Form 990 for tax year 2024
Filed by CAMPAIGN FOR THE FAIR SENTENCING OF YOUTH.
Totals
- Total revenue
- $5,024,036
- Total expenses
- $4,110,493
- Contributions and grants received
- $4,939,883
- Grants paid
- $188,291
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $84,153
- Other revenue
- $0
- Total assets, end of year
- $5,204,009
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $154,599
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $5,049,410
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $2,773,277
- Management and general expenses
- $813,525
- Fundraising expenses
- $523,691
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $2,773,277
Program services were 67.5% 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)
$186,256
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$4,753,627
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1g · Noncash contributions included above
$44,568
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3 · Investment income
total $84,435 · excluded $84,435
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7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory
securities $14,324
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7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses
securities $14,606
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7c · Gain or loss
securities -$282
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7d · Net gain or loss
total -$282 · excluded -$282
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments
total $12,500 · program services $12,500
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2 · Grants to domestic individuals
total $175,791 · program services $175,791
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5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $285,816 · program services $185,730 · management and general $60,593 · fundraising $39,493
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $2,219,989 · program services $1,443,918 · management and general $469,059 · fundraising $307,012
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8 · Pension plan contributions
total $34,299 · program services $22,309 · management and general $7,247 · fundraising $4,743
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9 · Other employee benefits
total $227,291 · program services $145,321 · management and general $51,042 · fundraising $30,928
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $202,758 · program services $131,877 · management and general $42,841 · fundraising $28,040
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11c · Fees: accounting
total $56,922 · management and general $56,922
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11e · Fees: professional fundraising services
total $530 · fundraising $530
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11g · Fees: other
total $169,613 · program services $129,160 · management and general $36,555 · fundraising $3,898
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12 · Advertising and promotion
total $2,524 · program services $2,524
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13 · Office expenses
total $19,431 · program services $4,940 · management and general $14,196 · fundraising $295
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14 · Information technology
total $34,134 · program services $8,975 · management and general $23,448 · fundraising $1,711
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16 · Occupancy
total $110,287 · program services $71,732 · management and general $23,303 · fundraising $15,252
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17 · Travel
total $187,075 · program services $160,515 · management and general $10,000 · fundraising $16,560
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19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings
total $346,702 · program services $265,931 · management and general $7,970 · fundraising $72,801
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22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $2,146 · program services $1,397 · management and general $454 · fundraising $295
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23 · Insurance
total $11,426 · program services $7,431 · management and general $2,415 · fundraising $1,580
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24a · Other expenses: DUES & SUBCRIPTIONS
total $9,779 · program services $2,400 · management and general $7,379
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24b · Other expenses: MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES
total $1,480 · program services $826 · management and general $101 · fundraising $553
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $587,858 · end of year $959,097
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2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
beginning of year $2,050,519 · end of year $3,384,420
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3 · Pledges and grants receivable
beginning of year $1,503,730 · end of year $773,138
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4 · Accounts receivable
beginning of year $625 · end of year $165
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9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
beginning of year $39,082 · end of year $44,042
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10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$37,086
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10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$28,919
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10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $0 · end of year $8,167
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11 · Investments: publicly traded securities
end of year $29,961
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15 · Other assets
beginning of year $109,013 · end of year $5,019
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17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $46,367 · end of year $79,599
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19 · Deferred revenue
end of year $75,000
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25 · Other liabilities
beginning of year $108,593 · end of year $0
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $3,545,106 · end of year $4,568,026
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28 · Net assets with donor restrictions
beginning of year $590,761 · end of year $481,384
Mission and programs · 2024
Mission
TO CATALYZE THE JUST AND EQUITABLE TREATMENT OF CHILDREN IN THE UNITED STATES BY DEMANDING A BAN ON LIFE WITHOUT PAROLE AND OTHER EXTREME SENTENCES FOR CHILDREN WHO CAUSE HARM; ADVANCING ALTERNATIVE RESPONSES THAT FOCUS ON THEIR UNIQUE CHARACTERISTICS AS CHILDREN, INCLUDING THEIR CAPACITY FOR CHANGE; AND CREATING OPPORTUNITIES FOR FORMERLY INCARCERATED YOUTH TO THRIVE AS ADULTS AND LEAD IN THEIR COMMUNITIES.
