Mission
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Public Charity
EQUAL JUSTICE INITIATIVE
EQUAL JUSTICE INITIATIVE is a Public Charity headquartered in MONTGOMERY, AL. Financial data from the 2025 filing: $73.4M revenue, $52.1M expenses, $474.8M total assets. 744 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $216.0M, appear in IRS filings.
EIN: 631135091
MONTGOMERY, AL
Censorship, Freedom of Speech & Press
NTEE: R63
Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$73.4M
Total Expenses$52.1M
Total Assets$474.8M
Grant Records744
Funding Total$216.0M
Filing Years2021–2025
Where $100 goes at Equal Justice Initiative
How Equal Justice Initiative divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 9 years.
$96
Programs
the work itself
$3
Management
running the organization
$1
Fundraising
raising the next dollar
Inside the $96 for programs
$55
In 2024, eji welcomed hundreds of thousands of visitors to the legacy sites: the legacy museum, the national memorial for peace and justice, and freedom monument sculpture park
$23
Eji provided direct legal services to hundreds of people in 2024 who were wrongly convicted, unfairly sentenced or illegally prosecuted
$18
Our anti-poverty initiative continues to offer life-changing support to thousands of families in alabama
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
GENERAL SUPPORT
$131,196
PROGRAM SUPPORT
$124,356
$25,000
GENERAL SUPPORT
$22,681
GENERAL SUPPORT
$22,520
Showing up to 5 of 744 total records — full history available with membership.
Officers & Directors
SENIOR ATTORNEY
Aaryn M Urell
SENIOR ATTORNEY
Alicia A D'addario
SENIOR ATTORNEY
Angela Setzer
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Bryan Stevenson
DIRECTOR
Charles Best
SENIOR ATTORNEY
Charlotte Morrison
Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.
Top Grant Purposes
Financial Trends
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $73.4M | $52.1M | $474.8M |
| 2024 | $79.6M | $75.6M | $455.3M |
| 2023 | $67.3M | $55.1M | $427.8M |
| 2022 | $112.3M | $28.4M | $400.5M |
| 2021 | $133.1M | $94.0M | $336.6M |
Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue declined from $133.1M to $73.4M (-45%), with total assets most recently reported at $474.8M.
Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.