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MICHIGAN ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICE

EIN 38-1989639 LANSING, MI

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Revenue 2025
$1,548,605
Expenses 2025
$1,605,481

Program services were 0.0% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

As filed

Subsection
06
Classification
2000
Street
325 S WALNUT ST

These codes are the IRS's own and are shown exactly as filed. What each one means is in the Business Master File documentation (opens in a new tab).

Other organizations at this address

1 other organization in the IRS Business Master File lists the same street address. matched by us

We match the street line and ZIP code as the IRS gives them, ignoring case and outer spaces and nothing else, so "AVE" and "AVENUE" count as different streets and this list can miss some. A shared address can mean related organizations or a shared office, but it can also be a registered agent, a mail drop or a service provider holding mail for unrelated clients. It is not, by itself, evidence that two organizations are connected.

Mission and programs · 2025

Mission

TO UPHOLD AND DEFEND THE CONSTITUTION, BILL OF RIGHTS AND LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES AND THE STATE OF MICHIGAN; TO ADVANCE THE SCIENCE OF JURISPRUDENCE; TO IMPROVE THE ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE; TO PROMOTE AND ESPOUSE THE ART OF ADVOCACY TO THE END THAT IT WILL IMPROVE THE ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE AND SECURE AN ADEQUATE AWARD IN PERSONAL INJURY ACTIONS.

Activities or mission (Part I)

TO PROMOTE A FAIR AND EFFECTIVE JUSTICE SYSTEM WE AIM TO SUPPORT THE WORK OF ATTORNEYS IN THEIR EFFORTS TO ENSURE THAT ANY PERSON WHO IS INJURED BY THE MISCONDUCT OR NEGLIGENCE OF OTHERS CAN OBTAIN JUSTICE IN MICHIGAN'S COURTROOMS, EVEN WHEN TAKING ON THE MOST POWERFUL INTERESTS.

  • MAJ PUBLICATIONS: OUR MEMBERS AUTHOR EDUCATIONAL PUBLICATIONS FOR US THAT WE SELL TO OUR MEMBERS AND NONMEMBERS. WE SELL NO-FAULT TEXTBOOKS, INTERROGATORY MANUALS, AND COMPLAINT BOOKS. WE ALSO SELL NFRBO SUBSCRIPTIONS. OUR MEMBERS ALSO PURCHASE DEPOSITIONS, BRIEFS, AND OPINIONS.

  • EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS: MAJ SPONSORS LEGAL EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS FOR THE MEMBERSHIP. NON-MAJ MEMBERS MAY ATTEND FOR AN INCREASED RATE. THE MODERATORS AND SPEAKERS FOR OUR SEMINARS DONATE THEIR SERVICES. ATTENDANCE VARIES AT THESE SEMINARS FROM 35 TO 125 PEOPLE. TOPICS INCLUDE ADVOCACY, AUTO NO-FAULT, DAMAGES, FAMILY LAW, EMPLOYMENT, LIENS, MEDICAL MALPRACTICE, NEW LAWYER WORKSHOP, PREMISES, PROBATE, PROVIDER CLAIMS, RAPID FIRE, LITIGATION, TECHNOLOGY, VOIR DIRE, AND WORKERS COMPENSATION.

  • MAJ SEMINAR TAPE SALES: MAJ EDUCATIONAL SEMINARS ARE PROFESSIONALLY RECORDED AND SOLD TO MEMBERS AND NONMEMBERS WHO ARE NOT ABLE TO ATTEND. THEY ARE SOLD AS AUDIO/CD AND IN VIDEO FORM. THE TAPES ARE SOLD AS A SET OR INDIVIDUALLY OF SPECIFIC SPEAKERS.

As filed on the 2025 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Officers and directors · 2025

As listed in Part VII of the 2025 return, in the order the filer printed them. Each return names its own; this is not a roster the organization keeps with us.

