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Inside-Outside Circle Foundation

EIN 83-1144419 · Sacramento, CA

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

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthStrong100 out of 100GovernanceGood85 out of 100Impact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

INSIDE OUTSIDE CIRCLE EMPOWERS SYSTEM-IMPACTED PEOPLE TO LEAD CHANGE FROM WITHIN BY PROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR INCARCERATED AND FORMERLY INCARCERATED PEOPLE TO HEAL AND SERVE BOTH THEMSELVES AND OTHERS. WE EXIST TO REDUCE RECIDIVISM AND ALL FORMS OF VIOLENCE - PHYSICAL, EMOTIONAL, AND PSYCHOLOGICAL - IN OUR PRISONS AND COMMUNITIES.

Income
$1.6 million
Spending
$1.1 million
Spent on programs
97%
Reserves
15.9 months of spending
Largest source of income
donations and private grants, 61%
Employees
5
Highest pay
$126,738, director

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

Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 90% of charities in its peer group (human services, $1m to $10m).

  • Reserves

    35 of 35

    Spendable reserves would cover 15.9 months of spending.

  • Debt

    20 of 20

    It owes 1% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    15 of 15

    Income exceeded spending by 31% of income.

  • Income trend

    15 of 15

    Income rose 34% on the year before.

  • Spending floor

    15 of 15

    97% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 0 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

Good: 85 out of 100. Higher than 38% of charities in its peer group (human services, $1m to $10m).

  • Independent board

    25 of 25

    8 of 9 voting board members are independent.

  • Conflict of interest policy

    15 of 15

    Has a written conflict of interest policy.

  • Whistleblower policy

    8 of 8

    Has a written whistleblower policy.

  • Record keeping policy

    7 of 7

    Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.

  • Board minutes

    5 of 5

    Keeps minutes of board meetings.

  • Board sees the tax return

    10 of 10

    Gave 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

    0 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, 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)
  1. $1.1 million spent. WE CONTINUED TO REPLICATE THE SUCCESS OF OUR ORIGINAL PROGRAM WITHIN CALIFORNIA STATE PRISON - SACRAMENTO, WHILE EXPANDING TO INCLUDE THE CALIFORNIA MEDICAL FACILITY AT VACAVILLE AS WELL AS YOUTH AND A PRE TRIAL DETENTION FACILITIES. IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE ANNIE E. CASEY FOUNDATION'S JUVENILE JUSTICE STRATEGY GROUP WE ARE SUPPORTING THE INTEGRATION OF OUR MODEL AS THE CORE OF THEIR APPROACH TO REFORM THE JUVENILE JUSTICE SYSTEM AT THE NATIONAL LEVEL. WE DEVELOPED A PARTNERSHIP WITH KEY STAKEHOLDERS IN BROOKLYN NY TO BRING ELEMENTS OF OUR APPROACH TO THE BED STUY NEIGHBORHOOD IN SUPPORT OF A GUN AND GANG VIOLENCE SUPPRESSION PILOT PROGRAM DESIGNED TO REDUCE GENERATIONAL CYCLES OF TRAUMA AND POVERTY. WE HELD THREE COMMUNITY EVENTS TO ENGAGE IN ADVOCACY AND RELEASED 12 PODCAST EPISODES TO EDUCATE AND RAISE AWARENESS AROUND TRANSFORMATIONAL HEALING WORK AND THE IMPORTANCE OF HEALTHY COMMUNITIES. AS AN ONGOING LEARNING FROM THE COVID PANDEMIC, WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO PIVOT TOWARDS ENGAGING SYSTEM-IMPACTED INDIVIDUALS, BOTH INCARCERATED AND IN THE COMMUNITY, WHILE ALSO CREATING OPPORTUNITIES TO HOLD ONLINE PUBLIC EVENTS ON A WEEKLY BASIS, AS WELL AS CONTINUING AN ONLINE TRAINING PROCESS FOR FORMERLY INCARCERATED INDIVIDUALS TO CONTINUE OUR MISSION OF EMPOWERING SYSTEM-IMPACTED FOLKS AND GROWING THE ABILITY TO SERVE MORE PEOPLE. THE LONG TERM GOAL IS TO BE ABLE TO CONTINUE THE SUCCESSFUL SUPPORT BEGUN IN NEW FOLSOM AND EXPAND THAT INTO THE CULTURE OUTSIDE OF PRISON TO INTERRUPT THE SCHOOLS-TO-PRISON PIPELINE AND AND EVENTUALLY DEVELOP/OPEN A HEALING HOME AND TRAINING ACADEMY. WE CONTINUED TO REPLICATE THE SUCCESS OF OUR ORIGINAL PROGRAM WITHIN CALIFORNIA STATE PRISON - SACRAMENTO, WHILE EXPANDING TO INCLUDE THE CALIFORNIA MEDICAL FACILITY AT VACAVILLE AS WELL AS YOUTH AND A PRE TRIAL DETENTION FACILITIES. IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE ANNIE E. CASEY FOUNDATION'S JUVENILE JUSTICE STRATEGY GROUP WE ARE SUPPORTING THE INTEGRATION OF OUR MODEL AS THE CORE OF THEIR APPROACH TO REFORM THE JUVENILE JUSTICE SYSTEM AT THE NATIONAL LEVEL. WE DEVELOPED A PARTNERSHIP WITH KEY STAKEHOLDERS IN BROOKLYN NY TO BRING ELEMENTS OF OUR APPROACH TO THE BED STUY NEIGHBORHOOD IN SUPPORT OF A GUN AND GANG VIOLENCE SUPPRESSION PILOT PROGRAM DESIGNED TO REDUCE GENERATIONAL CYCLES OF TRAUMA AND POVERTY. WE HELD THREE COMMUNITY EVENTS TO ENGAGE IN ADVOCACY AND RELEASED 12 PODCAST EPISODES TO EDUCATE AND RAISE AWARENESS AROUND TRANSFORMATIONAL HEALING WORK AND THE IMPORTANCE OF HEALTHY COMMUNITIES. AS AN ONGOING LEARNING FROM THE COVID PANDEMIC, WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO PIVOT TOWARDS ENGAGING SYSTEM-IMPACTED INDIVIDUALS, BOTH INCARCERATED AND IN THE COMMUNITY, WHILE ALSO CREATING OPPORTUNITIES TO HOLD ONLINE PUBLIC EVENTS ON A WEEKLY BASIS, AS WELL AS CONTINUING AN ONLINE TRAINING PROCESS FOR FORMERLY INCARCERATED INDIVIDUALS TO CONTINUE OUR MISSION OF EMPOWERING SYSTEM-IMPACTED FOLKS AND GROWING THE ABILITY TO SERVE MORE PEOPLE. THE LONG TERM GOAL IS TO BE ABLE TO CONTINUE THE SUCCESSFUL SUPPORT BEGUN IN NEW FOLSOM AND EXPAND THAT INTO THE CULTURE OUTSIDE OF PRISON TO INTERRUPT THE SCHOOLS-TO-PRISON PIPELINE AND AND EVENTUALLY DEVELOP/OPEN A HEALING HOME AND TRAINING ACADEMY.

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

  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 2024.

    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 May 2019.

    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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