National Florence Crittenton Mission
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
Points to look into
- It reported loans to or from officers, directors or other insiders.
- It owes more than it owns.
These come from the organization's own tax return. There may be a good explanation; ask the charity.
What it says it does
JUSTICE AND JOY NATIONAL COLLABORATIVE EMPLOYS A ROBUST MIX OF TOOLS TO ADVANCE JUSTICE FOR GIRLS AND GENDER-EXPANSIVE YOUNG PEOPLE. WE CENTER THE LIVED EXPERIENCE OF GIRLS AND GENDER-EXPANSIVE YOUNG PEOPLE(SEE SCHEDULE O FOR CONTINUATION)OF COLOR BECAUSE OF THE COMPOUNDING IMPACT OF THE MULTIPLE FORMS OF OPPRESSION THEY FACE.
- Income
- $4.3 million
- Spending
- $4.2 million
- Spent on programs
- 77%
- Reserves
- -2.6 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 72%
- Employees
- 22
- Volunteers
- 11
- Highest pay
- $299,437, president
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Weak: 42 out of 100. Higher than 10% of charities in its peer group (human services, $1m to $10m).
Reserves
0 of 35Spendable reserves are negative: it owes or has committed more than it holds.
Debt
0 of 20It owes 211% of what it owns.
Living within its means
12 of 15Income exceeded spending by 1% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 192% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1577% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 3 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Fair: 65 out of 100. Higher than 16% of charities in its peer group (human services, $1m to $10m).
Independent board
25 of 2511 of 11 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
8 of 8Has a written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
7 of 7Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
0 of 10Did not give the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
5 of 5Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.
Independent check of accounts
0 of 15Its accounts were not audited or reviewed by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
0 of 10Reports at least one of: diversion of assets, excess benefits, loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, 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 (4)
- $1.5 million spent. REDUCING RISK FOR GIRLS IN THE JUVENILE JUSTICE SYSTEM TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, FUNDED BY THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE'S (DOJ'S) OFFICE OF JUVENILE JUSTICE AND DELINQUENCY PREVENTION, PROVIDES TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO PROJECT SITES AS THEY IMPLEMENT STRATEGIES TO SUPPORT GIRLS AND RISK FOR GIRLS THAT ARE IN THE JUVENILE JUSTICE SYSTEM. NJRPE (NEW JERSEY'S RAPE PREVENTION AND EDUCATION INITIATIVE)THE NEW JERSEY DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES, DIVISION ON WOMEN (NJDCF-DOW), RECOGNIZE THAT THE PREVALENCE OF SEXUAL VIOLENCE IS A HEALTH EPIDEMIC WHICH TRANSCENDS RACE, AGE, GENDER, SEX, RELIGION, AND SOCIO-ECONOMIC STATUS. AS SUCH, THE STATE HAS COMMITTED FUNDS TO SPECIFICALLY ADDRESS THE STATEWIDE PREVENTION OF SEXUAL VIOLENCE AT BOTH THE INDIVIDUAL/RELATIONAL AND COMMUNITY LEVELS OF THE SOCIO-ECOLOGICAL MODEL. NATIONAL CRITTENTON WAS CHOSEN TO IMPLEMENT AN EVIDENCE BASED/INFORMED CURRICULUM AND A COMMUNITY ACTION PLAN, WHICH SEEKS TO DECREASE RISK AND INCREASE PROTECTIVE FACTORS AT THE COMMUNITY LEVEL.
- $886,371 spent. EDUCATIONNATIONAL CRITTENTON WORKED WITH CRITTENTON AGENCIES, SURVIVORS OF VIOLENCE AND NEGLECT. AND PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS TO PROVIDE EDUCATION, RESOURCES, AND INFORMATION TO DECISION MAKERS, INFLUENCERS, AND FUNDERS TO INCREASE THEIR UNDERSTANDING OF THE NEEDS AND POTENTIAL OF GIRLS AND YOUNG WOMEN WHO ARE SURVIVORS OF ABUSE AND VIOLENCE, WITH A SPECIFIC FOCUS ON GIRLS OF COLOR. THIS INCLUDED COMMUNICATING THE NEED FOR THE GENDER AND CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE, TRAUMA INFORMED, STRENGTH-BASED SERVICES THEY NEED TO HEAL AND THRIVE. GIRLS @ THE MARGIN NATIONAL ALLIANCEWITH OVER 12 YEARS OF