Dc Justice Lab EIN 84-3479025 Form 990 (PDF) Claim this org

Dc Justice Lab FY2020 filing

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Provides resources and support to improve community well-being and address local needs. For fiscal year 2020 it reported $491K in revenue, $43K in expenses, and $448K in net assets.Pt I

Type
Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Crime & Legal
Location
Washington, DC
Website
www.dcjusticelab.org
Filings
5 on file (2020–2020)
Revenue
$491KFY2020
Expenses
$43K
Net assets
$448K
People
7
Filings
5
Updates
0
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EIN  84-3479025 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Washington, DC
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$1–10M
What they do
Provides resources and support to improve community well-being and address local needs.
Leadership
Donald Braman · Chair
Money in and out
$491K revenue, $43K expenses
Bottom line
19% program efficiency
Where the money goes · FY2020
Total revenue
$491K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$43K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$448K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $448K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.19 Management & general $0.44 Fundraising $0.37
Program efficiency
19%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
124.9mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
+91%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2020 · Form 990
Revenue
$491K
FY2020
Expenses
$43K
FY2020
Total assets
$448K
FY2020
Total liabilities
$0
FY2020
Total revenue
$491K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$43K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$448K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$448K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$448K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B19%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 36
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 46
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $8K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2020.
01

Research

DC justice lab researched, developed, and published online a suite of proposals to dramatically change the role and authority of police in the district. Our recommendation spanned a variety of police practices, including emergency response, pedestrian encounters, traffic stops, and home search warrants.

$8Kprogram expense
02

Advocacy

DC justice lab provided its expertise and technical assistance to several working groups and policymakers. We served on the district's police reform commission, chairing its committee on policing practices, training, and recruitment. We served on the district's task force on jails and justice, chairing its committee on decarceration.

$574program expense
03

Training

DC justice lab trained dozens of law students and other volunteers who were spurred to action by the groundswell of public support for reimagining public safety. Students were educated in disciplines including constitutional law, criminal law, criminal procedure, and legislative drafting.

$200program expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CDc Justice Lab
EINHdr · item D84-3479025
Principal addressHdr · item CWashington, DC
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.dcjusticelab.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MDC
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFCrime & Legal (I05)
Ruling yearIRS BMFMay 2020

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a6
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b6
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
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
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Fund Development Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Patrice Sulton’s $176K as Executive Director is at the 76th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1146 $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 · 7 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Patrice Sulton$175,875$174,200$144,729$150,000
Jason Ziedenberg$136,624$103,118
Moses Cook$135,000
Tenasha Ebrahimkhel$128,490
Naike Savain$125,162$106,523
Emily Tatro$123,729
Darby Hickey$109,111

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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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants100%$491K
Total revenueLn 12$491K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.19 Management & general $0.44 Fundraising $0.37
Program services19%$8K
Management & general44%$19K
Fundraising37%$16K
Total functional expensesLn 25$43K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$446K
Total assetsLn 16$448K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$0
Total net assetsLn 32$448K
Months of cash on handcomputed124.9

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2020 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $446K · Operating expenses/yr $43K
124.9 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $8K · Total expenses $43K
19%
Management & General
Management & general $19K · Total expenses $43K
44%
Fundraising
Fundraising $16K · Total expenses $43K
37%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense $16K · Solicited contributions $491K
$0.03 to raise $1
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $491K · Total revenue $491K
100%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $491K
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $491K
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $0 · Total revenue $491K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $43K
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $491K · Prior year —
No prior year on file
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $448K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $491K · Expenses $43K
+91%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $448K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $448K · Total assets $448K
100%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $448K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Donald Braman · Reported title CHAIR · Highest reported compensation $0 · Total expenses $43K
0%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) — · Total expenses $43K
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 19%
Overhead ratio 44%
Fundraising cost ratio 3%
Accounting fee ratio 4%

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 · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
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Grants paid · 1 grant · $15K · 2021–2021
Council for Court ExcellenceDC · FY2021$15,000

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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 (Latest)$1.8M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$2.4M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$1.4M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$1.2M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$491K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2020IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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