The Sentencing Project

WASHINGTON, DC EIN: 52-1472546 Website

RESEARCH AND EDUCATION ON CRIMINAL JUSTICE POLICY ISSUES, AND ADVOCACY FOR CRIMINAL JUSTICE REFORM.

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

$10.4M

+43.0% YoY

Annual Giving

$203K

-25.9% YoY

Grant Count

12

-29.4% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$17K

+5.0% YoY

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$2M$5M$7M$9M20202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$10,401,671$7,274,373$8,351,605
Revenue$8,346,667$4,149,060$4,900,239
Expenses$5,599,399$5,505,348$3,722,016
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income$104,388$162,937$38,889
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$69K$137K$206K$274K0 grants20200 grants202113 grants202217 grants202312 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2024

OK APPLESEED CENTER FOR …$65KDROP LWOP NEW ENGLAND$20KCOLORADO CRIMINAL JUSTIC…$20KTEAMCHILD$15KCELWOP$15KINITIATE JUSTICE$10KPENNFRANCHISE PROJECT$10KHEALING OUR LAND INC$10KOLE EDUCATION FUND$10KCENTER FOR COMMUNITY ALT…$10K

Grant Size Distribution

42 grants across all recorded years

40<$50K2$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

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Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

KARA GOTSCHEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR$195KASHLEY NELLISCO-DIRECTOR OF RESEARCH$142KNICOLE PORTERDIRECTOR OF ADVOCACY$138KDANIEL BARASHDIRECTOR OF FINANCE AND OPER…$137KNAZGOL GHANDNOOSHCO-DIRECTOR OF RESEARCH$134KJOSH ROVNERDIRECTOR OF YOUTH JUSTICE$120K

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
HENDERSON HILLPRESIDENT0.7
SANTHA SONENBERGVICE-PRESIDENT0.7
MARK MACDOUGALLTREASURER0.7
ASHLEY MCSWAINSECRETARY0.7
MARC M HOWARDDIRECTOR0.7
ANGELA J DAVISDIRECTOR0.7
CYNTHIA JONESDIRECTOR0.7
MARC MAUERDIRECTOR0.7
EBONY UNDERWOODDIRECTOR -SERVED FROM 1/24-4/240.7
JASON HERNANDEZDIRECTOR0.7
KARA GOTSCHEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR40$195,000
ASHLEY NELLISCO-DIRECTOR OF RESEARCH40$142,061
NAZGOL GHANDNOOSHCO-DIRECTOR OF RESEARCH40$134,442
NICOLE PORTERDIRECTOR OF ADVOCACY40$137,580
JOSH ROVNERDIRECTOR OF YOUTH JUSTICE40$120,007
DANIEL BARASHDIRECTOR OF FINANCE AND OPERATIONS40$136,643

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

19states
+11 more states

Cities

AlbuquerqueAustinBaltimoreBurr RidgeCalabasasCambridgeCedar FallsChicagoConcordDavenportDennisDenverDorchesterHartfordHinghamLansingLaramieLincolnLos AngelesNew Orleans

Data last updated March 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

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