Prisoners Of Christ Inc is located in Jacksonville, FL. The organization was established in 1991. According to its NTEE Classification (X20) the organization is classified as: Christianity, under the broad grouping of Religion-Related and related organizations. As of 12/2023, Prisoners Of Christ Inc employed 9 individuals. This organization is an independent organization and not affiliated with a larger national or regional group of organizations. Prisoners Of Christ Inc is a 501(c)(3) and as such, is described as a "Charitable or Religous organization or a private foundation" by the IRS.
For the year ending 12/2023, Prisoners Of Christ Inc generated $619.5k in total revenue. This organization has experienced exceptional growth, as over the past 9 years, it has increased revenue by an average of 15.6% each year . All expenses for the organization totaled $466.2k during the year ending 12/2023. While expenses have increased by 6.7% per year over the past 9 years. They've been increasing with an increasing level of total revenue. You can explore the organizations financials more deeply in the financial statements section below.
Form
990
Mission & Program ActivityExcerpts From the 990 Filing
TAX YEAR
2023
Describe the Organization's Mission:
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PRISONERS OF CHRIST EXISTS TO GIVE EVERY PERSON THEIR VERY BEST OPPORTUNITY AT A TRUE SECOND CHANCE. THIS IS ACCOMPLISHED THROUGH EMPLOYMENT AND TRANSITIONAL RESIDENTIAL SERVICES TO EX-OFFENDERS. THIS MINISTRY REDUCES RECIDIVISM AND PROMOTES RESTORATIVE JUSTICE.
Describe the Organization's Program Activity:
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LINE 4A - FIRST ACCOMPLISHMENT - LINE 4A - FIRST ACCOMPLISHMENT - LAST CALENDAR YEAR (2023) POC PROVIDED RESIDENTIAL SERVICES TO 32 DIFFERENT MEN, TOTALING 6,413 BED DAYS. TO PUT THAT IN FINANICAL PERSPECTIVE, DIVIDE TEH ANNUAL FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS DAILY COST OF HOUSING AN INMATE (28,298) BY 365 DAYS THAT EQUALS APPROXIMATELY 77.53 A DAY PER PERSON. OUR BED DAYS (6,413)MULTIPLYED BY 77.53 EQUALS 497,199.89. IF THE PEOPLE POC SERVED JUST IN THE RESIDENTIAL PART OF POC RE-OFFENDED AND SPENT THE TIME IN PRISON, INSTEAD OF OUR PROGRAM, THIS IS THE MINIMUM COST IN TAX DOLLARS IN JUST ONE YEAR. (PG 43 WWW.DC.STATE.FL.US/PUB/ANNUAL/2021/ANNUAL%20REPORT%2021-22.PDF). THE EMPLOYMENT SIDE OF POC, WHICH IS NOW OPERATED PRIMARILY BY VOLUNTEERS, CREATED 86 RESUMES IN 2023 AND PROVIDED OTHER HELPFUL GUIDANCE FOR THESE CLIENTS. 