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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by MINNESOTA JUSTICE RESEARCH CENTER.

Totals

Total revenue
$1,462,616
Total expenses
$1,222,625
Contributions and grants received
$1,033,295
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$420,706
Investment income
$7,166
Other revenue
$1,449
Total assets, end of year
$617,291
Total liabilities, end of year
$119,098
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$498,193
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$884,561
Management and general expenses
$292,225
Fundraising expenses
$45,839
Program service expenses (Part III)
$884,561

Program services were 72.3% 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

    $1,040

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $186,923

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $845,332

  • 2a · Program service revenue: RESEARCH CONTRACTS

    total $347,092 · related or exempt $347,092

  • 2b · Program service revenue: EDUCATIONAL CONFERENCE

    total $73,614 · related or exempt $73,614

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $7,166 · excluded $7,166

  • 11a · Other revenue: MISCELLANEOUS INCOME

    total $1,449 · excluded $1,449

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $1,449

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $141,358 · management and general $113,086 · fundraising $28,272

  • 11a · Fees: management

    total $309,779 · program services $182,754 · management and general $110,667 · fundraising $16,358

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $30,400 · program services $8,832 · management and general $21,568

  • 11d · Fees: lobbying

    total $20,000 · program services $20,000

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $533,962 · program services $512,207 · management and general $21,755

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $1,241 · program services $65 · management and general $1,176

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $16,082 · program services $9,753 · management and general $6,058 · fundraising $271

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $20,852 · program services $15,325 · management and general $5,527

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $15,459 · program services $9,480 · management and general $5,979

  • 17 · Travel

    total $28,384 · program services $21,655 · management and general $5,791 · fundraising $938

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $64,794 · program services $60,933 · management and general $3,861

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $1,036 · program services $636 · management and general $400

  • 24a · Other expenses: DUES AND SUBCRIPTIONS

    total $36,550 · program services $25,873 · management and general $10,677

  • 24b · Other expenses: MISCELLANEOUS

    total $1,653 · program services $15,973 · management and general -$14,320

  • 24c · Other expenses: INCENTIVES

    total $1,075 · program services $1,075

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $268 · end of year $0

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $413,185 · end of year $473,605

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $65,105 · end of year $104,021

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $5,000 · end of year $13,889

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    end of year $5,685

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $34,367 · end of year $20,091

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $123,630 · end of year $101,197

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $103,983 · end of year $0

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $32,110 · end of year $17,901

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year -$11,756 · end of year $407,281

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $269,958 · end of year $90,912

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

THE MINNESOTA JUSTICE RESEARCH CENTER (MNJRC) IS AN INDEPENDENT, NONPARTISAN, NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO DRIVING MEANINGFUL CHANGE TO MINNESOTA'S CRIMINAL LEGAL SYSTEM THROUGH RIGOROUS AND COMMUNITY-CENTERED RESEARCH, EDUCATION, AND POLICY DEVELOPMENT. WE SEEK A CRIMINAL LEGAL SYSTEM THAT PROMOTES PUBLIC SAFETY BY BEING MORE EQUITABLE, ACCOUNTABLE, AND RESTORATIVE IN DELIVERING JUSTICE. THROUGH RESEARCH, EDUCATION, AND POLICY DEVELOPMENT, THE MINNESOTA JUSTICE RESEARCH CENTER HELPS OUR COMMUNITY CREATE A CRIMINAL LEGAL SYSTEM THAT ADVANCES JUSTICE AND SAFETY FOR ALL.

  • THROUGH RESEARCH, EDUCATION, AND POLICY DEVELOPMENT, THE MINNESOTA JUSTICE RESEARCH CENTER HELPS OUR COMMUNITY CREATE A CRIMINAL LEGAL SYSTEM THAT ADVANCES JUSTICE AND SAFETY FOR ALL.MNJRC'S MAJOR ACCOMPLISHMENTS IN 2024 INCLUDING RELEASING THE FOLLOWING REPORTS: PRETRIAL BEST PRACTICES PRELIMINARY REPORT: THE NEED FOR BETTER AND MORE DATA, FROM THE BLOCK TO THE BALLOT 2.0: FOCUSING LOCALLY AND PILOTING A RELATIONAL APPROACH AND BREAKING GROUND: COMMUNITY SUPERVISION REFORMS IN MINNESOTA AND NATIONWIDE. THOSE REPORTS WERE THE MAJOR ACCOMPLISHMENTS BOTH FOR OUR RESEARCH AND EDUCATION SIDE OF OUR WORK. WE DEVELOPED POLICIES FROM THOSE REPORTS AND ADVOCATED FOR CHANGES THROUGHOUT THE STATE

    Expenses $801,162 · Revenue $347,092

  • WE EDUCATE THE COMMUNITY JUSTICE SYSTEM PROFESSIONALS AND POLICYMAKERS ABOUT OUR CRIMINAL LEGAL SYSTEM THROUGH REPORTING CONVENING AND OTHER EDUCATION AND COMMUNICATIONS EFFORTS. OUR ANNUAL REIMAGINING JUSTICE CONFERENCE IS THE MAIN WAY WE DO THIS. THE CONFERENCE BRINGS TOGETHER CRIMINAL JUSTICE PRACTITIONERS LEGAL EXPERTS SCHOLARS ADVOCATES AND PEOPLE DIRECTLY IMPACTED BY THE SYSTEM TO REIMAGINE A JUSTICE SYSTEM THAT FUNCTIONS MORE EFFECTIVELY HUMANELY AND WITH THE PUBLIC'S TRUST.

    Expenses $83,399 · Revenue $73,614

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

Listed in Part VII

  • Andrew Martens

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Sharon Sayles-Belton

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.5

  • James Rowader

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.5

  • Leann Blanchfield

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.5

  • Gina Evans

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.5

  • Mark Haase

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.5

  • Rudy Perez

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.5

  • Ahmad Samaha

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.5

  • Nick Sayner

    NON-VOTING BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Judge Bridget Sullivan

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.5

  • Justin Terrell

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $141,358
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $141,358
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

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
11 November 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.2
Source object
202503189349306015

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