Ms. JD is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization dedicated to the success of aspiring and early career women lawyers. Ms. JD is governed by a volunteer Board of Directors comprised of practicing attorneys and community leaders and supported by a small group of independent contractors, one part-time staff member and two full-time staff members. Founded at Stanford Law School in 2006 by a group of female law students from Boalt Hall UC Berkeley, Cornell, Georgetown, Harvard, NYU, Stanford, UCLA, UT Austin, the University of Chicago, the University of Michigan, the University of Virginia, and Yale. Serving as a unique nexus between the profession and the pipeline of diverse attorneys, Ms. JD's online community provides a forum for dialogue, professional development, and networking among women lawyers and law students. Ms. JD celebrates women's achievements, addresses remaining challenges, and facilitates continued progress by bringing legal practitioners and law students together to share

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
72¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 150 volunteers and 5 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $42K a year · 7% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
72%
of spending
Fine: 72% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$153K
to officers and key staff · 18% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 18% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.0 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $12K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$102K
37% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 37% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
20
of 20 voting members
Looks good: 20 of 20 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$939K
+41% vs prior year
Spent
$861K
To programs
72%
Net assets
$176K
By yearFY2019–FY2025
Revenue
$939K
FY2025▲ +41%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2019$296K
FY2020$151K
FY2021$466K
FY2022$478K
FY2023$773K
FY2024$666K
FY2025$939K
Expenses
$861K
FY2025▲ +25%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2019$191K
FY2020Not on file
FY2021$308K
FY2022$536K
FY2023$786K
FY2024$686K
FY2025$861K
Net assets
$176K
FY2025▲ +80%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2019$141K
FY2020$32K
FY2021$190K
FY2022$132K
FY2023$119K
FY2024$98K
FY2025$176K

From the FY2025 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Nov 2006.

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Where the money goes

72 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 72% · $623K Management & general 16% · $139K Fundraising 11% · $98K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

21 people listed on the 990; $153K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$152,914Pt VII · Sec A
Director
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Director
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Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Francesca D Allison’s $153K as CEO is at the 92nd percentile of top reported officer pay among 1031 $100K–1M civil rights & advocacy nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 4 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Francesca D Allison$152,914$118,280$115,000$90,833$70,417$69,550
Danielle Allison——————
Kayren Segall——$38,133$7,675——
Krista Selnau Camarda Past Chair—$24,000————

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

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Supports women law students and lawyers through community, advice, and mentorship.

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3 programs · $525K · in their own filed words · FY2025
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Laddher Up

LadderHer Up is more than a retreat - it is a launchpad for early-career attorneys to connect with one another and learn from those who have climbed ahead. Together, we build community, expand our networks, and rise - one rung at a time.

$379Kprogram expense
02

Determined to Rise

Determined to Rise is a free, one-day academy in law and leadership for middle school students grades 6-8, featuring fun workshops, interactive activities, and the chance to meet real law students, attorneys, and lawmakers.

$95Kprogram expense
03

Public Interest Scholarship

The Ms. JD Scholarship program provides a stipend to students as they pursue careers in public interest and civil rights law. Ms. JD aims to award scholarships to applicants who will become leaders in the public interest and civil rights community and who will follow through on a plan to pursue public interest and civil rights career…

$51Kprogram expense

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Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$12K
Grants paid · 6 grants · $75K · 2019–2025
Unitemized GrantFY2025$19,000
Unitemized GrantFY2024$9,438
Unitemized GrantFY2023$6,850
Unitemized GrantFY2022$10,000
Unitemized GrantFY2021$22,400
Unitemized GrantFY2019$7,000

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$939K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$750K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$409K
Investment incomeLn 3$1K
Money outPt IX
$861K
Ln 25
Programscol B$623K
Managementcol C$139K
Fundraisingcol D$98K
Owns and owesPt X
$176K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$143K
Total assetsLn 16$279K
LiabilitiesLn 26$102K
PeoplePt VI, VII
21
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a20
IndependentVI 1b20
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$750K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$270K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$409K
Investment incomeLn 3$1K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$939K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$87K
SavingsLn 2$56K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$143K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$279K
LiabilitiesLn 26$102K
Net assetsLn 32$176K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 55
VolunteersI 6150
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$127K$143K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Total assetsLn 16$300K$279K
LiabilitiesLn 26$202K$102K
Net assetsLn 32$98K$176K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$19K$19K
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$124K$52K$36K$35K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$146K$133K$2K$11K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$21K$15K$3K$4K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$5K$5K$299
Accounting feesLn 11c$47K$47K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$124K$86K$21K$17K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$5K$546$4K$845
Office expensesLn 13$39K$24K$9K$6K
Information technologyLn 14$48K$33K$7K$8K
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$0
TravelLn 17$54K$41K$1K$12K
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$195K$194K$134$39
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0
InsuranceLn 23$3K$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$31K$20K$6K$5K
All other expensesLn 24e$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$861K$623K$139K$98K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $939K$861K$79K$176K 990 PDF
FY2024 $666K$686K−$20K$98K 990 PDF
FY2023 $773K$786K−$13K$119K 990 PDF
FY2022 $478K$536K−$58K$132K 990 PDF
FY2021 $466K$308K$158K$190K 990 PDF
FY2020 $151K$32K 990 PDF
FY2019 $296K$191K$105K$141K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support J · Pay O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $939,367 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $369,378$749,910
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $401,755$409,365
I-10 Investment income$1,280
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$105,094−$221,188
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $666,039$939,367
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $9,438$19,000
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $276,994$290,639
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $399,861$551,169
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $686,293$860,808
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$20,254$78,559
Part VI · Governance 20 of 20 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body20
VI-1b Independent voting members20
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $939,367 across 10 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$270,317
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$479,593
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$749,910
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $409,365$409,365
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $1,280$1,280
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events−$221,188
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $410,645$939,367
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $860,808 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $19,000$19,000
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $52,464 · Management $36,243 · Fundraising $34,794$123,501
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $132,838 · Management $1,712 · Fundraising $11,414$145,964
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefits$0
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $14,600 · Management $2,962 · Fundraising $3,612$21,174
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $5,000 · Management $299$5,299
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $47,150$47,150
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $85,770 · Management $21,098 · Fundraising $17,144$124,012
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $546 · Management $3,566 · Fundraising $845$4,957
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $23,797 · Management $8,743 · Fundraising $6,352$38,892
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $33,173 · Management $6,887 · Fundraising $7,709$47,769
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 Occupancy$0
IX-17 TravelPrograms $41,331 · Management $1,006 · Fundraising $11,746$54,083
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $194,452 · Management $134 · Fundraising $39$194,625
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$0
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $3,351$3,351
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $20,474 · Management $5,806 · Fundraising $4,751$31,031
IX-24e All other expenses$0
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $623,445 · Management $138,957 · Fundraising $98,406$860,808
Part X · Balance sheet $278,524 assets, 20 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $127,124$86,887
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$56,280
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $134,621$86,200
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $37,992$49,157
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, net$0
X-11 Publicly traded securities$0
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assets$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $299,737$278,524
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $20,111$18,839
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $182,000$83,500
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $202,111$102,339
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $42,626$121,185
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $55,000$55,000
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $97,626$176,185
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $299,737$278,524
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $176,185 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$939,367
XI-2 Total expenses$860,808
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$78,559
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$97,626
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$176,185

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