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Restoring Justice

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Offers legal defense and social services to help marginalized community members. For fiscal year 2024 it reported $149K in revenue, $210K in expenses, and $74K in net assets.Pt I

Founded
2016
Type
Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Crime & Legal
Location
Houston, TX
Website
www.restoringjustice.org
Filings
4 on file (2020–2024)
Revenue
$149KFY2024
Expenses
$210K
Net assets
$74K
People
9
Filings
4
Updates
0
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EIN  81-3279488 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Houston, TX Founded 2016
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Offers legal defense and social services to help marginalized community members.
Leadership
Kevin Coker · Past CEO · $125K
Money in and out
$149K revenue, $210K expenses
Bottom line
67% program efficiency
Where the money goes · FY2024
Total revenue
$149K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$210K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$74K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): −$61K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.67 Management & general $0.28 Fundraising $0.05
Program efficiency
67%
of spending reaches programs▼ -5% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
4.2mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▲ +45% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
-41%
revenue over expenses, this year▼ -75% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2024 · Form 990
Revenue
$149K
FY2024▼ -68%
Expenses
$210K
FY2024▼ -63%
Total assets
$74K
FY2024▼ -73%
Total liabilities
$138
FY2024▼ -100%
Total revenue
$149K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$210K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$74K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$61K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$74K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B67%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 34
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 44

Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CRestoring Justice
EINHdr · item D81-3279488
Principal addressHdr · item CHouston, TX
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.restoringjustice.org
Year of formationHdr · item L2016
State of legal domicileHdr · item MTX
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFCrime & Legal (I80)
Ruling yearIRS BMFNov 2016

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a4
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b4
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Past CEO
$125,394Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Past Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Kevin Coker’s $125K as Past CEO is at the 90th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1398 $100K–1M 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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2024FY2022FY2021FY2020
Drew Willey$106,667$160,000$85,539
Kevin Coker$125,394$114,042$112,125
Andrew Willey$62,128

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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Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

2 program services account for $141K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

Restoring justice provides client-centered, holistic trial-level representaion for accused people who cannot afford nor have the system provide adequate counsel, and therefore are stuck in harris county jail.

$92Kprogram expense
02

Restoring justice provides each client with a loving, client-centered social service provider who walks and guides them through any barriers they may face and provides adequate resources to help them overcome such obstacles.

$49Kprogram expense

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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants100%$149K
Total revenueLn 12$149K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.67 Management & general $0.28 Fundraising $0.05
Program services67%$141K
Management & general28%$59K
Fundraising5%$10K
Total functional expensesLn 25$210K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$74K
Total assetsLn 16$74K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$138
Total net assetsLn 32$74K
Months of cash on handcomputed4.2

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2024 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $74K · Operating expenses/yr $210K
4.2 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $141K · Total expenses $210K
67%
Management & General
Management & general $59K · Total expenses $210K
28%
Fundraising
Fundraising $10K · Total expenses $210K
5%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $55K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $293K
$0.19 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $149K · Total revenue $149K
100%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $149K
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $149K
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $0 · Total revenue $149K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $210K
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $149K · Prior year $465K
-68%
Revenue CAGR
FY2020 $1.7M · FY2024 $149K
-46%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $74K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $149K · Expenses $210K
-41%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $74K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $74K · Total assets $74K
100%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $74K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Kevin Coker · Reported title PAST CEO · Highest reported compensation $125K · Total expenses $210K
60%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $121K · Total expenses $210K
58%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 67%
Overhead ratio 28%
Fundraising cost ratio 7%
Revenue growth -68%

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 4 funders$32K
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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2024$465K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023not on file
FY2022$268K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$574K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$1.7M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2024IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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