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Prisoners of Christ Inc

EIN 59-3004784 · Jacksonville, FL

Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthGood78 out of 100GovernanceFair51 out of 100Impact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

PRISONERS OF CHRIST EXISTS TO PROVIDE INDIVIDUALS WITH A GENUINE OPPORTUNITY FOR A SECOND CHANCE. WE SUPPORT FORMERLY INCARCERATED INDIVIDUALS THROUGH EMPLOYMENT ASSISTANCE, LIFE SKILLS TRAINING, AND RESIDENTIAL REENTRY PROGRAMS-EQUIPPING THEM TO SUCCESSFULLY REINTEGRATE INTO SOCIETY. OUR WORK HELPS REDUCE RECIDIVISM, LOWER TAXPAYER COSTS, PREVENT FUTURE VICTIMIZATION, AND PROMOTE RESTORATIVE JUSTICE WITHIN OUR COMMUNITIES.

Income
$534,716
Spending
$447,540
Spent on programs
77%
Reserves
10.5 months of spending
Largest source of income
donations and private grants, 82%
Employees
7
Volunteers
40
Highest pay
$106,710, 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

Good: 78 out of 100.

  • Reserves

    28 of 35

    Spendable reserves would cover 10.5 months of spending.

  • Debt

    20 of 20

    It owes 0% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    15 of 15

    Income exceeded spending by 16% of income.

  • Income trend

    0 of 15

    Income fell 38% on the year before.

  • Spending floor

    15 of 15

    77% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 0 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

Fair: 51 out of 100.

  • Independent board

    25 of 25

    14 of 14 voting board members are independent.

  • Conflict of interest policy

    0 of 15

    Reports no written conflict of interest policy.

  • Whistleblower policy

    0 of 8

    Reports no written whistleblower policy.

  • Record keeping policy

    0 of 7

    Reports no written policy on keeping and destroying records.

  • Board minutes

    5 of 5

    Keeps minutes of board meetings.

  • Board sees the tax return

    0 of 10

    Did not give the board a copy of this return before filing it.

  • Pay set independently

    5 of 5

    Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.

  • Independent check of accounts

    6 of 15

    Its accounts were not audited or reviewed by an independent accountant.

