Form 990 for tax year 2023
Filed by SOCIAL JUSTICE LEARNING INSTITUTE INC.
Totals
- Total revenue
- $5,698,736
- Total expenses
- $7,417,439
- Contributions and grants received
- $5,533,272
- Grants paid
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $165,464
- Other revenue
- $0
- Total assets, end of year
- $8,645,415
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $603,794
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $8,041,621
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $5,715,018
- Management and general expenses
- $922,730
- Fundraising expenses
- $779,691
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $5,715,018
Program services were 77.0% 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.
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1e · Government grants (contributions)
$1,090,836
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$4,442,436
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3 · Investment income
total $87,832 · related or exempt $87,832
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4 · Income from investment of tax-exempt bond proceeds
total $0
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5 · Royalties
total $0
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6d · Net rental income or loss
total $0
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7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory
other assets $77,632
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7c · Gain or loss
other assets $77,632
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7d · Net gain or loss
total $77,632 · related or exempt $77,632
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8c · Net income from fundraising events
total $0
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9c · Net income from gaming
total $0
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10c · Net income from sales of inventory
total $0
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11e · Other revenue, total
$0
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments
total $0
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2 · Grants to domestic individuals
total $0
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3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals
total $0
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4 · Benefits paid to or for members
total $0
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5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $175,000 · program services $175,000
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6 · Compensation of disqualified persons
total $0
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $3,919,306 · program services $3,169,452 · management and general $190,354 · fundraising $559,500
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8 · Pension plan contributions
total $0
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9 · Other employee benefits
total $397,488 · program services $317,262 · management and general $31,935 · fundraising $48,291
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $323,058 · program services $265,503 · management and general $14,594 · fundraising $42,961
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11a · Fees: management
total $0
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11b · Fees: legal
total $0
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11c · Fees: accounting
total $0
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11d · Fees: lobbying
total $0
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11e · Fees: professional fundraising services
total $0
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11f · Fees: investment management
total $0
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11g · Fees: other
total $755,568 · program services $454,138 · management and general $272,692 · fundraising $28,738
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12 · Advertising and promotion
total $8,881 · fundraising $8,881
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13 · Office expenses
total $8,502 · program services $2,902 · management and general $5,221 · fundraising $379
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14 · Information technology
total $0
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15 · Royalties
total $0
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16 · Occupancy
total $103,969 · program services $28,932 · management and general $75,037
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17 · Travel
total $308,138 · program services $239,690 · management and general $61,230 · fundraising $7,218
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18 · Travel or entertainment for public officials
total $0
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19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings
total $0
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20 · Interest
total $0
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21 · Payments to affiliates
total $0
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22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $24,118 · management and general $24,118
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23 · Insurance
total $9,146 · program services $2,282 · management and general $6,864
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24a · Other expenses: PROGRAM SUPPLIES
total $391,916 · program services $281,831 · management and general $62,361 · fundraising $47,724
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24b · Other expenses: EVENTS & HONORIA
total $325,170 · program services $316,884 · management and general $8,286
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24c · Other expenses: AWARDS & GRANTS / DONATIONS
total $310,723 · program services $285,690 · management and general $24,000 · fundraising $1,033
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24d · Other expenses: CATERING & MEETING EXPENSE
total $140,817 · program services $106,470 · management and general $17,806 · fundraising $16,541
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24e · All other expenses
total $215,639 · program services $68,982 · management and general $128,232 · fundraising $18,425
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $7,864,580 · end of year $6,566,009
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2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
end of year $0
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3 · Pledges and grants receivable
end of year $0
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4 · Accounts receivable
beginning of year $513,197 · end of year $250,000
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5 · Loans and receivables from officers and key people
end of year $0
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6 · Loans and receivables from disqualified persons
end of year $0
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7 · Other notes and loans receivable
end of year $11,525
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8 · Inventories for sale or use
end of year $0
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9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
beginning of year $850 · end of year $0
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10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$337,556
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10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$286,800
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10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $74,874 · end of year $50,756
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11 · Investments: publicly traded securities
end of year $0
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12 · Investments: other securities
end of year $0
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13 · Investments: program-related
end of year $0
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14 · Intangible assets
end of year $0
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15 · Other assets
beginning of year $1,818,992 · end of year $1,767,125
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17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $59,130 · end of year $48,510
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25 · Other liabilities
beginning of year $453,039 · end of year $555,284
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $7,318,305 · end of year $4,789,121
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28 · Net assets with donor restrictions
beginning of year $2,442,019 · end of year $3,252,500
Mission and programs · 2023
Mission
Social Justice Learning Institute (SJLI) is a California not-for-profit public benefit corporation dedicated to improving the education, health, and well-being of youth and communities of color. By empowering communities to enact social change through research training and community mobilization, SJLI works toward its vision of communities where individuals use their agency to improve each others lives.
