An organization that seeks to transform urgent social justice issues through the power of arts. To heal trauma, build, and center those who are or have been incarcerated.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
43¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$48K 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
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $121K a year · 16% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
43%
of spending
Concern: 43% of spending went to programs; under 50%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$48K
to officers and key staff · 4% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 4% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
6 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 5.8 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
5
named funders · $362K
Looks good: 5 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$210
0.03% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% 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
$861K
-18% vs prior year
Spent
$1.1M
To programs
43%
Net assets
$634K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$861K
FY2025▼ -18%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$398K
FY2022$561K
FY2023$887K
FY2024$1.0M
FY2025$861K
Expenses
$1.1M
FY2025▲ +33%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$221K
FY2022$380K
FY2023$554K
FY2024$859K
FY2025$1.1M
Net assets
$634K
FY2025▼ -30%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$253K
FY2022$153K
FY2023$711K
FY2024$912K
FY2025$634K

From the FY2025 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: FY2025. IRS ruling in Nov 2022.

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Where the money goes

43 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 43% · $485K Management & general 57% · $646K Fundraising 1% · $8K

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; $48K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Dir.
$48,173Pt VII · Sec A
Board Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Isaac Gonzales’s $48K as Executive Dir. is at the 24th 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 · 4 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2021
Sabra Williams—$104,339—
Sabri Williams——$50,895
Isaac Gonzales$48,173——
H Roberts——$38,835

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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Uses art to heal trauma and empower formerly incarcerated individuals.

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1 program · $485K · in their own filed words · FY2025
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Arts attack program- civic engagement after school program in juvenilecamps and hall. Virtual reality re entry program.

$485Kprogram expense

Funders

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 5 funders$362K
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$861K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$851K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$11K
Investment incomeLn 3$2
Money outPt IX
$1.1M
Ln 25
Programscol B$485K
Managementcol C$646K
Fundraisingcol D$8K
Owns and owesPt X
$634K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$551K
Total assetsLn 16$634K
LiabilitiesLn 26$210
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$851K
Government grantsLn 1e$454K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$11K
Investment incomeLn 3$2
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$861K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$551K
SavingsLn 2$0
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$551K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$74K
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$634K
LiabilitiesLn 26$210
Net assetsLn 32$634K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 535
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$819K$551K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$93K$74K
Total assetsLn 16$912K$634K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$210
Net assetsLn 32$912K$634K
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$48K$48K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$699K$283K$414K$1K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$49K$49K
Payroll taxesLn 10$65K$18K$48K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$7K$7K
Accounting feesLn 11c$23K$23K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$3K$3K
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$58K$58K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$514$514
Office expensesLn 13$15K$15K$100
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$36K$21K$15K
TravelLn 17$52K$48K$4K$258
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$19K$19K
InsuranceLn 23$35K$22K$14K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$40K$22K$18K
All other expensesLn 24e−$9K−$13K$3K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.1M$485K$646K$8K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $861K$1.1M−$278K$634K 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.0M$859K$191K$912K 990 PDF
FY2023 $887K$554K$332K$711K 990 PDF
FY2022 $561K$380K$181K$153K 990 PDF
FY2021 $398K$221K$177K$253K 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 $861,346 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,045,882$850,544
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $4,082$10,800
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $2$2
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,049,966$861,346
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $715,017$860,645
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$3,075
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $144,091$275,226
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $859,108$1,138,946
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $190,858−$277,600
Part VI · Governance 6 of 6 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body6
VI-1b Independent voting members6
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $861,346 across 10 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$454,386
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$396,158
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$850,544
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $10,800$10,800
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $2$2
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$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $10,800 · Excluded from tax $2$861,346
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,138,946 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 staffManagement $48,173$48,173
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $282,964 · Management $414,376 · Fundraising $1,170$698,510
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsManagement $48,590$48,590
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $17,598 · Management $47,774$65,372
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $7,051$7,051
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $23,407$23,407
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $3,075$3,075
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $57,926$57,926
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $514$514
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $14,585 · Management $100$14,685
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $21,045 · Management $14,564$35,609
IX-17 TravelPrograms $47,784 · Management $3,547 · Fundraising $258$51,589
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 amortizationManagement $18,815$18,815
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $21,523 · Management $13,956$35,479
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $21,865 · Management $17,761$39,626
IX-24e All other expensesManagement −$12,841 · Fundraising $3,366−$9,475
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $485,290 · Management $645,787 · Fundraising $7,869$1,138,946
Part X · Balance sheet $634,112 assets, 18 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $818,997$551,328
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivable$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$9,094
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $92,505$73,690
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 $911,502$634,112
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expenses$210
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$210
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $911,502$633,902
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $911,502$633,902
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $911,502$634,112
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $633,902 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$861,346
XI-2 Total expenses$1,138,946
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$277,600
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$911,502
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$633,902

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