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Nonprofit · EIN 46-2349055

PRISON CONTEMPLATIVE FELLOWSHIP

Tax-exempt · SACRAMENTO, CA 95820

Financials

$2.2M$378K2024
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of PRISON CONTEMPLATIVE FELLOWSHIP by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
December 31, 2024990$2,193,106$377,969$1,815,137$1,918,893$46,256$1,872,637
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$2,083,804
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$109,302
Net gain from sales of assets
$744
Other revenue
$0

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$3,628
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$32,500
Other salaries and wages
$131,336
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$176,621
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Legal fees
$7,730
Accounting fees
$2,275
Travel
$5,055
Depreciation
$660
Program services (functional)
$244,051
Management and general (functional)
$125,807
Fundraising (functional)
$8,111

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$28,894
Total assets, end of year
$1,918,893
Total liabilities, end of year
$46,256
Net assets, end of year
$1,872,637
Land, buildings and equipment
$37,551
Net assets without donor restrictions
$1,872,637
Gross receipts
$2,193,106
Employees
8
Volunteers
3
Year formed
2013
State of legal domicile
CA

From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.

Officers, directors and key employees

As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024, highest compensation first.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
CHANDRA HANSONEXECUTIVE DI
Trustee or director, Officer
40$32,500
SHARON FIALCOPRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
ERIC MCINTOSHSECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
JOSHUA STANCILDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
4905 STOCKTON BLVD PMB 399, SACRAMENTO, CA 95820-5405
In care of
% RAYMOND LEONARDINI
Mailing address (990-N for 2023)
4905 STOCKTON BLVD, SACRAMENTO CA 95820
Principal officer (990 for 2024)
CHANDRA HANSON, PO BOX 12757, TALLAHASSEE, FL 32317
Principal officer (990-N for 2023)
CHANDRA HANSON, 4905 STOCKTON BLVD, SACRAMENTO CA 95820
Signed the 990
CHANDRA HANSON, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Phone
(850) 296-8420
Return prepared by
IMPACT ACCOUNTING PARTNERS

California records

California keeps its own records of charities and corporations. Search them by EIN 46-2349055 or by the name PRISON CONTEMPLATIVE FELLOWSHIP.

Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers
Registration status and filed reports (CT-TR-1, RRF-1)

Mission

PRISON CONTEMPLATIVE FELLOWSHIP BUILDS CONTEMPLATIVE COMMUNITY THAT TRANSCENDS WALLS. JOURNEYING TOGETHER AS PEOPLE AFFECTED BY INCARCERATION, WE SHARE CENTERING PRAYER MEDITATION AND FOSTER CONNECTIONS TO SUPPORT HEALING AND TRANSFORMATION, BOTH PERSONAL AND COMMUNAL. THROUGH PROVIDING BOOKS, NEWSLETTERS AND CORRESPONDENCE, DEVELOPING A DATABASE, SUPPORTING VOLUNTEER ENGAGEMENT, AND HOSTING VIRTUAL CENTERING PRAYER GROUPS AND IN- PERSON RETREATS, WE OFFER COMPANIONSHIP, SPIRITUAL RESOURCES, AND THE STEADY REMINDER THAT EACH PERSON IS SEEN, VALUED, AND INTEGRAL TO A CARING COMMUNITY.

