2025-10-09T11:31:47-07:00 2024-12-31 811489821 HEALY AND ASSOCIATES 1200 CONCORD AVE STE 250 CONCORD CA 94520 990 2024-01-01 943256009 Californians For Justice Education Fund CALI 4082720236 1961 Las Plumas Ave San Jose CA 95133 Ethan Zatko Treasurer 2025-10-09 true true Hasina Sabrina Chowdhury P03013259 9256030800 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z Meredith Fenton 1961 Las Plumas Ave San Jose CA 951331741 6392528 false X https://caljustice.org/ X 1996 CA 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. 9 9 79 0 6886709 4290848 1643540 1966438 28045 102436 17016 32806 8575310 6392528 1109698 1255704 0 5559122 5885555 0 361644 2084174 2296959 8752994 9438218 -177684 -3045690 16638204 13150519 2640607 2198612 13997597 10951907 X 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. false false 7896273 1255704 1966438 Organizational Development and Leadership- Tri-Executive Shared Leadership Model: In a bold step towards long-term sustainability and embracing diverse perspectives, CFJ welcomed Jessica Black and Jessenia Reyes, establishing a three-person executive team with Mauro Sifuentes. This team brings expertise across organizing and narrative, policy and partnerships, capacity building, and research in public education.- Refined Internal Structures: CFJ worked to improve internal structures for greater alignment and efficiency across its programmatic departments.- Formalized Policy Team: A dedicated policy team was formalized to drive a robust policy platform that strengthens California's public education system.- Created Research and Evaluation Team: A new team was created with the mission to amplify student voices, track CFJ's progress, and share the impact of our work. These new teams collaborate with organizing and capacity-building efforts, ensuring all work is rooted in student leadership. Key Issues and Advocacy Focus CFJ remained dedicated to defending equitable, accessible, inclusive, and high-quality public education, particularly for Black, Brown, and Indigenous communities. Our work in 2024 actively addressed several critical issues affecting youth in California schools:- Disproportionate Harm to Youth of Color: Black and Brown youth continue to face a system that fails to meet their needs, creating barriers to academic and personal growth.- Lack of Diverse Teachers: Despite 78% of California students being students of color, only 35% of teachers identify as BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, People of Color), impacting education quality and student engagement.- Police Presence in Schools: The increasing presence of police is seen as contributing to a culture of criminalization rather than support, especially for students of color, exacerbating the school-to-prison pipeline.- Lack of Youth Voice: The voices of youth, especially from marginalized communities, are often excluded from crucial conversations impacting their education and future.- School Closures: Due to the pandemic, divestments, legal decisions, and economic shifts, there was an increase in public school closures, disproportionately affecting communities of color and low-income neighborhoods.- Youth Mental Health Crisis: Schools need to provide more support and resources to help youth navigate mental health challenges.- Need for Equitable Resources and Transformative Education: There is a call for an education that prepares youth for life, leadership, and change, alongside access to proper materials, resources, and staff support. Youth Engagement and Impact Metrics CFJ's vision is centered on empowering youth voice and elevating youth power. In 2024, we demonstrated this commitment through various programs and achievements:- Youth Priorities Survey: After surveying 417 students across the state, CFJ youth members identified key priorities for their educational experience. The majority of youth agreed that youth voice is critical to: Budgets (77%), Curriculum (73%), School Policies (77%), School Climate (81%), and School Board Elections (72%).- Broad Youth Engagement: 300 studentscomprising active leaders, interns, and core memberswere engaged in CFJs organizing and advocacy efforts across its four regions: Oakland, San Jose, Fresno, and Long Beach.- Leadership Skill Growth: Over 90% of students reported that their leadership, organizing, and advocacy skills grew as a result of their participation in CFJs leadership programs.- Program Participation: 150 students participated in the Summer Youth Leadership Academy (SYLA) and the statewide Student Leadership Retreat (SLR). - SYLA 2024: 40% of participants were first-time attendees, while 40% were returning participants. Feedback from SYLA 2024 participants was generally positive, with reported growth in leadership skills, political knowledge, and confidence. Topics like Palestine, anti-blackness, and capitalism were appreciated. Some areas for improvement included the application process, paperwork, and session organization. - SLR 2024: 34% of participants were new, and 66% were returning.- Oakland Youth Vote Win: In 2024, CFJ, in coalition with community partners, celebrated a historic victory where Oakland youth gained the ability to vote in their school board elections. This achievement was the result of years of coalition work following the passage of Measure QQ in 2020.