262$3,812,741
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $4,805$7,761
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $5,617$3,794
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $10,422$11,555
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,137,840$3,801,186
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,148,262$3,812,741
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $3,801,186 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$4,365,752
XI-2 Total expenses$1,659,428
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$2,706,324
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,137,840
XI-8 Prior period adjustments−$42,978
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$3,801,186

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