Families Against Mandatory Minimums Foundation

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
521750246
IRS 990 coverage
2013–2025
Forms available
Form 990 2025, Form 990-N 2015
Location
Washington, DC, USA
Phone
2028226700
Rating
86
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Standard
Sector
Human Service Organizations

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$2,012,613
Expenses
$4,298,783
Assets
$7,455,105
Liabilities
$718,183

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

15 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • DR SHANEVA D MCREYNOLDS (PRESIDENT)
  • ROXANA RINCONES (ADVISOR TO PRESIDENT)

Highest reported compensation

  • DR SHANEVA D MCREYNOLDS (PRESIDENT): $243,252 total reported compensation
  • ROXANA RINCONES (ADVISOR TO PRESIDENT): $211,570 total reported compensation
  • MARY PRICE (SENIOR COUNSEL): $177,113 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Our mission is to create a more fair and effective justice system that respects our american values of individual accountability and dignity while keeping our communities safe.

What it reported doing in 2025

State programs: famm's state work has two components: (1) project states, which are the states in which we have aggressive, full-scale campaigns for reform led by in-state project directors, and (2) opportunity states, which are states in which we see an opportunity for reform, we seek to bring a unique or additional voice to the discussion, or are invited to testify or weigh in on a proposed reform. Family outreach and storytelling: famm's greatest asset has always been the stories of our members. Famm maintains a large network of families and formerly incarcerated people across the country to aid us in our fight for reform. We provide intensive training in storytelling and advocacy, and in turn highlight member stories and connect members to direct advocacy. Such opportunities include testifying before legislators, meeting with lawmakers and other officials, and speaking with the media.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 83% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 98% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.
  • Includes noncash contributions: Reported contributions include donated property or goods.

The verdict

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Expenses are high relative to revenue and fundraising costs are high for each dollar raised.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 87
  • Transparency & Controls: 92
  • Accountability: 87
  • Sustainability: 22
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
  • Program expense ratio: 76.6%; rating input score 77
  • Fundraising efficiency: $14.19 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 48; 48th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: 4 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 67
    • Compensation committee: Pass
    • Independent consultant: Missing
    • Other Form 990s reviewed: Pass
    • Written employment contract: Pass
    • Compensation survey or study: Missing
    • Board or committee approval: Pass
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: 100%; rating input score 100; 75th percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 85.7%; rating input score 86; 19th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 8 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 89
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: Pass
    • Other executive compensation review process: Fail
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -113.6%; rating input score 0; 0th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.73; rating input score 53; 53rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.1; rating input score 49; 49th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 33.4%; rating input score 6; 6th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 8.3% per year; rating input score 100; 54th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 6.8% per year; rating input score 100; 50th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 13.6% per year; rating input score 100; 70th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 76.6% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 6 of 7 board members independent · 8 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 2 filed program accomplishments · $3.3M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $243K · 15 people listed · 4 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Consistency: 36 of 36 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 8 filed schedules · includes major donors, grants, and executive pay
  • Filing history: 13 filing years from 2013 to 2025
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 9 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: 2 filed related-organization links
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 0/100.
  • Moderate — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 48/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: Other executive compensation review process not reported.
  • Review — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 53/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 6/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 49/100.