- Legislative Advocacy in Capitol: CFJ began rebuilding its practice of youth power building at the State Capitol in 2024. - Six youth leaders represented CFJ at their first Youth Power Capitol Day, establishing 14 legislative connections. - These youth leaders presented and advocated for three bills, with two advancing to the next legislative stage and one being signed into law. - The signed bill, SB483, prohibits the use of "prone restraint," a harmful physical restraint, in school settings, contributing to the transformation of schools into places of healing and opportunity.- Working to Amplify the Voices of Youth (WAVY): The WAVY program in Fall 2024 aimed to introduce new members to CFJ's work, deepen leadership skills for returning members, and provide opportunities for interns to practice outreach and facilitation. Key sessions included Community Organizing 101, Youth-Led Democracy, Solidarity, Intersectionality, Racial Justice, and understanding CFJ's leadership pathway. Continued Commitment Looking ahead, CFJ remains committed to advancing public education as a cornerstone of a just society, grounded in student voice, racial equity, and multiracial solidarity. We plan to continue listening to students and partners, empowering staff, and building solidarity across California. 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X X false false false false false false false false false Mauro Sifuentes Osborne Co-ED 168770 168770 Geoffrey Winder Board Co-Chair 40000 Exec Consulting false Schedule L, Part V Supplemental Information Paid $40,000 for executive consulting and advisory support to board Co-Chair Geoffrey Winder. Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 6 From the organization bylaws: QUALIFICATION (a) This Corporation shall have one class of voting members, who shall be known as "Leaders, and the membership, voting and other rights, interests and privileges of each such member shall be equal. (b)Membership in this Corporation as a Leader shall be by invitation only, and potential members shall be nominated by the Board or the staff of the Corporation, or by an existing member of the Corporation, pursuant to the criteria adopted by the Board from time to time. (c)The Board may also offer non-voting "memberships" to additional classes of individuals. However, such members shall have no rights to vote or to exercise any of the rights, interests or privileges of the Leaders pursuant to these Bylaws. Such nonvoting members shall have only the rights and privileges adopted by the Board from time to time. Each reference in these Bylaws to a "member" shall refer only to Leaders, and nothing in these Bylaws shall confer any rights or privileges on any nonvoting member described in this Section 5.l(c). Section 4:2: ANNUAL MEETING The annual meeting of members shall be held in the first quarter of each calendar year at a time to be set in advance by the Board of Directors. At the Annual Meeting, the Members shall (a) elect Directors pursuant to Section 8.3(c) (i), (b) approve the annual plan for the Corporation, and (c) conduct such other business as is properly brought before the Members pursuant to these Bylaws. Any action permitted to be taken at the Annual Meeting may instead be taken by written ballot pursuant to Section 6.9. Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 7a See Above Answer to 6. Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 7b See Above Answer to 6. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b The tax return is prepared by an outside accounting firm. After completion of said returns, the organization is sent a draft of the tax returns to be reviewed and examined. The organization distributes copies of the returns to those individuals charged with governance. Those individuals at that time can review and if applicable discuss any line items in the return with the accountant who has prepared the return. If all items are found to be acceptable, an authorization is signed and provided to authorize the outside accounting firm to process, sign and provide copies of the returns to be filed (paper or electronically) with the designated governmental agencies. The tax returns are then signed by the organization, stamped and mailed with certified return receipt or the signed form 8879 is provided to the outside accounting firm allowing electronic filing. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c On an annual basis, during the week of the organizations Annual Meeting, all current board members and key employees are required to review the Conflict of Interest policy. At this time, current board members and key employees are required to disclose any interests that could give rise to conflicts by completing and signing a Disclosure Form. The board Executive Committee reviews and monitors the annually signed Conflict of Interest Disclosure Forms at the subsequent Executive Committee meeting. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15a Californians for Justices Board of Directors reviews salary and benefits data of comparable organizations similar to Californians for Justice, and document the process and decision in board meeting minutes. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 18 Federal Tax Returns will be available at guidestar.org & charitynavigator.org. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 The Governing Documents, Policies, Financial Statements, and Federal 990 are made available upon request.