Mission
FORWARD JUSTICE IS A NONPARTISAN LAW POLICY AND STRATEGY CENTER DEDICATED TO ADVANCING RACIAL SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC JUSTICE.
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. 54 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 Records54
Funding Total$11.7M
Filing Years2019–2024
Where $100 goes at Forward Justice
How Forward Justice divides every $100 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
$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
$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
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.
Sample Grants Received
ECONOMIC AND RACIAL JUSTICE
$10,000
Civic Participation
$625,000
PROJECT SUPPORT
$400,000
PROJECT SUPPORT
$350,000
Program Grant
$315,000
Showing up to 5 of 54 total records — full history available with membership.
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
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.