To reach the incarcerated and their loved ones with the good news of the gospel, the great commission. To educate churches to effectively embrace the formerly incarcerated. To provide inmates and chaplains niv bibles free of charge.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
53¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 200 volunteers.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · 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 $25K a year · 7% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
53%
of spending
Worth a look: 53% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.9 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$387K
62% of total assets
Fine: liabilities are 62% of assets; 50% to 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
4
of 4 voting members
Looks good: 4 of 4 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$398K
-15% vs prior year
Spent
$394K
To programs
53%
Net assets
$240K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$398K
FY2025▼ -15%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$334K
FY2021$431K
FY2022$252K
FY2023$260K
FY2024$469K
FY2025$398K
Expenses
$394K
FY2025▲ +64%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$313K
FY2021$268K
FY2022$479K
FY2023$298K
FY2024$240K
FY2025$394K
Net assets
$240K
FY2025▲ +2%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$110K
FY2021$273K
FY2022$46K
FY2023$8K
FY2024$237K
FY2025$240K

From the FY2025 Form 990 · see the original

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Nov 2016.

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Where the money goes

53 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 53% · $210K Management & general 42% · $166K Fundraising 5% · $18K

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

4 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Director - President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Shares the Gospel with incarcerated people and their families, and equips churches to support them.

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1 program · $210K · in their own filed words · FY2025
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Rescued not arrested distributed tens of thousands of english and spanish niv bibles and rescued not arrested testimony books to the incarcerated housed in thousands of prisons in all 50 states, as well as to chaplains nationwide and missionaries who carried them around the world.

$210Kprogram expense

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$398K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$398K
Money outPt IX
$394K
Ln 25
Programscol B$210K
Managementcol C$166K
Fundraisingcol D$18K
Owns and owesPt X
$240K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$61K
Total assetsLn 16$627K
LiabilitiesLn 26$387K
PeoplePt VI, VII
4
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a4
IndependentVI 1b4
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$398K
Total revenueLn 12$398K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$61K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$61K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$566K
Total assetsLn 16$627K
LiabilitiesLn 26$387K
Net assetsLn 32$240K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 6200
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$79K$61K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$578K$566K
Total assetsLn 16$657K$627K
LiabilitiesLn 26$420K$387K
Net assetsLn 32$237K$240K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$168K$168K
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$42K$42K
Accounting feesLn 11c$800$800
Office expensesLn 13$5K$5K
OccupancyLn 16$109K$109K
TravelLn 17$18K$18K
InterestLn 20$35K$35K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$12K$12K
InsuranceLn 23$5K$5K
Total functional expensesLn 25$394K$210K$166K$18K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $398K$394K$4K$240K 990 PDF
FY2024 $469K$240K$229K$237K 990 PDF
FY2023 $260K$298K−$38K$8K 990 PDF
FY2022 $252K$479K−$228K$46K 990 PDF
FY2021 $431K$268K$163K$273K 990 PDF
FY2020 $334K$313K$21K$110K 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 F · Foreign O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $397,546 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $468,622$397,546
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $468,622$397,546
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $187,843$209,579
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefits$0
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $51,843$184,386
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $239,686$393,965
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $228,936$3,581
Part VI · Governance 4 of 4 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body4
VI-1b Independent voting members4
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
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $397,546 across 4 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$397,546
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$397,546
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$397,546
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $393,965 across 9 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $167,663$167,663
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $41,916$41,916
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $800$800
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $5,206$5,206
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $108,906$108,906
IX-17 TravelFundraising $18,420$18,420
IX-20 InterestManagement $34,737$34,737
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $11,760$11,760
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $4,557$4,557
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $209,579 · Management $165,966 · Fundraising $18,420$393,965
Part X · Balance sheet $626,946 assets, 7 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $78,910$60,996
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $577,710$565,950
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $656,620$626,946
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $420,007$386,752
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $420,007$386,752
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $236,613$240,194
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $656,620$626,946
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $240,194 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$397,546
XI-2 Total expenses$393,965
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$3,581
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$236,613
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$240,194

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