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Prison Policy Initiative

Northhampton, Massachusetts · EIN 20-3671130 · Civil Rights & Advocacy · tax-exempt since 2006

C

Charity Clarity grade C (score 55.3 of 100), based on the Form 990 for the year ended June 2025.

Graded against 2,621 civil rights & advocacy nonprofits with revenue $2M–$10M filing the same form. A = top 10%, B = next 20%, C = middle 40%, D = next 20%, F = bottom 10%.

What goes into the grade

MeasureThis charityScore (0–100)
ReservesMonths of spending covered by unrestricted net assets.59.3 months1
GovernanceBoard independence, key policies and audit, per the 990.91% of practices91
Margin stabilityHow steady the surplus or deficit is year to year.40
Revenue spreadHow much revenue rests on one type of income.88% from one source75
Filing recordOn-time, complete filings, year after year.100%100
Program spendingSelf-reported by the filer.94.2%not scored
Management costsShare of spending.0.6%not scored
Cost to raise $1Fundraising cost per dollar given.$0.04not scored

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Year by year

201620172018202020212022202320242025grey: revenue · green: spending
Year endedFormRevenueSpendingSurplusNet assetsMonths of spendingStaffGrade
Jun 2025Form 990$3.08M$1.91M$1.16M$9.45M59.312C
Jun 2024Form 990$4.15M$1.70M$2.45M$8.29M58.611C
Jun 2023Form 990$2.46M$1.40M$1.06M$5.82M49.714C
Jun 2022Form 990$1.96M$1.57M$390K$4.75M36.416C
Jun 2021Form 990$3.39M$1.13M$2.27M$4.38M46.715C
Jun 2020Form 990$1.17M$685K$486K$2.11M37.011C
Jun 2018Form 990$693K$459K$233K$1.05M27.59C
Jun 2017Form 990$762K$392K$371K$820K25.19C
Jun 2016Form 990$372K$295K$77K$447K18.27B

From the organisation’s own IRS filings. “Months of spending” is total net assets divided by a month of that year’s spending. A blank grade means that year was not rated.

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