2024-08-27T13:49:28-05:00 2023-12-31 812950760 SAX LLP 1010 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS 16TH FL NEW YORK NY 10018 990 2023-01-01 133267496 AVENUES FOR JUSTICE INC AVEN 2123496381 100 CENTRE STREET 1541 NEW YORK NY 100134308 ANGEL RODRIGUEZ EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 2123496381 2024-08-27 1 0 MIKE SCHALL P02024184 2126618640 2024-08-27 2023 2024-08-08 14:25:15Z ANGEL RODRIGUEZ 100 CENTRE STREET 1541 NEW YORK NY 100134308 6148786 0 X WWW.AVENUESFORJUSTICE.ORG X 1979 NY TO DIVERT YOUTH FROM THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM THROUGH ATI COURT ADVOCACY SERVICES. 13 12 15 65 0 0 2108734 3391539 0 0 49849 80798 0 0 2158583 3472337 101620 200490 0 0 1294817 1266653 72000 87226 184285 772627 812464 2241064 2366833 -82481 1105504 3059670 4468375 152301 434495 2907369 4033880 X AVENUES FOR JUSTICE OPERATES A PROGRESSIVE DIVERSION PROGRAM FOR NYC COURT-INVOLVED AND AT-RISK YOUTH, AGES 13 TO 24, THROUGH ADAPTED HYBRID ONLINE AND ONSITE PROGRAMMING, AND 24/7 MENTORSHIP WITH COMMUNITY-BASED COURT ADVOCATES, THE ORGANIZATION ALLEVIATES AN OVERLOADED COURT SYSTEM WITH RELIABLE ALTERNATIVES TO INCARCERATION. BY RECLAIMING THE LIVES OF YOUNG ADULTS, AFJ MAKES THE CITY SAFER FOR EVERYONE BY HALTING THE REVOLVING DOOR OF INCARCERATION AND REDUCING RECIDIVISM RATES FOR YOUNG ADULTS. 0 0 1368443 200489 AVENUES FOR JUSTICE (AFJ) SERVES TWO MAIN GROUPS OF PARTICIPANTS IN NEW YORK CITY, AGES 13 TO 24: 1) "COURT-INVOLVED" PARTICIPANTS, WHICH INCLUDES THOSE WHO HAVE ACTIVE LEGAL PROCEEDINGS, ARE DIVERSION (YOUNGER PARTICIPANTS REFERRED BY NYC FAMILY COURT FOR SHORTER MANDATES), ARE FORMERLY INCARCERATED, OR ARE IN THE PROCESS OF REENTRY FROM A DETENTION CENTER; AND 2) "AT-RISK" PARTICIPANTS WHO ARE AT-RISK OF INVOLVEMENT WITH THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM OR WHO RECEIVE SHORT-TERM ASSISTANCE OR REFERRALS TO THIRD PARTY SPECIALISTS BETTER SUITED TO MEET THEIR NEEDS.AT AFJ, IT IS ESSENTIAL TO GIVE YOUNG PEOPLE TOOLS TO PREPARE THEM FOR FUTURE SUCCESS. MOST PARTICIPANTS COME TO US WITH GAPS IN THEIR EDUCATION, LACK ADEQUATE EMPLOYMENT SKILLS, AND NEED ASSISTANCE IN OBTAINING LONG-TERM EMPLOYMENTPARTICULARLY IN INDUSTRIES OUTSIDE OF RETAIL AND FOOD/BEVERAGE, WHICH TEND TO HAVE HIGH TURNOVER RATES. AFJ'S HIRE UP PROGRAM AIMS TO FILL THESE GAPS BY PROVIDING SERVICES TO KEEP OUR PARTICIPANTS FROM FURTHER INVOLVEMENT WITH THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM BY EQUIPPING THEM WITH SUSTAINABLE CAREERS FOR THE FUTURE. HIRE UP INCLUDES JOB READINESS WITH CERTIFICATIONS AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT, EDUCATIONAL SERVICES, TEEN ADVOCACY AND EMPOWERMENT, DIGITAL AND FINANCIAL LITERACY, LEGAL RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES, AND MENTAL AND PHYSICAL HEALTH.PARTICIPATION: IN 2023, AFJ EXCEEDED OUR ANNUAL GOAL OF SERVING 400 PARTICIPANTS, SERVING 517 PARTICIPANTS: 296 COURT-INVOLVED PARTICIPANTS, INCLUDING ATI, INCARCERATED/RE-ENTRY, AND DIVERSION. 221 PARTICIPANTS AT-RISK OF INVOLVEMENT IN THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM, INCLUDING REFERRALS FOR SHORT-TERM ASSISTANCE. AFJ SERVED PARTICIPANTS IN 39 OF NYC'S 51 COUNCIL DISTRICTS.RECORD INTAKES: IN 2023, AFJ SET AN AGENCY RECORD WITH 132 NEW COURT-INVOLVED PARTICIPANTS, COMPARED TO 102 NEW INTAKES IN 2022.HIRE UP PARTICIPATION: SINCE LAUNCHING HIRE UP IN 2020, AFJ HAS PLACED MORE PARTICIPANTS IN INTERNSHIP AND EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES WHICH HAS LED THEM TO RETAINING JOBS. IN 