Attic Correctional Services
Attic Correctional Services reported $13.7 million in revenue and $13.3 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $89.44 went to program services, $10.56 to management and general costs and $0.00 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was program service revenue such as fees, sales and contracts: 87.4% of the total. Government grants made up 12.3%. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $203,454 (PRESIDENT AND CEO). 3 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 18% between FY2020 and FY2025. Source: Form 990, FY2025.
Where $100 of spending went
The fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $13MFor context, the median across 274 covered crime & legal-related charities: $87.85 programs, $11.30 management, $0.85 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).
Where $100 of revenue came from
The fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $14MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | FY2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 89.4% | 86.7% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 10.6% | 11.1% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 0.0% | 0.8% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.00 | $0.01 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 12.3% | 94.8% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 12.3% | 50.1% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 87.4% | 0.7% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $203,454 | $245,814 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 1.53% | 1.41% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 3 | 8 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 5.9 | 6.4 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 5 of 9 | 100.0% |
A median is context, not a target: hospitals, universities, food banks and grantmakers spend in very different ways. What these measures can and can't tell you.
What the money paid for, in its own words
FY2025 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expenseResidential services programming consisted of a total of 204 beds for clients returning to the community from prison, of which 96 beds are in certified halfway houses in appleton, madison and green bay, wausau shs and 108 beds are transitional living programs (tlps) in appleton, baraboo, berlin, green bay, la crosse, lancaster, madison, mauston, merrill, montello, rice lake, sheboygan, wautoma, wisconsin rapids in wi and duluth, dakota county, hibbing, minneapolis, rochester, ramsey county, and saint paul in mn
Non-residential services for clients include day treatment centers, day report centers, outpatient counseling, electronic monitoring, owi intensive supervision, drug treatment courts, high-risk client supervision, assessment and screening, community service work crews, justice volunteer programs, cognitive intervention, and employment support and counseling services in correctional institutions
Education and other programs for either incarcerated clients or clients in the community. These programs include promoting responsible fatherhood and parenting; empowering fathers to assume emotional, moral, spiritual, psychological, and financial responsibility for their children; and learning skills to promote positive interaction with their children
Highest reported compensation
FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here| Role | From this org | From related orgs | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PRESIDENT AND CEO Director/trustee, officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $159,360 | $0 | $44,094 | $203,454 |
| VP OF OPERATIONS: SOUTHERN REGION Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $127,150 | $0 | $16,382 | $143,532 |
| ADMINISTRATIVE OPERATIONS MANAGER Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $110,843 | $0 | $15,703 | $126,546 |
| AT-LARGE MEMBER/VP OF OPS: NORTHERN REGION Director/trustee, 40.00 hrs/week | $83,414 | $0 | $28,015 | $111,429 |
| BOARD SECRETARY/RESIDENTIAL PROGRAM DIRECTOR Director/trustee, officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $69,303 | $0 | $29,480 | $98,783 |
| BOARD VP/CLINICAL SERVICES DIRECTOR Director/trustee, officer, 20.00 hrs/week | $71,298 | $0 | $3,772 | $75,070 |
3 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Attic Correctional Services (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $511K (Part IX, line 5).
6 years of filings
Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linkedGovernance answers, as filed
FY2025 · the organization's own yes/no answers; explanations, if any, are in Schedule O of the filing · what each means- Voting board members, and how many are independent Part VI, lines 1a–1b9 · 5 independent
- Audited financial statements Part XII 2bYes
- Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
- Whistleblower policy Part VI 13Yes
- Document retention policy Part VI 14Yes
- Independent process for top executive pay Part VI 15aYes
- Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aYes
- Family or business ties among insiders Part VI 2No
- Aware of a significant diversion of assets Part VI 5No
- Excess benefit transaction with an insider Part IV 25aNo
- Loans to or from insiders outstanding Part IV 26No
- Lobbying, or a 501(h) election in effect Part IV 4Yes
- Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18No
- Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bNo
- Employees Part I, line 5453
- Volunteers Part I, line 612
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Every number above is copied from Attic Correctional Services's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Attic Correctional Services, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.
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Questions people ask
How much of Attic Correctional Services's spending goes to programs?
In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, Attic Correctional Services reported that 89.4% of its $13.3 million in expenses went to program services, 10.6% to management and general and 0.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Attic Correctional Services pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Attic Correctional Services reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $203,454, for the role of PRESIDENT AND CEO (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Attic Correctional Services get its money?
Of $13.7 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 12.3% came from contributions and grants (including 12.3% from government grants) and 87.4% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Attic Correctional Services a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 39-1371291 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.
Sources
- FY2025: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, object 202611349349304091 · read the filing · XML
- FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, object 202501189349301970 · read the filing
- FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, object 202411359349304796 · read the filing
- FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, object 202321329349309112 · read the filing
- FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, object 202211369349304436 · read the filing
- FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, object 202121199349301922 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 39-1371291: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.