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CENTER FOR JUSTICE & ACCOUNTABILITY

EIN 94-3299686 SAN FRANCISCO, CA

Revenue 2024
$5,356,402
Expenses 2024
$5,092,291

Program services were 91.1% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

As filed

Subsection
03
NTEE code
I830
Classification
1000
Street
268 BUSH STREET 3432

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).

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

THE CENTER FOR JUSTICE AND ACCOUNTABILITY (CJA) IS AN INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO DETERRING TORTURE, WAR CRIMES, CRIMES AGAINST HUMANITY AND OTHER SEVERE HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES AROUND THE WORLD THROUGH LITIGATION, POLICY ADVOCACY AND OUTREACH IN PURSUIT OF TRUTH, JUSTICE AND REDRESS FOR VICTIMS AND SURVIVORS.

Activities or mission (Part I)

THE MISSION IS DEDICATED TO DETERRING TORTURE, WAR CRIMES, CRIMES AGAINST HUMANITY AND OTHER SEVERE HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES AROUND THE WORLD THROUGH LITIGATION, POLICY ADVOCACY AND OUTREACH IN PURSUIT OF TRUTH, JUSTICE AND REDRESS FOR VICTIMS AND SURVIVORS.

  • CJA IS A LEADING U.S.-BASED ORGANIZATION WORKING WITH SURVIVORS AND COMMUNITIES IMPACTED BY ATROCITY CRIMES IN SEEKING TRUTH, JUSTICE, AND REDRESS. THROUGH INNOVATIVE HIGH-IMPACT LITIGATION, CJA HAS BROUGHT CASES AGAINST HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATORS FROM BOSNIA, CAMBODIA, CHILE, CHINA, COLOMBIA, EL SALVADOR, GUATEMALA, HAITI, HONDURAS, INDONESIA, LIBERIA, PERU, SOMALIA, SRI LANKA, SYRIA AND THE UNITED STATES. ADDITIONALLY, CJA PARTICIPATES IN OTHER CASES OF IMPORTANCE TO THE HUMAN RIGHTS COMMUNITY AS AMICUS CURIAE IN HUMAN RIGHTS CASES IN THE U.S. AS WELL AS ADVOCACY BEFORE UNITED NATIONS AND REGIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS BODIES. CJA ALSO SUPPORTS INITIATIVES THAT ADVANCE THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT'S COMMITMENT TO CRIMINALLY PROSECUTE HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSERS. CJA WORKS ON AN ONGOING BASIS WITH U.S. AND INTERNATIONAL LAW ENFORCEMENT. CJA INTEGRATES OTHER INNOVATIVE STRATEGIES TO HOLD HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSERS ACCOUNTABLE. CJA PAIRS SURVIVOR-CENTERED LITIGATION WITH TRANSITIONAL JUSTICE PROJECTS, IN WHICH CJA WORKS ALONGSIDE LAWYERS AND HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDERS FROM IMPACTED COMMUNITIES IN JOINT CASE INVESTIGATION AND DEVELOPMENT. CJA ENGAGES IN ADVOCACY TO ENSURE THAT THERE ARE LEGAL REMEDIES TO HOLD HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATORS ACCOUNTABLE, WHEREVER THEY MAY BE FOUND. CJA PARTNERS WITH PRO BONO LAWYERS TO LITIGATE OUR CASES. DURING THE 2024-25 FISCAL YEAR, CJA'S PRO BONO PARTNERS DONATED SERVICES AND PROFESSIONAL OUT OF POCKET EXPENSES VALUED AT APPROXIMATELY $8,347,007. CJA ALSO LEVERAGES PARTNERSHIPS WITH LEADING ACADEMIC CENTERS, FORENSIC, MILITARY AND COUNTRY EXPERTS, SURVIVOR COALITIONS, MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS, TORTURE TREATMENT CENTERS, AND FRONTLINE NGOS. THESE PARTNERSHIPS ARE FOUNDATIONAL TO OUR SUCCESS IN INVESTIGATING NEW CASES, ENSURING A SURVIVOR-CENTERED APPROACH TO JUSTICE, AND ENGAGING IN TRANSNATIONAL LITIGATION THAT HAS IMPACT IN THE COUNTRIES WHERE THE CRIMES ORIGINALLY TOOK PLACE. THE IMPACT OF CJA'S WORK CAN BE MEASURED IN AT LEAST FIVE IMPORTANT WAYS: 1. THE USE OF CJA'S CASES AROUND THE WORLD AS A CATALYST AND SUPPORT FOR DOMESTIC ACCOUNTABILITY MOVEMENTS. 2. THE DEVELOPMENT OF A BODY OF INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS JURISPRUDENCE. 3. THE HISTORIC RECORD OF TRUTH OUR CASES CREATE. 4. THE THERAPEUTIC BENEFITS THAT SURVIVORS OF GROSS HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES EXPERIENCE AS A RESULT OF PARTICIPATING IN JUSTICE PROCESSES. 5. THE DOMESTICATION OF INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS NORMS IN THE UNITED STATES THROUGH CJA'S HUMAN RIGHTS LITIGATION IN U.S. COURTS. CJA MADE SIGNIFICANT PROGRESS IN SEVERAL OF ITS CASES BEFORE THE COURTS ON ACCOUNTABILITY FOR ATROCITY CRIMES. CJA ALSO FILED BRIEFS AS AMICUS CURIAE IN CASES PENDING IN U.S. APPELLATE COURTS. THROUGH ITS CAPACITY BUILDING WORK, CJA PROVIDES ADVICE AND ASSISTANCE TO LOCAL LAWYERS AND HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDERS ON COLLECTION, PRESERVATION AND ANALYSIS OF EVIDENCE TO ASSIST IN HOLDING PERPETRATORS OF ATROCITY CRIMES ACCOUNTABLE. MORE INFORMATION IS AT WWW.CJA.ORG.

