Nonprofit · EIN 26-3176893
PENNSYLVANIA INNOCENCE PROJECT
Tax-exempt · PHILADELPHIA, PA 19102
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $1,796,830 | $1,489,027 | $307,803 | $1,952,069 | $80,057 | $1,872,012 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $1,431,266 | $1,456,764 | -$25,498 | $1,531,207 | $48,853 | $1,482,354 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $1,284,576 | $1,470,403 | -$185,827 | $1,538,250 | $56,136 | $1,482,114 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $1,432,614
- of which government grants
- $53,086
- Program service revenue
- $34,500
- Investment income
- $35,649
- Net gain from sales of assets
- -$829
- Net income from fundraising events
- $291,413
- Other revenue
- $294,067
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $172,274
- Other salaries and wages
- $773,211
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $1,105,842
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $71,377
- Occupancy
- $33,588
- Program services (functional)
- $1,010,724
- Management and general (functional)
- $239,331
- Fundraising (functional)
- $238,972
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $1,531,207
- Total assets, end of year
- $1,952,069
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $80,057
- Net assets, end of year
- $1,872,012
- Publicly traded securities
- $979,099
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $1,696,250
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $175,762
- Gross receipts
- $1,873,746
- Employees
- 16
- Volunteers
- 345
- Year formed
- 2008
- State of legal domicile
- PA
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NILAM SANGHVI | LEGAL DIRECT Highest-paid employee | 40 | $114,282 | $20,183 |
| ELIZABETH A DELOSA | DEPUTY LEGAL Highest-paid employee | 40 | $104,969 | $3,445 |
| ZANE MEMEGER | EXEC DIR/VIC Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $81,250 | $13,921 |
| MADELINE DELONE | INTERIM ED Officer | 40 | $71,000 | $6,103 |
| DORIS DELTOSTO BROGAN | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ALYCIA HORN | VICE PRESIDE Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RACHEL MAMULA | VICE PRESIDE Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOSHUA SNYDER | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| THERESA ROLLINS | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| WILLIAM NUGENT | MEMBER-AT-LA Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JUDY LEONE | EX OFFICIO Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID BERARDINELLI | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DANIEL T BRIER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ANTHONY CREAMER III | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| W RODERICK GAGNE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
14 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| JASON HAZELWOOD | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MARTIN HECKSCHER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TERMAINE HICKS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CHESTER HOLLMAN III | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MICHAEL HOLSTON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| THE HON TIMOTHY K LEWIS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BRAD MARSHALL | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MARTHA MORSE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JAMES D NEWELL | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| GRANT S PALMER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ALBERT P PARKER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SARAH RICHMAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LEIGH SKIPPER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ROBERT HUNTER TAYLOR | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 31 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MEREDITH RAPKIN | EXECUTIVE DI Former | 40 | $128,473 | $24,240 |
| NILAM SANGHVI | ATTORNEY Highest-paid employee | 40 | $115,586 | $25,861 |
| MADELINE DELONE | INTERIM ED Officer | 40 | $23,455 | $2,600 |
| DAVID BERARDINELLI | VICE PRESIDE Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DANIEL T BRIER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DORIS DELTOSTO BROGAN | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| W RODERICK GAGNE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JASON HAZLEWOOD | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARTIN HECKSCHER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TERMAINE HICKS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ALYCIA HORN | VICE PRESIDE Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ANTHONY CREAMER III | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHESTER HOLLMAN III | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JUDY LEONE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| THE HON TIMOTHY K LEWIS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GIRIDHAR MALLYA | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RACHEL MAMULA | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ZANE MEMEGER | VICE PRESIDE Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARTHA MORSE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JAMES D NEWELL | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| WILLIAM NUGENT | MEMBER-AT-LA Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GRANT S PALMER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID RICHMAN | PRESIDENTS E Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| THERESA ROLLINS | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| HOWARD SCHER | PRESIDENTS E Trustee or director | – | $0 | $0 |
| SHANDA SIBLEY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SAMUEL W SILVER | PRESIDENTS E Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LEIGH SKIPPER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOSHUA SNYDER | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ROBERT HUNTER TAYLOR | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PEDRO DE LA TORRE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 27 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MEREDITH RAPKIN | EXECUTIVE DI Officer | 40 | $149,082 | $19,486 |
| NILAM SANGHVI | ATTORNEY Highest-paid employee | 40 | $109,562 | $27,293 |
| DORIS DELTOSTO BROGAN | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID BERARDINELLI | VICE PRESIDE Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ALYCIA HORN | VICE PRESIDE Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ZANE MEMEGER | VICE PRESIDE Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOSHUA SNYDER | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ANTHONY CREAMER III | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| WILLIAM NUGENT | MEMBER-AT-LA Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JEFFREY J BRESCH | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOYCE CULLINAN DAILEY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PEDRO DE LA TORRE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JASON HAZLEWOOD | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARTIN HECKSCHER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHESTER HOLLMAN III | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JUDY LEONE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GIRIDHAR MALLYA | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RACHEL MAMULA | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARTHA MORSE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JAMES D NEWELL | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GRANT S PALMER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SHANDA SIBLEY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LEIGH SKIPPER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ROBERT HUNTER TAYLOR | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| W RODERICK GAGNE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| THERESA ROLLINS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SAMUEL W SILVER | PRESIDENTS E Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 1515 MARKET ST STE 300, PHILADELPHIA, PA 19102-1908
- In care of
- % DAVID RICHMAN
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- ZANE MEMEGER, 1515 MARKET STREET STE 300, PHILADELPHIA, PA 19102
- Signed the 990
- ZANE MEMEGER, EXEC DIR/VICE PRES
- Phone
- (215) 204-4255
- Website
- HTTPS://PAINNOCENCE.ORG
- Return prepared by
- J MILLER & ASSOCIATES LLC
Mission
THE PENNSYLVANIA INNOCENCE PROJECT WORKS TO EXONERATE THOSE CONVICTED OF CRIMES THEY DID NOT COMMIT, TO PREVENT INNOCENT PEOPLE FROM BEING CONVICTED AND TO HELP THE WRONGFULLY CONVICTED IN THEIR TRANSITION TO FREEDOM.
