Lone Star Justice Alliance

Tax-deductible

Austin, TX501(c)(3)Crime & LegalEIN 82-2345921Revenue $2.5M in FY2024

On file with the IRSlonestarjusticealliance.org3809 S 1st St, 78704-7047 · Austin, TXTax-exempt since Jan 2018Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Lone Star Justice Alliance (lsja) was established in 2017 as a non-profit legal organization that improves the lives of children and emerging adults in the Justice system. Lsja envisions a Justice system that uses developmentally appropriate responses to behavior and treats children and emerging adults with equity and dignity to promote resilience, conserve costs, and increase public safety.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
78¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 55 volunteers and 13 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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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
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $90K a year · 6% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
78%
of spending
Looks good: 78% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$472K
to officers and key staff · 20% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 68% of similar orgs
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 20% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.4 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $52K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$469K
30% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 30% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
13
of 13 voting members
Looks good: 13 of 13 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$2.5M
+20% vs prior year
Spent
$2.4M
To programs
78%
Net assets
$1.1M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$2.5M
FY2024▲ +20%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.2M
FY2021$881K
FY2022$1.5M
FY2023$2.1M
FY2024$2.5M
Expenses
$2.4M
FY2024▲ +51%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.3M
FY2021$1.1M
FY2022$1.4M
FY2023$1.6M
FY2024$2.4M
Net assets
$1.1M
FY2024▲ +11%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$266K
FY2021$88K
FY2022$248K
FY2023$1.0M
FY2024$1.1M

From the FY2024 Form 990 · 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: FY2024. IRS ruling in Jan 2018.

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

Where the money goes

78 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 78% · $1.9M Management & general 18% · $431K Fundraising 4% · $87K

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

17 people listed on the 990; $472K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$156,169Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary, Chief Mission Officer
$111,057Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Training
$103,301Pt VII · Sec A
$101,903Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Elizabeth Henneke’s $156K as CEO is at the 68th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1147 $1–10M 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 · 5 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Elizabeth Henneke$156,169$139,939$123,000$109,250$121,500
Rachel Hampton$111,057$105,896———
Nydia Thomas$103,301————
Yulise Waters$101,903$101,873———
Stephanie Trevino———$44,534$76,500

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

Advocates for children and young adults in the justice system, promoting fair and effective treatment.

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3 programs · $1.9M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Advocacy

Through our reimagine justice program, we cultivate connections with and equip community-based organizations, defense counsel, directly-impacted individuals, and stakeholders, to shift narratives and drive change at the local level. We do this through place-based coalitions, policy advocacy, and training.

$720Kprogram expense
02

Community Programs

The transformative justice model is the first-ever alternative to incarceration for emerging adults (ages 17-24) in texas, which employs a cost-effective, research-based approach to lower recidivism and improve health.

$679Kprogram expense
03

Strategic Litigation

Lsja provides legal services to enforce constitutional protections owed to children and emerging adults in the texas justice system (youth sentencing project) and for survivors of trafficking and domestic violence (survivors' project), whose crimes are directly tied to their own victimization.

$464Kprogram 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 3 funders$52K
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Grants paid · 16 grants · $450K · 2021–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$158,053
Utmb GalvestonFY2024$25,370
Action NetworkFY2024$6,000
Power of the PeopleTX · FY2024$6,000
Love Deposit INCTX · FY2024$6,000
We Are Urban Dreams INCTX · FY2024$6,000
South Dallas Parent CoalitionFY2024$6,000
Unitemized GrantFY2023$111,713
Unitemized GrantFY2022$61,847
Unitemized GrantFY2021$27,248

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$2.5M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.2M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$247K
Investment incomeLn 3$1K
Money outPt IX
$2.4M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.9M
Managementcol C$431K
Fundraisingcol D$87K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.1M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$677K
Total assetsLn 16$1.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$469K
PeoplePt VI, VII
17
listed · VII A
PaidVII A4
Voting boardVI 1a13
IndependentVI 1b13
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.2M
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$31K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$247K
Investment incomeLn 3$1K
Total revenueLn 12$2.5M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$600K
SavingsLn 2$76K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$677K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Other assetsLn 15$71K
Total assetsLn 16$1.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$469K
Net assetsLn 32$1.1M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 513
VolunteersI 655
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$611K$677K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0$0
Total assetsLn 16$1.4M$1.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$348K$469K
Net assetsLn 32$1.0M$1.1M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$103K$103K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$158K$158K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$388K$324K$61K$3K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$822K$688K$129K$6K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$78K$65K$12K$554
Payroll taxesLn 10$96K$80K$15K$688
Accounting feesLn 11c$114K$41K$45K$29K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$180K$65K$70K$45K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$21K$19K$2K
Office expensesLn 13$43K$19K$24K$788
Information technologyLn 14$62K$54K$7K$217
OccupancyLn 16$142K$124K$18K$592
TravelLn 17$109K$92K$16K$911
InterestLn 20$12K$12K
InsuranceLn 23$15K$2K$13K$13
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$37K$29K$8K$591
Total functional expensesLn 25$2.4M$1.9M$431K$87K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $2.5M$2.4M$103K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2023 $2.1M$1.6M$492K$1.0M 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.5M$1.4M$161K$248K 990 PDF
FY2021 $881K$1.1M−$178K$88K 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.2M$1.3M−$125K$266K 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 $2,483,152 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,784,721$2,234,989
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $280,619$246,867
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$1,296
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $2,065,340$2,483,152
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $111,713$261,423
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $929,237$1,383,598
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $531,988$735,419
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,572,938$2,380,440
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $492,402$102,712
Part VI · Governance 13 of 13 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body13
VI-1b Independent voting members13
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 $2,483,152 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$30,992
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$2,203,997
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$2,234,989
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $246,867$246,867
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $1,296$1,296
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $246,867 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $1,296$2,483,152
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $2,380,440 across 16 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $103,370$103,370
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $158,053$158,053
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $324,398 · Management $60,621 · Fundraising $2,774$387,793
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $687,726 · Management $128,517 · Fundraising $5,881$822,124
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $64,849 · Management $12,119 · Fundraising $554$77,522
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $80,439 · Management $15,032 · Fundraising $688$96,159
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $41,220 · Management $44,519 · Fundraising $28,727$114,466
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $64,763 · Management $69,947 · Fundraising $45,136$179,846
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $18,968 · Management $2,049$21,017
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $18,841 · Management $23,512 · Fundraising $788$43,141
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $53,893 · Management $7,396 · Fundraising $217$61,506
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $123,666 · Management $18,135 · Fundraising $592$142,393
IX-17 TravelPrograms $91,844 · Management $16,302 · Fundraising $911$109,057
IX-20 InterestManagement $11,577$11,577
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $1,906 · Management $13,304 · Fundraising $13$15,223
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $29,007 · Management $7,595 · Fundraising $591$37,193
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,862,943 · Management $430,625 · Fundraising $86,872$2,380,440
Part X · Balance sheet $1,585,358 assets, 16 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $611,116$600,023
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $0$76,500
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $346,311$819,939
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $0$1,570
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $2,390$16,298
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $0$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $392,335$71,028
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,352,152$1,585,358
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $111,273$59,888
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $0$257,720
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $236,948$151,813
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $348,221$469,421
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year −$86,625$480,350
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $1,090,556$635,587
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,003,931$1,115,937
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,352,152$1,585,358
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,115,937 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$2,483,152
XI-2 Total expenses$2,380,440
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$102,712
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,003,931
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$9,294
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,115,937

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