INITIATE JUSTICE

EIN: 821028920 501(c)(3) Crime & Legal

LOS ANGELES, CA

Total Revenue
$1,440,499
Total Expenses
$1,751,715
Total Assets
$2,244,084
Net Assets
$1,848,033
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Organization Details

Formation Year
2017
Legal Domicile
CA
Principal Officer
Antoinette Ratcliffe
Phone
5622704169
Tax Period
2023-01-01 to 2023-12-31

INITIATE JUSTICE, founded in 2017, is a community nonprofit in the Crime & Legal sector that reported $1.4M in total revenue in fiscal year 2023. Revenue fell 28% from the prior year — a significant decline worth monitoring. Expenses of $1.8M exceeded revenue, resulting in a 22% operating deficit.

Mission

Initiate Justice's mission is to activate the power of people directly impacted by mass incarceration to be leaders in the movement to end it. Through direct outreach and trainings,we develop organizers both inside and outside of prisons, and identify our members' top priorities to reduce prison populations and increase the human rights of those currently incarcerated. We envision a California with healthy and economically empowered communities, free from mass criminalization.

Program Service Accomplishments

Program 1
Expenses: $1,051,809 Revenue: $16,631

Inside-Outside Organizing: Initiate Justice has an inside-outside strategy where we prioritize organizing people directly impacted by incarceration, inside and outside prison walls. Our inside...

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Inside-Outside Organizing: Initiate Justice has an inside-outside strategy where we prioritize organizing people directly impacted by incarceration, inside and outside prison walls. Our inside organizing takes place in the prison visiting rooms, in front of state prisons, and inside prisons through workshops, mailings, and in-person or phone training. Our outside organizing occurs through membership meetings and member committees that meet monthly with participants from around CA. We keep our community informed on the latest changes to California laws and prison policies that will affect them; in 2023, we sent 172,115 newsletters to our 42,000+ incarcerated members and 3,112 newsletters to our 420+ inside organizers. We also aired Abolition is for Everybody Podcast," which hosts conversations led by our system-impacted co-hosts. These conversations explore the history, futures, obstacles, and joys of abolition. The podcast intends to connect the day-to-day legislative work of Initiate Justice with larger abolitionist theory and to engage new audiences in a way that allows them to lead and participate in meaningful conversations about prison reform and abolition. This project is also intended to be a resource for our primary and system-impacted audiences to help them shift the culture of punishment into a culture of care.

Program 2
Expenses: $257,956

Initiate Justice gathers policy priorities and bill ideas from our incarcerated members and organizers that guide our policy goals and culture change work that is necessary to educate the public and...

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Initiate Justice gathers policy priorities and bill ideas from our incarcerated members and organizers that guide our policy goals and culture change work that is necessary to educate the public and change the policy landscape around incarceration in California. We create guides, public educations materials, and offer training on how the public policy process works and how to create, support, and implement state policy. In 2023, we passed AB 60 (Bryan), AB 581 (Carrillo), and AB 1118 (Kalra).

Program 3
Expenses: $92,481

The Institute of Impacted Leaders is a 12-week organizing training and leadership development program designed for people directly impacted by mass incarceration. Each cohort trains between 20-25...

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The Institute of Impacted Leaders is a 12-week organizing training and leadership development program designed for people directly impacted by mass incarceration. Each cohort trains between 20-25 people on community organizing principles, political education materials, and training on how the California legislative process works so that graduates are empowered to join Initiate Justices work or lead their own campaigns in their communities. By the end of 2023, the Institute has graduated 329 people across Los Angeles, Oakland, Sacramento, Fresno, San Diego, Bakersfield, Santa Barbara, San Jose, Orange County, Long Beach, Contra Costa, and the Inland Empire.

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

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Financial Overview (2023)

Revenue Breakdown

Contributions & Grants $1,411,767
Program Service Revenue $16,631
Investment Income $9,152
Other Revenue $2,949
TOTAL REVENUE $1,440,499

Expense Breakdown

Grants Paid $298,248
Salaries & Benefits $1,033,091
Fundraising Expenses $2,970
Program Expenses $1,402,246
Other Expenses $420,376
TOTAL EXPENSES $1,751,715

Year-over-Year Comparison

2023 2022 Change
Revenue $1,440,499 $1,995,677 -0.3%
Expenses $1,751,715 $1,471,055 +0.2%
Net Income $-311,216 $524,622 -1.6%
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Governance

Voting Members
6
Independent Members
6
Employees
13
Volunteers
244

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
4
$109,567
Total Directors
6
$0
Key Employees
0
$0
Highest Compensated
0
reported
Name Title Hours/Week Role Reportable Comp Other Comp Total
Antoinette Ratcliffe Executive Dir. 40.00
Officer
$109,567 $0 $109,567
Taina Vargas Chair&Pres. 40.00
Officer Director
$0 $0 $0
Zakiya Prince Treasurer 1.00
Officer Director
$0 $0 $0
Mireya Gonzalez Secretary 1.00
Officer Director
$0 $0 $0
Jonathyn Barber Director 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Rahsaan Thomas Director 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Jay Hockley Director 1.00
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 $1,440,499 $1,751,715 $2,244,084 $-311,216
2022 $1,995,677 $1,471,055 $2,227,656 $524,622
2021 $1,565,300 $1,362,923 $1,292,429 $202,377
2021 $1,915,300 $1,351,757 $1,653,344 $563,543
2020 $1,405,429 $863,226 $1,183,224 $542,203
2019 $755,137 $228,537 $533,720 $526,600
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