Nonprofit · EIN 59-3004784
PRISONERS OF CHRIST INC
Tax-exempt · JACKSONVILLE, FL 32211
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $534,716 | $447,540 | $87,176 | $1,715,274 | $0 | $1,715,274 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $858,226 | $489,144 | $369,082 | $1,628,368 | $270 | $1,628,098 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $619,511 | $466,238 | $153,273 | $1,259,016 | $0 | $1,259,016 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $495,196
- of which government grants
- $57,825
- Program service revenue
- $32,020
- Investment income
- $7,500
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Other salaries and wages
- $229,170
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $229,170
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $25,263
- Depreciation
- $35,248
- Program services (functional)
- $345,270
- Management and general (functional)
- $102,270
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $1,628,368
- Total assets, end of year
- $1,715,274
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $0
- Net assets, end of year
- $1,715,274
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $1,322,456
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $1,715,274
- Gross receipts
- $534,716
- Employees
- 7
- Volunteers
- 40
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| JEFFREY R WITT | EXECUTIVE DI Officer | 40 | $106,710 |
| ALEC LAWSON | VICE PRESIDE Trustee or director, Officer | 25 | $8,560 |
| KEN DAVIS | TRUSTEE/DIRE Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| KEN DURKEE | CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | – | $0 |
| BRYAN GOWDY | TRUSTEE/DIRE Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| DEON JOHNSON | TRUSTEE/DIRE Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| GUY SELANDER JR | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | – | $0 |
| MARK KRANCER | TRUSTEE/DIRE Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| SHAWN LEE | TRUSTEE/DIRE Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| REV ERIC LOCKETT | TRUSTEE/DIRE Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| VICTORIA NELSON | TRUSTEE/DIRE Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| KEVIN NILL | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| BEJAE SHELTON | TRUSTEE/DIRE Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| STUART WINFREE | TRUSTEE/DIRE Trustee or director | – | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 16 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| JEFFREY R WITT | EXECUTIVE DI Officer | 40 | $101,974 |
| KEN DAVIS | TRUSTEE/DIRE Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| KEN DURKEE | CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | – | $0 |
| BRYAN GOWDY | TRUSTEE/DIRE Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| A J JOHNS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| DEON JOHNSON | TRUSTEE/DIRE Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| GUY SELANDER JR | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | – | $0 |
| MARK KRANCER | TRUSTEE/DIRE Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| ALEC LAWSON | VICE PRESIDE Trustee or director, Officer | – | $0 |
| SHAWN LEE | TRUSTEE/DIRE Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| REV ERIC LOCKETT | TRUSTEE/DIRE Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| DOUGLAS MILNE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| VICTORIA NELSON | TRUSTEE/DIRE Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| KEVIN NILL | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| BEJAE SHELTON | TRUSTEE/DIRE Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| STUART WINFREE | TRUSTEE/DIRE Trustee or director | – | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 12 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| JEFFREY R WITT | EXECUTIVE DI Officer | 40 | $101,083 |
| KEN DURKEE | CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | – | $0 |
| REV DEACON STANLEY GRENN | BOARD MEMBET Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| A J JOHNS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| GUY SELANDER JR | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | – | $0 |
| ALEC LAWSON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| DOUGLAS MILNE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| KEVIN MILNE | TRUSTEE/DIRE Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| KEVIN NILL | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| BEJAE SHELTON | TRUSTEE/DIRE Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| MS TARA WILDES | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| STUART WINFREE | TRUSTEE/DIRE Trustee or director | – | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 6940 ATLANTIC BLVD, JACKSONVILLE, FL 32211-8704
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- JEFFREY R WITT, PO BOX 43390, JACKSONVILLE, FL 32203
- Signed the 990
- JEFFREY R WITT, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (904) 358-8866
- Website
- WWW.POCJAX.ORG
- Return prepared by
- SELANDER AND ASSOCIATES CPA PA
Mission
PRISONERS OF CHRIST EXISTS TO PROVIDE INDIVIDUALS WITH A GENUINE OPPORTUNITY FOR A SECOND CHANCE. WE SUPPORT FORMERLY INCARCERATED INDIVIDUALS THROUGH EMPLOYMENT ASSISTANCE, LIFE SKILLS TRAINING, AND RESIDENTIAL REENTRY PROGRAMS-EQUIPPING THEM TO SUCCESSFULLY REINTEGRATE INTO SOCIETY. OUR WORK HELPS REDUCE RECIDIVISM, LOWER TAXPAYER COSTS, PREVENT FUTURE VICTIMIZATION, AND PROMOTE RESTORATIVE JUSTICE WITHIN OUR COMMUNITIES.
