MINNESOTA JUSTICE FOUNDATION 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 August 31, 2025, highest compensation first.

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)

229 19TH AVE S, MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55455-0500

Principal officer (990 for 2024)

ANNA BEADLE, 229 19TH AVENUE SOUTH, MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55455

Signed the 990

EVA KENDRICK, PRESIDENT

Phone

(612) 625-1584

Website

HTTPS://WWW.MNJUSTICE.ORG/

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HARRINGTON LANGER & ASSOCIATES

Mission

THE MINNESOTA JUSTICE FOUNDATION CREATES OPPORTUNITIES FOR LAW STUDENTS TO ENGAGE IN PUBLIC INTEREST AND PRO BONO LEGAL SERVICE AND INCREASES THE CAPACITY OF LEGAL ORGANIZATIONS THAT SERVE THE PUBLIC INTEREST.

Program accomplishments

• LAW SCHOOL PUBLIC SERVICE PROGRAM: DURING THE FISCAL YEAR, WE HAD 900 VOLUNTEER PLACEMENTS THROUGH WHICH LAW STUDENT VOLUNTEERS DONATED 14,000 HOURS OF THEIR TIME AND PROVIDED SERVICES FOR 5,400 CLIENTS, WORKING UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF OUR PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS WHICH INCLUDE LEGAL AID PROVIDERS, PUBLIC DEFENSE OFFICES, AND OTHER PUBLIC AND PUBLIC INTEREST LAW OFFICES.
  Expenses $232,961
• SUMMER FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM: MJF PROVIDED STIPENDS FOR 13 SUMMER FELLOWS TO WORK AT THE FOLLOWING HOST ORGANIZATIONS IN SUMMER 2025: CENTRAL MINNESOTA LEGAL SERVICES (MINNEAPOLIS); CHILDREN'S LAW CENTER OF MN; IMMIGRANT LAW CENTER OF MINNESOTA; INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MINNESOTA; LEGAL ASSISTANCE OF DAKOTA COUNTY; LEGAL RIGHTS CENTER; MINNESOTA LAND TRUST; MINNESOTA DISABILITY LAW CENTER; SOUTHERN MINNESOTA REGIONAL LEGAL SERVICES - HOUSING UNIT (ST. PAUL); LEGAL SERVICES OF NORTHWEST MINNESOTA (MOORHEAD); MID- MINNESOTA LEGAL AID - ST. CLOUD; SOUTHERN MINNESOTA REGIONAL LEGAL SERVICES - MANKATO
  Expenses $196,553 · grants $97,584
• PRIVATE ATTORNEY STUDENT SERVICE (PASS): PASS IS A SUBSET OF THE LAW SCHOOL PUBLIC SERVICE PROGRAM THROUGH WHICH MJF STAFF WORK ON GETTING LAW STUDENTS INVOLVED IN PROJECTS WITH VOLUNTEER ATTORNEYS, AND ON SUPPORTING PRO BONO IN MINNESOTA'S LEGAL COMMUNITY. SEE SCHEDULE O
  Expenses $35,877
• MAJOR SERVICES AND ACTIVITIES: 1)LAW SCHOOL PUBLIC SERVICE PROGRAM 2)SUMMER FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM 3)PRIVATE ATTORNEY STUDENT SERVICE (PASS) 4)STUDENT CHAPTERS AT THE MITCHELL HAMLINE SCHOOL OF LAW, UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA LAW SCHOOL, AND UNIVERSITY OF ST. THOMAS SCHOOL OF LAW 1) LAW SCHOOL PUBLIC SERVICE PROGRAM THE LAW SCHOOL PUBLIC SERVICE PROGRAM (LSPSP) AROSE OUT OF A COLLABORATION BETWEEN THE THREE LAW SCHOOLS, THE MINNESOTA STATE BAR ASSOCIATION AND MJF. THIS IS A UNIQUE EXAMPLE OF A MULTI-LAW SCHOOL COLLABORATION FOR COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT. OPERATING CONTINUOUSLY SINCE 1999, LSPSP ENCOURAGES LAW STUDENTS