Battered Women's Justice Project

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Owatonna, MN501(c)(3)Since 2013Mental HealthEIN 46-3584341Revenue $7.4M in FY2025

On file with the IRSbwjp.org121 W Bridge St, 55060-2917 · Owatonna, MNTax-exempt since May 2014Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Bwjp promotes systemic change with the civil and criminal Justice systems to ensure an effective and just response to victims and perpetrators of intimate partner violence and the children exposed to this violence.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
67¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 19 volunteers and 44 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
2 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $201K a year · 4% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 2 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
67%
of spending
Fine: 67% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$1.0M
to officers and key staff · 13% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 76% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 13% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.5 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $20K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$675K
26% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 26% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
12
of 12 voting members
Looks good: 12 of 12 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$7.4M
+40% vs prior year
Spent
$7.8M
To programs
67%
Net assets
$1.9M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$7.4M
FY2025▲ +40%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$2.7M
FY2021$3.7M
FY2022$3.4M
FY2023$7.0M
FY2024$5.2M
FY2025$7.4M
Expenses
$7.8M
FY2025▲ +31%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$2.7M
FY2021$3.6M
FY2022$3.4M
FY2023$4.7M
FY2024$5.9M
FY2025$7.8M
Net assets
$1.9M
FY2025-0.2%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$224K
FY2021$274K
FY2022$259K
FY2023$2.6M
FY2024$1.9M
FY2025$1.9M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending September 2025) · 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 May 2014.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

67 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 67% · $5.2M Management & general 26% · $2.0M Fundraising 7% · $512K

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

19 people listed on the 990; $1.0M paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Chief Executive Officer
$169,844Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Strategic Officer
$159,699Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Program Officer
$154,702Pt VII · Sec A
General Counsel
$146,447Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Operations
$139,965Pt VII · Sec A
$138,551Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Executive External Relations
$136,260Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Amy Sandfort Sanchez’s $170K as Chief Executive Officer is at the 76th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1683 $1–10M mental health 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 · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Amy Sandfort Sanchez$169,844$183,292$153,502$137,804$29,252—
Sujata Warrier$159,699$152,773$141,856$122,394$105,673—
Rebecca Henry$154,702$147,779————
Kenneth Noyes$146,447$130,275————
Maritza Fagin$139,965$135,531————
Monica Player$138,551$133,545$135,093———
Christina Jones$136,260$131,318$126,303———
Denise Gamache————$114,024$125,536

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

Helps victims of gender-based violence navigate justice systems safely.

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3 programs · $5.2M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Training & technical assistance-bwjp provides training and technical assistance on related topics under national technical assistance cooperative agreements with federal agencies. Current grant activities address: parenting arrangements in custody cases involving domestic violence; defense based work for criminalized survivors of…

$2.3Mprogram expense
02

Contracts for services-bwjp is available to provide training or consultations in our areas of expertise under contracts from local, state, military, or tribal jurisdictions, public agencies and organizations.

$1.9Mprogram expense
03

Resource centers-bwjp is the national resource center on civil and criminal justice responses to domestic violence. Services include technical assistance to victims and professionals in the field, training, policy analysis, publications, and consultation on promising policies and practices in the field.

$1.1Mprogram expense

Funders

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$20K
Grants paid · 7 grants · $1.6M · 2019–2021

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$7.4M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$6.4M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$868K
Other incomeLn 4–11$55K
Money outPt IX
$7.8M
Ln 25
Programscol B$5.2M
Managementcol C$2.0M
Fundraisingcol D$512K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.9M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.6M
Total assetsLn 16$2.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$675K
PeoplePt VI, VII
19
listed · VII A
PaidVII A7
Voting boardVI 1a12
IndependentVI 1b12
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$6.4M
Government grantsLn 1e$5.0M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$868K
Investment incomeLn 3$50K
Other incomeLn 4–11$55K
Total revenueLn 12$7.4M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$32K
SavingsLn 2$1.6M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.6M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Other assetsLn 15$45K
Total assetsLn 16$2.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$675K
Net assetsLn 32$1.9M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 544
VolunteersI 619
Fiscal year endsHeaderSeptember
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$1.9M$1.6M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0$0
Total assetsLn 16$2.5M$2.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$646K$675K
Net assetsLn 32$1.9M$1.9M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$9K$9K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$541K$349K$190K$2K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$3.9M$3.1M$476K$357K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$211K$211K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$745K$663K$81K
Payroll taxesLn 10$341K$341K
Legal feesLn 11b$45K$45K
Accounting feesLn 11c$258K$156K$75K$27K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$795K$436K$359K$600
Office expensesLn 13$66K$31K$27K$8K
Information technologyLn 14$147K$26K$114K$7K
OccupancyLn 16$62K$1K$61K
TravelLn 17$323K$268K$45K$10K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$234K$123K$99K$11K
InsuranceLn 23$39K$39K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$61K$44K$9K$9K
Total functional expensesLn 25$7.8M$5.2M$2.0M$512K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $7.4M$7.8M−$414K$1.9M 990 PDF
FY2024 $5.2M$5.9M−$697K$1.9M 990 PDF
FY2023 $7.0M$4.7M$2.3M$2.6M 990 PDF
FY2022 $3.4M$3.4M−$15K$259K 990 PDF
FY2021 $3.7M$3.6M$50K$274K 990 PDF
FY2020 $2.7M$2.7M−$35K$224K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $7,353,971 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $4,626,010$6,380,855
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $526,950$867,536
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $78,557$50,264
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $15,265$55,316
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $5,246,782$7,353,971
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$8,832
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $4,647,001$5,728,659
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,297,195$2,030,595
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $5,944,196$7,768,086
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$697,414−$414,115
Part VI · Governance 12 of 12 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body12
VI-1b Independent voting members12
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 $7,353,971 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$5,024,493
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,356,362
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$6,380,855
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $867,536$867,536
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $50,264$50,264
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $55,316$55,316
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $867,536 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $105,580$7,353,971
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $7,768,086 across 16 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $8,832$8,832
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $349,143 · Management $189,631 · Fundraising $2,017$540,791
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $3,058,005 · Management $476,370 · Fundraising $356,629$3,891,004
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsManagement $211,002$211,002
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $663,264 · Fundraising $81,262$744,526
IX-10 Payroll taxesManagement $341,336$341,336
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $45,458$45,458
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $155,897 · Management $75,235 · Fundraising $26,702$257,834
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $435,965 · Management $358,915 · Fundraising $600$795,480
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $30,560 · Management $26,937 · Fundraising $8,222$65,719
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $25,688 · Management $113,893 · Fundraising $7,220$146,801
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $1,457 · Management $60,657$62,114
IX-17 TravelPrograms $267,914 · Management $45,482 · Fundraising $9,662$323,058
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $123,460 · Management $99,139 · Fundraising $11,089$233,688
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $39,068$39,068
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $43,698 · Management $8,722 · Fundraising $8,955$61,375
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $5,209,341 · Management $2,046,387 · Fundraising $512,358$7,768,086
Part X · Balance sheet $2,549,857 assets, 16 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $275,264$31,851
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $1,602,523$1,617,991
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $166,689$422,803
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $376,942$359,246
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $10,300$72,753
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $0$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $93,604$45,213
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $2,525,322$2,549,857
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $548,682$599,220
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $2,578$30,000
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $94,840$45,525
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $646,100$674,745
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,810,472$1,377,492
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $68,750$497,620
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,879,222$1,875,112
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $2,525,322$2,549,857
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,875,112 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$7,353,971
XI-2 Total expenses$7,768,086
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$414,115
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,879,222
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$410,005
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,875,112

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