Totals
- Total revenue
- $1,491,231
- Total expenses
- $1,470,335
- Contributions and grants received
- $1,456,317
- Grants paid
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $1,668
- Investment income
- $33,246
- Other revenue
- $0
- Total assets, end of year
- $3,273,406
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $28,461
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $3,244,945
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $1,024,039
- Management and general expenses
- $355,818
- Fundraising expenses
- $90,478
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $1,024,039
Program services were 69.6% 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.
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$1,456,317
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2a · Program service revenue: CONSULTING
total $1,668 · related or exempt $1,668
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3 · Investment income
total $33,246 · excluded $33,246
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $233,882 · program services $59,415 · management and general $133,172 · fundraising $41,295
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $731,751 · program services $663,564 · management and general $61,919 · fundraising $6,268
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8 · Pension plan contributions
total $26,646 · program services $19,985 · management and general $5,329 · fundraising $1,332
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9 · Other employee benefits
total $184,125 · program services $138,093 · management and general $36,825 · fundraising $9,207
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $79,774 · program services $59,831 · management and general $15,955 · fundraising $3,988
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11b · Fees: legal
total $430 · management and general $430
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11c · Fees: accounting
total $7,678 · management and general $7,678
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11g · Fees: other
total $75,709 · program services $32,025 · management and general $38,194 · fundraising $5,490
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12 · Advertising and promotion
total $26 · management and general $26
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13 · Office expenses
total $7,664 · program services $374 · management and general $5,979 · fundraising $1,311
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14 · Information technology
total $19,905 · program services $11,123 · management and general $8,243 · fundraising $539
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17 · Travel
total $20,953 · program services $9,680 · management and general $3,250 · fundraising $8,023
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19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings
total $12,475 · program services $1,530 · management and general $884 · fundraising $10,061
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22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $1,800 · program services $1,350 · management and general $360 · fundraising $90
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23 · Insurance
total $25,215 · program services $15,774 · management and general $9,351 · fundraising $90
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24a · Other expenses: DUES AND FEES
total $16,811 · program services $8,856 · management and general $6,917 · fundraising $1,038
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24b · Other expenses: PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
total $10,637 · program services $237 · management and general $10,400
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24c · Other expenses: MEALS
total $6,135 · program services $2,090 · management and general $2,306 · fundraising $1,739
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24d · Other expenses: PAYROLL PROCESSING FEES
total $4,857 · management and general $4,857
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24e · All other expenses
total $3,862 · program services $112 · management and general $3,743 · fundraising $7
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $2,831,925 · end of year $2,972,668
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3 · Pledges and grants receivable
beginning of year $409,653 · end of year $249,951
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4 · Accounts receivable
beginning of year $1,061 · end of year $10,912
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9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
beginning of year $30,256 · end of year $37,514
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10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$7,816
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10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$5,455
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10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $2,595 · end of year $2,361
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17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $31,201 · end of year $5,408
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25 · Other liabilities
beginning of year $20,240 · end of year $23,053
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $2,751,139 · end of year $2,898,890
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28 · Net assets with donor restrictions
beginning of year $472,910 · end of year $346,055
Mission and programs · 2024
Mission
JUST FUTURES LAW, INC. (THE "CHARITY") WAS FOUNDED TO ADVANCE RESPECT FOR HUMAN AND CIVIL RIGHTS BY LITIGATING TO DEFEND THE RIGHTS OF PEOPLE SECURED BY LAW, EDUCATING THE PUBLIC ABOUT HUMAN AND CIVIL RIGHTS VIOLATIONS, AND PROVIDING A HOME FOR LAWYERS WORKING TO IMPROVE CONDITIONS FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE EXPERIENCING AND/OR BEING THREATENED BY UNJUST CRIMINALIZATION, DETENTION, AND DEPORTATION PRACTICES IN THE UNITED STATES. THE CHARITY'S APPROACH CENTERS THE LEADERSHIP AND LIVED EXPERIENCE OF PEOPLE WHOSE HUMAN AND CIVIL RIGHTS HAVE BEEN VIOLATED BY AMERICAN CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT SYSTEMS. THE CHARITY WORKS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH IMMIGRANT AND RACIAL JUSTICE ORGANIZERS TO DEVELOP LEGAL AND ADVOCACY STRATEGIES AIMED AT PREVENTING THE CRIMINALIZATION, DETENTION, AND DEPORTATION OF IMMIGRANTS AND PEOPLE OF COLOR IN THE UNITED STATES, TO FILE LEGAL CASES THAT DEFEND HUMAN AND CIVIL RIGHTS SECURED BY LAW AND CHALLENGE THREATS TO THOSE RIGHTS, AND TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ABOUT
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JUST FUTURES LAW DEFENDS AND BUILDS THE POWER OF IMMIGRANTS' RIGHTS AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE ACTIVISTS, ORGANIZERS, AND COMMUNITY GROUPS WORKING TO DEFEND AGAINST DEPORTATION AND MASS INCARCERATION SYSTEMS. THIS INCLUDES CUTTING-EDGE WORK AROUND THE TECHNOLOGY AND SURVEILLANCE TOOLS USED TO FURTHER DEPORTATION. A DEFINING PRINCIPLE OF JFL IS THAT POLICY ADVOCACY AND LITIGATION MUST BE DESIGNED AND EXECUTED WITH COMMUNITY AND ORGANIZING GROUPS.
Expenses $1,024,039 · Revenue $1,668
As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.
Listed in Part VII
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Paromita ShahPAROMITA SHAH
PRESIDENT/EX
- Total calculated
- $161,795
- From this org
- $116,717
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $45,078
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $116,717
- Bonus
- not reported
- Other
- not reported
- Deferred
- $3,506
- Nontaxable benefits
- $41,572
- Filer's total
- $161,795
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Ellen KempELLEN KEMP
SECRETARY/DE
- Total calculated
- $160,314
- From this org
- $116,819
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $43,495
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $116,819
- Bonus
- not reported
- Other
- not reported
- Deferred
- $3,510
- Nontaxable benefits
- $39,985
- Filer's total
- $160,314
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Silky ShahSILKY SHAH
TREASURER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Angelica ChazaroANGELICA CHAZARO
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Jacinta GonzalezJACINTA GONZALEZ
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Claudia MunozCLAUDIA MUNOZ
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Annie LaiANNIE LAI
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Chloe SigalCHLOE SIGAL
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Yihong MaoYIHONG MAO
DEPUTY DIREC
- Total calculated
- $139,175
- From this org
- $116,686
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $22,489
- Hours/week
- 40
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Sejal ZotaSEJAL ZOTA
LEGAL DIRECT
- Total calculated
- $126,022
- From this org
- $121,892
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $4,130
- Hours/week
- 40
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Laura Rivera SimonsenLAURA RIVERA SIMONSEN
SENIOR ATTOR
- Total calculated
- $128,729
- From this org
- $101,058
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $27,671
- 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 · 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
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
No itemized grants to organizations on this return.
Provenance
- Return type
- form_990
- Tax year
- 2024
- Filed
- 14 November 2025
- IRS schema version
- 2024v5.0
- Source object
- 202523189349307577
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