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Form 990 for tax year 2022

Filed by RISING FOR JUSTICE INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$5,656,447
Total expenses
$3,386,860
Contributions and grants received
$5,152,735
Grants paid
$202,650
Program service revenue
$311,508
Investment income
$28,419
Other revenue
$163,785
Total assets, end of year
$7,401,975
Total liabilities, end of year
$3,078,855
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$4,323,120
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$2,745,965
Management and general expenses
$345,136
Fundraising expenses
$295,759
Program service expenses (Part III)
$2,745,965

Program services were 81.1% 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.

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $90,901

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $412,433

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $4,649,401

  • 2a · Program service revenue: UNIVERSITY FEES

    total $311,508 · related or exempt $311,508

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $28,419 · excluded $28,419

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $318,810

  • 8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c

    $90,901

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $155,025

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $163,785 · excluded $163,785

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $202,650 · program services $202,650

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $153,333 · program services $125,662 · management and general $13,189 · fundraising $14,482

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $1,789,820 · program services $1,466,826 · management and general $153,947 · fundraising $169,047

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $7,909 · program services $6,482 · management and general $680 · fundraising $747

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $126,234 · program services $103,453 · management and general $10,858 · fundraising $11,923

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $160,437 · program services $131,484 · management and general $13,800 · fundraising $15,153

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $5,800 · program services $4,732 · management and general $514 · fundraising $554

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $205,073 · program services $165,292 · management and general $14,910 · fundraising $24,871

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $13,132 · program services $8,060 · management and general $1,315 · fundraising $3,757

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $101,374 · program services $83,205 · management and general $11,979 · fundraising $6,190

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $463,931 · program services $351,331 · management and general $72,439 · fundraising $40,161

  • 17 · Travel

    total $3,293 · program services $4 · management and general $3,289

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $42,642 · program services $16,933 · management and general $25,709

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $448 · management and general $448

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $43,042 · program services $34,801 · management and general $7,658 · fundraising $583

  • 24a · Other expenses: MISCELLANEOUS

    total $27,069 · program services $23,009 · management and general $2,165 · fundraising $1,895

  • 24b · Other expenses: TELEPHONE

    total $21,051 · program services $17,081 · management and general $2,006 · fundraising $1,964

  • 24c · Other expenses: DUES/MEMBERSHIPS

    total $18,543 · program services $3,981 · management and general $10,177 · fundraising $4,385

  • 24d · Other expenses: EQUIPMENT RENTAL

    total $527 · program services $427 · management and general $53 · fundraising $47

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $552 · program services $552

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $379,808 · end of year $722,734

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $1,650,685 · end of year $2,656,056

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $71,865 · end of year $87,258

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

    $3,141

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

    $1,388

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $2,426 · end of year $1,753

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $1,460,112 · end of year $1,205,335

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $23,840 · end of year $2,728,839

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $93,536 · end of year $207,722

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    end of year $131,875

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $412,433

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $2,739,258

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $561,253 · end of year $700,278

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $2,521,514 · end of year $3,622,842

Mission and programs · 2022

Mission

THE MISSION OF RISING FOR JUSTICE IS TO LEVERAGE THE COLLECTIVE FORCES OF LAW STUDENTS AND SOCIAL WORK STUDENTS WHO WORK ALONG WITH OUR EXPERIENCED ATTORNEYS TO ACHIEVE JUSTICE FOR OUR CLIENTS. WE DIRECTLY REPRESENT INDIVIDUALS WHO CANNOT AFFORD COUNSEL BEFORE THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA COURTS AND VARIOUS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENCIES. WE TRAIN LAW STUDENTS FROM AREA LAW SCHOOLS IN TRIAL ADVOCACY AND OTHER LAWYERING SKILLS AND SEEK TO INSTILL IN THEM A COMMITMENT TO PRO BONO SERVICE. WE ALSO SERVE AS A FIELD PLACEMENT FOR GRADUATE STUDENTS FROM MSW PROGRAMS WHO WORK ON TEAMS WITH OUR LAW STUDENTS AND ATTORNEYS TO SERVE THE SOCIAL SERVICES NEEDS OF OUR CLIENTS THROUGH AN INTERDISCIPLINARY APPROACH TO CLIENT REPRESENTATION.