TO PERFORM AT LEAST 50 HOURS OF LAW-RELATED VOLUNTEER SERVICE DURING THEIR LAW SCHOOL CAREERS. THIS IS SOMETIMES REFERRED TO AS THE "50 HOUR CHALLENGE" BY LAW STUDENTS. IT REFERENCES RULE 6.1 OF THE MINNESOTA RULES OF PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT WHICH STATES THAT LAWYERS HAVE AN ETHICAL OBLIGATION TO PERFORM PRO BONO WORK AND/OR PROVIDE FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO CIVIL LEGAL AID PROGRAMS. STUDENTS WHO COMPLETE AT LEAST 50 HOURS OF VOLUNTEER SERVICE DURING THEIR TIME IN LAW SCHOOL RECEIVE RECOGNITION FROM THEIR LAW SCHOOL AND MJF. THIS RECOGNITION COMPLEMENTS OTHER AWARDS THAT STUDENTS ARE ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE FOR THEIR ACADEMIC AND EXTRACURRICULAR ACCOMPLISHMENTS. THE LAW SCHOOL PUBLIC SERVICE PROGRAM WAS DESIGNED TO CREATE EFFICIENCIES FOR OUR CIVIL LEGAL AID PARTNER AGENCIES BY SITUATING MJF AS A CENTRAL POINT OF CONTACT FOR OUTREACH REGARDING LAW STUDENT VOLUNTEERS FROM THE THREE MINNESOTA LAW SCHOOLS. FROM OUR OFFICES AT EACH OF THE THREE MINNESOTA LAW SCHOOLS, MJF STAFF MAINTAIN CONNECTIONS ACROSS THE LEGAL SERVICES COMMUNITY IN ORDER TO UNDERSTAND, MEET, AND SOMETIMES ANTICIPATE THE NEEDS OF OUR PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS. THE MJF STAFF ATTORNEYS DIVIDE A LIST OF STATEWIDE LEGAL SERVICES PROVIDERS. STAFF ATTORNEYS CONTACT THESE PROVIDERS AT LEAST THREE-FOUR TIMES A YEAR TO DISCUSS FALL, SPRING AND SUMMER SEMESTER VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES AND WINTER AND SPRING BREAK OPPORTUNITIES. STAFF ATTORNEYS HELP THEIR CONTACTS THINK CREATIVELY ABOUT WAYS TO BEST ENGAGE AND SUPERVISE LAW STUDENT VOLUNTEERS, HELP DRAFT JOB DESCRIPTIONS, POST THESE ON OUR WEBSITE AND THEN RECRUIT STUDENTS. MJF THEN PLACES LAW STUDENT VOLUNTEERS AT LEGAL AID PROGRAMS AND OTHER PUBLIC INTEREST LAW OFFICES TO SERVE MINNESOTANS WITH LIMITED MEANS BASED ON THE STUDENTS' INTERESTS AND AVAILABILITY. STUDENTS VOLUNTEER THROUGHOUT THE YEAR IN A FLEXIBLE MANNER THAT SUITS THEIR SCHEDULES. SOME VOLUNTEER POSITIONS ARE FOR ONE-DAY ENGAGEMENTS AT CLINICS; OTHERS ARE PROJECT-BASED, SUCH AS COMPLETING A RESEARCH PROJECT FOR A CASE; AND SOME ARE 4-10 HOURS/WEEK FOR A SEMESTER. UTILIZING VOLUNTEER LAW CLERKS ALLOWS THE PAID STAFF AT OUR PARTNER AGENCIES TO SERVE MORE CLIENTS AND TO DEVOTE MORE OF THEIR TIME TO COMPLEX ISSUES. MJF WORKS TO MAKE OUR OFFERINGS COMPLEMENTARY TO OTHER RESOURCES AVAILABLE TO THE STUDENTS THROUGH THE LAW SCHOOLS. MJF IS A POPULAR SOURCE OF EXPERIENTIAL OPPORTUNITIES, ESPECIALLY FOR FIRST YEAR LAW STUDENTS WHO AREN'T ABLE TO ACCESS CURRICULAR EXPERIENTIAL OPPORTUNITIES SUCH AS CLINICS DURING THEIR 1L YEAR. THROUGH VOLUNTEERING WITH MJF, LAW STUDENTS HAVE A CHANCE TO EXPLORE THEIR INTERESTS AND CONSIDER WHICH EXPERIENTIAL COURSES TO PRIORITIZE IN LATER SEMESTERS. MJF ALSO WORKS WITH UPPER-LEVEL STUDENTS WHO PARTICIPATE IN EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING COURSEWORK TO ALLOW THEM TO RECORD