Aequitas' mission is to improve the quality of justice in intimate partner violence, sexual violence, stalking, and human trafficking cases by developing, evaluating, and refining prosecution practices that increase victim safety and offender accountability.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
89¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$1.1M paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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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 $69K a year · 2% 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
89%
of spending
Looks good: 89% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$1.1M
to officers and key staff · 26% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 26% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.2 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $300K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$757K
46% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 46% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
8
of 9 voting members
Looks good: 8 of 9 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$3.4M
+22% vs prior year
Spent
$4.3M
To programs
89%
Net assets
$894K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$3.4M
FY2025▲ +22%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$2.7M
FY2021$3.2M
FY2022$2.4M
FY2023$4.4M
FY2024$2.8M
FY2025$3.4M
Expenses
$4.3M
FY2025▲ +25%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$2.6M
FY2021$2.4M
FY2022$2.9M
FY2023$2.9M
FY2024$3.5M
FY2025$4.3M
Net assets
$894K
FY2025▼ -49%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$577K
FY2021$1.4M
FY2022$905K
FY2023$2.4M
FY2024$1.8M
FY2025$894K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 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 Mar 2015.

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Where the money goes

89 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 89% · $3.8M Management & general 11% · $467K Fundraising 0% · $146

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

15 people listed on the 990; $1.1M 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
$197,690Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Financial Officer
$179,062Pt VII · Sec A
Attorney Advisor
$169,576Pt VII · Sec A
Attorney Advisor
$160,568Pt VII · Sec A
Attorney Advisor
$154,384Pt VII · Sec A
Attorney Advisor
$140,525Pt VII · Sec A
Attorney Advisor
$135,875Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Jennifer Gentile Long’s $198K as Chief Executive Officer is at the 81st percentile of top reported officer pay among 3395 $1–10M education 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
Jennifer Gentile Long$197,690$186,572$157,589$152,306$147,683$138,905
Marta Holbrook$179,062$166,368$154,088$125,811$120,321—
John F Wilkinson$169,576$160,434$153,043$147,156$142,149$136,416
Chrsitina J Anderson$160,568$150,450————
Patricia D Powers$154,384$146,379$139,625$134,943$130,945$126,690
Christina J Anderson——$143,900$136,066$130,738$125,719
Jennifer Johnston$140,525——$106,718——
Louis Longhitano$135,875$124,473$121,134———

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

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Improves justice in violence cases through better prosecution for victim safety and offender accountability.

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3 programs · $3.6M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Innovative Prosecution Practices

Identify and sustain data-driven, research-based prosecution practices that enhance capacity and outcomes in community safety and promote multi- and intra-disciplinary collaboration to achieve fair, impartial and expeditious pursuits of justice; ensure safe communities; and promote integrity in the prosecution profession and coordination…

$1.5Mprogram expense
02

Human Trafficking and Exploitation

Continue to raise awareness of the dynamics and indicators of human trafficking and challenge prosecutors and allied professionals (including task forces) to reevaluate their approach to detecting, investigating, and prosecuting human trafficking crimes by providing technical assistance (E.G., conducting trauma-informed interviews…

$1.3Mprogram expense
03

Stalking

Ensure first responders and other allied professionals have the specialized knowledge to identify and respond to the crime of stalking by providing specialized training, and technical assistance on best and promising practices (E.G., identifying stalking within the context of intersecting crimes (E.G., intimate partner violence)…

$791Kprogram 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 · FY2023
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$300K
Grants paid · 10 grants · $343K · 2022–2024
The National White Collar Crime CenterVA · FY2024$71,292
Rti InternationalNC · FY2024$57,508
Unitemized GrantFY2024$19,130
The National White Collar Crime CenterVA · FY2024$13,470
Rti InternationalNC · FY2023$46,542
Unitemized GrantFY2023$20,516
Rti InternationalNC · FY2022$54,373

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$3.4M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$3.4M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$51K
Investment incomeLn 3$22K
Money outPt IX
$4.3M
Ln 25
Programscol B$3.8M
Managementcol C$467K
Fundraisingcol D$146
Owns and owesPt X
$894K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$788K
Total assetsLn 16$1.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$757K
PeoplePt VI, VII
15
listed · VII A
PaidVII A7
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b8
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$3.4M
Government grantsLn 1e$3.3M
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$24K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$51K
Investment incomeLn 3$22K
Other incomeLn 4–11$862
Total revenueLn 12$3.4M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$205K
SavingsLn 2$583K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$788K
Other assetsLn 15$460K
Total assetsLn 16$1.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$757K
Net assetsLn 32$894K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 515
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
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$1.5M$788K
Total assetsLn 16$2.1M$1.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$316K$757K
Net assetsLn 32$1.8M$894K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$188K$188K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$19K$19K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$425K$378K$46K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$1.9M$1.6M$292K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$80K$67K$12K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$224K$190K$33K
Payroll taxesLn 10$405K$378K$27K
Accounting feesLn 11c$4K$4K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$484K$484K$85
Office expensesLn 13$112K$101K$11K
Information technologyLn 14$15K$15K
OccupancyLn 16$91K$78K$12K
TravelLn 17$208K$202K$5K
InsuranceLn 23$35K$30K$5K$14
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$121K$116K$5K$132
Total functional expensesLn 25$4.3M$3.8M$467K$146

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $3.4M$4.3M−$869K$894K 990 PDF
FY2024 $2.8M$3.5M−$629K$1.8M 990 PDF
FY2023 $4.4M$2.9M$1.5M$2.4M 990 PDF
FY2022 $2.4M$2.9M−$448K$905K 990 PDF
FY2021 $3.2M$2.4M$776K$1.4M 990 PDF
FY2020 $2.7M$2.6M$96K$577K 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 $3,442,234 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $2,743,711$3,368,435
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $41,677$50,928
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $39,659$22,009
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $818$862
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $2,825,865$3,442,234
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $67,058$207,448
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $2,552,650$3,035,771
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $835,215$1,068,461
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $3,454,923$4,311,680
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$629,058−$869,446
Part VI · Governance 8 of 9 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9
VI-1b Independent voting members8
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 $3,442,234 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$23,750
VIII-1e Government grants$3,294,846
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$49,839
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$3,368,435
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $50,928$50,928
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $22,009$22,009
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $862$862
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $51,790 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $22,009$3,442,234
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $4,311,680 across 15 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $188,318$188,318
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $19,130$19,130
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $378,452 · Management $46,221$424,673
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $1,610,232 · Management $292,183$1,902,415
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $67,464 · Management $12,332$79,796
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $190,456 · Management $33,119$223,575
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $378,452 · Management $26,860$405,312
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $3,754$3,754
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $483,798 · Management $85$483,883
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $101,227 · Management $10,729$111,956
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $14,813$14,813
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $78,371 · Management $12,388$90,759
IX-17 TravelPrograms $202,241 · Management $5,327$207,568
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $30,162 · Management $4,768 · Fundraising $14$34,944
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $115,938 · Management $4,714 · Fundraising $132$120,784
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $3,844,241 · Management $467,293 · Fundraising $146$4,311,680
Part X · Balance sheet $1,650,265 assets, 14 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $294,718$204,658
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $1,206,995$583,400
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $435,578$360,526
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $26,336$18,946
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $20,234$22,433
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $95,536$460,302
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $2,079,397$1,650,265
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $219,109$361,016
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $97,305$395,712
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $316,414$756,728
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $270,690$375,276
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $1,492,293$518,261
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,762,983$893,537
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $2,079,397$1,650,265
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $893,537 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$3,442,234
XI-2 Total expenses$4,311,680
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$869,446
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,762,983
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$893,537

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