Transformative Justice Coalition FY2024 filing

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Washington, DC501(c)(3)Since 2015Civil Rights & AdvocacyEIN 47-4418013Revenue $799K in FY2024

On file with the IRStjcoalition.org1816 12th Street Nw Suite 410, 20009-4422 · Washington, DCTax-exempt since Apr 2016Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Systematic change that achieves racial Justice, gender, economic and social Justice and human rights through public education and engagement initiatives that attend equally to hearts and minds as well as the social systems and structures in which they exist

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
81¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$664K 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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FY2024 · 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 7
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $36K a year · 2% of revenue · last 7 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 7 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 7 filings
Spent on programs
81%
of spending
Looks good: 81% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$664K
to officers and key staff · 31% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 31% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.9 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
9
named funders · $620K
Looks good: 9 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$21K
6% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 6% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
11
of 11 voting members
Looks good: 11 of 11 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$799K
-76% vs prior year
Spent
$2.1M
To programs
81%
Net assets
$322K
By yearFY2019–FY2025
Revenue
$799K
FY2024▼ -76%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2019$151K
FY2020$656K
FY2021$2.4M
FY2022$3.6M
FY2023$3.4M
FY2024$799K
FY2025$546K
Expenses
$2.1M
FY2024▼ -38%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2019$158K
FY2020$399K
FY2021$1.8M
FY2022$2.8M
FY2023$3.4M
FY2024$2.1M
FY2025$710K
Net assets
$322K
FY2024▼ -80%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2019−$128K
FY2020$128K
FY2021$772K
FY2022$1.6M
FY2023$1.6M
FY2024$322K
FY2025$15K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Apr 2016.

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

Where the money goes

81 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 81% · $1.7M Management & general 15% · $323K Fundraising 4% · $77K

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; $664K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$261,500Pt VII · Sec A
Chair and General Counsel
$261,500Pt VII · Sec A
Key Employee
$141,198Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Daryl Jones’s $133K as Chair and General Counsel is at the 87th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1031 $100K–1M 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 · 4 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Barbara R Arnwine ESQ$80,946$261,500$296,916$248,958$98,532$30,000
Daryl Jones$132,771$261,500$296,916$245,625$111,542—
Lynn Whitfield—$141,198$130,031$128,124—$29,167
Brian McCoy——$80,000—$2,000—

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.

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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

Promotes racial, gender, economic, and social justice through public education and engagement.

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3 programs · $1.7M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

The democracy and voting rights project is dedicated to informed civil engagement and equal voting rights for all regardless of race, gender, disability, youth, ethnicity, esl, and income. TJC will use the voting rights map of shame, developed by its president in 2011, to inform the public of threats to our democracy, how to protect…

$1.3Mprogram expense
02

Criminal Justice

Conducted community education in brunswick, georgia regarding the #justiceforahmaud to educate the national public about the lingering challenge of stopping hate crimes by holding perpetrators accountable through the criminal justice system.

$274Kprogram expense
03

Igniting Change

A weekly radio show which provides provocative and empowering information and discussion designed to ignite change and inspire action achieving racial justice, social justice and equality. Listeners are engaged, challenged and equipped as activists in realizing a more just and equal society.

$104Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
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By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$799K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$780K
Investment incomeLn 3$19K
Money outPt IX
$2.1M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.7M
Managementcol C$323K
Fundraisingcol D$77K
Owns and owesPt X
$322K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$335K
Total assetsLn 16$343K
LiabilitiesLn 26$21K
PeoplePt VI, VII
12
listed · VII A
PaidVII A3
Voting boardVI 1a11
IndependentVI 1b11
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$780K
Investment incomeLn 3$19K
Gains on assetsLn 7$8
Total revenueLn 12$799K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$187K
SavingsLn 2$149K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$335K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$8K
Total assetsLn 16$343K
LiabilitiesLn 26$21K
Net assetsLn 32$322K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 53
VolunteersI 62,100
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.6M$335K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$15K$8K
Total assetsLn 16$1.6M$343K
LiabilitiesLn 26$14K$21K
Net assetsLn 32$1.6M$322K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$749K$528K$184K$37K
Payroll taxesLn 10$50K$30K$17K$2K
Legal feesLn 11b$6K$6K
Accounting feesLn 11c$20K$20K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$285K$237K$17K$31K
Office expensesLn 13$4K$4K
Information technologyLn 14$32K$32K
OccupancyLn 16$12K$9K$1K$1K
TravelLn 17$138K$138K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$45K$40K$4K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$6K$6K
InsuranceLn 23$9K$9K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$675K$675K
All other expensesLn 24e$93K$68K$21K$4K
Total functional expensesLn 25$2.1M$1.7M$323K$77K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $546K$710K−$164K$15K 990 PDF
FY2024 Viewing $799K$2.1M−$1.3M$322K 990 PDF
FY2023 $3.4M$3.4M−$24K$1.6M 990 PDF
FY2022 $3.6M$2.8M$869K$1.6M 990 PDF
FY2021 $2.4M$1.8M$643K$772K 990 PDF
FY2020 $656K$399K$256K$128K 990 PDF
FY2019 $151K$158K−$7K−$128K 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 FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $798,900 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $3,203,473$780,303
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $90,806$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $94,104$18,597
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $3,388,383$798,900
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $845,048$799,035
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $2,566,964$1,324,823
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $3,412,012$2,123,858
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$23,629−$1,324,958
Part VI · Governance 11 of 11 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body11
VI-1b Independent voting members11
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $798,900 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$780,303
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$780,303
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $18,589$18,589
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $8$8
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $18,597 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$798,900
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $2,123,858 across 14 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $527,510 · Management $184,228 · Fundraising $37,460$749,198
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $29,902 · Management $17,443 · Fundraising $2,492$49,837
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $6,397$6,397
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $19,907$19,907
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $236,622 · Management $17,105 · Fundraising $31,360$285,087
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $4,307$4,307
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $31,722$31,722
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $9,333 · Management $1,181 · Fundraising $1,300$11,814
IX-17 TravelPrograms $138,120$138,120
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $40,296 · Management $4,477$44,773
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $6,357$6,357
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $8,864$8,864
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $674,879$674,879
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $67,524 · Management $21,173 · Fundraising $3,899$92,596
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,724,186 · Management $323,161 · Fundraising $76,511$2,123,858
Part X · Balance sheet $343,417 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $365,423$186,519
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $1,265,474$148,505
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $14,750$8,393
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,645,647$343,417
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $12,800$6,800
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $1,144$14,545
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $13,944$21,345
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,631,703$322,072
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,631,703$322,072
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,645,647$343,417
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $322,072 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$798,900
XI-2 Total expenses$2,123,858
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$1,324,958
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,631,703
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$25,968
XI-8 Prior period adjustments−$10,641
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$322,072

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