VOLUNTEER HOURS AFTER THEY HAVE COMPLETED THE HOURS THEY NEED FOR COURSE CREDIT. THIS ALLOWS STUDENTS TO CONTINUE TO BUILD RELATIONSHIPS AND SKILLS AT THEIR SITE, AND IS ADVANTAGEOUS TO THEIR HOSTS FROM AN EFFICIENCY STANDPOINT BECAUSE THE STUDENTS HAVE ALREADY BEEN ONBOARDED. MJF STAFF ATTORNEYS HAVE EXPLORATORY CONVERSATIONS WITH PROSPECTIVE VOLUNTEERS TO DISCUSS THEIR CAREER INTERESTS AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT GOALS AS PART OF HELPING THE STUDENT IDENTIFY WHICH VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES WOULD BE A GOOD FIT FOR THEM. SOMETIMES THESE CONVERSATIONS LEAD TO ONGOING INFORMAL MENTORSHIP RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN THE MJF STAFF ATTORNEYS AND STUDENTS. AN MJF STAFF ATTORNEY CAN BECOME A TRUSTED ADVISOR FOR A STUDENT BY PROVIDING ADDITIONAL ADVICE, SUPPORT, AND NETWORKING ASSISTANCE AS THE STUDENT PURSUES THEIR CAREER GOALS, COMPLEMENTING THE OTHER ESSENTIAL ADVISING RESOURCES AVAILABLE TO THE LAW STUDENTS. PARTICIPATION IN THE LAW SCHOOL PUBLIC SERVICE PROGRAM IS OPEN TO ALL LAW SCHOOL STUDENTS, INCLUDING STUDENTS IN THE LLM PROGRAMS. PARTICIPATION IS OPTIONAL AND COMPLETING 50 HOURS OF VOLUNTEER WORK IS NOT A REQUIREMENT TO PARTICIPATE. STUDENTS MAY GET INVOLVED AT ANY POINT IN THEIR LAW SCHOOL EXPERIENCE. MJF STAFF ATTORNEYS ACTIVELY WORK WITH THEIR COLLEAGUES AT THE LAW SCHOOLS (ADMISSIONS, CAREER AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, STUDENT AFFAIRS, EXTERNSHIP ADVISORS, CLINICAL FACULTY, FACULTY TEACHING PROFESSIONAL SKILLS TO FIRST-YEAR LAW STUDENTS) TO CONNECT WITH INCOMING AND CURRENT LAW STUDENTS. MJF STAFF ATTORNEYS ARE AVAILABLE AS A RESOURCE FOR STUDENTS WHO DO NOT HAVE THE TIME TO VOLUNTEER AND NEED GUIDANCE ON HOW TO IDENTIFY OTHER PUBLIC INTEREST LAW OPPORTUNITIES. OUR AIM IS TO MAKE THE LAW SCHOOL PUBLIC SERVICE PROGRAM (AND THE RELATIONSHIPS UNDERPINNING IT) ACCESSIBLE FOR ALL STUDENTS SEEKING PUBLIC INTEREST LAW EXPERIENCES. A)STREET LAW ANOTHER ASPECT OF LSPSP IS STREET LAW, A LEGAL EDUCATION PROGRAM. STREET LAW AIMS TO EDUCATE YOUTH ABOUT THEIR LEGAL RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES. LAW STUDENT VOLUNTEERS TEACH IN TWIN CITIES CLASSROOMS FOR AN HOUR A WEEK DURING SPRING SEMESTER. MJF PROVIDES TRAINING TO THE VOLUNTEERS THAT EMPHASIZES ACCESSIBLE, ENGAGING, AND INTERACTIVE INSTRUCTION METHODS. SESSIONS AT THE SCHOOLS FOCUS ON TOPICS SUCH AS ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND BUSINESS LAW, JUVENILE LAW, INTERACTING WITH THE POLICE, LANDLORD/TENANT LAW, THE WORK OF LEGISLATORS AND POLICYMAKERS, HOW JUDGES ARE CHOSEN, AND CONSUMER LAW. MJF MODIFIED THE DELIVERY OF THIS PROGRAM DURING EARLIER STAGES OF THE PANDEMIC. STREET LAW AIMS TO BE A PATHWAY FOR MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS TOWARD HIGHER EDUCATION. STREET LAW VOLUNTEERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO SHARE ABOUT THEIR EXPERIENCES AND REALITIES OF BEING A LAW SCHOOL STUDENT, THEIR REASONING FOR