Leveled Up Re-Entry
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
TO PROMOTE COLLABORATIVE SERVICES TO OUR PARTICIPANTS RETURNING TO FREE SOCIETY THROUGH ACCOUNTIBILITY AND ACCESSIBILTY, WHILE DEVELOPING STRATEGIES IN THEIR INDIVIDUAL LIVES TO "STRIVE AND THRIVE" BY OFFERING A "NET" THAT "WORKS" OF SUPPORT.
- Income
- $348,575
- Spending
- $347,203
- Spent on programs
- 97%
- Reserves
- 0.4 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- government grants, 60%
- Employees
- 3
- Volunteers
- 0
- Highest pay
- $96,326, ceo
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
Fair: 60 out of 100. Higher than 24% of charities in its peer group (crime and legal services, $250k to $1m).
Reserves
4 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 0.4 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 0% of what it owns.
Living within its means
12 of 15Income exceeded spending by 0% of income.
Spending floor
15 of 1597% 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: 74 out of 100. Higher than 43% of charities in its peer group (crime and legal services, $250k to $1m).
Independent board
18 of 253 of 3 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
0 of 10Did not give 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 (3)
- $126,021 spent. WAYS TO JUSTICE - REENTRY SUPPORT & CASE MANAGEMENT PROGRAMTHE WAY TO JUSTICE PROGRAM PROVIDES COMPREHENSIVE REENTRY SUPPORT SERVICES TO FORMERLY INCARCERATED INDIVIDUALS RETURNING TO THE COMMUNITY. SERVICES INCLUDE INDIVIDUALIZED CASE MANAGEMENT, WORKFORCE READINESS TRAINING, JOB PLACEMENT ASSISTANCE, MENTORING, LIFE SKILLS WORKSHOPS, AND REFERRALS TO HOUSING, MENTAL HEALTH, AND SUBSTANCE ABUSIVE SERVICES. THE PROGRAM FOCUSES ON REDUCING RECIDIVISM, INCREASING EMPLOYMENT STABILITY, AND SUPPORTING SUCCESSFUL REINTEGRATION.REVENUE:FUNDING WAS RECEIVED THROUGH A GRANT FROM WAY TO JUSTICE TO SUPPORT DIRECT PROGRAM SERVICES, STAFFING, PROGRAM MATERIALS, AND PARTICIPANT SUPPORT COSTS.EXPENSES: EXPENSES INCLUDED SALARIES FOR CASE MANAGERS AND PROGRAM STAFF, WORKSHOP FACILITATION COSTS, TRAINING MATERIALS, TRANSPORTATION ASSISTANCE FOR PARTICIPANTS, ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT, AND PROGRAM-RELATED SUPPLIES. LEVELED UP REENTRY WAS FOUNDED TO DISMANTLE BARRIERS TO SUCCESSFUL REINTEGRATION FOR JUSTICE-IMPACTED INDIVIDUALS THROUGH HOLISTIC, TRAUMA-INFORMED, AND CULTURALLY COMPETENT SERVICES. OUR ACCOMPLISHMENTS REFLECT BOTH MEASURABLE PROGRESS AND TRANSFORMATIVE COMMUNITY IMPACT. CORE SERVICE AREAS AND COMMUNITY BENEFIT: 1. EMPLOYMENT AND VOCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT: THROUGH WORKFORCE READINESS TRAINING, RESUME BUILDING, INTERVIEW PREPARATION, DIRECT EMPLOYER CONNECTIONS, AND SECOND-CHANCE EMPLOYMENT PATHWAYS, WE HAVE SUPPORTED JUSTICE-IMPACTED INDIVIDUALS IN SECURING MEANINGFUL EMPLOYMENT. BY LEVERAGING LIVED EXPERIENCE AND PARTNERSHIPS WITH LOCAL BUSINESSES, WE HELP PARTICIPANTS OVERCOME SYSTEMIC EMPLOYMENT BARRIERS, INCREASING FINANCIAL STABILITY AND REDUCING RECIDIVISM RISK. OUR PARTICIPANT-POWERED EMPLOYMENT PATHWAYS SUCH AS MOVING, TRANSPORTATION, AND ENTRPRENEURIAL DEVELOPMENT PROVIDE HANDS-ON TRAINING, INCOME GENERARTION, AND REAL-WORLD SKILL BUILDING. THESE SERVICES DIRECTLY ENHANCE ECONOMIC MOBILITY AND RESTORE DIGNITY THROUGH WORK. 2. CIVIC LIFE SKILLS AND FINANCIAL EMPOWERMENT: WE PROVIDE STRUCTURED LIFE-SKILLS PROGRAMMING ROOTED IN ACCOUNTABILITY, FINANCIAL LITERACY, AND PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT. PARTICIPANTS GAIN TOOLS IN BUDGETING, CREDIT EDUCATION, COMMUNICATION, AND GOAL SETTING. THESE SERVICES STRENGTHEN SELF-SUFFICIENCY AND EMPOWER INDIVIDUALS TO BUILD LONG-TERM STABILITY FOR THEMSELVES AND THEIR FAMILIES. 