79 PEOPLE SECURED EMPLOYMENT, 34 OF THESE WERE FIRST TIME RECENTLY RELEASED INDIVIDUALS, AND OUT OF THAT 34, 31 HAD VIOLENT FELONY CHARGES. (THESE ARE CHARGES THAT PREVENT THEM FROM GAINING ASSISTANCE IN MOST OTHER EMPLOYMENT PROGRAMS) THE FIRST TIME RECENTLY RELEASED INDIVIDUALS WERE EMPLOYED AT AN AVERAGE WAGE OF 15.00/HOUR. JUST TAKING THE DATE FROM THE RECENTLY RELEASED PERSONS, THE AMOUNT OF EMPLOYMENT REVENUE RETURNED TO THE CITY OF JACKSONVILLE IS OVER 1 MILLION DOLLARS. 15.00 X 40 HOURS = 600/WEEK %600/WEEK X 52 WEEKS = 31,200 ANNUAL WAGES 31,200 ANNUAL WAGES X 34 CLIENTS = 1,060,800 THIS FINANCIAL BENEFIT AND TAX RELIEF HAS OCCURED FOR THE 33 YEARS THAT POC HAS OPERATED IN JACKSONVILLE, AND THIS IS ONLY THE QUANTATIVE MONETARY DATA. IT DOES NOT CONSIDER THE QUALITATIVE BENEFITS OF LOWERING VICTIMIATION, REDUCING CRIME, REDUCINT HOMELESSNESS, AND RE-UNITING FAMILIES. LAST CALENDAR YEAR (2022) POC ASSISTED 48 FORMERLY INCARCERATED INDIVIDUALS SECURE MEANINGFUL EMPLOYMENT, (THIS NUMBER DOES NOT INCLUDE PRO-BONO AND SECOND JOB VENTURES); 42 OF THESE CLIENTS HAD VIOLENT CHARGES. THE AVERAGE SALARY FOR ALL 48 CLIENTS WAS APPROXIMATELY 12.00 PER HOUR. TAKING THIS AMOUNT, MULTIPLYING IT BY 40 HOURS, PER WEEK, AND AGAIN MULTIPLYING IT BY 52 WEEKS AND THE THE TOTAL NUMBER OF CLIENTS TRANSLATES TO 1,198,080 IN EMPLOYMENT REVENUE RETURNS TO THE CITY OF JACKSONVILLE DURING THE CALENDAR YEAR 2022. DURING 2021 POC ASSISTED 48 FORMERLY INCARCERATED INDIVIDUALS SECURE MEANINGFUL EMPLOYMENT, (THIS NUMBER DOES NOT INCLUDE PRO-BONO AND SECOND JOB VENTURES); 42 OF THESE CLIENTS HAD VIOLENT CHARGES. THE AVERAGE SALARY FOR ALL 48 CLIENTS WAS APPROXIMATELY 12.00 PER HOUR. TAKING THIS AMOUNT, MULTIPLYING IT BY 40 HOURS, PER WEEK, AND AGAIN MULTIPLYING IT BY 52 WEEKS AND THE THE TOTAL NUMBER OF CLIENTS TRANSLATES TO 1,198,080 IN EMPLOYMENT REVENUE RETURNS TO THE CITY OF JACKSONVILLE DURING THE CALENDAR YEAR 2021. DURING 2020,, MUCH OF WHICH WAS DURING A GLOBAL PANDEMIC, POC ASSISTED 70 FORMERLY INCARCERATED INDIVIDUALS SECURE MEANINGFUL EMPLOYMENT, (THIS NUMBER DOES NOT INCLUDE PRO-BONO AND SECOND JOB VENTURES); 55 OF THESE CLIENTS HAD VIOLENT CHARGES. THIS TRANSLATES TO OVER 1/5 MILLION DOLLARS (1,615,432) TO THE CITY OF JACKSONVILLE DURING A TIME MOST EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES HAD FROZEN. FROM 2016 - 2019, 393 FORMERLY INCARCERATED PEOPLE WERE HELPED TO SECURE JOBS. 260 OF THESE INVIDUVUDALS WERE VIOLENT OFFENDERS, BRINGING THE TOTAL EMPLOYMENT INCOME RETURNED TO THE CITY OF JACKSONVILLE'S ECONOMY OVER THE LAST 7 YEARS TO APPROXIMATELY 11.5 MILLION DOLLARS (11,528,192.
