PROJECT RETURN INC PEOPLE WHO HAVE JUST BEEN RELEASED FROM PRISON ARE TYPICALLY STIGMATIZED, OVERLOOKED, AND PIGEONHOLED BY SOCIETY. WHEN THEY WALK INTO PROJECT RETURN, THEY DISCOVER THAT HERE THEY ARE VALUED, HEARD, AND ENCOURAGED. WHILE REDUCTION OF INCARCERATION AND OTHER CRIMINAL JUSTICE REFORM CONTINUES TO ELUDE THE U.S., PROJECT RETURN SERVES AS PART OF THE SOLUTION. PROJECT RETURN IS SOLELY DEDICATED TO THE SUCCESSFUL NEW BEGINNINGS OF PEOPLE RETURNING TO OUR COMMUNITY AFTER INCARCERATION. NOW IN ITS 45TH YEAR OF SERVICE TO TENNESSEE, PROJECT RETURN PROVIDES REENTRY ASSISTANCE, INCLUDING WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT, TO HUNDREDS OF MEN AND WOMEN EACH YEAR. WE PLACE EMPLOYMENT AT THE CORE OF OUR WORK, BECAUSE IT IS THE BEST PREDICTOR OF A SUCCESSFUL FUTURE FOR THE PEOPLE WE SERVE, AND ALL OF OUR PROGRAM SERVICES AND BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT ARE WOVEN TOGETHER TO ENSURE MAXIMAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY. THE MISSION OF PROJECT RETURN IS TO PROVIDE SERVICES AND CONNECT PEOPLE WITH RESOURCES NEEDED TO RETURN SUCCES
Annual Revenue
$7,796,709
Known Funders
28
Grants Received
60
Financial History
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $7,796,709 | $7,472,033 | $9,581,767 |
| 2021 | $9,325,657 | $6,974,804 | $7,853,062 |
| 2020 | $6,857,195 | $4,981,058 | $5,303,107 |
| 2019 | $5,201,310 | $4,376,826 | $3,389,634 |
| 2018 | $3,397,942 | $3,596,139 | $2,042,792 |
| 2017 | $3,593,610 | $2,924,825 | $2,022,517 |
| 2016 | $2,486,407 | $2,167,213 | $946,643 |
| 2015 | $1,730,478 | $1,731,713 | $428,817 |
Top Funders
NASHVILLE, TN
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MADISON, TN
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Key Personnel
From 2022 IRS 990 filing
CHARLES STORY
PRESIDENT
KELLY HARTER
VICE PRESIDE
IKE NWAELELE
TREASURER
BERNARD TURNER
SECRETARY
ELAINA AL-NIMRI
BOARD MEMBER
BOB BREWER
BOARD MEMBER
DUSTIN CARLTON
BOARD MEMBER
MARK EPPS
BOARD MEMBER
MARK FLEMING
BOARD MEMBER
MALCOLM HARRIS
BOARD MEMBER
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