Inside Out Reentry Inc

What it reported doing in 2024

Inside Out Reentry ("IO") is Johnson County's only comprehensive reentry community, and one of the few comprehensive community-based reentry programs in Iowa. To fulfill our mission, IO assists people with housing, employment, healthcare (especially behavioral health) transportation, education, and basic life skills, both directly and by referral. We provide a supportive community to promote pro-social living, accountability, and personal awareness through mentoring, weekly meetings with life skills classes and workshops, volunteer opportunities, and social activities. In addition, criminal justice reform and education for the wider community on the struggles and challenges of returning citizens have been key components of IO's work since its inception. We provide the following core services to citizens returning from incarceration, or with significant criminal legal involvement: Comprehensive Case Management and Individualized Reentry Planning. Reentry House - Transitional sober reentry housing (6 bedroom), supports include in-house staffing, weekly house meetings, and case management support. Residents can stay for up to two years. Employment - assistance with job searches, applications, resumes, interviewing skills, collaboration with local jobs programs. Housing - assistance with housing searches, applications, credit checks, referrals to housing assistance programs, and acquiring furniture. Mentoring - pairs a volunteer with an incarcerated or formerly incarcerated individual for support and friendship. Weekly Community Meetings - topics include goal setting, dealing with adversity, mindfulness, personal growth, healthy living, and more. Weekly Hope House meeting - at 6th Judicial District's Work Release Center. Weekly Coffee and Connections - Peer recovery group for individuals in all stages of substance use recovery. Additional Group Programming - bi-weekly Writing and Arts Workshop, 6-week Acceptance Commitment Training (ACT) group. Life Skills - financial and computer literacy, monthly budgeting, healthy relationships, communication. Identification, Medicaid, Health Insurance - assistance with applications and referrals. Referrals and Support - Mental health, substance use, and healthcare (including accompaniment to appointments as needed). Resources - Bus passes, a backpack with hygiene products upon release, and access to the IO resource closet with donated clothing and household items. IO also communicates with individuals incarcerated across the state to provide support and develop reentry plans before release. In FY25, IO saw an increase in almost all our services. IO served over 268 people in the community. There were 1154 total visits to our Resource Center from 237 different individuals seeking assistance. This is a 52% increase in visits compared to the previous year. In addition to the people served in the community, we communicated via CorrLinks (prison email system) and letters to 267 individuals who were incarcerated to assist with reentry planning, sending and receiving more than total 2200 messages. IO saw an increase in attendance in almost all our meetings in FY25: Weekly Community Meetings: 143 different individuals attended. Weekly Hope House groups: 110 different individuals attended. Weekly Coffee and Connections: 98 people attended peer recovery meetings. Creative Collective: 50 people attended. 27 individuals were involved in financial literacy education. Acceptance Commitment Training (ACT) group - 18 individuals attended. IO assists individuals with creating resumes, applying for employment, and seeking workforce training. With IO support, many participants found and maintained employment; 76% of individuals reported stable employment. Several individuals we assisted found jobs after being unemployed, and a couple of others received promotions at their jobs. In addition to working with individuals in our Resource Center and at weekly community meetings, IO continues outreach with individuals w

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
• Program expense ratio: 80.8%; rating input score 81
• Fundraising efficiency: $12.21 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 45; 45th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

• Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
• Pay-setting controls: Limited
• Foreign activity oversight: Limited
• Grant itemization coverage: Limited
• Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
• Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

• Independent voting board: 86.7%; rating input score 87; 23rd percentile among comparable filings
• Governance controls: 6 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 75
  • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
  • Whistleblower policy: Pass
  • Document-retention policy: Pass
  • CEO compensation review process: Pass
  • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
  • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
  • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
  • Audit committee oversight: Missing
  • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

• Operating margin: -38.3%; rating input score 7; 7th percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.42; rating input score 50; 50th percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.62; rating input score 9; 9th percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 22.4%; rating input score 17; 17th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: 15.1% per year; rating input score 100; 79th percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: 16.7% per year; rating input score 100; 84th percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: 36.5% per year; rating input score 100; 94th percentile among comparable filings