Failsafe-Era INC FY2024 filing

Tax-deductible

Fredericksbrg, VA501(c)(3)Since 2014Crime & LegalEIN 80-0463814Revenue $332K in FY2024

On file with the IRS7124 Salem Fields Blvd Pmb 111, 22407-2509 · Fredericksbrg, VATax-exempt since Feb 2015Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Foster positive change in the lives of those affected by incarceration.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
93¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$6K 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
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $14 a year · under 1% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
93%
of spending
Looks good: 93% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$6K
to officers and key staff · 2% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 2% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Concern: 0.1 months of spending in cash; under 2 weeks.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $36K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$5K
85% of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 85% of assets; over 80%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
14
of 14 voting members
Looks good: 14 of 14 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$332K
+188% vs prior year
Spent
$341K
To programs
93%
Net assets
$931
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$332K
FY2024▲ +188%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$34K
FY2021$46K
FY2022$91K
FY2023$115K
FY2024$332K
FY2025$168K
Expenses
$341K
FY2024▲ +169%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$31K
FY2021$40K
FY2022$90K
FY2023$127K
FY2024$341K
FY2025$156K
Net assets
$931
FY2024▲ +560%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$6K
FY2021$11K
FY2022$11K
FY2023$141
FY2024$931
FY2025$13K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Exemption reinstated (2012-02-15). Per the IRS revocation list. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Feb 2015.

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

Where the money goes

93 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 93% · $316K Management & general 4% · $14K Fundraising 3% · $11K

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

14 people listed on the 990; $6K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President/CEO
$6,200Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Juanita Shanks’s $6K as President/CEO is at the 2nd 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022
Juanita Shanks$6,034$6,200$6,000$5,000

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

Helps individuals and families impacted by incarceration heal and rebuild their lives.

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2 programs · $316K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Right Road Reentry Program

is a cognitive-behavioral, skills- building model that challenges inmates and returning citizens to address criminogenic risks and needs as well as guides the participants toward positive life changes and focus on personal goals.

$174Kprogram expense
02

Preventing Generations of Incarceration

a program to prevent and break the pattern of generations of incarceration and to reduce the trauma and related challenges that families and children with incarcerated parents often face. This program helps children, youth and adult family members understand their emotions, recognize physiological responses and relaxation techniques…

$142Kprogram expense

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 FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$332K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$184K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$148K
Money outPt IX
$341K
Ln 25
Programscol B$316K
Managementcol C$14K
Fundraisingcol D$11K
Owns and owesPt X
$931
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$4K
Total assetsLn 16$6K
LiabilitiesLn 26$5K
PeoplePt VI, VII
14
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a14
IndependentVI 1b14
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$148K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$184K
Total revenueLn 12$332K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$4K
SavingsLn 2$34
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$4K
Total assetsLn 16$6K
LiabilitiesLn 26$5K
Net assetsLn 32$931
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 51
VolunteersI 615
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$12K$4K
Total assetsLn 16$16K$6K
LiabilitiesLn 26$16K$5K
Net assetsLn 32$141$931
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$6K$5K$620$310
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$5K$5K$0$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$857$728$86$43
Accounting feesLn 11c$6K$5K$938$625
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$48K$45K$3K$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$385$327$39$19
Office expensesLn 13$25K$21K$1K$2K
OccupancyLn 16$27K$23K$3K$1K
TravelLn 17$2K$2K$333$0
InterestLn 20$300$0$300$0
InsuranceLn 23$2K$2K$0$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$218K$207K$5K$6K
Total functional expensesLn 25$341K$316K$14K$11K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $168K$156K$12K$13K 990 PDF
FY2024 Viewing $332K$341K−$9K$931 990 PDF
FY2023 $115K$127K−$11K$141 990 PDF
FY2022 $91K$90K$330$11K 990 PDF
FY2021 $46K$40K$5K$11K 990 PDF
FY2020 $34K$31K$3K$6K 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 FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $332,038 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $115,465$148,499
I-9 Program service revenue$183,539
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $115,465$332,038
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $16,438$12,057
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $110,270$329,155
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $126,708$341,212
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$11,243−$9,174
Part VI · Governance 14 of 14 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body14
VI-1b Independent voting members14
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 $332,038 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$1,030
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$147,469
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$148,499
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$183,539
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $183,539 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$332,038
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $341,212 across 12 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $5,270 · Management $620 · Fundraising $310$6,200
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $5,000 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$5,000
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $728 · Management $86 · Fundraising $43$857
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $4,688 · Management $938 · Fundraising $625$6,251
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $44,751 · Management $3,440 · Fundraising $0$48,191
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $327 · Management $39 · Fundraising $19$385
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $21,334 · Management $1,112 · Fundraising $2,481$24,927
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $22,891 · Management $2,693 · Fundraising $1,347$26,931
IX-17 TravelPrograms $1,888 · Management $333 · Fundraising $0$2,221
IX-20 InterestPrograms $0 · Management $300 · Fundraising $0$300
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $1,660 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$1,660
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $207,381 · Management $4,592 · Fundraising $6,316$218,289
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $315,918 · Management $14,153 · Fundraising $11,141$341,212
Part X · Balance sheet $6,310 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $11,760$3,776
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $59$34
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $4,000$2,500
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $15,819$6,310
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $15,678$5,379
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $15,678$5,379
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $141$931
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $141$931
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $15,819$6,310
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $931 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$332,038
XI-2 Total expenses$341,212
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$9,174
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$141
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$9,964
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$931

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