Washington, D.C. · Nonprofit
PRISON FELLOWSHIP INTERNATIONAL
PRISON FELLOWSHIP INTERNATIONAL (Washington, D.C.) receives grants from 74 organizations whose IRS filings report $14,445,911 to it, the largest being THE GRACE AND MERCY FOUNDATION INC ($3,393,000). 47 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 59% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
- Revenue FY2025
- $18M
- Funders on record
- 74
- Grants received
- $14M
- Net assets
- $20M
What Prison Fellowship International does
Mission
To transform the lives of prisoners, their families, and victims through a global network of ministry partners.
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990.
Programs
Other programsenhancing and extending pfi's program reach and execution involves initiatives and activities that benefit multiple programs, including planning, developing, sustaining and adjusting program partnerships; providing technical assistance and training; and monitoring, evaluating and improving program standards and performance. In fy25, 50 unique national ministries were engaged in program partnerships, 41% of pfi's total global family. Currently, there are 88 total program partnerships across our five signature programs.in fy25, pfi continued partnership with pepperdine university, prison fellowship colombia, the colombian national penitentiary and prison institute, and the colombian senate for a multi-year study in colombia's prison system to measure the efficacy of international prison programming in offender rehabilitation, recidivism reduction and general correctional reform. The center of excellence initiative was further expanded with the hiring of a key role in the us to oversee its continued growth and development, as well as planning additional investment in evaluation and program infrastructure in colombia.
$3,881,936 spentof which $1,067,805 as grants38% of program spendingServing prisonersmore than 12 million prisoners worldwide are locked away and forgotten in environments where they often experience danger, isolation and identity loss. Without a rehabilitation plan, most who re-enter society find themselves behind bars again within five years. This hopeless cycle affects each prisoner, along with their families and communities. Prison Fellowship International (pfi) seeks to break the cycle of crime and restore lives, worldwide, through jesus' love. Through transformative programs and practices implemented via its global network of more than 120 national affiliate ministries, pfi pursues restoration and healing in response to crime so that incarcerated men and women are transformed, relationships are reconciled and communities are restored. Since 2014, the prisoner's journey (tpj) has been changing prisoners' lives by helping them learn more about jesus and form a restorative relationship with him. The program is implemented in three phases: an invitation to enroll in the course at an event, eight weeks of small group meetings to learn about who jesus is, what he calls them to do and what he wants for their lives, and the reception of a bible…
$3,042,121 spentof which $2,182,490 as grants30% of program spendingServing children and familiesthere are more than 18 million children of prisoners around the world, among the most vulnerable and marginalized groups and at high risk of exploitation, abuse and neglect. They are also susceptible to repeating generational cycles of crimes. These risks are heightened in countries where poverty is widespread. The stigma of parental incarceration is particularly devastating for children who, as a result, experience trauma, shame and financial challenges. Pfi provides opportunities for these children's physical, mental and spiritual growth. With its longstanding work within prison systems and unprecedented access to prisons across the world, pfi is uniquely positioned to serve children of prisoners, who often fall through the cracks of other organizations and are at risk of repeating the self-destructive patterns of their incarcerated parents. The child's journey (tcj) restores and rebuilds the lives of vulnerable children with an incarcerated parent through practical care, and spiritual and emotional support. By meeting them in their moment of greatest need and providing services, children are given the opportunity to flourish. There are four areas of…
$1,449,779 spentof which $1,326,158 as grants14% of program spendingCapacity building of partnering organizationspfi is the world's largest network of prison ministries, partnering with autonomous, indigenous organizations (national ministries) in more than 120 countries. Pfi supports these national ministries to help them grow internal capacities (infrastructure, finance, governance) and build organizational strength. Through strengthening its partners, pfi in turn increases impact and reach so that more prisoners and families are served and transformed by god's love. Pfi's work in capacity building largely centers around its program partnerships. Most national ministries that participate in a program partnership demonstrably increase their growth rate, capacity to minister in the prisons of their country and long-term sustainability. Through their partnership, a set of capacity building interventions are released, targeting specific areas of organizational development and boosting performance. For all program partners, pfi conducts annual capacity assessments to track each organization's progress, tailoring services and support for the unique needs and challenges of each partner. Annual regional forums/conferences also provide an opportunity for…
$1,084,468 spentof which $157,913 as grants11% of program spendingCommunications and educationas the world's most extensive network of faith-based ministries working in prison systems, pfi develops varied content and resources to fuel a global movement and advance its mission. By drawing attention to the issues and needs of prisoners, their families and victims, pfi seeks to expand the number of people and organizations engaged in transformative work that will help break the cycle of crime and restore lives, worldwide, through jesus' love.pfi produces educational materials and tools to influence leaders and grassroots members in varied sectors to become champions for prison-focused restorative practices and equip christians to respond joyfully to the biblical call of jesus to visit him in prison. Pfi's tools for affiliates and external audiences include a monthly affiliate newsletter that shares best practices and ministry updates and donor-facing content including monthly program update emails, a monthly video newsletter and bi-monthly direct mail newsletters in fy25, pfi expanded adoption and training for mypfi, a site designed to serve as a central hub of news, partnership materials and resources for the global family that was launched in…
$692,072 spent7% of program spending
The 5 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $10,150,376.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2017, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2017, 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.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2023 to 2024, from $13M to $18M (+38%).
