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Nonprofit · EIN 20-0490698

EQUAL JUSTICE SOCIETY

Tax-exempt · OAKLAND, CA 94612

Financials

$2.8M$1.5M2023$2.7M$1.8M2024
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of EQUAL JUSTICE SOCIETY by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
December 31, 2024990$2,727,995$1,757,616$970,379$2,943,756$137,885$2,805,871
December 31, 2023990$2,837,356$1,482,989$1,354,367$2,035,744$170,252$1,865,492
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$2,663,104
Program service revenue
$32,000
Investment income
$25,927
Net income from fundraising events
-$7,900
Other revenue
$6,964

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$0
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$422,317
Other salaries and wages
$730,905
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$1,338,025
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Legal fees
$6,316
Accounting fees
$54,450
Occupancy
$48,850
Travel
$38,082
Depreciation
$951
Program services (functional)
$1,330,669
Management and general (functional)
$214,378
Fundraising (functional)
$212,569

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$2,035,744
Total assets, end of year
$2,943,756
Total liabilities, end of year
$137,885
Net assets, end of year
$2,805,871
Land, buildings and equipment
$3,873
Net assets without donor restrictions
$642,256
Net assets with donor restrictions
$2,163,615
Gross receipts
$2,741,565
Employees
11
Volunteers
10
Year formed
2003
State of legal domicile
CA

From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.

Officers, directors and key employees

As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024, highest compensation first.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
Lisa HolderPresident
Trustee or director, Officer
35$229,600$42,469
Mona TawataoLegal Director35$149,796$27,510
Anna BasallajeCOO
Officer
35$141,623$8,624
Keith KamisugiComms Director35$111,678$20,893
Fernando GaytanChair
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0$0
John BonifazSecretary/Treas
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0$0
Pamela Perkins DwyerBoard Member
Trustee or director
5$0$0
Michael HarrisBoard Member
Trustee or director
5$0$0
Kelly M DermodyBoard Member
Trustee or director
5$0$0
Raymond MarshallBoard Member
Trustee or director
5$0$0
Donald K TamakiBoard Member
Trustee or director
5$0$0
Sheila WarrenBoard Member
Trustee or director
5$0$0
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 12 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
Lisa HolderPresident
Trustee or director, Officer
35$220,000$35,016
Mona TawataoLegal Director35$148,153$23,681
Anna BasallajeCOO
Officer
35$140,039$9,572
Keith KamisugiComms Director35$110,307$17,436
Michael HarrisBoard Chair
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0$0
John BonifazSecretary/Treas
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0$0
Pamela Perkins DwyerBoard Member
Trustee or director
5$0$0
Fernando GaytanBoard Member
Trustee or director
5$0$0
Kelly M DermodyBoard Member
Trustee or director
5$0$0
Raymond MarshallBoard Member
Trustee or director
5$0$0
Donald K TamakiBoard Member
Trustee or director
5$0$0
Sheila WarrenBoard Member
Trustee or director
5$0$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
1901 HARRISON STREET, OAKLAND, CA 94612-3574
Principal officer (990 for 2024)
Lisa Holder, 1939 Harrison Street Ste 818, Oakland, CA 94612
Signed the 990
Lisa Holder, President
Phone
(415) 288-8700
Return prepared by
Crosby & Kaneda CPAs LLP

Mission

The Equal Justice Society (EJS) is transforming the nations consciousness on racethrough law, social science, and the arts. EJS works to dismantle structural andinstitutional racism to advance robust equal protection under the Fourteenth Amendment. Our three-pronged advocacy approach combines litigation and other legal advocacy, outreach and coalition building, and education through eJective messaging and communication strategies. EJSs overarching strategy is to broaden anti-discrimination policy, practice, and jurisprudence to include strategies that combat unconscious and structural bias and to promote policies that eliminate disparate outcomes for our system-impacted community partners.

990 for the year ended December 31, 2024

Program accomplishments

  • Law and Policy: EJS is proactively strengthening the legal infrastructure by anticipating challenges and coordinating with civil rights partners to defend, protect, and expand hard fought rights and gains. Our law and policy work centers harm repair. In our education equity efforts, we are reforming discriminatory school discipline practices in California.
    Expenses $1,023,293 · revenue $32,000
  • Communications Strategy: We aim to serve as a national thought leader in shaping public understanding and support for harm repair as essential to racial equity and building an inclusive, multiracial democracy.
    Expenses $307,376

What it must file and when

IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.

Tax yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025December 31, 2025May 15, 2026Not on file
2024December 31, 2024May 15, 2025990 on file
2023December 31, 2023May 15, 2024990 on file

IRS record

EIN
20-0490698
Tax-exempt status
501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
Foundation status
Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
Donations deductible (Pub 78)
Public charity, 50% deduction limit
Exempt since
2004
Accounting year ends
December
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Assets (IRS master file)
$2,943,756
Income (IRS master file)
$2,741,565

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990December 2024–––IRS
990December 2023$2,837,356$1,482,989$2,035,744IRS
990December 2022$1,506,018$1,709,545$1,114,190IRS
990December 2021–––IRS
990December 2020–––IRS
990December 2018–––IRS

990-N: the IRS publishes only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years appear here as 990.tax collects the monthly files. 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS.

Questions about EQUAL JUSTICE SOCIETY

What is the EIN of EQUAL JUSTICE SOCIETY?
The employer identification number (EIN) of EQUAL JUSTICE SOCIETY is 20-0490698.
Is EQUAL JUSTICE SOCIETY tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2004.
Are donations to EQUAL JUSTICE SOCIETY tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
Which annual return does EQUAL JUSTICE SOCIETY file?
Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
When is the next return of EQUAL JUSTICE SOCIETY due?
The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending December 31, 2025) is due May 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
When did EQUAL JUSTICE SOCIETY last file with the IRS?
The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2024.
Who is the principal officer of EQUAL JUSTICE SOCIETY?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names Lisa Holder.
Who are the officers and directors of EQUAL JUSTICE SOCIETY?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 12 people; 4 received compensation from the organization, the highest $229,600 (Lisa Holder, President).
How much revenue does EQUAL JUSTICE SOCIETY have?
On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $2,727,995, expenses of $1,757,616 and total assets of $2,943,756 at year end.

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