NATIONAL ORGANIZING SINCE ITS INCEPTION IN 2010, G@TM CONTINUES TODAY TO SUPPORT RELATIONSHIP BUILDING AND COLLECTIVE ACTION AMONG PARTNERS FOCUSED ON ERADICATING THE OPPRESSIONS EXPERIENCED BY CIS AND TRANS GIRLS, AND GENDER-EXPANSIVE YOUNG PEOPLE. FOUNDED BY NATIONAL CRITTENTON AND RIGHTS4GIRLS, AND CO-STEERED BY THESE ORGANIZATIONS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE NATIONAL WOMEN'S LAW CENTER, GEORGETOWN CENTER ON POVERTY AND INEQUALITY, AND GIRLS INC., THE ALLIANCE HAS ENTERED A NEW PHASE OF RE-IMAGINING AN ALLIANCE THAT WILL BE OF THE MOST BENEFIT TO GIRLS AND GENDER-EXPANSIVE YOUNG PEOPLE. THIS PROCESS HAS INCLUDED DISCONTINUING THE STEERING COMMITTEE TO PROVIDE OPTIMAL FLEXIBILITY DURING THE COLLABORATIVE REVISION PROCESS. G@TM CONTINUES TO ENGAGE PARTNERS WORKING IN LOCAL, STATE, AND NATIONAL COMMUNITIES ON MONTHLY CALLS AND THROUGH REGULAR MESSAGING AND COMMUNICATION AND READILY ADAPTS TO MEET THE NEEDS OF COMMUNITY PARTNERS. G@TM ALSO PROVIDES RESOURCES, SUPPORT, AND CONNECTION TO ADVOCATES, SERVICE PROVIDERS, AND OTHERS WORKING TO CENTER THE WELLBEING OF GIRLS AND GENDER-EXPANSIVE YOUTH. IMPACT (INVINCIBLE MAMAS PUSHING ACTION & CHANGE TOGETHER)NATIONAL CRITTENTON (CRITTENTON) RECEIVED SUPPORT FROM THE ANNIE E. CASEY FOUNDATION (AECF) TO DIRECTLY ENGAGE YOUNG ADULT PARENTS TO HELP IDENTITY AND ADVANCE ADVOCACY FOR PROGRAMS AND POLICIES THAT SUPPORT THEIR NEEDS AND POTENTIAL. CORE TO THE PROJECT WAS WORKING WITH A YOUNG PARENT ADVISORY COMMITTEE (YPAC) OF CURRENT AND FORMER YOUNG PARENTS AS ADVISORS AND ACTIVE MEMBERS OF THE PROJECT TEAM. THE GOALS OF THE PROJECT ARE: TO DETERMINE KEY AREAS OF POLICY AND PROGRAM NEEDS; TO IDENTIFY GAPS IN CURRENT YOUNG PARENT LED ADVOCACY EFFORTS AND DETERMINE INTEREST/NEED FOR MORE YOUNG PARENT LEAD ADVOCACY; AND TO RECOMMEND A STRATEGY TO ENGAGE YOUNG PARENTS IN A NATIONAL ORGANIZING AND MOBILIZATION EFFORT. TODAY, YPAC IS KNOWN AS IMPACT AND IS POWERED BY A GROUP OF YOUNG MAMAS OF COLOR FROM CALIFORNIA, COLORADO, MASSACHUSETTS, MONTANA, NEW MEXICO, NORTH CAROLINA, NEW YORK, AND OREGON, INCLUDING THREE TRIBAL NATIONS. THE NETWORK IS COMMITTED TO IDENTIFYING AND ERADICATING THE BIASED POLICIES AND BROKEN SYSTEMS THAT HINDER THEIR ABILITY TO SUPPORT THEIR CHILDREN AND ACHIEVE ECONOMIC SECURITY.
- $839,900 spent. ENVISIONING NEW STRUCTURES FELLOWSHIP IS A COLLECTIVE OF GIRLS, YOUNG WOMEN, AND GENDER-EXPANSIVE YOUNG PEOPLE OF COLOR (14-25 YEARS OLD) WHO ARE COMMITTED TO ADVANCING THEIR LEADERSHIP AND SAFETY AND HEALING IN THEIR COMMUNITIES. DURING THE FELLOWSHIP THEY ENGAGED IN RESEARCH TRAINING, CRITICAL DIALOGUES, AND COLLABORATIVE OPPORTUNITIES TO STRENGTHEN THEIR LEADERSHIP AND PREPARE THEM TO DESIGN AND IMPLEMENT YOUTH PARTICIPATORY ACTION RESEARCH (YPAR) PROJECTS WITHIN THEIR COMMUNITIES. RESEARCH FOCUSED ON ENVISIONING NEW STRUCTURES THAT BETTER SUPPORT THE MENTAL HEALTH NEEDS OF GIRLS AND GENDER-EXPANSIVE YOUNG PEOPLE OF COLOR BY REDUCING THEIR EXPOSURE TO GENDERBASED VIOLENCE IN ALL ITS FORMS.
- FIXING DEMOCRACY (FD) AND THE RAPID RESPONSE EDUCATION FUND (RREF) CREATED TO SUPPORT YOUNG PEOPLE IN MOBILIZING THEIR PEERS TO THE BALLOT BOX AND TO SUPPORT THEM IN IGNITING THEIR LONG-TERM CIVIC INVOLVEMENT. YOUTH LEADERS WERE ENGAGED IN EVERY STEP OF THE PROJECT WORKING TO ENSURE THAT THE PERSPECTIVE OF GENZ YOUNG PEOPLE OF COLOR GROUNDED EACH STEP OF THE PROJECT. FIFTEEN VIRTUAL AND IN PERSON FOCUS GROUPS WERE CONDUCTED TO GAIN INSIGHT ON THEIR VIEWS OF THE STATE OF DEMOCRACY AND TO GAIN INSIGHT ON EFFECTIVE MESSAGE DEVELOPMENT TO REACH THEM.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
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.
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.
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.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2024.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since May 1925.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
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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