Parent Student Prison Initiative
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 872561664
- IRS 990-EZ coverage
- 2022–2024
- Forms available
- Form 990-EZ 2024
- Location
- Phoenix, AZ, USA
- Phone
- 5208501149
- Rating
- 40
- Verdict
- MIXED
- Rating confidence
- Moderate
- Sector
- Educational Services and Schools - Other
Reported finances
- Revenue
- $35,793
- Expenses
- $15,620
- Assets
- $23,880
- Liabilities
- $0
Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.
Leadership & pay
1 person listed
Executive titles in this filing
- Tony Mosley (Executive Director)
People named in this filing
- Tony Mosley (Executive Director)
Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.
Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.
Overview
Mission
The Parent Student Prison Initiative (PSPI) is committed to bridging the gap caused by parental incarceration by strengthening family connections through education, healing, and support. We empower children with evidence-based social-emotional learning, guide incarcerated parents through transformative parenting workshops, and provide wraparound services to caregivers. Through this holistic, family-centered approach, PSPI fosters resilience, supports healthy relationships, and builds stronger, more connected communities.
What it reported doing in 2024
PSPI maintained its active nonprofit status with the Arizona Corporation Commission, demonstrating operational stability and ongoing compliance. The organization's visibility expanded through community PSPI maintained its active nonprofit status with the Arizona Corporation Commission, demonstrating operational stability and ongoing compliance. The organization's visibility expanded through community events, media outreach, and documentary storytelling, effectively raising awareness and attracting new supporters. Screenings of our short documentary, "The Forgotten Prisoner," such as the one held at the Salvation Army in Phoenix, AZ, provided an opportunity to engage with local families and offer vital services. In addition to these screenings, the documentary was featured in several film festivals, further broadening our reach and amplifying our mission. PSPI's website and outreach materials emphasized the importance of nurturing relationships, empowering youth, and uniting families-messages that resonated with educators, caregivers, and justice advocates. The Parent Student Prison Initiative continues to cultivate a growing network of ambassadors and volunteers, expanding our reach and deepening our impact within local communities.
Operating model
- Revenue model
- Donor-supported. 100% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
- Distribution model
- No current program activity. The filing reports no program spending for the current year.
The verdict
MIXED - The filed numbers largely add up and revenue comfortably covers expenses. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and a relatively small share of total spending goes to programs.
Rating breakdown
- Financial Efficiency: 0
- Transparency & Controls: 82
- Sustainability: 75
- Growth: 60
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: 0%; rating input score 0
- Program expense ratio: 0%; rating input score 0
Transparency & Controls
- Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
- Major donor itemization: Limited
Sustainability
- Operating margin: 56.4%; rating input score 93; 93rd percentile among comparable filings
- Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.53; rating input score 58; 58th percentile among comparable filings
- Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 68; 68th percentile among comparable filings
- Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings
Growth
- Program expense growth: Limited
- Revenue growth: 110.1% per year; rating input score 100; 99th percentile among comparable filings
- Asset growth: 121.3% per year; rating input score 100; 99th percentile among comparable filings
Details
- Where the money goes: 0% of revenue deployed · 0% of spending went to programs
- Governance: Filed governance answers
- Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment
- Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 1 people listed
- Consistency: 9 of 9 current checks pass
- Schedules: 2 filed schedules
- Filing history: 3 filing years from 2022 to 2024
- Contacts: How to reach this organization
- 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 — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 0/100.
- High — Financial Efficiency: Program expense ratio scored 0/100.
- Review — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 58/100.
- Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.