NATIONAL CENTER FOR ACCESS TO JUSTICE INC

Financials

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.

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)

150 WEST 62ND STREET SUITE 7-165, NEW YORK, NY 10023-7407

Principal officer (990 for 2024)

DAVID UDELL, 150 WEST 62ND ST ROOM 7-165, NEW YORK, NY 10023

Signed the 990

DAVID UDELL, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Phone

(646) 293-3997

Website

HTTP://NCAJ.ORG

Return prepared by

LEHMAN FLYNN VOLLARO NY CPAS PLLC

Mission

THE NATIONAL CENTER FOR ACCESS TO JUSTICE IS THE ACADEMICALLY AFFILIATED NATIONAL ORGANIZATION THAT RELIES ON DATA TO SUPPORT POLICY REFORMS THAT HELP PEOPLE OBTAIN ACCESS TO JUSTICE IN THE CIVIL AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEMS. THE CENTER PARTNERS WITH THE BAR, JUDICIARY, LAW SCHOOLS, THE LEGAL SERVICES COMMUNITY, AND OTHER STAKEHOLDERS. THE CENTER'S TOOLS INCLUDE LITIGATION, BOOKS AND REPORTS, PUBLIC EDUCATION AND PUBLIC ADVOCACY, CONFERENCES, AND LEGISLATIVE DRAFTING.

Program accomplishments

• SIGNATURE PROJECTS THE JUSTICE INDEX PROJECT - THE JUSTICE INDEX, (HTTPS://NCAJ.ORG/STATE- RANKINGS/JUSTICE-INDEX), CREATED BY NCAJ IN 2021 AND UPDATED PERIODICALLY, IS A WEB-BASED SYSTEM IN WHICH NCAJ PRESENTS DATA SHOWING THE EXTENT TO WHICH THE 50 STATES, THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, AND PUERTO RICO, HAVE ADOPTED, AS LAWS AND PRACTICES, CERTAIN SELECTED BEST POLICIES FOR ASSURING ACCESS TO JUSTICE FOR ALL. THIS PROJECT RELIES ON THE CONCEPT THAT PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS FUNCTION BEST WHEN PEOPLE CAN UNDERSTAND HOW THEY OPERATE, WHEN PERFORMANCE CAN BE READILY EVALUATED, AND WHEN OFFICIALS CAN BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE TO NORMS AND STANDARDS. BY SETTING BENCHMARKS, IDENTIFYING THE PRESENCE (AND ABSENCE) IN EACH STATE OF SELECTED LAWS AND PRACTICES THAT MEET THE BENCHMARK, AND THEN PUBLISHING THE FINDINGS, THE JUSTICE INDEX EMPOWERS JUDGES, COURT ADMINISTRATORS, OTHER GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS, JOURNALISTS, ACADEMICS, ACTIVISTS, AND OTHER MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC IN THEIR RESPECTIVE EFFORTS TO IMPROVE OUR JUSTICE SYSTEM. THE JUSTICE INDEX CURRENTLY PRESENTS FINDINGS ON BEST POLICIES IN SIX CATEGORIES, SPECIFICALLY CONSUMER DEBT LITIGATION, GOVERNMENT-IMPOSED FINES AND FEES, ATTORNEY ACCESS, SELF-REPRESENTED LITIGANT ACCESS, LANGUAGE ACCESS, AND DISABILITY ACCESS. IN CERTAIN AREAS COVERED BY THE JUSTICE INDEX, NCAJ PUBLISHES ADDITIONAL MATERIALS AND PROVIDES ADDITIONAL SUPPORT TO INTERESTED STAKEHOLDERS WHO CONNECT WITH NCAJ STAFF ABOUT CERTAIN LAWS AND PRACTICES COVERED IN THE JUSTICE INDEX. FINES AND FEES - NCAJ IS A RESOURCE FOR INFORMATION ABOUT GOVERNMENT- IMPOSED FINES AND FEES POLICIES IN THE LEGAL SYSTEM, AND WORKS TO ENSURE THAT COURTS, LAWYERS, LITIGANTS, AND MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC UNDERSTAND THE IMPORTANCE OF ADDRESSING HARMS LINKED TO GOVERNMENTAL RELIANCE ON FINES AND FEES. OUR JUSTICE INDEX INCLUDES A FINES AND FEES INDEX WITH FINDINGS THAT ARE ROUTINELY USED BY THE PUBLIC TO PROMOTE ADOPTION OF, AND ACCOUNTABILITY TO, SELECTED BEST LAWS AND PRACTICES IN THIS POLICY AREA, AND NCAJ PRODUCES MATERIALS AND PROVIDES INFORMATION AND SUPPORT IN THIS POLICY AREA. CONSUMER DEBT LITIGATION - NCAJ IS A RESOURCE FOR INFORMATION ABOUT CONSUMER DEBT LITIGATION, AND WORKS TO ENSURE THAT COURTS, LAWYERS, LITIGANTS, AND MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC UNDERSTAND THE IMPORTANCE OF ADDRESSING HARMS LINKED TO GOVERNMENTAL RELIANCE ON FINES AND FEES. OUR JUSTICE INDEX INCLUDES A CONSUMER DEBT LITIGATION INDEX WITH FINDINGS THAT ARE ROUTINELY USED BY THE PUBLIC TO PROMOTE ADOPTION OF, AND ACCOUNTABILITY TO, SELECTED BEST LAWS AND PRACTICES IN THIS POLICY AREA, AND NCAJ ALSO PRODUCES MATERIALS AND PROVIDES INFORMATION AND SUPPORT IN THIS POLICY AREA. LANGUAGE ACCESS -NCAJ IS A RESOURCE FOR INFORMATION ABOUT LANGUAGE ACCESS IN THE LEGAL SYSTEM, AND WORKS TO ENSURE THAT COURTS, LAWYERS, LITIGANTS, AND MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC UNDERSTAND THE IMPORTANCE OF LANGUAGE ACCESS. OUR JUSTICE INDEX INCLUDES A LANGUAGE ACCESS INDEX THAT IS ROUTINELY USED BY THE PUBLIC TO PROMOTE ADOPTION AND OF, AND ACCOUNTABILITY TO, SELECTED BEST LAWS AND PRACTICES FOR ASSURING PEOPLE WHO DO NOT SPEAK ENGLISH WILL HAVE ACCESS TO JUSTICE. DISABILITY ACCESS - NCAJ IS A RESOURCE FOR INFORMATION ABOUT DISABILITY ACCESS IN THE LEGAL SYSTEM, AND WORKS TO ENSURE THAT COURTS, LAWYERS, LITIGANTS, AND MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC UNDERSTAND THE IMPORTANCE OF DISABILITY ACCESS. OUR JUSTICE INDEX INCLUDES A DISABILITY ACCESS INDEX THAT IS ROUTINELY USED BY THE PUBLIC TO PROMOTE ADOPTION OF, AND ACCOUNTABILITY TO, SELECTED BEST LAWS AND PRACTICES FOR ASSURING THAT PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES WILL HAVE ACCESS TO JUSTICE. THE LEGAL EMPOWERMENT PROJECT - NCAJ IS RESEARCHING AND WRITING ABOUT THE POTENTIAL VALUE OF DIVERSE POLICY MODELS THAT WOULD POTENTIALLY ENABLE PEOPLE TO OBTAIN BASIC LEGAL ADVICE FROM CATEGORIES OF TRAINED AND QUALIFIED PRACTITIONERS WHO ARE NOT ATTORNEYS, BUT RATHER WHO MAY BE ABLE TO HELP PEOPLE ADDRESS PROBLEMS THAT HAVE A LEGAL DIMENSION, FOR EXAMPLE, SOCIAL WORKERS, LIBRARIANS, CASEWORKERS, ORGANIZERS AND OTHER TRAINED AND QUALIFIED MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC. NCAJ ALSO SUPPORTS THE MOVEMENT FOR A CIVIL RIGHT TO COUNSEL FOR INDIVIDUALS CONFRONTED BY LEGAL CONCERNS THAT IMPLICATE FUNDAMENTAL HUMAN NEEDS. PUBLIC EVENTS - THROUGH SUCH EVENTS AS THE SOLUTIONS SYMPOSIUM, ACCESS TO JUSTICE ROUNDTABLE, EVENING PANEL DISCUSSIONS, AND OTHER PUBLIC EVENTS, NCAJ WORKS ON PROJECTS, SOMETIMES IN PARTNERSHIP WITH FORDHAM UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW, THAT BRING TOGETHER ADVOCATES, SCHOLARS, REFORMERS, AND MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC FOR DIALOGUE ABOUT THE ACCESS TO JUSTICE MOVEMENT, INCLUDING ABOUT THE POLICY SOLUTIONS AT THE LEADING EDGE OF THE MOVEMENT. NCAJ HELPS TO EDUCATE THE ACCESS TO JUSTICE COMMUNITY AND THE LARGER SOCIETY ABOUT THE NATURE AND IMPORTANCE OF SOCIAL SCIENCE RESEARCH ON POLICIES INTENDED TO INCREASE ACCESS TO JUSTICE.
  Expenses $372,860

