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Sponsors transforms lives and strengthens communities by providing life- changing opportunities for people with conviction histories.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
90¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 138 volunteers and 75 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
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $1.9M a year · 30% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
90%
of spending
Looks good: 90% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$476K
to officers and key staff · 9% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 9% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
8 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $11.3M in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Looks good: 7.5 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
9
named funders · $370K
Looks good: 9 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$1.2M
7% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 7% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
9
of 9 voting members
Looks good: 9 of 9 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$5.3M
+9% vs prior year
Spent
$5.5M
To programs
90%
Net assets
$16.8M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$5.3M
FY2025▲ +9%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$4.2M
FY2021$4.2M
FY2022$5.1M
FY2023$15.2M
FY2024$4.9M
FY2025$5.3M
Expenses
$5.5M
FY2025▲ +8%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$3.8M
FY2021$3.6M
FY2022$4.2M
FY2023$5.0M
FY2024$5.1M
FY2025$5.5M
Net assets
$16.8M
FY2025▲ +3%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$4.5M
FY2021$5.0M
FY2022$6.3M
FY2023$16.5M
FY2024$16.3M
FY2025$16.8M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · 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 Aug 1976.

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Where the money goes

90 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 90% · $5.0M Management & general 7% · $402K Fundraising 3% · $142K

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

14 people listed on the 990; $476K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Former Exec
$250,862Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Di
$125,584Pt VII · Sec A
Finance Dire
$96,686Pt VII · Sec A
$600Pt VII · Sec A
$600Pt VII · Sec A
$600Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$600Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Paul Solomon$250,862$227,517$133,344$113,016$125,475$129,047
Annie Herz$125,584$33,081————
Martha Baldwin$96,686$96,686————
Nicholas Crapser—————$82,835
Nicholas Riolo————$71,580—
Laura Johnson—————$44,100
Trina Reiter$600$600————
Shareen Springer$600$600————

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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Helps formerly incarcerated individuals reintegrate into the community, fostering safety and family reunification.

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1 program · $5.0M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Sponsors provides a broad range of services to support the successful reintegration of people releasing to lane county, oregon from prison or jail. Guided by the values of dignity, empowerment, and community, the organization seeks to reduce homelessness and recidivism, while improving community well-being and individual success.

$5.0Mprogram 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 · FY2024
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Grants paid · 11 grants · $1.3M · 2019–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$273,458
New York UniversityNY · FY2024$12,989
Unitemized GrantFY2023$229,849
New York UniversityNY · FY2023$75,571
Unitemized GrantFY2022$138,198
Unitemized GrantFY2021$102,176
Lane Workforce PartnershipOR · FY2021$64,827
New York UniversityNY · FY2020$171,265
Unitemized GrantFY2020$97,213
Unitemized GrantFY2019$127,860
New York UniversityNY · FY2019$53,869

Federal money

Single Audit · Federal Audit Clearinghouse · money spent from federal programs
Year ending Jun 2016 · $883K federal money spent
Second Chance Act Reentry InitiativeDepartment of Justice · ALN 16.812 · Through Lane County$392K
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services_projects of Regional and National SignificanceDepartment of Health and Human Services · ALN 93.243 · Direct$363K
Va Homeless Providers Grant and Per Diem ProgramDepartment of Veterans Affairs · ALN 64.024 · Through Oregon Housing and Community Services$123K
Emergency Food and Shelter National Board Program (arra)Department of Homeland Security · ALN 97.114 · Through Lane County$5K

The auditor reported no findings.

