501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
80¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 10 volunteers and 4 employees.
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
1 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $100K a year · 22% of revenue · last 6 filings
Concern: a surplus in 1 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
80%
of spending
Looks good: 80% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$120K
to officers and key staff · 19% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 19% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.9 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
4
named funders · $86K
Looks good: 4 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$62K
22% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 22% 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
$572K
+21% vs prior year
Spent
$633K
To programs
80%
Net assets
$224K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$572K
FY2025▲ +21%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$558K
FY2021$261K
FY2022$494K
FY2023$361K
FY2024$473K
FY2025$572K
Expenses
$633K
FY2025▲ +20%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$571K
FY2021$787K
FY2022$426K
FY2023$374K
FY2024$529K
FY2025$633K
Net assets
$224K
FY2025▼ -21%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$812K
FY2021$286K
FY2022$354K
FY2023$341K
FY2024$285K
FY2025$224K

From the FY2025 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

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

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

Where the money goes

80 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 80% · $504K Management & general 16% · $100K Fundraising 5% · $29K

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; $120K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$119,604Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Felisa Bryant’s $120K as Executive Director is at the 87th 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2021FY2020
Andrea Anderson——$66,101$125,000
Felisa Bryant$119,604$106,155——

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 15aYes

Programs and updates

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3 programs · $504K · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

Reentry Services for Women

Provide transitional support for women releasing from incarceration with the goal of reducing recidivism and unstable housing. Workshops preparing women for reentry, including health and wellness and individualized release plans, prior to leaving incarceration facilities.

$280Kprogram expense
02

Youth Workshops

Youth programs focus on preventing incarceration and encouraging youth to ask for needed help. Formerly incarcerated adults share their heartfelt stories, which help youth open up about their own life and ask for help. Workshops are offered in schools, community centers, youth groups, churches, detention centers and juvenile prisons.

$130Kprogram expense
03

Community Events

Documentary screenings, volunteer and mentor training bring community together to support those impacted by incarceration. These events provide a groundbreaking way for community members to acknowledge the divide, hear the stories, seek to understand - and partner to produce powerful change in individual lives and in our communities.

$94Kprogram 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 · 7 grants · $309K · 2020–2025
Unitemized GrantFY2025$47,705
Unitemized GrantFY2024$59,480
Unitemized GrantFY2024$8,802
Unitemized GrantFY2023$34,269
Unitemized GrantFY2022$32,455
Unitemized GrantFY2021$55,370
Unitemized GrantFY2020$70,818

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$572K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$430K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$143K
Investment incomeLn 3$251
Money outPt IX
$633K
Ln 25
Programscol B$504K
Managementcol C$100K
Fundraisingcol D$29K
Owns and owesPt X
$224K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$154K
Total assetsLn 16$286K
LiabilitiesLn 26$62K
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$430K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$60
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$17K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$143K
Investment incomeLn 3$251
Total revenueLn 12$572K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$154K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$154K
Other assetsLn 15$3K
Total assetsLn 16$286K
LiabilitiesLn 26$62K
Net assetsLn 32$224K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 54
VolunteersI 610
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$257K$154K
Total assetsLn 16$325K$286K
LiabilitiesLn 26$40K$62K
Net assetsLn 32$285K$224K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$48K$48K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$108K$86K$11K$11K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$170K$170K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$37K$35K$1K$1K
Payroll taxesLn 10$35K$32K$1K$1K
Accounting feesLn 11c$42K$42K
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$11K$11K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$29K$29K
Office expensesLn 13$15K$2K$10K$3K
Information technologyLn 14$23K$12K$10K$1K
OccupancyLn 16$47K$37K$9K
TravelLn 17$1K$790$422
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$7K$7K
InsuranceLn 23$12K$12K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$48K$45K$2K$350
Total functional expensesLn 25$633K$504K$100K$29K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $572K$633K−$60K$224K 990 PDF
FY2024 $473K$529K−$56K$285K 990 PDF
FY2023 $361K$374K−$13K$341K 990 PDF
FY2022 $494K$426K$68K$354K 990 PDF
FY2021 $261K$787K−$526K$286K 990 PDF
FY2020 $558K$571K−$13K$812K 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 $572,306 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $276,407$429,761
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $195,767$142,702
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $150$251
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $747−$408
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $473,071$572,306
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $68,282$47,705
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $264,390$349,825
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $800$11,000
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $195,953$224,186
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $529,425$632,716
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$56,354−$60,410
Part VI · Governance 6 of 6 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body6
VI-1b Independent voting members6
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 $572,306 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$17,259
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$412,502
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$60
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$429,761
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $142,702$142,702
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $251$251
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$1,439−$1,439
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $1,031$1,031
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $142,702 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax −$157$572,306
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $632,716 across 15 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $47,705$47,705
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $86,244 · Management $10,780 · Fundraising $10,780$107,804
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $169,720$169,720
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $34,811 · Management $1,199 · Fundraising $1,199$37,209
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $32,362 · Management $1,365 · Fundraising $1,365$35,092
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $42,474$42,474
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $11,000$11,000
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $29,276$29,276
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $1,889 · Management $10,018 · Fundraising $3,334$15,241
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $11,689 · Management $9,941 · Fundraising $1,088$22,718
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $37,404 · Management $9,250$46,654
IX-17 TravelPrograms $790 · Management $422$1,212
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $6,702$6,702
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $11,647$11,647
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $45,414 · Management $2,498 · Fundraising $350$48,262
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $504,006 · Management $99,594 · Fundraising $29,116$632,716
Part X · Balance sheet $286,352 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $256,753$153,654
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $61,764$129,266
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $3,432$3,432
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $325,034$286,352
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $14,349$30,624
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $26,051$31,504
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $40,400$62,128
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $284,634$224,224
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $325,034$286,352
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $224,224 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$572,306
XI-2 Total expenses$632,716
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$60,410
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$284,634
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$224,224

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