Equal Justice Society

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Organization Details

Formation Year

2003

Legal Domicile

Principal Officer

Lisa Holder

Phone

4152888700

Tax Period

2023-01-01 to 2023-12-31

Equal Justice Society, founded in 2003, is a community nonprofit in the Civil Rights & Advocacy sector that reported $2.8M in total revenue in fiscal year 2023. Revenue surged 88% from the prior year, signaling strong growth momentum. The organization ran a surplus of $1.4M, a strong 48% operating margin.

Mission

The Equal Justice Society is transforming the nations consciousness on race through law, social science, and the arts. Our legal strategy aims to broaden conceptions of present-day discrimination to include unconscious and structural bias by using social science, structural analysis, and real-life experience. Currently, EJS targets its advocacy efforts on school discipline, special education, and the school-to-prison pipeline, race-conscious remedies, and inequities in the criminal justice system. EJS also engages the arts and artists in creating work and performances that allow wider audiences to understand social justice issues and struggles.

Program Service Accomplishments

Program 1

Expenses: $829,315 Revenue: $433,824

Law and Policy: Challenging Obstacles to Equal Opportunity in Law and Policy. We continue to articulate how implicit bias and structural racism operate in our society and why the "intent doctrine"...

Law and Policy: Challenging Obstacles to Equal Opportunity in Law and Policy. We continue to articulate how implicit bias and structural racism operate in our society and why the "intent doctrine" serves as an obstacle to racial justice. We continued to train judges and lawyers in cutting edge theories of discrimination law by convening social scientists and legal scholars in workshops.Over the years, we defended equal opportunity programs in public institutions filing amicus briefs or intervening directly in current litigation.

Program 2

Expenses: $295,280

Communications Strategy: Heightening Racial consciousness in the Media and Public Discourse. We organized and facilitated a number of presentations to advance a national, proactive agenda for equal opportunity. Our president, Eva Paterson, continued to be in demand as both a speaker and panelist at national convenings of legal and other organizations.

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Liquidity (40%) • Solvency (30%) • Sustainability (20%) • Efficiency (10%)

Financial Overview (2023)

Revenue Breakdown

Contributions & Grants $2,401,680

Program Service Revenue $433,824

Investment Income $52

Other Revenue $1,800

TOTAL REVENUE $2,837,356

Expense Breakdown

Grants Paid $3,342

Salaries & Benefits $1,064,425

Fundraising Expenses $173,066

Program Expenses $1,124,595

Other Expenses $415,222

TOTAL EXPENSES $1,482,989

Year-over-Year Comparison

	2023	2022	Change
Revenue	$2,837,356	$1,506,018	+0.9%
Expenses	$1,482,989	$1,709,545	-0.1%
Net Income	$1,354,367	$-203,527	-7.7%

Key Indicators

✗ Grants to Organizations ✗ Grants to Individuals ✓ Lobbying ✗ Political Activity ✗ Foreign Activities ✗ Donor Advised Fund ✓ Schedule B Required

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Governance

Voting Members

Independent Members

Employees

Volunteers

Governance Policies

✗ Conflict of Interest Policy

✗ Whistleblower Policy

✗ Document Retention Policy

Special Practices & Reported Activities

✗ Operated a School

✗ Operated a Hospital

✗ Provided First Class Travel

✗ Reported Conflict of Interest

✗ Reported Asset Diversion

✗ Excess Benefit Transaction

✗ Made Political Expenditures

✓ Engaged in Lobbying

✗ Operated Donor Advised Fund

✗ Maintained Art Collections

✗ Filed Form 720

Compensation of Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Total Officers

$404,627

Total Directors

$255,016

Key Employees

Highest Compensated

reported

Name	Title	Hours/Week	Role	Reportable Comp	Other Comp	Total
Lisa Holder	President	35.00	Officer Director	$220,000	$35,016	$255,016
Mona Tawatao	Legal Director	35.00		$148,153	$23,681	$171,834
Anna Basallaje	COO	35.00	Officer	$140,039	$9,572	$149,611
Keith Kamisugi	Comms Director	35.00		$110,307	$17,436	$127,743
Michael Harris	Board Chair	5.00	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
John Bonifaz	Secretary/Treas	5.00	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
Pamela Perkins Dwyer	Board Member	5.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Fernando Gaytan	Board Member	5.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Kelly M Dermody	Board Member	5.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Raymond Marshall	Board Member	5.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Donald K Tamaki	Board Member	5.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Sheila Warren	Board Member	5.00	Director	$0	$0	$0

Note: Compensation data is self-reported by the organization on their Form 990. "Reportable Comp" includes salary, bonuses, and other reportable compensation from the organization and related organizations. "Other Comp" includes benefits, deferred compensation, and non-taxable benefits.

Historical Data

Year	Revenue	Expenses	Assets	Net Income
2024	No data	No data	No data	No data
2023	$2,837,356	$1,482,989	$2,035,744	$1,354,367
2022	$1,506,018	$1,709,545	$1,114,190	$-203,527
2021	$1,161,966	$1,407,276	$843,448	$-245,310
2020	$2,165,977	$1,547,261	$1,070,272	$618,716
2019	$1,352,153	$1,353,423	$402,982	$-1,270
2018	$747,986	$1,203,786	$421,936	$-455,800