EIN 87-4099467

Acacia Center for Justice

IRS 501(c) type
501(c)(3)
Num. employees
70
Year formed
2021
Most recent tax filings
2022-12-01
NTEE code, primary
Description
Acacia Center for Justice supports immigrant legal services and defense networks, providing access to justice through legal orientations and counsel.
Total revenues
$22,476,850
2022
Total expenses
$19,249,676
2022
Total assets
$17,081,960
2022
Num. employees
70
2022

Program areas at Acacia Center for Justice

The legal access & orientation programs (lao) deliver legal orientations and self-help workshops about immigration court procedures to adults, adult caregivers of children, and families in dhs custody and in removal proceedings to help them better understand what to expect in court. These programs are comprised of:- legal orientation program, delivering legal orientations and self-help workshops about immigration court procedures to adult individuals in dhs custody to help them prepare to represent themselves in immigration court;- legal orientation program for custodians of unaccompanied children, providing legal orientation presentations to adult caregivers (custodians/sponsors) of non-detained unaccompanied children in eoir removal proceedings;- immigration court helpdesk, delivering legal orientations and self-help workshops to non-detained individuals in removal proceedings to help them better understand what to expect in immigration court and prepare to represent themselves; and- family group legal orientation program, providing legal orientation presentations and self-help workshops to family groups in removal proceedings to help them better understand what to expect in court and prepare to represent themselves.
Legal representation programs (lr) provide legal counsel to adults and children in various contexts. These programs are comprised of:- national qualified representative program, providing qualified representatives (attorneys and others accredited to provide legal defense) in immigration court to unrepresented detained adults who are found by an immigration judge to be mentally incompetent to represent themselves in immigration proceedings;- children's counsel initiative, providing legal representation to children who are in immigration proceedings in designated immigration court locations; - unaccompanied children program, providing know your rights presentations and legal screenings to all children in orr custody, as well as representation to children in and released from orr custody; and- litigation support fund, providing a source of funding to the legal cases of unaccompanied children who are placed in facilities and locations outside of the existing network of legal service providers and to challenge custody determinations and other strategic litigation advocacy.

Who funds Acacia Center for Justice

Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
GrantmakerDescriptionAmount
Vera Institute of JusticeStart-Up/General Support Grant$1,600,000

Personnel at Acacia Center for Justice

NameTitleCompensation
Jessica LeeChief Financial Officer$85,029
Shaina AberExecutive Director
Bilal AskaryarDirector of Communications
Natalie CowartDirector of People Operations and Culture
Ailin BuiguesProgram Director, Ucp
...and 16 more key personnel

Financials for Acacia Center for Justice

RevenuesFYE 12/2022
Total grants, contributions, etc.$1,638,585
Program services$20,838,245
Investment income and dividends$0
Tax-exempt bond proceeds$0
Royalty revenue$0
Net rental income$0
Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets$0
Net income from fundraising events$0
Net income from gaming activities$0
Net income from sales of inventory$0
Miscellaneous revenues$20
Total revenues$22,476,850

Form 990s for Acacia Center for Justice

Fiscal year endingDate received by IRSFormPDF link
2022-122023-11-14990View PDF
Data update history
January 22, 2024
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2022
January 22, 2024
Updated personnel
Identified 5 new personnel
January 19, 2024
Updated personnel
Identified 29 new personnel
January 1, 2024
Used new vendors
Identified 6 new vendors, including , , , , , and
June 26, 2023
Received grants
Identified 1 new grant, including a grant for $1,600,000 from Vera Institute of Justice
Nonprofit Types
Human rights organizationsLegal service nonprofitsCivil rights and social justice organizationsEthnic centersHeadquarter / parent organizationsCharities
Issues
Human servicesHuman rightsLGBTQImmigrationLegal services
Characteristics
National levelTax deductible donations
General information
Address
1025 Connecticut Ave NW 701
Washington, DC 20036
Metro area
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV
Website URL
acaciajustice.org/ 
Phone
(646) 470-6423
IRS details
EIN
87-4099467
Fiscal year end
December
Taxreturn type
Form 990
Year formed
2021
Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
Yes
Categorization
NTEE code, primary
R26: LGBT Rights
NAICS code, primary
5411: Legal Services
Parent/child status
Central organization
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