Is it real?
Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in May 2012.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File
Where the money goes
89 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
13 people listed on the 990; $96K paid to officers and key staff.
Bruce Strom’s $54K as CEO is at the 4th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1147 $1–10M crime & legal 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII
| Name | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | FY2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bruce Strom | $54,381 | $44,563 | $47,086 | $45,514 | $34,015 | $52,802 |
| Amy Schauble | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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
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
Provides legal aid and spiritual support to neighbors in need.
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Gospel Justice Initiative Program
In 2018 the organization added 18 legal aid site locations. The organization conducted its third national training conference with 100 attendees. Regular training and service assistance offered to 81 centers enabling them to serve more than 19,000 low-income clients in need of legal assistance.
Administer Justice Program
In 2018 administer justice conducted appointments, privided legal advice, document coaching, representation in court, and financial counseling services. Individuals were provided extended representation by a staff or pro bono attorney. Additionally, individuals benefitted from educational workshops.
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Who pays for it.
From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.
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By the numbers
The FY2018 990, line by line.
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| Line | Start FY18 | End FY18 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash and savingsLn 1–2 | $217K | $272K |
| Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c | $0 | $204K |
| Total assetsLn 16 | $217K | $478K |
| LiabilitiesLn 26 | $1K | $2K |
| Net assetsLn 32 | $216K | $476K |
| Line | Total | Programs | Management | Fundraising |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5 | $66K | $66K | ||
| Other salaries and wagesLn 7 | $106K | $94K | $12K | |
| Other employee benefitsLn 9 | $2K | $2K | ||
| Payroll taxesLn 10 | $9K | $8K | $604 | |
| Accounting feesLn 11c | $5K | $5K | ||
| Advertising and promotionLn 12 | $706 | $706 | ||
| Office expensesLn 13 | $7K | $7K | $199 | |
| Information technologyLn 14 | $7K | $7K | ||
| OccupancyLn 16 | $46K | $46K | ||
| TravelLn 17 | $3K | $3K | ||
| Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19 | $39K | $36K | $3K | |
| InsuranceLn 23 | $4K | $3K | $347 | $266 |
| Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24 | $171K | $141K | $30K | |
| All other expensesLn 24e | $19K | $19K | ||
| Total functional expensesLn 25 | $484K | $433K | $21K | $30K |
Filing history
| Year | Money in | Money out | In minus out | Net assets | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 Latest | $1.3M | $1.5M | −$176K | $1.8M | 990 PDF |
| FY2024 | $1.2M | $1.4M | −$147K | $2.0M | 990 PDF |
| FY2023 | $1.1M | $1.4M | −$292K | $2.1M | 990 PDF |
| FY2022 | $1.2M | $1.3M | −$32K | $2.4M | 990 PDF |
| FY2021 | $3.1M | $1.2M | $1.9M | $2.8M | 990 PDF |
| FY2020 | $1.0M | $874K | $151K | $756K | 990 PDF |
| FY2019 | Not on file | ||||
| FY2018 Viewing | $744K | $484K | $260K | $476K | 990 PDF |
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Schedules filed Part IV
See the full FY2018 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $743,949 revenue, 12 lines filed
Part VI · Governance 12 of 13 board members independent, no flags
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $743,949 across 10 lines filed
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $484,161 across 14 lines filed
Part X · Balance sheet $477,528 assets, 8 lines filed
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $475,907 net assets at year end
Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2018 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File
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