Inside Out Network Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
Points to look into
- It reported loans to or from officers, directors or other insiders.
- It owes more than it owns.
These come from the organization's own tax return. There may be a good explanation; ask the charity.
What it says it does
The activities of the Inside Out Network are primarily focused on helping empower men and women navigate the prison experience and the challenges of reentry from prison to society. (see schedule O for full primary exempt purpose statement)
- Income
- $182,131
- Spending
- $250,524
- Spent on programs
- 85%
- Reserves
- -2.9 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 87%
- Employees
- 5
- Volunteers
- 27
- Highest pay
- $89,165, president and executive director
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
Weak: 20 out of 100. Higher than 4% of charities in its peer group (crime and legal services, under $250k).
Reserves
0 of 35Spendable reserves are negative: it owes or has committed more than it holds.
Debt
0 of 20It owes 572% of what it owns.
Living within its means
0 of 15Spending exceeded income by 38% of income.
Income trend
5 of 15Income fell 19% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1585% 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
Good: 80 out of 100. Higher than 67% of charities in its peer group (crime and legal services, under $250k).
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
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
5 of 5Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.
No reported misuse
0 of 10Reports at least one of: diversion of assets, excess benefits, 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)
- $212,167 spent. Services provided. We continued to develop and expand the Inside Out Network online platform across the states of Arizona, Illinois, and Oregon, engaging with departments of correction, recruiting reentry service providers, registering returning citizens, and connecting them to each other on our online platform. We expanded our services into prison libraries in Arizona in 2025. Number of persons benefitted. In 2025, we were able to register and connect 3,899 new returning citizens (16,220 overall) with 90 new reentry service providers (683 overall), who exchanged 54,054 messages and conducted 54,923 searches.
- Part III Exempt purpose Full statement: The activities of the Inside Out Network are primarily focused on helping empower men and women to navigate the prison experience and the challenges of reentry from prison to society. Inside Out Networks activities are designed to help them thrive spiritually and empower them to work on their own reentry while incarcerated, by connecting them both pre- and post-release with relevant service providers who can help them achieve a successful reentry back into society by using the ION online reentry platform. ION makes it easy for both returning citizens and service providers to search, find relevant matches, connect with, and even reach out proactively and message each other on our platformbeginning pre-release. Our powerful but easy-to-use platform empowers men and women to take charge of their reentry experience by seeking and finding the help they both need and want.
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 September 2020.
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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