3. TRAUMA-INFORMED REENTRY SUPPORT: UNDERSTANDING THAT INCARCERATION CREATES DEEP SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL BARRIERS, WE OFFER MENTORSHIP, PEER-LED SUPPORT, AND LIBERATION CURRICULUM. THESE SERVICES CREATE SAFE SPACES FOR HEALING, INDENTITY REBUILDING, AND LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT. PARTICIPANTS REPORT INCREASED CONFINDENCE, IMPROVED DECISION-MAKING, AND STRONGER COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT. 4. YOUNG ADULT AND PREVENTION PROGRAMMING: THROUGH PATHWAY-TO-EMPLOYMENT INITIATIVES FOR SYSTEM-IMPACTED YOUTH, WE FOCUS ON EARLY INTERVENTION, EXPOSURE TO CAREER PATHWAYS, AND MENTORSHIP. THIS PROACTIVE APPROACH HELPS DISRUPT CYCLES OF INCARCERATION AND EXPANDS ACCESS TO OPPORTUNITY FOR THE NEXT GENERATION. 5. ENTERPRENEURSHIP AND SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT: WE SUPPORT JUSTICE-IMPACTED ENTREPRENEURS IN LAUNCHING AND SCALING BUSINESSES THROUGH BUSINESS PLANNING GUIDANCE, FINANCIAL LITERACY, AND OPERATIONAL COACHING. BY FOSTERING OWNERSHIP AND ECONOMIC INDEPENDENCE, WE ARE BUILDING COMMUNITY WEALTH AND DEMONSTRATING THAT LIVED PAST EXPERIENCE IS AN ASSET NOT A BARRIER TO LEADERSHIP. COMMUNITY IMPACT AND MISSION ALIGNMENT: LEVELED UP REENTRY ENHANCES COMMUNITY SAFETY AND WELL-BEING BY ADDRESSING ROOT CAUSES OF RECIDIVISM-UNEMPLOYMENT, HOUSING INSTABILITY, LACK OF SUPPORT SYSTEMS, AND UNTREATED TRAUMA. OUR WORK STRENGTHENS FAMILIES, INCREASES ECONOMIC PARTICIPATION, AND REDUCES RELIANCE ON EMERGENCY AND CORRECTIONAL SYSTEMS. AS A BLACK-AND INDIGENOUS-LED ORGANIZATION GOVERNED INDIVIDUALS WITH LIVED EXPERIENCE, OUR APPROACH IS CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE AND GROUNDED LIBERATION, ACCOUNTIBILITY, AND COMPASSION. PARTICIPANTS ARE NOT TREATED AS CLIENTS THEY ARE MEMBERS ON A LIBERATED JOURNEY. OUR ACCOMPLISHMENTS ARE REFLECTED NOT ONLY IN EMPLOYMENT PLACEMENTS AND PROGRAM COMPLETIONS, BUT IN RESTORED CONFIDENCE, STRENGTHENED FAMILIES, EMERGING ENTERPRENEURS, AND LEADERS WHO NOW GIVE BACK TO THE VERY COMMUNITIES THEY ONCE FELT EXCLUDED FROM. THROUGH COLLABORATIVE PARTNERSHIPS AND COMMUNITY-CENTERED ADVOCACY, LEVELED UP REENTRY CONTINUES TO EXPAND ACCESS TO OPPORTUNITY, REDUCE RECIDIVISM, AND FULFILL OUR MISSION OF PROMOTING SECOND CHANCES ROOTED IN DIGNITY, EQUITY, AND LIBERATION.
- $63,968 spent. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE - WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT AND EMPLOYMENT TRAINING PROGRAMTHROUGH FUNDING FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, LEVELED UP REENTRY PROVIDED WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT SERVICES FOCUSED ON JOB TRAINING, CAREER PATHWAY DEVLOPMENT, EMPLOYER PARTNERSHIPS, AND INDUSTRY RECOGNIZED CREDENTIALING. THE PROGRAM TARGETED JUSTICE-INVOLVED INDIVIDUALS SEEKING EMPLOYMENT IN HIGH-DEMAND INDUSTRIES.REVENUE:GRANT FUNDING WAS RECEIVED FROM THE DEPARMENT OF COMMERCE TO SUPPORT WORKFORCE TRAINING INTIATIVES AND EMPLOYMENT PLACEMENT SERVICES.EXPENSES:EXPENSES INCLUDED INSTRUCTIONAL STAFF SALARIES, WORKFORCE TRAINERS, CERTIFICATION FEES, PARTICIPANT STIPENDS (IF APPLICABLE), EMPLOYER ENGAGEMENT ACTIVITIES, JOB PLACEMENT COORDINATION, AND SUPPORTIVE SERVICES NECESSARY FOR EMPLOYMENT RETENTION.
- $146,067 spent. DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS - PRE-RELEASE AND TRANSITION SERVICES PROGRAMIN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTION, LEVELED UP REENTRY PROVIDED PRE-RELEASE PLANNING, REENTRY WORKSHOPS, AND TRANSITION COORDINATION SERVICES TO INCARCERATED INDIVIDUALS PREPARING FOR RELEASE. SERVICES INCLUDED GOAL SETTING, EMPLOYMENT READINESS TRAINING, REENTRY PLANNING, AND LINKAGE TO POST-RELEASE COMMUNITY-BASED SUPPORT.REVENUE:FUNDING WAS RECEIVED FROM DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTION TO PROVIDE PRE-RELEASE PROGRAMMING AND TRANSITION SERVICES WITHIN CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES AND POST-RELEASE FOLLOW-UP SUPPORT.EXPENSES:EXPENSES INCLUDED PROGRAM STAFF COMPENSATION, FACILITY COORDINATION, EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS, TRANSPORTATION FOR POST-RELEASE FOLLOW-UPS, ADMINISTRATIVE OVERSIGHT, AND PROGRAM SUPPLIES.
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 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 2023.
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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