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.
5¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$90K 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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FY2021 · 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
5%
of spending
Concern: 5% of spending went to programs; under 50%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$90K
to officers and key staff · 41% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 41% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
14 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 13.7 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
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
0
of 5 voting members
Concern: none of 5 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$398K
Spent
$221K
To programs
5%
Net assets
$253K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$398K
FY2021
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$398K
FY2022$561K
FY2023$887K
FY2024$1.0M
FY2025$861K
Expenses
$221K
FY2021
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$221K
FY2022$380K
FY2023$554K
FY2024$859K
FY2025$1.1M
Net assets
$253K
FY2021
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$253K
FY2022$153K
FY2023$711K
FY2024$912K
FY2025$634K

From the FY2021 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.

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

Where the money goes

5 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 5% · $10K Management & general 83% · $184K

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

2 people listed on the 990; $90K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$50,895Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$38,835Pt 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 · $224K · in their own filed words · FY2021
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Arts Attack Program

Civic engagement after school program in

$224Kprogram 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 FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$398K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$398K
Money outPt IX
$221K
Ln 25
Programscol B$10K
Managementcol C$184K
Owns and owesPt X
$253K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$253K
Total assetsLn 16$253K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
2
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b0
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$398K
Total revenueLn 12$398K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$253K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$253K
Total assetsLn 16$253K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$253K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 535
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$76K$253K
Total assetsLn 16$76K$253K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$76K$253K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$155K$155K
Payroll taxesLn 10$14K$14K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$8K$8K
Office expensesLn 13$4K$4K
TravelLn 17$10K$10K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$412$412
InsuranceLn 23$2K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$28K
Total functional expensesLn 25$221K$10K$184K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $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 Viewing $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 $398,347 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $105,789$398,347
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $105,789$398,347
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $22,913$168,753
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $4,501$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $2,226$52,655
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $29,640$221,408
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $76,149$176,939
Part VI · Governance 0 of 5 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members0
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
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $398,347 across 4 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$398,347
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$398,347
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenue$398,347
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $221,408 across 8 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $154,804$154,804
IX-10 Payroll taxesManagement $13,949$13,949
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $8,300$8,300
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $4,442$4,442
IX-17 TravelPrograms $9,555$9,555
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $412$412
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $2,381$2,381
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)$27,565
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $9,967 · Management $183,876 · Fundraising $0$221,408
Part X · Balance sheet $253,062 assets, 6 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $76,125$253,062
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $76,125$253,062
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $76,125$253,062
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $76,125$253,062
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $76,125$253,062
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $253,062 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$398,347
XI-2 Total expenses$221,408
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$176,939
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$76,125
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$253,062

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