Offender Aid and Restoration of Charlottesville-Albe Marle Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
The purpose of the OAR-Jefferson area community correction program is to assist individuals who are arrested, imprisoned or released from incarceration to gain and retain self-respecting, self-sustaining and crime-free lifestyles. To further this purpose, the agency shall endeavor: - to reduce the rate of incarceration, especially for non-violent crimes, whenever constructive alternatives are possible; - to encourage offenders to become responsible members of their family and the community and to recompense victims and society; - to reduce the negative effects of incarceration and provide prisoners and their families opportunities for positive personal development; - to support the offender's transition from incarceration to a self-sufficient, crime free life; - and to inform the public and promote its support of a more effective and compassionate criminal justice system.
- Income
- $3.7 million
- Spending
- $3.7 million
- Spent on programs
- 98%
- Reserves
- 0.5 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- government grants, 97%
- Employees
- 42
- Volunteers
- 0
- Highest pay
- $111,191, exectutive director
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Weak: 48 out of 100. Higher than 14% of charities in its peer group (crime and legal services, $1m to $10m).
Reserves
4 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 0.5 months of spending.
Debt
2 of 20It owes 79% of what it owns.
Living within its means
12 of 15Income exceeded spending by 0% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 14% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1598% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 0 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Strong: 92 out of 100. Higher than 46% of charities in its peer group (crime and legal services, $1m to $10m).
Independent board
25 of 2511 of 13 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
0 of 8Reports no written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
7 of 7Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
5 of 5Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.
Independent check of accounts
15 of 15Its accounts were audited by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (8)
- $816,337 spent. Local Probation provides supervision for individuals placed on probation as referred by the City of Charlottesville and the counties of Albemarle, Fluvanna, Greene, Goochland, Louisa, Madison, Nelson and Orange. The Local Probation program is designed to ensure individuals comply fully with court orders while addressing identified criminogenic risk factors with the goal of reducing recidivism.
- $782,387 spent. The Recovery Courts are an evidence based alternative to incarceration that provides substance use treatment and intensive supervision to defendants charged with felonies in the Circuit Courts of Charlottesville, Albemarle, Fluvanna, Nelson and Orange and Madison. It enhances public safety and health by focusing on the treatment needs of local criminal justice-involved adults with moderate to severe substance use disorders.
- $829,773 spent. The Pretrial Program assists local courts in making pretrial release decisions based on validated risk factors for release into the community. The program screens, interviews, and makes bond recommendations for the awaiting trial population in the jail on a daily basis. The program supervises defendants once released into the community to ensure appearance in court and to monitor good behavior.
- $635,903 spent. The Reentry Program was the first program offered in 1971. The program focuses on the reintegration of incarcerated and justice involved adults into the community. The goal of the program is to provide a network of transitional and reentry services targeted to the population and address their risk/needs to reduce the barriers to successful self-sufficient reentry into the community. The Reentry Program provides services to the eight counties served by the Central Virginia Regional Jail and the Albemarle Charlottesville Regional Jail.
- $78,911 spent. The Criminal Justice Planner provides research, coordination, grant-writing and planning support for the Albemarle-Charlottesville Evidence-Based Decision-Making Policy Team and the Thomas Jefferson Area Community Criminal Justice Board. The Planner conducts studies of crime trends, the jail population and criminal justice system outcomes, and provides recommendations for system improvement.
- $320,562 spent. The mission of the Therapeutic Docket is to provide an evidence-based, judicially-supervised approach that addresses the needs of eligible defendants in the Albemarle and Charlottesville court systems for whom there is a likely connection between their mental illness and their criminal behavior. The goals of the Docket are to reduce recidivism and increase wellness and stability among this marginalized and under-served population by mitigating the risk factors associated with recidivism, treating the serious mental illness, and linking participants to community support systems in order to achieve sustainable, whole person recovery.
- $110,651 spent. Peer Support Services program provides peer coaching, support and services to individuals participating with the Recovery Courts and Therapeutic Docket. Research has proven that formal intervention coupled with peer support enhances positive outcomes for high risk and high need individuals.
- Miscellaneous refunds, rebates, and other receipts by the Organization.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending June 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since January 1975.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 21, 2026.
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