Is it real?
Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing we have: FY2022. IRS ruling in Nov 2010.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File
Where the money goes
77 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.
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
12 people listed on the 990; $104K paid to officers and key staff (Part VII, Section A).
S Courtney Walton’s $12K as Executive Director is at the 24th percentile of top reported officer pay among 239 <$100K 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 · 5 named individuals · Part VII
| Name | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | FY2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melissa Rodezno-Patrino | — | $58,183 | $100,325 | $94,500 |
| S Courtney Walton | $11,973 | $28,334 | — | — |
| Walid Afifi | — | — | $3,296 | $300 |
| Jack Rivas | — | — | — | $1,250 |
| Jean Alexander | — | — | — | $1,000 |
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.
See Just Communities Central Coast executive salaries →Questions the 990 asks
The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.
- Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
- Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Programs and updates
Builds leadership and fosters change to dismantle prejudice, discrimination, and oppression.
Questions for Just Communities Central Coast
Your first name shows with your question. Just Communities Central Coast answers here, for everyone.
Community programs just communities programs are focused on uplifting youth, families, and educators to be the strong, vocal, and active members of their community. We support them in amplifying their efforts and leading alongside them to create impactful and sustainable systemic change.
Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2020. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 27-1540620) · Dispute this lineCustom training just communities works with community members, nonprofits, organizations, and businesses both locally and across the country to develop customized training and consultation workshops tailored to the specific needs of our clients.
Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2020. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 27-1540620) · Dispute this lineLanguage justice at just communities, language justice is about building and sustaining multilingual spaces in our organizations and social movements so that everyone's voice and lived experience can be heard both as an individual and as part of a diversity of communities and cultures.
Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2020. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 27-1540620) · Dispute this lineFunders
Who pays for it.
From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.
Grants
By the numbers
The FY2021 990, line by line.
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| Line | Start FY21 | End FY21 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash and savingsLn 1–2 | $318K | $228K |
| InvestmentsLn 11–13 | $42K | $42K |
| Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c | $4K | $3K |
| Total assetsLn 16 | $450K | $499K |
| LiabilitiesLn 26 | $185K | $267K |
| Net assetsLn 32 | $265K | $232K |
| Line | Total | Programs | Management | Fundraising |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Ln 5 | $100K | $60K | $25K | $15K |
| Other salaries and wagesLn 7 | $265K | $115K | $80K | $71K |
| Pension plan contributionsLn 8 | $844 | $404 | $242 | $198 |
| Other employee benefitsLn 9 | $29K | $14K | $8K | $7K |
| Payroll taxesLn 10 | $29K | $14K | $8K | $7K |
| Accounting feesLn 11c | $21K | $21K | ||
| Other fees for servicesLn 11g | $44K | $335 | $39K | $4K |
| Advertising and promotionLn 12 | $5K | $5K | ||
| Office expensesLn 13 | $35K | $26K | $6K | $3K |
| OccupancyLn 16 | $45K | $35K | $10K | |
| TravelLn 17 | $378 | $374 | $4 | |
| Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19 | $5K | $320 | $5K | $87 |
| Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22 | $1K | $1K | ||
| InsuranceLn 23 | $22K | $17K | $5K | |
| Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24 | $810K | $805K | $2K | $3K |
| All other expensesLn 24e | $1K | $847 | $279 | |
| Total functional expensesLn 25 | $1.4M | $1.1M | $211K | $116K |
Filing history
| Year | Money in | Money out | In minus out | Net assets | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 LatestFiled with the IRS May 15, 2024 | $16K | $110K | −$94K | $7K | 990 PDF |
| FY2022Filed with the IRS May 15, 2023 | $507K | $595K | −$88K | $101K | 990 PDF |
| FY2021 ViewingFiled with the IRS May 16, 2022 | $1.4M | $1.4M | −$33K | $232K | 990 PDF |
| FY2020Filed with the IRS May 17, 2021 | $1.2M | $1.2M | $29K | $265K | 990 PDF |
Schedules filed Part IV
See the full FY2021 990
Part I · Summary $1,381,359 revenue, 12 lines filed
Part VI · Governance 6 of 6 board members independent, no flags
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,381,359 across 6 lines filed
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,414,639 across 16 lines filed
Part X · Balance sheet $498,509 assets, 13 lines filed
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $231,863 net assets at year end
Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2021 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File
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