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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by AMISTAD LAW PROJECT.

Totals

Total revenue
$1,034,547
Total expenses
$1,012,594
Contributions and grants received
$1,034,518
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$0
Other revenue
$29
Total assets, end of year
$693,365
Total liabilities, end of year
$15,964
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$677,401
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$885,270
Management and general expenses
$101,496
Fundraising expenses
$25,828
Program service expenses (Part III)
$885,270

Program services were 87.4% 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

    $1,034,518

  • 11a · Other revenue: SALES

    total $29 · related or exempt $29

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $29

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $67,680 · program services $60,347 · management and general $4,513 · fundraising $2,820

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $295,848 · program services $263,798 · management and general $19,723 · fundraising $12,327

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $4,886 · program services $4,357 · management and general $325 · fundraising $204

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $25,277 · program services $22,539 · management and general $1,685 · fundraising $1,053

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $32,282 · program services $28,785 · management and general $2,152 · fundraising $1,345

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $43,041 · program services $38,822 · management and general $2,754 · fundraising $1,465

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $95,017 · program services $53,281 · management and general $41,408 · fundraising $328

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $12,976 · program services $6,398 · management and general $6,325 · fundraising $253

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $10,234 · program services $9,124 · management and general $684 · fundraising $426

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $30,207 · program services $26,935 · management and general $2,014 · fundraising $1,258

  • 17 · Travel

    total $37,846 · program services $32,471 · management and general $5,375

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $5,077 · program services $4,527 · management and general $338 · fundraising $212

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $423 · program services $377 · management and general $28 · fundraising $18

  • 24a · Other expenses: FISCAL SPONSORSHIP EXPENS

    total $296,496 · program services $284,109 · management and general $9,399 · fundraising $2,988

  • 24b · Other expenses: PROGRAM SERVICES

    total $34,444 · program services $33,843 · management and general $370 · fundraising $231

  • 24c · Other expenses: FEES

    total $10,577 · program services $9,431 · management and general $706 · fundraising $440

  • 24d · Other expenses: DUES & SUBSCRIPTIONS

    total $8,451 · program services $4,728 · management and general $3,593 · fundraising $130

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $1,832 · program services $1,398 · management and general $104 · fundraising $330

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $541,017 · end of year $507,836

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $147,279 · end of year $163,726

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $16,019 · end of year $6,425

  • 7 · Other notes and loans receivable

    beginning of year $4,000

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    end of year $7,260

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

    $35,802

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

    $30,984

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $2,800 · end of year $4,818

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $2,726 · end of year $3,300

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $54,393 · end of year $15,964

  • 24 · Unsecured notes and loans payable

    beginning of year $4,000

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $145,491 · end of year $60,594

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $509,957 · end of year $616,807

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

AMISTAD LAW PROJECT'S MISSION IS TO FIGHT FOR THE HUMAN RIGHTS OF PEOPLE IN OUR COMMUNITY BY PROVIDING FREE AND LOW-COST LEGAL SERVICES TO PHILADELPHIANS AND THOSE INCARCERATED IN PENNSYLVANIA'S PRISONS. ADDITIONALLY, WE ADVOCATE FOR LAWS AND POLICIES THAT REFLECT OUR VISION FOR A NEW JUSTICE PARADIGM AND ORGANIZE EVENTS AND ACTIVITIES TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ON THEIR RIGHTS AND THE LAW.

  • 1)CAMPAIGN TO END DEATH BY INCARCERATION: THIS PROGRAM AIMS TO FIND AVENUES FOR PEOPLE SENTENCED TO LIFE WITHOUT PAROLE IN PENNSYLVANIA TO RETURN TO THEIR COMMUNITIES. THROUGH THIS PROGRAM, WE EDUCATED THE PUBLIC ABOUT THE PA BOARD OF PARDONS, HELD PUBLIC OFFICIALS ACCOUNTABLE FOR THEIR ROLE IN LIFE AND LONG-TERM SENTENCES, PROVIDED TECHNICAL AND SUPPORTIVE ASSISTANCE TO INCARCERATED PEOPLE AND THE FAMILIES IN APPLYING FOR CLEMENCY, AND FILED LAWSUITS ON BEHALF OF LIFE-SENTENCED INDIVIDUALS TO FIND A PATHWAY HOME. 2)SHIFTING THE NARRATIVE AROUND CRIME AND POLICING: THIS PROGRAM AIMS TO SHIFT THE POPULAR NARRATIVE AROUND CRIME AND VIOLENCE IN PHILADELPHIA AND QUESTION THE ROLE OF POLICING AS A RESPONSE TO VIOLENCE IN OUR COMMUNITIES. THROUGH THIS PROGRAM, WE CREATED VISUAL AND AUDIO MEDIA TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ON ALTERNATIVE RESPONSES TO HARM, HELPED SHAPE CONCRETE POLICY DEMANDS TO THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA IN RESPONSE TO THE MURDER OF GEORGE FLOYD AND THE SUBSEQUENT UPRISINGS, CONDUCTED RESEARCH OF PHILADELPHIANS' IDEA OF PUBLIC SAFETY, AND DEVELOPED PROPOSALS FOR ALTERNATIVE RESPONSES.

    Expenses $885,270

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

Listed in Part VII

  • KRIS HENDERSON

    EXECUTIVE DI

    Total calculated
    $67,679
    From this org
    $56,082
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $11,597
    Hours/week
    40

  • CHRISTI CLARK

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • PARDISS KEBRIAEI

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • STEPHANIE KEENE

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • CANDACE MCKINLEY

    SECRETARY/TR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • MARTHA WILLIAMS

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

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.

Related organizations on this return

Schedule R Part II: tax-exempt organizations related to the filer by control. It does not record shared board members or money.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
17 November 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.0
Source object
202513219349316761

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