  • Stephen V Pontoni

    EXECUTIVE DI

    Total calculated
    $219,900
    From this org
    $203,500
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $16,400
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $203,500
    Bonus
    not reported
    Other
    not reported
    Deferred
    $16,400
    Nontaxable benefits
    not reported
    Filer's total
    $219,900
  • Mitch Albers

    EMPLOYEE

    Total calculated
    $134,039
    From this org
    $124,039
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $10,000
    Hours/week
    40
  • Jody Aaron

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
  • Gerald Acker

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
  • Barry Adler

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
  • Carla Aikens

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
  • Joel Alpert

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
  • Nicholas S Andrews

    PRESIDENT-EL

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0
  • Dominic Andriacchi

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
  • Matthew Aneese

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
  • Brooke Archie

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
  • Linda Miller Atkinson

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
  • Michael Behm

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
  • Mark Bernstein

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
  • Samuel Bernstein

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
  • David Blanchard

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
  • Alan Blatnikoff

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
  • Kathleen Bogas

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
  • Megan Bonanni

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
  • Brian Bourbeau

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
  • Jessica Bray

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
  • Robert Buchanan

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
  • John Scott Buell

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
  • Nicholas Charters

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
  • Steffani Chocron

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0

The first 25 listed. 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. Earlier years are each on their own filing page.

Filings

  • 2025
    Revenue
    $1,548,605
    Expenses
    $1,605,481
    Contributions
    $193,385
    Grants paid
    $0
  • 2024
    Revenue
    $2,128,589
    Expenses
    $2,153,522
    Contributions
    $769,312
    Grants paid
    $0
  • 2023
    Revenue
    $1,568,709
    Expenses
    $1,671,805
    Contributions
    $842,150
    Grants paid
    $0
  • 2022
    Revenue
    $1,968,377
    Expenses
    $2,253,527
    Contributions
    $933,933
    Grants paid
    $0

The four totals the IRS asks for on Part I of the Form 990, as filed. A dash means the figure was not present on the return — not that it was zero.

Other returns filed

  • 2021 · 990

    Revenue
    $530,783
    Expenses
    $508,780
    Assets (EOY)
    $1,239,131
  • 2020 · 990

    Revenue
    $1,629,831
    Expenses
    $1,564,028
    Assets (EOY)
    $1,223,624
  • 2019 · 990

    Revenue
    $1,484,873
    Expenses
    $1,211,716
    Assets (EOY)
    $1,168,219
  • 2018 · 990

    Revenue
    $1,526,274
    Expenses
    $1,683,950
    Assets (EOY)
    $920,293
  • 2017 · 990

    Revenue
    $1,552,889
    Expenses
    $1,487,958
    Assets (EOY)
    $851,003
  • 2016 · 990

    Revenue
    $1,354,629
    Expenses
    $1,513,182
    Assets (EOY)
    $789,919
  • 2015 · 990

    Revenue
    $1,334,807
    Expenses
    $1,349,564
    Assets (EOY)
    $904,514
  • 2014 · 990

    Revenue
    $1,553,930
    Expenses
    $1,508,202
    Assets (EOY)
    $952,554
  • 2012 · 990

    Revenue
    not reported
    Expenses
    $1,200,281
    Assets (EOY)
    $937,250
  • 2011 · 990

    Revenue
    not reported
    Expenses
    $1,254,323
    Assets (EOY)
    $925,471

Nonprofiteer parses Forms 990, 990-EZ and 990-PF, in a window of recent tax years. These returns are recorded from the IRS e-file index, so their figures were extracted by that index rather than read from the return here — treat them as a different source from the filings above, not as more of the same record. A dash means the index carries no figure; Form 990-T listings carry none at all. Showing the 10 most recent; the API carries the rest.

Grants made

No itemized grants to organizations. Schedule I is filed only by organizations that granted more than $5,000 to a recipient, so most filers have none.

Grants received

Other IRS files

Auto-Revocation List

Not listed. The IRS publishes this list for organizations whose exemption was automatically revoked for failing to file for three consecutive years.

Publication 78

Not present in the most recent drop.

These are two separate IRS files on two separate schedules, shown as published and not reconciled with each other. Neither is a statement about whether a contribution is deductible today: 19,245 organizations appear in Publication 78 while the IRS's own revocation file lists them as currently revoked, more than half of those revoked before 2019. Absence from Publication 78 is evidence of nothing, and presence is not evidence either. Verify current status with the IRS before relying on it.

What this page reflects

The registration facts above come from the IRS Business Master File published 13 October 2026 and read 1 November 2026, for every organization at once. Returns through tax year 2025, the newest we have parsed for this organization.