Released offers navigation and empowerment to the incarcerated, the newly released members of our society, and to their families.

Form 990 Part I, line 1, FY2025. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 92-3026199) · Dispute this line
501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
92¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 20 volunteers and 6 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
Download 990
IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
The IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
The latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Spent on programs
92%
of spending
92% of spending went to programs.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$20K
to officers and key staff · 7% of spending
Pay to officers and key staff is 7% of spending.
Part VII, Section A
1.6 mo
of spending, in cash
1.6 months of spending in cash.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $15K
1 funder names it on their filings.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Liabilities are 0% of assets.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
7
of 7 voting members
7 of 7 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Revenue
$308K
Spent
$270K
To programs
92%
Net assets
$53K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · see the original

Is it real?

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

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

Where the money goes

92 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 92% · $248K Management & general 7% · $18K Fundraising 2% · $4K

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

8 people listed on the 990; $20K paid to officers and key staff (Part VII, Section A).

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$20,142Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Emily Westerholm’s $20K as Executive Director is at the 7th 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.

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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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Helps incarcerated individuals, their families, and those recently released navigate and thrive.

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2 programs · $248K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

The post-release program provides direct assistance to the formerly incarcerated by offering no-cost mental health therapy, transportation solutions, employment search supplies, and training.

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2024. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 92-3026199) · Dispute this line
$155Kprogram expense
02

The pre-release program provides weekly anger management programs; bi-monthly substance reduction and management training; and resource sharing within the Alachua County jail and with the public on a bi-monthly schedule.

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2024. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 92-3026199) · Dispute this line
$93Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2023
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$15K
Grants paid · 1 grant · $10K · 2024–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$10,209

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$308K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$308K
Money outPt IX
$270K
Ln 25
Programscol B$248K
Managementcol C$18K
Fundraisingcol D$4K
Owns and owesPt X
$53K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$37K
Total assetsLn 16$53K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
8
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$308K
Government grantsLn 1e$292K
Total revenueLn 12$308K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$37K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$37K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$16K
Total assetsLn 16$53K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$53K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 56
VolunteersI 620
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$15K$37K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$16K
Total assetsLn 16$15K$53K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$15K$53K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$10K$10K
Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Ln 5$53K$49K$3K$1K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$119K$111K$6K$2K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$6K$6K$298$119
Payroll taxesLn 10$15K$14K$753$301
Accounting feesLn 11c$150$150
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$795$747$48
Advertising and promotionLn 12$2K$2K$36
Office expensesLn 13$14K$13K$694$277
Information technologyLn 14$10K$9K$498$199
OccupancyLn 16$27K$20K$7K
TravelLn 17$4K$4K$188
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$2K$2K
InsuranceLn 23$3K$3K$159$63
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$5K$5K
Total functional expensesLn 25$270K$248K$18K$4K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Sep 30, 2025 $308K$270K$37K$53K 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

A · Public support I · Grants O · Explanations
See the full FY2025 990
Part I · Summary $307,763 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $29,145$307,763
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $29,145$307,763
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$10,209
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefits$192,793
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $13,569$67,291
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $13,569$270,293
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $15,576$37,470
Part VI · Governance 7 of 7 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members7
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $307,763 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$292,399
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$15,364
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$307,763
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$307,763
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $270,293 across 15 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $10,209$10,209
IX-5 Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Programs $48,957 · Management $2,632 · Fundraising $1,053$52,642
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $110,804 · Management $5,957 · Fundraising $2,383$119,144
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $5,540 · Management $298 · Fundraising $119$5,957
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $13,996 · Management $753 · Fundraising $301$15,050
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $150$150
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $747 · Management $48$795
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $1,760 · Fundraising $36$1,796
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $12,907 · Management $694 · Fundraising $277$13,878
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $9,257 · Management $498 · Fundraising $199$9,954
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $20,149 · Management $6,717$26,866
IX-17 TravelPrograms $3,567 · Management $188$3,755
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $1,570$1,570
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $2,948 · Management $159 · Fundraising $63$3,170
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $5,357$5,357
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $247,768 · Management $18,094 · Fundraising $4,431$270,293
Part X · Balance sheet $52,560 assets, 7 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $15,090$36,889
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, net$15,671
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $15,090$52,560
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $15,090$52,560
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $15,090$52,560
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $15,090$52,560
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $52,560 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$307,763
XI-2 Total expenses$270,293
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$37,470
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$15,090
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$52,560

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