Inside Outside Circle empowers system-impacted people to lead change from within by providing opportunities for incarcerated and formerly incarcerated people to heal and serve both themselves and others. We exist to reduce recidivism and all forms of violence - physical, emotional, and psychological - in our prisons and communities.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
97¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 10 volunteers and 5 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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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
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 $276K a year · 28% 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
97%
of spending
Looks good: 97% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$127K
to officers and key staff · 12% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 12% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
16 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 16.1 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
6
named funders · $382K
Looks good: 6 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$18K
1% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 1% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
8
of 9 voting members
Looks good: 8 of 9 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.6M
+34% vs prior year
Spent
$1.1M
To programs
97%
Net assets
$1.4M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$1.6M
FY2024▲ +34%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$506K
FY2021$773K
FY2021$353K
FY2022$875K
FY2023$1.2M
FY2024$1.6M
Expenses
$1.1M
FY2024▲ +4%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$194K
FY2021$367K
FY2021$317K
FY2022$823K
FY2023$1.1M
FY2024$1.1M
Net assets
$1.4M
FY2024▲ +50%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$344K
FY2021$751K
FY2021$787K
FY2022$838K
FY2023$961K
FY2024$1.4M

From the FY2024 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 May 2019.

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

Where the money goes

97 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 97% · $1.1M Management & general 3% · $33K

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

9 people listed on the 990; $127K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$126,738Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Eldra Jackson III’s $127K as Director is at the 59th 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2021FY2020
Eldra Jackson III$126,738$101,563$61,570$65,872$82,448$9,940
Manuel Ruiz———$1,600—$1,600

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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Empowers formerly incarcerated people to heal and serve, reducing violence and recidivism.

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1 program · $1.1M · in their own filed words · FY2024
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We continued to replicate the success of our original program within california state prison - sacramento, while expanding to include the california medical facility at vacaville as well as youth and a pre trial detention facilities. In partnership with the annie e.

$1.1Mprogram 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
Total grants receivedfrom 6 funders$382K
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By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.6M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.5M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$103K
Money outPt IX
$1.1M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.1M
Managementcol C$33K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.4M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.5M
Total assetsLn 16$1.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$18K
PeoplePt VI, VII
9
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b8
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.5M
Government grantsLn 1e$515K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$103K
Total revenueLn 12$1.6M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$1.5M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.5M
Total assetsLn 16$1.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$18K
Net assetsLn 32$1.4M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 55
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$962K$1.5M
Total assetsLn 16$962K$1.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1K$18K
Net assetsLn 32$961K$1.4M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$127K$127K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$325K$325K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$10K$10K
Payroll taxesLn 10$35K$35K
Accounting feesLn 11c$9K$9K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$324K$324K$14
Advertising and promotionLn 12$21K$21K
Office expensesLn 13$11K$11K
Information technologyLn 14$10K$10K
OccupancyLn 16$1K$1K
TravelLn 17$180K$179K$924
InsuranceLn 23$10K$10K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$30K$30K
All other expensesLn 24e$225$225
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.1M$1.1M$33K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $1.6M$1.1M$485K$1.4M 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.2M$1.1M$122K$961K 990 PDF
FY2022 $875K$823K$52K$838K 990 PDF
FY2021 $773K$367K$407K$751K 990 PDF
FY2020 $506K$194K$312K$344K 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 $1,579,136 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,171,872$1,475,871
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $7,500$103,265
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,179,372$1,579,136
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $482,512$497,428
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $574,445$596,710
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,056,957$1,094,138
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $122,415$484,998
Part VI · Governance 8 of 9 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9
VI-1b Independent voting members8
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 $1,579,136 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$514,766
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$961,105
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,475,871
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $103,265$103,265
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $103,265$1,579,136
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,094,138 across 14 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $126,738$126,738
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $325,160$325,160
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $10,246$10,246
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $35,284$35,284
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $8,531$8,531
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $324,394 · Management $14$324,408
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $21,071$21,071
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $11,185$11,185
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $9,959$9,959
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $1,312$1,312
IX-17 TravelPrograms $178,756 · Management $924$179,680
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $9,925$9,925
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $30,414$30,414
IX-24e All other expensesManagement $225$225
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,060,667 · Management $33,471 · Fundraising $0$1,094,138
Part X · Balance sheet $1,463,434 assets, 7 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $962,030$1,463,434
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $962,030$1,463,434
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expenses$12,225
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $1,170$5,351
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,170$17,576
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $960,860$1,445,858
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $962,030$1,463,434
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,445,858 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,579,136
XI-2 Total expenses$1,094,138
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$484,998
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$960,860
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,445,858

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