New Beginnings Reentry Services Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
OUR MISSION IS TO WORK TO REDUCE RECIDIVISM BY ADVOCATING FOR AND PROVIDING SERVICES TO WOMEN WHO ARE REENTERING LOCAL NEIGHBORHOODS AND COMMUNITIES. WE WORK TO BUILD ALLIANCES, COLLABORATIONS, AND NETWORKS TO CREATE POSITIVE CHANGES IN POLICIES THAT NEGATIVELY IMPACT WOMEN INVOLVED IN THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM.
- Income
- $482,091
- Spending
- $675,904
- Spent on programs
- 78%
- Reserves
- -0.9 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 61%
- Employees
- 11
- Volunteers
- 9
- Highest pay
- $107,870, exec. dir. & board member
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Weak: 35 out of 100. Higher than 5% 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
20 of 20It owes 13% of what it owns.
Living within its means
0 of 15Spending exceeded income by 40% of income.
Income trend
0 of 15Income fell 42% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1578% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 19 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Strong: 91 out of 100. Higher than 69% of charities in its peer group (crime and legal services, $250k to $1m).
Independent board
25 of 258 of 9 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
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
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, 2024, 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 (1)
- $523,877 spent. NEW BEGINNINGS HOLISTICALLY PROVIDES REENTRY SERVICES FOR WOMEN IN THE BOSTON AREA AND OFFERS THEM THE HIGHEST CHANCE OF SUCCESS TO PERMANENTLY RETURN TO THEIR FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES.THROUGH OUR PROGRAMS AND SERVICES, CLIENTS LEARN TO EXPRESS FEELINGS APPROPRIATELY, IMPROVING THEIR SOCIAL SKILLS AND RELATIONSHIPS WHILE STRENGTHENING THE INNUMERABLE ROLES THEY PLAY IN THEIR PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LIVES. THERE HAS BEEN EVIDENCE THAT THOSE WHO RECEIVED DRAMA THERAPY SHOW A SIGNIFICANT IMPROVEMENT IN THEIR SELF-IMAGE, SELF-ESTEEM, AND SELF-DISCIPLINE.(REFER TO SCHEDULE O FOR ADDITIONAL PROGRAM INFORMATION) TRAUMA-INFORMED SERVICES NEW BEGINNINGS PROVIDES TRAUMA-INFORMED SERVICES. WE RECOGNIZE THAT TRAUMA PLAYS A ROLE IN JUSTICE INVOLVEMENT. TRAUMA IS COMMON AMONG WOMEN IN THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM, WITH AN ESTIMATED 96 PERCENT OF WOMEN REPORTING AT LEAST ONE TRAUMATIC EVENT IN THEIR LIFETIME, AND MANY HAVE EXPERIENCED, ON AVERAGE, SIX DIFFERENT TRAUMATIC EVENTS. ALTHOUGH TRAUMATIC EXPERIENCES CAN AFFECT BOTH MEN AND WOMEN INVOLVED IN THE JUSTICE SYSTEM, WOMEN EXPERIENCE TRAUMA AT A HIGHER RATE THAN MEN DO AND ALSO MORE OFTEN EXPERIENCE NEGATIVE CONSEQUENCES OF TRAUMA (E.G., POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER). TRAUMA MAY BE EXPERIENCED THROUGH EVENTS SUCH AS ABUSE OR NEGLECT, AND HISTORICAL EVENTS, SUCH AS THE HOLOCAUST AND SLAVERY, AMONG OTHERS. TRAUMATIC EVENTS, PARTICULARLY EXPOSURE TO REPEATED EVENTS, CAN IMPACT THE STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION OF THE BRAIN - ESPECIALLY IN YOUNGER INDIVIDUALS - AND INFLUENCE SUBSEQUENT COPING RESPONSES TO STRESS AND EVERYDAY LIFE EVENTS. THIS MAY RESULT IN UNHEALTHY, DETRIMENTAL RESPONSES TO STRESSFUL SITUATIONS. NBRS INCLUDES TRAUMA-INFORMED PRACTICES TO EFFECTIVELY ADDRESS EACH WOMAN'S EXPERIENCES. COVID -19 OUTREACH AND EDUCATIONIN MASSACHUSETTS, COVID-19 HAS TURNED PRISONS AND JAILS INTO VIRUS HOT ZONES. DOZENS OF INMATES DIED, AND INFECTIONS WERE ON THE RISE. THE CRISIS PROMPTED CORRECTIONS OFFICIALS TO RELEASE MANY WOMEN WITH NO PLACE TO GO. NEW BEGINNINGS HAS WORKED WITH THE BOSTON HEALTH COMMISSION TO PROVIDE MUCH NEEDED PPE, HOUSING AND OTHER RESOURCES TO FORMERLY INCARCERATED WOMEN.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, 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 2024.
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 June 2016.
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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