Parenting With Purpose
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
THROUGH MENTORING, EDUCATION, AND SUPPORT, PARENTING WITH PURPOSE WILL BRING HEALING, RESTORATION AND LIBERTY TO FAMILIES AFFECTED BY INCARCERATION.
- Income
- $306,253
- Spending
- $279,563
- Spent on programs
- 92%
- Reserves
- 9.8 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 85%
- Employees
- 2
- Volunteers
- 32
- Highest pay
- $89,497, executive di
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
Strong: 93 out of 100.
Reserves
28 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 9.8 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 2% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 9% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 19% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1592% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 5 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
Good: 81 out of 100.
Independent board
25 of 257 of 7 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
8 of 8Has a 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
0 of 10Did not give 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
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)
- $117,457 spent. ACCOMPLISHMENT 1 PARENTING THE FUTURE WITH PURPOSE (PFWP) PROVIDES PARENTING EDUCATION AND SUPPORT FOR THE INCARCERATED PARENTS WHO HAVE A DESIRE TO INCREASE THEIR PARENTING SKILLS AND IMPROVE FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS IN PREPARATIONS FOR A RETURN TO THEIR HOMES AND COMMUNITIES. PFWP IS CURRENTLY FACILITATING PARENTING CLASSES IN THE MINNESOTA MEN'S CORRECTIONAL FACILITY IN FAIRBAULT (MCF/FRB), RUSH CITY (MCF/RC), LINO LAKES (MCF/LL) AND THE WOMEN'S CORRECTIONAL FACILITY IN SHAKOPEE(MCF-SHK). PFWP ALSO PROVIDES SUPPORTIVE HOME VISITS TO ENCOURAGE APPROPRIATE BEHAVIOR IN HOME AND THE SCHOOLS FOR THE CHILDREN AND TO ASSIST THE CAREGIVERS IN THEIR EFFORTS TO RAISE THE CHILDREN WHO HAVE BEEN AFFECTED BY INCARCERATION OF A PARENT. UPON RELEASE FROM PRISON, PFWP ALSO PROVIDES TRANSITION SUPPORT SERVICES TO THOSE MOMS AND DADS WHO DESIRE TO BE REUNITED WITH THEIR CHILDREN AND LIVE IN THE METRO AREA OF MINNEAPOLIS AND ST. PAUL, MINNESOTA. IN 2025 THE FOLLOWING GOALS WERE ACCOMPLISHED: PWP PROVIDED SUPPORT SERVICES TO 36 GUARDIANS AND RELEASED PARENTS WHO HAVE THE DEMANDING TASK OF RAISING CHILDREN AFFECTED BY INCARCERATION. 72 PARENT EDUCATION CLASSES TO 165 MEN AT THE MINNESOTA CORRECTIONAL FACILITY IN FAIRBAULT, MINNESOTA 48 PARENT EDUCATION CLASSES TO 75 MEN AT THE MINNESOTA CORRECTIONAL FACILITY IN LINO LAKES, MINNESOTA 12 PARENT EDUCATION CLASSES TO 20 MEN AT THE MINNESOTA CORRECTIONAL FACILITY IN RUSH CITY, MINNESOTA 120 PARENT EDUCATION CLASSES/ONE ON ONE TO 18 MEN AT LIFE REBUILDERS IN MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA 36 PARENT EDUCATION CLASSES TO 