Center on Juvenile and Criminal Justice
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
CJCJs mission is to reduce societys reliance on incarceration as a solution to social problems.
- Income
- $3.2 million
- Spending
- $3.2 million
- Spent on programs
- 81%
- Reserves
- -0.5 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- government grants, 98%
- Employees
- 38
- Volunteers
- 3
- Highest pay
- $136,304, executive dir
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
Weak: 43 out of 100. Higher than 9% of charities in its peer group (crime and legal services, $1m to $10m).
Reserves
0 of 35Spendable reserves are negative: it owes or has committed more than it holds.
Debt
5 of 20It owes 55% of what it owns.
Living within its means
8 of 15Spending exceeded income by 1% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 17% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1581% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 0 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: 100 out of 100. Higher than 57% of charities in its peer group (crime and legal services, $1m to $10m).
Independent board
25 of 258 of 9 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
15 of 15Its accounts were audited 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)
- $936,426 spent. First founded In 1993 CJCJ developed the Detention Diversion Advocacy Program DDAP to reduce unnecessary detention and lengths of stay among youth and to increase their community engagement by connecting youth to a range of community-based services. As the 1st evidence-based pre-adjudicatlon diversion program for high risk youth In the nation DDAP staff meet with the youth to develop a case plan advocate In court for their release and support them with standard case monitoring or intensive case management as applicable. youth were supported last year through our DDAP reentry services and behavioral health services all of which are provided in the community to meet the youth where theyre at while adopting an indivludalized strength-based approach.
- $1.1 million spent. First founded in 1997 CJCJs Cameo House now operates as an alternative sentencing program for homeless formerly incarcerated women and children in San Francisco. Last year Cameo supported over 30 women with safe and stable living and an array of individualized support services.
- $572,601 spent. Justice-involved adults last year were supported through CJCJs intensive case management services to include our No Violence NoVA program Federal Rentry program and Sentencing Service Program SSP. Additionally children vIsited our Childrens Waiting Room last year enjoying our free unlicensed chlldcare while their parents guardians attended court sheltering the children from what can be very adult proceedings. Lastly CJCJ promoted safe and healthy justice reform for youth families and adults through advocacy public education and policy work.
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 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 November 6, 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 June 2025.
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 October 1995.
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 November 4, 2026.
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