Raphah Institute is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization devoted to helping people heal from trauma. Our flagship program is our Restorative Justice Diversion Program (RJDP), in partnership with our local Juvenile Court. The Restorative Justice (RJ) Diversion Program serves youth (under 18) responsible for low-level felony harms and those who have been harmed by them. While our youth may have been arrested for the harm caused, they have not yet gone through the traditional court process.

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87¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$106K 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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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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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 $28K a year · 2% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
87%
of spending
Looks good: 87% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$106K
to officers and key staff · 7% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 7% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Concern: 0.2 months of spending in cash; under 2 weeks.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
8
named funders · $195K
Looks good: 8 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$81K
21% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 21% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
7
of 7 voting members
Looks good: 7 of 7 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.5M
+46% vs prior year
Spent
$1.4M
To programs
87%
Net assets
$308K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$1.5M
FY2025▲ +46%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$461K
FY2021$1.1M
FY2022$1.2M
FY2023$1.4M
FY2024$1.0M
FY2025$1.5M
Expenses
$1.4M
FY2025▲ +22%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$405K
FY2021$910K
FY2022$1.2M
FY2023$1.4M
FY2024$1.2M
FY2025$1.4M
Net assets
$308K
FY2025▲ +16%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$243K
FY2021$427K
FY2022$414K
FY2023$429K
FY2024$265K
FY2025$308K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Apr 2017.

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Where the money goes

87 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 87% · $1.2M Management & general 5% · $68K Fundraising 9% · $125K

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; $106K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
$106,057Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
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Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
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Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Travis Claybrooks’s $106K as CEO is at the 23rd percentile of top reported officer pay among 2832 $1–10M community development 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
Travis Claybrooks$106,057$106,204$106,249$106,376

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 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Helps youth heal from trauma through restorative justice diversion programs.

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2 programs · $1.2M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

FY25 Early Embrace Program Service Accomplishments From April 6, 2022 through June 30, 2025, Raphah Institute implemented the Early Embrace pilot program to expand neighborhood-based child care capacity and support caregiver entrepreneurship in Nashville communities. In the J.C.

$634Kprogram expense
02

FY25 ARC Program Service Accomplishments ARC provided 635 services, served 66 new clients, and supported 80 case completions (including cases that began in the prior fiscal year and closed in FY25 after program requirements were completed). Case types served included vehicle theft, burglary, and homicide.

$613Kprogram 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 FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.5M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.5M
Investment incomeLn 3$3K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$963
Money outPt IX
$1.4M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.2M
Managementcol C$68K
Fundraisingcol D$125K
Owns and owesPt X
$308K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$26K
Total assetsLn 16$389K
LiabilitiesLn 26$81K
PeoplePt VI, VII
8
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.5M
Government grantsLn 1e$1.0M
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$400
Fees for servicesLn 2g$963
Investment incomeLn 3$3K
Total revenueLn 12$1.5M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$26K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$26K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$3K
Other assetsLn 15$5K
Total assetsLn 16$389K
LiabilitiesLn 26$81K
Net assetsLn 32$308K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
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$226K$26K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$6K$3K
Total assetsLn 16$368K$389K
LiabilitiesLn 26$103K$81K
Net assetsLn 32$265K$308K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$106K$48K$16K$43K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$772K$710K$24K$38K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$131K$116K$7K$7K
Payroll taxesLn 10$69K$60K$3K$6K
Legal feesLn 11b$6K$5K$134$285
Accounting feesLn 11c$63K$58K$2K$3K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$46K$34K$1K$11K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$16K$8K$83$8K
Office expensesLn 13$10K$8K$531$2K
Information technologyLn 14$56K$44K$9K$3K
OccupancyLn 16$28K$26K$2K$445
InterestLn 20$279$279
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$5K$5K$266$107
InsuranceLn 23$5K$2K$3K$45
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$119K$116K$254$3K
All other expensesLn 24e$9K$8K$187$944
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.4M$1.2M$68K$125K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $1.5M$1.4M$51K$308K 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.0M$1.2M−$164K$265K 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.4M$1.4M$14K$429K 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.2M$1.2M−$12K$414K 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.1M$910K$221K$427K 990 PDF
FY2020 $461K$405K$56K$243K 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
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Part I · Summary $1,490,948 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,003,221$1,487,451
I-9 Program service revenue$963
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $4,208$2,534
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $10,380$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,017,809$1,490,948
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $846,551$1,078,471
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $335,018$361,613
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,181,569$1,440,084
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$163,760$50,864
Part VI · Governance 7 of 7 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members7
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
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 $1,490,948 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$400
VIII-1e Government grants$1,036,416
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$450,635
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,487,451
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $963$963
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $2,534$2,534
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $3,497 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$1,490,948
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,440,084 across 16 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $47,869 · Management $15,956 · Fundraising $42,550$106,375
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $709,673 · Management $23,906 · Fundraising $38,500$772,079
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $116,196 · Management $7,099 · Fundraising $7,319$130,614
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $59,851 · Management $3,163 · Fundraising $6,389$69,403
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $5,167 · Management $134 · Fundraising $285$5,586
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $57,967 · Management $1,874 · Fundraising $2,726$62,567
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $34,383 · Management $1,227 · Fundraising $10,542$46,152
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $8,425 · Management $83 · Fundraising $7,724$16,232
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $7,675 · Management $531 · Fundraising $1,678$9,884
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $43,603 · Management $9,292 · Fundraising $2,977$55,872
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $25,748 · Management $1,524 · Fundraising $445$27,717
IX-20 InterestManagement $279$279
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $4,955 · Management $266 · Fundraising $107$5,328
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $2,219 · Management $2,581 · Fundraising $45$4,845
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $115,629 · Management $254 · Fundraising $2,635$118,518
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $7,502 · Management $187 · Fundraising $944$8,633
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,246,862 · Management $68,356 · Fundraising $124,866$1,440,084
Part X · Balance sheet $389,496 assets, 14 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $225,840$26,360
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $113,241$346,145
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $13,180$7,047
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $5,715$2,889
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $4,998$2,495
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $4,560$4,560
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $367,534$389,496
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $7,606$76,310
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $95,029$5,000
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $102,635$81,310
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $239,899$303,186
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $25,000$5,000
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $264,899$308,186
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $367,534$389,496
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $308,186 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,490,948
XI-2 Total expenses$1,440,084
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$50,864
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$264,899
XI-8 Prior period adjustments−$7,577
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$308,186

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