Nonprofit · EIN 74-3003521
EQUAL JUSTICE CENTER
Tax-exempt · AUSTIN, TX 78752
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $1,337,897 | $750,209 | $587,688 | $1,070,322 | $127,842 | $942,480 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $930,599 | $726,818 | $203,781 | $609,129 | $254,337 | $354,792 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $1,014,412 | $895,814 | $118,598 | $321,360 | $170,349 | $151,011 |
| December 31, 2022 | 990 | $1,012,420 | $1,141,053 | -$128,633 | $602,571 | $570,158 | $32,413 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $943,393
- Program service revenue
- $392,935
- Investment income
- $111
- Other revenue
- $1,458
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $24,351
- Other salaries and wages
- $361,478
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $450,559
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Occupancy
- $91,106
- Travel
- $179
- Depreciation
- $659
- Program services (functional)
- $567,729
- Management and general (functional)
- $170,579
- Fundraising (functional)
- $11,901
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $609,129
- Total assets, end of year
- $1,070,322
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $127,842
- Net assets, end of year
- $942,480
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $6,532
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $635,131
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $307,349
- Gross receipts
- $1,337,897
- Employees
- 7
- Volunteers
- 21
- Year formed
- 2001
- State of legal domicile
- TX
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, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHRISTOPHER WILLET | Executive Director | 2 | $24,351 |
| Fisayo Fadelu | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| Jerome Wesevich | President Trustee or director, Officer | 1.25 | $0 |
| Roman Ramos | Vice President Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 |
| Michael Murphy | Board Member Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| Malinda Gaul | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| Albert Kaufman | Board Member Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 8 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fisayo Fadelu | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Jerome Wesevich | President Trustee or director, Officer | 1.2 | $0 |
| Roman Ramos | Board Member Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| Michael Murphy | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Regina Hinojosa | Board Member Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| Malinda Gaul | Sec/Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| Albert Kaufman | Board Member Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| WILLIAM BEARDALL | Executive Director | 2 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 7 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Beardall | Executive Director | 2 | $26,220 |
| Jerome Wesevich | President Trustee or director, Officer | 1.2 | $0 |
| Roman Ramos | Board Member Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| Michael Murphy | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Regina Hinojosa | Board Member Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| Malinda Gaul | Sec/Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| Albert Kaufman | Board Member Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2022: 7 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Beardall | Executive Director | 2 | $31,989 |
| Jerome Wesevich | President Trustee or director, Officer | 1.2 | $0 |
| Roman Ramos | Board Member Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 |
| Regina Hinojosa | Board Member Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| Malinda Gaul | Sec/Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| Albert Kaufman | Board Member Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| Francisco Dominguez | Board Member Trustee or director | 0.2 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 314 E HIGHLAND MALL BLVD STE 401, AUSTIN, TX 78752-3732
- In care of
- % WILLIAM BEARDALL
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- CHRISTOPHER WILLETT
- Signed the 990
- CHRISTOPHER WILLETT, Executive Director
- Phone
- (512) 474-0007
- Website
- www.EqualJusticeCenter.org
- Return prepared by
- HAYNIE & COMPANY
Mission
The Equal Justice Center is a non-profit law firm and employment justice organization which empowers low-income families, workers, and communities to achieve fair treatment in the workplace, in the justice system, and in our shared society - regardless of immigration status.
Program accomplishments
- In 2025, EJC successfully litigated employment cases on behalf of workersenforcing their rights to remedy employment law violations. EJC recovered a total of $1,406,869 in employment judgments and settlements during the calendar year. This includes $1,030,289.83 in unpaid wages and damages recovered by clients who suffered non-payment of wages, employment discrimination, retaliation, and other employment violations. EJC also recovered $338,381.82 in attorney fees that employers were required to pay through fee-shifting statutes in which EJC and our clients acted as private attorneys general. The EJC has also had profound ongoing success with the immigration legal aid we provide for working immigrants. The expertise and efficiency of our immigration legal services continue to be life-changing for our worker clients including DACA recipients, and victims of labor trafficking, sexual assault, and other crimes.Expenses $435,002 · revenue $376,268
- A uniquely specialized aspect of EJCs employment right legal assistance consists of legal aid for survivors of sexual assault. In 2025, EJC continued to help survivors combat sexual assault and sexual harassment in the workplace, providing legaladvice and counsel, and obtaining monetary and other legal remedies for victims and providing economic stability to their recovery.Expenses $76,151
- Every year the EJC also helps strengthen the legal profession by cultivating a new generation of public service lawyers through the EJCs Employment Rights Clinic at the University of Texas Law School.Expenses $56,576 · revenue $16,667
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 | 990 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
- 74-3003521
- 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
- 2001
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Civil rights, social action and advocacy (R20)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $1,070,322
- Income (IRS master file)
- $1,337,897
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $1,337,897 | $750,209 | $1,070,322 | XML |
| 990 | December 2024 | $930,599 | $726,818 | $609,129 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $1,014,412 | $895,814 | $321,360 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $1,012,420 | $1,141,053 | $602,571 | XML |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | 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 74-3003521).
Questions about EQUAL JUSTICE CENTER
- What is the EIN of EQUAL JUSTICE CENTER?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of EQUAL JUSTICE CENTER is 74-3003521.
- Is EQUAL JUSTICE CENTER tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2001.
- Are donations to EQUAL JUSTICE CENTER tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does EQUAL JUSTICE CENTER 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 CENTER due?
- The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did EQUAL JUSTICE CENTER last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of EQUAL JUSTICE CENTER?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names CHRISTOPHER WILLETT.
- Who are the officers and directors of EQUAL JUSTICE CENTER?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 7 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $24,351 (CHRISTOPHER WILLET, Executive Director).
- How much revenue does EQUAL JUSTICE CENTER have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $1,337,897, expenses of $750,209 and total assets of $1,070,322 at year end.
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