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← GEORGIA INNOCENCE PROJECT INC

Form 990 for tax year 2022

Filed by GEORGIA INNOCENCE PROJECT INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$1,249,858
Total expenses
$1,699,682
Contributions and grants received
$864,599
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$297
Other revenue
$384,962
Total assets, end of year
$1,232,781
Total liabilities, end of year
$492,878
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$739,903
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$1,270,898
Management and general expenses
$235,307
Fundraising expenses
$193,477
Program service expenses (Part III)
$1,270,898

Program services were 74.8% 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)

    $238,256

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $626,343

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $297 · excluded $297

  • 4 · Income from investment of tax-exempt bond proceeds

    total $0

  • 5 · Royalties

    total $0

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $0

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $0

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $526,614

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $141,652

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $384,962 · excluded $384,962

  • 9c · Net income from gaming

    total $0

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $0

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $0

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $0

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $0

  • 3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals

    total $0

  • 4 · Benefits paid to or for members

    total $0

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $89,650 · program services $35,860 · management and general $26,895 · fundraising $26,895

  • 6 · Compensation of disqualified persons

    total $0

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $875,341 · program services $743,468 · management and general $84,754 · fundraising $47,119

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $0

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $8,729 · program services $7,049 · management and general $1,010 · fundraising $670

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $81,694 · program services $65,976 · management and general $9,452 · fundraising $6,266

  • 11a · Fees: management

    total $0

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $0

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $35,897 · program services $8,880 · management and general $26,173 · fundraising $844

  • 11d · Fees: lobbying

    total $0

  • 11e · Fees: professional fundraising services

    total $0

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $0

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $199,753 · program services $72,947 · management and general $64,071 · fundraising $62,735

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $0

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $79,429 · program services $60,692 · management and general $8,446 · fundraising $10,291

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $0

  • 15 · Royalties

    total $0

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $93,088 · program services $75,178 · management and general $10,770 · fundraising $7,140

  • 17 · Travel

    total $42,167 · program services $41,896 · management and general $163 · fundraising $108

  • 18 · Travel or entertainment for public officials

    total $0

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $0

  • 20 · Interest

    total $0

  • 21 · Payments to affiliates

    total $0

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $6,549 · program services $5,289 · management and general $758 · fundraising $502

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $11,175 · program services $9,025 · management and general $1,293 · fundraising $857

  • 24a · Other expenses: CLIENT ASSISTANCE

    total $159,160 · program services $135,523 · management and general $217 · fundraising $23,420

  • 24b · Other expenses: Postage and Shipping

    total $11,377 · program services $4,533 · management and general $649 · fundraising $6,195

  • 24c · Other expenses: SUPPLIES

    total $5,673 · program services $4,582 · management and general $656 · fundraising $435

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $0

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $124,473 · end of year $69,868

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $961,394 · end of year $413,330

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $100,000 · end of year $433,032

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    end of year $0

  • 5 · Loans and receivables from officers and key people

    end of year $0

  • 6 · Loans and receivables from disqualified persons

    end of year $0

  • 7 · Other notes and loans receivable

    end of year $0

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    end of year $0

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $28,857 · end of year $19,845

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

    $26,477

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

    $21,835

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $11,190 · end of year $4,642

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    end of year $0

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    end of year $0

  • 13 · Investments: program-related

    end of year $0

  • 14 · Intangible assets

    end of year $259,474

  • 15 · Other assets

    end of year $32,590

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $50,737 · end of year $214,430

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    end of year $278,448

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $1,175,177 · end of year $739,903

Mission and programs · 2022

Mission

GEORGIA INNOCENCE PROJECT (GIP) IS AN INDEPENDENT ORGANIZATION THAT WORKS HOLISTICALLY TO FREE INNOCENT PEOPLE FROM GEORGIA PRISONS, TO ASSIST EXONEREES WITH REBUILDING THEIR LIVES IN FREEDOM, AND MITIGATE THE CAUSES AND CONSEQUENCES OF WRONGFUL CONVICTION AT A SYSTEMIC LEVEL.

Activities or mission (Part I)

TO CORRECT AND PREVENT WRONGFUL CONVICTIONS IN GEORGIA, AND TO ASSIST THE EXONERATED WITH REBUILDING THEIR LIVES IN FREEDOM.

  • In FY23, GIP celebrated its 20th anniversary of helping to correct and prevent wrongful convictions in Georgia. This year, GIP had a major financial setback when a private family foundation ended its annual $500,000 grant funding of the organization. Despite that financial challenge, there were several programmatic successes. GIP secured the exoneration and freedom of an innocent man who served 25 years in prison for crimes he did not commit. In another unrelated case, the Supreme Court of Georgia ruled in favor of GIP's innocent client, affirming that he was indeed entitled to a new trial based on misconduct and violation of his constitutional rights. GIP then won a contested hearing and secured the client's release on bond, welcoming him home after 21 years lost to wrongful incarceration. In FY23, GIP, often in collaboration with pro bono partners, actively worked on 21 representation stage cases, had 24 cases in active screening for post-conviction claims of innocence, and processed 365 requests for help. GIP also worked with allies to secure a national police certification standard requiring thousands of law enforcement officers to address issues of innocence that arise post-conviction. GIP also advocated for fair compensation for innocent exonerees and reform of Georgia's compensation process, provided direct exoneree support to several exonerees, hosted "freedom gatherings" where exonerees in Georgia accessed peer support and strengthened community, and worked in partnership with freed and exonerated people to educate the public about the causes and consequences of wrongful conviction in Georgia.

    Expenses $1,270,898

As filed on the 2022 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Clare Gilbert

    Executive Dir.

    Total calculated
    $87,400
    From this org
    $84,792
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $2,608
    Hours/week
    40
  • Jake Arbes

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0
  • Kenny Baer

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0
  • Glenda Davis

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0
  • Kenneth Brown

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0
  • Kevin Wilensky

    Treasurer

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Ilia Dichev

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0
  • Karl Douglass

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0
  • Faye Dresner

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0
  • Jimmie Gardner

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0
  • Laury Bagen

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0
  • Jeff Brickman

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0
  • Sarah Gerwig-Moore

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0
  • Anna Halsey

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0
  • Benjamin Holden

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0
  • Cyntoria Johnson

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0
  • Collier McRae

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0
  • Matthew Holbrook

    Secretary

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Richard Mitchell

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0
  • Judith Johnson

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0
  • Jeanine Osborne

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0
  • Molly Parmer

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0
  • Page Pate

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0
  • Michael Tyler

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0
  • David Sarnat

    Chairman

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Julie Seaman

    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.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2022
Filed
15 May 2024
IRS schema version
2022v5.0
Source object
202431369349314538

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