EIN 23-2890384

Community Justice Project

IRS 501(c) type
501(c)(3)
Num. employees
23
Year formed
1996
Most recent tax filings
2024-06-01
NTEE code, primary
Description
Community Justice Project provides legal assistance and advocacy to low-income residents across Pennsylvania through impact litigation, legislative advocacy, and civil representation.
Also known as...
Commonwealth Advocacy Project
Total revenues
$1,839,300
2024
Total expenses
$1,831,210
2024
Total assets
$1,129,638
2024
Num. employees
23
2024

Program areas at Community Justice Project

Provided civil legal services for over 1279 low-income Pennsylvania residents*. This includes local and statewide advocacy and representation in a variety of practice areas, including employment rights, housing rights, public benefits access, and legal services for immigrant victims of domestic violence and trafficking. These programs are accomplished throughout statewide and local Community outreach, training, individual representation, and class action litigation. *number of cases is based on fiscal year (open and/or closed during fy)

Who funds Community Justice Project

Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
GrantmakerDescriptionAmount
Pennsylvania Legal Aid Network (PLAN)Provide Legal Services To Public.$1,002,331
Pennsylvania Interest on Lawyers Trust Accounts BoardLegal Assistance$226,255
Harry & Jeanette Weinberg FoundationTo Support Holistic Service Provision for Immigrant, Refugee, and Limited English Proficient Clients.$75,000
...and 5 more grants received

Personnel at Community Justice Project

NameTitleCompensation
Marielle MacHerExecutive Director$83,951
Kevin QuisenberryLitigation Director
Jessica DurkinOperations , Communications and Legal Support
Eric MarstellarController$72,101
Brian GormanTreasurer$0
...and 7 more key personnel

Financials for Community Justice Project

RevenuesFYE 06/2024
Total grants, contributions, etc.$1,731,804
Program services$57,437
Investment income and dividends$5,562
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$44,497
Total revenues$1,839,300

Form 990s for Community Justice Project

Fiscal year endingDate received by IRSFormPDF link
2024-062024-09-30990View PDF
2023-062023-10-11990View PDF
2022-062023-05-01990View PDF
2021-062021-09-30990View PDF
2020-062020-11-25990View PDF
...and 10 more Form 990s

Organizations like Community Justice Project

OrganizationLocationRevenue
Legal Aid SocietySalt Lake City, UT$1,749,947
Prisoners' Legal Services (PLS)Boston, MA$4,042,862
Legal Aid Society of MilwaukeeMilwaukee, WI$6,041,037
Housing and Economic Rights AdvocatesOakland, CA$3,085,255
Tzedek DCWashington, DC$2,531,409
Childrens Law Center (CLC)Covington, KY$1,430,006
Western Center on Law & PovertyLos Angeles, CA$8,106,500
Rocky Mountain Children's Law CenterDenver, CO$1,331,752
The Wage Justice CenterWest Hollywood, CA$1,034,074
Shelter Legal ServicesBoston, MA$1,552,409
Data update history
November 28, 2024
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2024
July 10, 2024
Received grants
Identified 6 new grant, including a grant for $1,002,331 from Pennsylvania Legal Aid Network (PLAN)
December 5, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2023
November 27, 2023
Received grants
Identified 1 new grant, including a grant for $16,000 from Scranton Area Foundation
August 21, 2023
Received grants
Identified 1 new grant, including a grant for $15,000 from Opportunity Foundation / James K Goldberg Ttee
Nonprofit Types
Crime and legal aid organizationsLegal service nonprofitsCharities
Issues
Human servicesCrime and lawLegal services
Characteristics
LobbyingState / local levelReceives government fundingTax deductible donationsAccepts online donations
General information
Address
118 Locust St
Harrisburg, PA 17101
Metro area
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA
County
Dauphin County, PA
Website URL
communityjusticeproject.org/ 
Phone
(717) 236-9486
IRS details
EIN
23-2890384
Fiscal year end
June
Taxreturn type
Form 990
Year formed
1996
Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
Yes
Categorization
NTEE code, primary
I80: Legal Services
NAICS code, primary
5411: Legal Services
Parent/child status
Independent
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