2024-09-04T08:22:43-00:00 2023-12-31 363992653 Zastrow & Co Ltd 1200 Harger Road Suite 830 Oak Brook IL 60523 990 2023-01-01 453450789 ADMINISTER JUSTICE ADMI 8558184554 1750 GRANDSTAND PLACE STE 15 ELGIN IL 60123 BRUCE STROM CEO 8558184554 2024-09-04 true Todd Zastrow P00340693 6309541881 2024-09-04 2023 2024-08-08 14:25:15Z X BRUCE STROM 1750 GRANDSTAND STE 15 ELGIN IL 60123 1148616 false X www.administerjustice.org X 2011 IL Empowering vulnerable neighbors with the help of a lawyer and the hope of Gods love 10 10 19 891 0 1054340 999219 54269 82066 42394 64369 75351 2962 1226354 1148616 0 0 865426 993159 0 42419 392887 447506 1258313 1440665 -31959 -292049 2448482 2133465 43846 20878 2404636 2112587 X Empowering vulnerable neighbors with the help of a lawyer and the hope of Gods love. Through neighborhood-based Gospel Justice Centers we free people from the fear of confusing legal circumstances to provide a customized plan for clarity, confidence and direction. false false 1320436 62908 Administer Justice empowers vulnerable neighbors with the help of a lawyer and the hope of Gods love through the hope of the church. Our vision is to see 1,000 Gospel Justice Centers transforming lives in the name of Christ. These centers are in neighborhood churches across the country. Administer Justice trains volunteers for nine different distinct roles that simplify justice through a fully supported, turnkey operation. Each Gospel Justice Center requires 5,000 to open but once opened is fully sustained through 30 client co-pays. Donors support the funds to launch a center and clients keep the doors open as they contribute a small amount toward the help and hope they received through a center. 1320436 true true false false false false false false false false true false false false false false true false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 0 0 true 19 true false false false false false false false false false false false false X 10 10 false false false false false false false true true false true true true true true true true true true true false CA IL MI NY OH PA SC TN X X X Julie Roper 8558184554 1750 Grandstand Place Suite 15 Elgin IL 60123 X Bruce Strom CEO 040.00 040.00 X X X 47086 0 70750 James Charlton President 001.00 001.00 X X 0 0 0 Daniel Arnold Treasurer 001.00 001.00 X X 0 0 0 Tempia Courts Secretary 001.00 001.00 X X 0 0 0 Joe Abraham Director 001.00 001.00 X 0 0 0 Lori Kim Director 001.00 001.00 X 0 0 0 Jennifer McHugh Director 001.00 001.00 X 0 0 0 Kevin Drendel Director 001.00 001.00 X 0 0 0 MaryAnn Mings Tennant Director 001.00 001.00 X 0 0 0 Edward Kenneth Copeland Director 001.00 001.00 X 0 0 0 47086 70750 1 false false false 1 92915 142375 763929 999219 Appointment Fees 541100 78776 78776 Membership Dues 900099 3290 3290 82066 64369 64369 Miscellaneous 900099 2962 2962 2962 1148616 85028 64369 0 0 0 0 0 0 846454 757460 46575 42419 0 98675 98675 48030 48030 0 0 64364 48542 15822 0 0 0 39462 39462 51855 50720 1135 107474 107474 0 50599 50599 24047 16187 7860 0 80727 80727 0 0 2146 2146 6418 6418 Miscellaneous 6361 6361 Membership and Dues 14053 14053 0 1440665 1320436 77810 42419 440004 176555 32428 187407 6418 8014 35871 29099 7516 6772 1956654 1751972 5462 2745 2448482 2133465 43846 20878 43846 20878 X 2404636 2112587 2404636 2112587 2448482 2133465 X -292049 X X false true X true false X 848647 890476 2992121 1171103 1081285 6983632 848647 890476 2992121 1171103 1081285 6983632 6983632 1077 586 29373 42394 64369 137799 2027 6335 982 2962 12306 7133737 0.97900 0.93480 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED false 35871 29099 6772 6772 Financial derivatives and other financial products Closely-held equity interests Federal income taxes 3678122 2529506 2529506 1148616 1148616 3970171 2529506 2529506 1440665 1440665 XI 1-5 Reconciliation of Revenue per Audited Financial Statements With Revenue per Return is added for this Amended Return XII 1-5 Reconciliation of Expenses per Audited Financial Statements With Expenses per Return is added for this Amended Return Gala 92915 92915 36653 10328 3696 92915 92915 36653 10328 3696 50677 42238 Form 990, Part III, Line 4a Program Service Accomplishments Administer Justice has three unique distinctives that combined to differentiate our legal ministry services from all other organizations A we affirm dignity and sustainability B we are Biblical and holistic C we are church-led, team supported and neighborhood based. Form 990, Part III, Line 4a In 2022 we continued our Open the Gates campaign to raise 7 million dollars and we have raised over 5.2 million toward that goal. By the end of the year we had 88 Gospel Justice Centers at some stage of opening/operating in 15 states. 21 of these were new in 2023. We saw a 29 increase in volunteer attorneys serving 216 and a 108 increase in the value of services donated 1,202,179.53. 891 trained volunteers served 2,238 client appointments with 94 of those clients being highly satisfied with the legal help received and 94 reporting experiencing a deeper sense of Gods love. We saw an overall increase of 81 in professional services donated by volunteers 2,529,505.95. Nine of the new Gospel Justice Centers that signed on in 2023 are the result of new partnerships with Church United FL, Great Commission Collective, Prison Fellowship, and Uplift Restore IN. Our Founders new book, Persevering Power, was published by InterVarsity Press with significant support from the broader Christian community. This positions us to launch a new Podcast called Restore Justice, blog, and speaking opportunities in 2024. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b Form 990 is prepard by an independent CPA firm and reviewed in detail by the organizations top management. The reviewed Form 990 is then provided to the board of directors prior to filing with the IRS. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c The board has a policy manual which is reviewed with every new board member and officer. One of the policies is the conflict of interest policy which new board members and officers must sign off on when they join. Once a year this is reviewed by existing board members and officers for the same purpose. Should any potential conflicts of interest be disclosed, the board member or officer would be asked to refrain from participation in any deliberation or decision with regard to matters affected by the relationship. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15a The CEOs compensation is set by a committee of independent board members after review of independent compensation data and evaluation of performance. The organization utilizes multiple compensation comparability reports to assist in determining fair and reasonable compensation. The final compensation is approved at the board meeting and the process is documented in the minutes. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 The governing documents, conflict of interest policy and financial statements are available upon request. Form 990, Part VII, Section A, Line 1 Compensation reported in Part VIII, column D is the amount reported on the individuals W-2, box 1 or 5 whichever is greater per the IRS instructions. In the case of a ministers compensation when box 5 of the W-2 is not applicable, box 1 compensation is used. Employee deferrals to qualified retirement plans are normally captured in box 5, not box 1 of Form W-2. For reporting purposes we have included the ministers retirement plan deferrals in Part VIII, column F. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15b We have implemented a comprehensive compensation policy where all positions are benchmarked to compensation surveys, independently reviewed and carefully documented. Form 990, Part XII, Line 2b Response to question 2b is changed from NO to YES to report that the organizations financial statements were audited by an independent accountant. Form 990, Part XI, Line 1-5 See Schedule D Parts XI and XII