Public Charity

FORWARD JUSTICE

FORWARD JUSTICE is a Public Charity headquartered in MORRISVILLE, NC. Financial data from the 2024 filing: $7.7M revenue, $4.5M expenses, $14.3M total assets. 53 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $11.7M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 812450800 MORRISVILLE, NC Alliances & Advocacy NTEE: I01 Latest filing: 2024
Total Revenue$7.7M
Total Expenses$4.5M
Total Assets$14.3M
Grant Records53
Funding Total$11.7M
Filing Years2019–2024

Mission

FORWARD JUSTICE IS A NONPARTISAN LAW POLICY AND STRATEGY CENTER DEDICATED TO ADVANCING RACIAL SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC JUSTICE.

Where $1 goes at Forward Justice

How Forward Justice divides each dollar it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 6 years.

74¢ Programs the work itself
19¢ Management running the organization
7¢ Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the 74¢ for programs

46¢
The organization lead the statewide protect our vote coalition including voter and election protection through legal cases policy advocacy and statewide tours
61% of program spending
21¢
The organization conducted trainings to equip community members with the information skills tools and resources needed to effectively organize and build power within their communities
29% of program spending
7¢
The organization hosted Transformative Justice events and community dinners designed to build community deepen trust and create spaces for collective care healing reflection and shared strategizing
10% of program spending
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Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2024. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

Officers & Directors

Co-Director Caitlin Swain
Co-Director Daryl Atkinson
Senior Director of Sustainability Emergence Dr Ashley Marshall
Secretary James Coleman
Chairwoman Jamie Cole
Director of Impact John Anthony Holbert

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

Civil Participation
$2,195,508 2 grants
CIVIL RIGHTS, SOCIAL ACTION, ADVOCACY
$1,655,000 4 grants
GENERAL SUPPORT
$802,945 5 grants
COMMUNITY & HUMAN SERVICES
$800,000 2 grants
Clean slate reform
$759,713 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2024 $7.7M $4.5M $14.3M
2023 $4.6M $3.1M $11.0M
2022 $4.6M $2.8M $9.1M
2020 $4.6M $6.4M $3.4M
2019 $5.5M $3.6M $5.7M

Between 2019 and 2024, reported annual revenue grew from $5.5M to $7.7M (+41%), with total assets most recently reported at $14.3M.

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

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