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Nonprofit · EIN 80-0956021

ESSIE JUSTICE GROUP

Tax-exempt · OAKLAND, CA 94607

Financials

$3.2M$6.2M2023$6M$5.8M2024
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of ESSIE JUSTICE GROUP by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
December 31, 2024990$5,979,912$5,819,425$160,487$15,870,403$1,689,167$14,181,236
December 31, 2023990$3,226,367$6,186,634-$2,960,267$14,987,268$966,519$14,020,749
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$5,652,013
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$316,715
Other revenue
$11,184

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$0
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$715,140
Other salaries and wages
$1,755,697
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$3,396,783
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Accounting fees
$144,300
Occupancy
$284,222
Travel
$450,436
Depreciation
$146,584
Program services (functional)
$4,213,285
Management and general (functional)
$896,656
Fundraising (functional)
$709,484

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$14,987,268
Total assets, end of year
$15,870,403
Total liabilities, end of year
$1,689,167
Net assets, end of year
$14,181,236
Land, buildings and equipment
$336,452
Net assets without donor restrictions
$13,073,643
Net assets with donor restrictions
$1,107,593
Gross receipts
$5,979,912
Employees
74
Volunteers
150
Year formed
2013
State of legal domicile
CA

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.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
Gina Clayton-JohnsonExecutive Dir.
Trustee or director, Officer
43$208,224
Lily MandlinDeputy Dir.43$182,806
Kelly PhippsDir. Communications & Partnerships43$163,523
Tejal KothariDir. Membership Strategy & Impact43$160,587
Le'Char TokiLeadership Dev.43$138,116
Faraha NiaComm. Organizer43$121,571
Tanasia NewmanSr. Comm. Mgr43$120,092
Emma AyersMgr of Partnership43$109,364
Wynter DaggsSnr. Mgr. Programs43$102,371
Kirsten LevingstonBoard Chair
Trustee or director, Officer
4$0
Tejinder SinghTreasurer
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0
Jamira BurleySecretary
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0
Makis AntzoulatosBoard Member
Trustee or director
2$0
Charlene A CarruthersBoard Member
Trustee or director
2$0
Vanessa GarrisonBoard Member
Trustee or director
2$0
3 more people on this return
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
Arisha HatchVice Chair
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0
Crystal HaylingBoard Member
Trustee or director
2$0
Michelle AlexanderBoard Member
Trustee or director
2$0
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 17 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
Gina Clayton-JohnsonExecutive Dir.
Trustee or director, Officer
40$225,661
Lily MandlinDeputy Dir.40$204,259
Kelly PhippsDir. Communications & Partnerships40$158,545
Tejal KothariDir of Membership40$141,485
Faraha NiaComm. Organizer40$120,132
Kirsten LevingstonBoard Chair
Trustee or director, Officer
4$0
Hillary BrooksTreasurer
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0
Chant ParkerSecretary
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0
Makis AntzoulatosBoard Member
Trustee or director
2$0
Tejinder SinghBoard Member
Trustee or director
2$0
Charlene A CarruthersBoard Member
Trustee or director
2$0
Karen ShainBoard Member
Trustee or director
2$0
Teresa YoungerBoard Member
Trustee or director
2$0
Vanessa GarrisonBoard Member
Trustee or director
2$0
Arisha Michelle HatchVice Chair
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0
Crystal HaylingBoard Member
Trustee or director
2$0
Jamira BurleyBoard Member
Trustee or director
2$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
318 HARRISON ST STE 200, OAKLAND, CA 94607-4109
In care of
% GINA CLAYTON
Mailing address (990-N for 2015)
300 Frank H Ogawa Plaza Suite 420, Oakland CA 94612
Principal officer (990 for 2024)
Gina Clayton-Johnson, 318 Harrison St 200, Oakland, CA 94607
Principal officer (990-N for 2015)
Gina Clayton, 300 Frank H Ogawa Plaza Suite 420, Oakland CA 94612
Signed the 990
Gina Clayton-Johnson, Executive Dir.
Phone
(510) 740-2508
Return prepared by
HEALY AND ASSOCIATES

California records

California keeps its own records of charities and corporations. Search them by EIN 80-0956021 or by the name ESSIE JUSTICE GROUP.

Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers
Registration status and filed reports (CT-TR-1, RRF-1)

Mission

Essie Justice Group Is building a loving and powerful community of women with incarcerated loved ones. It's mission is to end mass incarcerations harm to women and communities.

990 for the year ended December 31, 2024

Program accomplishments

  • In 2024, Essie Justice Group provided leadership development and healing justice programming for women with incarcerated loved ones in California and advocated for material improvements to women with incarcerated loved ones' lives. We facilitated three, nine-week Healing to Advocacy Program cohorts, graduating 31 new women with incarcerated loved ones from this program into our Essie Sisterhooda support network of 500 (and growing) system-impacted women with access to a monthly membership support group, free therapy, resource sharing, community building events, and ongoing opportunities for leadership development. To support women being able to attend our programming, we provided transportation support, childcare, and over 40 hot and healthy meals to women and their children in 2024. We trained 42 members via our Campaign School on how to make change in their communities and worked in partnership with a local advocacy coalition to support the creation and implementation of Care First pretrial services in Los Angeles County.
    Expenses $4,213,285

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 yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025December 31, 2025May 15, 2026Not on file
2024December 31, 2024May 15, 2025990 on file
2023December 31, 2023May 15, 2024990 on file

IRS record

EIN
80-0956021
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
2014
Accounting year ends
December
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Assets (IRS master file)
$15,870,403
Income (IRS master file)
$5,979,912

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990December 2024$5,979,912$5,819,425$15,870,403XML
990December 2023$3,226,367$6,186,634$14,987,268XML
990December 2022$9,919,473$5,591,638$18,467,532IRS
990December 2021–––IRS
990December 2020–––IRS
990December 2018–––IRS
990-N for 2015
Officer: Gina Clayton
December 31, 2015≤ $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 80-0956021).

Questions about ESSIE JUSTICE GROUP

What is the EIN of ESSIE JUSTICE GROUP?
The employer identification number (EIN) of ESSIE JUSTICE GROUP is 80-0956021.
Is ESSIE JUSTICE GROUP tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2014.
Are donations to ESSIE JUSTICE GROUP tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
Which annual return does ESSIE JUSTICE GROUP 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 ESSIE JUSTICE GROUP 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 ESSIE JUSTICE GROUP 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 ESSIE JUSTICE GROUP?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names Gina Clayton-Johnson.
Who are the officers and directors of ESSIE JUSTICE GROUP?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 18 people; 9 received compensation from the organization, the highest $208,224 (Gina Clayton-Johnson, Executive Dir.).
How much revenue does ESSIE JUSTICE GROUP have?
On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $5,979,912, expenses of $5,819,425 and total assets of $15,870,403 at year end.

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