The Sentencing Project
Donations deductibleRevenue
$8.3m
year to 31 December 2024
Expenses
$5.6m
year to 31 December 2024
Total assets
$10.4m
$578k liabilities
Net assets
$9.8m
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
10
6.4y av
Staff
28
employees, year to 31 December 2024
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
Officers and senior staff
11
named in Part VII
The Sentencing Project's network
10 people1 organisationi10 people and 1 organisation on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (10). Violet dotted lines (1) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.The board
10 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.Tenure and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed tenure is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 9 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Angela J Davis | Director | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Ashley McSwain | Company secretary | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Cynthia Jones | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Ebony Underwood | Director -Served From 1/24-4/24 | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Henderson Hill | President | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Jason Hernandez | Director | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Marc M Howard | Director | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Marc Mauer | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Mark Macdougall | Treasurer | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Santha Sonenberg | Vice-President | 2019 | 7 yrs |
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more
Officers and senior leadership
11 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.| Name | Title as filed | On the filings |
|---|---|---|
| Amy Fettig | Executive Director 01/01/23-06/30/23 | since 2022 |
| Amy Fettig from 720 | Executive Director | 2020 |
| Ashley Nellis | Sr. Research Analyst | since 2018 |
| Daniel Barash | Director of Finance and Operations | 2024 |
| Heather Koslov | Development Director | since 2022 |
| Josh Rovner | Director of Youth Justice | since 2023 |
| Kara Gotsch | Interim Executive Director | since 2019 |
| Marc Mauer | Senior Advisor (Executive Director Thru 6/20) | since 2018 |
| Nazgol Ghandnoosh | Co-Director of Research | since 2023 |
| Nicole Porter | Director of Advocacy | since 2019 |
| Terry Nixon | Director of Ops & Finance | since 2019 |
Pay and hours
year to 31 December 2024iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.| Name | Title as filed | Hours a week | Pay from the organisation | Related organisations | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kara Gotsch | Executive Director | 40 | $195k | $26k | |
| Ashley Nellis | Co-Director of Research | 40 | $142k | $21k | |
| Nicole Porter | Director of Advocacy | 40 | $138k | $21k | |
| Daniel Barash | Director of Finance and Operations | 40 | $137k | $33k | |
| Nazgol Ghandnoosh | Co-Director of Research | 40 | $134k | $14k | |
| Josh Rovner | Director of Youth Justice | 40 | $120k | $22k | |
| Henderson Hill | President | 0.7 | $0 | ||
| Santha Sonenberg | Vice-President | 0.7 | $0 | ||
| Mark Macdougall | Treasurer | 0.7 | $0 | ||
| Ashley McSwain | Secretary | 0.7 | $0 | ||
| Marc M Howard | Director | 0.7 | $0 | ||
| Angela J Davis | Director | 0.7 | $0 | ||
| Cynthia Jones | Director | 0.7 | $0 | ||
| Marc Mauer | Director | 0.7 | $0 | ||
| Ebony Underwood | Director -Served From 1/24-4/24 | 0.7 | $0 | ||
| Jason Hernandez | Director | 0.7 | $0 |
Colorado roster
17 listediOfficers, directors and trustees from the latest filing with the Colorado Secretary of State (document 20253035856). Titles are as filed; some entries are registered agents or custodians of records rather than board members. Source: data.colorado.gov, public domain.| Name | Title as filed |
|---|---|
| Ashley McSwain | Secretary |
| Kara Gotsch | Executive Director |
| Marc Mauer | President |
| Santha Sonenberg | Vice President |
| Daniel Barash | Director of Finance and Operations |
| Daniel Barash | |
| Marc Mauer | Director |
| Henderson Hill | President |
| Angela Davis | Director |
| Marc M. Howard | Director |
| Cynthia Jones | Director |
| Josh Rovner | Director of Youth Justice |
| Jason Hernandez | Director |
| Mark Macdougall | Treasurer |
| Nicole Porter | Director of Advocacy |
| Jackie Copek | Development Director |
| Nazgol Ghanhnoosh | Co-Director of Research |
About
- Legal name
- The Sentencing Project
- EIN
- 521472546
- Address
- 1150 Connecticut Ave Nw Ste 601, Washington, DC, 20036-4161
- State
- District of Columbia
- Mission
- Research and education on criminal justice policy issues, and advocacy for criminal justice reform. (as filed on the Form 990)
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Size band
- 8 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 1986
- Principal officer
- Kara Gotsch (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 April 1987
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 6, latest 2024
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥8years on the filingsAshley McSwain
≥8years on the filingsCynthia Jones
≥8years on the filingsEbony Underwood
≥8years on the filingsMark Macdougall
Latest return
year to 31 December 2024iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 December 2024. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $10.4m
- Total liabilities
- $578k
- Net assets or fund balances
- $9.8m
- Contributions and grants received
- $8.2m
- Program service revenue
- $31k
- Grants and similar paid out
- $204k
- Employees
- 28
Filed finances
1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.| Tax year | Total revenue | Total expenses | Surplus or deficit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $8.3m | $5.6m | $2.7m |
As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.
Grants paid
12 listediFrom Schedule I of the Form 990: grants and assistance to organisations in the United States, largest first (up to 25). Schedule I is filed only by organisations that gave more than $5,000 to any one recipient.| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Ok Appleseed Center for Law & Justice | Support general operations, story collection from currently incarcerated persons, the hiring of an organizer to further narrative change and | $65k |
| Drop Lwop New England | Support educational efforts around policy reforms needed to mitigate harsh sentencing for people in new england | $20k |
| Colorado Criminal Justice Reform Coalition | Conduct training sessions on jail-based voting and provide training related to civid education for legal-system communities | $20k |
| Teamchild | Organizing of families of incarcerated youth as well as current and formerly incarcerated youth in response to progressively worsening condi | $15k |
| Celwop | Educational efforts around reforms needed to mitigate harsh sentenicng for the people of massachusetts. | $15k |
| Initiate Justice | Activating the political power of those directly impacted by incarceration. | $10k |
| Pennfranchise Project | Support future jail voting coalitions, builds and maintains relationships with other grassroots organizations. | $10k |
| Healing Our Land Inc | Supporting meeting organizers to facilitate engagement and leadership of currently incarcerated people | $10k |
| Ole Education Fund | Developing an inclusive democracy curriculum to empower justice-impacted residents and encouraging the civic engagement of formerly incarcer | $10k |
| Center for Community Alternatives Inc | Non-partisan activities related to the grantors educational campaign to advancesentencing reform in new york state. | $10k |
| Connecticut Justice Alliancesee | Provide education to the communities of connecticut regarding the youth and adult legal system, engage community members with an emphasis on | $10k |
| Texas Civil Rights Project | Provide education to the communities of texas regarding the state of texass youth justice system; engage community members with an emphasis | $8k |