Accountable Justice Action Fund
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What it says it does
THE CORPORATION SUPPORTS AND PROMOTES CRIMINAL JUSTICE REFORM VIA PUBLIC EDUCATION, ADVOCACY, DONOR ADVISING AND GRANT MAKING. OUR CORE PROGRAMMATIC AREAS ARE GRANTS AND DONOR ADVISING.
- Income
- $10.5 million
- Spending
- $6.0 million
- Employees
- 4
- Volunteers
- 4
- Highest pay
- $584,389, ceo/president/secretary
Source: Form 990 for the year ending August 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Financial health
We do not score finances when yearly spending is very small or the return has too little detail. The ratios stop meaning much at that size.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending August 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Governance
This return does not answer enough of the governance questions to score.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending August 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. 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 (2)
- $3.4 million spent. GRANTS: GRANTS WERE PROVIDED TO 10 ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE FOCUSED ON REFORMING THE CRIMINAL LEGAL SYSTEM AND SHRINKING THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE WHO ARE INCARCERATED IN THE UNITED STATES. HISTORICALLY, GRANTS HAVE SUPPORTED COMMUNITY ORGANIZING, LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT, DIRECT ADVOCACY, JOURNALISM, NARRATIVE CHANGE, AND POLICY REFORM. WE SEEK TO FUND INNOVATIVE LEADERS AND ORGANIZATIONS DEPLOYING DYNAMIC STRATEGIES TO REDUCE INCARCERATION AND TO FORGE SOLUTIONS AND ALTERNATIVES TO INCARCERATION THAT ARE EFFECTIVE IN KEEPING COMMUNITIES SAFE. IN FY25, GRANTS WERE PROVIDED TO 10 ORGANIZATIONS FOR A TOTAL OF ROUGHLY $2.8 MILLION. WE PROVIDE HOLISTIC SUPPORT TO GRANTEES AND THEIR PEER MOVEMENT LEADERS WHICH CAN INCLUDE FUNDRAISING, OPERATIONAL, PARTNERSHIP BUILDING, AND STRATEGIC PLANNING ASSISTANCE. (SCHEDULE O)IN FY25, WE CONVENED 450 LEADERS FOR A FOUR-DAY CONVENING WITH WORKSHOPS AND TRAININGS ON ORGANIZING, STRATEGY, COMMUNICATIONS, INTERPERSONAL HEALING, AND MANAGEMENT. WE ENGAGED WITH INDEPENDENT CONSULTING FIRMS TO PROVIDE WORKSHOPS ON LEADERSHIP, CYBERSECURITY, AND MENTAL HEALTH, AT NO COST TO GRANTEES.
- $1.8 million spent. DONOR ADVISING: THE CORPORATION SPENDS THE MAJORITY OF ITS TIME FOCUSED ON PROVIDING ADVISORY ASSISTANCE, GRANT RECOMMENDATIONS, AND THOUGHT LEADERSHIP TO DONORS WHO ON OUR ADVICE HAVE INVESTED IN TRANSFORMING CRIMINAL JUSTICE. IN FY25, WE RECOMMENDED OVER $5 MILLION TO DOZENS OF ORGANIZATIONS THROUGH A DONOR-ADVISED-FUND. IN ADDITION, WE CREATED BESPOKE GRANTMAKING RECOMMENDATIONS FOR OTHER FUNDERS. IN 2025, WE CALCULATE THAT OVER $10 MILLION IN MULTI-YEAR FUNDING COMMITMENTS WERE MADE BASED ON OUR RECOMMENDATIONS TO OTHER FUNDERS. EACH MONTH, THE CORPORATION COMPOSES AND DISTRIBUTES MEMORANDA ON CURRENT AFFAIRS, RECENT NEWS, BEST FUNDING PRACTICES, AND PHILANTHROPIC OPPORTUNITIES IN THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE REFORM SPACE, REACHING A WIDE RANGE OF DONORS AND DONOR ADVISORS. (SCHEDULE O)WE REGULARLY HOST DONOR BRIEFINGS AND WORKSHOPS TO GIVE GUIDANCE TO FUNDERS WHO ARE INTERESTED IN GRANTMAKING TO THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE REFORM FIELD.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending August 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. 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)(4) social welfare organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 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 September 30, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Caution.
The IRS master file records contributions to this 501(c)(4) social welfare organization as not deductible.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending August 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since April 2018.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 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 7, 2026.
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