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Memphis, TN501(c)(3)Crime & LegalEIN 85-0777855Revenue $666K in FY2021

On file with the IRS5865 Ridgeway Center Pkwy Ste 300, 38120-4014 · Memphis, TNTax-exempt since Aug 2020Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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To spark a change through criminal justice reform, re-entry services &programs, scholarships, education programs, storytelling, weekly media,and annual awards recognizing exceptional people changing the world.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
54¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$270K 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
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 deficit $4K a year · 1% of revenue · last 3 filings
Fine: a surplus in 2 of the last 3 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 3 filings
Spent on programs
54%
of spending
Worth a look: 54% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$270K
to officers and key staff · 56% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 56% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
8 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 8.2 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $50K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$196K
59% of total assets
Fine: liabilities are 59% of assets; 50% to 65%.
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
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$666K
+191% vs prior year
Spent
$482K
To programs
54%
Net assets
$136K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$666K
FY2021▲ +191%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$229K
FY2021$666K
FY2022$116K
FY2023$157K
FY2024$106K
Expenses
$482K
FY2021▲ +200%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$161K
FY2021$482K
FY2022$380K
FY2023Not on file
FY2024Not on file
Net assets
$136K
FY2021▲ +99%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$68K
FY2021$136K
FY2022−$129K
FY2023−$192K
FY2024−$355K

From the FY2021 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 Aug 2020.

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

Where the money goes

54 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 54% · $259K Management & general 29% · $141K Fundraising 17% · $82K

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

6 people listed on the 990; $270K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Founder & CEO
$146,105Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Director
$123,550Pt VII · Sec A
Program Manager
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Alice M Johnson’s $150K as Founder and CEO is at the 95th 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

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Alice M Johnson$150,000$150,000——
Alice Marie Johnson——$150,000$146,105
John Koufos—$123,000$123,000$123,550
Catina M Johnson$16,800———

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

Promotes criminal justice reform and re-entry services, offering scholarships and education while celebrating changemakers.

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1 program · $259K · in their own filed words · FY2021
01

Criminal justice reform & tag media

$259Kprogram 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 · FY2023
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$50K

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$666K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$666K
Money outPt IX
$482K
Ln 25
Programscol B$259K
Managementcol C$141K
Fundraisingcol D$82K
Owns and owesPt X
$136K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$332K
Total assetsLn 16$332K
LiabilitiesLn 26$196K
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$666K
Total revenueLn 12$666K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$332K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$332K
Total assetsLn 16$332K
LiabilitiesLn 26$196K
Net assetsLn 32$136K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 64
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 FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$68K$332K
Total assetsLn 16$68K$332K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$196K
Net assetsLn 32$68K$136K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Management feesLn 11a$384K$214K$90K$80K
Legal feesLn 11b$33K$33K
Accounting feesLn 11c$14K$14K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$11K$9K$1K$546
Office expensesLn 13$757$643$76$38
Information technologyLn 14$843$717$84$42
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$5K$5K
InsuranceLn 23$7K$6K$659$330
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$28K$24K$3K$1K
Total functional expensesLn 25$482K$259K$141K$82K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $106K−$355K 990 PDF
FY2023 $157K−$192K 990 PDF
FY2022 $116K$380K−$264K−$129K 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $666K$482K$183K$136K 990 PDF
FY2020 $229K$161K$68K$68K 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 FY2021 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $665,631 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $228,796$665,631
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $228,796$665,631
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $0$0
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $160,845$482,342
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $160,845$482,342
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $67,951$183,289
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 $665,631 across 3 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$665,631
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$665,631
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$665,631
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $482,342 across 9 lines filed
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $214,150 · Management $89,739 · Fundraising $79,967$383,856
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $32,574$32,574
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $14,090$14,090
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $9,290 · Management $1,093 · Fundraising $546$10,929
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $643 · Management $76 · Fundraising $38$757
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $717 · Management $84 · Fundraising $42$843
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $4,641$4,641
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $5,602 · Management $659 · Fundraising $330$6,591
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $23,800 · Management $2,861 · Fundraising $1,400$28,061
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $258,843 · Management $141,176 · Fundraising $82,323$482,342
Part X · Balance sheet $331,610 assets, 7 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $68,051$331,610
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $68,051$331,610
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expenses$195,902
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$195,902
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $68,051$135,708
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $68,051$135,708
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $68,051$331,610
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $135,708 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$665,631
XI-2 Total expenses$482,342
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$183,289
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$68,051
XI-8 Prior period adjustments−$115,632
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$135,708

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2021 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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