    Expenses $4,636,755 · Grants $1,989,406

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

Officers and directors · 2024

As listed in Part VII of the 2024 return, in the order the filer printed them. Each return names its own; this is not a roster the organization keeps with us.

  • CHARLINE YIM

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • CAROLINE L SCULLIN

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • WILLIAM ACEVES

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • ROBERT FLYNN

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • DONNOVAN ANDREWS

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.25

  • TYLER GIANNINI

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • KRIZNA GOMEZ

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • ROCHELLE KING

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • JANE ROCAMORA

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • DYLAN SAVAGE

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.3

  • AMITY BOYE

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • STEPHANIE FOSTER

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • JASON HIPP

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • CARMEN CHEUNG

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $196,228
    From this org
    $176,373
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $19,855
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $176,373
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $7,055
    Nontaxable benefits
    $12,800
    Filer's total
    $196,228

  • JENNIFER RASMUSSEN

    DEPUTY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $199,649
    From this org
    $171,975
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $27,674
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $171,975
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $6,879
    Nontaxable benefits
    $20,795
    Filer's total
    $199,649

  • SCOTT KRIETE

    CFO

    Total calculated
    $126,611
    From this org
    $126,611
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

  • CLARET VARGAS

    SENIOR STAFF ATTORNEY

    Total calculated
    $126,674
    From this org
    $107,805
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $18,869
    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. Earlier years are each on their own filing page.

Filings

  • 2024
    Revenue
    $5,356,402
    Expenses
    $5,092,291
    Contributions
    $5,143,801
    Grants paid
    $1,989,406
  • 2023
    Revenue
    $4,193,284
    Expenses
    $3,931,888
    Contributions
    $3,990,334
    Grants paid
    $1,087,851
  • 2022
    Revenue
    $3,198,908
    Expenses
    $3,503,121
    Contributions
    $3,113,972
    Grants paid
    $1,030,692

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

  • 2024 · 990-T

    Revenue
    not reported
    Expenses
    not reported
    Assets (EOY)
    not reported

  • 2023 · 990-T

    Revenue
    not reported
    Expenses
    not reported
    Assets (EOY)
    not reported

  • 2022 · 990-T

    Revenue
    not reported
    Expenses
    not reported
    Assets (EOY)
    not reported

  • 2021 · 990

    Revenue
    $2,242,200
    Expenses
    $2,332,169
    Assets (EOY)
    $3,023,893

  • 2021 · 990-T

    Revenue
    not reported
    Expenses
    not reported
    Assets (EOY)
    not reported

  • 2020 · 990

    Revenue
    $2,221,867
    Expenses
    $2,047,373
    Assets (EOY)
    $3,129,801

  • 2020 · 990-T

    Revenue
    not reported
    Expenses
    not reported
    Assets (EOY)
    not reported

  • 2019 · 990

    Revenue
    $3,740,695
    Expenses
    $4,569,528
    Assets (EOY)
    $3,227,810

  • 2018 · 990

    Revenue
    $1,523,726
    Expenses
    $1,817,051
    Assets (EOY)
    $3,645,005

  • 2017 · 990

    Revenue
    $3,691,136
    Expenses
    $1,638,223
    Assets (EOY)
    $3,936,428

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

Where these grants went next →

Grants received

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

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

Listed as of 13 October 2026, under deductibility PC.

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 29 October 2026, for every organization at once. Returns through tax year 2024, the newest we have parsed for this organization.