Prison Fellowship Ministries
44180 Riverside Parkway, Lansdowne, VA · IRS data through FY2025
Revenue, expenses and net assets
Revenue Expenses Net assets
| Tax year | Revenue | Expenses | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $70,344,398 | $67,663,283 | $28,154,063 |
| FY2024 | $68,362,730 | $64,280,418 | $25,572,940 |
| FY2023 | $62,132,070 | $65,861,495 | $20,823,727 |
| FY2022 | $61,069,795 | $59,405,348 | $23,923,882 |
| FY2021 | $62,069,031 | $54,732,778 | $25,131,969 |
| FY2020 | $44,289,105 | $43,920,798 | $14,722,362 |
| FY2019 | $42,418,289 | $41,622,107 | $14,525,617 |
| FY2018 | $46,553,892 | $39,275,454 | $13,548,783 |
| FY2017 | $38,620,075 | $36,633,583 | $7,514,602 |
| FY2016 | $41,522,173 | $37,876,032 | $5,507,316 |
| FY2015 | $39,901,871 | $37,669,093 | $1,621,432 |
| FY2014 | $38,102,163 | $43,516,721 | -$157,345 |
| FY2013 | $40,765,296 | $37,424,431 | $5,144,960 |
| FY2012 | $41,022,998 | $39,278,488 | -$404,444 |
Form 990 filings
The returns filed by Prison Fellowship Ministries (EIN 62-0988294), including Form 990 PDFs and e-file data by year, are available in ProPublica's Nonprofit Explorer. The figures on this page come from IRS data files built from those returns.
Where the revenue came from
| Source | Amount | % of revenue |
|---|---|---|
| Contributions & grants | $68,481,896 | 97% |
| Program service revenue | $48,000 | <1% |
| Other revenue | $1,814,502 | 3% |
Where the money was spent
| Category | Amount | % of expenses |
|---|---|---|
| Program services | $46,413,405 | 69% |
| Management & general | $4,809,565 | 7% |
| Fundraising | $16,440,313 | 24% |
What the numbers show
- Contributions & grants made up 97% of total revenue in FY2025.
- Program services accounted for 69% of functional expenses, management & general 7%, and fundraising 24%.
- 69% of functional expenses went to program services in FY2025. That is higher than 5% of 179 Crime & Legal-Related organizations nationwide (too few in VA for a state comparison).
- Net assets covered about 5 months of expenses at the end of the reporting year. That puts it in the 28th percentile among 143 Crime & Legal-Related organizations in VA.
- Total revenue was the highest among 146 Crime & Legal-Related organizations in VA.
- Total revenue rose from $41,022,998 in FY2012 to $70,344,398 in FY2025. Revenue increased in 8 and decreased in 5 of 13 year-over-year comparisons.
- Expenses exceeded revenue in 2 of 14 reported years (FY2014, FY2023).
- Net assets grew from -$404,444 to $28,154,063 between FY2012 and FY2025.
- Listed in the IRS Publication 78 data as eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (public charity).
Figures compared against other organizations of the same NTEE program area in the same state. See the methodology page for how these are calculated and the guide to reading nonprofit financials for their limits.
About this organization
PRISON FELLOWSHIP'S MISSION IS TO ENCOUNTER JESUS WITH THOSE IMPACTED BY INCARCERATION.
IRS status
| Ruling year | 1977 |
| Subsection | 501(c)(3) |
| Classification | Public charity |
| Program area (NTEE) | I430 — Crime & Legal-Related |
| Donations | Listed in the IRS Publication 78 data as eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (public charity). |
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Source: Internal Revenue Service — Exempt Organizations Business Master File (downloaded November 4, 2026), Statistics of Income extracts, Form 990 e-file data, Publication 78 and the Automatic Revocation list. Figures are as reported by the organization; IRS processing may adjust them. This is not a charity rating and not tax advice. Confirm deductibility in IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search.
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