Organizations Filed Purposes:
TO EXHORT AND SERVE THE BODY OF CHRIST IN PRISONS AND IN THE COMMUNITY IN ITS MINISTRY TO PRISONERS, EX-PRISONERS, VICTIMS AND THEIR FAMILIES; AND IN ITS ADVANCEMENT OF BIBLICAL STANDARDS OF JUSTICE IN THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM.
TO TRANSFORM THE LIVES OF PRISONERS, THEIR FAMILIES, AND VICTIMS THROUGH A GLOBAL NETWORK OF MINISTRY PARTNERS.
PRISON PROGRAMS: MANY COUNTRIES IN THE WORLD FACE A GROWING CRISIS. MILLIONS OF PRISONERS ARE CRAMMED INTO DENSELY CROWDED PRISONS. 95% OF THESE MEN AND WOMEN WILL ONE DAY BE RELEASED BACK INTO SOCIETY. MANY WANT TO CHANGE. YET AN ESTIMATED 70% WILL COMMIT NEW CRIMES AND RETURN TO PRISON WITHIN THREE YEARS. THEY ARE BROKEN, MARGINALIZED AND HIDDEN AWAY FROM SOCIETY. PRISONERS AROUND THE WORLD SUFFER FROM INHUMANE LIVING CONDITIONS AND BROKEN JUSTICE SYSTEMS. THEY ENDURE SPIRITUAL EMPTINESS AND DESPAIR, OVERCROWDED AND UNHEALTHY LIVING CONDITIONS, DIRTY UNSAFE WATER, HUNGER AND MALNUTRITION, LITTLE OR NO MEDICAL ATTENTION FOR THE SICK AND LACK OF LEGAL KNOWLEDGE OR DUE PROCESS. IT IS NOT JUST THE PRISONERS WHO ARE TRAUMATIZED BY INCARCERATION. THEIR FAMILIES, ESPECIALLY THE CHILDREN OF PRISONERS, ARE ALSO CAUGHT IN A CYCLE OF POVERTY AND DESPAIR THAT CAN REPEAT FOR GENERATIONS. PRISON FELLOWSHIP INTERNATIONAL IS UNIQUELY POSITIONED TO ADDRESS THE GROWING CRISIS. THROUGH THIS PROGRAM AIMED AT SPREADING THE GOSPEL, COMBATTING UNJUST CONDITIONS, AND RESTORING JUSTICE, WE ARE READY TO IMPLEMENT A LASTING SOLUTION. THE SYCAMORE TREE PROJECT: JUSTICE AND PEACE HELPS REPAIR THE HARM CAUSED BY CRIME BY BRINGING TOGETHER VICTIMS AND PRISONERS TO DISCUSS ISSUES RELATED TO CRIME AND ITS CONSEQUENCES. THIS PROGRAM CAN HAVE PROFOUND EFFECTS ON BOTH VICTIMS AND OFFENDERS. USING A CURRICULUM, PREPARED BY PRISON FELLOWSHIP INTERNATIONAL AND BASED ON THE BOOK OF LUKE, A FACILITATOR LEADS PARTICIPANTS TO CONSIDER CONCEPTS OF RESPONSIBILITY, CONFESSION, REPENTANCE, FORGIVENESS, AMENDS, AND RECONCILIATION IN THE CONTEXT OF CRIME AND JUSTICE. OFFENDERS CONFRONT MANY FOR THE FIRST TIME THE HARM THEIR ACTIONS HAVE HAD ON OTHER PEOPLE. AND MANY VICTIMS HAVE REPORTED RECEIVING A MEASURE OF HEALING. STUDIES HAVE SHOWN THAT OFFENDERS WHO GO THROUGH THE SYCAMORE TREE PROJECT (STP) HAVE SIGNIFICANT CHANGES IN ATTITUDES THAT MAKE IT LESS LIKELY THEY WILL REOFFEND ONCE RELEASED.
CHILDREN OF PRISONERS PROGRAM: MILLIONS OF GIRLS AND BOYS AROUND THE WORLD HAVE LOST ONE OR BOTH PARENTS TO IMPRISONMENT. THEY ARE INNOCENT VICTIMS OF CRIME. ONE MILLION OF THEM HAVE NO SAFE PLACE TO LIVE AND LACK FOOD, MEDICAL CARE, EDUCATION, AND SPIRITUAL NURTURE. THESE FORGOTTEN CHILDREN MUST FEND FOR THEMSELVES ON THE STREETS. TENS OF THOUSANDS OF OTHERS GROW UP INSIDE PRISONS IN HORRID CONDITIONS WITH THEIR PARENTS BECAUSE THEY HAVE NOWHERE ELSE TO LIVE. THEY ARE EXPLOITED, SUBJECT TO PHYSICAL AND EMOTIONAL ABUSE, STIGMATIZED, AND UNABLE TO THRIVE. CHILDREN OF PRISONERS ARE ALSO FAR MORE LIKELY TO END UP IN PRISON AS ADULTS THAN THOSE WHOSE PARENTS NEVER SERVED TIME. IN AN EFFORT TO BREAK THIS CYCLE, PFI PROVIDES THE FOLLOWING TO THE 4,000 CHILDREN OF PRISONERS ENROLLED IN THIS PROGRAM: THE GOSPEL MESSAGE AND BIBLES, FOOD AND CLOTHING, MEDICAL CARE, JOB PLACEMENT AND TRAINING, VICTIM-OFFENDER RECONCILIATION PROGRAMS, AND MORE.
MINISTRY SERVICES AND DEVELOPMENT: ESTABLISHING AND DEVELOPING EFFECTIVE NATIONAL PRISON FELLOWSHIP MINISTRIES THROUGH ON-SITE ASSISTANCE, CONSULTATION, AND TECHNICAL SUPPORT PROVIDED BY GENERAL SECRETARIAT STAFF, REGIONAL MINISTRY DEVELOPMENT SPECIALISTS, REGIONAL DIRECTORS AND REGIONAL SERVICE TEAMS. SUPPORTING INTERNATIONAL PRISON FELLOWSHIP MINISTRIES INCLUDING BOARD AND STAFF DEVELOPMENT, TRAINING, PROGRAM PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTATION, STRATEGIC DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS, MATERIAL AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, MINISTRY PROMOTION, AND RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| David Van Patten | COO | 37.5 | $186,820 |
| Wendy Roldan | VP, FINANCE & ADMIN | 37.5 | $162,554 |
| Ruth Chodniewicz | SR. DIRECTOR, SPONSOR ACQUISITION | 37.5 | $106,444 |
| Andy Corley | PRESIDENT | 37.5 | $0 |
| Frances Wilson | DIRECTOR | 1.5 | $0 |
| Symphorien Toi | DIRECTOR | 1.5 | $0 |
| Greg Pennoyer | DIRECTOR | 1.5 | $0 |
| Bob Milligan | DIRECTOR | 1.5 | $0 |
| Tom Mccabe | DIRECTOR | 1.5 | $0 |
| Jack Kiervin | DIRECTOR | 1.5 | $0 |
| Lacides Hernandez | DIRECTOR | 1.5 | $0 |
| Marcus Witzke | TREASURER | 1.5 | $0 |
| Idah Drameh | VICE CHAIR | 1.5 | $0 |
| Thomas Mccallie Iii | INTERIM CHAIR FROM 03/2019 | 1.5 | $0 |
| Ian Elliott | CHAIR UNTIL 01/2019 | 1.5 | $0 |
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