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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by ASSOCIATION OF PROSECUTING ATTORNEYS INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$3,437,135
Total expenses
$2,637,610
Contributions and grants received
$3,377,570
Grants paid
$229,469
Program service revenue
$54,133
Investment income
$5,432
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$1,685,509
Total liabilities, end of year
$284,404
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$1,401,105
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$2,325,576
Management and general expenses
$312,034
Fundraising expenses
$0
Program service expenses (Part III)
$2,325,576

Program services were 88.2% 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.

  • 1b · Membership dues

    $72,153

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $554,925

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $2,750,492

  • 2a · Program service revenue: CONFERENCE FEES

    total $54,133 · related or exempt $54,133

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $5,432 · excluded $5,432

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $178,492 · program services $178,492

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $50,977 · program services $50,977

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $604,763 · program services $515,536 · management and general $89,227

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $867,757 · program services $734,998 · management and general $132,759

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $69,295 · program services $65,593 · management and general $3,702

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $71,722 · program services $47,668 · management and general $24,054

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $105,526 · program services $95,024 · management and general $10,502

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $107,623 · program services $107,623

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $154,786 · program services $97,825 · management and general $56,961

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $60,887 · program services $52,562 · management and general $8,325

  • 17 · Travel

    total $354,730 · program services $342,547 · management and general $12,183

  • 20 · Interest

    total $1,230 · management and general $1,230

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $9,822 · management and general $9,822

  • 24a · Other expenses: OVERHEAD ALLOCATION

    total $0 · program services $36,731 · management and general -$36,731

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $154,602 · end of year $180,132

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $794,631 · end of year $960,808

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $322,194 · end of year $535,816

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $703 · end of year $4,503

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $76,403

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $4,250 · end of year $4,250

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $190,781 · end of year $41,269

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $591,750 · end of year $243,135

  • 29 · Capital stock, trust principal or current funds

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 30 · Paid-in or capital surplus, or land, building or equipment fund

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 31 · Retained earnings, endowment or other funds

    beginning of year $570,252 · end of year $1,401,105

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

TO SUPPORT AND ENHANCE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THOSE IN ALL AREAS OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND CRIME VICTIM ORGINATIONS IN THEIR EFFORTS TO CREATE SAFER COMMUNITITES.

Activities or mission (Part I)

SUPPORT/ENHANCE THE EFFECTIVE- NESS OF PROSECUTORS IN THEIR EFFORTS TO CREATE SAFER COMMUNITIES.

  • REPRODUCTIVE HEALTHCARE: THIS NATIONAL INITIATIVE SUPPORTS PROSECUTORS IN UNDERSTANDING AND ADDRESSING REPRODUCTIVE HEALTHCARE ISSUES THROUGH A PUBLIC SAFETY LENS. GUIDED BY A COMMITTEE OF PROSECUTORS FROM ACROSS THE COUNTRY, THE PROJECT EMPHASIZES: MEDICAL SCIENCE AND HEALTHCARE PROVIDER'S PROFESSIONAL JUDGMENT AS THE FOUNDATION FOR PROSECUTORIAL DECISION-MAKING, RESEARCH INTO HOW REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH LAWS AFFECT DIFFERENT COMMUNITIES AND OUTCOMES AND GUIDANCE TO HELP PROSECUTORS ALIGN THEIR PRACTICES WITH CURRENT MEDICAL STANDARDS AND HEALTHCARE ACCESS. THE GOAL IS TO ENSURE THAT PROSECUTORIAL PRACTICES REFLECT SOUND MEDICAL UNDERSTANDING AND PROMOTE FAIR, INFORMED OUTCOMES IN REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH MATTERS.

    Expenses $458,920

  • TRUST AND LEGITIMACY: THE ASSOCIATION HAS PARTNERED WITH THE YALE JUSTICE COLLABORATORY TO PUT TOGETHER THE ELEVATING TRUST AND LEGITIMACY FOR PROSECUTORS PROJECT. A CRUCIAL STEP TO ACHIEVING A JUST AND TRUSTED LEGAL SYSTEM IS TO ENSURE INDIVIDUALS ARE TREATED FAIRLY AND WITH DIGNITY AND RESPECT AS THEY MOVE THROUGH THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM. MORE THAN A DECADE'S WORK IN POLICING AND COURTS SETTINGS HAS SHOWN HOW CONCERTED EFFORTS CAN HELP CHANGE THE WAY CRIMINAL JUSTICE PROFESSIONALS COMMUNICATE AND ENGAGE WITH SYSTEM PARTICIPANTS AND PRODUCE INCREASED PUBLIC TRUST AND VOLUNTARY COMPLIANCE AND COOPERATION. THE ASSOCIATION AND THE PROJECT PARTNERS WILL WORK WITH SELECTED SITES TO ASSESS HOW PROSECUTORS INTERACT WITH THE SURROUNDING COMMUNITY, IMPLEMENTING EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICES TO INCREASE PUBLIC TRUST. PROJECT STAFF WILL WORK WITH PROSECUTORS AND STAFF ACROSS THE SELECTED OFFICES TO IDENTIFY AND ENHANCE EXISTING TRUST-BUILDING OPPORTUNITIES INTERNALLY AND EXTERNALLY. THE PROGRAM WILL ALSO SEEK TO TEST HOW NEW PRACTICES CAN SUPPLEMENT THE OFFICE'S GUN DIVERSION WORK AND OTHER INTERACTIONS WITH THE ACCUSED, WITNESSES, VICTIMS, AND OTHER MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC.

