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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by PURE JUSTICE.

Totals

Total revenue
$484,334
Total expenses
$374,741
Contributions and grants received
$483,626
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$0
Other revenue
$708
Total assets, end of year
$953,930
Total liabilities, end of year
$0
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$953,930
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$276,835
Management and general expenses
$75,774
Fundraising expenses
$22,132
Program service expenses (Part III)
$276,835

Program services were 73.9% 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.

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $483,626

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $1,573

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $865

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $708 · related or exempt $708

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $262,087 · program services $196,566 · management and general $52,417 · fundraising $13,104

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $11,385 · program services $8,568 · management and general $2,322 · fundraising $495

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $30,807 · program services $23,185 · management and general $7,622

  • 11e · Fees: professional fundraising services

    total $5,006 · fundraising $5,006

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $1,023 · program services $768 · management and general $205 · fundraising $50

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $2,555 · program services $2,555

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $4,897 · program services $3,648 · management and general $1,009 · fundraising $240

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $6,561 · program services $2,187 · management and general $2,187 · fundraising $2,187

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $29,929 · program services $21,441 · management and general $7,438 · fundraising $1,050

  • 17 · Travel

    total $4,500 · program services $4,500

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $800 · management and general $800

  • 24a · Other expenses: EVENT EXPENSE

    total $8,686 · program services $8,686

  • 24b · Other expenses: FILMMAKING

    total $3,445 · program services $3,445

  • 24c · Other expenses: DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS

    total $1,277 · management and general $1,277

  • 24d · Other expenses: PROGRAM EXPENSE

    total $1,153 · program services $1,153

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $630 · program services $133 · management and general $497

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $813,444 · end of year $922,976

  • 7 · Other notes and loans receivable

    beginning of year $4,340 · end of year $4,340

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $8,990 · end of year $9,335

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

    $17,279

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $17,279 · end of year $17,279

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $844,053 · end of year $953,930

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

PURE JUSTICE SEEKS TO EMPOWER, INSPIRE, AND ACTIVATE ITS MEMBERS AND COMMUNITY SUPPORTERS TO CHAMPION RESTORATIVE JUSTICE PRACTICES, EQUITY IN ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES, AND TRANSFORMATION TO THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND ECONOMIC STRUCTURES OF HARRIS COUNTY FOR THE UPLIFTING OF MARGINALIZED INDIVIDUALS.

Activities or mission (Part I)

PURE JUSTICE SEEKS TO EMPOWER, INSPIRE AND ACTIVATE ITS MEMBERS AND COMMUNITY SUPPORTERS TO CHAMPION RESTORATIVE JUSTICE PRACTICES, EQUITY IN ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES, AND TRANSFORMATION TO THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND ECONOMIC STRUCTURES OF HARRIS COUNTY FOR THE UPLIFTING OF MARGINALIZED INDIVIDUALS.

  • VOTER / CIVIC ENGAGEMENT : USING COMMUNITY EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZING TO CREATE ACCESS TO DEMOCRACY FOR LOW PROPENSITY VOTERS AND RESIDENTS IN THE LOCAL COUNTY JAIL. TO REGISTER, EDUCATE AND TURN OUT HOUSTONIANS FOR THE 2023 MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS, WE TABLED AT 27 EVENTS, KNOCKED ON 1,309 DOORS, MADE 30,914 PHONE CALLS AND SENT 339,024 TEXTS.

    Expenses $132,557 · Revenue $107,500

  • RISE CAMPAIGN (REIMAGINE PUBLIC SAFETY FOR EVERYONE) - A COMMUNITY SAFETY EDUCATION CAMPAIGN TO DEVELOP WAYS TO CREATE SAFE AND HEALTHY COMMUNITIES WITHOUT POLICE INVOLVEMENT. TO STOP POLICE VIOLENCE AND DEMAND THAT HOUSTON TAX DOLLARS BE SPENT ON COMMUNITY PROGRAMS THAT ACTUALLY MAKE US SAFE, WE HELD A MAYORAL CANDIDATE TOWN HALL, COLLECTED 33 ENDORSEMENTS FOR THE RISE CAMPAIGN FROM COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS AND LEADERS, HELD 95 COMMUNITY TEACH-INS, COALITION MEETINGS AND ELECTED OFFICIAL INFORMATION SESSIONS, AND COLLECTED 1,118 SIGNATURES ON A PETITION SUPPORTING THE RISE CAMPAIGN.

    Expenses $64,090 · Revenue $136,346

  • PARTICIPATORY DEFENSE: USING COMMUNITY ORGANIZING FOR PEOPLE FACING CHARGES, THEIR FAMILIES, AND COMMUNITIES TO IMPACT THE OUTCOMES OF CASES AND TRANSFORM THE LANDSCAPE OF POWER IN THE COURT SYSTEM. WE SUPPORTED 34 CLIENTS WITH PARTICIPATORY DEFENSE, WE REFERRED 38 CLIENTS TO ATTORNEYS FOR CIVIL LAWSUITS, WE SPENT 174 HOURS ATTENDING COURT FOR SUPPORT AND COURT WATCHING, WE SAVED OUR CLIENTS 331 YEARS OF TIME INCARCERATED, WE HAVE 6 CASES DISMISSED AND 4 LIFE SENTENCES SAVED.

    Expenses $43,128 · Revenue $37,500

  • POLICE ACCOUNTABILITY - WORKING WITH RESIDENTS WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED POLICE ABUSE TO FIND AVENUES FOR JUSTICE FROM EDUCATING THEM ON THEIR RIGHTS TO CONNECTING THEM WITH CIVIL RIGHTS ATTORNEYS. 303 PEOPLE ATTENDED PURE JUSTICE NEW MEMBER ORIENTATIONS. PURE JUSTICE WAS FEATURED IN THE MEDIA 10 TIMES, WE POSTED 540 PIECES OF ORIGINAL CONTENT, 15,800 SOCIAL MEDIA SUBSCRIBERS/FOLLOWERS, AND 19,560+ SOCIAL MEDIA IMPRESSIONS AND ENGAGEMENT.

    Expenses $37,060 · Revenue $37,500

As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Canero Brown

    VP

    Total calculated
    $0

  • Sasha Legette

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0

  • Alexandria Sharif

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0

  • Kami Tucker

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $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
2023
Filed
29 October 2024
IRS schema version
2023v5.0
Source object
202433059349302273

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