Program accomplishments
- IN 2025, PRISONERS OF CHRIST (POC) PROVIDED RESIDENTIAL REENTRY SERVICES TO 32 INDIVIDUALS, RESULTING IN AN ESTIMATED SAVINGS OF 1,159,584.00 IN TAXPAYER DOLLARS, BASED ON THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTION'S REPORTED ANNUAL COST OF 36,237.00 PER INCARCERATED PERSON (FDC ANNUAL REPORT 2024-2025). THREE PROGRAM GRADUATES COMPLETED OUR 12-MONTH RESIDENTIAL REENTRY PROGRAM, ONE, AFTER BEING SENTENCED TO LIFE FOR CRIMES COMMITTED AS JUVENILE. DUE TO THIS BEING A TWELVE-MONTH PROGRAM, MANY MORE ARE SCHEDULED TO GRADUATE IN 2026. POC EQUIPS INDIVIDUALS LIKE THESE WITH THE TOOLS AND SUPPORT NEEDED TO REINTEGRATE SUCCESSFULLY INTO SOCIETY AND LIVE PRODUCTIVE, LAW-ABIDING LIVES. ADDITIONALLY, APPROXIMATELY 65 INDIVIDUALS RECEIVED EMPLOYMENT ASSISTANCE AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT TRAINING, AND A SIMILAR NUMBER PARTICIPATED IN WEEKLY LIFE SKILLS CLASSES. THESE SERVICES ARE OFFERED AT NO COST TO THOSE IMPACTED BY THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM AND ARE DESIGNED TO HELP REVERSE THE LONG-TERM CRIMINOGENIC EFFECTS OF INCARCERATION. WITH DUVAL COUNTY REPORTING THE HIGHEST GANG CONVICTION RATE IN FLORIDA, AND AN ESTIMATED 80-100 INDIVIDUALS RETURNING FROM PRISON TO THE COUNTY EACH MONTH, THE NEED FOR REENTRY SUPPORT IS SIGNIFICANT. MINISTRIES LIKE PRISONERS OF CHRIST PLAY A CRITICAL ROLE IN DISRUPTING CYCLES OF INCARCERATION AND PROMOTING SAFER, STRONGER COMMUNITIES. LAST YEAR (2024) LINE 4A - IN 2024, PRISONERS OF CHRIST (POC) PROVIDED RESIDENTIAL REENTRYSERVICES TO 34 INDIVIDUALS, RESULTING IN AN ESTIMATED SAVINGS OF 1,181,804.30 IN TAXPAYER DOLLARS, BASED ON THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS' REPORTED COST OF 95.23 PER DAY PER INCARCERATED PERSON (FDC ANNUAL REPORT 2023-2024). SIX PROGRAM GRADUATES COMPLETED OUR 12-MONTH RESIDENTIAL REENTRY PROGRAM AFTER BEING SENTENCED TO LIFE FOR CRIMES COMMITTED AS JUVENILES. (THEY WERE RELEASED AFTER A CHANGE IN THE LAW). EACH HAD SERVED A MINIMUM OF 29 YEARS-ONE PARTICIPANT WAS INCARCERATED AT AGE 17 AND RELEASED AFTER 40 YEARS, WHILE ANOTHER WAS CONVICTED AT AGE 13 AND SERVED 30 YEARS. POC EQUIPS INDIVIDUALS LIKE THESE WITH THE TOOLS AND SUPPORT NEEDED TO REINTEGRATE SUCCESSFULLY INTO SOCIETY AND LIVE PRODUCTIVE, LAW-ABIDING LIVES. ADDITIONALLY, APPROXIMATELY 70 INDIVIDUALS RECEIVED EMPLOYMENT ASSISTANCE AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT TRAINING, AND A SIMILAR NUMBER PARTICIPATED IN WEEKLY LIFE SKILLS CLASSES. THESE SERVICES ARE OFFERED AT NO COST TO THOSE IMPACTED BY THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM AND ARE DESIGNED TO HELP REVERSE THE LONG-TERM CRIMINOGENIC EFFECTS OF INCARCERATION. WITH DUVAL COUNTY REPORTING THE HIGHEST GANG CONVICTION RATE IN FLORIDA, AND AN ESTIMATED 80-100 INDIVIDUALS RETURNING FROM PRISON TO THE COUNTY EACH MONTH, THE NEED FOR REENTRY SUPPORT IS SIGNIFICANT. MINISTRIES LIKE PRISONERS OF CHRIST PLAY A CRITICAL ROLE IN DISRUPTING CYCLES OF INCARCERATION AND PROMOTING SAFER, STRONGER COMMUNITIES.Expenses $267,295 · revenue $32,020
- WE SUPPORT FORMERLY INCARCERATED INDIVIDUALS THROUGH EMPLOYMENT ASSISTANCE, LIFE SKILLS TRAINING, AND RESIDENTIAL REENTRY PROGRAMS, EQUIPPING THEM TO SUCCESSFULLY REINTEGRATE INTO SOCIETY. WE OPERATE 5 REENTRY RESIDENTIAL SITES WITH THE ABILITY TO HOUSE 25 FORMERLY INCARCERATED INDIVIDUALS AT A TIME FOR A 12-MONTH PROGRAM POC ALSO HAS A TRAINING FACILITY WHERE MULTIPLE WEEKLY LIFE SKILLS, AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT CLASSES ARE HELD. THIS WORK HELPS REDUCE RECIDIVISM, LOWER TAXPAYER COSTS, PREVENTS FUTURE VICTIMIZATION, REUNITES FAMILIES AND PROMOTES RESTORATIVE JUSTICE WITHIN OUR COMMUNITIES.Expenses $77,975
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
- 59-3004784
- 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
- 1991
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $1,715,274
- Income (IRS master file)
- $534,716
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $534,716 | $447,540 | $1,715,274 | XML |
| 990 | December 2024 | $858,226 | $489,144 | $1,628,368 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $619,511 | $466,238 | $1,259,016 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $492,513 | $549,791 | $1,185,857 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | 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 59-3004784).
Questions about PRISONERS OF CHRIST INC
- What is the EIN of PRISONERS OF CHRIST INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of PRISONERS OF CHRIST INC is 59-3004784.
- Is PRISONERS OF CHRIST INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1991.
- Are donations to PRISONERS OF CHRIST INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does PRISONERS OF CHRIST 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 PRISONERS OF CHRIST 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 PRISONERS OF CHRIST 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 PRISONERS OF CHRIST INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names JEFFREY R WITT.
- Who are the officers and directors of PRISONERS OF CHRIST INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 14 people; 2 received compensation from the organization, the highest $106,710 (JEFFREY R WITT, EXECUTIVE DI).
- How much revenue does PRISONERS OF CHRIST INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $534,716, expenses of $447,540 and total assets of $1,715,274 at year end.
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