North Carolina Equal Access to Jus… - Form 990 Financial Data

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Organization Details

Formation Year

2008

Legal Domicile

Principal Officer

Jennifer M Lechner

Phone

9198901092

Tax Period

2023-01-01 to 2023-12-31

North Carolina Equal Access to Justice Foundation Inc, founded in 2008, is a community nonprofit in the Crime & Legal sector that reported $1.3M in total revenue in fiscal year 2023. Revenue surged 61% from the prior year, signaling strong growth momentum.

Mission

Overcome barriers to justice and empower North Carolinians to meet their legal needs through our leadership, collaboration, and problem-solving.

Program Service Accomplishments

Program 1

Expenses: $269,261

The North Carolina Pro Bono Resource Center is the statewide pro bono clearinghouse that assists lawyers in fulfilling their professional responsibility to provide pro bono legal services. The Center focuses on projects to address unmet legal needs, creating clinics and other models of service delivery to provide needed legal services such as the Driver's License Restoration Project, housing stability, disaster relief, expunctions, and FEMA appeal assistance. The Driver's License Restoration Project served 1,789 clients in 2023.

Program 2

Expenses: $351,409 Revenue: $42,055

The Wake County Legal Support Center opened in January 2023 to increase access to justice for residents of Wake County by serving as a resource hub for self-represented litigants in civil legal...

The Wake County Legal Support Center opened in January 2023 to increase access to justice for residents of Wake County by serving as a resource hub for self-represented litigants in civil legal matters. The Center served over 5,600 visitors in its first year.

Program 3

Expenses: $227,202

The NC Equal Access to Justice Commission's goal is to overcome barriers to justice and empower North Carolinians to meet their leadership, collaboration, and problem-solving. Commission activities include policy work, data collection, program evaluation, stakeholder convenings, legislative support, etc.

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

Financial Overview (2023)

Revenue Breakdown

Contributions & Grants $1,116,534

Program Service Revenue $185,433

Investment Income $0

Other Revenue $1,180

TOTAL REVENUE $1,303,147

Expense Breakdown

Grants Paid $0

Salaries & Benefits $159,168

Fundraising Expenses $57,876

Program Expenses $1,073,442

Other Expenses $1,233,760

TOTAL EXPENSES $1,392,928

Year-over-Year Comparison

	2023	2022	Change
Revenue	$1,303,147	$809,917	+0.6%
Expenses	$1,392,928	$888,377	+0.6%
Net Income	$-89,781	$-78,460	+0.1%

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

N/A

Volunteers

572

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

$159,168

Total Directors

Key Employees

Highest Compensated

reported

Name	Title	Hours/Week	Role	Reportable Comp	Other Comp	Total
Robert Edmunds	Chair	1.00	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
Bill Farthing	Director	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Jonathan Bogues	Director	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Angie Zimmern	Director	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Barbara Degen	Director	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Sally Davis	Director	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Ajulo Othow	Director	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Ron Gibson	Director	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Afi Johnson-Parris	Director	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Emma Kinyanjui	Director	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Scheree Gilchrist	Director	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Kirk Warner	Director	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
George Hanna	Director	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Jennifer M Lechner	Executive Director	40.00	Officer	$121,948	$37,220	$159,168

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	$1,303,147	$1,392,928	$651,006	$-89,781
2022	$809,917	$888,377	$727,762	$-78,460
2021	$1,008,650	$779,648	$784,625	$229,002
2020	$822,720	$717,986	$510,612	$104,734
2019	$751,311	$672,664	$369,031	$78,647
2018	$489,196	$473,611	$292,089	$15,585

North Carolina Equal Access to Justice Foundation Inc