Nonprofit · EIN 85-2148960
REDEMPTION FOUNDATION
Tax-exempt · LANSING, MI 48906
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $248,641 | $210,716 | $37,925 | $55,722 | $0 | $55,722 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $283,390 | $263,269 | $20,121 | $27,002 | $0 | $27,002 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $288,142 | $291,676 | -$3,534 | $16,006 | $4,124 | $11,882 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $248,641
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $0
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $139,625
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $2,180
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $5,488
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $7,311
- Occupancy
- $7,500
- Travel
- $6,031
- Program services (functional)
- $172,096
- Management and general (functional)
- $36,379
- Fundraising (functional)
- $2,241
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $27,002
- Total assets, end of year
- $55,722
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $0
- Net assets, end of year
- $55,722
- Gross receipts
- $248,641
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 5
- Year formed
- 2020
- State of legal domicile
- MI
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| JESSICA JACKSON | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| RORY MCCLAIN | COMMUNICATIONS Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| MARK PASSERINI | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| RYAN BASORE | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 |
| RACHEL PELL | TREASURER/ EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 6 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JOSEY SCOGGIN | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (ENDED 4/24) Officer | 40 | $17,250 | $3,252 |
| RACHEL PELL | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| JESSICA JACKSON | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| KATIE LINDGREN | COMMUNICATIONS Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| MARK PASSERINI | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| RYAN BASORE | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 6 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JOSEY SCOGGIN | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $38,000 | $9,755 |
| RACHEL PELL | TRESURER Trustee or director, Officer | 6 | $0 | $0 |
| JESSICA JACKSON | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| KATIE LYNCH | COMMUNICATIONS Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| MARK PASSERINI | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| RYAN BASORE | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 920 N WASHINGTON AVE, LANSING, MI 48906-5136
- In care of
- % RYAN BASORE
- Mailing address (990-N for 2021)
- 6228 BROOKLINE COURT, EAST LANSING MI 48823
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- RYAN BASORE, 920 N WASHINGTON AVE, LANSING, MI 48906
- Principal officer (990-N for 2021)
- RYAN BASORE, 6228 BROOKLINE COURT, EAST LANSING MI 48823
- Signed the 990
- RYAN BASORE, PRESIDENT
- Phone
- (833) 573-0073
- Website
- THEREDEMPTIONFOUNDATION.ORG
- Return prepared by
- MANER COSTERISAN PC
Mission
TO PROMOTE PUBLIC AWARENESS OF THE ADVERSE SOCIETAL IMPACTS STEMMING FROM THE HISTORIC STATE AND FEDERAL CRIMINALIZATION OF CANNABIS USE, POSSESSION, PRODUCTION, AND DISTRIBUTION AND PROVIDE LEGAL AND FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AND RESOURCES TO INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES ADVERSELY IMPACTED BY THE CRIMINALIZATION OF CANNABIS USE, POSSESSION, PRODUCTION, AND DISTRIBUTION. TO BENEFIT THE COMMUNITY SERVED AND TO PROMOTE EDUCATION AND SUCH OTHER ACTIVITIES AND PROGRAMS INCIDENTAL TO, SUPPORTIVE OF, AND IN FURTHERANCE OF, THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE EDUCATIONAL, CHARITABLE, AND SCIENTIFIC PURPOSES OF THE CORPORATION. TO DO SUCH THINGS AND TO PERFORM SUCH ACTS TO ACCOMPLISH ITS PURPOSES AS THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE CORPORATION MAY DETERMINE TO BE APPROPRIATE AND AS ARE NOT FORBIDDEN BY SECTIONS 501(C)(3) OF THE CODE, WITH ALL THE POWER CONFERRED ON NONPROFIT CORPORATIONS UNDER THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN.
Program accomplishments
- THE REDEMPTION FOUNDATION SUPPORTS INDIVIDUALS IMPACTED BY THE JUSTICE SYSTEM BY PROVIDING MUTUAL AID AND PROGRAMMING THAT HELPS THEM REINTEGRATE INTO SOCIETY, SEEK REDEMPTION, AND IMPROVE THEIR QUALITY OF LIFE. THE REDEMPTION FOUNDATION WAS ABLE TO PROVIDE OVER $91,000 IN DIRECT SUPPORT VIA OUR COMMISSARY PROGRAM AND $48,000 IN OUR RICK THOMPSON MEMORIAL GRANT.Expenses $172,096 · grants $139,625
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
- 85-2148960
- 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
- 2021
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Education (B01)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $55,722
- Income (IRS master file)
- $248,641
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $248,641 | $210,716 | $55,722 | XML |
| 990 | December 2024 | $283,390 | $263,269 | $27,002 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $288,142 | $291,676 | $16,006 | XML |
| 990-EZ | December 2022 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-N for 2021 Officer: RYAN BASORE | December 31, 2021 | ≤ $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 85-2148960).
Questions about REDEMPTION FOUNDATION
- What is the EIN of REDEMPTION FOUNDATION?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of REDEMPTION FOUNDATION is 85-2148960.
- Is REDEMPTION FOUNDATION tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2021.
- Are donations to REDEMPTION FOUNDATION tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does REDEMPTION FOUNDATION 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 REDEMPTION FOUNDATION 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 REDEMPTION FOUNDATION 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 REDEMPTION FOUNDATION?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names RYAN BASORE.
- Who are the officers and directors of REDEMPTION FOUNDATION?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 5 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
- How much revenue does REDEMPTION FOUNDATION have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $248,641, expenses of $210,716 and total assets of $55,722 at year end.
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