Justice Innovation
Also known as Center for Justice Innovation
Justice Innovation reported $127.6 million in revenue and $126.6 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $84.20 went to program services, $15.67 to management and general costs and $0.13 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 99.5% of the total. Government grants made up 92.9%. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $448,668 (CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER). 122 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 232% between FY2022 and FY2025. Source: Form 990, FY2025.
Where $100 of spending went
The fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $127MFor context, the median across 274 covered crime & legal-related charities: $87.85 programs, $11.30 management, $0.85 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).
Where $100 of revenue came from
The fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $128MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | FY2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 84.2% | 86.7% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 15.7% | 11.1% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 0.1% | 0.8% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.00 | $0.01 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 99.5% | 94.8% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 92.9% | 50.1% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 0.7% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $448,668 | $245,814 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 0.35% | 1.41% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 122 | 8 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 4.9 | 6.4 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 12 of 12 | 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
FY2025 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expenseCourt reform programs:since our founding in 1996, the center for Justice Innovation has been pioneering creative reforms to make incarceration a last resort in new york city and beyond. In partnership with new york's office for court administration, the center responds to crime with alternatives to incarceration, supervised release, and specialized court programs. The center emphasizes an approach that addresses the root problem - through mental health and substance use treatment; employment, education, and housing services; and restorative justice - we reduce the well-documented harms of the…
Community safety: too often, institutional responses to issues of crime and safety are purely reactive, coming into play only after harm has been done. The center for Justice Innovation takes an "upstream" approach - planting the seeds for genuine, long-term safety and justice by investing in communities. Factors affecting community safety and well-being include economic and employment opportunities, access to affordable and quality housing, strong family and community relationships, medical care and mental health services, and more, and so our programming supports those needs. We recognize…
National initiatives: the center is a national leader in developing, studying, and disseminating a wide variety of innovative justice models. Through the center's community justice solutions team, staff conduct mixed-method, multi-site evaluations of community, court, public health, justice, and education programs, as well as research to promote new thinking about how different systems (e.g., education, public health, criminal justice) can address problems of violence, crime, and safety. The team's training and technical assistance side provides hands-on, expert assistance to reformers around…
Highest reported compensation
FY2025 · 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER Officer, 35.00 hrs/week | $365,281 | $0 | $83,387 | $448,668 |
| MD, NATIONAL INITIATIVES & RESEARCH Key employee, 35.00 hrs/week | $264,018 | $0 | $64,555 | $328,573 |
| CHIEF PROG. OFFICER, COURT REFORM Key employee, 35.00 hrs/week | $225,184 | $0 | $71,744 | $296,928 |
| CHIEF STRATEGIC GROWTH OFFICER Highest compensated employee, 35.00 hrs/week | $224,618 | $0 | $69,769 | $294,387 |
| MD, R&I & NATIONAL IMPACT Key employee, 35.00 hrs/week | $218,743 | $0 | $74,085 | $292,828 |
| MANAGING DIRECTOR, BUSINESS AND OPERATIONS Key employee, 35.00 hrs/week | $216,256 | $0 | $75,631 | $291,887 |
| CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER & TREASURER Officer, 35.00 hrs/week | $223,143 | $0 | $66,077 | $289,220 |
| CHIEF ADMINISTRATION OFFICER Key employee, 35.00 hrs/week | $221,422 | $0 | $44,278 | $265,700 |
122 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Justice Innovation (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $3.1M (Part IX, line 5).
4 years of filings
Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linkedGovernance answers, as filed
FY2025 · 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–1b12 · 12 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 4Yes
- 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 51,117
- Volunteers Part I, line 612
Largest outside contractors
FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only| DAHLCORE LLC Security services | $235,979 |
| GWEN WRIGHT DBA CHANGE MATTERS Subcontractor | $228,917 |
| TANDYM LLC Temp staff services | $158,709 |
| CBIZ ADVISORS LLC Accounting services | $111,910 |
Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 5 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.
Private foundation grants it received
24 private foundations reported grants to Justice Innovation totaling $5.0M 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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Every number above is copied from Justice Innovation's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Justice Innovation, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.
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Of every $100 Justice Innovation spent in FY2025, $84.20 went to programs. The full breakdown, from its IRS Form 990:
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Questions people ask
How much of Justice Innovation's spending goes to programs?
In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, Justice Innovation reported that 84.2% of its $126.6 million in expenses went to program services, 15.7% to management and general and 0.1% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Justice Innovation pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Justice Innovation reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $448,668, for the role of CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Justice Innovation get its money?
Of $127.6 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 99.5% came from contributions and grants (including 92.9% from government grants) and 0.0% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Justice Innovation a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 85-2810883 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 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.
Sources
- FY2025: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, object 202601349349312135 · read the filing · XML
- FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, object 202541339349300439 · read the filing
- FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, object 202401219349302655 · read the filing
- FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, object 202311359349320561 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 85-2810883: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.