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Persevere Inc

Persevere Inc (Utah) receives grants from 7 organizations whose IRS filings report $513,681 to it, the largest being WAL-MART FOUNDATION ($250,000). 2 of them have funded it in more than one year.

Revenue FY2024
$13M
Funders on record
7
Grants received
$514k
Net assets
$685k
2/7 repeat funderspeak grant-dependency 1%
01What it does

What Persevere Inc does

Mission

To empower justice-involved individuals at risk for further justice involvement to succeed as productive members of society.

As stated on its FY2024 Form 990.

Programs

  1. Education - Persevere integrates industry-recognized technology education with comprehensive support services to ensure incarceration impacted individuals have the resources needed for long-term success. In 2024, more than 1,200 individuals were enrolled in educational programs nationwide, and hundreds of graduates secured employment in technology and related fields. Persevere also connects with employers, workforce boards and community organizations to expand second chance hiring and align training with industry demand. Persevere's recidivism rate remains below 2 percent, compared to the national average of 44 percent, demonstrating the transformative impact of education, employment, and holistic support on successful reentry. Graduates have become homeowners, entrepreneurs, and mentors, proving that, with opportunity, support, and belief in their potential, second chances truly lead to lasting change. To further ensure success, Persevere provides wrap-around services, such as mental-health support, digital access, transportation assistance, case management, housing stability, and employment preparation. These services support approximately 250 families impacted by incarceration.…

    $11,014,787 spent$133,096 earned by the program
    98% of program spending
  2. On the Job Training - Persevere's on-the-job-training program provides employment opportunities for graduates as software developers and technical professionals. Through client projects, graduates gain real-world experience while delivering high-quality IT solutions to corporate and nonprofit partners. Several graduates now serve as instructors, team leads, and mentors, illustrating the success of Persevere's full-circle model from training to employment to leadership.

    $187,322 spent
    2% of program spending

The 2 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $11,202,109.

02The organization over time

The organization over time

Each line starts at 100 in 2019, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2019, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.

100 = 20192019 Revenue 100 ($807k) Expenses 100 ($1.1M) Net assets -56 ($-283589)2020 Revenue 193 ($1.6M) Expenses 189 ($2.1M) Net assets -158 ($-795117)2021 Revenue 541 ($4.4M) Expenses 344 ($3.8M) Net assets -38 ($-189484)2022 Revenue 813 ($6.6M) Expenses 537 ($5.9M) Net assets 100 ($504k)2023 Revenue 1408 ($11M) Expenses 1029 ($11M) Net assets 142 ($714k)2024 Revenue 1608 ($13M) Expenses 1191 ($13M) Net assets 136 ($685k)
201920202021202220232024
Revenue (1608)Expenses (1191)Net assets (136)Peer revenue range

Balance sheet

Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2020 to 2021, from $457k to $1.0M (+129%).

$62k
$457k
$1.0M
$1.6M
$2.1M
$1.8M
201920202021202220232024
Total assetsTotal liabilities

How it's funded, over time

Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.

2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
ContributionsProgram revenueInvestmentOther

Government-grant reliance: 2019 97% · 2020 98% · 2021 61% · 2022 83% · 2023 87% · 2024 92%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.

99% of Persevere Inc’s revenue is contributions — more reliant on donations than three-quarters of its peers (78% for the typical peer).

This organization
Typical peer · 207 orgs

Surplus & reserves

Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 3 of the last 6 reported years ran a deficit.

−$285k
’19
−$512k
’20
$606k
’21
$693k
’22
$129k
’23
−$29k
’24
0.0
months of
reserve

Leadership and staff

The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.

201920202021202220232024
Listed345458
Joined·+2+1+1+1+6
No longer listed·10203
03Who funds it

Who funds it, year by year

2020 → 2023: the base broadened from 1 funder to 5 funders, grant income rose $79 → $161k.

3 of 7 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 15% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.

From the IRS filings of Persevere Inc’s funders (the co-funder graph). Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.

How concentrated its funding is

Persevere Inc leans on a few funders — its largest provides 49% of grant income and the top three 84%; half comes from just 2 funders.

the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 2 funders to its left

37% of the income these shares are computed over arrives through pass-through sponsors or from payers whose filings do not say what kind of payment it is. Concentration is still measured over all of it, because the money is real; what it does not support is a claim about how many institutions have chosen to fund Persevere Inc.

49%
largest funder
84%
top three
~3
effective funders

Largest funder’s share by year: 2020 100% · 2021 99% · 2022 58% · 2023 70% — diversifying over time.

“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.

Where its funders are

Persevere Inc draws 100% of its grant income from funders outside Utah, across 4 states in all.

NY
CA
AR
NC

In-state vs out-of-state, by year

’22
’23
Utah out of state home

Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $76k arriving through sponsors registered in 3 states is excluded from the map and the split above: a sponsor holds money on a donor’s behalf, so its registered address would place those dollars somewhere no donor need ever have been. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.

04Its place in the field

Against its field

Persevere Inc has grown faster than three-quarters of the 203 youth development nonprofits its size.

Operating margin−0% · below the median
Months of reserve0.0mo · bottom quartile
Revenue growth (annualized)74% · top quartile

this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 203 youth development nonprofits $10M–$100M, FY2024

Government funding Persevere Inc receives

Grants and contracts to this organization from federal (USASpending) and state checkbooks, reconciled to its EIN. $1.6M on record — $748k federal, $881k state.

Federal$748k
grants $748kcontracts $0
Top agencies
  • Department of Justice$748k
State$881k
24
25
By state
  • FL$506k
  • MA$375k

Federal grants vs contracts are distinguished; state line items keep their reported category. Matched by name + geography (the BMF), so coverage is partial and precision-first.

Organizations like Persevere Inc

Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.

In Utah

Nationally

05Profile & governance

Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.

Where the money goes

86% of spending goes to programs.

Program 86%Management 13%Fundraising 1%

Governance

7
board members
100%
independent
✓Conflict-of-interest policy✓Whistleblower policy✓Document retention✓Board reviewed the 990✓Audited financials

Public support

93%

Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.

Footprint & structure

Part of a family of 3 related entities

  • Shared Services Center LLC dba Banyan Labs · disregarded
  • Allvest Information Services Inc dba Vant4ge · corp_trust
  • Multiple Streams LLC · corp_trust

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Questions and answers

Who funds Persevere Inc?
Persevere Inc (Utah) receives grants from 7 organizations whose IRS filings report $513,681 to it, the largest being WAL-MART FOUNDATION ($250,000). 2 of them have funded it in more than one year.
How many funders does Persevere Inc have?
IRS filings report 7 organizations giving $513,681 in grants to Persevere Inc, 2 of which have funded it in more than one year.
Who is the largest funder of Persevere Inc?
WAL-MART FOUNDATION is the largest funder on record, with $250,000 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
How can an organization like Persevere Inc find more funders?
Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Utah. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.

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These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2024 (financials across 2019–2024), and the filings of 7 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing