Human and Civil Rights : Advocacy and Education

Equal Justice Initiative

Provides legal representation

four stars

100.00

122 Commerce Street Montgomery, AL 36104
tel: (334) 269-1803   Web Site
EIN: 63-1135091

Board Leadership
Jerome Gray
Chairman

CEO
Bryan Stevenson
Executive Director

  Score
(out of 100)		 Rating
Overall Score & Rating 100.00 four stars
  Financial 100.00 four stars
  Accountability & Transparency 100.00 four stars
This rating was published 04/01/2017 and includes data from FY2015, the most recent 990 received at that time.
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Financial

four stars

100.00

Accountability & Transparency

four stars

100.00

This rating was published 04/01/2017 and includes data from FY2015, the most recent 990 received at that time.
Why isn't this based on more recent data?
Overall Rating Chart
  Program Expenses
(Percent of the charity’s total expenses spent on the programs
and services it delivers)		 92.6%
  Administrative Expenses 5.7%
  Fundraising Expenses 1.6%
  Fundraising Efficiency < $0.01
  Working Capital Ratio (years) 3.02
  Program Expenses Growth 11.3%
  Liabilities to Assets 0.4%
All data for Financial Performance Metrics calculations was provided by Equal Justice Initiative on recent 990s filed with the IRS.
All data for Financial Performance Metrics calculations was provided by Equal Justice Initiative on recent 990s filed with the IRS.
Information Provided on the Form 990  
  Independent Voting Board Members
  No Material diversion of assets
  Audited financials prepared by independent accountant
  Does Not Provide Loan(s) to or Receive Loan(s) From related parties
  Documents Board Meeting Minutes
  Provided copy of Form 990 to organization's governing body in advance of filing
  Conflict of Interest Policy
  Whistleblower Policy
  Records Retention and Destruction Policy
  CEO listed with salary
  Process for determining CEO compensation
  Board Listed / Board Members Not Compensated
Is the following information easily accessible on the charity's website?  
  Donor Privacy Policy
  Board Members Listed
  Audited Financials
  Form 990
  Key staff listed
REVENUE  
Contributions  
   Contributions, Gifts & Grants $7,692,488
   Federated Campaigns $0
   Membership Dues $0
   Fundraising Events $322,656
   Related Organizations $0
   Government Grants $0
Total Contributions $8,015,144
   Program Service Revenue $613,271
Total Primary Revenue $8,628,415
   Other Revenue $-18,171
TOTAL REVENUE $8,610,244
   
EXPENSES  
   Program Expenses $3,939,647
   Administrative Expenses $197,111
   Fundraising Expenses $70,000
TOTAL FUNCTIONAL EXPENSES $4,206,758
   
Payments to Affiliates $0
Excess (or Deficit) for the year $4,403,486
   
Net Assets $11,534,736

Charts

Compensation % of Expenses Paid to Title
$20 0.00% Bryan Stevenson Executive Director
Other Salaries of Note
$57,467 1.36% Eva Ansley Secretary, Treasurer

Mission

The Equal Justice Initiative is a private, nonprofit organization that provides legal representation to indigent defendants and prisoners who have been denied fair and just treatment in the legal system. We litigate on behalf of condemned prisoners, juvenile offenders, people wrongly convicted or charged with violent crimes, poor people denied effective representation, and others whose trials are marked by racial bias or prosecutorial misconduct. EJI works with communities that have been marginalized by poverty and discouraged by unequal treatment.

Highly Rated

Charity Name & State Overall Score Overall Rating
Equal Justice Initiative (AL) 100.00 four stars
South Coastal Counties Legal Services, Inc. (MA) 86.14 three stars
Virginia Legal Aid Society (VA) 92.68 four stars
Judge David L. Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law (DC) 89.48 three stars
Volunteer Lawyers Network (MN) 88.92 three stars

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Charity Contact Info

Equal Justice Initiative
122 Commerce Street
Montgomery, AL 36104
tel: (334) 269-1803
fax: (334) 269-1806
EIN: 63-1135091

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Board Leadership

Jerome Gray
Chairman

CEO

Bryan Stevenson
Executive Director

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