Nonprofit · EIN 52-1891162
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA APPLESEED CENTER FOR LAW AND JUSTICE INC
Tax-exempt · WASHINGTON, DC 20036
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $3,489,759 | $3,458,032 | $31,727 | $763,859 | $578,051 | $185,808 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $378,841 | $806,438 | -$427,597 | $213,740 | $52,757 | $160,983 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $3,184,744
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $13,799
- Net income from fundraising events
- $291,216
- Other revenue
- $291,216
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $184,999
- Other salaries and wages
- $301,263
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $567,634
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $2,647,271
- Accounting fees
- $54,845
- Occupancy
- $95,045
- Travel
- $1,622
- Depreciation
- $231
- Program services (functional)
- $2,973,450
- Management and general (functional)
- $359,592
- Fundraising (functional)
- $124,990
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $213,740
- Total assets, end of year
- $763,859
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $578,051
- Net assets, end of year
- $185,808
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $161
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- -$184,398
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $370,206
- Gross receipts
- $3,495,584
- Employees
- 6
- Volunteers
- 91
- Year formed
- 1994
- 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 | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VANESSA BATTERS-THOMPSON | Executive Dir. Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $184,500 | $4,255 |
| MICHELE BLACKWELL | MEMBER Trustee or director | 2.5 | $0 | $0 |
| KAREN DUNN | MEMBER Trustee or director | 2.5 | $0 | $0 |
| VICTOR BONETT | AT-LARGE MEMBER Trustee or director | 2.5 | $0 | $0 |
| KENNETH KRATOVIL | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 2.5 | $0 | $0 |
| SHELLEY BRODERICK | MEMBER Trustee or director | 2.5 | $0 | $0 |
| HANK BROTHERS | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 2.5 | $0 | $0 |
| PATRICK CAMPBELL | MEMBER Trustee or director | 2.5 | $0 | $0 |
| DEBORAH CHOLLET | VICE-CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2.5 | $0 | $0 |
| ANNEMARGARET CONNOLLY | MEMBER Trustee or director, Officer | 2.5 | $0 | $0 |
| REV KENDRICK E CURRY PHD | MEMBER Trustee or director | 2.5 | $0 | $0 |
| PETER DENTON | MEMBER Trustee or director | 2.5 | $0 | $0 |
| MARY MORNINGSTAR | MEMBER Trustee or director | 2.5 | $0 | $0 |
| ELIZABETH HALPERN | Chairman Trustee or director, Officer | 2.5 | $0 | $0 |
| JEFFREY HANDWERKER | MEMBER Trustee or director | 2.5 | $0 | $0 |
11 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| KAREN HARDWICK | Member Trustee or director | 2.5 | $0 |
| LORELIE MASTERS | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 2.5 | $0 |
| APERA NWORA | Member Trustee or director | 2.5 | $0 |
| GARY RATNER | MEMBER Trustee or director | 2.5 | $0 |
| BILL STEIN | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2.5 | $0 |
| CHRIS WRIGHT | MEMBER Trustee or director | 2.5 | $0 |
| JOSHUA WYNER | Member Trustee or director | 2.5 | $0 |
| AMANDA BUTLER-JONES | MEMBER Trustee or director | 2.5 | $0 |
| JAMIE UNDERWOOD | MEMBER Trustee or director | 2.5 | $0 |
| MATTHEW HEGRENESS | MEMBER Trustee or director | 2.5 | $0 |
| SHOMARI WADE | MEMBER Trustee or director | 2.5 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 27 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VANESSA BATTERS-THOMPSON | Executive Dir. Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $184,500 | $4,255 |
| MICHELE BLACKWELL | MEMBER Trustee or director | 2.5 | $0 | $0 |
| VICTOR BONETT | AT-LARGE MEMBER Trustee or director | 2.5 | $0 | $0 |
