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National Council of Juvenile & Family Court Judges

EIN 36-2486896 · Reno, NV

Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthGood76 out of 100GovernanceStrong100 out of 100Impact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

CHARITABLE AND EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES INCLUDE: A.) IMPROVING THE STANDARDS, PRACTICES, AND EFFECTIVENESS OF COURTS EXERCISING JURISDICTION OVER FAMILIES AND CHILDREN; B) INFORMING OR ASSISTING THOSE WHO DEAL WITH OR AFFECT THESE COURTS; C) EDUCATING PERSONS CONNECTED WITH THESE COURTS AND OTHER INTERESTED MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC IN DEVELOPMENTS AND PRINCIPLES RELATING TO SUCH COURTS; AND D) ENGAGING IN EDUCATIONAL AND RESEARCH ACTIVITIES IN FURTHERANCE OF THE FOREGOING OBJECTIVES.

Income
$13.5 million
Spending
$12.7 million
Spent on programs
75%
Reserves
3.7 months of spending
Largest source of income
government grants, 73%
Employees
89
Volunteers
165
Highest pay
$257,676, chief executive officer

Source: Form 990 for the year ending September 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Financial health

Good: 76 out of 100. Higher than 64% of charities in its peer group (crime and legal services, $10m to $100m).

  • Reserves

    20 of 35

    Spendable reserves would cover 3.7 months of spending.

  • Debt

    16 of 20

    It owes 30% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    15 of 15

    Income exceeded spending by 6% of income.

  • Income trend

    10 of 15

    Income fell 1% on the year before.

  • Spending floor

    15 of 15

    74% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 1 cents.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending September 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Governance

Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 31% of charities in its peer group (crime and legal services, $10m to $100m).

  • Independent board

    25 of 25

    28 of 28 voting board members are independent.

  • Conflict of interest policy

    15 of 15

    Has a written conflict of interest policy.

  • Whistleblower policy

    8 of 8

    Has a written whistleblower policy.

  • Record keeping policy

    7 of 7

    Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.

  • Board minutes

    5 of 5

    Keeps minutes of board meetings.

  • Board sees the tax return

    10 of 10

    Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.

  • Pay set independently

    5 of 5

    Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.

  • Independent check of accounts

    15 of 15

    Its accounts were audited by an independent accountant.

  • No reported misuse

    10 of 10

    Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending September 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Impact evidence

Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.

Programs described in its return (3)
  1. $4.1 million spent. CRIME CONTROL & PREVENTION PROGRAMS: IN FY 2025, THE CHILD WELFARE AND JUVENILE LAW (CWJL) PROGRAM PROVIDED TRAINING TO 2,861 JUDGES AND COURT STAKEHOLDERS AND CONDUCTED 6 TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE REQUESTS AND DISSEMINATED 1,746 PUBLICATIONS. THE CWJL IS RECOGNIZED FOR ITS JUDICIAL TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE IN BEST PRACTICES FOR CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT PROCEEDINGS, DOMESTIC CHILD SEX TRAFFICKING, THE INDIAN CHILD WELFARE ACT (ICWA), JUVENILE DRUG TREATMENT COURTS (JDTC), JUVENILE JUSTICE GUIDELINES, TEEN DATING VIOLENCE, THE IMPACT OF OPIOIDS ON CHILDREN AND FAMILIES, JUVENILE PROBATION, COMMUNITY ALTERNATIVES TO DETENTION, AND SECURE PLACEMENT. CWJL MAINTAINS SEVERAL RELATED WEBSITES, WEBINARS AND PUBLICATIONS RELATED TO CHILD WELFARE AND JUVENILE JUSTICE.
  2. $3.9 million spent. CRIME CONTROL & PREVENTION PROGRAMS: THE FAMILY VIOLENCE AND DOMESTIC RELATIONS (FVDR) PROGRAM IS DEDICATED TO IMPROVING HOW COURTS AND STAKEHOLDERS RESPOND TO DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, DATING VIOLENCE, AND STALKING. IN FY 2025, THE FVDR PROVIDED TRAINING TO 4,457 JUDGES, COURT PROFESSIONALS, AND PROVIDERS AND CONDUCTED 412 TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE REQUESTS AND DISSEMINATED 46 PUBLICATIONS TO 2,100 PEOPLE. FVDR CONTINUES TO BE RECOGNIZED AS A NATIONAL RESOURCE FOR JUDICIAL TRAINING, RESOURCES, AND EXPERTISE ON ALL ASPECTS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND MAINTAINS SEVERAL PROJECT WEBSITES THAT INCLUDE RESOURCES SUCH AS ON-DEMAND EDUCATION, WEBINARS AND TOOLKITS. THE FVDR IS ALSO THE COMPREHENSIVE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE (TA) PROVIDER TO ALL THE OVW TA PROVIDERS AND OPERATES TA2TA: THE TA PROVIDER RESOURCE CENTER (TA2TA.ORG) AND TO THE JUDICIAL EDUCATION DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE ON DOMESTIC VIOLENCE (JEDI-DV), FORMERLY KNOWN AS COMPREHENSIVE TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO JUDGES ON DOMESTIC VIOLENCE.
  3. $1.5 million spent. CRIME CONTROL & PREVENTION PROGRAMS: RESEARCH IS A VITAL COMPONENT OF NCJFCJ'S EFFORTS TO IMPROVE THE LIVES OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES. NCJFCJ'S RESEARCH DIVISION, THE NATIONAL CENTER FOR JUVENILE JUSTICE (NCJJ), IS A RESOURCE FOR INDEPENDENT AND ORIGINAL RESEARCH ON MATTERS THAT COME BEFORE JUVENILE AND FAMILY COURTS. NCJJ WORKS TO IMPROVE THE EFFECTIVENESS AND FAIRNESS OF JUVENILE AND FAMILY COURT SYSTEMS, IMPROVE OUTCOMES, AND INFORM POLICY DEVELOPMENT. NCJJ'S PROJECTS PROVIDED TRAINING OR ASSISTANCE FOR NEARLY 3,000 JUDGES AND OTHERS THROUGH MORE THAN 90 IN-PERSON OR ONLINE EVENTS. NCJJ HELPED JURISDICTIONS IMPROVE THEIR DATA CAPACITY TO IMPROVE OUTCOMES FOR YOUTH, UPDATED AND ADDED CONTENT TO THE ONLINE STATISTICAL BRIEFING BOOK NCJJ.ORG AND JUVENILE JUSTICE GPS (JJGPS.ORG). NCJJ ALSO PUBLISHED NUMEROUS PUBLICATIONS INCLUDING: JUVENILE COURT STATISTICS, YOUTH AND THE JUVENILE JUSTICE SYSTEM NATIONAL REPORT, AND RELATED FACT SHEETS; BULLETINS, DATA SNAPSHOTS, AND NCJFCJ'S JUVENILE AND FAMILY COURT JOURNAL.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending September 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Legitimacy checks

  1. Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.

    Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  2. Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.

    Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.

    Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  3. Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.

    On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.

    Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  4. Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.

    Most recent return on file covers the year ending September 2025.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  5. How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.

    Recognized by the IRS since March 1975.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  6. Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.

    Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.

    Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 21, 2026.

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