Beyond US & Them
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
TO OFFER PROGRAMS AND TRAINING THAT RESOURCE INDIVIDUALS AND ORGANIZATIONS IN SELF-AWARENESS, SELF-REGULATION, EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION AND TO PROMOTE STRUCTURES OF BELONGING, UTILIZING COUNCIL AND OTHER PRACTICES, TO ENCOURAGE SOCIAL CONNECTION AND WELLBEING FOR SYSTEM-IMPACTED AND OTHER POPULATIONS.
- Income
- $1.1 million
- Spending
- $320,735
- Spent on programs
- 75%
- Reserves
- 8 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 87%
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 15
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Good: 74 out of 100. Higher than 51% of charities in its peer group (human services, $1m to $10m).
Reserves
28 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 8.0 months of spending.
Debt
5 of 20It owes 55% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 70% of income.
Spending floor
15 of 1575% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 1 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Strong: 93 out of 100. Higher than 55% of charities in its peer group (human services, $1m to $10m).
Independent board
25 of 258 of 8 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.
Independent check of accounts
15 of 15Its accounts were audited 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 June 30, 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 (4)
- $147,558 spent. COUNCIL FOR INSIGHT, COMPASSION & RESILIENCE (CICR) IS A SIX-MONTH PROGRAM DESIGNED FOR INCARCERATED PARTICIPANTS THAT TEACHES THE PRACTICE OF COUNCIL AND ITS FACILITATION. CICR INCLUDES ELEMENTS OF THE FOUNDATIONS OF COUNCIL TRAINING OFFERED BY THE ORGANIZATION, THOUGH TAILORED FOR USE INSIDE PRISON. AFTER THE INITIAL 16-HOUR TRAINING WORKSHOP, PARTICIPANTS FOLLOW EXERCISES AND ACTIVITIES PROVIDED IN THE COURSE MANUAL, EXPLORING TOPICS THAT UNFOLD IN A PROSCRIBED CURRICULAR EVOLUTION. THEY GATHER EVERY WEEK TO DISCUSS AND PRACTICE COUNCIL, FACILITATED BY ROTATING MEMBERS OF THE GROUP. COUNCIL TOPICS CORRESPOND TO THE MATERIAL COVERED IN THE PARTICIPANT MANUAL. THE CICR PROGRAM'S PEDAGOGY IS BASED ON MINDFULNESS AND RESTORATIVE JUSTICE PRINCIPLES, FOCUSING ON TAKING RESPONSIBILITY FOR PAST BEHAVIOR AND THE HARM CAUSED TO VICTIMS, TO OTHERS WHO HAVE BEEN IMPACTED (FRIENDS, FAMILY, COMMUNITY) AND TO THE HARM PASSED DOWN THROUGH GENERATIONS. COUNCIL REENTRY PROGRAM (CRP) REDUCES RECIDIVISM THROUGH ADDRESSING THE NEEDS OF FORMERLY INCARCERATED INDIVIDUALS WHO RETURN HOME AND COMMIT TO SUCCESSFUL REENTRY. CRP SUPPORTS THE NEEDS OF PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS WITH A CUSTOMIZED APPROACH THAT OFFERS WARM HAND-OFF SUPPORT SERVICES INITIATED DURING INCARCERATION, AND CONTINUES THROUGHOUT THE RELEASE AND REINTEGRATION PROCESS WITH CASE MANAGEMENT, ONGOING COUNCIL SESSIONS FOR PARTICIPANTS AND THEIR FAMILIES, AND ADVANCED TRAINING IN COUNCIL FACILITATION FOR THOSE WHO HAVE FOUND HEALING IN THIS PRACTICE AND WANT TO CARRY IT TO THEIR COMMUNITIES. LOS ANGELES REENTRY COLLABORATIVE (LARC) IS A MULTI-SECTOR, COMMUNITY-DRIVEN COLLABORATIVE THAT PROMOTES THE SUCCESSFUL REENTRY OF FORMERLY INCARCERATED INDIVIDUALS THROUGH ATTENDING TO THEIRHEALTH NEEDS, AS WELL AS RESOURCING THE REENTRY SECTOR AS A WHOLE. BURNOUT IS COMMON AMONGST THOSE WORKING IN THE SECTOR AND WE BELIEVE THAT A HEALTHY REENTRY SECTOR WILL BE BETTER EQUIPPED TO SERVE RETURNING INDIVIDUALS IN ACHIEVING THEIR REENTRY GOALS. LARC BUILDS A MULTILAYERED COLLABORATIVE APPROACH TO ADDRESS THE TRAUMA, MENTAL AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH ISSUES, VIOLENCE, AND ECONOMIC DISPARITIES ASSOCIATED WITH RETURNING FROM INCARCERATION. THIS INITIATIVE HELPS ENHANCE PARTICIPANTS' HEALTH, INCREASE SOCIAL WELLNESS, AND PREVENT FURTHER VIOLENCE AND TRAUMA IN THE COMMUNITY. LARC'S QUARTERLY EVENTS (ONE IN-PERSON, ONE VIRTUAL), DIGITAL NEWSLETTER, AND ONLINE RESOURCES ARE UTILIZED BY THOUSANDS OF REPRESENTATIVES FROM HUNDREDS OF MEMBER ORGANIZATIONS, INCLUDING NONPROFITS, LOCAL GOVERNMENT AGENCIES, HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS, EDUCATORS, LEGAL EXPERTS, AND MANY OTHERS INVESTED IN SERVING THE REENTRY COMMUNITY.
