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The Justice and Diversity Center of the Bar Association of San Francisco

San Francisco, CA · EIN 94-2931349 · 501(c)(3) · Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
Latest filing: Form 990 for calendar year 2024 (tax year 2024) · View the filing · Correct or respond

The Justice and Diversity Center of the Bar Association of San Francisco reported $10.2 million in revenue and $9.2 million in expenses for calendar year 2024. Of every $100 it spent, $82.48 went to program services, $12.67 to management and general costs and $4.85 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 97.9% of the total. Government grants made up 41.1%. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $340,765 (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR). 7 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 37% between 2019 and 2024. Source: Form 990, 2024.

Where $100 of spending went

Calendar year 2024 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $9.2M

For context, the median across 67 covered public safety, disaster preparedness & relief charities: $92.61 programs, $7.29 management, $0.10 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).

Where $100 of revenue came from

Calendar year 2024 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $10M

Other revenue was negative: −$4,140. The bar shows the positive sources only.

The 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades

2024 filing. Median across 67 covered charities in this category, from their latest filings.
Measure2024Median
Program services
Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A)
82.5%89.6%
Management & general
Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A)
12.7%7.1%
Fundraising
Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A)
4.9%0.1%
Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions
Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h
$0.04$0.01
Contributions & grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1h ÷ 12
97.9%87.0%
Government grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1e ÷ 12
41.1%0.0%
Program service revenue share
Part VIII 2g ÷ 12
0.0%2.8%
Highest reported compensation
Part VII-A, columns D–F
$340,765$350,135
Highest compensation as share of expenses
Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A)
3.70%1.29%
People paid over $100,000
Part VII, line 2
78
Net assets, in months of expenses
Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses
11.18.0
Independent voting board members
Part VI 1a–1b
22 of 22100.0%

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

2024 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expense
$5.2M expenses · 68.3% of program spending · grants $3,500

Pro bono legal services program (pbls): pbls provides free legal and social services to low-income individuals and families in the areas of eviction defense, family law, domestic violence, tax law, and federal employment discrimination and civil rights matters. Also, nonprofit organizations serving low-income communities receive business law services. Jdc's volunteer recruitment, training, and retention program operates through pbls at jdc's office in downtown san francisco. Clients are the working poor, families, people with disabilities, and seniors who are served via volunteer attorneys…

$1.3M expenses · 17.1% of program spending

Cooperative restraining order clinic (croc): is a san francisco-based legal services agency that upholds the legal rights and dignity of sexual assault, domestic violence, and stalking survivors. Committed to empowerment, croc works to protect the rights and safety of survivors and their children through effective legal assistance, institutional training, and policy advocacy

$909K expenses · 12.0% of program spending

Immigrant legal defense programs (ildp): ildp provides direct and volunteer legal services to immigrants and their families vulnerable to deportation. Jdc acts as the legal lead for the san francisco immigrant legal defense collaborative (sfildc). Through the collaborative, jdc helps coordinate the representation of over 1,400 individuals across the collaborative's 15 partner organizations. Ildp also houses the attorney of the day program (aod) for the san francisco immigration court. When acting as attorney of the day, jdc attorneys, along with our panel of over 100 volunteer attorneys…

$196K all other programs (line 4d)

Highest reported compensation

2024 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here
RoleFrom this orgFrom related orgsOtherTotal
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Officer, 15.00 hrs/week
$0$329,656$11,109$340,765
CFO (THROUGH 11/2024)
Officer, 15.00 hrs/week
$0$185,256$2,966$188,222
DIR/MNG ATTY, PRO BONO LEGAL SRVCS
Highest compensated employee, 35.00 hrs/week
$120,893$0$15,066$135,959
IMMIGRANT LEGAL DEFENSE PROG DIR
Highest compensated employee, 35.00 hrs/week
$117,098$0$15,721$132,819
DIR/MNG ATTY, HOMELESS ADVOCACY PROJ
Highest compensated employee, 35.00 hrs/week
$106,756$0$20,119$126,875
COORDINATING ATTORNEY, CROC
Highest compensated employee, 35.00 hrs/week
$113,160$0$13,173$126,333
SENIOR SUPERVISING ATTORNEY, LLT
Highest compensated employee, 35.00 hrs/week
$106,338$0$11,718$118,056
CFO (START 12/2024)
Officer, 15.00 hrs/week
$0$9,103$0$9,103

7 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from The Justice and Diversity Center of the Bar Association of San Francisco (Part VII, line 2).

6 years of filings

Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linked
RevenueExpenses
$0$5.0M$10M$15M$20M201920202021202220232024$10M$9.2M
FilingRevenueExpensesProgramsNet assetsTop pay
2024 ⓘ$10M$9.2M82.5%$8.5M$340,765
2023 ⓘ$10M$8.1M83.3%$7.3M$359,568
2022 ⓘ$8.4M$7.4M80.2%$5.0M$344,231
2021 ⓘ$6.7M$7.0M78.1%$4.8M$328,544
2020 ⓘ$7.0M$7.5M82.0%$5.0M$296,537
2019 ⓘ$7.5M$7.9M84.2%$5.2M$295,966

Governance answers, as filed

2024 · 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–1b22 · 22 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 15aNo
  • 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 18Yes
  • Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bNo
  • Employees Part I, line 587
  • Volunteers Part I, line 61,320

Largest outside contractors

2024 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only
RYLAND CONSULTING LLC
Fundraising / grant writing services
$101,555

Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 1 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.

Private foundation grants it received

1 private foundation reported grants to The Justice and Diversity Center of the Bar Association of San Francisco totaling $150 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.

Correct a figure or respond

Every number above is copied from The Justice and Diversity Center of the Bar Association of San Francisco's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for The Justice and Diversity Center of the Bar Association of San Francisco, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.

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Questions people ask

How much of The Justice and Diversity Center of the Bar Association of San Francisco's spending goes to programs?

In calendar year 2024, The Justice and Diversity Center of the Bar Association of San Francisco reported that 82.5% of its $9.2 million in expenses went to program services, 12.7% to management and general and 4.9% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).

How much does The Justice and Diversity Center of the Bar Association of San Francisco pay its top executive?

The largest total compensation The Justice and Diversity Center of the Bar Association of San Francisco reported for one person in calendar year 2024 was $340,765, for the role of EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).

Where does The Justice and Diversity Center of the Bar Association of San Francisco get its money?

Of $10.2 million in revenue in calendar year 2024, 97.9% came from contributions and grants (including 41.1% from government grants) and 0.0% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).

Is The Justice and Diversity Center of the Bar Association of San Francisco a registered charity?

The IRS lists EIN 94-2931349 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. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.

Sources

  • 2024: Form 990 for calendar year 2024, object 202542899349301904 · read the filing · XML
  • 2023: Form 990 for calendar year 2023, object 202433199349317773 · read the filing
  • 2022: Form 990 for calendar year 2022, object 202323179349308407 · read the filing
  • 2021: Form 990 for calendar year 2021, object 202243199349326194 · read the filing
  • 2020: Form 990 for calendar year 2020, object 202103199349314180 · read the filing
  • 2019: Form 990 for calendar year 2019, object 202023189349309032 · read the filing

All filings for EIN 94-2931349: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.