Through advocacy, public education, and direct representation of thousands of needlessly incarcerated people, we bring hope to and fight in community with incarcerated people and their loved ones for a brighter, more humane, more just system for US all.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
89¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$811K 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
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 2
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $45K a year · 1% of revenue · last 2 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 1 of the last 2 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 2 filings
Spent on programs
89%
of spending
Looks good: 89% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$811K
to officers and key staff · 20% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 20% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
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
Named funders
19
named funders · $1.2M
Looks good: 19 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$50K
4% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 4% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
11
of 11 voting members
Looks good: 11 of 11 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$4.0M
+12% vs prior year
Spent
$4.1M
To programs
89%
Net assets
$1.1M
By yearFY2024–FY2025
Revenue
$4.0M
FY2025▲ +12%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2024$3.6M
FY2025$4.0M
Expenses
$4.1M
FY2025▲ +24%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2024$3.3M
FY2025$4.1M
Net assets
$1.1M
FY2025▲ +2%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2024$1.1M
FY2025$1.1M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jan 2023.

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Where the money goes

89 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 89% · $3.7M Management & general 7% · $297K Fundraising 4% · $161K

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

16 people listed on the 990; $811K 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
Executive Dir.
$169,802Pt VII · Sec A
Director, Women &
$144,647Pt VII · Sec A
Legal Director
$127,195Pt VII · Sec A
Education Director
$126,215Pt VII · Sec A
Supervising Staff
$122,916Pt VII · Sec A
Deputy Director
$120,673Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 7 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024
Jennifer Soble$169,802$72,320
Rachel White Domain$144,647$131,676
Candace Chambliss$127,195$120,704
Renaldo Turner$126,215—
Rachel Lindner$122,916$110,736
Rebeccah Lanni$120,673$110,736
Renaldo Hudson—$113,812

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

Advocates for humane prison reform and represents incarcerated individuals in Illinois.

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2 programs · $3.7M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Ipp has freed nearly 200 people from prison and currently represents hundreds of additional incarcerated people in clemency medical release and administrative advocacy. In addition to the incalculable benefits to those freed individuals and their families their release will result in a cost savings of at least $158 million to illinois…

$2.9Mprogram expense
02

Through its education department led and staffed by formerly incarcerated staff members many of whom were ipp clients-ipp is actively shifting the narrative around incarcerated people especially those serving long sentences.

$753Kprogram 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
$4.0M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$4.0M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$31K
Money outPt IX
$4.1M
Ln 25
Programscol B$3.7M
Managementcol C$297K
Fundraisingcol D$161K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.1M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$642K
Total assetsLn 16$1.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$50K
PeoplePt VI, VII
16
listed · VII A
PaidVII A6
Voting boardVI 1a11
IndependentVI 1b11
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$4.0M
Government grantsLn 1e$2.1M
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$180K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$31K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$4.0M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$642K
SavingsLn 2$0
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$642K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$1.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$50K
Net assetsLn 32$1.1M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 534
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$316K$642K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Total assetsLn 16$1.1M$1.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$31K$50K
Net assetsLn 32$1.1M$1.1M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$181K$70K$95K$16K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$2.8M$2.7M$7K$101K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$231K$170K$52K$9K
Payroll taxesLn 10$237K$191K$37K$10K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$0
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$0
Office expensesLn 13$162K$108K$46K$7K
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$0
TravelLn 17$68K$65K$3K$486
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0
InsuranceLn 23$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$479K$407K$57K$15K
All other expensesLn 24e$14K$10K$1K$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$4.1M$3.7M$297K$161K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $4.0M$4.1M−$131K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2024 $3.6M$3.3M$221K$1.1M 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 J · Pay O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $4,011,672 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $3,604,516$4,004,130
I-9 Program service revenue$31,097
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$37,243−$23,555
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $3,567,273$4,011,672
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $4,974$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $2,666,563$3,419,830
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $674,349$723,196
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $3,345,886$4,143,026
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $221,387−$131,354
Part VI · Governance 11 of 11 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body11
VI-1b Independent voting members11
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 $4,011,672 across 11 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$180,262
VIII-1e Government grants$2,087,161
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,736,707
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$4,004,130
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Excluded from tax $31,097$31,097
VIII-3 Investment income$0
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events−$23,555
VIII-12 Total revenueExcluded from tax $31,097$4,011,672
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $4,143,026 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $70,399 · Management $94,630 · Fundraising $15,805$180,834
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $2,662,981 · Management $6,825 · Fundraising $101,106$2,770,912
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $170,006 · Management $52,022 · Fundraising $9,056$231,084
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $190,848 · Management $36,603 · Fundraising $9,549$237,000
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting fees$0
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-12 Advertising and promotion$0
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $108,391 · Management $45,869 · Fundraising $7,443$161,703
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 Occupancy$0
IX-17 TravelPrograms $65,180 · Management $2,653 · Fundraising $486$68,319
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$0
IX-23 Insurance$0
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $407,346 · Management $56,821 · Fundraising $14,938$479,105
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $10,210 · Management $1,399 · Fundraising $2,460$14,069
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $3,685,361 · Management $296,822 · Fundraising $160,843$4,143,026
Part X · Balance sheet $1,146,256 assets, 19 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $315,761$642,379
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $746,881$449,339
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $44,141$54,538
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, net$0
X-11 Publicly traded securities$0
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assets$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,106,783$1,146,256
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $30,573$49,688
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $30,573$49,688
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $152,813$526,442
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $923,397$570,126
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,076,210$1,096,568
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,106,783$1,146,256
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,096,568 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$4,011,672
XI-2 Total expenses$4,143,026
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$131,354
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,076,210
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$151,712
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,096,568

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