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.
88¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$816K 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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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
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
88%
of spending
Looks good: 88% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$816K
to officers and key staff · 24% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 24% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Concern: 0.4 months of spending in cash; under 2 weeks.
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
$64K
6% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 6% 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
$3.6M
Spent
$3.3M
To programs
88%
Net assets
$1.1M
By yearFY2024–FY2025
Revenue
$3.6M
FY2024
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2024$3.6M
FY2025$4.0M
Expenses
$3.3M
FY2024
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2024$3.3M
FY2025$4.1M
Net assets
$1.1M
FY2024
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2024$1.1M
FY2025$1.1M

From the FY2024 Form 990 (year ending June 2024) · 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.

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

Where the money goes

88 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 88% · $3.0M Management & general 6% · $217K Fundraising 5% · $169K

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

29 people listed on the 990; $816K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2023); the FY2024 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director
$155,604Pt VII · Sec A
Director Women and Survivors
$131,676Pt VII · Sec A
Legal Director
$120,704Pt VII · Sec A
Education Durector
$113,812Pt VII · Sec A
Deputy Director
$110,736Pt VII · Sec A
Supervising Staff Attorney
$110,736Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Director
$72,320Pt VII · Sec A
$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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4 programs · $4.4M · in their own filed words · FY2023
01

In under five years IPP has freed 160 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…

$2.5Mprogram expense
02

IPP processed more than 290 intakes for legal services from incarcerated people opened more than 219 new legal cases provided "counsel and advice" to over 100 people through our virtual twice-monthly free legal clinic and closed more than 63 legal cases.

$1.0Mprogram expense
03

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.

$485Kprogram expense
04

IPP worked with journalists to shift narratives about the criminal legal system and Illinois prisons by highlighting personal stories of people. This work resulted in 431 earned media mentions with a potential reach of 1.05B people.

$357Kprogram 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 FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$3.6M
Ln 12
Other incomeLn 4–11$2.1M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.5M
Money outPt IX
$3.3M
Ln 25
Programscol B$3.0M
Managementcol C$217K
Fundraisingcol D$169K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.1M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$115K
Total assetsLn 16$1.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$64K
PeoplePt VI, VII
29
listed · VII A
PaidVII A7
Voting boardVI 1a11
IndependentVI 1b11
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.5M
Other incomeLn 4–11$2.1M
Total revenueLn 12$3.6M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$115K
Total assetsLn 16$1.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$64K
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

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $4.0M$4.1M−$131K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2024 Viewing $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 A · Public support J · Pay O · Explanations
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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

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