Mission
The Organization builds community to foster personal development and systems change for incarcerated and formerly incarcerated youth and adults through the literary arts, workforce development, trauma healing and peace-building.
Public Charity
Free Minds Book Club & Writing Workshop
Free Minds Book Club & Writing Workshop is a Public Charity headquartered in Washington, DC. Financial data from the 2025 filing: $3.4M revenue, $3.0M expenses, $4.6M total assets. 89 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $4.5M, appear in IRS filings.
EIN: 432066514
Washington, DC
Remedial Reading & Encouragement
NTEE: B92
Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$3.4M
Total Expenses$3.0M
Total Assets$4.6M
Grant Records89
Funding Total$4.5M
Filing Years2020–2025
Where $100 goes at Free Minds Book Club & Writing Workshop
How Free Minds Book Club & Writing Workshop divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 6 years.
$83
Programs
the work itself
$10
Management
running the organization
$7
Fundraising
raising the next dollar
Inside the $83 for programs
$83
During 2025, Free Minds Book Club & Writing Workshop (Organization) served more than 1,800 incarcerated and formerly incarcerated youths and adults through four programs: Jail Book Club weekly…
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
GENERAL SUPPORT
$460,500
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$129,984
EDUCATION
$104,704
EDUCATION
$36,700
GENERAL SUPPORT
$20,870
Showing up to 5 of 89 total records — full history available with membership.
Officers & Directors
President
Chris Turner
Secretary
Heather Koslov
Member
Jasmine Tyler
Vice-President
Joseph Caleb
Member
Kandia Milton
Treasurer
Michael Frohm
Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.
Top Grant Purposes
Financial Trends
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $3.4M | $3.0M | $4.6M |
| 2024 | $2.7M | $2.8M | $4.1M |
| 2023 | $3.1M | $2.4M | $3.9M |
| 2022 | $2.7M | $1.9M | $3.1M |
| 2020 | $1.5M | $1.4M | $1.9M |
Between 2020 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $1.5M to $3.4M (+125%), with total assets most recently reported at $4.6M.
Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.