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.

IRS record

EIN

27-4250853

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

2011

Accounting year ends

December

Files

Form 990 or 990-EZ

Assets (IRS master file)

$411,878

Income (IRS master file)

$515,392

Filing history

990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 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 (search EIN 27-4250853).

Questions about NATIONAL CENTER FOR ACCESS TO JUSTICE INC

What is the EIN of NATIONAL CENTER FOR ACCESS TO JUSTICE INC?

The employer identification number (EIN) of NATIONAL CENTER FOR ACCESS TO JUSTICE INC is 27-4250853.

Is NATIONAL CENTER FOR ACCESS TO JUSTICE INC tax-exempt?

Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2011.

Are donations to NATIONAL CENTER FOR ACCESS TO JUSTICE INC tax-deductible?

Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).

Which annual return does NATIONAL CENTER FOR ACCESS TO JUSTICE INC 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 NATIONAL CENTER FOR ACCESS TO JUSTICE INC 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 NATIONAL CENTER FOR ACCESS TO JUSTICE INC 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 NATIONAL CENTER FOR ACCESS TO JUSTICE INC?

The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names DAVID UDELL.

Who are the officers and directors of NATIONAL CENTER FOR ACCESS TO JUSTICE INC?

The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 13 people; 2 received compensation from the organization, the highest $224,135 (DAVID UDELL, EXECUTIVE DI).

How much revenue does NATIONAL CENTER FOR ACCESS TO JUSTICE INC have?

On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $515,392, expenses of $571,005 and total assets of $411,878 at year end.

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