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Nonprofit · EIN 82-1028920

INITIATE JUSTICE

Tax-exempt · LOS ANGELES, CA 90014

Financials

$1.4M$1.8M2023$3M$1.5M2024
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of INITIATE JUSTICE by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
December 31, 2024990$3,036,251$1,526,190$1,510,061$3,614,552$256,458$3,358,094
December 31, 2023990$1,440,499$1,751,715-$311,216$2,244,084$396,051$1,848,033
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$2,982,030
Program service revenue
$10,075
Investment income
$39,977
Other revenue
$4,169

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$20,377
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$131,232
Other salaries and wages
$719,740
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$1,059,620
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Occupancy
$73,922
Travel
$51,208
Program services (functional)
$1,188,451
Management and general (functional)
$328,848
Fundraising (functional)
$8,891

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$2,244,084
Total assets, end of year
$3,614,552
Total liabilities, end of year
$256,458
Net assets, end of year
$3,358,094
Net assets without donor restrictions
$2,735,522
Net assets with donor restrictions
$622,572
Gross receipts
$3,036,251
Employees
13
Volunteers
238
Year formed
2017
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
Antoinette RatcliffeExecutive Dir.
Trustee or director, Officer
40$131,232
Marta ZepedaDir. of Finance40$103,354
Taina VargasChair&Pres.
Trustee or director, Officer
40$0
Jay HockleyTreasurer
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
Mireya GonzalezSecretary
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
Jonathyn BarberDirector
Trustee or director
1$0
Rahsaan ThomasDirector
Trustee or director
1$0
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 7 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
Antoinette RatcliffeExecutive Dir.
Officer
40$109,567
Taina VargasChair&Pres.
Trustee or director, Officer
40$0
Zakiya PrinceTreasurer
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
Mireya GonzalezSecretary
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
Jonathyn BarberDirector
Trustee or director
1$0
Rahsaan ThomasDirector
Trustee or director
1$0
Jay HockleyDirector
Trustee or director
1$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
742 S HILL ST, LOS ANGELES, CA 90014-2745
Mailing address (990-N for 2018)
360 E 2ND STREET SUITE 710, LOS ANGELES CA 900124238
Principal officer (990 for 2024)
Antoinette Ratcliffe, 742 S Hill Street 702, LOS ANGELES, CA 90014
Principal officer (990-N for 2018)
Nathaniel Doernberg, 360 E 2nd Street, Suite 710, Los Angeles CA 90012
Signed the 990
Antoinette Ratcliffe, Executive Dir.
Phone
(562) 270-4169
Return prepared by
HEALY AND ASSOCIATES

California records

California keeps its own records of charities and corporations. Search them by EIN 82-1028920 or by the name INITIATE JUSTICE.

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

Mission

Initiate Justice's mission is to activate the power of people directly impacted by mass incarceration to be leaders in the movement to end it. Through direct outreach and trainings,we develop organizers both inside and outside of prisons, and identify our members' top priorities to reduce prison populations and increase the human rights of those currently incarcerated. We envision a California with healthy and economically empowered communities, free from mass criminalization.

990 for the year ended December 31, 2024

Program accomplishments

  • Inside-Outside Organizing: Initiate Justice has an inside-outside strategy where we prioritize organizing people directly impacted by incarceration, inside and outside prison walls. Our inside organizing takes place in the prison visiting rooms, in front of state prisons, and inside prisons through workshops, mailings, and in-person or phone training. Our outside organizing occurs through membership meetings and member committees that meet monthly with participants from around CA. We keep our community informed about the latest changes to California laws and prison policies that affect them. In 2024, we sent 200,072 newsletters to our 40,000+ incarcerated members and 4,818 newsletters to our 470+ inside organizers. We also aired Abolition is for Everybody Podcast," which hosts conversations led by our system-impacted co-hosts. These conversations explore the history, futures, obstacles, and joys of abolition. The podcast intends to connect the day-to-day legislative work of Initiate Justice with larger abolitionist theory and to engage new audiences in a way that allows them to lead and participate in meaningful conversations about prison reform and abolition. This project is also intended to be a resource for our primary and system-impacted audiences to help them shift the culture of punishment into a culture of care.
    Expenses $849,849 · grants $20,377 · revenue $10,075
  • Initiate Justice gathers policy priorities and bill ideas from our incarcerated members and organizers that guide our policy goals and culture change work that is necessary to educate the public and change the policy landscape around incarceration in California. We create guides, public educations materials, and offer training on how the public policy process works and how to create, support, and implement state policy. In 2024, we passed AB 1186 (Bonta), AB 1986 (Bryan), AB 2310 (Hart), AB 2483 (Ting)
    Expenses $227,472
  • The Institute of Impacted Leaders is a 12-week organizing training and leadership development program designed for people directly impacted by mass incarceration. Each cohort trains between 20-25 people on community organizing principles, political education materials, and training on how the California legislative process works so that graduates are empowered to join Initiate Justices work or lead their own campaigns in their communities. By the end of 2024, the Institute has graduated 357 people across Los Angeles, Oakland, Sacramento, Fresno, San Diego, Bakersfield, Santa Barbara, San Jose, Orange County, Long Beach, Contra Costa, San Joaquin County, and the Inland Empire
    Expenses $111,130

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
82-1028920
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
2019
Accounting year ends
December
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Assets (IRS master file)
$3,614,552
Income (IRS master file)
$3,036,251

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990December 2024$3,036,251$1,526,190$3,614,552XML
990December 2023$1,440,499$1,751,715$2,244,084XML
990December 2022$1,995,677$1,471,055$2,227,656IRS
990December 2021–––IRS
990December 2020–––IRS
990-N for 2018
Officer: Nathaniel Doernberg
December 31, 2018≤ $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 82-1028920).

Questions about INITIATE JUSTICE

What is the EIN of INITIATE JUSTICE?
The employer identification number (EIN) of INITIATE JUSTICE is 82-1028920.
Is INITIATE JUSTICE tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2019.
Are donations to INITIATE JUSTICE tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
Which annual return does INITIATE JUSTICE 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 INITIATE JUSTICE 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 INITIATE JUSTICE 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 INITIATE JUSTICE?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names Antoinette Ratcliffe.
Who are the officers and directors of INITIATE JUSTICE?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 7 people; 2 received compensation from the organization, the highest $131,232 (Antoinette Ratcliffe, Executive Dir.).
How much revenue does INITIATE JUSTICE have?
On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $3,036,251, expenses of $1,526,190 and total assets of $3,614,552 at year end.

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