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Nonprofit · EIN 30-0499760

THE PETEY GREENE PROGRAM INC

Tax-exempt · PRINCETON, NJ 08540

Financials

$2.3M$2.6M2023$3.3M$2.9M2024$2.5M$3.3M2025
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of THE PETEY GREENE PROGRAM INC by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
December 31, 2025990$2,489,025$3,317,184-$828,159$1,300,903$528,411$772,492
December 31, 2024990$3,325,690$2,858,395$467,295$2,036,915$436,264$1,600,651
December 31, 2023990$2,301,375$2,557,302-$255,927$1,274,233$172,113$1,102,120
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$2,306,339
of which government grants
$785,695
Program service revenue
$225,633
Investment income
-$33,193
Net gain from sales of assets
-$43,043
Net income from fundraising events
-$10,742
Other revenue
-$9,754

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$0
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$291,063
Other salaries and wages
$1,629,311
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$2,270,286
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Legal fees
$10,134
Accounting fees
$114,200
Occupancy
$85,146
Depreciation
$4,360
Program services (functional)
$2,578,980
Management and general (functional)
$495,703
Fundraising (functional)
$242,501

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$2,036,915
Total assets, end of year
$1,300,903
Total liabilities, end of year
$528,411
Net assets, end of year
$772,492
Net assets without donor restrictions
-$640,169
Net assets with donor restrictions
$1,412,661
Gross receipts
$2,596,010
Employees
37
Volunteers
705
Year formed
2009
State of legal domicile
NJ

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.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
Jeffrey AbramowitzCEO
Officer
40$158,986$21,171
Colette JohnsonExecutive Director40$126,000$2,113
Emma SindelarExecutive Director40$115,923$2,188
Lynwood PatrickDir. of finance
Officer
20$79,568$0
Melissa MartinCFO
Officer
40$28,558$2,780
Robert KartheiserTrustee
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Richard ScribnerTrustee
Trustee or director
1$0$0
William AchtmeyerTreasurer
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
Lauri MathisTrustee
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Charles W PuttkammerTrustee
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Lee GladdenTrustee
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Cheri SyphaxSecretary
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
Jacki KellyTrustee
Trustee or director
1$0$0
George H McLaughlin IITrustee
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Cason CraneTrustee
Trustee or director
1$0$0
6 more people on this return
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
Martha S StanifordTrustee
Trustee or director
1$0
Ray TeboutTrustee
Trustee or director
1$0
Cordelia PuttkammerTrustee
Trustee or director
1$0
Peter GatesPresident
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
David J HardingTrustee
Trustee or director
1$0
Yusuf DahlVice President
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 23 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
Jeffrey AbramowitzCEO
Officer
40$149,352$2,549
Chiara BenetolloExecutive director30$110,322$975
Lynwood PatrickDir. of finance
Officer
30$78,600$0
Richard ScribnerTrustee
Trustee or director
1$0$0
William AchtmeyerTrustee
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Gabriel Malone-O'MeallyTrustee
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Charles W PuttkammerTrustee
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Lee GladdenTrustee
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Cheri SyphaxTrustee
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Irwin SilverbergTrustee
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Jacki KellyVice President
Trustee or director, Officer
3$0$0
George H McLaughlin IITrustee
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Cason CraneTrustee
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Martha S StanifordTrustee
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Ray TeboutTrustee
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Cordelia PuttkammerTrustee
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Peter GatesTreasurer
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
David J HardingTrustee
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Yusuf DahlTrustee
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Alec DeckerPresident
Trustee or director, Officer
3$0$0
Beth BrettTrustee
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Grace LiTrustee
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Sixto SimeTrustee
Trustee or director
1$0$0
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 24 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
Jeffrey AbramowitzCEO
Officer
40$147,386$8,316
Lynwood PatrickDirector of Fin
Officer
30$66,000$0
Madhumita ChakrabarttiDir. of Finance
Officer
10$12,923$1,524
Richard ScribnerTrustee
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Clare HercegTrustee
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Charles W PuttkammerTrustee
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Lee GladdenTrustee
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Muriel Goode-TrufantTrustee
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Irwin SilverbergTrustee
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Jacki KellyVice President
Trustee or director, Officer
3$0$0
George H McLaughlin IITrustee
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Cason CraneTrustee
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Martha S StanifordTrustee
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Daniel KowalskiTrustee
Trustee or director
3$0$0
Ray TeboutTrustee
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Cordelia PuttkammerTrustee
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Peter GatesTreasurer
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
David J HardingTrustee
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Yusuf DahlTrustee
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Alec DeckerPresident
Trustee or director, Officer
3$0$0
Beth BrettSecretary
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
Kimberly Jeffries-LeonardTrustee
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Grace LiTrustee
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Sixto SimeTrustee
Trustee or director
1$0$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
22 STOCKTON ST, PRINCETON, NJ 08540-6813
Mailing address (990-N for 2010)
57 N TULANE ST, PRINCETON NJ 08542
Principal officer (990 for 2025)
Melissa Martin, 22 Stockton Street, Princeton, NJ 08540
Principal officer (990-N for 2010)
Richard Scribner, 2 Windermere Way, Princeton NJ 08540
Signed the 990
Melissa Martin, CFO
Phone
(877) 624-7186
Return prepared by
Lear & Pannepacker LLP

