From Jails to Jobs Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
522442083
IRS 990 coverage
2011–2012
Forms available
Form 990 2012, Form 990-N 2010
Location
Houston, TX, USA
Phone
7134189708
Rating confidence
Limited
Sector
Rehabilitation Services for Offenders

Reported finances

Revenue
$817,227
Expenses
$440,310
Assets
$1,286,262
Liabilities
$190,118

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2012. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

3 people listed

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2012. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

From jails to jobs, inc. Is founded for charitable and educational purposes to assist ex-offenders in making the transition from jail or prison to become productive law abiding citizens and any and all efforts to assist them in acquiring a marketable skills and productive lifestyles by: providing referrals for job and life skills. Providing health education and support services to ex-offenders in conjunction with other nonprofit organizations or entities. Involvement with community development programs through ex-offender jobs, volunteerism and corporate sponsorship of neighborhood projects that will serve to reduce crime, drug use and HIV AIDS. To work alone or in conjunction with other entities, programs or efforts to assist in providing food, clothing and shelter for ex-offenders. To create any and all programs necessary for the positive transition of ex -offenders in becoming productive law abiding citizens.

What it reported doing in 2012

Providing referrals for job and life skills. Providing health education and support services to ex-offenders in conjunction with other nonprofit organizations or entities. Involvement with community development programs through ex-offender jobs, volunteerism and corporate sponsorship of neighborhood projects that will serve to reduce crime, drug use and HIV AIDS. To work alone or in conjunction with other entities, programs or efforts to assist in providing food, clothing and shelter for ex-offenders. To create any and all programs necessary for the positive transition of ex -offenders in becoming productive law abiding citizens.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 99% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Cannot be determined from the filing. The filing does not provide enough consistent spending detail to tell whether the nonprofit works directly or through others.
  • Includes noncash contributions: Reported contributions include donated property or goods.

The verdict

- The available evidence is not sufficient to produce an overall rating for this filing. This is not a warning sign.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: NotEnoughData
  • Transparency & Controls: 90
  • Accountability: 64
  • Sustainability: 82
  • Growth: 20

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: Limited
  • Program expense ratio: Limited
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 60th percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Limited
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 1 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 14
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Fail
    • Whistleblower policy: Fail
    • Document-retention policy: Fail
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Fail
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 46.1%; rating input score 94; 94th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 2.92; rating input score 75; 75th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.15; rating input score 48; 48th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 86; 86th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: Limited
  • Revenue growth: -12% per year; rating input score 0; 12th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 43.1% per year; rating input score 100; 93rd percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: Financial trends and filed revenue, expense, asset, and liability detail
  • Governance: 3 of 3 board members independent · 1 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $407K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 3 people listed
  • Consistency: 19 of 19 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 4 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 2 filing years from 2011 to 2012
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.

Key Signals

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

Grant-readiness screening is separate from the live rating, not a measure of program quality. Review the source records before making a grant decision.

  • High — Accountability: Governance controls: 5 of 6 not reported.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 48/100.
  • High — Grant Readiness: Automatic revocation: this organization had its federal tax-exempt status automatically revoked.