990 for the year ended December 31, 2024

Program accomplishments

  • THE PRISON OUTREACH NATIONAL DATABASE (POND) IS A SOFTWARE PLATFORM THAT STORES AND CONSOLIDATES INFORMATION ON CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES, INCARCERATED INDIVIDUALS, AND VOLUNTEERS, ENABLING STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS TO MANAGE COMMUNICATIONS AND MAINTAIN CONTINUITY OF CONTACT DESPITE TRANSFERS AND COMPLEX JURISDICTIONAL RULES. STAFF RESEARCH, VERIFY, AND UPDATE FACILITY AND RESIDENT RECORDS TO ENSURE THAT EACH INDIVIDUAL REMAINS AS REACHABLE AND SUPPORTED AS POSSIBLE. CENTRAL TO OUR MISSION OF BUILDING COMMUNITY ACROSS MANY AND VARIED INHERENT BARRIERS, POND DRAMATICALLY IMPROVES THE EFFICIENCY WITH WHICH WE CAN MAIL MATERIALS INSIDE LOCKED FACILITIES. IT ALSO ENSURES RECIPIENTS ARE NOT LOST - BOTH WHILE IN THE SYSTEM AND DURING THE TRANSITION BACK INTO FREE SOCIETY. POND EMBODIES THE PRINCIPLE THAT EVERY PERSON MATTERS BY STRENGTHENING THE BONDS OF CARE AND BELONGING THAT TRANSCEND INCARCERATION. AS OF YEAR-END, POND MAINTAINED ACTIVE RECORDS FOR 699 FACILITIES AND 1096 RESIDENTS.
    Expenses $186,073
  • COMMUNITY OUTREACH - OUTSIDE THE WALLS FOR INDIVIDUALS RETURNING TO SOCIETY AFTER INCARCERATION, THIS PROGRAM WORKS ALONGSIDE COPOST (CONTEMPLATIVE OUTREACH PRISON OUTREACH SERVICE TEAM) TO PROVIDE BOOKS, TECHNICAL RESOURCES, TABLETS, AND ACCESS TO A GROWING COMMUNITY OF CENTERING PRAYER PRACTITIONERS. IT HELPS PARTICIPANTS STAY CONNECTED TO SPIRITUAL PRACTICES AND A SUPPORTIVE COMMUNITY, EASING THE TRANSITION INTO LIFE OUTSIDE PRISON. PARTICIPANTS BENEFIT FROM MENTORSHIP, SHARED PRACTICE, AND TANGIBLE TOOLS THAT SUPPORT CONTINUED ENGAGEMENT. THE PROGRAM NURTURES BELONGING, REDUCES ISOLATION, AND REINFORCES THE MESSAGE THAT SPIRITUAL GROWTH AND COMMUNITY SUPPORT DO NOT END AT THE PRISON GATE. AS OF YEAR-END, 30 INDIVIDUALS WERE ON THE DISTRIBUTION LIST; 19 FORMERLY INCARCERATED INDIVIDUALS PARTICIPATED IN THE WEEKLY OTW VIRTUAL CENTERING PRAYER GROUP AT LEAST ONCE DURING 2024.
    Expenses $5,828 · grants $1,228
  • INSIDE THE WALLS THIS PROGRAM PROVIDES INCARCERATED INDIVIDUALS WITH MATERIALS AND SUPPORT TO CULTIVATE CONTEMPLATIVE PRACTICES, BOTH DIRECTLY-THROUGH THE CENTERING INSIDE NEWSLETTER, LOCKED UP AND FREE PAMPHLETS, AND RAY LEONARDINI'S BOOKS-AND INDIRECTLY, THROUGH SUPPORTING VOLUNTEERS WHO FACILITATE PRACTICE INSIDE FACILITIES. EACH RESOURCE BRINGS A MESSAGE OF HOPE INTO THE OFTEN ISOLATING AND DEHUMANIZING EXPERIENCE OF INCARCERATION, CARRYING ENCOURAGEMENT, GUIDANCE, AND THE MESSAGE THAT READERS ARE PART OF A COMMUNITY THAT TRANSCENDS WALLS. PARTICIPANTS ARE REMINDED THAT THEY ARE SEEN, LOVED, AND VALUED WITHOUT CONDITIONS; THIS FOSTERS AN EXPERIENCE OF FREEDOM NO WALLS CAN CONTAIN. WE ARE GRATEFUL FOR OUR LONGSTANDING PARTNERSHIP WITH HUMAN KINDNESS FOUNDATION, WHICH FACILITATES MAILING OUR BOOKS TO RESIDENTS OF LOCKED FACILITIES. IN 2024, THE PROGRAM REACHED MORE THAN 3,000 INDIVIDUALS HELD IN 456 FACILITIES ACROSS 47 STATES, ONE U.S. TERRITORY AND CANADA. A TOTAL OF 3019 NEWSLETTERS (INAUGURAL EDITION OF CENTERING INSIDE), 77 BOOKS FOR DIRECT MAILING, AND 260 BOOKS FOR VOLUNTEER DISTRIBUTION WERE PROVIDED AND/OR SENT. .
    Expenses $20,571
  • COPOST VOLUNTEER SUPPORT - IN PARTNERSHIP WITH COPOST, THIS PROGRAM MANAGES CORRESPONDENCE BETWEEN VOLUNTEERS AND INCARCERATED INDIVIDUALS. STAFF ANONYMIZE AND FORWARD MAIL TO VOLUNTEERS, MAINTAINING CONFIDENTIALITY. THIS PROGRAM ENSURES THAT PARTICIPANTS RECEIVE THOUGHTFUL GUIDANCE IN CONTEMPLATIVE PRAYER, FOSTERING SPIRITUAL PRACTICE AND PERSONAL GROWTH. BY FACILITATING SAFE, CONSISTENT ENGAGEMENT, COPOST VOLUNTEER SUPPORT STRENGTHENS THE COMMUNITY INSIDE FACILITIES AND DEMONSTRATES TO PARTICIPANTS THAT THEIR LIVES ARE VALUED AND THEIR SPIRITUAL JOURNEYS SUPPORTED. IN 2024, 75 VOLUNTEER-WRITTEN RESPONSES WERE SENT TO 40 CONTEMPLATIVE PRACTITIONERS SEEKING SUPPORT WHILE IN CUSTODY. RETREATS - TOGETHER WITH COPOST, WE HOST AN ANNUAL CENTERING PRAYER INTENSIVE RETREAT FOR FORMERLY INCARCERATED INDIVIDUALS. LODGING, FOOD, TRANSPORTATION, AND ALL RETREAT FEES ARE COVERED, MAKING PARTICIPATION POSSIBLE FOR THOSE WHO OTHERWISE COULD NOT CONSIDER IT. PCF FUNDS THE RETREAT AND MANAGES LOGISTICS, WORKING WITH COPOST TO ENSURE THAT THE LOCATION, STAFF AND SCHEDULE SUPPORT THE PRACTICES OF THOSE WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED INCARCERATION. RETREATS ALLOW PARTICIPANTS TO DEEPEN CONTEMPLATIVE PRACTICE, REFLECT ON PERSONAL GROWTH, AND STRENGTHEN BONDS WITH PEERS AND MENTORS. THIS IMMERSIVE SPIRITUAL EXPERIENCE PROVIDES A RARE OPPORTUNITY FOR HEALING, RENEWAL, AND RECONNECTION WITH SELF AND COMMUNITY-EMPOWERING INDIVIDUALS TO CONTINUE THEIR JOURNEY WITH HOPE, PURPOSE, AND SUPPORT. SEVEN PARTICIPANTS ATTENDED THE 2ND ANNUAL RETREAT (SIX WITH LIVED EXPERIENCE AND ONE ACTIVE PRISON OUTREACH VOLUNTEER).
    Expenses $31,579 · grants $2,400