  • No reported misuse

    10 of 10

    Reports 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)
  1. $267,295 spent. IN 2025, PRISONERS OF CHRIST (POC) PROVIDED RESIDENTIAL REENTRY SERVICES TO 32 INDIVIDUALS, RESULTING IN AN ESTIMATED SAVINGS OF 1,159,584.00 IN TAXPAYER DOLLARS, BASED ON THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTION'S REPORTED ANNUAL COST OF 36,237.00 PER INCARCERATED PERSON (FDC ANNUAL REPORT 2024-2025). THREE PROGRAM GRADUATES COMPLETED OUR 12-MONTH RESIDENTIAL REENTRY PROGRAM, ONE, AFTER BEING SENTENCED TO LIFE FOR CRIMES COMMITTED AS JUVENILE. DUE TO THIS BEING A TWELVE-MONTH PROGRAM, MANY MORE ARE SCHEDULED TO GRADUATE IN 2026. POC EQUIPS INDIVIDUALS LIKE THESE WITH THE TOOLS AND SUPPORT NEEDED TO REINTEGRATE SUCCESSFULLY INTO SOCIETY AND LIVE PRODUCTIVE, LAW-ABIDING LIVES. ADDITIONALLY, APPROXIMATELY 65 INDIVIDUALS RECEIVED EMPLOYMENT ASSISTANCE AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT TRAINING, AND A SIMILAR NUMBER PARTICIPATED IN WEEKLY LIFE SKILLS CLASSES. THESE SERVICES ARE OFFERED AT NO COST TO THOSE IMPACTED BY THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM AND ARE DESIGNED TO HELP REVERSE THE LONG-TERM CRIMINOGENIC EFFECTS OF INCARCERATION. WITH DUVAL COUNTY REPORTING THE HIGHEST GANG CONVICTION RATE IN FLORIDA, AND AN ESTIMATED 80-100 INDIVIDUALS RETURNING FROM PRISON TO THE COUNTY EACH MONTH, THE NEED FOR REENTRY SUPPORT IS SIGNIFICANT. MINISTRIES LIKE PRISONERS OF CHRIST PLAY A CRITICAL ROLE IN DISRUPTING CYCLES OF INCARCERATION AND PROMOTING SAFER, STRONGER COMMUNITIES. LAST YEAR (2024) LINE 4A - IN 2024, PRISONERS OF CHRIST (POC) PROVIDED RESIDENTIAL REENTRYSERVICES TO 34 INDIVIDUALS, RESULTING IN AN ESTIMATED SAVINGS OF 1,181,804.30 IN TAXPAYER DOLLARS, BASED ON THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS' REPORTED COST OF 95.23 PER DAY PER INCARCERATED PERSON (FDC ANNUAL REPORT 2023-2024). SIX PROGRAM GRADUATES COMPLETED OUR 12-MONTH RESIDENTIAL REENTRY PROGRAM AFTER BEING SENTENCED TO LIFE FOR CRIMES COMMITTED AS JUVENILES. (THEY WERE RELEASED AFTER A CHANGE IN THE LAW). EACH HAD SERVED A MINIMUM OF 29 YEARS-ONE PARTICIPANT WAS INCARCERATED AT AGE 17 AND RELEASED AFTER 40 YEARS, WHILE ANOTHER WAS CONVICTED AT AGE 13 AND SERVED 30 YEARS. POC EQUIPS INDIVIDUALS LIKE THESE WITH THE TOOLS AND SUPPORT NEEDED TO REINTEGRATE SUCCESSFULLY INTO SOCIETY AND LIVE PRODUCTIVE, LAW-ABIDING LIVES. ADDITIONALLY, APPROXIMATELY 70 INDIVIDUALS RECEIVED EMPLOYMENT ASSISTANCE AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT TRAINING, AND A SIMILAR NUMBER PARTICIPATED IN WEEKLY LIFE SKILLS CLASSES. THESE SERVICES ARE OFFERED AT NO COST TO THOSE IMPACTED BY THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM AND ARE DESIGNED TO HELP REVERSE THE LONG-TERM CRIMINOGENIC EFFECTS OF INCARCERATION. WITH DUVAL COUNTY REPORTING THE HIGHEST GANG CONVICTION RATE IN FLORIDA, AND AN ESTIMATED 80-100 INDIVIDUALS RETURNING FROM PRISON TO THE COUNTY EACH MONTH, THE NEED FOR REENTRY SUPPORT IS SIGNIFICANT. MINISTRIES LIKE PRISONERS OF CHRIST PLAY A CRITICAL ROLE IN DISRUPTING CYCLES OF INCARCERATION AND PROMOTING SAFER, STRONGER COMMUNITIES. IN 2025, PRISONERS OF CHRIST (POC) PROVIDED RESIDENTIAL REENTRY SERVICES TO 32 INDIVIDUALS, RESULTING IN AN ESTIMATED SAVINGS OF 1,159,584.00 IN TAXPAYER DOLLARS, BASED ON THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTION'S REPORTED ANNUAL COST OF 36,237.00 PER INCARCERATED PERSON (FDC ANNUAL REPORT 2024-2025). THREE PROGRAM GRADUATES COMPLETED OUR 12-MONTH RESIDENTIAL REENTRY PROGRAM, ONE, AFTER BEING SENTENCED TO LIFE FOR CRIMES COMMITTED AS JUVENILE. DUE TO THIS BEING A TWELVE-MONTH PROGRAM, MANY MORE ARE SCHEDULED TO GRADUATE IN 2026. POC EQUIPS