| JON BOUKER | MEMBER Trustee or director | 2.5 | $0 | $0 |
| SHELLEY BRODERICK | MEMBER Trustee or director | 2.5 | $0 | $0 |
| HANK BROTHERS | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 2.5 | $0 | $0 |
| PATRICK CAMPBELL | MEMBER Trustee or director | 2.5 | $0 | $0 |
| DEBORAH CHOLLET | VICE-CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2.5 | $0 | $0 |
| ANNEMARGARET CONNOLLY | Chairman Trustee or director, Officer | 2.5 | $0 | $0 |
| REV KENDRICK E CURRY PHD | MEMBER Trustee or director | 2.5 | $0 | $0 |
| PETER DENTON | MEMBER Trustee or director | 2.5 | $0 | $0 |
| ELIZABETH HALPERN | AT-LARGE MEMBER Trustee or director | 2.5 | $0 | $0 |
| JEFFREY HANDWERKER | MEMBER Trustee or director | 2.5 | $0 | $0 |
| KAREN HARDWICK | Member Trustee or director | 2.5 | $0 | $0 |
| RICHARD HERZOG | MEMBER Trustee or director | 2.5 | $0 | $0 |
| LORELIE MASTERS | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 2.5 | $0 | $0 |
| APERA NWORA | Member Trustee or director | 2.5 | $0 | $0 |
| GARY RATNER | MEMBER Trustee or director | 2.5 | $0 | $0 |
| STEVEN STANTON | MEMBER Trustee or director | 2.5 | $0 | $0 |
| BILL STEIN | MEMBER Trustee or director | 2.5 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRIS WRIGHT | MEMBER Trustee or director | 2.5 | $0 | $0 |
| JOSHUA WYNER | Member Trustee or director | 2.5 | $0 | $0 |
| AMANDA BUTLER-JONES | MEMBER Trustee or director | 2.5 | $0 | $0 |
| CHANELL AUTREY | MEMBER Trustee or director | 2.5 | $0 | $0 |
| JAMIE UNDERWOOD | MEMBER Trustee or director | 2.5 | $0 | $0 |
| MATTHEW HEGRENESS | MEMBER Trustee or director | 2.5 | $0 | $0 |
| SHOMARI WADE | MEMBER Trustee or director | 2.5 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 1900 L ST NW STE 220, WASHINGTON, DC 20036-5057
- In care of
- % ACCOUNTS PAYABLE
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- VANESSA BATTERS-THOMPSON, 1900 L ST NW STE 220, WASHINGTON, DC 200365057
- Signed the 990
- VANESSA BATTERS-THOMPSON, Executive Director
- Phone
- (202) 289-8007
- Website
- WWW.DCAPPLESEED.ORG
- Return prepared by
- The McGruder Group CPAs PC
Mission
DC APPLESEED SOLVES PROBLEMS AFFECTING THE DAILY LIVES OF THOSE WHO LIVE AND WORK IN THE NATIONAL CAPITAL AREA. SUBSTANTIAL PROBONO LEGAL SERVICES ARE PROVIDED BY AREA LAW FIRMS AND OTHER PROFESSIONALS TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION.
Program accomplishments
- DEMOCRATIC PARTICIPATION: DC APPLESEED WORKS TO ENSURE ROBUST DEMOCRATIC PARTICIPATION BY DC RESIDENTS AT BOTH THE LOCAL AND FEDERAL LEVEL. WE ARE DETERMINED TO END TAXATION WITHOUT REPRESENTATION FOR DC RESIDENTS. TO MAKE THIS HAPPEN, WE CONVENE STAKEHOLDERS AND EXAMINE ELECTORAL REFORM IN DC. WHILE PURSUING STATEHOOD AS THE ULTIMATE SOLUTION, DC APPLESEED SIMULTANEOUSLY WORKS TO ENSURE HOME RULE IS RESPECTED AND THAT DC RESIDENTS MAINTAIN SOME AUTONOMY IN LOCAL GOVERNANCE THROUGH ADVOCACY TRAINING.Expenses $1,842,469
- HEALTH EQUITY AND RACIAL EQUITY: DC APPLESEED IS DEEPLY COMMITTED TO ADVANCING RACIAL AND HEALTH EQUITY IN THE DISTRICT. OUR ANACOSTIA RIVER RESTORATION PROJECT PRIORITIZES SUSTAINABLE AND EQUITABLE CLEAN-UP EFFORTS, PARTICULARLY BENEFITING THE HISTORICALLY MARGINALIZED COMMUNITIES IN WARDS 7 AND 8. THE ANACOSTIA PARKS AND COMMUNITY COLLABORATIVE PROMOTES ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE AND HEALTH EQUITY BY EMPOWERING RESIDENTS TO ADDRESS CRITICAL ISSUES SUCH AS FOOD DESERTS, MENTAL HEALTH, AND COMMUNITY VIOLENCE. IN THE GUN SAFETY SPACE, DC APPLESEED WORKS TO IMPROVE THE COMMUNICATION OF VIOLENCE INTERVENTION PROGRAMS BY ADDRESSING PRIVACY LAW BARRIERS, ENSURING EFFECTIVE COLLABORATION AMONG DC GOVERNMENT AND COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDERS. IN 2024, WE WILL TRANSITION OUR 2023 HIV PROJECT TO A BROADER HEALTH EQUITY PROJECT WHICH TACKLES DISPARITIES IN SEXUAL HEALTH, MENTAL HEALTH, AND CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACTS, ADDRESSING GAPS IN SERVICES FOR UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS. THROUGHOUT THESE INITIATIVES, DC APPLESEED ADVOCATES FOR POLICIES THAT ENHANCE TRANSPARENCY, COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, AND EQUITABLE RESOURCE DISTRIBUTION, AIMING TO UPLIFT THE MOST VULNERABLE RESIDENTS IN WASHINGTON, D.C.Expenses $703,772 · grants $40,000