WANTING TO ATTEND LAW SCHOOL, AND THEIR PLANS AND ASPIRATIONS FOR HOW THEY WILL USE THEIR LEGAL TRAINING IN THE FUTURE. STREET LAW INCLUDES A FIELD TRIP COMPONENT; SOME CLASSROOMS VISIT THE LAW SCHOOLS OR JUDGES' CHAMBERS AND HAVE A CHANCE TO ENGAGE WITH THE LEGAL FIELD IN A POSITIVE WAY. 2) SUMMER FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM THE SUMMER FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM IS ONE METHOD BY WHICH MJF SEEKS TO CLOSE THE JUSTICE GAP EXPERIENCED BY MANY MINNESOTANS WHO NEED ACCESS TO LEGAL SERVICES TO ADDRESS THEIR BASIC HUMAN NEEDS. MATCHING LAW STUDENTS WITH OPPORTUNITIES TO WORK FOR THE SUMMER AT PUBLIC INTEREST LAW AGENCIES SUCH AS LEGAL AID OFFICES AND LEGAL NONPROFITS INCREASES THE CAPACITY OF THOSE AGENCIES TO SERVE MORE CLIENTS. MANY LEGAL SERVICE PROGRAMS IN MINNESOTA HAVE TO TURN AWAY ELIGIBLE CLIENTS EACH YEAR DUE TO PROGRAM AND STAFFING LIMITS, OR LACK OF CASE PRIORITY. WITH THE SUPPORT OF LAW STUDENT FELLOWS, ATTORNEYS AT PUBLIC INTEREST AGENCIES ARE ABLE TO FOCUS THEIR TIME ON MORE COMPLEX CASES AND CLIENT MATTERS WHILE STILL PROVIDING QUALITY SERVICES TO AN EVEN HIGHER VOLUME OF CLIENTS. SUMMER FELLOWS WORK FULL TIME FOR 10 WEEKS AT LEGAL AID OFFICES AND PUBLIC INTEREST ORGANIZATIONS ACROSS THE STATE. EACH FELLOW RECEIVES A STIPEND PAID BY MJF. SINCE THE PROGRAM BEGAN IN 1983, MJF HAS FUNDED OVER 800 FELLOWS. MJF FELLOWS PROVIDE THEIR PLACEMENT AGENCIES WITH INTENSIVE HELP WITH CASEWORK, RESEARCH, LEGAL WRITING, CLIENT INTAKE, INTERVIEWING, AND EVEN COURTROOM REPRESENTATION. FEEDBACK FROM SUPERVISORS TELLS US THAT AGENCIES ARE ABLE TO SERVE MORE CLIENTS WHEN THEY HAVE A PAID SUMMER FELLOW WORKING FULL TIME. MJF FUNDRAISES FOR THESE FELLOWSHIPS AND MANAGES THE ENTIRE PROCESS: FROM SELECTING WHICH AGENCIES WILL RECEIVE A FELLOW; TO RECEIVING STUDENT APPLICATIONS; TO SETTING UP INTERVIEW TIMES; AND MANAGING A LIST OF OFFERS AND ACCEPTANCES. AGENCIES SELECT WHICH STUDENTS THEY WILL INTERVIEW AND MAKE THEIR OWN HIRING DECISIONS. PARTICIPATING STUDENTS WORK UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF THE AGENCIES' OWN LAWYERS, GAINING VALUABLE PRACTICAL EXPERIENCE WHILE BUILDING THE CAPACITY OF THE PROGRAMS TO SERVE MORE CLIENTS. THE NUMBER OF APPLICANTS TO HOST THE FELLOWS ALWAYS EXCEEDS THE FUNDS AVAILABLE. EACH YEAR, MJF SEEKS TO OFFER A VARIETY OF FELLOWSHIP OPPORTUNITIES TO LAW STUDENTS BOTH IN TERMS OF GEOGRAPHY AND IN LEGAL SUBJECT AREA. EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING THROUGH PROGRAMS LIKE MJF'S FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM SHAPES THE CAREER PATH OF FUTURE LAWYERS, AND STRENGTHENS THE POOL OF ATTORNEYS IN MINNESOTA WHO ARE COMMITTED TO DOING LEGAL WORK THAT SERVES THE PUBLIC INTEREST EITHER THROUGH THEIR PRIMARY OR PRO BONO PRACTICE. SUMMER FUNDING ALLOWS STUDENTS WHO OTHERWISE COULD NOT AFFORD AN UNPAID INTERNSHIP TO EXPLORE PUBLIC INTEREST WORK. 3) PRIVATE ATTORNEY STUDENT SERVICE ANOTHER COMPONENT OF LSPSP IS THE PRIVATE ATT

