Program areas at Justice Catalyst
Justice Catalyst, Inc. ("the organization") leverages legal creativity and expertise to address injustices. The organization provides support to innovative legal ideas in the public interest by supporting, advising, and fostering connections between non-profit organizations, firms working in the public interest, law students, government lawyers, academics and activists. The organization collaborates with, and trains non-profit organizations to leverage their expertise, position and membership to initiate work that advances their missions. In 2022, Justice Catalyst administered a project-based fellowship program that placed ten innovative legal projects working to advance social and economic Justice at organizations; worked with various nonprofit organizations on developing their capacity for innovative legal work and with new nonprofit social Justice organizations to aid their formation.
Grants made by Justice Catalyst
Who funds Justice Catalyst
Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
Personnel at Justice Catalyst
| Name | Title | Compensation | Date of data |
|---|
| Benjamin Elga | Executive Director | $0 | 2024-11-11 |
| Lindsay Cornelio | Operations Director / Director of Operations | $0 | 2022-12-31 |
| Janet Herold | Legal Director , Justice Catalyst Law | | 2024-03-15 |
| Jacob Lipton | Past Executive Director of Justice Catalyst Access Fund and Justice Catalyst Partnerships | $0 | 2024-03-15 |
| Sarah O'Brien | Director and Treasurer | $0 | 2022-12-31 |
| ...and 3 more key personnel |
Financials for Justice Catalyst
| Revenues | FYE 12/2022 | FYE 12/2021 | % Change |
|---|
| Total grants, contributions, etc. | $1,410,000 | $1,050,000 | 34.3% |
| Program services | $17,795 | $46,456 | -61.7% |
| Investment income and dividends | $0 | $0 | - |
| Tax-exempt bond proceeds | $0 | $0 | - |
| Royalty revenue | $0 | $0 | - |
| Net rental income | $0 | $0 | - |
| Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets | $0 | $0 | - |
| Net income from fundraising events | $0 | $0 | - |
| Net income from gaming activities | $0 | $0 | - |
| Net income from sales of inventory | $0 | $0 | - |
| Miscellaneous revenues | $0 | $0 | - |
| Total revenues | $1,427,795 | $1,096,456 | 30.2% |
Organizations like Justice Catalyst
| Organization | Type | Location | Revenue |
|---|
| Reuben V Anderson Center for Justice | 501(c)(3) | Tougaloo, MS | $1,127,659 |
| Women's Reproductive Rights Assistance Project | 501(c)(3) | Santa Monica, CA | $4,025,788 |
| The Center for American Liberty | 501(c)(3) | Pittsburg, PA | $6,641,857 |
| Vermont Bar Foundation | 501(c)(3) | Montpelier, VT | $2,209,039 |
| Alabama Civil Justice Foundation | 501(c)(3) | Montgomery, AL | $1,320,859 |
| Muslim Legal Fund of America | 501(c)(3) | Richardson, TX | $3,239,841 |
| Friends Of The Legal Services Corporation | 501(c)(3) | Washington, DC | $2,195,432 |
| Missouri Lawyer Trust Account Foundation | 501(c)(3) | Jefferson City, MO | $1,269,730 |
| Mount Sinai Medical Legal Partnership | 501(c)(3) | New York, NY | $1,354,873 |
| Nebraska Lawyers Trust Account Foundation | 501(c)(3) | Lincoln, NE | $894,362 |
Data update history
January 18, 2024
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2022
January 15, 2024
Updated personnel
Identified 1 new personnel
November 25, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2021
June 30, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2020
Nonprofit Types
Legal service nonprofitsCivil rights and social justice organizationsCharitiesGrantmaking organizations
Issues
Legal services
Characteristics
Provides grantsTax deductible donationsNo full-time employees
General information
- Address
- 40 Rector St 9th Floor
- New York, NY 10006
- Metro area
- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA
- County
- New York County, NY
- Website URL
- justicecatalyst.org/Â
- Phone
- (518) 732-6703
IRS details
- EIN
- 81-4316506
- Fiscal year end
- December
- Taxreturn type
- Form 990
- Year formed
- 2016
- Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
- Yes
Categorization
- NTEE code, primary
- R00: Civil Rights, Social Action, Advocacy: General
- NAICS code, primary
- 5411: Legal Services
- Parent/child status
- Independent
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