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.
Government-grant reliance: 2020 5%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
97% of PRISON FELLOWSHIP INTERNATIONAL’s revenue is contributions — more donation-reliant than the typical peer (95% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 2 of the last 9 reported years ran a deficit.
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.
Chief executive
Andrew Corley
CEO
Board chair
Frances Wilson
Board chair
As listed on its FY2025 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base broadened from 12 funders to 34 funders, grant income rose $267k → $3.0M.
25 of 74 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 59% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.
Left out of every figure on this page: $9.3M from one payer (the payer shares this organization's board, largest Prison Fellowship Ministries). These are real filings, and they are not money PRISON FELLOWSHIP INTERNATIONAL raised.
From the IRS filings of PRISON FELLOWSHIP INTERNATIONAL’s funders (the co-funder graph). Top 30 of 74 funders by total. 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
PRISON FELLOWSHIP INTERNATIONAL has a broad base — no single funder exceeds 23% of grant income, and it takes 3 funders to reach half.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 3 funders to its left
61% 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 PRISON FELLOWSHIP INTERNATIONAL.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 47% · 2018 58% · 2019 59% · 2020 51% · 2021 42% · 2022 36% · 2023 25% — 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.
How long its funders stay
42% of PRISON FELLOWSHIP INTERNATIONAL's funders are still giving 3 years after their first grant; 64% give in more than one year at all.
Share of funders still giving k years after their first recorded grant, pooled across every acquisition cohort. A funder counts as retained in a year only if it made a grant that year. Measured to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving — a funder cannot be counted as lapsed in a year most filers have not reached.
Where its funders are
59% of PRISON FELLOWSHIP INTERNATIONAL's grant income arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors, whose addresses record where the money is held rather than where the donor is. Of the $5.9M that is directly attributable, 100% of it comes from funders outside Washington, D.C., across 24 states.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $8.6M arriving through sponsors registered in 19 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.
Against its field
PRISON FELLOWSHIP INTERNATIONAL runs a healthier operating margin than three-quarters of the 165 crime & legal nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 165 crime & legal nonprofits $10M–$100M, FY2025
Organizations like PRISON FELLOWSHIP INTERNATIONAL
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 Washington, D.C.
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
76% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
70%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 28 states
Part of a family of 3 related entities
- Prison Fellowship International at Singapore Ltd · exempt
- Prison Fellowship International Germany · exempt
- Prison Fellowship International Canada · exempt
Screen this organization
A dated, signed PDF of the compliance screen for PRISON FELLOWSHIP INTERNATIONAL: IRS status (Business Master File, Publication 78, auto-revocation), the OFAC sanctions lists, the Internal Revenue Bulletin, and California registration, with the Rev. Proc. 2018-32 §8.01 reliance elements stated element by element. Generated from the current files at the moment you download it.
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Questions and answers
- Who funds PRISON FELLOWSHIP INTERNATIONAL?
- PRISON FELLOWSHIP INTERNATIONAL (Washington, D.C.) receives grants from 74 organizations whose IRS filings report $14,445,911 to it, the largest being THE GRACE AND MERCY FOUNDATION INC ($3,393,000). 47 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 59% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
- How many funders does PRISON FELLOWSHIP INTERNATIONAL have?
- IRS filings report 74 organizations giving $14,445,911 in grants to PRISON FELLOWSHIP INTERNATIONAL, 47 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of PRISON FELLOWSHIP INTERNATIONAL?
- THE GRACE AND MERCY FOUNDATION INC is the largest funder on record, with $3,393,000 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like PRISON FELLOWSHIP INTERNATIONAL find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Washington, D.C.. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2025 (financials across 2017–2025), and the filings of 74 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 22, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing