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← VERA INSTITUTE OF JUSTICE INC

Form 990 for tax year 2022

Filed by VERA INSTITUTE OF JUSTICE INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$263,167,197
Total expenses
$262,476,408
Contributions and grants received
$260,049,645
Grants paid
$14,514,881
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$2,967,365
Other revenue
$150,187
Total assets, end of year
$256,287,526
Total liabilities, end of year
$128,208,791
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$128,078,735
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$248,492,411
Management and general expenses
$12,015,354
Fundraising expenses
$1,968,643
Program service expenses (Part III)
$248,492,411

Program services were 94.7% 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.

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $1,271,405

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $207,183,891

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $51,594,349

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $154,867

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $2,050,250 · excluded $2,050,250

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $68,256,789

  • 7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

    securities $67,339,674

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $917,115

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $917,115 · excluded $917,115

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $180,425

  • 8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c

    $1,271,405

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $1,024,981

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total -$844,556 · excluded -$844,556

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $4,635

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $4,000

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $635 · excluded $635

  • 11a · Other revenue: SHARED SERVICES

    total $607,882 · excluded $607,882

  • 11b · Other revenue: MISCELLANEOUS INCOME

    total $320,459 · excluded $320,459

  • 11c · Other revenue: PUBLLICATION SALES

    total $65,767 · excluded $65,767

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $994,108

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $14,514,881 · program services $14,514,881

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $2,340,036 · program services $969,040 · management and general $1,031,065 · fundraising $339,931

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $29,241,834 · program services $23,734,943 · management and general $4,648,768 · fundraising $858,123

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $1,018,310 · program services $852,253 · management and general $148,960 · fundraising $17,097

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $4,096,205 · program services $3,209,448 · management and general $772,906 · fundraising $113,851

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $2,429,772 · program services $1,882,421 · management and general $472,112 · fundraising $75,239

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $137,874 · program services $63,552 · management and general $72,457 · fundraising $1,865

  • 11d · Fees: lobbying

    total $27,000 · program services $12,446 · management and general $14,189 · fundraising $365

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $317,691 · management and general $317,691

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $199,401,769 · program services $197,795,839 · management and general $1,289,157 · fundraising $316,773

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $410,699 · program services $189,310 · management and general $215,834 · fundraising $5,555

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $2,099,635 · program services $718,203 · management and general $1,264,629 · fundraising $116,803

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $270,882 · program services $120,309 · management and general $146,935 · fundraising $3,638

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $1,576,358 · program services $1,086,939 · management and general $433,021 · fundraising $56,398

  • 17 · Travel

    total $2,047,569 · program services $1,825,073 · management and general $215,204 · fundraising $7,292

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $381,198 · program services $339,775 · management and general $40,065 · fundraising $1,358

  • 20 · Interest

    total $367,380 · program services $280,160 · management and general $72,683 · fundraising $14,537

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $755,302 · program services $575,986 · management and general $149,430 · fundraising $29,886

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $166,477 · management and general $166,477

  • 24a · Other expenses: MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES

    total $550,858 · program services $149,251 · management and general $398,360 · fundraising $3,247

  • 24b · Other expenses: REPAIRS & MAINTENANCE

    total $171,500 · program services $117,012 · management and general $48,453 · fundraising $6,035

  • 24c · Other expenses: TRAINING

    total $153,178 · program services $55,570 · management and general $96,958 · fundraising $650

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $33,095,448 · end of year $4,014,648

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $14,520,544 · end of year $9,055,763

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $61,325,316 · end of year $96,947,088

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $100,226 · end of year $209,014

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

    $9,481,175

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

    $4,619,778

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $5,027,623 · end of year $4,861,397

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $81,298,296 · end of year $85,379,589

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $2,571,466 · end of year $4,538,026

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $49,258,931 · end of year $51,282,001

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $74,964,899 · end of year $77,372,845

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $49,044,277 · end of year $50,835,946

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $103,947,006 · end of year $93,562,527

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $19,241,668 · end of year $34,516,208

Mission and programs · 2022

Mission

VERA IS A NATIONAL ORGANIZATION THAT PARTNERS WITH IMPACTED COMMUNITIES AND GOVERNMENT LEADERS FOR CHANGE. WITH OFFICES IN FOUR MAJOR CITIES, AND A TEAM OF HUNDREDS OF ADVOCATES, RESEARCHERS, AND POLICY EXPERTS, WE WORK TO TRANSFORM THE CRIMINAL LEGAL AND IMMIGRATION SYSTEM SO THAT MONEY DOESN'T DETERMINE FREEDOM; FEW PEOPLE ARE INCARCERATED; AND EVERYONE BEHIND BARS IS TREATED WITH DIGNITY.

Activities or mission (Part I)

TO END THE OVERCRIMINALIZATION AND MASS INCARCERATION OF PEOPLE OF COLOR, IMMIGRANTS, AND PEOPLE EXPERIENCING POVERTY.

  • UNACCOMPANIED CHILDREN PROGRAM

    Expenses $193,822,011

  • EOIR PROGRAMS - LOP, LOPC, NQRP, ICH

    Expenses $10,170,644

  • ADVANCING UNIVERSAL REPRESENTATION:THE ADVANCING UNIVERSAL REPRESENTATION INITIATIVE IS DRIVING A NATIONAL MOVEMENT FOR UNIVERSAL REPRESENTATION. OUR GOAL IS TO ESTABLISH A FEDERAL RIGHT TO REPRESENTATION FOR ALL IMMIGRANTS FACING DEPORTATION. BY FIGHTING FOR UNIVERSAL REPRESENTATION, THE INITIATIVE AND ITS PARTNERS ARE KEEPING FAMILIES TOGETHER; DISRUPTING THE CRIMINALIZATION AND DEPORTATION OF IMMIGRANTS AND THEIR FAMILIES; AND PROTECTING PEOPLE FROM THE DEPLORABLE CONDITIONS OF IMMIGRATION DETENTION.

    Expenses $4,667,402

  • OTHER PROGRAMS:RESTORING PROMISE, RESHAPING PROSECUTION, UNLOCKING POTENTIAL, BEYOND JAILS (FORMELY IOB), END GIRLS' INCARCERATION, GREATER JUSTICE NEW YORK, VERA LOUISIANA, REDEFINING PUBLIC SAFETY, CIJ - OTHER RELATED PROJECTS, VERA CALIFORNIA, OPENING DOORS, FINES AND FEES, NEW INITIATIVES, CSC - OTHER RELATED PROJECTS, TRUE LINE

    Expenses $39,832,354 · Grants $14,514,881

As filed on the 2022 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Damien Dwin

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Debo P Adegbile

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Evan C Guillemin

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • Caron Butler

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Nelson O Fitts

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Helam Gebremariam

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • John Gleeson

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • David Klafter

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Lili Lynton

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • John Madsen

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Bari Mattes

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • Khalil Gibran Muhammad

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Danya Perry

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Justin Tuck

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Lola Valezquez-Aguilu

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Anilu Vazquez-Ubarri

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Tali Farhadian Weinstein

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Nicholas R Turner

    PRESIDENT AND DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $660,399
    From this org
    $602,369
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $58,030
    Hours/week
    40 + 3 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $551,797
    Bonus
    $27,750
    Other
    $22,822
    Deferred
    $15,238
    Nontaxable benefits
    $42,792
    Filer's total
    $660,399
  • Angelica Matos

    VP, INITIATIVES

    Total calculated
    $341,598
    From this org
    $291,006
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $50,592
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $237,638
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $53,368
    Deferred
    $13,239
    Nontaxable benefits
    $37,353
    Filer's total
    $341,598
  • Theresa Raffaele Jefferson

    VP, COMMS & EXTERNAL AFFAIRS

    Total calculated
    $297,983
    From this org
    $273,535
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $24,448
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $252,435
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $21,100
    Deferred
    $13,478
    Nontaxable benefits
    $10,970
    Filer's total
    $297,983
  • Insha Rahman

    VP, ADVOCACY & PARTNERSHIP

    Total calculated
    $292,557
    From this org
    $275,591
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $16,966
    Hours/week
    40 + 3 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $254,654
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $20,937
    Deferred
    $4,162
    Nontaxable benefits
    $12,804
    Filer's total
    $292,557
  • Edward Kwangyoon Chung

    VP, INITIATIVES

    Total calculated
    $302,263
    From this org
    $266,235
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $36,028
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $245,097
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $21,138
    Deferred
    $3,325
    Nontaxable benefits
    $32,703
    Filer's total
    $302,263
  • Stacey Strongarone

    VP, CHIEF OF STAFF

    Total calculated
    $280,818
    From this org
    $251,186
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $29,632
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $230,094
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $21,092
    Deferred
    $12,766
    Nontaxable benefits
    $16,866
    Filer's total
    $280,818
  • Gregory M Klemm

    CFO, COO, ASSISTANT TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $300,201
    From this org
    $240,251
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $59,950
    Hours/week
    40 + 3 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $219,352
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $20,899
    Deferred
    $12,768
    Nontaxable benefits
    $47,182
    Filer's total
    $300,201
  • Adair H Iacono

    GENERAL COUNSEL & SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $276,297
    From this org
    $250,657
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $25,640
    Hours/week
    40 + 3 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $229,826
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $20,831
    Deferred
    $10,195
    Nontaxable benefits
    $15,445
    Filer's total
    $276,297
  • James Parsons Vp

    RESEARCH & MONITORING EVAL & LRN

    Total calculated
    $289,731
    From this org
    $238,618
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $51,113
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $217,236
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $21,382
    Deferred
    $12,389
    Nontaxable benefits
    $38,724
    Filer's total
    $289,731
  • Tracey Thomas-Wilmot

    CHIEF PEOPLE OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $277,866
    From this org
    $224,927
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $52,939
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $216,372
    Bonus
    $8,500
    Other
    $55
    Deferred
    $11,316
    Nontaxable benefits
    $41,623
    Filer's total
    $277,866
  • Vina Morris Director Of

    TECHNOLOGY ADVANCEMENT AND OPS

    Total calculated
    $241,172
    From this org
    $221,033
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $20,139
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $205,709
    Bonus
    $15,000
    Other
    $324
    Deferred
    $4,199
    Nontaxable benefits
    $15,940
    Filer's total
    $241,172
  • Victor Osamudiame Obaseki

    MANAGING DIRECTOR, RACE, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION

    Total calculated
    $234,796
    From this org
    $208,244
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $26,552
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $207,925
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $319
    Deferred
    $10,592
    Nontaxable benefits
    $15,960
    Filer's total
    $234,796
  • Margaret R Dizerega

    MANAGING DIRECTOR, INITIATIVES

    Total calculated
    $219,706
    From this org
    $188,163
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $31,543
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $187,881
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $282
    Deferred
    $9,499
    Nontaxable benefits
    $22,044
    Filer's total
    $219,706
  • Lidia Shelley

    DIRECTOR, WORKPLACE SERVICES

    Total calculated
    $231,288
    From this org
    $183,980
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $47,308
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $183,728
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $252
    Deferred
    $9,545
    Nontaxable benefits
    $37,763
    Filer's total
    $231,288

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 · Compensation committee
  • 3 · Form 990 of other organizations
  • 3 · Compensation survey or study
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments

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
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

The filer's explanations (Part III)

PART I, LINE 7
THE ORGANIZATION PAID DISCRETIONARY BONUSES TO CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS REPORTED ON THE FORM 990, PART VII, BASED ON INDIVIDUAL PERFORMANCE AND WITHIN THE APPROVED BUDGET OF THE ORGANIZATION. THE BONUS AMOUNTS WERE APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND WERE INCLUDED IN THE INDIVIDUALS' TAXABLE COMPENSATION.

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

The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.

Related organizations on this return

Schedule R Part II: tax-exempt organizations related to the filer by control. It does not record shared board members or money.

  • VERA ACTION INC

    501(C)(4) · ADVOCACY FOR LEGAL AND IMMIGRATION REFORM · NY · controlled entity

    Directly controlled by VERA INSTITUTE OF JUSTICE INC

  • PROJECT GUARDIANSHIP INC

    501(C)(3) · PROVIDES CARE FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES AND MENTAL ILLNESSES · NY · controlled entity

    Directly controlled by VERA INSTITUTE OF JUSTICE INC

  • ACTIVATING CHANGE INC

    501(C)(3) · ADDRESSES VIOLENCE AND OTHER INJUSTICES FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES · NY · controlled entity

    Directly controlled by VERA INSTITUTE OF JUSTICE INC

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2022
Filed
15 May 2024
IRS schema version
2022v5.0
Source object
202411369349319281

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