2023, AFJ HOSTED 20 WORKSHOPS AND TRAININGS RELATED TO JOB READINESS AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT WITH A TOTAL OF 1224 ATTENDANCES BY 259 PARTICIPANTS, AVERAGING 5 SESSIONS PER PARTICIPANT. OF THE 259 PARTICIPANTS WHO RECEIVED JOB READINESS AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT TRAINING IN 2023, 74 PARTICIPANTS GAINED EMPLOYMENT, 78% ATTENDED AT LEAST ONE HIRE UP WORKSHOP, AND 52 WERE STILL EMPLOYED AT THE END OF THE YEAR. 551867 OUR PROGRAM IS EFFECTIVE AND EFFICIENT. ON AVERAGE, 94% OF OUR COURT-INVOLVED PARTICIPANTS ARE NOT RECONVICTED WITHIN THREE YEARS OF ENROLLMENT AT AFJ. OPERATING RIKERS COSTS NYC TAXPAYERS APPROXIMATELY $500,000 PER INCARCERATED PERSON PER YEAR. IT ONLY COSTS AFJ $6,300 TO PUT ONE YOUNG PERSON THROUGH A FULL YEAR OF OUR WRAPAROUND SERVICES WHICH LEAD TO EMPLOYMENT, ACADEMIC SUCCESS, AND LONG-TERM STABILITY. 1920310 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 21 0 1 15 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 13 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 NY X X DAVID MOSLEY 2123496381 100 CENTRE STREET SUITE 1541 NEW YORK NY 100134308 ALANNA C RUTHERFORD CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 DEAN H SCHAFFER VICE-CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 RICHARD C TREPP TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 LAURA SWEENEY SECRETARY 1.00 X X 0 0 0 SCOTT WILCOXEN BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 ALLEN ROTHMAN BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 SUZY A REINGOLD BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 CHARLES RADCLIFFE BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 DANIELLE OBANNON BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 REBECCA LEWINSON BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 BERNIE HUDDLESTUN BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 MARC DE SWAAN ARONS BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 ANGEL RODRIGUEZ EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X X 135681 0 21112 ELIZABETH FREDERICK CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER 40.00 X 110934 0 35249 GAMAL WILLIS DIRECTOR OF COURT ADVOCACY 40.00 X 103580 0 4605 350195 0 60966 3 1 1 0 0 373466 357605 2660468 3391539 56668 56668 2517941 2493811 24130 24130 24130 182638 373466 182638 0 3472337 0 0 80798 200490 200490 305817 267876 37941 725013 723837 1176 19033 19033 143948 143948 72842 70456 2386 88957 88957 87226 87226 4264 4264 123804 50200 32673 40931 77621 32793 44828 41200 37080 4120 108561 79161 29400 4677 4514 163 65029 58526 6503 69176 65717 3459 REPAIRS AND MAINTAENANC 87364 87364 CLASSES AND PROGRAMS 63027 63027 MISCELLANEOUS 59305 3878 55427 POSTAGE AND PRINTING 19479 16288 2653 538 2366833 1920310 262238 184285 732919 695179 206508 1156554 374736 1451841 35397 35877 1454723 1317311 179021 137412 1459139 615805 71950 375707 3059670 4468375 88528 73117 63773 361378 152301 434495 X 2723572 3186880 183797 847000 2907369 4033880 3059670 4468375 1105504 21007 0 X 0 1 X 1 0 X 1662387 2124738 2107846 2108734 3391539 11395244 1662387 2124738 2107846 2108734 3391539 11395244 626384 10768860 40027 34706 21353 26697 56668 179451 15704 15704 11590399 0.92910 0.98200 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 20000 20000 301211 281666 19545 940673 865355 75318 192839 170290 22549 137412 SECURITY DEPOSIT 14850 OPERATING LEASE RIGHT-OF-USE ASSET 360857 375707 DEFERRED RENT 361378 361378 3510160 21007 21080 42087 3468073 4264 4264 3472337 2383649 21080 21080 2362569 4264 