Program accomplishments
- PAIP EXECUTES THE MISSION IN SEVERAL WAYS: (1) CONDUCTING THOROUGH LEGAL AND FACTUAL REVIEW OF CLAIMS OF INNOCENCE RAISED BY INCARCERATED INDIVIDUALS, AND WHERE SUCH REVIEW REVEALS CREDIBLE CLAIMS OF ACTUAL INNOCENCE, PARTNERS WITH PRO BONO OUTSIDE COUNSEL TO PROVIDE LEGAL REPRESENTATION SEEKING EXONERATION; (2) ENGAGING IN ADVOCACY, AND, WHEN APPROPRIATE, WORKING WITH THE LAW ENFORCEMENT COMMUNITY TO ADDRESS SYSTEMIC CAUSES OF WRONGFUL CONVICTIONS, INCREASE ACCESS TO JUSTICE, AND PREVENT WRONGFUL CONVICTIONS; (3) PROVIDING CLINICAL TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE TO STUDENTS IN THE FIELDS OF LAW, JOURNALISM, CRIMINAL JUSTICE, AND FORENSIC SCIENCE TO EDUCATE A NEW GENERATION OF ADVOCATES FOR THE INNOCENT; AND 4) PROVIDING SUPPORT TO EXONEREES WHO, OFTEN AFTER MANY YEARS IN PRISON, RETURN TO THEIR COMMUNITIES. PAIP RECEIVES PARTICIPATION BY LAW STUDENTS AND FACULTY FROM ACCREDITED LAW SCHOOLS IN GREATER PHILADELPHIA AND THROUGHOUT PENNSYLVANIA, AS WELL AS STUDENTS AND FACULTY IN VARIOUS OTHER DISCIPLINES, INCLUDING JOURNALISM, CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND FORENSIC SCIENCE WHOSE ACADEMIC FOCUS IS DIRECTLY RELEVANT TO ADVANCING PAIP'S MISSION.Expenses $1,010,724 · revenue $34,500
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 26-3176893
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 2009
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Crime and legal-related (I43)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $1,952,069
- Income (IRS master file)
- $1,873,746
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $1,796,830 | $1,489,027 | $1,952,069 | XML |
| 990 | December 2024 | $1,431,266 | $1,456,764 | $1,531,207 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $1,284,576 | $1,470,403 | $1,538,250 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $1,126,094 | $1,380,451 | $1,580,538 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 26-3176893).
Questions about PENNSYLVANIA INNOCENCE PROJECT
- What is the EIN of PENNSYLVANIA INNOCENCE PROJECT?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of PENNSYLVANIA INNOCENCE PROJECT is 26-3176893.
- Is PENNSYLVANIA INNOCENCE PROJECT tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2009.
- Are donations to PENNSYLVANIA INNOCENCE PROJECT tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does PENNSYLVANIA INNOCENCE PROJECT file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of PENNSYLVANIA INNOCENCE PROJECT due?
- The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did PENNSYLVANIA INNOCENCE PROJECT last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of PENNSYLVANIA INNOCENCE PROJECT?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names ZANE MEMEGER.
- Who are the officers and directors of PENNSYLVANIA INNOCENCE PROJECT?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 29 people; 4 received compensation from the organization, the highest $114,282 (NILAM SANGHVI, LEGAL DIRECT).
- How much revenue does PENNSYLVANIA INNOCENCE PROJECT have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $1,796,830, expenses of $1,489,027 and total assets of $1,952,069 at year end.
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