Restorative Justice Community Action
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
THE MISSION OF RJCA IS FOSTERING INDIVIDUAL GROWTH WHILE STRENGTHENING COMMUNITIES THROUGH RESTORATIVE JUSTICE PRACTICES.
- Income
- $550,756
- Spending
- $480,379
- Spent on programs
- 68%
- Reserves
- 1.3 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 90%
- Employees
- 8
- Volunteers
- 120
- Highest pay
- $70,107, executive di
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Good: 71 out of 100. Higher than 40% of charities in its peer group (crime and legal services, $250k to $1m).
Reserves
10 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 1.3 months of spending.
Debt
16 of 20It owes 30% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 13% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 40% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1568% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 5 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Strong: 91 out of 100. Higher than 69% of charities in its peer group (crime and legal services, $250k to $1m).
Independent board
25 of 256 of 6 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
10 of 10Gave 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
6 of 15Its accounts were not audited or reviewed by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 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)
- $184,141 spent. YOUTH PROGRAMS: RJCA CREATES A FORUM IN WHICH PEOPLE IMPACTED BY CRIME/HARM IN COMMUNITY AND MEET WITH THOSE WHO ARE HARMED BY THESE BEHAVIORS TO DISCUSS THE IMPACT AND DETERMINE RESTITUTION. IT IS THROUGH THESE COMMUNITY FORUMS THAT RJCA ACHIEVES ITS PRIMARY OBJECTIVES OF EFFECTIVELY ADDRESSING HARMFUL BEHAVIORS AND HELPS PREVENT FURTHER CRIMINAL LEGAL JUSTICE INVOLVEMENT AND STRENGTHENS COMMUNITY WELL-BEING. IN FY25 WE CLOSED 123 COMMUNITY CONFERENCE CASES. OF THE 86 ENROLLED YOUTH, 76 (88.4%) ATTENDED A CONFERENCE WHO WERE ENROLLED, AND 69 SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED THE PROGRAM (80.2% SUCCESS RATE). REFERRED PARTICIPANTS COMPLETED 69 HOURS OF COMMUNITY SERVICE AND GAVE 49 APOLOGIES IN COMMUNITIES THAT WERE AFFECTED. THEY ALSO COMPLETED 347 HOURS OF PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES SUCH AS WORKING WITH A TUTOR, CREATING A GRADUATION PLAN, ATTENDING ANGER MANAGEMENT CLASSES OR WRITING REFLECTION ESSAYS. THEY ALSO PROVIDED 288 IN DONATIONS. IN FY25, 18 VOLUNTEERS COMPLETED 79 COMMUNITY MEMBER PARTICIPATIONS AND 32 TRAINED VOLUNTEER FACILITATIONS (MSW INTERNS). ALONG WITH THE REFERRED YOUTH, 77 FAMILY MEMBERS AND SUPPORTERS MET FACE-TO-FACE WITH COMMUNITY MEMBERS AT THE CONFERENCES HELD AND 2 VICTIMS. (FAMILY MEMBERS AND VOLUNTEERS ARE COUNTED DURING YEAR OF CONFERENCE. CASES ARE EVALUATED WHEN CLOSED DURING FY25). IN FY25, THE YOUTH RESTORATIVE JUSTICE DISPOSITION PROGRAM SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED 11 CASES OF 21 ENROLLED (52%). 11 COMMUNITY CIRCLE KEEPERS AND 4 STAFF PERSONS HELD 162 CIRCLES WITH YOUTH AND THEIR SUPPORT SYSTEM, INCLUDING FAMILY MEMBERS, FRIENDS, MENTORS AND ASSIGNED PO. IN FY25, WE DID NOT FIND THE FUNDING FOR THE 3RD YOUTH RESTORATIVE PRACTICES LEADERSHIP COHORT. WE DID RECEIVE FUNDING FOR FY26. YOUTH PROGRAMS: RJCA CREATES A FORUM IN WHICH PEOPLE IMPACTED BY CRIME/HARM IN COMMUNITY AND MEET WITH THOSE WHO ARE HARMED BY THESE BEHAVIORS TO DISCUSS THE IMPACT AND DETERMINE RESTITUTION. IT IS THROUGH THESE COMMUNITY FORUMS THAT RJCA ACHIEVES