No More Tears Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
NO MORE TEARS IS A VIOLENCE- AND CRIME-PREVENTION PROGRAM FOUNDED IN 2002 BY MEN INCARCERATED AT SAN QUENTIN AND CONCERNED CITIZENS BOTH SEEKING TO REMEDY THE RISE OF VIOLENT CRIME IN THEIR COMMUNITIES AND REDUCE THE RECIDIVISM RATE OF RETURNING CITIZENS.
- Income
- $156,277
- Spending
- $395,776
- Spent on programs
- 100%
- Reserves
- 4.2 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 58%
- Employees
- 8
- Highest pay
- $78,647, president
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
Fair: 51 out of 100. Higher than 22% of charities in its peer group (crime and legal services, under $250k).
Reserves
20 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 4.2 months of spending.
Debt
16 of 20It owes 16% of what it owns.
Living within its means
0 of 15Spending exceeded income by 153% of income.
Income trend
0 of 15Income fell 69% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 15100% 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: 59 out of 100. Higher than 37% of charities in its peer group (crime and legal services, under $250k).
Independent board
25 of 255 of 5 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
10 of 10Gave 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.
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 (1)
- $395,776 spent. OUTREACH AND EDUCATION THROUGH OUR FOUR-PART WORKSHOP SERIES FOCUSING ON SOME OF THE FACTORS THAT CONTRIBUTE TO A LIFE OF CRIME AND IMPRISONMENT: A SENSE OF POWERLESSNESS, POOR ANGER MANAGEMENT SKILLS, AND A LACK OF POSITIVE MENTORSHIP, EDUCATION, AND PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY. PARTICIPANTS LEARN STRATEGIES OF NONVIOLENT CONFLICT RESOLUTION AND RECEIVE MENTORSHIP. GRADUATES ARE INVITED TO JOIN OUR HEALING CIRCLES - TRANSFORMATIVE EVENTS WHERE WE UNITE SURVIVORS OF VIOLENT CRIME AND FORMER PERPETRATORS. IN THESE TWO-HOUR DEEP LISTENINGAND-EXPLORING SESSIONS PARTICIPANTS SIDESTEP THE POLITICS OF DIFFERENCE IN FAVOR OF SELF-EXPLORATION IN AN EMPATHIC AND SUPPORTIVE ATMOSPHERE. OUR GRADUATES SERVE THEIR COMMUNITIES AS EXPERT VIOLENCE PREVENTION ADVOCATES, PEER COUNSELORS, AND YOUTH MENTORS BOTH INSIDE AND OUT OF PRISON. OUTREACH AND EDUCATION THROUGH OUR FOUR-PART WORKSHOP SERIES FOCUSING ON SOME OF THE FACTORS THAT CONTRIBUTE TO A LIFE OF CRIME AND IMPRISONMENT: A SENSE OF POWERLESSNESS, POOR ANGER MANAGEMENT SKILLS, AND A LACK OF POSITIVE MENTORSHIP, EDUCATION, AND PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY. PARTICIPANTS LEARN STRATEGIES OF NONVIOLENT CONFLICT RESOLUTION AND RECEIVE MENTORSHIP. GRADUATES ARE INVITED TO JOIN OUR HEALING CIRCLES - TRANSFORMATIVE EVENTS WHERE WE UNITE SURVIVORS OF VIOLENT CRIME AND FORMER PERPETRATORS. IN THESE TWO-HOUR DEEP LISTENINGAND-EXPLORING SESSIONS PARTICIPANTS SIDESTEP THE POLITICS OF DIFFERENCE IN FAVOR OF SELF-EXPLORATION IN AN EMPATHIC AND SUPPORTIVE ATMOSPHERE. OUR GRADUATES SERVE THEIR COMMUNITIES AS EXPERT VIOLENCE PREVENTION ADVOCATES, PEER COUNSELORS, AND YOUTH MENTORS BOTH INSIDE AND OUT OF PRISON.
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? Worth knowing.
Status was revoked on May 15, 2023 for not filing returns for three years. The IRS now lists it as tax-exempt again.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated November 6, 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 June 2024.
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 November 4, 2026.
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