Equal Justice Initiative FY2020 filing

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Form 990 Part I, line 1, FY2020. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 63-1135091) · Dispute this line
501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
94¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$173K 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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FY2020 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
The IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
The latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
6 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $58.6M a year · 52% of revenue · last 6 filings
A surplus in 6 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
94%
of spending
94% of spending went to programs.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$173K
to officers and key staff · 0.7% of spending
Pay to officers and key staff is 0.7% of spending.
Part VII, Section A
110.5 mo
of spending, in cash
110.5 months of spending in cash.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
33
named funders · $452K
33 funders name it on their filings.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$351K
0.1% of total assets
Liabilities are 0.1% of assets.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
10
of 12 voting members
10 of 12 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Revenue
$216.2M
Spent
$25.2M
To programs
94%
Net assets
$293.7M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$216.2M
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$216.2M
FY2021$133.1M
FY2022$112.3M
FY2023$67.3M
FY2024$79.6M
FY2025$73.4M
Expenses
$25.2M
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$25.2M
FY2021$94.0M
FY2022$28.4M
FY2023$55.1M
FY2024$75.6M
FY2025$52.1M
Net assets
$293.7M
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$293.7M
FY2021$333.9M
FY2022$397.4M
FY2023$418.5M
FY2024$443.5M
FY2025$465.3M

From the FY2020 Form 990 (year ending September 2020) · 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 Apr 1995.

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Where the money goes

94 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 94% · $23.7M Management & general 5% · $1.3M Fundraising 1% · $225K

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; $173K paid to officers and key staff (Part VII, Section A).

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2019); the FY2020 filing did not itemize Part VII
Senior Attorney
$108,295Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary/Treasurer
$64,979Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Tera K Duvernay’s $181K as Deputy Director of Legacy Sites is at the 26th percentile of top reported officer pay among 129 $10–100M 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 · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Tera K Duvernay$180,602$147,962$149,105$111,697$112,075—
Charlotte Morrison$172,710$150,586$150,685$134,792$126,090$108,295
Margaret Hayden—$153,109————
Sia M Sanneh$151,073$127,780$129,427$104,417——
Aaryn M Urell$148,086$129,578$131,318$116,143$112,190—
Alicia a D'Addario$140,871—$124,378$103,892——
Angela Setzer$139,910—————
Sonia Kapadia————$109,045—

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 anti-poverty support, free healthcare, and financial assistance for food to low-income families and individuals in Alabama.

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1 program · $23.7M · in their own filed words · FY2019
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Achieving equality, justice, and fairness for all americans starts with learning and sharing the truth about our past. Eji's public education work is designed to help people learn, share, talk, and teach about america's history of racial injustice and its legacy.

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2019. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 63-1135091) · Dispute this line
$23.7Mprogram 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
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Grants paid · 15 grants · $66.5M · 2021–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$6,161,920
Unitemized GrantFY2024$384,700
The Legacy FoundationAL · FY2023$30,000,000
Unitemized GrantFY2023$6,462,380
Unitemized GrantFY2023$330,000
The Legacy FoundationAL · FY2022$20,000,000
Unitemized GrantFY2022$2,627,780
Unitemized GrantFY2022$170,000
West Alabama Food Bank INCAL · FY2021$100,000
Montgomery Aids Outreach INCAL · FY2021$50,000
Edmunite MissionFY2021$50,000
Helping Hand Food MinistryAL · FY2021$25,000