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$5.3M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$4.1M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$686K
Investment incomeLn 3$478K
Money outPt IX
$5.5M
Ln 25
Programscol B$5.0M
Managementcol C$402K
Fundraisingcol D$142K
Owns and owesPt X
$16.8M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$3.4M
Total assetsLn 16$18.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.2M
PeoplePt VI, VII
14
listed · VII A
PaidVII A7
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b9
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$4.1M
Government grantsLn 1e$3.0M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$34K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$47K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$686K
Investment incomeLn 3$478K
Other incomeLn 4–11$51K
Total revenueLn 12$5.3M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$567K
SavingsLn 2$2.9M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$3.4M
Pledges and grants receivableLn 3$342K
Accounts receivableLn 4$30K
Notes and loans receivableLn 7$224K
Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesLn 9$37K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2.6M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$11.3M
Other assetsLn 15$141K
Total assetsLn 16$18.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.2M
Net assetsLn 32$16.8M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 575
VolunteersI 6138
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3More from this return
Abroad and in kindSch F, M
Noncash gifts receivedSch M Pt I$34K
4Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$3.3M$3.4M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$10.5M$11.3M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2.7M$2.6M
Total assetsLn 16$17.6M$18.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.3M$1.2M
Net assetsLn 32$16.3M$16.8M
5Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$13K$13K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$273K$273K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$385K$280K$92K$12K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$2.1M$2.0M$90K$64K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$133K$122K$8K$3K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$701K$645K$33K$22K
Payroll taxesLn 10$191K$172K$13K$6K
Management feesLn 11a$98K$88K$7K$3K
Legal feesLn 11b$17K$15K$1K$524
Accounting feesLn 11c$82K$74K$5K$2K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$5K$5K$354$161
Investment management feesLn 11f$66K$66K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$23K$21K$2K$696
Office expensesLn 13$51K$46K$3K$2K
Information technologyLn 14$71K$64K$5K$2K
OccupancyLn 16$187K$173K$9K$4K
TravelLn 17$9K$9K
InterestLn 20$13K$12K$871$396
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$187K$169K$13K$6K
InsuranceLn 23$64K$58K$4K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$742K$709K$23K$11K
All other expensesLn 24e$85K$59K$25K$1K
Total functional expensesLn 25$5.5M$5.0M$402K$142K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Apr 30, 2026 $5.3M$5.5M−$177K$16.8M 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS Mar 13, 2025 $4.9M$5.1M−$182K$16.3M 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS May 14, 2024 $15.2M$5.0M$10.2M$16.5M 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS May 9, 2023 $5.1M$4.2M$889K$6.3M 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS May 11, 2022 $4.2M$3.6M$577K$5.0M 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS May 17, 2021 $4.2M$3.8M$412K$4.5M 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support M · Noncash J · Pay O · Explanations
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $5,333,927 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $3,682,022$4,119,334
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $578,194$685,661
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $654,223$477,841
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $1,270$51,091
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $4,915,709$5,333,927
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $305,420$286,447
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $3,456,580$3,526,344
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,335,398$1,698,172
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $5,097,398$5,510,963
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$181,689−$177,036
Part VI · Governance 9 of 9 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9
VI-1b Independent voting members9
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $5,333,927 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$47,030
VIII-1e Government grants$3,017,301
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,055,003
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$33,900
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$4,119,334
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $685,661$685,661
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $477,841$477,841
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$51,091
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $685,661 · Excluded from tax $477,841$5,333,927
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $5,510,963 across 22 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $12,989$12,989
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $273,458$273,458
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $280,432 · Management $92,382 · Fundraising $12,352$385,166
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $1,961,519 · Management $90,459 · Fundraising $63,924$2,115,902
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $121,606 · Management $8,286 · Fundraising $3,461$133,353
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $645,367 · Management $33,349 · Fundraising $22,329$701,045
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $172,191 · Management $12,846 · Fundraising $5,841$190,878
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $88,090 · Management $6,572 · Fundraising $2,988$97,650
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $15,439 · Management $1,152 · Fundraising $524$17,115
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $73,696 · Management $5,498 · Fundraising $2,500$81,694
IX-11d Lobbying feesPrograms $4,741 · Management $354 · Fundraising $161$5,256
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $66,020$66,020
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $20,515 · Management $1,531 · Fundraising $696$22,742
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $45,801 · Management $3,417 · Fundraising $1,554$50,772
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $63,784 · Management $4,759 · Fundraising $2,164$70,707
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $173,087 · Management $9,398 · Fundraising $4,273$186,758
IX-17 TravelPrograms $8,653$8,653
IX-20 InterestPrograms $11,679 · Management $871 · Fundraising $396$12,946
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $168,551 · Management $12,574 · Fundraising $5,717$186,842
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $57,557 · Management $4,294 · Fundraising $1,952$63,803
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $708,666 · Management $23,170 · Fundraising $10,535$742,371
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $59,156 · Management $24,629 · Fundraising $1,058$84,843
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $4,966,977 · Management $401,561 · Fundraising $142,425$5,510,963
Part X · Balance sheet $18,063,363 assets, 18 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $430,835$566,879
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $2,837,505$2,879,016
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $654,718$341,973
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $45,870$29,733
X-7 Notes and loans receivableStart of year $275,162$224,136
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $58,414$37,382
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $2,657,271$2,586,556
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $10,535,585$11,256,525
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $104,931$141,163
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $17,600,291$18,063,363
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $184,772$209,053
X-23 Secured mortgages and notes payableStart of year $255,989$291,096
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $863,931$729,882
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,304,692$1,230,031
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $15,570,599$16,108,332
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $725,000$725,000
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $16,295,599$16,833,332
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $17,600,291$18,063,363
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $16,833,332 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$5,333,927
XI-2 Total expenses$5,510,963
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$177,036
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$16,295,599
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$714,769
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$16,833,332

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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