Chris Wilson Foundation FY2023 filing

Tax-deductible

Baltimore, MD501(c)(3)Human ServicesEIN 83-3692449Revenue $775K in FY2023

On file with the IRSchriswilsonfoundation.com10 E North Ave Ste 5, 21202-4886 · Baltimore, MDTax-exempt since Jan 2020Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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The mission of the Chris Wilson Foundation is to transform the incarceration system by providing and supporting programming, advocacy and art that centers personal relationships, resilience, development and agency.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
77¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$173K 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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FY2023 · 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
2 of 3
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $63K a year · 10% of revenue · last 3 filings
Fine: a surplus in 2 of the last 3 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 3 filings
Spent on programs
77%
of spending
Looks good: 77% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$173K
to officers and key staff · 34% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 34% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
6 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 5.7 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
5
named funders · $342K
Looks good: 5 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$11K
3% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 3% 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
$775K
+62% vs prior year
Spent
$503K
To programs
77%
Net assets
$320K
By yearFY2022–FY2024
Revenue
$775K
FY2023▲ +62%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2022$480K
FY2023$775K
FY2024$545K
Expenses
$503K
FY2023▲ +5%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2022$479K
FY2023$503K
FY2024$629K
Net assets
$320K
FY2023▲ +567%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2022$48K
FY2023$320K
FY2024$236K

From the FY2023 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Jan 2020.

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

Where the money goes

77 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 77% · $388K Management & general 14% · $72K Fundraising 9% · $43K

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; $173K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Chairman
$89,195Pt VII · Sec A
Program Dire
$84,185Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Chris Wilson’s $107K as Chairman is at the 89th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2168 $100K–1M 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

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022
Chris Wilson$106,509$89,195—
Emma a Post—$84,185$67,500

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

Transforming the justice system through programs, advocacy, and art that build relationships and empower individuals.

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1 program · $388K · in their own filed words · FY2023
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The chris wilson foundation organizes the master plan program to promote resilience and autonomy in the incarcerated individual and to strengthen the life skills of those who are preparing for reentry into our society.

$388Kprogram 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
Total grants receivedfrom 5 funders$342K
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Grants paid · 1 grant · $60K · 2022–2022
Marshall Project INCNY · FY2022$60,000

By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$775K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$689K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$87K
Money outPt IX
$503K
Ln 25
Programscol B$388K
Managementcol C$72K
Fundraisingcol D$43K
Owns and owesPt X
$320K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$240K
Total assetsLn 16$332K
LiabilitiesLn 26$11K
PeoplePt VI, VII
8
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$689K
Government grantsLn 1e$180K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$43K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$87K
Total revenueLn 12$775K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$240K
SavingsLn 2$100
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$240K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$4K
Other assetsLn 15$850
Total assetsLn 16$332K
LiabilitiesLn 26$11K
Net assetsLn 32$320K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 51
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$45K$240K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$4K
Total assetsLn 16$48K$332K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$11K
Net assetsLn 32$48K$320K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$5K$5K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$173K$173K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$103K$52K$18K$32K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$5K$5K
Payroll taxesLn 10$21K$16K$2K$2K
Legal feesLn 11b$35$35
Accounting feesLn 11c$35K$35K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$77K$77K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$688$688
Office expensesLn 13$5K$5K
OccupancyLn 16$4K$4K
TravelLn 17$28K$20K$7K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$396$396
InsuranceLn 23$4K$4K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$42K$39K$3K$585
All other expensesLn 24e$79$79
Total functional expensesLn 25$503K$388K$72K$43K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $545K$629K−$85K$236K 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $775K$503K$272K$320K 990 PDF
FY2022 $480K$479K$883$48K 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 FY2023 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $775,485 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $473,287$688,797
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $4,500$86,688
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $1,857$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $479,644$775,485
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $65,952$4,761
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $70,744$301,911
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $342,065$196,501
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $478,761$503,173
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $883$272,312
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-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $775,485 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$179,880
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$508,917
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$43,000
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$688,797
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $86,688$86,688
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $86,688$775,485
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $503,173 across 16 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $4,761$4,761
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $173,380$173,380
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $52,439 · Management $18,125 · Fundraising $32,500$103,064
IX-9 Other employee benefitsManagement $4,701$4,701
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $16,397 · Management $1,931 · Fundraising $2,438$20,766
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $35$35
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $34,996$34,996
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $77,354$77,354
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $688$688
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $5,077$5,077
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $4,250$4,250
IX-17 TravelPrograms $20,240 · Fundraising $7,316$27,556
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $396$396
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $3,658$3,658
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $39,279 · Management $2,548 · Fundraising $585$42,412
IX-24e All other expensesManagement $79$79
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $388,100 · Management $72,234 · Fundraising $42,839$503,173
Part X · Balance sheet $331,527 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $44,908$239,542
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$100
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$82,075
X-4 Accounts receivable$4,600
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, net$4,360
X-15 Other assets$850
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $47,994$331,527
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expenses$11,221
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$11,221
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $24,494$305,306
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $23,500$15,000
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $47,994$320,306
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $47,994$331,527
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $320,306 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$775,485
XI-2 Total expenses$503,173
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$272,312
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$47,994
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$320,306

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2023 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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