2023-08-07T16:49:41-07:00 2022-09-30 461798163 Select ARC LLC 20 Park Vista Ct Silver Spring MD 20906 990 2021-10-01 521989809 Advocates for Justice and Education ADVO 2026788060 1200 G Street NW Washington DC 20005 Rochanda Hiligh-Thomas Executive Director 2026788060 2023-08-07 true Rochanda Hiligh-Thomas XXX-XX-XXXX Vivian P Jenkins P01682838 3017414440 2023-08-07 X 3 AAL1 IAL1 FAL1 2021 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z Rochanda Hiligh-Thomas 1200 G Street NW Ste 725 Washington DC 20005 1436597 false X www.aje-dc.org X 1997 DC Advocates for Justice and Education seeks to empower families, youth, and the community to be effective advocates to ensure that children and youth, particularly those who have special needs, receive access to appropriate education and health services. 9 9 14 15 0 0 1110573 1378291 22700 58135 93 171 0 1133366 1436597 0 0 546331 715218 0 11527 274955 307873 821286 1023091 312080 413506 608293 1042220 56646 77067 551647 965153 X Advocates for Justice and Education seeks to empower families, youth, and the community to be effective advocates to ensure that children and youth, particularly those who have special needs, receive access to appropriate education and health services. false false 207302 0 0 The Parent Training and Information (PTI) Center is a comprehensive resource and training center. The Center offers parents information on the laws of special education, specific disabilities, the latest research on treatment and interventions, and adaptive technology. This resource center is especially critical to our work, as it is accessible to families that traditionally would not have had access to this information. The PTI also provides one-on-one assistance to families of children and youth with special needs, offers training and advance leadership training for parents to advocate for systems change and provides a supportive network through peer-to-peer support for families, and train other professionals who support families. AJE reached 1675 parents through individual assistance, support at meetings and trainings and trained 386 professionals on special education and related educational topics. 114313 0 0 The Family-to-Family program through the D.C. Health Information Center (DC HIC) provides support, information, resources, and training to families of children and youth with special health care needs and the professionals that serve them. This program offers families an opportunity to develop leadership skills to be more effective parent advocates at all levels and to be able to provide informational and emotional support to other families of children with special health care needs. AJE trained 484 families on health care related topics and provided 88 families with emotional support and linkages to community-based services for children and youth with special health care needs. There were 51 families who participated in AJE's support group. 144619 0 0 AJE provides legal services to families in the area of special education, school discipline and school access issues. Legal services are provided in the form of advice and counsel, brief services and extended representation. AJE provided legal services to 682 individuals involving education matters. Specifically, AJE provided advice and counsel, brief services or extended representation to 366 individuals in school discipline/exclusion and education access matters and trained 933 parents on legal rights involving school discipline and special education related topics. 483128 0 58135 AJE meets the needs of families with children and youth with special needs with various resource and empowerment projects, including a comprehensive resources and services for youth ages 13-26 to secure appropriate transition services. AJE trained 319 youth on transition and self-advocacy and provided 10 transition-aged youth with Life Enrichment Award Program (LEAP) awards to aid them in meeting their transition goals. 