INDIVIDUALS LIKE THESE WITH THE TOOLS AND SUPPORT NEEDED TO REINTEGRATE SUCCESSFULLY INTO SOCIETY AND LIVE PRODUCTIVE, LAW-ABIDING LIVES. ADDITIONALLY, APPROXIMATELY 65 INDIVIDUALS RECEIVED EMPLOYMENT ASSISTANCE AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT TRAINING, AND A SIMILAR NUMBER PARTICIPATED IN WEEKLY LIFE SKILLS CLASSES. THESE SERVICES ARE OFFERED AT NO COST TO THOSE IMPACTED BY THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM AND ARE DESIGNED TO HELP REVERSE THE LONG-TERM CRIMINOGENIC EFFECTS OF INCARCERATION. WITH DUVAL COUNTY REPORTING THE HIGHEST GANG CONVICTION RATE IN FLORIDA, AND AN ESTIMATED 80-100 INDIVIDUALS RETURNING FROM PRISON TO THE COUNTY EACH MONTH, THE NEED FOR REENTRY SUPPORT IS SIGNIFICANT. MINISTRIES LIKE PRISONERS OF CHRIST PLAY A CRITICAL ROLE IN DISRUPTING CYCLES OF INCARCERATION AND PROMOTING SAFER, STRONGER COMMUNITIES. LAST YEAR (2024) LINE 4A - IN 2024, PRISONERS OF CHRIST (POC) PROVIDED RESIDENTIAL REENTRYSERVICES TO 34 INDIVIDUALS, RESULTING IN AN ESTIMATED SAVINGS OF 1,181,804.30 IN TAXPAYER DOLLARS, BASED ON THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS' REPORTED COST OF 95.23 PER DAY PER INCARCERATED PERSON (FDC ANNUAL REPORT 2023-2024). SIX PROGRAM GRADUATES COMPLETED OUR 12-MONTH RESIDENTIAL REENTRY PROGRAM AFTER BEING SENTENCED TO LIFE FOR CRIMES COMMITTED AS JUVENILES. (THEY WERE RELEASED AFTER A CHANGE IN THE LAW). EACH HAD SERVED A MINIMUM OF 29 YEARS-ONE PARTICIPANT WAS INCARCERATED AT AGE 17 AND RELEASED AFTER 40 YEARS, WHILE ANOTHER WAS CONVICTED AT AGE 13 AND SERVED 30 YEARS. POC EQUIPS INDIVIDUALS LIKE THESE WITH THE TOOLS AND SUPPORT NEEDED TO REINTEGRATE SUCCESSFULLY INTO SOCIETY AND LIVE PRODUCTIVE, LAW-ABIDING LIVES. ADDITIONALLY, APPROXIMATELY 70 INDIVIDUALS RECEIVED EMPLOYMENT ASSISTANCE AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT TRAINING, AND A SIMILAR NUMBER PARTICIPATED IN WEEKLY LIFE SKILLS CLASSES. THESE SERVICES ARE OFFERED AT NO COST TO THOSE IMPACTED BY THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM AND ARE DESIGNED TO HELP REVERSE THE LONG-TERM CRIMINOGENIC EFFECTS OF INCARCERATION. WITH DUVAL COUNTY REPORTING THE HIGHEST GANG CONVICTION RATE IN FLORIDA, AND AN ESTIMATED 80-100 INDIVIDUALS RETURNING FROM PRISON TO THE COUNTY EACH MONTH, THE NEED FOR REENTRY SUPPORT IS SIGNIFICANT. MINISTRIES LIKE PRISONERS OF CHRIST PLAY A CRITICAL ROLE IN DISRUPTING CYCLES OF INCARCERATION AND PROMOTING SAFER, STRONGER COMMUNITIES.
  2. $77,975 spent. WE SUPPORT FORMERLY INCARCERATED INDIVIDUALS THROUGH EMPLOYMENT ASSISTANCE, LIFE SKILLS TRAINING, AND RESIDENTIAL REENTRY PROGRAMS, EQUIPPING THEM TO SUCCESSFULLY REINTEGRATE INTO SOCIETY. WE OPERATE 5 REENTRY RESIDENTIAL SITES WITH THE ABILITY TO HOUSE 25 FORMERLY INCARCERATED INDIVIDUALS AT A TIME FOR A 12-MONTH PROGRAM POC ALSO HAS A TRAINING FACILITY WHERE MULTIPLE WEEKLY LIFE SKILLS, AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT CLASSES ARE HELD. THIS WORK HELPS REDUCE RECIDIVISM, LOWER TAXPAYER COSTS, PREVENTS FUTURE VICTIMIZATION, REUNITES FAMILIES AND PROMOTES RESTORATIVE JUSTICE WITHIN OUR COMMUNITIES.

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

  1. 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.

  2. 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 November 6, 2026.

  3. 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.

  4. 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.

  5. How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.

    Recognized by the IRS since January 1991.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  6. 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 November 4, 2026.

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