Justice for Nc EIN 45-2294710 Form 990 (PDF) Claim this org

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Promotes North Carolina's public education through research, events, and information sharing. For fiscal year 2025 it reported $2.0M in revenue, $2.1M in expenses, and $995 in net assets.Pt I

Type
Membership association · Education
Location
Raleigh, NC
Filings
5 on file (2021–2025)
Revenue
$2.0MFY2025
Expenses
$2.1M
Net assets
$995
People
2
Filings
5
Updates
0
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EIN  45-2294710 Membership association Raleigh, NC
Form 990 (PDF)
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Figures match the IRS filing checked 9/4/26 · see original: IRS
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Size
$1–10M
What they do
Promotes North Carolina's public education through research, events, and information sharing.
Leadership
J Laurenz · Board Director
Money in and out
$2.0M revenue, $2.1M expenses
Bottom line
-2% operating surplus
Membership & operating revenue · FY2025
Total revenue
$2.0M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$2.1M
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$995
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): −$47K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.94 Management & general $0.06
Operating surplus
-2%
revenue over expenses▲ +84% vs prior filing year
Earned revenue
0%
of revenue from program services & dues
Payroll share
0%
of spending is salaries & benefits

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2025 · Form 990
Revenue
$2.0M
FY2025▲ ×15
Expenses
$2.1M
FY2025▼ -48%
Total assets
$995
FY2025▼ -99%
Total liabilities
$0
FY2025
Total revenue
$2.0M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$2.1M
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$995
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$47K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$995
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B94%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 32
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 42

Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CJustice for Nc
EINHdr · item D45-2294710
Principal addressHdr · item CRaleigh, NC
WebsiteHdr · item Jnone reported
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MNC
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(4) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFEducation (B01)
Ruling yearIRS BMFJan 2013

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a2
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b2
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aNo
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Board Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Director and Secretary/Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $1.9M of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
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Fair Courts

Justice For NC conducted research, and disseminated accurate and timely information concerning NC's Justice system. Justice For NC contributed grants to organizations for their work in educating and engaging voters on issues important to North Carolinians.

$1.9Mprogram expense

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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants100%$2.0M
Total revenueLn 12$2.0M

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.94 Management & general $0.06
Program services94%$1.9M
Management & general6%$122K
Total functional expensesLn 25$2.1M

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$995
Total assetsLn 16$995
Total liabilitiesLn 26$0
Total net assetsLn 32$995
Months of cash on handcomputed0.0

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2025 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $995 · Operating expenses/yr $2.1M
0.0 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $1.9M · Total expenses $2.1M
94%
Management & General
Management & general $122K · Total expenses $2.1M
6%
Fundraising
Fundraising $0 · Total expenses $2.1M
0%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (2-yr avg) $0 · Solicited contributions (2-yr avg) $3.0M
Solicited contributions below reporting floor
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $2.0M · Total revenue $2.0M
100%
Government reliance
Government grants $0 · Total revenue $2.0M
0%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $2.0M
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $0 · Total revenue $2.0M
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $2.1M
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $2.0M · Prior year $135K
×15
Revenue CAGR
FY2020 $1.6M · FY2024 $2.0M
+6%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $995 · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $2.0M · Expenses $2.1M
-2%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $995
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $995 · Total assets $995
100%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $0 · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) $0 · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $995
0%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual J Laurenz · Reported title Board Director · Highest reported compensation $0 · Total expenses $2.1M
0%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $0 · Total expenses $2.1M
0%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 94%
Overhead ratio 6%
Fundraising cost ratio 0%
Revenue growth ×15
Investment management fee ratio 0%
Legal fee ratio 0%
Accounting fee ratio 0.2%
Fundraising fee ratio 0%

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$2.1M
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Grants paid · 13 grants · $4.7M · 2020–2024
Rally NcNC · FY2024$120,000
Progress North CarolinaNC · FY2024$100,000
Real Facts NcNC · FY2022$2,700,000
North Carolina Families FirstFY2022$600,000
BlackpacFY2022$250,000
North Carolina VoicesNC · FY2022$21,000
North Carolina Families FirstFY2020$620,000
Conservation Votes PacFY2020$15,000
Southern Vision AllianceNC · FY2020$12,000

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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2025 (Latest)$2.0M revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$135K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$3.9M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$264K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$1.6M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2025IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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