    Expenses $418,644

  • CAPITAL LITIGATION: THIS PROGRAM ASSISTS PROSECUTORS TO ENHANCE THEIR EFFECTIVENESS IN REPRESENTING THE PUBLIC IN STATE CAPITAL CASES BY PROVIDING COMPREHENSIVE CAPITAL CASE LITIGATION TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE SERVICES, TOOLS, AND RESOURCES TO STATE AND LOCAL PROSECUTORS AND OTHER CRIMINAL JUSTICE PRACTITIONERS. IN ADDITION, THIS PROGRAM PROVIDES COORDINATION WITH DEFENDERS TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LEGAL REPRESENTATION FOR INDIGENT DEFENDANTS IN STATE CAPITAL CASES.

    Expenses $313,690

  • INNOVATIVE PROSECUTIONS, ANIMAL WELFARE, EXPANDING ACCESS FOR VICTIMS OF CRIME, DOMESTIC VIOLENCE/HUMAN TRAFFICKING, DATA DASHBOARDS, PROSECUTORS FOR PROSECUTORS, AND OTHER PROGRAMS. OTHER PROGRAMS INCLUDE RESEARCH, TRAINING, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND OTHER SUPPORT EFFORTS IN A VARIETY OF AREAS IMPACTING PROSECUTORS AND ALLIED CRIMINAL JUSTICE PARTNERS. THEY PRIMARILY CONSIST OF GUN VIOLENCE PREVENTION, THE MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY SMARTSUITE ACADEMY, AND INNOVATIONS IN THE CORRECTIONS SYSTEM.

    Expenses $1,134,322 · Grants $229,469 · Revenue $54,133

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

Listed in Part VII

  • SPENCER MERRIWEATHER

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • KYM WORTHY

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • LEESA MANION

    SECOND VICE-CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • JUSTIN BINGHAM

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • JOHN T CHISHOLM

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • JOHN J CHOI

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • DARCEL CLARK

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • KENT LOVERN

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • STEVE KUNZWEILER

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • RACHEL MITCHELL

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • NATHAN VASQUEZ

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • TODD SPITZER

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • DAVID LABAHN

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $138,751
    From this org
    $110,470
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $28,281
    Hours/week
    20

  • NIKKI PARISI

    CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $195,042
    From this org
    $160,869
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $34,173
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $160,869
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $16,087
    Nontaxable benefits
    $18,086
    Filer's total
    $195,042

  • STEVEN NAUGLE

    CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $82,188
    From this org
    $74,716
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $7,472
    Hours/week
    12

  • JEAN PETERS BAKER

    DIRECTOR UNTIL 1/25

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • MARLENE BIENER

    CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $188,782
    From this org
    $155,563
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $33,219
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $155,563
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $15,556
    Nontaxable benefits
    $17,663
    Filer's total
    $188,782

  • SASHA BEATTY

    GENERAL COUNSEL

    Total calculated
    $146,012
    From this org
    $125,380
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $20,632
    Hours/week
    40

  • AVIVA KURASH

    SR PROGRAM MANAGER

    Total calculated
    $186,523
    From this org
    $138,326
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $48,197
    Hours/week
    32

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $138,326
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $13,833
    Nontaxable benefits
    $34,364
    Filer's total
    $186,523

  • BETH MERACHNIK

    PROGRAM DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $150,433
    From this org
    $134,851
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $15,582
    Hours/week
    30

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $134,851
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $13,485
    Nontaxable benefits
    $2,097
    Filer's total
    $150,433

  • AIMEE PETERSEN

    EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT

    Total calculated
    $110,264
    From this org
    $100,088
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $10,176
    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. 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 · Compensation committee
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee

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

The filer's explanations (Part III)

PART I, LINE 3
THE CEO'S SALARY IS REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE INDEPENDENT BOARD MEMBERS IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE SALARY TABLE PROCURED FROM THE WEBSITE U.S. OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT.

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

  • INTL ORG FOR TRANSITIONAL JUSTICE & PEACE

    $63,796

    TRAVEL AND RELOCATION ASSISTANCE FOR PROSECUTOR REFUGEES.

  • JEWISH HUMANITARIAN RESPONSE

    $37,683

    TRAVEL AND RELOCATION ASSISTANCE FOR PROSECUTOR REFUGEES.

  • THE MARLYAND CENTER AT BOWIE STATE UNIVERSITY

    $25,565

    TRAVEL AND RELOCATION ASSISTANCE FOR PROSECUTOR REFUGEES.

  • OLAM TRAVEL

    $25,070

    TRAVEL AND RELOCATION ASSISTANCE FOR PROSECUTOR REFUGEES.

  • UPLIFT AFGANISTAN FUND

    $18,878

    TRAVEL AND RELOCATION ASSISTANCE FOR PROSECUTOR REFUGEES.

  • NOVA SAHAB

    $7,500

    TRAVEL AND RELOCATION ASSISTANCE FOR PROSECUTOR REFUGEES.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
IRS schema version
2024v5.5
Source object
202622299349302437

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