Crime & Legal-Related
(I40)
990 on File
THE PRISON SCHOLAR FUND
Financial strength (30%)
59/100
Reliability (20%)
50/100
Effectiveness (25%)
81/100
Impact (25%)
No data yet
CharityAI™ Score
Not yet evaluated
Financial Overview — FY 2024
$806K
Total Revenue
$1.1M
Total Expenses
$19K
Net Assets
7
Employees
Revenue Sources
Expense Breakdown
Program Expense Ratio
91.2%
Fundraising Efficiency
N/A
Operating Reserve
0.21x
Liability-to-Asset
18.7%
Revenue Diversification
100.0%
Executive Compensation
$94K
Compared with Peers
FY 2024
Compared with 889 similar organizations
(United States, Crime & Legal-Related, $1M–$10M in expenses), FY 2024.
This organization
Middle half of peers (P25–P75)
Peer median
| Ratio | This org | Peer median | Position (P10 → P90) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Program expense ratio
Program expenses / total expenses
· higher is better
|
91.2% | 83.4% |
P10P90
|
Top quarter |
|
Admin expense ratio
Management and general / total expenses
· lower is better
|
5.3% | 11.8% |
P10P90
|
Top quarter |
|
Fundraising expense ratio
Fundraising expenses / total expenses
· lower is better
|
3.5% | 2.1% |
P10P90
|
Below median |
|
Operating reserve
Months of expenses covered by net assets
· higher is better
|
0.2 mo | 8.5 mo |
P10P90
|
Bottom quarter |
|
Liabilities to assets
Total liabilities / total assets
· lower is better
|
18.7% | 15.8% |
P10P90
|
Below median |
|
Revenue concentration
Share of revenue from the largest source
· lower is better
|
100.0% | 96.0% |
P10P90
|
Bottom quarter |
|
Revenue growth
Year over year revenue growth
|
-64.9% | 8.3% |
P10P90
|
|
|
Expense growth
Year over year expense growth
|
-55.0% | 8.7% |
P10P90
|
|
|
Surplus margin
Surplus as a share of revenue
|
-33.3% | 2.9% |
P10P90
|
Financial History
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Net Assets | Program % | Staff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $806K | $1.1M | $19K | 91.2% | 7 |
| 2023 | $2.3M | $2.4M | $-95,728 | 92.9% | 7 |
| 2022 | $1.1M | $1.1M | $71K | 94.4% | 1 |
| 2021 | $1.2M | $1.2M | N/A | — | 1 |
| 2019 | $99K | $152K | N/A | — | 1 |
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