Activities or mission (Part I)

RISING FOR JUSTICE'S (RFJ) MISSION IS TO LEVERAGE THE COLLABORATIVE EFFORTS OF LAW AND SOCIAL WORK STUDENTS AND SEASONED ATTORNEYS AND SOCIAL WORKERS TO ADDRESS RFJ'S CLIENTS' NEEDS THROUGH AN INTERDISCIPLINARY APPROACH AND TO SECURE EQUAL ACCESS TO JUSTICE FOR CLIENTS WHO CANNOT AFFORD REPRESENTATION. RFJ OFFERS DIRECT REPRESENTATION IN DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA COURTS AND VARIOUS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENCIES AND EDUCATES LAW STUDENTS FROM LOCAL SCHOOLS IN TRIAL ADVOCACY AND ESSENTIAL LEGAL SKILLS, EMPHASIZING THE IMPORTANCE OF PRO BONO SERVICE. FURTHERMORE, RFJ PROVIDES FIELD PLACEMENTS FOR SOCIAL WORK GRADUATE STUDENTS.

  • RISING FOR JUSTICE (RFJ)LEVERAGES THE COLLECTIVE FORCES OF STUDENTS AND EXPERIENCED ADVOCATES TO ACHIEVE JUSTICE FOR ALL. THE OVERARCHING OBJECTIVES OF EACH PROGRAM ARE:CLINICAL LEGAL EDUCATION: TO BUILD UPON THE DEPTH AND BREADTH OF EXPERIENCE AND KNOWLEDGE OF RFJ'S CASE HANDLING ATTORNEYS TO TRAIN AND INSPIRE THE NEXT GENERATION OF SOCIAL JUSTICE ADVOCATES.TENANT JUSTICE PROGRAM: TO REDUCE THE NUMBER OF UNREPRESENTED TENANTS AT HOUSING COURT, ALLEVIATE THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING CRISIS, AND KEEP FAMILIES IN THEIR HOMES.EXPUNGEMENT: TO GIVE JUSTICE-INVOLVED INDIVIDUALS A FRESH START TO CONTINUE THEIR EDUCATION, SECURE PUBLIC ASSISTANCE AND HOUSING, AND SUCCEED IN THE JOB MARKET BY EXPUNGING OR SEALING THEIR CRIMINAL RECORDS.CIVIL PROTECTION ORDERS: TO REDUCE INTRA-FAMILY VIOLENCE BY ENSURING THAT BOTH PARTIES ARE REPRESENTED IN CIVIL PROTECTION ORDER (CPO) AND ANTI-STALKING ORDER (ASO) CASES AND TO PROMOTE FAIRNESS IN THE ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE.PUBLIC AWARENESS AND EDUCATION: TO EDUCATE LOW-INCOME SELF-REPRESENTED LITIGANTS ABOUT THEIR RIGHTS AND LEGAL REMEDIES SO THAT THEY CAN ADVOCATE FOR THEMSELVES AND INCREASE THEIR CHANCES OF FAIR TREATMENT WHEN PROCEEDING WITHOUT REPRESENTATION.SOCIAL WORK: TO PROVIDE ENHANCED SERVICES AND SUPPORTS THAT ADDRESS RFJ'S CLIENTS' FULL LIFE CIRCUMSTANCES AND THAT SET CLIENTS ON A PATH TO GENUINE, LONG-TERM SUCCESS.PRO BONO PROGRAM: TO LEVERAGE RFJ'S IMPACT IN HOUSING, EXPUNGEMENT, AND CIVIL PROTECTION ORDER CASES BY TRAINING AND MENTORING ATTORNEYS IN PRIVATE LAW FIRMS TO REPRESENT RFJ'S CLIENTS IN THESE CASES.

    Expenses $2,745,965 · Grants $202,650 · Revenue $311,508

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

Listed in Part VII

  • Helen Dooley

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    10

  • Brian Stekloft

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • Heather Pinckney

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • Curtis Lu

    VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Nita S Cumello

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Carmen Iguina Gonzalez

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Theodore A Howard

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Jonathan S Jeffress

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Ian Herbert

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Theodore A Howard

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Adam Strochak

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Darrell Mottley

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Tasha Hailey Hutchins

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Margarita K Odonnell

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Phyllis A Jones

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Barry Pollack

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Donald J Ridings Jr

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Donald Salzman

    PRO BONO COUNSEL

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Grace Lopes

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $153,333
    From this org
    $153,333
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    60

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $153,333
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0
    Filer's total
    $153,333

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

None.

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

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

  • EMPOWER DC

    $120,000

    CONDUCT ON-THE-GROUND OUTREACH TO IDENTIFY LOW-INCOME DC TENANTS AT RISK OF EVICTION OR DISPLACEMENT AND PROVIDE THEM WITH INFORMATION ON LEGAL AND SOCIAL SERVICES.

  • LATINO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CTR - LEDC

    $82,650

    CONDUCT ON-THE-GROUND OUTREACH TO IDENTIFY LOW-INCOME DC TENANTS AT RISK OF EVICTION OR DISPLACEMENT AND PROVIDE THEM WITH INFORMATION ON LEGAL AND SOCIAL SERVICES.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2022
Filed
9 November 2023
IRS schema version
2022v5.0
Source object
202303149349302635

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