Improv Connection
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
TO PROVIDE COMMUNICATION SKILLS TO SUPPORT REHABILITATION AND TO EASE THE TRANSITION AFTER INCARCERATION.
- Income
- $20,425
- Spending
- $22,213
- Reserves
- 3.6 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 100%
- Highest pay
- $15,600, ceo
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
We do not score finances when yearly spending is very small or the return has too little detail. The ratios stop meaning much at that size.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
This organization files the short tax form, which does not ask about boards, policies or audits. That is normal for a small charity and is not a mark against it.
Source: Form 990EZ 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)
- $20,732 spent. THE LMPROV CONNECTION - 2025 YEAR IN SUMMARY2025 ACCOMPLISHMENTS:1. CONDUCTED 12 COHORTS (10-WEEK CLASSES) IN THREE PRISONS: IRONWOOD STATE PRISON, AVENAL STATE PRISON, AND CALIFORNIA INSTITUTION FOR MEN2. IN 2025, WE WORKED WITH 271 PARTICIPANTS.LMPROV CONNECTION MISSION:THE LMPROV CONNECTION EMPOWERS INCARCERATED MEN TO REDISCOVER THEIR HUMANITY THROUGH COMEDY IMPROV, TRANSFORMING FEAR INTO TRUST, ISOLATION INTO CONNECTION, AND BROKENNESS INTO HEALING AND HOPE BEYOND PRISON.LMPROV CONNECTION'S PROGRAM:L. LMPROV CONNECTION OFFERS A TEN-WEEK PROGRAM THAT PROVIDES THE FOLLOWING: IMPROVISATION ACTIVITIES TO CREATE AND SHAPE EXPERIENCES THAT:A. SUPPORT THE CONCEPT OF "YES, AND" (AGREEMENT AND A SUPPORTIVE ENVIRONMENT),B. UNDERSTAND THE COMPONENTS OF,STORY- AND SCENE-BUILDING,C. WORK ON COLLABORATION AND TEAMWORK THROUGH PARTNERSHIP,D. BUILD TRUST,E. CREATE AND EXPLORE CHARACTERSF. GROUND EMOTIONS THROUGH SHARING EXPERIENCES,G. DEVELOP SCENES AS A COHESIVE GROUP,H. ESTABLISH EYE-CONTACT TO CONNECT WITH ONE ANOTHER,I. AND EXPLORE WAYS TO EXPRESS A PERSONAL ENERGY THROUGH VOICE, FACIAL, AND BODY LANGUAGE IN ORDER TO COMMUNICATE EFFECTIVELY.ULTIMATELY, PARTICIPANTS DEVELOP SKILLS TO COMMUNICATE, TO BE CREATIVE, TO CHALLENGE THEMSELVES AND TO MOVE OUTSIDE THEIR COMFORT ZONES, TO COLLABORATE, AND TO CONNECT ' WITH THEMSELVES AND OTHERS WITH AUTHENTICITY.ON THE LAST DAY OF THE INTENSIVE AND THE EIGHT-WEEK PROGRAM, WE CONCLUDE WITH A PERFORMANCE THAT HIGHLIGHTS THE SKILLS THEY HAVE LEARNED.WE COLLABORATE AND COMMUNICATE WITH THE INSTITUTION'S COMMUNITY RESOURCE MANAGER, STAFF, SELF-HELP SPONSORS, AND OFFICERS AND HAVE COMMITTED TO: OFFER VARIOUS IMPROV PROGRAMS THAT MEET THE INSTITUTION'S NEEDS, PROVIDE FLEXIBLE SCHEDULING, UPHOLD THE VALUES, STANDARDS, AND RULES OF THE INSTITUTION, PROVIDE ATTENDANCE STATISTICS, DELIVER IN A CONSISTENT AND TIMELY MANNER, AND PROVIDE A REGULAR STATUS AS TO OUR PROGRESS WITH EACH CLASS.
Source: Form 990EZ 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 April 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 October 21, 2026.
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