Prison Fellowship Ministries
Prison Fellowship Ministries reported $70.3 million in revenue and $67.7 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $68.59 went to program services, $7.11 to management and general costs and $24.30 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 97.4% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $390,658 (PRESIDENT AND CEO). 13 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 59% 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 $68MFor 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 $70MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | FY2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 68.6% | 86.7% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 7.1% | 11.1% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 24.3% | 0.8% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.24 | $0.01 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 97.4% | 94.8% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 5.0% | 50.1% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 0.1% | 0.7% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $390,658 | $245,814 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 0.58% | 1.41% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 13 | 8 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 5.0 | 6.4 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 13 of 14 | 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 expenseProgram ministry:Prison Fellowship staff and volunteers are in prisons each day building communities of good citizens through the Prison Fellowship academy and Prison Fellowship grow, which use targeted curriculum, compassionate coaches, and restorative community to replace participants' criminal thinking and behaviors with renewed purpose and biblically based life principles. During fiscal year 2025, men and women in 229 academy and grow sites in 44 states participated in the year long, evidence-based programs as change agents inside and outside of prison. As a result, we are seeing…
Public education:Prison Fellowship's advocacy team communicates to churches, volunteers, and the general public the policy and legislative issues Prison Fellowship supports on state and federal levels. This work is performed via direct mail, news and information outlets, web postings, online webinars, live events, conferences, and other various media. Prison Fellowship's criminal justice reform advocacy team educates our supporters about the need for fairer sentencing, a more constructive correctional culture, and second chances for those who have paid their debt to society
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 Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $349,129 | $0 | $41,529 | $390,658 |
| EVP, ADMIN AND PARTNERSHIPS Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $268,248 | $0 | $39,429 | $307,677 |
| EVP, CORRECTIONAL ADV (THRU 7/24) Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $219,395 | $0 | $24,510 | $243,905 |
| SVP, MARKETING & COMMS Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $229,790 | $0 | $10,755 | $240,545 |
| VP, HUMAN RESOURCES Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $202,449 | $0 | $8,853 | $211,302 |
| SVP, STRATEGIC INITIATIVES Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $173,049 | $0 | $35,782 | $208,831 |
| SR DIR, CORPS AND FOUNDATIONS Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $170,914 | $0 | $31,986 | $202,900 |
| SVP, ADVOCACY, LEGAL & RESEARCH Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $184,863 | $0 | $9,753 | $194,616 |
13 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Prison Fellowship Ministries (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $1.8M (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–1b14 · 13 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 18Yes
- Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bNo
- Employees Part I, line 5350
- Volunteers Part I, line 67,389
Largest outside contractors
FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only| ALANIZ LLC Production | $1,791,358 |
| MASTERWORKS ASSOCIATES Fundraising | $1,631,706 |
| MDS COMMUNICATIONS Fundraising | $820,518 |
| TIGER TEAM CONSULTING Software development | $688,964 |
| LEGACY MAIL MANAGEMENT LLC Production | $563,034 |
Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 5 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.
Private foundation grants it received
102 private foundations reported grants to Prison Fellowship Ministries totaling $3.5M on their tax year 2023 Form 990-PF returns. See which foundations, on WHOFUNDS.
Source: WHOFUNDS open grant graph, matched from Form 990-PF Part XV.
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Every number above is copied from Prison Fellowship Ministries's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Prison Fellowship Ministries, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.
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Questions people ask
How much of Prison Fellowship Ministries's spending goes to programs?
In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, Prison Fellowship Ministries reported that 68.6% of its $67.7 million in expenses went to program services, 7.1% to management and general and 24.3% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Prison Fellowship Ministries pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Prison Fellowship Ministries reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $390,658, for the role of PRESIDENT AND CEO (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Prison Fellowship Ministries get its money?
Of $70.3 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 97.4% came from contributions and grants (including 5.0% from government grants) and 0.1% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Prison Fellowship Ministries a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 62-0988294 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 202543169349306484 · read the filing · XML
- FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, object 202403169349302580 · read the filing
- FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, object 202333189349318803 · read the filing
- FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, object 202203189349314955 · read the filing
- FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, object 202103129349304905 · read the filing
- FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, object 202003179349302965 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 62-0988294: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.