Our mission statement is to build bridges of empathy, healing and insight between the incarcerated and the public.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
43¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$144K 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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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
Spent on programs
43%
of spending
Concern: 43% of spending went to programs; under 50%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$144K
to officers and key staff · 37% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 37% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Concern: 0.3 months of spending in cash; under 2 weeks.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
7
of 7 voting members
Looks good: 7 of 7 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$269K
+65% vs prior year
Spent
$388K
To programs
43%
Net assets
$10K
By yearFY2024–FY2025
Revenue
$269K
FY2025▲ +65%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2024$164K
FY2025$269K
Net assets
$10K
FY2025▼ -92%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2024$127K
FY2025$10K

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

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Is it real?

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

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Where the money goes

43 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 43% · $168K Management & general 57% · $219K Fundraising 0% · $200

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; $144K 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
President
$144,000Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$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

Megan McDrew’s $144K as President is at the 97th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2168 $100K–1M human services 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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024
Megan McDrew$144,000$10,000
Jessica McGlaze—$4,000
Spencer Smith—$3,500

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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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

Transformative Justice Center is a human services nonprofit based in Beverly Hills, CA, formed in 2023.

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1 program · $168K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Empathy in action is a volunteer-based charitable organization that serves prisoners around california. Over the course of the last year, the program grew from 15-20 volunteers per session of 8-WEEKS to 35-40 volunteers.

$168Kprogram expense

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$269K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$269K
Money outPt IX
$388K
Ln 25
Programscol B$168K
Managementcol C$219K
Fundraisingcol D$200
Owns and owesPt X
$10K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$10K
Total assetsLn 16$10K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$269K
Government grantsLn 1e$261K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$2K
Total revenueLn 12$269K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$10K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$10K
Total assetsLn 16$10K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$10K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 52
VolunteersI 60
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$129K$10K
Total assetsLn 16$129K$10K
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K$0
Net assetsLn 32$127K$10K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$218$218
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$144K$72K$72K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$90K$90K
Payroll taxesLn 10$7K$7K
Accounting feesLn 11c$12K$12K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$3K$3K
Office expensesLn 13$647$647
Information technologyLn 14$598$598
OccupancyLn 16$18K$18K
TravelLn 17$3K$3K
InsuranceLn 23$5K$5K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$104K$96K$8K$200
Total functional expensesLn 25$388K$168K$219K$200

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $269K$388K−$119K$10K 990 PDF
FY2024 $164K$127K 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
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $269,419 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $163,775$269,419
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 $163,775$269,419
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $693$218
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $17,500$240,702
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $18,978$147,083
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $37,171$388,003
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $126,604−$118,584
Part VI · Governance 7 of 7 board members independent, 3 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-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $269,419 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$1,500
VIII-1e Government grants$261,111
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$6,808
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$269,419
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$269,419
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $388,003 across 12 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $218$218
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $72,000 · Management $72,000$144,000
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesManagement $90,000$90,000
IX-10 Payroll taxesManagement $6,702$6,702
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $12,350$12,350
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $2,986$2,986
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $647$647
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $598$598
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $18,203$18,203
IX-17 TravelManagement $3,381$3,381
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $4,539$4,539
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $96,244 · Management $7,935 · Fundraising $200$104,379
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $168,462 · Management $219,341 · Fundraising $200$388,003
Part X · Balance sheet $9,593 assets, 6 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $128,850$9,593
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $128,850$9,593
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $2,246$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $126,604$9,593
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $126,604$9,593
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $128,850$9,593
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $9,593 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$269,419
XI-2 Total expenses$388,003
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$118,584
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$126,604
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$1,573
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$9,593

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