Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by CITIZENS FOR COMMUNITY JUSTICE INC.

Totals

Total revenue: $103,218
Total expenses: $136,971
Contributions and grants received: $93,127
Grants paid: $0
Program service revenue: $0
Investment income: $0
Other revenue: $10,091
Total assets, end of year: $247,620
Total liabilities, end of year: $238,309
Net assets or fund balances, end of year: $9,311
Program services expenses (Part IX): $122,332
Management and general expenses: $11,712
Fundraising expenses: $2,927
Program service expenses (Part III): $122,332

Program services were 89.3% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

1a · Federated campaigns

$0
1b · Membership dues

$0
1c · Fundraising events

$525
1d · Related organizations

$0
1e · Government grants (contributions)

$52,293
1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

$40,309
1g · Noncash contributions included above

$0
6c · Rental income or loss

real property $0 · personal property $0
7c · Gain or loss

securities $0 · other assets $0
8a · Fundraising events: gross income

$11,880
8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c

$525
8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

$1,789
8c · Net income from fundraising events

total $10,091 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $10,091
11e · Other revenue, total

$0

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

total $0 · program services $0
2 · Grants to domestic individuals

total $0 · program services $0
3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals

total $0 · program services $0
4 · Benefits paid to or for members

total $0 · program services $0
5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0
6 · Compensation of disqualified persons

total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0
7 · Other salaries and wages

total $71,272 · program services $64,145 · management and general $5,702 · fundraising $1,425
8 · Pension plan contributions

total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0
9 · Other employee benefits

total $453 · program services $408 · management and general $36 · fundraising $9
10 · Payroll taxes

total $5,632 · program services $5,068 · management and general $451 · fundraising $113
11a · Fees: management

total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0
11b · Fees: legal

total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0
11c · Fees: accounting

total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0
11d · Fees: lobbying

total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0
11e · Fees: professional fundraising services

total $0 · fundraising $0
11f · Fees: investment management

total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0
11g · Fees: other

total $32,001 · program services $32,001 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0
12 · Advertising and promotion

total $1,665 · program services $1,249 · management and general $333 · fundraising $83
13 · Office expenses

total $6,467 · program services $4,850 · management and general $1,294 · fundraising $323
14 · Information technology

total $1,017 · program services $763 · management and general $203 · fundraising $51
15 · Royalties

total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0
16 · Occupancy

total $12,108 · program services $9,081 · management and general $2,422 · fundraising $605
17 · Travel

total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0
18 · Travel or entertainment for public officials

total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0
19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

total $779 · program services $584 · management and general $156 · fundraising $39
20 · Interest

total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0
21 · Payments to affiliates

total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0
22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0
23 · Insurance

total $1,936 · program services $1,452 · management and general $387 · fundraising $97
24e · All other expenses

total $3,641 · program services $2,731 · management and general $728 · fundraising $182

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

beginning of year $63,076 · end of year $90,822
2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

beginning of year $216,954 · end of year $156,798
3 · Pledges and grants receivable

beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
4 · Accounts receivable

beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
5 · Loans and receivables from officers and key people

beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
6 · Loans and receivables from disqualified persons

beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
7 · Other notes and loans receivable

beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
8 · Inventories for sale or use

beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
12 · Investments: other securities

beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
13 · Investments: program-related

beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
14 · Intangible assets

beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
15 · Other assets

beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

beginning of year $3,011 · end of year $1,854
18 · Grants payable

beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
19 · Deferred revenue

beginning of year $245,609 · end of year $236,455
20 · Tax-exempt bond liabilities

beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
21 · Escrow or custodial account liability

beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
22 · Loans and payables to officers and key people

beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
24 · Unsecured notes and loans payable

beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
29 · Capital stock, trust principal or current funds

beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
30 · Paid-in or capital surplus, or land, building or equipment fund

beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
31 · Retained earnings, endowment or other funds

beginning of year $31,410 · end of year $9,311

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

Envisioning a fair community that learns from conflict, prevents harm, and grows in understanding, the Community Justice & Mediation Center's (CJAM) mission is to promote a civil and just community through mediation, education, and restorative justice. CJAM accomplishes its mission by leveraging the time and talents of community members who serve as volunteer mediators and facilitators, office support staff, interns, and board committee members.

Activities or mission (Part I)

Restorative Justice: CJAM provided restorative processes to 138 clients (youths, adults and family members) through the Victim and Offender Restoration Program (VORP) and Shoplifting and Theft Education Program (STEP). Both programs provide education, accountability, and reflection aimed at reducing harms caused by crime and lowering rates of recidivism. In VORP, CJAM works with clients (offenders) and their victims. 80 clients were served and 65% of offenders successfully completed the program. STEP targets first-time offenders who have been charged with theft or shoplifting. 58 individuals were served and 70% successfully completed the program. Clients are primarily referred by the Monroe County (MC) Prosecutor's office, and the MC Probation Department.

Expenses $36,700 · Revenue $1,640
Mediation: CJAM provided free or very low-cost mediation services to 1090 clients in the following areas: conflicts involving landlords-tenants, neighbors/hoods, families, roommates, organizational/workplace disputes, and consumer/contractual disputes. Trained CJAM volunteer mediators worked to provide safe spaces for constructive conversations,helping parties reach agreements that best meet their individual needs. CJAM also provided mediation each week during small claims and eviction court (544 cases) with 70% of all mediated cases reaching agreement. In addition, CJAM provided conflict coaching and referrals (111). CJAM continued to work closely with Monroe County courts and the Eviction Prevention Project to provide mediation services each week during eviction and small claims courts

Expenses $61,166
Conflict Resolution, Facilitation, Mediation and Restorative Justice Training: CJAM provides two professional trainings per year for basic mediation and restorative justice. This training prepares community members, college students, and local professionals to utilize conflict resolution skills and mediation in their communities. This training also readies its graduates to become community mediators for CJAM programs. The training is taught by CJAM staff. CJAM also provides training and consultation to organizations, businesses, and groups. These trainings range across the different skills and processes that are within conflict resolution, mediation, and restorative justice. In addition to training, CJAM offers facilitation processes and consultation. We served 175 clients through training and facilitation.

Expenses $24,466

As filed on the 2024 return.

Listed in Part VII

Elizabeth Grenat

Executive Director

Total calculated

$50,000

From this org

$50,000

From related orgs

$0

Other

$0

Hours/week

40
Ed Greenebaum

Board Member

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

6
Jody Madeira

Board Member

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

2
Susan Klein

Board Member

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

3
Marta Hall

Board Member

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

2
Julie Koduri

President

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

4
John VanderZee

Board member

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

3
Wilson Mosley

Board Member

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

2
John Fishbone

Board Treasurer

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

3
John Alme

Board Vice President

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

3
Roberta Wysong

Board Secretary

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

4
Vanessa Roberts

Board Member

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

2

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type: form_990
Tax year: 2024
Filed: 7 November 2025
IRS schema version: 2024v5.0
Source object: 202523119349302592

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