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 August, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.

IRS record

EIN

41-1447537

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

1982

Accounting year ends

August

Files

Form 990 or 990-EZ

Assets (IRS master file)

$687,205

Income (IRS master file)

$601,272

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 41-1447537).

Questions about MINNESOTA JUSTICE FOUNDATION INC

What is the EIN of MINNESOTA JUSTICE FOUNDATION INC?

The employer identification number (EIN) of MINNESOTA JUSTICE FOUNDATION INC is 41-1447537.

Is MINNESOTA JUSTICE FOUNDATION INC tax-exempt?

Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1982.

Are donations to MINNESOTA JUSTICE FOUNDATION INC tax-deductible?

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

Which annual return does MINNESOTA JUSTICE FOUNDATION 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 MINNESOTA JUSTICE FOUNDATION INC due?

The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending August 31, 2026) is due January 15, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.

When did MINNESOTA JUSTICE FOUNDATION INC last file with the IRS?

The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended August 2025.

Who is the principal officer of MINNESOTA JUSTICE FOUNDATION INC?

The 990 for the year ended August 31, 2025 names ANNA BEADLE.

Who are the officers and directors of MINNESOTA JUSTICE FOUNDATION INC?

The 990 for the year ended August 31, 2025 lists 30 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $123,368 (ANNA BEADLE, EXECUTIVE DI).

How much revenue does MINNESOTA JUSTICE FOUNDATION INC have?

On its 990 for the year ended August 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $586,977, expenses of $589,396 and total assets of $687,205 at year end.

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