46 WOMEN AT THE MINNESOTA CORRECTIONAL FACILITY IN SHAKOPEE, MINNESOTA THROUGH THESE SUPPORT SERVICES THE FOLLOWING ORGANIZATIONAL GOALS WERE REACHED: 1) PWP HAS PLAYED AN INTEGRAL PART IN DISCONTINUING THE INTERGENERATIONAL CYCLE OF CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR IN OVER 360 FAMILIES 2) 99% OF THE PARENTS RELEASED WHO REMAINED IN CONTACT WITH PWP IN 2025, ACQUIRED A JOB OR SCHOOLING, 100% OF THE RELEASED PARENTS WHO CONTACTED PWP AFTER RELEASE ACQUIRED/MAINTAINED SAFE HOUSING, 100% OF THE RELEASED PARENTS WHO REMAINED IN CONTACT WITH PWP UPON RELEASE AND WITHIN THE YEAR REMAINED CRIME FREE. ACCOMPLISHMENT 1 PARENTING THE FUTURE WITH PURPOSE (PFWP) PROVIDES PARENTING EDUCATION AND SUPPORT FOR THE INCARCERATED PARENTS WHO HAVE A DESIRE TO INCREASE THEIR PARENTING SKILLS AND IMPROVE FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS IN PREPARATIONS FOR A RETURN TO THEIR HOMES AND COMMUNITIES. PFWP IS CURRENTLY FACILITATING PARENTING CLASSES IN THE MINNESOTA MEN'S CORRECTIONAL FACILITY IN FAIRBAULT (MCF/FRB), RUSH CITY (MCF/RC), LINO LAKES (MCF/LL) AND THE WOMEN'S CORRECTIONAL FACILITY IN SHAKOPEE(MCF-SHK). PFWP ALSO PROVIDES SUPPORTIVE HOME VISITS TO ENCOURAGE APPROPRIATE BEHAVIOR IN HOME AND THE SCHOOLS FOR THE CHILDREN AND TO ASSIST THE CAREGIVERS IN THEIR EFFORTS TO RAISE THE CHILDREN WHO HAVE BEEN AFFECTED BY INCARCERATION OF A PARENT. UPON RELEASE FROM PRISON, PFWP ALSO PROVIDES TRANSITION SUPPORT SERVICES TO THOSE MOMS AND DADS WHO DESIRE TO BE REUNITED WITH THEIR CHILDREN AND LIVE IN THE METRO AREA OF MINNEAPOLIS AND ST. PAUL, MINNESOTA. IN 2025 THE FOLLOWING GOALS WERE ACCOMPLISHED: PWP PROVIDED SUPPORT SERVICES TO 36 GUARDIANS AND RELEASED PARENTS WHO HAVE THE DEMANDING TASK OF RAISING CHILDREN AFFECTED BY INCARCERATION. 72 PARENT EDUCATION CLASSES TO 165 MEN AT THE MINNESOTA CORRECTIONAL FACILITY IN FAIRBAULT, MINNESOTA 48 PARENT EDUCATION CLASSES TO 75 MEN AT THE MINNESOTA CORRECTIONAL FACILITY IN LINO LAKES, MINNESOTA 12 PARENT EDUCATION CLASSES TO 20 MEN AT THE MINNESOTA CORRECTIONAL FACILITY IN RUSH CITY, MINNESOTA 120 PARENT EDUCATION CLASSES/ONE ON ONE TO 18 MEN AT LIFE REBUILDERS IN MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA 36 PARENT EDUCATION CLASSES TO 46 WOMEN AT THE MINNESOTA CORRECTIONAL FACILITY IN SHAKOPEE, MINNESOTA THROUGH THESE SUPPORT SERVICES THE FOLLOWING ORGANIZATIONAL GOALS WERE REACHED: 1) PWP HAS PLAYED AN INTEGRAL PART IN DISCONTINUING THE INTERGENERATIONAL CYCLE OF CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR IN OVER 360 FAMILIES 2) 99% OF THE PARENTS RELEASED WHO REMAINED IN CONTACT WITH PWP IN 2025, ACQUIRED A JOB OR SCHOOLING, 100% OF THE RELEASED PARENTS WHO CONTACTED PWP AFTER RELEASE ACQUIRED/MAINTAINED SAFE HOUSING, 100% OF THE RELEASED PARENTS WHO REMAINED IN CONTACT WITH PWP UPON RELEASE AND WITHIN THE YEAR REMAINED CRIME FREE.