4264 2366833 X X X X X 0 MALEKA LAWRENCE 11121 SCHUYKILL ROAD ROCKVILLE MD 20852 FUNDRAISING 0 556104 87226 468878 556104 87226 468878 GALA DINNER 276153 141477 134676 69527 57419 1000 6730 BAER FAXT GOLF 222500 187863 34637 34637 1 57451 44126 13325 13325 556104 373466 182638 117489 57419 1000 6730 182638 0 0 CLOTHING 296 4084 BOOK CLOTHING MEALS & GROCERIES 517 41606 BOOK MEALS & GROCERIES PERSONAL CARE SUPPLIES 517 30708 59291 BOOK PERSONAL CARE SUPPLIES TRAVEL & TRANSPORTATION 296 9200 BOOK TRAVEL & TRANSPORTATION RENT AND UTILITIES ASSISTANCE 296 5658 BOOK RENT AND UTILITIES ASSISTANCE TUITION ASSISTANCE & BOOKS 6 1144 BOOK TUITION ASSISTANCE & BOOKS INTERNSHIP STIPEND 36 48799 BOOK SCHOLARSHIP PART I, LINE 2: IN 2023, AFJ DISTRIBUTED $30,708 IN GIFT CARDS DUE AN INCREASED REQUEST OF IMMEDIATE NEEDS OF OUR PARTICIPANTS AND THEIR FAMILIES. GIFT CARDS WERE ISSUED TO OUR PARTICIPANTS FOR FOOD AND GROCERIES, CLOTHING, TRAVEL AND TRANSPORTATION, SCHOOL SUPPLIES, EMPLOYMENT APPLICATIONS AND PERSONAL CARE AND HEALTH ITEMS. AVENUES FOR JUSTICE ALSO PAID FOR RENT AND UTILITIES ASSISTANCE FOR OUR PARTICIPANTS AND THEIR FAMILIES. GRANTS IN THE FORM OF EQUIPMENT (PHONES AND TECHNOLOGY) ARE MONITORED BY COURT ADVOCATES IN-PERSON AND VIRTUALLY BY USAGE OF PHONE CALLS, MANDATORY CHECK-INS AND BY PARTICIPATION IN PROGRAM WORKSHOPS AT AFJ'S TWO COMMUNITY CENTERS. IN 2023, AFJ CREATED AN INAUGURAL INTERNSHIP INITIATIVE TO PLACE PARTICIPANTS IN TWO COHORTS (SPRING AND FALL) OF 8-WEEK PAID INTERNSHIPS. AFJ COVERED THE COST OF EACH PARTICIPANT'S STIPEND OF $1,350 FOR THE 8 WEEKS. 27 AFJ PARTICIPANTS SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED THE INTERNSHIP PLACEMENT. AN ADDITIONAL 15 AFJ PARTICIPANTS COMPLETED THE SUMMER YOUTH EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM THROUGH NYC'S DEPARTMENT OF YOUTH AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT (DYCD). X X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ANGEL RODRIGUEZ EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 135681 0 0 0 0 0 5431 0 15681 0 156793 0 0 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B DIRECTLY AFTER THE FORM 990 IS PREPARED AND PRESENTED BY THE AUDITOR, IT IS REVIEWED BY THE BOOKKEEPER, THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, THE CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER AND THE BOARD'S FINANCE AND AUDIT COMMITTEE FOR APPROVAL. ANY QUESTIONS ARE DISCUSSED WITH THE AUDITOR. AN ELECTRONIC COPY IS PROVIDED TO EACH BOARD MEMBER PRIOR TO FILING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C AVENUES FOR JUSTICE REGULARLY AND CONSISTENTLY MONITORS AND ENFORCES COMPLIANCE WITH THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY BY REQUIRING BOARD MEMBERS TO DISCLOSE THEIR PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS ON A QUARTERLY BASIS. ANY CONFLICTS MUST BE REPORTED TO THE BOARD AND THE INDIVIDUAL IS RECUSED FROM THE VOTING PROCESS RELATING TO THE CONFLICT. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 THE BOARD CHAIR AND CHAIR OF THE PERSONNEL COMMITTEE ANNUALLY REVIEW THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S PERFORMANCE, PERFORM INDEPENDENT ANALYSIS OF COMPARABLE SALARIES, PRESENT FINDINGS AND GIVE RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD. OTHER OFFICER COMPENSATION WAS REVIEWED BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION WILL MAKE COPIES AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICIES AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE ALSO AVAILABLE ON THE ORGANIZATION'S WEBSITE.