Mission
The Organization challenges over-criminalizationand mass incarceration through research, advocacyand organizing.
Public Charity
Prison Policy Initiative
Prison Policy Initiative, of Northampton, MA, is a Public Charity tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2025 filing shows $3.1M in revenue, $1.9M in expenses, $9.5M in total assets. 54 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $8.8M, appear in IRS filings.
EIN: 203671130
Northampton, MA
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NTEE: R40
Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$3.1M
Total Expenses$1.9M
Total Assets$9.5M
Grant Records54
Funding Total$8.8M
Filing Years2021–2025
Where $100 goes at Prison Policy Initiative
How Prison Policy Initiative divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 9 years.
$84
Programs
the work itself
$8
Management
running the organization
$8
Fundraising
raising the next dollar
Inside the $84 for programs
$84
The Prison Policy Initiative produces cutting-edge research to expose the broader harms of mass incarceration, and sparks advocacy campaigns to create a more just society
Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.
Sample Grants Received
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$622,850
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
$375,000
CIVIL RIGHTS, SOCIAL ACTION, ADVOCACY
$150,000
General operating support
$25,000
PUBLIC, SOCIETAL BENEFIT
$22,600
Showing up to 5 of 54 total records — full history available with membership.
Officers & Directors
Legal Director
Aleksandra Kajstura
Treasurer
Andrew C Adams
Senior Editor and Researcher
Brian Nam-Sonenstein
Director
Carrie Ann Shirota
Clerk
Laurie Jo Reynolds
President
Lucius Couloute
Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.
Top Grant Purposes
Financial Trends
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $3.1M | $1.9M | $9.5M |
| 2024 | $4.1M | $1.7M | $8.3M |
| 2023 | $2.5M | $1.4M | $5.8M |
| 2022 | $2.0M | $1.6M | $4.8M |
| 2021 | $3.4M | $1.1M | $4.4M |
Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue declined from $3.4M to $3.1M (-9%), with total assets most recently reported at $9.5M.
Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.