Californians For Justice Education Fund

EIN: 943256009 501(c)(3) Civil Rights & Advocacy

San Jose, CA

Total Revenue
$8,575,310
Total Expenses
$8,752,994
Total Assets
$16,638,204
Net Assets
$13,997,597
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Organization Details

Formation Year
1996
Legal Domicile
CA
Principal Officer
Meredith Fenton
Phone
4082720236
Tax Period
2023-01-01 to 2023-12-31

Californians For Justice Education Fund, founded in 1996, is a community nonprofit in the Civil Rights & Advocacy sector that reported $8.6M in total revenue in fiscal year 2023. Revenue decreased 18% compared to the prior year.

Mission

Californians for Justice is a statewide grassroots organization working for racial justice by building the power of youth, communities of color, immigrants, low-income families, and LGBTQ communities. Led by students, we organize to advance educational justice and improve our social, economic, and political conditions. Through year-round leadership development opportunities and intensive leadership programs, we empower the young people most affected by inequity to drive the process of change with their participation and ideas for a just society.

Program Service Accomplishments

Program 1
Expenses: $7,148,288 Revenue: $1,643,540

Community Schools Summit (work with STAC)In June 2023, CFJ formed part of the planning and host committee of the first ever Community Schools Summit held in California. Through our Capacity Building...

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Community Schools Summit (work with STAC)In June 2023, CFJ formed part of the planning and host committee of the first ever Community Schools Summit held in California. Through our Capacity Building Team, CFJ forms part of the State Transformational Assistance Center (STAC) which is meant to accelerate efforts across the state to reimagine community schools in ways that are aligned with the California Community Schools Partnership Program Framework (CCSPP). Over 1000 CA education leaders attended the single day event from all different regions and districts. Our Capacity Building Team made sure to center youth voices by creating a Youth Advocacy Board with students from across all of our regions that participated in planning. Additionally, we had some staff and youth organizers who created and facilitated workshops during the day. The highlight of the event was our Youth and Parent Panel which closed out the event with six of our youth leaders and two parents from the community.

Program 2

Fall Base Building DriveIn September we launched our Fall Base Building Drive across our four regions (San Jose, Oakland, Fresno, Long Beach), a special occurrence for 2023 since we have not had the...

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Fall Base Building DriveIn September we launched our Fall Base Building Drive across our four regions (San Jose, Oakland, Fresno, Long Beach), a special occurrence for 2023 since we have not had the opportunity to do this in-person since 2020. Lasting until October, our youth leaders and organizing teams reached over 1k youth across the state! Our students led:48 Classroom Presentations: key building tactics that leverage our Power of Relationships Strategy by partnering with adult allies (educators and administrators) at our school chapter sites.16 Tabling Events: events that leverage our Power of Moral Authority by having members share their personal stories to recruit new members

Program 3

Base Building and Leadership Development Our Working To Amplify Youth Voices (WAVY) Program was the first program of the 2023/2024 academic year (December 2023) with over 59 students joining in total...

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Base Building and Leadership Development Our Working To Amplify Youth Voices (WAVY) Program was the first program of the 2023/2024 academic year (December 2023) with over 59 students joining in total for Fresno, Oakland, San Jose, and Long Beach. Of those that attended, 33% stated that they joined because an active CFJ intern or organizer invited them, giving a real time perspective of the impact of our youth leadership. As this is the first event/retreat for the school year, it is an indicator of what the school year will look like. Of all statewide participants, over 93% claimed that the likelihood of them continuing to be involved in CFJs programming was Very High.

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Financial Overview (2023)

Revenue Breakdown

Contributions & Grants $6,886,709
Program Service Revenue $1,643,540
Investment Income $28,045
Other Revenue $17,016
TOTAL REVENUE $8,575,310

Expense Breakdown

Grants Paid $1,109,698
Salaries & Benefits $5,559,122
Fundraising Expenses $351,732
Program Expenses $7,148,288
Other Expenses $2,084,174
TOTAL EXPENSES $8,752,994

Year-over-Year Comparison

2023 2022 Change
Revenue $8,575,310 $10,405,729 -0.2%
Expenses $8,752,994 $7,543,511 +0.2%
Net Income $-177,684 $2,862,218 -1.1%
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Grants to Organizations Grants to Individuals Lobbying Political Activity Foreign Activities Donor Advised Fund Schedule B Required
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Governance

Voting Members
11
Independent Members
11
Employees
78
Volunteers
N/A

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
3
$293,138
Total Directors
11
$0
Key Employees
0
$0
Highest Compensated
0
reported
Name Title Hours/Week Role Reportable Comp Other Comp Total
Yasmine Safinya-Davies Co-Exec Dir 40.00
Officer
$147,854 $0 $147,854
Mauro Osborne Co-Exec Dir 40.00
Officer
$145,284 $0 $145,284
Usman Gulzar Senior Fin. Dir. 40.00
$116,385 $0 $116,385
ROSA DE LEON PALOMO Snr Strategy Dir 40.00
$115,967 $0 $115,967
Justine Santos Snr Strategy Dir. 40.00
$110,190 $0 $110,190
Meredith Fenton Board Chair 1.00
Officer Director
$0 $0 $0
Mikali Harris Board Member 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
GEOFFREY WINDER Board Member 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Paula Escobar Board Member 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Jessenia Reyes Board Member 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Desiree Carver-Thomas Board Member 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Ethan Zatko Board Member 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Jason Phan Board Member 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
KENJI TREANOR Board Member 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
ALANI WILSON Board Member 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
GLENN PEREZ Board Member 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 $8,575,310 $8,752,994 $16,638,204 $-177,684
2022 $10,405,729 $7,543,511 $15,741,855 $2,862,218
2021 $8,892,055 $5,712,493 $11,967,169 $3,179,562
2020 $6,622,794 $4,256,634 $8,994,405 $2,366,160
2019 $5,612,852 $3,609,610 $6,031,202 $2,003,242
2018 $2,634,441 $2,522,789 $4,013,473 $111,652
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