- $73,092 spent. PEACE OFFICER WELLNESS, EMPATHY & RESILIENCE (POWER) TRAINING PROGRAM IS AN INTENSIVE AND INTERACTIVE, COHORT-BASED, THREE-MONTH CURRICULUM FOR POLICE AND CORRECTIONAL OFFICERS THAT UTILIZES MINDFULNESS PRACTICES, COMPASSION-BASED COMMUNICATION EXERCISES, AND TRAINING IN WELLNESS-RELATED AREAS SUCH AS STRESS MANAGEMENT AND SELF-CARE. THE POWER PROGRAM IS A NATIONALLY-CERTIFIED OFFICER TRAINING COURSE BUILT ON SCIENCE-BASED STRATEGIES FOR OPTIMIZING PHYSICAL, EMOTIONAL, MENTAL, AND SPIRITUAL HEALTH. THE POWER CURRICULUM ADDRESSES CRITICAL TOPICS LIKE BURNOUT, EMPATHY FATIGUE, MORAL DISTRESS, DEPERSONALIZATION, AND PATHOLOGICAL ALTRUISM. THE PROGRAM COMBINES INNOVATIONS IN NEUROSCIENCE, PRACTICES TO STRENGTHEN ATTENTION AND FOCUS, MINDFULNESS ACTIVITIES, ALONG WITH REGULAR PEER-LED COUNCIL HUDDLES, WHEREIN OFFICERS GATHER REGULARLY TO UNPACK THE TOPICS EXPLORED IN THE CURRICULUM THAT ARE SHOWING UP IN THEIR LIVES AND WORK. OVER TIME, THESE ONGOING SMALL GROUPS HELP INTEGRATE THE CURRICULUM INTO AGENCY CULTURE. AGENCIES WORKING WITH POWER FIND THAT THE PROGRAM LEADS TO STRONGER RELATIONSHIPS, MORE POSITIVE AGENCY CULTURE AND ENHANCED COMMUNITY RELATIONS.
- $11,079 spent. PUBLIC COUNCIL TRAININGS ARE EXPERIENTIAL COURSES THAT EXPLORE BASIC ELEMENTS, MODALITIES, AND FORMS OF COUNCIL PRACTICE. FOUNDATIONS OF COUNCIL TRAINING SERVES AS AN INTRODUCTION TO LEARNING COUNCIL. THE TWO-DAY/16-HOUR COURSE IS OFFERED TO THE PUBLIC AND BRINGS TOGETHER THOSE LOOKING TO EXPLORE THEIR RELATIONSHIP WITH COUNCIL IN PROFESSIONAL AND PERSONAL CONTEXTS. LICENSED MARRIAGE AND FAMILY THERAPISTS (LMFTS), LICENSED CLINICAL SOCIAL WORKERS (LCSWS), LICENSED PROFESSIONAL CLINICAL COUNSELORS (LPCCS), AND/OR LICENSED EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGISTS (LEPS) CAN EARN FIFTEEN CONTINUING EDUCATION CREDITS FOR COMPLETING THE COURSE. DEEPENING COUNCIL TRAINING OFFERS AN OPPORTUNITY TO DEEPEN ONE'S PRACTICE OF COUNCIL AND IS GEARED TOWARD PARTICIPANTS WHO HAVE BEEN FACILITATING COUNCIL FOR SOME TIME AND ARE INTERESTED IN HONING THEIR FACILITATION SKILLS. LIVING COUNCIL TRAINING, FOR EXPERIENCED COUNCIL PRACTITIONERS, IS AN INVITATION TO EXPLORE LIVING THE WAY OF COUNCIL. ONLINE SOCIAL CONNECTION COUNCILS ARE OFFERED THROUGHOUT THE MONTH AND ARE HOSTED BY THE ORGANIZATION'S EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. ALL ARE INVITED TO SETTLE IN AND LISTEN TO ONE ANOTHER, WITHOUT JUDGMENT, AND TO SPEAK FROM THE HEART. WHAT EMERGES IS A REFLECTION OF SHARED HUMANITY AND COLLECTIVE WISDOM. THESE REGULARLY SCHEDULED ONLINE SESSIONS OFFER A PLACE TO COME TOGETHER AND CONNECT WITH COMMUNITY.
- $9,059 spent. COUNCIL FOR SCHOOLS AND EDUCATORS IS A COUNCIL-BASED PROGRAM THAT SUPPORTS EDUCATIONAL PROFESSIONALS ACROSS THE SPECTRUM OF THE EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM, FOSTERING MORE COHESIVE AND COMPASSIONATE SCHOOL COMMUNITIES. THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDES AN EVIDENCE-BASED RESOURCE THAT CAN BE INTEGRATED INTO ANY EDUCATIONAL ENVIRONMENT TO ACHIEVE A HIGH-IMPACT, SUSTAINABLE SHIFT TOWARD A MORE COOPERATIVE, CREATIVE, AND ENGAGED LEARNING ENVIRONMENT. COUNCIL-BASED PROGRAMS ENHANCE COMMUNICATION AND STRENGTHEN CONNECTIONS BETWEEN COLLEAGUES, SUPPORTING MORE RESILIENT, CREATIVE, AND COHESIVE TEAMS. UTILIZING SKILLS TAUGHT IN THIS PROGRAM, SCHOOL COMMUNITIES BECOME MORE COHESIVE AND COMPASSIONATE, STAKEHOLDERS ENGAGE MORE DEEPLY, STAFF DEVELOP A GREATER SENSE OF CONNECTION AND STUDENTS FEEL SEEN AND VALUED.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 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 September 7, 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 September 30, 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 September 10, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending June 2024.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since August 2023.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 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 7, 2026.
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