ITS PRIMARY OBJECTIVES OF EFFECTIVELY ADDRESSING HARMFUL BEHAVIORS AND HELPS PREVENT FURTHER CRIMINAL LEGAL JUSTICE INVOLVEMENT AND STRENGTHENS COMMUNITY WELL-BEING. IN FY25 WE CLOSED 123 COMMUNITY CONFERENCE CASES. OF THE 86 ENROLLED YOUTH, 76 (88.4%) ATTENDED A CONFERENCE WHO WERE ENROLLED, AND 69 SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED THE PROGRAM (80.2% SUCCESS RATE). REFERRED PARTICIPANTS COMPLETED 69 HOURS OF COMMUNITY SERVICE AND GAVE 49 APOLOGIES IN COMMUNITIES THAT WERE AFFECTED. THEY ALSO COMPLETED 347 HOURS OF PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES SUCH AS WORKING WITH A TUTOR, CREATING A GRADUATION PLAN, ATTENDING ANGER MANAGEMENT CLASSES OR WRITING REFLECTION ESSAYS. THEY ALSO PROVIDED 288 IN DONATIONS. IN FY25, 18 VOLUNTEERS COMPLETED 79 COMMUNITY MEMBER PARTICIPATIONS AND 32 TRAINED VOLUNTEER FACILITATIONS (MSW INTERNS). ALONG WITH THE REFERRED YOUTH, 77 FAMILY MEMBERS AND SUPPORTERS MET FACE-TO-FACE WITH COMMUNITY MEMBERS AT THE CONFERENCES HELD AND 2 VICTIMS. (FAMILY MEMBERS AND VOLUNTEERS ARE COUNTED DURING YEAR OF CONFERENCE. CASES ARE EVALUATED WHEN CLOSED DURING FY25). IN FY25, THE YOUTH RESTORATIVE JUSTICE DISPOSITION PROGRAM SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED 11 CASES OF 21 ENROLLED (52%). 11 COMMUNITY CIRCLE KEEPERS AND 4 STAFF PERSONS HELD 162 CIRCLES WITH YOUTH AND THEIR SUPPORT SYSTEM, INCLUDING FAMILY MEMBERS, FRIENDS, MENTORS AND ASSIGNED PO. IN FY25, WE DID NOT FIND THE FUNDING FOR THE 3RD YOUTH RESTORATIVE PRACTICES LEADERSHIP COHORT. WE DID RECEIVE FUNDING FOR FY26.
- $141,357 spent. ADULT PROGRAMS: RJCA CREATES A FORUM IN WHICH PEOPLE IMPACTED BY CRIME/HARM IN COMMUNITY AND MEET WITH THOSE WHO ARE HARMED BY THESE BEHAVIORS TO DISCUSS THE IMPACT AND DETERMINE RESTITUTION. IT IS THROUGH THESE COMMUNITY FORUMS THAT RJCA ACHIEVES ITS PRIMARY OBJECTIVES OF EFFECTIVELY ADDRESSING HARMFUL BEHAVIORS AND HELPS PREVENT FURTHER CRIMINAL LEGAL JUSTICE INVOLVEMENT AND STRENGTHENS COMMUNITY WELL-BEING. THROUGH OUR PROGRAMMING, RJCA PROVIDES OPPORTUNITIES FOR COMMUNITY CONNECTION AND SHARED PROBLEM SOLVING BY ADDRESSING THE INCIDENTS, THEIR CONTEXT, AND THE PERSONS REFERRED. AS REFERRED PARTICIPANTS (OFFENDERS) RECOGNIZE THE IMPACT OF THEIR BEHAVIOR, THEY RECEIVE SUPPORT AND OFTEN CONNECT WITH THE COMMUNITY IN POSITIVE WAYS. WE ARE EVALUATING FROM CLOSED CASES IN FY25. OF THOSE CASES, 165 ADULT OFFENDERS WERE REFERRED IN RJCA PROGRAMMING, A 17% INCREASE FROM LAST YEAR. OF 120 ENROLLED CONFERENCED CASES, 116 WERE CONFERENCED (96.7% ATTENDANCE RATE), AND 111 CASES (92.5%) WERE SUCCESSFULLY CLOSED. REFERRED PARTICIPANTS COMPLETED 209 HOURS OF COMMUNITY SERVICE, GAVE 101 APOLOGY/GRATITUDE LETTERS, AND DONATED 3 BAGS/ITEMS OF IN-KIND DONATIONS IN THE COMMUNITIES THAT WERE AFFECTED. THEY ALSO COMPLETED 410 HOURS OF PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES: 55 ACTIVITIES THAT WERE FOCUSED ON CONNECTION TO COMMUNITY; 57 ACTIVITIES RELATED TO MENTAL HEALTH AND WELL-BEING; 18 ACTIVITIES ON CAREER DEVELOPMENT; AND, 9 ACTIVITIES TOWARD EDUCATION. THIS YEAR, 197 COMMUNITY MEMBER PARTICIPATIONS BY 52 VOLUNTEERS WHO MET PRIMARILY ON ZOOM WITH RJCA STAFF FACILITATORS. THESE COMMUNITY MEMBERS PROVIDED 591 HOURS OF VOLUNTEER TIME. THIS IS THE SECOND YEAR OF PROVIDING COMMUNITY CIRCLES OF SUPPORT AND ACCOUNTABILITY FOR ADULTS ON SUPERVISED PROBATION IN HENNEPIN COUNTY. THE PROCESS IS TO ESTABLISH A SENSE OF TRUST AND BELONGING FOR THE PARTICIPANT TO DEVELOP ACTION STEPS