Public Charity

EMPIRE JUSTICE CENTER

Based in ROCHESTER, NY, EMPIRE JUSTICE CENTER operates as a Public Charity. The organization reported $12.6M in revenue, $12.6M in expenses, $5.3M in total assets for fiscal year 2025. Imperigo tracks 30 reported grant relationships connected to this organization totaling approximately $3.7M.

EIN: 161487925 ROCHESTER, NY Legal Services NTEE: I80 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$12.6M
Total Expenses$12.6M
Total Assets$5.3M
Grant Records30
Funding Total$3.7M
Filing Years2020–2025

Mission

TO PROTECT AND STRENGTHEN THE LEGAL RIGHTS OF PEOPLE IN NEW YORK STATE WHO ARE POOR, DISABLED OR DISENFRANCHISED THROUGH: SYSTEMS CHANGE ADVOCACY, TRAINING AND SUPPORT TO OTHER ADVOCATES AND ORGANIZATIONS, AND HIGH QUALITY DIRECT CIVIL LEGAL REPRESENTATION.

Where $100 goes at Empire Justice Center

How Empire Justice Center divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 8 years.

$92 Programs the work itself
$8 Management running the organization
$0 Fundraising none reported

No fundraising costs are reported. That often means fundraising runs through a separate affiliated organization that files its own return.

Inside the $92 for programs

$38
Other/general
41% of program spending
$23
Housing and tenant advocacy :since 2012 empire justice has managed more than 60 contracts with legal services and housing counseling agencies working in foreclosure prevention outside of NYC…
25% of program spending · Reported in the filing: 80 families; 160 families; 90 clients
$15
Crime victims and dv :empire justice leads the new york crime victims legal network, a partnership of civil legal organizations and victim assistance programs that connects victims of…
16% of program spending · Reported in the filing: 33,335 people

Plus 2 more programs. 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.

Officers & Directors

UNIT DIRECTOR/DIRECTOR OF TRAINING Amy Elise Schwartz-Wallace
MEMBER Caitlin A Anderson Esq
MEMBER Darcie A Falsioni Esq
CHAIR Emily E Whalen Esq
MEMBER Erin E Elmouji Esq
MEMBER Hilary L Moreira Esq

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$592,391 12 grants
Civil Rights & Social Justice
$538,961 6 grants
Education
$150,550 2 grants
Unspecified
$2,401,032 10 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $12.6M $12.6M $5.3M
2024 $11.4M $11.4M $4.5M
2023 $11.3M $10.6M $4.6M
2022 $9.2M $9.6M $4.2M
2020 $8.1M $8.2M $3.6M

Between 2020 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $8.1M to $12.6M (+55%), with total assets most recently reported at $5.3M.

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

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