The purpose of the organization is to advance the principles of transformative justice through programs that interrupt the pathways to incarceration. Principle activities include creating a peer support and mentorship program for formerly incarcerated returning citizens.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
89¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 12 volunteers and 13 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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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
2 of 2
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $162K a year · 34% of revenue · last 2 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 2 of the last 2 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 2 filings
Spent on programs
89%
of spending
Looks good: 89% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
9 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 9.1 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
6
named funders · $272K
Looks good: 6 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$10K
3% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 3% 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
$628K
+92% vs prior year
Spent
$524K
To programs
89%
Net assets
$392K
By yearFY2023–FY2025
Revenue
$628K
FY2025▲ +92%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2023$74K
FY2024$328K
FY2025$628K
Expenses
$524K
FY2025▲ +383%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2023Not on file
FY2024$108K
FY2025$524K
Net assets
$392K
FY2025▲ +36%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2023$68K
FY2024$288K
FY2025$392K

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Oct 2023.

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Where the money goes

89 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 89% · $465K Management & general 11% · $59K

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.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Chair
$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
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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Questions the 990 asks

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Interrupts incarceration pathways by offering peer support and mentorship to returning citizens.

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3 programs · $465K · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

Supports previously incarcerated individuals through peer support and mentorship

$281Kprogram expense
02

Supports youth impacted by familial incarceration or justice system involvement

$140Kprogram expense
03

Partners with women who are incarcerated to create and provide trauma-informed interventions and programming.

$44Kprogram 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
Yarg FoundationFY2024$60K
Total grants receivedfrom 6 funders$272K
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$628K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$622K
Investment incomeLn 3$7K
Money outPt IX
$524K
Ln 25
Programscol B$465K
Managementcol C$59K
Owns and owesPt X
$392K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$399K
Total assetsLn 16$402K
LiabilitiesLn 26$10K
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$622K
Government grantsLn 1e$449K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$0
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$0
Investment incomeLn 3$7K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$628K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$160K
SavingsLn 2$238K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$399K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$402K
LiabilitiesLn 26$10K
Net assetsLn 32$392K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 513
VolunteersI 612
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$289K$399K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0$0
Total assetsLn 16$289K$402K
LiabilitiesLn 26$1K$10K
Net assetsLn 32$288K$392K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$0$0$0$0
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0$0$0$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$295K$261K$34K$0
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0$0$0$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0$0$0$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$28K$23K$6K$0
Management feesLn 11a$0$0$0$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0$0$0$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$0$0$0$0
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0$0$0$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0$0$0$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$130K$130K$0$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$4K$2K$3K$0
Office expensesLn 13$8K$7K$885$0
Information technologyLn 14$6K$0$6K$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0$0$0$0
OccupancyLn 16$5K$4K$950$0
TravelLn 17$2K$0$2K$0
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0$0$0$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$2K$1K$396$0
InterestLn 20$0$0$0$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0$0$0$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0$0$0$0
InsuranceLn 23$5K$0$5K$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$35K$33K$2K$0
All other expensesLn 24e$4K$4K$0$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$524K$465K$59K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $628K$524K$104K$392K 990 PDF
FY2024 $328K$108K$220K$288K 990 PDF
FY2023 $74K$68K 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 $628,202 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $327,100$621,593
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $922$6,609
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $328,022$628,202
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$323,308
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $108,380$200,512
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $108,380$523,820
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $219,642$104,382
Part VI · Governance 6 of 6 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body6
VI-1b Independent voting members6
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
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $628,202 across 16 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$0
VIII-1b Membership dues$0
VIII-1c Fundraising events$0
VIII-1d Related organizations$0
VIII-1e Government grants$449,396
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$172,197
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$0
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$621,593
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$6,609
VIII-5 RoyaltiesRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$628,202
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $523,820 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $0$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $0$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $0$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for membersPrograms $0$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $261,395 · Management $33,730 · Fundraising $0$295,125
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $22,558 · Management $5,625 · Fundraising $0$28,183
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11d Lobbying feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $0$0
IX-11f Investment management feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $130,001 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$130,001
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $1,563 · Management $2,660 · Fundraising $0$4,223
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $6,711 · Management $885 · Fundraising $0$7,596
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $0 · Management $5,674 · Fundraising $0$5,674
IX-15 RoyaltiesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $4,375 · Management $950 · Fundraising $0$5,325
IX-17 TravelPrograms $0 · Management $1,902 · Fundraising $0$1,902
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officialsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $1,380 · Management $396 · Fundraising $0$1,776
IX-20 InterestPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliatesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $0 · Management $5,058 · Fundraising $0$5,058
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $32,534 · Management $2,006 · Fundraising $0$34,540
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $4,417 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$4,417
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $464,934 · Management $58,886 · Fundraising $0$523,820
Part X · Balance sheet $402,499 assets, 22 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $107,543$160,438
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $181,475$238,484
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $0$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $0$298
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $0$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $0$3,279
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $0$0
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $0$0
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $0$0
X-13 Program-related investmentsStart of year $0$0
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $0$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $0$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $289,018$402,499
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $1,000$10,099
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $0$0
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $0$0
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $0$0
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,000$10,099
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $288,018$392,400
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $289,018$402,499
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $392,400 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$628,202
XI-2 Total expenses$523,820
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$104,382
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$288,018
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$0
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$0
XI-7 Investment expenses$0
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$0
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$392,400

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