- ECONOMIC MOBILITY: DC APPLESEED WORKS TO INCREASE ECONOMIC MOBILITY FOR PEOPLE LIVING AND WORKING IN DC BY IMPROVING CAREER PATHWAYS AND WORKING CONDITIONS IN CRITICAL SECTORS. THROUGH ITS WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT LANDSCAPE ASSESSMENT, THE ORGANIZATION IS ANALYZING HOW TO STRENGTHEN CAREER PATHWAYS, PARTICULARLY IN THE HEALTHCARE FIELD, WHICH OFFERS LIVING-WAGE JOBS WITHOUT REQUIRING A FOUR-YEAR DEGREE. ADDITIONALLY, DC APPLESEED LEADS THE DC COALITION ON LONG TERM CARE, ADVOCATING FOR BETTER WAGES AND CONDITIONS FOR CARE WORKERS, AND PUSHING FOR THE PASSAGE OF THE DIRECT CARE WORKER AMENDMENT ACT. THESE EFFORTS AIM TO ENHANCE ACCESS TO STABLE, WELL-PAYING JOBS, EMPOWERING RESIDENTS TO ACHIEVE GREATER ECONOMIC SECURITY.Expenses $427,209 · grants $200,000
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
- 52-1891162
- 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
- 1995
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Crime and legal-related (I83)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $763,859
- Income (IRS master file)
- $3,495,584
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2024 | $3,489,759 | $3,458,032 | $763,859 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $378,841 | $806,438 | $213,740 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $2,140,547 | $2,307,670 | $659,744 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2017 | – | – | – | IRS |
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 52-1891162).
Questions about DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA APPLESEED CENTER FOR LAW AND JUSTICE INC
- What is the EIN of DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA APPLESEED CENTER FOR LAW AND JUSTICE INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA APPLESEED CENTER FOR LAW AND JUSTICE INC is 52-1891162.
- Is DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA APPLESEED CENTER FOR LAW AND JUSTICE INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1995.
- Are donations to DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA APPLESEED CENTER FOR LAW AND JUSTICE INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA APPLESEED CENTER FOR LAW AND 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 DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA APPLESEED CENTER FOR LAW AND 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 DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA APPLESEED CENTER FOR LAW AND 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 DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA APPLESEED CENTER FOR LAW AND JUSTICE INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names VANESSA BATTERS-THOMPSON.
- Who are the officers and directors of DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA APPLESEED CENTER FOR LAW AND JUSTICE INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 26 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $184,500 (VANESSA BATTERS-THOMPSON, Executive Dir.).
- How much revenue does DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA APPLESEED CENTER FOR LAW AND JUSTICE INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $3,489,759, expenses of $3,458,032 and total assets of $763,859 at year end.
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