What it must file and when

IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.

Tax yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025December 31, 2025May 15, 2026Not on file
2024December 31, 2024May 15, 2025990 on file
2023December 31, 2023May 15, 2024990-N on file

IRS record

EIN
46-2349055
Tax-exempt status
501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
Foundation status
Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
Donations deductible (Pub 78)
Public charity, 50% deduction limit
Exempt since
2014
Accounting year ends
December
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Category (NTEE)
Religion-related (X20)
Assets (IRS master file)
$1,918,893
Income (IRS master file)
$2,193,106

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990December 2024$2,193,106$377,969$1,918,893XML
990-N for 2023
Officer: CHANDRA HANSON
December 31, 2023≤ $50,000 receipts––e-Postcard
990-N for 2022
Officer: RAY LEONARDINI
December 31, 2022≤ $50,000 receipts––e-Postcard
990-EZDecember 2021–––IRS
990-EZDecember 2020–––IRS
990-EZDecember 2018–––IRS
990-EZDecember 2017–––IRS

990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 46-2349055).

Questions about PRISON CONTEMPLATIVE FELLOWSHIP

What is the EIN of PRISON CONTEMPLATIVE FELLOWSHIP?
The employer identification number (EIN) of PRISON CONTEMPLATIVE FELLOWSHIP is 46-2349055.
Is PRISON CONTEMPLATIVE FELLOWSHIP tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2014.
Are donations to PRISON CONTEMPLATIVE FELLOWSHIP tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
Which annual return does PRISON CONTEMPLATIVE FELLOWSHIP file?
Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
When is the next return of PRISON CONTEMPLATIVE FELLOWSHIP due?
The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending December 31, 2025) is due May 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
When did PRISON CONTEMPLATIVE FELLOWSHIP last file with the IRS?
The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2024.
Who is the principal officer of PRISON CONTEMPLATIVE FELLOWSHIP?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names CHANDRA HANSON.
Who are the officers and directors of PRISON CONTEMPLATIVE FELLOWSHIP?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 4 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $32,500 (CHANDRA HANSON, EXECUTIVE DI).
How much revenue does PRISON CONTEMPLATIVE FELLOWSHIP have?
On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $2,193,106, expenses of $377,969 and total assets of $1,918,893 at year end.

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