Public Charity

INITIATE JUSTICE

INITIATE JUSTICE, of LOS ANGELES, CA, is a Public Charity tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2024 filing shows $3.0M in revenue, $1.5M in expenses, $3.6M in total assets. 41 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $5.4M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 821028920 LOS ANGELES, CA Latest filing: 2024
Total Revenue$3.0M
Total Expenses$1.5M
Total Assets$3.6M
Grant Records41
Funding Total$5.4M
Filing Years2020–2024

Mission

Initiate Justice's mission is to activate the power of people directly impacted by mass incarceration to be leaders in the movement to end it. Through direct outreach and trainings,we develop organizers both inside and outside of prisons, and identify our members' top priorities to reduce prison populations and increase the human rights of those currently incarcerated. We envision a California with healthy and economically empowered communities, free from mass criminalization.

Sample Grants Received

2024
General operating support
$282,000
2024
CIVIC ENGAGEMENT
$75,000
2024
CA - VOTING & ELECTIONS
$45,000
2024
ACTIVATING THE POLITICAL POWER OF THOSE DIRECTLY IMPACTED BY INCARCERATION.
$10,000
2023
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$2,000,500

Showing up to 5 of 41 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

Executive Dir. Antoinette Ratcliffe
Treasurer Jay Hockley
Director Jonathyn Barber
Dir. of Finance Marta Zepeda
Secretary Mireya Gonzalez
Director Rahsaan Thomas

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$2,011,650 2 grants
Civil Participation
$1,250,000 1 grant
General operating support
$809,000 3 grants
Community Development
$275,000 2 grants
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
$275,000 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2024 $3.0M $1.5M $3.6M
2023 $1.4M $1.8M $2.2M
2022 $2.0M $1.5M $2.2M
2021 $1.6M $1.4M $1.3M
2020 $1.4M $863K $1.2M

Between 2020 and 2024, reported annual revenue grew from $1.4M to $3.0M (+116%), with total assets most recently reported at $3.6M.

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