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Empowering Youth Through Education: SJLI uses education as a tool to empower youth of color to succeed as scholars, express themselves creatively and unlock their ability to transform their world. SJLI provides culturally relevant teaching, curriculum development and academic support through a social justice lens. SJLI provides tools and skills for youth to express themselves creatively and to take control of telling their own stories. SJLI creates pipelines for young men of color to pursue careers in the Allied Health and Medical fields. SJLI teaches youth to advocate for themselves and their communities. SJLI provides residents with knowledge to improve health outcomes for themselves and their community.
Expenses $4,408,277
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Creating Thriving Communities: SJLI works to transform neighborhood conditions by improving access to affordable, healthy food and empowering residents with knowledge to create the changes that they want to see in their communities. SJLI grows and distributes high-quality produce in areas that lack access to affordable, healthy food. SJLI introduced and continues to manage the first farmers market in the city of Inglewood. SJLI teaches residents the importance of nutrition, education, and physical activity. SJLI also distributes free produce to community members with its food for Thought produce pick distribution.
Expenses $610,407
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Changing Systems: SJLI builds capacity for community members to identify and rectify injustice and to advocate for their needs at the city, county and state level. SJLI builds youth leaders and supports them in efforts to address issues impacting their communities. SJLI convenes a group of local community advocates to identify solutions for environmental and health disparities in Inglewood. SJLI anchors a coalition of residents, businesses, community and faith organizations advocating for housing justice for Inglewood. SJLI privileges the voice of community members, who inform and lead SJLIs research and advocacy efforts.
Expenses $601,209
As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.
Listed in Part VII
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Derek SteeleDEREK STEELE
Executive Dir.
- Total calculated
- $175,000
- From this org
- $175,000
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $175,000
- Bonus
- not reported
- Other
- not reported
- Deferred
- not reported
- Nontaxable benefits
- not reported
- Filer's total
- $175,000
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Megan HaywardMEGAN HAYWARD
DEVCOMM DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $140,000
- From this org
- $140,000
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Hours/week
- 40
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Angela JohnsonANGELA JOHNSON
ED EQUITY DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $140,000
- From this org
- $140,000
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Hours/week
- 40
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Kimberly UpchurchKIMBERLY UPCHURCH
REGIONAL DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $110,000
- From this org
- $110,000
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Hours/week
- 40
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Gary HardieGARY HARDIE
POLICY & ADV DIREC
- Total calculated
- $95,000
- From this org
- $95,000
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Hours/week
- 40
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Omai GarnerOMAI GARNER
Chairman
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0
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Linda BaumLINDA BAUM
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0
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Nancy GreensteinNANCY GREENSTEIN
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0
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Terri MosquedaTERRI MOSQUEDA
Secretary
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0
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Karen BlackwellKAREN BLACKWELL
Treasurer
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0
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David CrippensDAVID CRIPPENS
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0
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Victor LeungVICTOR LEUNG
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0
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
None.
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
- 2023
- Filed
- 6 May 2025
- IRS schema version
- 2023v6.0
- Source object
- 202541269349303019
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