Nonprofit · EIN 47-1057411
JUSTICE WITHOUT BORDERS
Tax-exempt · WASHINGTON, DC 20016
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $3,375,522 | $3,538,010 | -$162,488 | $475,922 | $31,197 | $444,725 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $256,549 | $430,655 | -$174,106 | $648,227 | $41,014 | $607,213 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $238,521
- Program service revenue
- $3,131,983
- Investment income
- $5,018
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $145,661
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $168,934
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $26,111
- Occupancy
- $6,811
- Travel
- $8,684
- Depreciation
- $4,216
- Program services (functional)
- $3,335,035
- Management and general (functional)
- $176,286
- Fundraising (functional)
- $26,689
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $648,227
- Total assets, end of year
- $475,922
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $31,197
- Net assets, end of year
- $444,725
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $444,725
- Gross receipts
- $3,375,522
- Employees
- 1
- Volunteers
- 70
- Year formed
- 2014
- State of legal domicile
- DC
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.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| CATHY HEELEY | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $70,580 |
| CHAN WAH LAI | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $6,400 |
| AZIAH HUSSIN | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1.5 | $0 |
| SUZANNE LIM | MEMBER Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| GENE BULMASH | MEMBER Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| PHILIP SHIN | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1.5 | $0 |
| JONATHAN CROMPTON | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1.5 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 6 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOUGLAS MACLEAN EXECUTIVE | DIRECTOR AND PRESIDENT UNTIL 11/2023 Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $95,471 | $10,456 |
| CATHY HEELEY | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AS OF 11/2023 Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $0 | $16,048 |
| GENE BULMASH | CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 1.5 | $0 | $0 |
| PHILIP SHIN | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1.5 | $0 | $0 |
| JONATHAN CROMPTON | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1.5 | $0 | $0 |
| AZIAH HUSSIN | MEMBER AS OF JUNE 2023 Trustee or director | 1.5 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 4615 SEDGWICK ST NW, WASHINGTON, DC 20016-5615
- In care of
- % CHAN WAH LAI
- Signed the 990
- CHAN WAH LAI, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (202) 774-4425
- Website
- FORJUSTICEWITHOUTBORDERS.ORG
- 990-N for 2014 filed under this EIN
- Most likely by a chapter, club or affiliate (it says receipts are normally $50,000 or less). Officer: Douglas MacLean, 1320 19th St NW Ste 600, Washington DC 20036. Mailing address: 1320 19th St NW Ste 600, Washington DC 20036.
- Return prepared by
- Ernest L Tomkiewicz CPA PLLC
Mission
TO CREATE TRANSNATIONAL ACCESS TO LEGAL ASSISTANCE FOR VICTIMS OF LABOUR EXPLOITATION AND HUMAN TRAFFICKING SO THAT THEY CAN SEEK RIGHTFUL COMPENSATION, EVEN AFTER RETURNING HOME.
Program accomplishments
- HONG KONG TRAINING PROGRAMME: JWB LAUNCHED AN IN-PERSON MENTORSHIP PROGRAM IN HONG KONG BRINGING PRO BONO LAWYERS AND EXPERTS TOGETHER WITH THE VOLUNTEERS AT THE FRONT LINE HELPING MIGRANT DOMESTIC WORKERS (MDWS). THE PROGRAMME BUILDS SKILLS TO EMPOWER THE PARTICIPANTS TO PROVIDE EFFECTIVE LEGAL FIRST AID TO THEIR SISTERS AND DEVELOP LEADERSHIP SKILLS. DIRECT BENEFICIARIES INCLUDE 20 LOCAL UNION LEADERS. INDIRECT BENEFICIARIES ARE MDWS IN HONG KONG WHO ACCESS THESE CASEWORKERS WHEN THEY NEED HELP. IN ADDITION, OUR TRAINEES WILL TRAIN A FURTHER 60 CASEWORKERS WHO TOGETHER ARE CAPABLE OF REACHING 10,000 MDWS ANNUALLY INDONESIA OUTREACH PROGRAM: A SERIES OF TRAININGS CONDUCTED IN INDONESIA FOCUSED ON SAFE MIGRATION WITH THE SUPPORT OF THE INTERNATIONAL LABOUR ORGANIZATION AND INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF DEFENSE COUNCIL (IADC). THESE WORKSHOPS RAISED AWARENESS OF THE LEGAL RIGHTS OF MDWS TO PURSUE CLAIMS FOR COMPENSATION, EVEN AFTER THEY RETURN HOME. PARTICIPANTS WENT ON TO LEARN THE SKILLS NEEDED TO IDENTIFY THESE CLAIMS AND SUPPORT RETURNING MDWS THROUGH THE CLAIM PROCESS. ACCESS TO JUSTICE THROUGH CASEWORK: WE CONDUCTED CASE CONSULTATIONS, DEVELOPED NEW CLAIMS, MANAGED ON ACTIVE CLAIMS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR AND SECURED COMPENSATION AWARDS. WE PUBLISHED FOUR RESEARCH PAPERS TO BUILD THE EXPERTISE OF PRO BONO LAWYERS SUPPORTING MDWS. WE HELD IN-PERSON ROUNDTABLE IN SINGAPORE BRINGING DIVERSE STAKEHOLDERS WHO SUPPORT MDWS ACCESS TO JUSTICE TOGETHER TO BUILD NETWORKS TO SUSTAIN ACCESS TO JUSTICE IN THE LONG TERM. PARTICIPANTS CAME FROM INDONESIA AND HONG KONG AS WELL AS SINGAPORE, REPRESENTING MDW ORGANIZATIONS PRO BONO LAWYERS AND SUPPORT ORGANIZATIONS.Expenses $3,335,035
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 year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | Not on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 47-1057411
- 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
- 2015
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- International, foreign affairs and national security (Q71)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $475,922
- Income (IRS master file)
- $3,375,522
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2024 | $3,375,522 | $3,538,010 | $475,922 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $256,549 | $430,655 | $648,227 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $285,976 | $482,938 | $811,119 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2017 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-N for 2014 Officer: Douglas MacLean Filed under this EIN, most likely by a chapter or affiliate | December 31, 2014 | ≤ $50,000 receipts | – | – | e-Postcard |
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 47-1057411).
Questions about JUSTICE WITHOUT BORDERS
- What is the EIN of JUSTICE WITHOUT BORDERS?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of JUSTICE WITHOUT BORDERS is 47-1057411.
- Is JUSTICE WITHOUT BORDERS tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2015.
- Are donations to JUSTICE WITHOUT BORDERS tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does JUSTICE WITHOUT BORDERS 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 JUSTICE WITHOUT BORDERS 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 JUSTICE WITHOUT BORDERS last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2024.
- Who are the officers and directors of JUSTICE WITHOUT BORDERS?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 7 people; 2 received compensation from the organization, the highest $70,580 (CATHY HEELEY, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR).
- How much revenue does JUSTICE WITHOUT BORDERS have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $3,375,522, expenses of $3,538,010 and total assets of $475,922 at year end.
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