PRISONERS OF CHRIST CURRENTLY HAS 5 RESIDENTIAL HOMES WITH THE POTENTIAL TO SERVICE 25 CLIENTS DURING THEIR RESIDENTIAL, TRANSITIONAL PERIOD. POC ALSO OFFERS SUBSTANCE ABUSE COUNSELING, MENTORING AND ASSISTANCE WITH BUDGETING, ACQUIRING HEALTH INSURANCE, DRIVER'S LICENSES AND FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE. (FL DOC)
Name (title) | Role | Hours | Compensation |
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Jeffrey R Witt Executive Di | Officer | 40 | $101,083 |
Ken Durkee Chairman | OfficerTrustee | $0 | |
Rev Deacon Stanley Grenn Board Membet | Trustee | $0 | |
A J Johns Board Member | Trustee | $0 | |
Guy Selander Jr Treasurer | OfficerTrustee | $0 | |
Alec Lawson Board Member | Trustee | $0 |
Statement of Revenue | |
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Federated campaigns | $0 |
Membership dues | $0 |
Fundraising events | $0 |
Related organizations | $0 |
Government grants | $64,008 |
All other contributions, gifts, grants, and similar amounts not included above | $406,501 |
Noncash contributions included in lines 1a–1f | $0 |
Total Revenue from Contributions, Gifts, Grants & Similar | $470,509 |
Total Program Service Revenue | $41,705 |
Investment income | $1,238 |
Tax Exempt Bond Proceeds | $0 |
Royalties | $0 |
Net Rental Income | $0 |
Net Gain/Loss on Asset Sales | $106,059 |
Net Income from Fundraising Events | $0 |
Net Income from Gaming Activities | $0 |
Net Income from Sales of Inventory | $0 |
Miscellaneous Revenue | $0 |
Total Revenue | $619,511 |
Statement of Expenses | |
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Grants and other assistance to domestic organizations and domestic governments. | $0 |
Grants and other assistance to domestic individuals. | $0 |
Grants and other assistance to Foreign Orgs/Individuals | $0 |
Benefits paid to or for members | $0 |
Compensation of current officers, directors, key employees. | $0 |
Compensation of current officers, directors, key employees. | $0 |
Compensation to disqualified persons | $0 |
Other salaries and wages | $252,354 |
Pension plan accruals and contributions | $0 |
Other employee benefits | $0 |
Payroll taxes | $19,247 |
Fees for services: Management | $0 |
Fees for services: Legal | $0 |
Fees for services: Accounting | $9,874 |
Fees for services: Lobbying | $0 |
Fees for services: Fundraising | $0 |
Fees for services: Investment Management | $0 |
Fees for services: Other | $0 |
Advertising and promotion | $0 |
Office expenses | $814 |
Information technology | $0 |
Royalties | $0 |
Occupancy | $0 |
Travel | $0 |
Payments of travel or entertainment expenses for any federal, state, or local public officials | $0 |
Conferences, conventions, and meetings | $0 |
Interest | $5,297 |
Payments to affiliates | $0 |
Depreciation, depletion, and amortization | $47,631 |
Insurance | $44,403 |
All other expenses | $24,429 |
Total functional expenses | $466,238 |
Balance Sheet | |
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Cash—non-interest-bearing | $122,840 |
Savings and temporary cash investments | $0 |
Pledges and grants receivable | $0 |
Accounts receivable, net | $0 |
Loans from Officers, Directors, or Controlling Persons | $0 |
Loans from Disqualified Persons | $0 |
Notes and loans receivable | $0 |
Inventories for sale or use | $0 |
Prepaid expenses and deferred charges | $0 |
Net Land, buildings, and equipment | $1,131,610 |
Investments—publicly traded securities | $0 |
Investments—other securities | $0 |
Investments—program-related | $0 |
Intangible assets | $4,566 |
Other assets | $0 |
Total assets | $1,259,016 |
Accounts payable and accrued expenses | $0 |
Grants payable | $0 |
Deferred revenue | $0 |
Tax-exempt bond liabilities | $0 |
Escrow or custodial account liability | $0 |
Loans and other payables to any current Officer, Director, or Controlling Person | $0 |
Secured mortgages and notes payable | $0 |
Unsecured mortgages and notes payable | $0 |
Other liabilities | $0 |
Total liabilities | $0 |
Net assets without donor restrictions | $1,259,016 |
Net assets with donor restrictions | $0 |
Capital stock or trust principal, or current funds | $0 |
Paid-in or capital surplus, or land, building, or equipment fund | $0 |
Retained earnings, endowment, accumulated income, or other funds | $0 |
Total liabilities and net assets/fund balances | $1,259,016 |