Next Chapter Reentry Project
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
AT NEXT CHAPTER REENTRY PROJECT, WE TAKE A HOLISTIC, GOSPEL-CENTERED APPROACH TO REENTRY, ADDRESSING THE SPIRITUAL, PHYSICAL, SOCIAL, AND EMOTIONAL NEEDS OF PEOPLE IMPACTED BY THE CYCLE OF INCARCERATION. IN COLLABORATION WITH OUR PARTNERS, WE AIM TO INCREASE REINTEGRATION SUCCESS AND REDUCE RECIDIVISM RATES.
- Income
- $476,337
- Spending
- $512,300
- Spent on programs
- 80%
- Reserves
- -6.3 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 57%
- Employees
- 8
- Volunteers
- 100
- Highest pay
- $100,013, executive director
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Weak: 44 out of 100. Higher than 10% of charities in its peer group (crime and legal services, $250k to $1m).
Reserves
0 of 35Spendable reserves are negative: it owes or has committed more than it holds.
Debt
10 of 20It owes 42% of what it owns.
Living within its means
4 of 15Spending exceeded income by 8% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 29% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1580% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 9 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Weak: 39 out of 100. Higher than 7% of charities in its peer group (crime and legal services, $250k to $1m).
Independent board
18 of 254 of 4 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
0 of 15Reports no written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
0 of 8Reports no written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
0 of 7Reports no written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
0 of 10Did not give the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
0 of 5Reports no independent review process for its chief executive's pay.
Independent check of accounts
6 of 15Its accounts were not audited or reviewed 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 December 31, 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 (2)
- $394,431 spent. NEXT CHAPTER REENTRY PROJECT PROVIDES SAFE TRANSITIONAL HOUSING, COMPREHENSIVE CASE MANAGEMENT, WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT, LIFE-SKILLS EDUCATION, AND FAITH-BASED MENTORING TO APPROXIMATELY 178 FORMERLY INCARCERATED, JUSTICE-INVOLVED, AND HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS EACH YEAR. THROUGH A HOLISTIC APPROACH THAT ADDRESSES HOUSING INSTABILITY, EMPLOYMENT, RECOVERY, FAMILY REUNIFICATION, SPIRITUAL GROWTH, AND LONG-TERM SELF-SUFFICIENCY, WE HELP PARTICIPANTS OVERCOME THE BARRIERS THAT OFTEN LEAD TO HOMELESSNESS, RECIDIVISM, AND CHRONIC POVERTY. BY EQUIPPING INDIVIDUALS WITH THE RESOURCES, RELATIONSHIPS, AND SUPPORT NECESSARY TO REBUILD THEIR LIVES, WE CREATE SAFER COMMUNITIES, STRONGER FAMILIES, AND LASTING PATHWAYS TO INDEPENDENCE.
- $16,052 spent. NEXT CHAPTER REENTRY PROJECT PROVIDES YEAR-ROUND EDUCATIONAL, MENTORING, AND FAITH-BASED PROGRAMMING TO APPROXIMATELY 62 HIGH-RISK CHILDREN AND YOUTH WHOSE LIVES HAVE BEEN IMPACTED BY INCARCERATION, CRIME, ADDICTION, AND FAMILY INSTABILITY. THROUGH ACADEMIC ENRICHMENT, CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT, POSITIVE MENTORSHIP, AND BIBLICAL TEACHING, WE EQUIP YOUNG PEOPLE WITH THE TOOLS TO MAKE HEALTHY DECISIONS, BUILD RESILIENCE, AND ENVISION A FUTURE BEYOND THE CIRCUMSTANCES OF THEIR BIRTH. OUR GOAL IS TO BREAK THE INTERGENERATIONAL CYCLE OF CRIME AND INCARCERATION BEFORE IT BEGINS BY STRENGTHENING FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS, FOSTERING A PERSONAL RELATIONSHIP WITH GOD, AND CONNECTING YOUTH TO A SUPPORTIVE COMMUNITY THAT PROMOTES HOPE, ACCOUNTABILITY, AND LONG-TERM SUCCESS.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 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 September 7, 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 September 30, 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 September 10, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since March 2002.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 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 7, 2026.
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