TOWARD THEIR GOALS OF MOVING OFF OF PROBATION. IN FY25, 2 CIRCLE KEEPERS (RJCA STAFF) CONVENED 17 CIRCLE SESSIONS FOR 2 DIFFERENT REFERRED PARTICIPANTS WITH 2 ASSIGNED COMMUNITY MEMBERS FOR EACH. THERE WERE 4 UNIQUE COMMUNITY MEMBERS PROVIDING 64 HOURS OF TIME WITH REFERRED PARTICIPANTS IN IN CIRCLE. ADULT PROGRAMS: RJCA CREATES A FORUM IN WHICH PEOPLE IMPACTED BY CRIME/HARM IN COMMUNITY AND MEET WITH THOSE WHO ARE HARMED BY THESE BEHAVIORS TO DISCUSS THE IMPACT AND DETERMINE RESTITUTION. IT IS THROUGH THESE COMMUNITY FORUMS THAT RJCA ACHIEVES ITS PRIMARY OBJECTIVES OF EFFECTIVELY ADDRESSING HARMFUL BEHAVIORS AND HELPS PREVENT FURTHER CRIMINAL LEGAL JUSTICE INVOLVEMENT AND STRENGTHENS COMMUNITY WELL-BEING. THROUGH OUR PROGRAMMING, RJCA PROVIDES OPPORTUNITIES FOR COMMUNITY CONNECTION AND SHARED PROBLEM SOLVING BY ADDRESSING THE INCIDENTS, THEIR CONTEXT, AND THE PERSONS REFERRED. AS REFERRED PARTICIPANTS (OFFENDERS) RECOGNIZE THE IMPACT OF THEIR BEHAVIOR, THEY RECEIVE SUPPORT AND OFTEN CONNECT WITH THE COMMUNITY IN POSITIVE WAYS. WE ARE EVALUATING FROM CLOSED CASES IN FY25. OF THOSE CASES, 165 ADULT OFFENDERS WERE REFERRED IN RJCA PROGRAMMING, A 17% INCREASE FROM LAST YEAR. OF 120 ENROLLED CONFERENCED CASES, 116 WERE CONFERENCED (96.7% ATTENDANCE RATE), AND 111 CASES (92.5%) WERE SUCCESSFULLY CLOSED. REFERRED PARTICIPANTS COMPLETED 209 HOURS OF COMMUNITY SERVICE, GAVE 101 APOLOGY/GRATITUDE LETTERS, AND DONATED 3 BAGS/ITEMS OF IN-KIND DONATIONS IN THE COMMUNITIES THAT WERE AFFECTED. THEY ALSO COMPLETED 410 HOURS OF PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES: 55 ACTIVITIES THAT WERE FOCUSED ON CONNECTION TO COMMUNITY; 57 ACTIVITIES RELATED TO MENTAL HEALTH AND WELL-BEING; 18 ACTIVITIES ON CAREER DEVELOPMENT; AND, 9 ACTIVITIES TOWARD EDUCATION. THIS YEAR, 197 COMMUNITY MEMBER PARTICIPATIONS BY 52 VOLUNTEERS WHO MET PRIMARILY ON ZOOM WITH RJCA STAFF FACILITATORS. THESE COMMUNITY MEMBERS PROVIDED 591 HOURS OF VOLUNTEER TIME. THIS IS THE SECOND YEAR OF PROVIDING COMMUNITY CIRCLES OF SUPPORT AND ACCOUNTABILITY FOR ADULTS ON SUPERVISED PROBATION IN HENNEPIN COUNTY. THE PROCESS IS TO ESTABLISH A SENSE OF TRUST AND BELONGING FOR THE PARTICIPANT TO DEVELOP ACTION STEPS TOWARD THEIR GOALS OF MOVING OFF OF PROBATION. IN FY25, 2 CIRCLE KEEPERS (RJCA STAFF) CONVENED 17 CIRCLE SESSIONS FOR 2 DIFFERENT REFERRED PARTICIPANTS WITH 2 ASSIGNED COMMUNITY MEMBERS FOR EACH. THERE WERE 4 UNIQUE COMMUNITY MEMBERS PROVIDING 64 HOURS OF TIME WITH REFERRED PARTICIPANTS IN IN CIRCLE.
- OTHER: RJCA IS THE NODE AGENCY FOR THE MN TRUST NETWORK. THIS IS TO COORDINATE AND HELP DEVELOP A HATE BASED INCIDENT REPORTING AND RESPONDING NETWORK THROUGH THE SUPPORT AND COLLABORATION WITH THE NATIONAL TRUST NETWORK. RJCA'S 3-DAY TRAINING OF A RESTORATIVE MINDSET THROUGH A TRAUMA AND RACIAL JUSTICE INFORMED LENS WITH MN PEACEBUILDING LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE CALLED "CULTIVATING COMMUNITY: RESTORATIVE THEORY AND PRACTICE". THE 2ND TRAINING OF 17 INCLUDED SYSTEM AND COMMUNITY PARTNERS.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, 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 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? 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 September 10, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending June 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 September 2005.
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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