Jobs with Justice Education Fund
Jobs with Justice Education Fund reported $5.5 million in revenue and $9.0 million in expenses for calendar year 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $69.78 went to program services, $25.14 to management and general costs and $5.08 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 89.1% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $229,371 (Executive Director). 6 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 33% between 2019 and 2025. Source: Form 990, 2025.
Where $100 of spending went
Calendar year 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $9.0MFor context, the median across 409 covered employment charities: $88.97 programs, $11.03 management, $0.00 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).
Where $100 of revenue came from
Calendar year 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $5.5MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | 2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 69.8% | 88.0% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 25.1% | 10.9% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 5.1% | 0.0% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.09 | $0.00 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 89.1% | 22.8% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 1.4% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 2.1% | 62.6% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $229,371 | $297,435 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 2.55% | 1.26% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 6 | 6 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 14.6 | 8.1 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 9 of 10 | 100.0% |
A median is context, not a target: hospitals, universities, food banks and grantmakers spend in very different ways. What these measures can and can't tell you.
What the money paid for, in its own words
2025 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expenseResearch & Campaigns: JWJEF incubated and led campaigns to strengthen workers rights and build power for working people across many sectors of our economy. We provided communications strategy, research, and policy analysis as well as support for grassroots organizing and coalition-building to campaigns at both the local and national levels
Coalition Building: JWJEF supported a vibrant network of 26 local coalitions working at the grassroots level in 17 states to educate and organize for economic justice and workers rights at the local and state level. We strengthened the effectiveness of local coalitions by providing trainings, leadership development, technical assistance and capacity building in a range of areas, both organizational and programmatic
Education & Leadership Development: JWJEF launched multiple research collaborations with academic partners, held a fellowship program to cultivate rising worker leaders, and hosted strategy convenings to develop the leadership and draw on the expertise of southern organizers, academics, communicators, and policy experts in order to advance strategies focused on improving conditions for workers, particularly in the US South
Highest reported compensation
2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here| Role | From this org | From related orgs | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Executive Director Director/trustee, officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $181,500 | $0 | $47,871 | $229,371 |
| Deputy Director Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $140,000 | $0 | $59,536 | $199,536 |
| Research Director Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $136,611 | $0 | $59,691 | $196,302 |
| Deputy Director Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $140,000 | $0 | $38,860 | $178,860 |
| Finance Director Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $129,615 | $0 | $46,429 | $176,044 |
| Deputy Director Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $140,000 | $0 | $35,980 | $175,980 |
6 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Jobs with Justice Education Fund (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $182K (Part IX, line 5).
7 years of filings
Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linkedGovernance answers, as filed
2025 · the organization's own yes/no answers; explanations, if any, are in Schedule O of the filing · what each means- Voting board members, and how many are independent Part VI, lines 1a–1b10 · 9 independent
- Audited financial statements Part XII 2bYes
- Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
- Whistleblower policy Part VI 13Yes
- Document retention policy Part VI 14Yes
- Independent process for top executive pay Part VI 15aYes
- Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aYes
- Family or business ties among insiders Part VI 2No
- Aware of a significant diversion of assets Part VI 5No
- Excess benefit transaction with an insider Part IV 25aNo
- Loans to or from insiders outstanding Part IV 26No
- Lobbying, or a 501(h) election in effect Part IV 4No
- Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18No
- Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bNo
- Employees Part I, line 538
- Volunteers Part I, line 69
Largest outside contractors
2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses onlyIndividuals listed as contractors are left out. 4 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.
Private foundation grants it received
10 private foundations reported grants to Jobs with Justice Education Fund totaling $3.7M on their tax year 2023 Form 990-PF returns. See which foundations, on WHOFUNDS.
Source: WHOFUNDS open grant graph, matched from Form 990-PF Part XV.
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Of every $100 Jobs with Justice Education Fund spent in 2025, $69.78 went to programs. The full breakdown, from its IRS Form 990:
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Questions people ask
How much of Jobs with Justice Education Fund's spending goes to programs?
In calendar year 2025, Jobs with Justice Education Fund reported that 69.8% of its $9.0 million in expenses went to program services, 25.1% to management and general and 5.1% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Jobs with Justice Education Fund pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Jobs with Justice Education Fund reported for one person in calendar year 2025 was $229,371, for the role of Executive Director (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Jobs with Justice Education Fund get its money?
Of $5.5 million in revenue in calendar year 2025, 89.1% came from contributions and grants and 2.1% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Jobs with Justice Education Fund a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 52-1865575 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.
Sources
- 2025: Form 990 for calendar year 2025, object 202632609349301813 · read the filing
- 2024: Form 990 for calendar year 2024, object 202533079349300108 · read the filing
- 2023: Form 990 for calendar year 2023, object 202423199349315292 · read the filing
- 2022: Form 990 for calendar year 2022, object 202302969349300885 · read the filing
- 2021: Form 990 for calendar year 2021, object 202203189349309505 · read the filing
- 2020: Form 990 for calendar year 2020, object 202143199349311334 · read the filing
- 2019: Form 990 for calendar year 2019, object 202033219349301953 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 52-1865575: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.