Public Charity

JUSTICE DEFENDERS (USA) INC

JUSTICE DEFENDERS (USA) INC is a nonprofit organization categorized as Public Charity based in CLAYMONT, DE. Its most recent IRS filing (2024) reports revenue of $1.3M, expenses of $3.0M, total assets of $1.6M. Imperigo tracks 35 reported grant relationships connected to this organization totaling approximately $9.4M.

EIN: 364787320 CLAYMONT, DE International Relief NTEE: Q33 Latest filing: 2024
Total Revenue$1.3M
Total Expenses$3.0M
Total Assets$1.6M
Grant Records35
Funding Total$9.4M
Filing Years2020–2024

Mission

JUSTICE DEFENDERS PROVIDES LEGAL EDUCATION, TRAINING, AND PRACTICE WITHIN DEFENSELESS COMMUNITIES. FOUNDED IN 2007, WE WORK ACROSS 35+ PRISONS IN AFRICA WHERE INCARCERATED PEOPLE AND OFFICERS TRAIN AND PROVIDE LEGAL SERVICES FOR THEMSELVES AND OTHERS.

Where $100 goes at Justice Defenders (USA) Inc

How Justice Defenders (USA) Inc divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 5 years.

$67 Programs the work itself
$26 Management running the organization
$7 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $67 for programs

$67
In many countries, suspects are detained in prison almost automatically once they are arrested
All program spending · Reported in the filing: 100,000 individuals; 37,000 individuals; 30,000 individuals
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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

GLOBAL CEO/ USA SECRETARY Alexander Mclean
GLOBAL DIRECTOR Anne Merriman
PAST GLOBAL CHAIR David Hollow
USA DIRECTOR James Holt
USA DIRECTOR Janet Lintott
GLOBAL DIRECTOR Jonathan Stewart Philip Coulson

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Top Grant Purposes

International Aid & Development
$5,726,000 5 grants
General Support
$2,772,693 19 grants
Civil Rights & Social Justice
$655,000 3 grants
Human & Social Services
$124,560 5 grants
Education
$100,000 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2024 $1.3M $3.0M $1.6M
2023 $1.9M $4.2M $3.4M
2022 $6.3M $1.6M $5.3M
2021 $2.5M $2.3M $593K
2020 $355K $4K $351K

Between 2020 and 2024, reported annual revenue grew from $355K to $1.3M (+275%), with total assets most recently reported at $1.6M.

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