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MOVEMENT BUILDING - CFSY SERVES AS THE NATIONAL HUB FOR ALL THOSE WORKING TO END THE PRACTICE OF SENTENCING YOUTH TO DIE IN PRISON. CFSY PRIORITIZES OUTREACH, ENGAGEMENT, AND LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT FOR THOSE WHO ARE DIRECTLY IMPACTED BY THE POLICIES. CFSY ALSO WORKS TO ACHIEVE REFORMS BY ENGAGING THOSE JUVENILES SERVING LIFE WITHOUT PAROLE, THEIR FAMILIES, AND THE FAMILIES OF VICTIMS OF VIOLENCE COMMITTED BY YOUTH IN THE PROCESS. THIS INCLUDES THE INCARCERATED CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY NETWORK ("ICAN"), A FIRST-OF-ITS-KIND NATIONAL NETWORK OF INDIVIDUALS FORMERLY INCARCERATED AS YOUTH. THESE INDIVIDUALS ARE EXPERTS WHO DEMONSTRATE THROUGH THEIR ADVOCACY AND PUBLIC EDUCATION EFFORTS THAT CHILDREN - EVEN THOSE CONVICTED OF SERIOUS CRIMES - CAN MATURE AND BECOME POSITIVE MEMBERS OF SOCIETY. ALONGSIDE ICAN MEMBERS, CFSY CONVENES AND COORDINATES, AMONG ITS PARTNERS AROUND THE COUNTRY, IN ORDER TO ENSURE ALL THOSE INVOLVED IN THIS EFFORT HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO COMMUNICATE AND WORK TOGETHER STRATEGICALLY TOWARD A COMMON GOAL.
Expenses $1,098,243 · Grants $188,291
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LEGAL AND POLICY - CFSY PARTNERS WITH ADVOCACY ORGANIZATIONS AND INDIVIDUALS PURSUING FAIR, AGE-APPROPRIATE ALTERNATIVES TO LIFE-WITHOUT-PAROLE FOR YOUTH. CFSY ORGANIZES CALLS; TRAVELS TO RELEVANT STATES FOR MEETINGS; PROVIDES TOOLS SUCH AS CAMPAIGN STRATEGY ADVICE, TALKING POINTS, INFOGRAPHICS, AND COMMUNICATIONS TRAININGS; AND OTHERWISE BRINGS TO BEAR ITS ISSUE EXPERTISE, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, RESEARCH AND STUDIES TO SUPPORT THE CASE FOR REFORM. CFSY PRIORITIZES EFFORTS IN JURISDICTIONS WHERE IT SEES AN OPPORTUNITY FOR NATIONAL PRECEDENT TO BE SET AND WHERE ITS VALUE-ADD CAN MAKE A SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCE. IN THESE JURISDICTIONS, CFSY WORKS ALONGSIDE ITS PARTNERS TO IMPLEMENT EFFECTIVE REFORM STRATEGIES. CFSY ALSO PARTNERS WITH ATTORNEYS PURSUING FAIR, AGE-APPROPRIATE ALTERNATIVES TO LIFE-WITHOUT-PAROLE FOR YOUTH. CFSY PROVIDES PARTNERS WITH AMICUS SUPPORT, RESOURCES AND TOOLS, MEDIA RELATIONS SUPPORT, AND SHARING OF BEST PRACTICES.
Expenses $1,003,360
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COMMUNICATIONS - CFSY USES PUBLIC EDUCATION TOOLS THAT INCLUDE ITS WEBSITE, SOCIAL MEDIA, OP/EDS, AND PRINT MEDIA TO STRATEGICALLY EDUCATE DECISION MAKERS AND THOSE THAT INFLUENCE THEM ABOUT THE PRACTICE OF SENTENCING CHILDREN TO DIE IN PRISON, AND THE NEED FOR AGE-APPROPRIATE ALTERNATIVES. CFSY COORDINATES WITH PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS TO ENSURE A SHARED STRATEGY THAT MAXIMIZES ITS IMPACT.
