Public Charity

WEST SIDE JUSTICE CENTER INC

WEST SIDE JUSTICE CENTER INC is a nonprofit organization categorized as Public Charity based in Chicago, IL. Its most recent IRS filing (2025) reports revenue of $14.0M, expenses of $13.8M, total assets of $6.3M. Imperigo tracks 27 reported grant relationships connected to this organization totaling approximately $788K.

EIN: 810968030 Chicago, IL Legal Services NTEE: I80 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$14.0M
Total Expenses$13.8M
Total Assets$6.3M
Grant Records27
Funding Total$788K
Filing Years2020–2025

Mission

The Westside Justice Center is a community-centered organization that promotes a holistic approach to justice by: 1) Facilitating legal literacy to reduce recidivism; 2) Providing legal and quasi- legal assistance to individuals; and 3) Establishing and nurturing community trust through participatory deliberations and restorative justice practices, to collaboratively mitigate the consequences of incarceration on criminalized communities.

Where $100 goes at West Side Justice Center Inc

How West Side Justice Center Inc divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 7 years.

$96 Programs the work itself
$4 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 $96 for programs

$96
Grant Administration-WJC administers the Illinois Access to Justice state-wide program for community-center organizations that provide legal services to mitigate forms of detention and incarceration to historically marginalized communities
All program spending
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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

Director Benneth Lee
Director Brendan Shiller
COO Charise Walker
Director Dr Lisa Moore
Treasurer Jennifer Ellis Jackson
President Melodie G Kern

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

Health & Medicine
$285,770 2 grants
General Support
$202,527 11 grants
Civil Rights & Social Justice
$175,000 6 grants
Human & Social Services
$75,000 4 grants
Environment & Conservation
$40,000 3 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $14.0M $13.8M $6.3M
2024 $13.4M $12.7M $3.6M
2023 $10.8M $10.9M $4.4M
2022 $8.9M $8.9M $2.7M
2020 $6.2M $6.7M $2.3M

Between 2020 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $6.2M to $14.0M (+125%), with total assets most recently reported at $6.3M.

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

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