- $139,193 spent. ACCOMPLISHMENT 2 THE MENTORING FOR LIFE CHANGE (MLC) PROGRAM IS A ONE-ON-ONE AND GROUP FOCUSED PROGRAM CREATED TO BREAK THE INTERGENERATIONAL CYCLE OF CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR IN YOUTH AFFECTED BY PARENTAL INCARCERATION. SINCE JULY 1999, MLC HAS MADE INROADS IN STRENGTHENING FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS; IMPROVING OR MAINTAINING GOOD BEHAVIOR AND ACADEMIC PROGRESS IN SCHOOL; INCREASED COMMUNITY SERVICE AND CAREER AWARENESS IN THE LIVES OF AT-RISK YOUTH. MLC PROGRAM FOCUSES ON THE EXPANSION OF SERVICES PARENTING WITH PURPOSE (PWP) PROVIDES TO CHILDREN AND FAMILIES AFFECTED BY INCARCERATION. THIS PROGRAM IS DEVELOPED IN RESPONSE TO A SPECIFIC INMATE NEED FOR ASSISTANCE TO RESTORE AND STRENGTHEN FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS AND TO REDUCE AND PREVENT THE CYCLE OF CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT IN FAMILIES WITH AN INCARCERATED PARENT. THIS EXPANSION INCLUDES MORE INTENSE SERVICES TO CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES. PWP BELIEVES THAT AS A FAMILY IS STRENGTHENED, THEY WILL BE GREATER ASSETS TO OUR COMMUNITIES. THE STRENGTHENING WE BELIEVE IS HOLISTIC, INCLUDING LIVING A HEALTHY LIFESTYLE BY MAINTAINING REGULAR CHECK-UPS FOR CHILDREN AND ADULTS, EATING HEALTHY, EXERCISING REGULARLY, AND LEARNING SKILLS TO REDUCE STRESS. IN ADDITION, PARENTING WITH PURPOSE HAS ADDED A SCHOOL-BASED SUPPORT GROUP FOR STUDENTS AFFECTED BY THE INCARCERATION OF A LOVED ONE. PWP IS CURRENTLY AT PARK CENTER HIGH SCHOOL, CHAMPLIN PARK HIGH SCHOOL AND OSSEO AREA LEARNING CTR. THE EXPECTED OUTCOMES OF MLC PROGRAM ARE AS FOLLOWS: TO IMPROVE RELATIONSHIPS WITH YOUTH OF INCARCERATED PARENT AND THEIR GUARDIAN(S). TO IMPROVE ACADEMIC AND SCHOOL BEHAVIOR FOR PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS. TO IMPROVE THE PHYSICAL HEALTH AND EMOTIONAL WELL-BEING OF CHILDREN, YOUTH OF INCARCERATED PARENTS, AND THEIR PARENTS BY INCREASING AWARENESS IN DIFFERENT AREAS OF THEIR LIVES. TO REDUCE CRIMINAL ACTIVITY IN THE CHILDREN/YOUTH OF INCARCERATED PARENTS. IN 2025, THE FOLLOWING ACCOMPLISHMENTS WERE ACHIEVED: 1) WEEKLY SUPPORT SERVICES (RIDES, SUPPORT GROUP AND HOME VISITS) TO 54 CHILDREN, AGE 5-25, WHO HAVE OR HAD AN INCARCERATED OR RELEASED PARENT. 2) IN THE LIVES OF THE 54 CHILDREN AND TEENS THAT ARE INVOLVED IN THE MLC PROGRAM, 100% WERE NOT INVOLVED IN ANY CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR THROUGHOUT THEIR YEAR INVOLVEMENT WITH PARENTING WITH PURPOSE. 3) 99% OF THE CHILDREN WHO WERE ACTIVELY INVOLVED WITH PWP WERE ABLE TO REMAIN IN CONTACT WITH THEIR PARENTS WHO WERE INCARCERATED OR RELEASED. 4) 96% OF THE FAMILIES INVOLVED IN THE MENTORING FOR LIFE CHANGE PROGRAM REPORTED/SHOWED IMPROVEMENT IN FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS 5) 99% OF THE CHILDREN AND TEENS REGULARLY INVOLVED WITH PWP HAVE CONTINUED TO ATTEND SCHOOL. 