Expenses $445,875
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STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS - CFSY BRINGS DIVERSE PARTNERS PROXIMATE TO ICAN AND OTHER COMMUNITIES DIRECTLY IMPACTED BY EXTREME SENTENCING TO PROVIDE THE RESOURCES NECESSARY FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE RETURNING HOME FROM LENGTHY INCARCERATIONS, AND THEIR FAMILIES AND NEIGHBORHOODS, TO ENABLE THEM TO THRIVE. IN ADDITION, CFSY DEVELOPS PARTNERSHIPS THAT INCREASE ACCESS TO A RANGE OF RELEVANT SUPPORT TO RESTORE COMMUNITIES THAT HAVE BEEN ADVERSELY IMPACTED BY THE PRACTICE OF EXTREME PRISON SENTENCING OF YOUTH.
Expenses $225,799
As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.
Listed in Part VII
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Xavier McElrath-BeyXAVIER MCELRATH-BEY
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $196,555
- From this org
- $181,270
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $15,285
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $181,270
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $0
- Nontaxable benefits
- $15,285
- Filer's total
- $196,555
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Abd'Allah LateefABD'ALLAH LATEEF
DEPUTY DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $163,946
- From this org
- $151,535
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $12,411
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $151,535
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $0
- Nontaxable benefits
- $12,411
- Filer's total
- $163,946
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Crystal CarpenterCRYSTAL CARPENTER
CHIEF PROGRAM & STRATEGY OFFICER
- Total calculated
- $163,536
- From this org
- $144,629
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $18,907
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $142,028
- Bonus
- $2,601
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $1,464
- Nontaxable benefits
- $17,443
- Filer's total
- $163,536
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Karmah Elmusa ManagingKARMAH ELMUSA MANAGING
DIRECTOR, TALENT AND OPERATIONS
- Total calculated
- $162,555
- From this org
- $144,905
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $17,650
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $144,905
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $1,463
- Nontaxable benefits
- $16,187
- Filer's total
- $162,555
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Matthew GritzmacherMATTHEW GRITZMACHER
DIRECTOR, FINANCE AND COMPLIANCE
- Total calculated
- $149,126
- From this org
- $146,447
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $2,679
- Hours/week
- 40
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Eddie Ellis Co-Director OfEDDIE ELLIS CO-DIRECTOR OF
OUTREACH & MEMBER SERVICES
- Total calculated
- $111,286
- From this org
- $107,315
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $3,971
- Hours/week
- 40
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Anita ColonANITA COLON
CHAIR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Bessie Hatchett NazeemBESSIE HATCHETT NAZEEM
VICE CHAIR UNTIL OCT., THEN DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Joy Lian Alferness DirectorJOY LIAN ALFERNESS DIRECTOR
UNTIL OCT., THEN VICE CHAIR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Rashida Macmurray-AbdullahRASHIDA MACMURRAY-ABDULLAH
SECRETARY
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.7
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George ClarkeGEORGE CLARKE
TREASURER UNTIL SEPT.
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Josh TollJOSH TOLL
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.7
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Marshan AllenMARSHAN ALLEN
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.7
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Ralph BrazelRALPH BRAZEL
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.7
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Lucy HelmLUCY HELM
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.7
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Christopher HillCHRISTOPHER HILL
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.7
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Deborah LabelleDEBORAH LABELLE
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.7
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Bart LubowBART LUBOW
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.7
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Shakur AbdullahSHAKUR ABDULLAH
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.7
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Alison Leal ParkerALISON LEAL PARKER
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.7
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Shema MbyirukiraSHEMA MBYIRUKIRA
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.7
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Linda WhiteLINDA WHITE
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.7
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Ken OliverKEN OLIVER
DIRECTOR AS OF MARCH
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.7
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Laila LacyLAILA LACY
DIRECTOR AS OF MARCH
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.7
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 · 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 CHIEF PROGRAM & STRATEGY OFFICER RECEIVED A BONUS IN 2024. THE BONUS WAS AWARDED BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND WAS BASED ON MERIT.
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
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$10,000
FREEDOM BALL SPONSORSHIP AND 10TH ANNIVERSARY GALA SPONSORSHIP
Provenance
- Return type
- form_990
- Tax year
- 2024
- Filed
- 22 October 2025
- IRS schema version
- 2024v5.2
- Source object
- 202502959349302190
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