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$216.2M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$212.5M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$2.1M
Investment incomeLn 3$1.6M
Money outPt IX
$25.2M
Ln 25
Programscol B$23.7M
Managementcol C$1.3M
Fundraisingcol D$225K
Owns and owesPt X
$293.7M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$232.4M
Total assetsLn 16$294.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$351K
PeoplePt VI, VII
13
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a12
IndependentVI 1b10
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$212.5M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$8.5M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$2.1M
Investment incomeLn 3$1.6M
Other incomeLn 4–11$68K
Gains on assetsLn 7$286K
Total revenueLn 12$216.2M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$2.5M
SavingsLn 2$229.9M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$232.4M
Pledges and grants receivableLn 3$8.5M
Accounts receivableLn 4$1.2M
Inventories for sale or useLn 8$643K
Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesLn 9$250K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$50.8M
Other assetsLn 15$289K
Total assetsLn 16$294.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$351K
Net assetsLn 32$293.7M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5234
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderSeptember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3More from this return
Abroad and in kindSch F, M
Noncash gifts receivedSch M Pt I$8.5M
4Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$48.4M$232.4M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$49.5M$50.8M
Total assetsLn 16$103.6M$294.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2.1M$351K
Net assetsLn 32$101.4M$293.7M
5Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Ln 5$102K$49K$49K$4K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$7.3M$6.4M$855K$66K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$952K$809K$132K$11K
Payroll taxesLn 10$563K$488K$70K$6K
Management feesLn 11a$58K$35K$23K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$129K$125K$3K$2K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$134K$134K
Office expensesLn 13$2.0M$2.0M$17K$2K
TravelLn 17$312K$267K$6K$40K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$7.0M$7.0M$11K$2K
InsuranceLn 23$154K$141K$12K$1K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$5.5M$5.3M$89K$92K
All other expensesLn 24e$953K$940K$13K
Total functional expensesLn 25$25.2M$23.7M$1.3M$225K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 LatestFiled with the IRS Aug 7, 2026 $73.4M$52.1M$21.3M$465.3M 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS Jun 3, 2025 $79.6M$75.6M$4.0M$443.5M 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Jun 27, 2024 $67.3M$55.1M$12.1M$418.5M 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Apr 25, 2023 $112.3M$28.4M$83.9M$397.4M 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Jan 10, 2022 $133.1M$94.0M$39.1M$333.9M 990 PDF
FY2020 ViewingFiled with the IRS Nov 30, 2021 $216.2M$25.2M$191.0M$293.7M 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

A · Public support I · Grants M · Noncash O · Explanations
See the full FY2020 990
Part I · Summary $216,199,193 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $30,496,700$212,484,268
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $4,180,081$2,057,013
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $956,732$1,590,084
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$254,406$67,828
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $35,379,107$216,199,193
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 $7,044,431$8,935,175
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $10,322,397$16,305,252
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $17,366,828$25,240,427
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $18,012,279$190,958,766
Part VI · Governance 10 of 12 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body12
VI-1b Independent voting members10
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 $216,199,193 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$212,484,268
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$8,510,418
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$212,484,268
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $2,057,013$2,057,013
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $1,303,915$1,303,915
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $286,169$286,169
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $67,828$67,828
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $2,124,841 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $1,590,084$216,199,193
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $25,240,427 across 13 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Programs $48,700 · Management $48,920 · Fundraising $4,413$102,033
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $6,397,477 · Management $854,912 · Fundraising $65,509$7,317,898
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $809,115 · Management $132,058 · Fundraising $10,611$951,784
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $488,004 · Management $69,844 · Fundraising $5,612$563,460
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $35,266 · Management $23,022$58,288
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $124,961 · Management $2,632 · Fundraising $1,755$129,348
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $133,912$133,912
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $1,983,082 · Management $17,278 · Fundraising $2,087$2,002,447
IX-17 TravelPrograms $266,956 · Management $5,550 · Fundraising $39,722$312,228
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $7,026,180 · Management $10,620 · Fundraising $1,596$7,038,396
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $140,506 · Management $12,013 · Fundraising $1,451$153,970
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $5,342,674 · Management $88,815 · Fundraising $91,756$5,523,245
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $940,102 · Management $13,316$953,418
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $23,736,935 · Management $1,278,980 · Fundraising $224,512$25,240,427
Part X · Balance sheet $294,014,070 assets, 15 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $402,877$2,508,287
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $47,975,815$229,878,116
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $4,603,129$8,499,556
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $470,738$1,163,561
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $496,125$642,542
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $139,676$250,480
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $49,481,140$50,782,932
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $0$288,596
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $103,569,500$294,014,070
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $2,082,964$344,600
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $46,345$6,643
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $2,129,309$351,243
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $101,440,191$293,662,827
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $101,440,191$293,662,827
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $103,569,500$294,014,070
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $293,662,827 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$216,199,193
XI-2 Total expenses$25,240,427
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$190,958,766
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$101,440,191
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$1,354,386
XI-7 Investment expenses−$90,516
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$293,662,827

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