Public Charity

VERA INSTITUTE OF JUSTICE INC

VERA INSTITUTE OF JUSTICE INC is a nonprofit organization categorized as Public Charity based in BROOKLYN, NY. Its most recent IRS filing (2025) reports revenue of $40.2M, expenses of $50.1M, total assets of $144.6M. Imperigo tracks 209 reported grant relationships connected to this organization totaling approximately $131.9M.

EIN: 131941627 BROOKLYN, NY Crime Prevention NTEE: I20 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$40.2M
Total Expenses$50.1M
Total Assets$144.6M
Grant Records209
Funding Total$131.9M
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

VERA IS A NATIONAL ORGANIZATION THAT PARTNERS WITH IMPACTED COMMUNITIES AND GOVERNMENT LEADERS TO TRANSFORM THE CRIMINAL, LEGAL, AND IMMIGRATION SYSTEMS. USING POLICY, RESEARCH, AND COMMUNICATION EXPERTISE, VERA WORKS TO END THE OVERCRIMINALIZATION AND MASS INCARCERATION OF PEOPLE OF COLOR, IMMIGRANTS, AND PEOPLE EXPERIENCING POVERTY.

Where $100 goes at Vera Institute of Justice Inc

How Vera Institute of Justice Inc divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 9 years.

$92 Programs the work itself
$7 Management running the organization
$1 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $92 for programs

$63
Other programsreshaping prosecution, advocacy & partnership, redefining public safety, vera louisiana, beyond jails, unlocking potential, end girls' incarceration, incarceration and inequality, central research, innovation and strategy, vera california…
69% of program spending
$12
Communications & external affairscommunications & external affairs advances vera's mission as a national organization
13% of program spending
$9
Advancing universal representation:the advancing universal representation initiative is driving a national movement for universal representation
9% of program spending

Plus 1 more program. Cost per person served and the full program breakdown are on the full profile.

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Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

Sample Grants Received

2025
GRANT, CLOSING THE PELL IMPLEMENTATION GAP
$232,302
$25,465
$5,002,500
2024
TO SUPPORT SCALING PLAN
$3,650,000
2024
Grant, Travel Grant - Higher Education in Prison Grantee Convening Grant, Closing the Pell Implementation Gap Grant, Travel Grant - National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators 2024 National Conference Grant, Helping the Field Prepare for Pell Reinstatement
$2,372,898

Showing up to 5 of 209 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

CHIEF LEGAL OFFICER Adair H Iacono
TRUSTEE Anilu Vazquez-Ubarri
TRUSTEE Bari Mattes
TRUSTEE Caron Butler
TRUSTEE Damien Dwin
TRUSTEE Danya Perry

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$64,691,870 117 grants
Human & Social Services
$46,438,710 19 grants
Public Safety & Disaster Relief
$9,180,725 8 grants
Education
$5,082,898 10 grants
Civil Rights & Social Justice
$1,888,200 10 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $40.2M $50.1M $144.6M
2024 $142.3M $151.2M $167.5M
2023 $263.2M $262.5M $256.3M
2022 $265.1M $245.4M $247.2M
2021 $183.3M $173.7M $152.9M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue declined from $183.3M to $40.2M (-78%), with total assets most recently reported at $144.6M.

Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.

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