95% HAVE SHOWN IMPROVEMENT OR MAINTAINED THEIR ACADEMICS OR CONTINUED GOOD BEHAVIOR AT SCHOOL. ACCOMPLISHMENT 2 THE MENTORING FOR LIFE CHANGE (MLC) PROGRAM IS A ONE-ON-ONE AND GROUP FOCUSED PROGRAM CREATED TO BREAK THE INTERGENERATIONAL CYCLE OF CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR IN YOUTH AFFECTED BY PARENTAL INCARCERATION. SINCE JULY 1999, MLC HAS MADE INROADS IN STRENGTHENING FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS; IMPROVING OR MAINTAINING GOOD BEHAVIOR AND ACADEMIC PROGRESS IN SCHOOL; INCREASED COMMUNITY SERVICE AND CAREER AWARENESS IN THE LIVES OF AT-RISK YOUTH. MLC PROGRAM FOCUSES ON THE EXPANSION OF SERVICES PARENTING WITH PURPOSE (PWP) PROVIDES TO CHILDREN AND FAMILIES AFFECTED BY INCARCERATION. THIS PROGRAM IS DEVELOPED IN RESPONSE TO A SPECIFIC INMATE NEED FOR ASSISTANCE TO RESTORE AND STRENGTHEN FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS AND TO REDUCE AND PREVENT THE CYCLE OF CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT IN FAMILIES WITH AN INCARCERATED PARENT. THIS EXPANSION INCLUDES MORE INTENSE SERVICES TO CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES. PWP BELIEVES THAT AS A FAMILY IS STRENGTHENED, THEY WILL BE GREATER ASSETS TO OUR COMMUNITIES. THE STRENGTHENING WE BELIEVE IS HOLISTIC, INCLUDING LIVING A HEALTHY LIFESTYLE BY MAINTAINING REGULAR CHECK-UPS FOR CHILDREN AND ADULTS, EATING HEALTHY, EXERCISING REGULARLY, AND LEARNING SKILLS TO REDUCE STRESS. IN ADDITION, PARENTING WITH PURPOSE HAS ADDED A SCHOOL-BASED SUPPORT GROUP FOR STUDENTS AFFECTED BY THE INCARCERATION OF A LOVED ONE. PWP IS CURRENTLY AT PARK CENTER HIGH SCHOOL, CHAMPLIN PARK HIGH SCHOOL AND OSSEO AREA LEARNING CTR. THE EXPECTED OUTCOMES OF MLC PROGRAM ARE AS FOLLOWS: TO IMPROVE RELATIONSHIPS WITH YOUTH OF INCARCERATED PARENT AND THEIR GUARDIAN(S). TO IMPROVE ACADEMIC AND SCHOOL BEHAVIOR FOR PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS. TO IMPROVE THE PHYSICAL HEALTH AND EMOTIONAL WELL-BEING OF CHILDREN, YOUTH OF INCARCERATED PARENTS, AND THEIR PARENTS BY INCREASING AWARENESS IN DIFFERENT AREAS OF THEIR LIVES. TO REDUCE CRIMINAL ACTIVITY IN THE CHILDREN/YOUTH OF INCARCERATED PARENTS. IN 2025, THE FOLLOWING ACCOMPLISHMENTS WERE ACHIEVED: 1) WEEKLY SUPPORT SERVICES (RIDES, SUPPORT GROUP AND HOME VISITS) TO 54 CHILDREN, AGE 5-25, WHO HAVE OR HAD AN INCARCERATED OR RELEASED PARENT. 2) IN THE LIVES OF THE 54 CHILDREN AND TEENS THAT ARE INVOLVED IN THE MLC PROGRAM, 100% WERE NOT INVOLVED IN ANY CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR THROUGHOUT THEIR YEAR INVOLVEMENT WITH PARENTING WITH PURPOSE. 3) 99% OF THE CHILDREN WHO WERE ACTIVELY INVOLVED WITH PWP WERE ABLE TO REMAIN IN CONTACT WITH THEIR PARENTS WHO WERE INCARCERATED OR RELEASED. 4) 96% OF THE FAMILIES INVOLVED IN THE MENTORING FOR LIFE CHANGE PROGRAM REPORTED/SHOWED IMPROVEMENT IN FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS 5) 99% OF THE CHILDREN AND TEENS REGULARLY INVOLVED WITH PWP HAVE CONTINUED TO ATTEND SCHOOL. 95% HAVE SHOWN IMPROVEMENT OR MAINTAINED THEIR ACADEMICS OR CONTINUED GOOD BEHAVIOR AT SCHOOL.
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 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 December 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 1997.
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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