Is it real?
Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Apr 2022.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File
Where the money goes
88 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.
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
5 people listed on the 990; $82K paid to officers and key staff.
Major Bunton’s $53K as Director of Programming is at the 29th 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
| Name | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Major Bunton | $53,335 | $16,280 | — |
| Shannon Royster | $52,900 | $27,950 | $1,000 |
| Sithy Bin | $52,250 | $21,100 | $720 |
| Rafael Quiroz | $52,000 | $16,500 | — |
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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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
Helps formerly incarcerated people rejoin society and uplifts communities using AI and VR.
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Funders
Who pays for it.
From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.
Grants
By the numbers
The FY2024 990, line by line.
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| Line | Start FY24 | End FY24 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash and savingsLn 1–2 | $63K | |
| Total assetsLn 16 | $0 | $67K |
| LiabilitiesLn 26 | $0 | −$576 |
| Net assetsLn 32 | $0 | $67K |
| Line | Total | Programs | Management | Fundraising |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grants to domestic individualsLn 2 | $2K | $2K | ||
| Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5 | $78K | $78K | ||
| Other salaries and wagesLn 7 | $48K | $28K | $20K | |
| Payroll taxesLn 10 | $20K | $20K | ||
| Management feesLn 11a | $750 | $750 | ||
| Legal feesLn 11b | $25 | $25 | ||
| Accounting feesLn 11c | $3K | $3K | $337 | |
| Advertising and promotionLn 12 | $2K | $2K | ||
| Office expensesLn 13 | $344 | $272 | $72 | |
| Information technologyLn 14 | $6K | $6K | ||
| OccupancyLn 16 | $10K | $10K | ||
| TravelLn 17 | $2K | $2K | ||
| Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18 | $109 | $109 | ||
| Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19 | $60 | $60 | ||
| InsuranceLn 23 | $3K | $3K | ||
| Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24 | $3K | $3K | $221 | $0 |
| Total functional expensesLn 25 | $179K | $159K | $21K | $0 |
Filing history
| Year | Money in | Money out | In minus out | Net assets | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 LatestFiled with the IRS Feb 20, 2026 | $488K | $436K | $51K | $115K | 990 PDF |
| FY2024 ViewingFiled with the IRS Mar 25, 2025 | $247K | $179K | $67K | $67K | 990 PDF |
| FY2023Filed with the IRS Jun 27, 2024 | $12K | $7K | 990 PDF | ||
| FY2022Filed with the IRS Jan 26, 2024 | $0 | $0 | 990 PDF |
Schedules filed Part IV
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $246,584 revenue, 12 lines filed
Part VI · Governance 2 of 5 board members independent, no flags
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $246,584 across 9 lines filed
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $179,342 across 16 lines filed
Part X · Balance sheet $66,666 assets, 7 lines filed
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $67,242 net assets at year end
Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File
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