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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by TOWARDS JUSTICE OF COLORADO.

Totals

Total revenue
$1,087,547
Total expenses
$2,035,036
Contributions and grants received
$531,887
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$450,743
Investment income
$95,732
Other revenue
$9,185
Total assets, end of year
$1,929,489
Total liabilities, end of year
$821,226
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$1,108,263
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$1,803,783
Management and general expenses
$214,471
Fundraising expenses
$16,782
Program service expenses (Part III)
$1,803,783

Program services were 88.6% 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.

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $123,028

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $408,859

  • 2a · Program service revenue: LEGAL FEE INCOME

    total $450,743 · related or exempt $450,743

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $72,584 · excluded $72,584

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    other assets $23,148

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    other assets $23,148

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $23,148 · related or exempt $23,148

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $14,185

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $5,000

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $9,185 · excluded $9,185

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $229,427 · program services $206,484 · management and general $20,649 · fundraising $2,294

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $1,000,259 · program services $900,233 · management and general $90,023 · fundraising $10,003

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $22,649 · program services $20,384 · management and general $2,039 · fundraising $226

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $193,495 · program services $174,146 · management and general $17,414 · fundraising $1,935

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $96,463 · program services $86,817 · management and general $8,681 · fundraising $965

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $31,789 · management and general $31,789

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $9,023 · program services $5,594 · management and general $2,707 · fundraising $722

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $14,447 · program services $13,581 · management and general $780 · fundraising $86

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $26,538 · program services $26,538

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $30,918 · program services $26,899 · management and general $3,710 · fundraising $309

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $27,008 · program services $27,008

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $2,070 · program services $1,448 · management and general $518 · fundraising $104

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $13,783 · program services $12,405 · management and general $1,240 · fundraising $138

  • 24a · Other expenses: ADVOCACY COSTS

    total $230,246 · program services $230,246

  • 24b · Other expenses: OUTREACH

    total $72,000 · program services $72,000

  • 24c · Other expenses: PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

    total $34,921 · management and general $34,921

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $263,005 · end of year $347,431

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $260,000 · end of year $50,000

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $2,766 · end of year $2,656

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $8,331 · end of year $8,379

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $6,979

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $5,612

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $3,437 · end of year $1,367

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $1,543,038 · end of year $1,519,656

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $22,321

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $63,892 · end of year $72,444

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $22,321 · end of year $748,782

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $2,007,154 · end of year $1,078,432

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $9,531 · end of year $29,831

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

TOWARDS JUSTICE IS A NONPROFIT LAW FIRM THAT SEEKS TO ADVANCE ECONOMIC EQUITY AND WORKER POWER THROUGH IMPACT LITIGATION, STRATEGIC POLICY ADVOCACY, AND COLLABORATION WITH ORGANIZERS AND PUBLIC AGENCIES. WE WERE FOUNDED IN RESPONSE TO THE HIGH VOLUME OF WAGE THEFT COMPLAINTS THAT WERE NOT BEING ADDRESSED IN COLORADO, BUT HAVE SINCE BROADENED OUR SCOPE TO TAKE ON CASES THAT DISMANTLE THE POWER IMBALANCES THAT UNDERMINE THE VALUE OF WORK AND DIMINISH WORKER RIGHTS.

  • TOWARDS JUSTICE IS A NON-PROFIT LAW FIRM THAT ATTACKS ECONOMIC INEQUALITY WITH A FOCUS ON WORKPLACE ECONOMIC INJUSTICE. WE USE IMPACT LITIGATION TO ADVANCE HUMAN AND CIVIL RIGHTS SUPPLEMENTED WITH TARGETED AND STRATEGIC POLICY ADVOCACY AND COLLABORATION WITH WORKERS AND COMMUNITIES TO ATTACK SYSTEMIC INJUSTICES THAT UNDERMINE THE POWER OF WORKERS-IN PARTICULAR, IMMIGRANT WORKERS AND WORKERS OF COLOR-TO OBTAIN FAIR WAGES AND DECENT WORKING CONDITIONS. TOWARDS JUSTICE IS NOT A LEADER OF THE MOVEMENT TO BUILD WORKER POWER, BUT WE ARE PROUD TO BE A LAWYER FOR THAT MOVEMENT. FROM OUR ON-THE-GROUND LEGAL INTAKE PROGRAM THAT CONNECTS WITH INDIVIDUALS AND HELPS THEM ASSESS LEGAL- STRATEGIES, TO OUR SUPPORT DRAFTING AND FIGHTING FOR LEGISLATION DEVELOPED WITH COMMUNITY GROUPS, TO OUR CLASS ACTIONS EMPOWERING INDIVIDUALS TO REPRESENTS GROUPS OF WORKERS THAT ARE TOO FEARFUL TO COME FORWARD, WE PROVIDE THE LEGAL TOOLS TO HELP COMMUNITY BUILD POWER AND GROW THEIR VOICE.

    Expenses $1,803,783 · Revenue $450,743

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • DAVID SELIGMAN ESQ

    EXECUTIVE DI

    Total calculated
    $229,427
    From this org
    $189,707
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $39,720
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $183,707
    Bonus
    $6,000
    Other
    not reported
    Deferred
    $5,691
    Nontaxable benefits
    $34,029
    Filer's total
    $229,427

  • JUNO TURNER ESQ

    LITIGATION D

    Total calculated
    $220,307
    From this org
    $183,469
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $36,838
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $183,469
    Bonus
    not reported
    Other
    not reported
    Deferred
    $5,504
    Nontaxable benefits
    $31,334
    Filer's total
    $220,307

  • NINA DISALVO

    POLICY DIREC

    Total calculated
    $184,950
    From this org
    $149,815
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $35,135
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $149,815
    Bonus
    not reported
    Other
    not reported
    Deferred
    $4,494
    Nontaxable benefits
    $30,641
    Filer's total
    $184,950

  • VALERIE COLLINS ESQ

    ATTORNEY

    Total calculated
    $160,084
    From this org
    $130,558
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $29,526
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $130,558
    Bonus
    not reported
    Other
    not reported
    Deferred
    not reported
    Nontaxable benefits
    $29,526
    Filer's total
    $160,084

  • ALEXANDER HOOD ESQ

    ATTORNEY

    Total calculated
    $157,433
    From this org
    $124,136
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $33,297
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $124,136
    Bonus
    not reported
    Other
    not reported
    Deferred
    $3,724
    Nontaxable benefits
    $29,573
    Filer's total
    $157,433

  • RACHEL DEMPSEY

    ATTORNEY

    Total calculated
    $135,992
    From this org
    $109,238
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $26,754
    Hours/week
    40

  • JEFFREY WILLIAMS

    BOARD PRESID

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • CAMILA SOSMAN PALMER

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • BARRY BAER

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • BRIAN GONZALES

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • DAVID LOPEZ

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • CESAR CUAUHTEMOC GARCIA HERNANDEZ

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

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. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.

Schedule J

Answered yes

  • 3 · Form 990 of other organizations
  • 3 · Compensation survey or study
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee

Answered no

  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
  • 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
  • 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
  • 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
  • 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
  • 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
10 November 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.0
Source object
202503149349306160

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