Educates the public on a wide range of social issues regarding the u.s. Justice system.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
79¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$814K 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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FY2022 · 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
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $831K a year · 26% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
79%
of spending
Looks good: 79% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$814K
to officers and key staff · 29% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 29% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.7 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
15
named funders · $1.5M
Looks good: 15 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$339K
31% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 31% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
6
of 6 voting members
Looks good: 6 of 6 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$2.9M
+4% vs prior year
Spent
$2.8M
To programs
79%
Net assets
$770K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$2.9M
FY2022▲ +4%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.1M
FY2021$2.8M
FY2022$2.9M
FY2023$3.8M
FY2024$5.0M
Expenses
$2.8M
FY2022▲ +2%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$7.9M
FY2021$2.7M
FY2022$2.8M
FY2023$2.8M
FY2024$3.6M
Net assets
$770K
FY2022▲ +18%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$582K
FY2021$653K
FY2022$770K
FY2023$1.8M
FY2024$3.2M

From the FY2022 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 Nov 2018.

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Where the money goes

79 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 79% · $2.2M Management & general 10% · $279K Fundraising 11% · $294K

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; $814K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Chief Executive Officer & Treasurer
$228,632Pt VII · Sec A
VP, Impact Campaigns
$171,182Pt VII · Sec A
VP, Development
$142,304Pt VII · Sec A
VP, Impact Distribution
$142,209Pt VII · Sec A
VP, Advocacy and Partnerships
$129,300Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member - Until 02/22
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Chair & President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Daniel Forkkio’s $295K as Chief Executive Officer & Treasurer is at the 96th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3924 $1–10M arts & culture 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 · 7 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Daniel Forkkio$294,572$227,551$228,632$199,223$192,667
Jamie Dobie$177,630$172,331$142,304$115,578—
Gretel Truong——$171,182$162,691$177,599
Carla Fleisher$159,584$149,195$142,209$137,557$106,680
Denise Beek$155,939————
Marshan Allen—$137,441$129,300$112,749—
Leo Blumberg-Woll$104,458————

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

Informs the public about social issues within the U.S. justice system.

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1 program · $2.2M · in their own filed words · FY2022
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Represent justice develops and implements film campaigns, and original content, authored and produced by system-impacted communities, to mobilize audiences to ACTION.THE organization carries out this work with a specific focus on driving outcomes that advance justice for youth and women - two issue areas where our policy research and…

$2.2Mprogram expense

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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 · FY2024
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Grants paid · 45 grants · $2.9M · 2020–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$80,000
Unitemized GrantFY2024$25,000
Life Life LLCFY2024$23,000
Unitemized GrantFY2024$5,000
Unitemized GrantFY2024$2,000
A Little Piece of Light INCNY · FY2023$8,500
Unitemized GrantFY2022$35,000
Everyblackgirl INCSC · FY2022$25,000
Unitemized GrantFY2022$15,000
Women on the RiseFY2021$70,000
Louisiana Parole Project INCLA · FY2021$10,000
Equal Justice InitiativeAL · FY2020$1,000,000
Art for JusticePA · FY2020$500,000
Tides AdvocacyCA · FY2020$246,000
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By the numbers

The FY2022 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$2.9M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.9M
Other incomeLn 4–11$4K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$153
Money outPt IX
$2.8M
Ln 25
Programscol B$2.2M
Managementcol C$279K
Fundraisingcol D$294K
Owns and owesPt X
$770K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$388K
Total assetsLn 16$1.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$339K
PeoplePt VI, VII
12
listed · VII A
PaidVII A5
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.9M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$153
Investment incomeLn 3$62
Other incomeLn 4–11$4K
Total revenueLn 12$2.9M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$339K
SavingsLn 2$49K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$388K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$3K
Total assetsLn 16$1.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$339K
Net assetsLn 32$770K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 510
VolunteersI 67
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY22End FY22
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$791K$388K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$5K$3K
Total assetsLn 16$1.1M$1.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$447K$339K
Net assetsLn 32$653K$770K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$25K$25K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$50K$50K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$409K$374K$18K$18K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$840K$641K$19K$180K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$65K$51K$4K$10K
Payroll taxesLn 10$91K$74K$3K$14K
Legal feesLn 11b$5K$5K
Accounting feesLn 11c$98K$98K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$779K$690K$75K$14K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$500$500
Office expensesLn 13$23K$17K$4K$3K
Information technologyLn 14$46K$42K$466$3K
OccupancyLn 16$78K$63K$2K$12K
TravelLn 17$123K$63K$45K$14K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$76K$52K$3K$21K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$3K$2K$80$426
InsuranceLn 23$5K$4K$155$816
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$76K$70K$2K$4K
All other expensesLn 24e$150$150
Total functional expensesLn 25$2.8M$2.2M$279K$294K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $5.0M$3.6M$1.4M$3.2M 990 PDF
FY2023 $3.8M$2.8M$1.0M$1.8M 990 PDF
FY2022 Viewing $2.9M$2.8M$117K$770K 990 PDF
FY2021 $2.8M$2.7M$70K$653K 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.1M$7.9M−$6.8M$582K 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 $2,909,620 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $2,808,355$2,905,441
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $1,500$153
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $299$62
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $397$3,964
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $2,810,551$2,909,620
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $105,633$75,000
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $1,275,411$1,405,795
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,359,308$1,311,650
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $2,740,352$2,792,445
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $70,199$117,175
Part VI · Governance 6 of 6 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body6
VI-1b Independent voting members6
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
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-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $2,909,620 across 6 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $30 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$2,905,441
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$2,905,441
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $153$153
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $62$62
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $3,934$3,934
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $183 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $3,996$2,909,620
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $2,792,445 across 19 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $25,000$25,000
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $50,000$50,000
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $374,146 · Management $17,595 · Fundraising $17,594$409,335
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $640,693 · Management $19,193 · Fundraising $179,779$839,665
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $51,481 · Management $3,924 · Fundraising $9,958$65,363
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $74,240 · Management $2,753 · Fundraising $14,439$91,432
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $4,592$4,592
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $98,061$98,061
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $689,957 · Management $74,710 · Fundraising $14,250$778,917
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $500$500
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $16,534 · Management $3,867 · Fundraising $2,838$23,239
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $42,462 · Management $466 · Fundraising $2,655$45,583
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $63,186 · Management $2,322 · Fundraising $12,185$77,693
IX-17 TravelPrograms $63,364 · Management $45,376 · Fundraising $13,895$122,635
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $51,947 · Management $3,220 · Fundraising $20,895$76,062
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $2,189 · Management $80 · Fundraising $426$2,695
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $4,195 · Management $155 · Fundraising $816$5,166
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $69,819 · Management $2,406 · Fundraising $4,132$76,357
IX-24e All other expensesManagement $150$150
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $2,219,713 · Management $278,870 · Fundraising $293,862$2,792,445
Part X · Balance sheet $1,109,059 assets, 14 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $458,216$339,176
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $332,992$49,233
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $177,196$689,715
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $125,946$27,858
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $5,144$3,077
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,099,494$1,109,059
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $139,389$131,779
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $207,520$207,520
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $100,000$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $446,909$339,299
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $278,425−$232,912
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $374,160$1,002,672
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $652,585$769,760
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,099,494$1,109,059
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $769,760 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$2,909,620
XI-2 Total expenses$2,792,445
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$117,175
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$652,585
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$769,760

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