Mission

The Petey Greene Program supports the academic and career goals of incarcerated andformerly incarcerated people through high-quality tutoring and other educationalprograms while serving to educate our volunteers and the public on the manifestinjustice in our carceral system. We envision a world in which all people directly impacted by the criminal legal system have access to high-quality educational programming. The Petey Greene Program will inspire our alumni to become advocates and leaders in transforming the criminal legal system.

990 for the year ended December 31, 2025

Program accomplishments

  • Founded in 2008, the Petey Greene Program (PGP) operates the largest multi-statetutoring program for people who are currently or formerly incarcerated. The PGP isnamed after Petey Greene, Jr., a formerly incarcerated 1960s community activist andmedia personality in Washington D.C., who dedicated his life to advocacy for racialand social justice. The PGP continues this legacy by providing and advocating for the highest quality education for incarcerated and formerly incarcerated people andeducating volunteers on the injustice manifest in our carceral system. Since itsfounding, the PGP has tutored roughly 20,000 students in over 130 tutoring sitesincluding correctional facilities and reentry programs. During that time, theorganization has recruited more than 8,500 volunteer tutors from 40 universities and worked with over 40 community partners in seven states and the District of Columbia.
    Expenses $2,578,980 · revenue $225,633

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 yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025December 31, 2025May 15, 2026990 on file
2024December 31, 2024May 15, 2025990 on file
2023December 31, 2023May 15, 2024990 on file

IRS record

EIN
30-0499760
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
Assets (IRS master file)
$1,300,903
Income (IRS master file)
$2,596,010

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990December 2025$2,489,025$3,317,184$1,300,903XML
990December 2024$3,325,690$2,858,395$2,036,915XML
990December 2023$2,301,375$2,557,302$1,274,233XML
990December 2022$1,848,420$1,821,296$1,494,888IRS
990December 2021–––IRS
990December 2020–––IRS
990December 2018–––IRS
990-N for 2010
Officer: Richard Scribner
December 31, 2010≤ $50,000 receipts––e-Postcard

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 30-0499760).

Questions about THE PETEY GREENE PROGRAM INC

What is the EIN of THE PETEY GREENE PROGRAM INC?
The employer identification number (EIN) of THE PETEY GREENE PROGRAM INC is 30-0499760.
Is THE PETEY GREENE PROGRAM INC tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2009.
Are donations to THE PETEY GREENE PROGRAM INC tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
Which annual return does THE PETEY GREENE PROGRAM INC 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 THE PETEY GREENE PROGRAM INC 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 THE PETEY GREENE PROGRAM INC 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 THE PETEY GREENE PROGRAM INC?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names Melissa Martin.
Who are the officers and directors of THE PETEY GREENE PROGRAM INC?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 21 people; 5 received compensation from the organization, the highest $158,986 (Jeffrey Abramowitz, CEO).
How much revenue does THE PETEY GREENE PROGRAM INC have?
On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $2,489,025, expenses of $3,317,184 and total assets of $1,300,903 at year end.

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