Hudson Link for Higher Education in Prison

The Hudson Link for Higher Education in Prison is a community organization that provides education opportunities for those who are currently or were formerly incarcerated. 1

At-A-Glance

Issue Areas: Education Policy
Website: hudsonlink.org
Formation:

1998

Location: Ossining, NY View on map
Tax ID: 13-4132348
Most Recent Filing: 2024
Budget (2024): Assets: $8,556,886 Revenue: $5,735,211 Expenses: $5,265,245

The Hudson Link for Higher Education in Prison is a community organization that provides education opportunities for those who are currently or were formerly incarcerated. 1

Financial Statistics

Total Assets

Total Revenue

Total Expenses

YearTotal AssetsTotal RevenueTotal ExpensesFiling
2024 $8,556,886 $5,735,211 $5,265,245 View
2023 $7,973,983 $5,774,802 $5,100,698 View
2022 $7,003,904 $3,524,068 $3,627,284 View
2021 $6,842,346 $4,198,987 $2,505,726 View
2020 $4,541,779 $4,132,247 $2,227,556 View

Prior year filings: 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011

Revenue Detail

Expenses Detail

Employee Compensation

  • Number of Employees: 25

Highest Earning Employees

EmployeeTitleTotal Compensation
Sean PicaEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR$227,583
Lila C McDowellDEPUTY DIRECTOR$209,226
Joel JimenezPROGRAM DIRECTOR$142,607
Eldredge A BlalockDEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR$105,160

Grant Activity

All-time grants received statistics from Candid dataset:

  • Total Grant Value: $24,562,335
  • Number of Grants: 533
  • Number of Funders: 144

Selection of highest value grants received from the last seven years:

AmountYearFunderSubject
$1,500,0002024 The Andrew W. Mellon Foundationto continue support of higher education in prison programs
$1,200,0002020 The Andrew W. Mellon FoundationTo renew support for the coordination of higher education programs and student support at correctional facilities throughout the Hudson Valley
$1,000,0002023 The Kohlberg Foundation Inc2023 NEW BEGINNINGS, FINISH LINE, PERMANENT RESERVE FUND
$750,0002023 Ascendium Education Group, Inc.This grant supports Hudson Link for Higher Education in Prison Inc in expanding its programming to more students transitioning from in-prison to free-world postsecondary education. It will also enable Hudson Link to engage in a formative evaluation to improve its services and share lessons learned with other program operators.
$563,4862020 Stand Together FoundationGeneral Operating
$500,0002023 Affinity Legacy IncCOMMUNITY GRANT PROGRAM
$451,5002024 Vanguard CharitableFOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
$450,0002022 The Kohlberg Foundation IncPURCHASE OF HOUSE #4
$435,2802023 Ascendium Education Solutions IncFinish Line Travel Grant – National College Attainment Network 2023 National Conference Sponsorship, Rise Up Conference 2023
$400,5002023 Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift FundFor grant recipient's exempt purposes
$358,7502024 Ascendium Education Solutions IncGrant, Identifying and Scaling Programmatic Technical Assistance Resources in Higher Education in Prison Travel Grant – Higher Education in Prison Grantee Convening AL Sponsorship, Rise Up Conference 2024, 9/9-9/11/24
$350,0002022 The Kohlberg Foundation IncPILOT PROGRAM FOR COMMUNITY COLLEGE FINISH LINE SCHOLARSHIPS HUDSON LINK AND HOUR CHILDREN
$325,0002024 Ascendium Education Group, Inc.This grant supports Hudson Link for Higher Education in Prison, Inc., in refining, expanding, and packaging the Hudson Link Employer Toolkit. This toolkit contributes to the field by sharing guidance and resources related to Fair Chance hiring policies and practices that can be used by employers, reentry organizations, campus-based career services staff, colleges and universities, and programs to promote the successful reentry and workforce success of formerly incarcerated students and graduates.
$300,0002023 The Andrew W. Mellon Foundationto support the annual Rise Up Conference for Higher Education in Prison
$285,6502022 Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift FundFor grant recipient's exempt purposes
$259,6502021 Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift FundFor grant recipient's exempt purposes
$250,0002024 The Kohlberg Foundation Inc2024 NEW BEGINNINGS, FINISH LINE AND PERMANENT RESERVE FUND
$250,0002022 Tenacre FoundationPRISON REFORM
$250,0002022 The Kohlberg Foundation IncNEW BEGINNINGS PROGRAM SUPPORT
$250,0002022 Lone Pine Foundation IncGeneral Operating Support
$250,0002021 Lone Pine Foundation IncGeneral OperatingSupport
$250,0002020 Lone Pine Foundation IncGeneral operating support
$200,0002022 Tiger FoundationGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
$200,0002021 Tiger FoundationGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
$200,0002020 Tiger FoundationGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT

References

1. “About Us.” Hudson Link for Higher Education in Prison, Accessed March 17, 2023. https://hudsonlink.org/about/