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← CALIFORNIANS FOR JUSTICE EDUCATION FUND INC

Form 990 for tax year 2022

Filed by CALIFORNIANS FOR JUSTICE EDUCATION FUND INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$10,405,729
Total expenses
$7,543,511
Contributions and grants received
$8,736,751
Grants paid
$1,283,850
Program service revenue
$1,663,105
Investment income
$5,246
Other revenue
$627
Total assets, end of year
$15,741,855
Total liabilities, end of year
$1,566,574
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$14,175,281
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$6,074,471
Management and general expenses
$1,072,129
Fundraising expenses
$396,911
Program service expenses (Part III)
$6,074,471

Program services were 80.5% 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.

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $8,736,751

  • 2a · Program service revenue: Program fees

    total $1,663,105 · related or exempt $1,663,105

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $5,246 · excluded $5,246

  • 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

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $0

  • 9c · Net income from gaming

    total $0

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $0

  • 11a · Other revenue: Other revenue

    total $627 · related or exempt $627

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $627

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $1,283,850 · program services $1,283,850

  • 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 $82,549 · program services $61,446 · management and general $15,348 · fundraising $5,755

  • 6 · Compensation of disqualified persons

    total $0

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $3,621,045 · program services $2,695,363 · management and general $673,253 · fundraising $252,429

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $0

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $351,205 · program services $258,888 · management and general $67,045 · fundraising $25,272

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $302,547 · program services $225,098 · management and general $56,324 · fundraising $21,125

  • 11a · Fees: management

    total $0

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $0

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $0

  • 11d · Fees: lobbying

    total $0

  • 11e · Fees: professional fundraising services

    total $0

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $0

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $520,222 · program services $379,650 · management and general $102,042 · fundraising $38,530

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $0

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $30,633 · program services $20,498 · management and general $8,198 · fundraising $1,937

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $106,688 · program services $78,698 · management and general $20,340 · fundraising $7,650

  • 15 · Royalties

    total $0

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $253,085 · program services $173,594 · management and general $60,077 · fundraising $19,414

  • 17 · Travel

    total $26,051 · program services $18,723 · management and general $5,312 · fundraising $2,016

  • 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 $12,795 · program services $9,085 · management and general $2,686 · fundraising $1,024

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $22,091 · program services $15,685 · management and general $4,639 · fundraising $1,767

  • 24a · Other expenses: Fiscal sponsor expenses

    total $435,940 · program services $435,940

  • 24b · Other expenses: Meetings and events

    total $172,708 · program services $138,735 · management and general $24,990 · fundraising $8,983

  • 24c · Other expenses: Intern expense

    total $91,246 · program services $91,246

  • 24d · Other expenses: Staff development

    total $44,331 · program services $31,970 · management and general $9,621 · fundraising $2,740

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $186,525 · program services $156,002 · management and general $22,254 · fundraising $8,269

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $8,707,598 · end of year $10,240,244

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $730,057 · end of year $312,732

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $2,417,724 · end of year $4,075,600

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $1,562 · end of year $4,394

  • 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 $68,015 · end of year $70,940

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

    $11,986

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

    $9,655

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $6,326 · end of year $2,331

  • 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

    beginning of year $16,133 · end of year $7,333

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $19,754 · end of year $1,028,281

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $475,259 · end of year $455,201

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $177,922 · end of year $1,111,373

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $7,979,245 · end of year $8,612,573

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $3,334,743 · end of year $5,562,708

Mission and programs · 2022

Mission

Californians for Justice is a statewide grassroots organization working for racial justice by building the power of youth, communities of color, immigrants, low-income families, and LGBTQ communities. Led by students, we organize to advance educational justice and improve our social, economic, and political conditions. Through year-round leadership development opportunities and intensive leadership programs, we empower the young people most affected by inequity to drive the process of change with their participation and ideas for a just society.

Activities or mission (Part I)

Californians for Justice is a statewide grassroots organization working for racial justice by building the power of youth, communities of color, immigrants, low-income families, and LGBTQ communities. Led by students, we organize to advance educational justice and improve our social, economic, and political conditions.

  • Advancing racial justice through Relationship Centered Schools CFJ engaged more than 300 youth (78 in Long Beach, 117 in Fresno, 65 in San Jose, and 49 in Oakland) in leadership development and advocacy work at both the local and state levels. CFJ San Jose youth organized and secured a commitment from East Side Union High School District to a 3 week restorative restart for the fall allowing 3 weeks of students and staff making space to build relationships, center racial justice, equity and the needs of students and families as they return to campus. CFJ Long Beach won their campaign for LBUSD to prioritize student health and resources for Black students in their budget this spring. The district is committing $1.6 million to establish wellness centers at every high school campus going forward. CFJ Oakland won a district commitment of $9 million to a mental health resolution prioritizing support for students as they return to campus. CFJ Fresno organized the Fresno Unified School District to expand the scope of ethnic studies in the district by using a racial justice lense across their courses and curriculum. Using a double equity approach, Fresno Unified will also pay student leaders to gather and record this feedback from their peers and community.

    Expenses $6,074,471 · Grants $1,283,850 · Revenue $1,663,105

  • Advocacy Achievements $3 billion to launch a statewide community schools initiative in up to 1,400 schools. This effort will provide funding for transformational and collaborative leadership, culturally relevant curriculum and teaching, community and student wellness hubs on campus, expanded access to enrichment and redesigned schedules through 2028. Increased Local Control Funding Formula (LCFF) Base, Supplemental, & Concentration funding to $21,439 per pupil vs. $12,143 per pupil just 2 years ago. Over $700 million in investments to mental health supports, including expanding and strengthening school and county partnerships and capacity, along with establishing an Office of School-Based Health Programs.

  • Building power across the state CFJ, as part of our coalition work with the CA Partnership for the Future of Learning, impacted state policies coming out of the historic $34B budget investment from state and federal COVID recovery funds to provide infrastructure and resources for building racially just schools.

As filed on the 2022 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • ROSA DE LEON PALOMO

    Snr Strategy Dir

    Total calculated
    $125,493
    From this org
    $125,493
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

  • LAURA ZAVALA

    Snr Strategy Dir.

    Total calculated
    $117,133
    From this org
    $117,133
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

  • Karen Anselmo

    Senior Oper. Dir.

    Total calculated
    $115,414
    From this org
    $115,414
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

  • ERIKA PRASAD

    Snr Strategic Part

    Total calculated
    $100,848
    From this org
    $100,848
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

  • Taryn Ishida

    Executive Dir.

    Total calculated
    $82,549
    From this org
    $82,549
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

  • Meredith Fenton

    Board Chair

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Stephanie Aguilon

    Youth Chair

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • GEOFFREY WINDER

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Paula Escobar

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Jessenia Reyes

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Desiree Carver-Thomas

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Ethan Zatko

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Jason Phan

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • KENJI TREANOR

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • ALANI WILSON

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • GLENN PEREZ

    Board Member

    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

The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2022
Filed
7 November 2023
IRS schema version
2022v5.0
Source object
202303119349302505

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