483128 0 58135 949362 true true false false false false false false false false true false false false true true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 8 0 14 true false false false false false false false false false false X 9 9 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true true true true false X Rochanda Hiligh-Thomas 2026788060 1200 G Street NW Suite 725 Washington DC 20005 Rochanda Hiligh-Thomas Executive Director 40.00 X X 125474 0 7926 Jane Brown Chair 2.00 X X 0 0 0 Toreico O'Neal Treasurer 2.00 X X 0 0 0 Christina Payne-Tsoupros Secretary 2.00 X X 0 0 0 Dr Tracey Davis Director 2.00 X 0 0 0 Saba Bireda Director 2.00 X 0 0 0 Dr Tanna Jackson Director 2.00 X 0 0 0 Nike Opadiran Director 2.00 X 0 0 0 Molly Whalen Director 2.00 X 0 0 0 125474 0 7926 1 false false false 452498 925793 1378291 Consulting/training fees 541600 58135 0 0 58135 171 0 171 1436597 58135 0 171 138917 117785 14088 7044 490043 484322 4659 1062 28693 27416 851 426 57565 52821 4087 657 11249 10732 371 146 95470 79470 15479 521 9572 4719 3619 1234 12679 7520 5049 110 89332 85679 3653 0 3272 0 3272 0 7052 6766 271 15 Misc program expenses 53038 50501 2466 71 Staff devl/training 18091 17480 611 0 Eqpt rental/leases 3855 1822 2008 25 Licenses/fees 3485 2329 940 216 778 0 778 0 1023091 949362 62202 11527 71725 63241 280286 285891 208774 661127 7000 2000 15666 8392 221614 200045 24842 21569 608293 1042220 47440 73998 9206 3069 56646 77067 X 58000 857153 493647 108000 551647 965153 608293 1042220 413506 X false true X true false X 0 503649 535778 787094 1110573 1378291 4315385 0 0 503649 535778 787094 1110573 1378291 4315385 1209492 3105893 1 12 116 93 171 393 0 1023 1023 4316801 179164 0.71950 0.83110 X 0 0 0 Pt II Ln 10 Other Income Part II, Line 10 Description: Other income 2017: 1023. RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 0 221614 200045 21569 21569 Deferred rent 3069 3069 X Pt X, Line 2 AJE is exempt from federal income taxes under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code (IRC) and applicable income tax laws and regulations of the District of Columbia. Further, the Organization has been classified as an organization other than a private foundation under Section 509(a) of the IRC and, as such, contributions to AJE qualify for deduction as charitable contributions. We are annually required to file a Return of Organization Exempt from Income Tax (Form 990) with the IRS. In addition, it is subject to income tax on net income that is derived from business activities that are unrelated to our exempt purposes. We have determined that we are not subject to unrelated business income tax and have not filed an Exempt Organization Business Income Tax Return (Form 990-T) with the IRS. Pt VI, Line 11b FOLLOWING MANAGEMENT REVIEW, A DRAFT VERSION OF THE FORM 990 IS SHARED WITH THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF AJE. ONCE APPROVED, IT IS FILED WITH THE IRS. Pt VI, Line 19 GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. Pt VI, Line 12c IN THE EVENT OF A POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST AT THE BOARD LEVEL, THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLlCY REQUIRES THE INTERESTED BOARD MEMBER TO CALL TO THE ATTENTION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, OR ANY RELEVANT COMMlTTEE, AND SUCH PERSON IS NOT TO VOTE ON THE MATTER IF APPROPRIATE, SUCH DIRECTOR IS REQUIRED ALSO TO EXCUSE HIMHERSELF FROM THE DISCUSSION OF THE MATTER AT THE STAFF LEVEL, THE POLlCY REQUIRES THAT STAFF MEMBERS DISCUSS ANY SITUATIONS WHICH GIVE RISE TO A POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST WITH THEIR SUPERVISOR, WHO IS RESPONSIBLE FOR MONITORING AND ENFORCING THE POLlCY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR IS REQUIRED TO DISCUSS ANY POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST WITH THE CHAIR OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. Pt VI, Line 15a THE COMPENSATION FOR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR IS REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AS PART OF THE ORGANIZATIONAL BUDGET PROCESS. THESE DECISIONS ARE DOCUMENTED CONTEMPORANEOUSLY IN THE BOARD MEETING MINUTES. COMPENSATION DECISIONS FOR ALL EMPLOYEES ARE MADE USING COMPARABLE DATA FOR SIMILAR POSITIONS IN SIMILAR ORGANIZATIONS. Pt VI, Line 15b THE COMPENSATION FOR OTHER KEY EMPLOYEES IS REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AS PART OF THE ORGANIZATIONAL BUDGET PROCESS. THESE DECISIONS ARE DOCUMENTED CONTEMPORANEOUSLY IN THE BOARD MEETING MINUTES. COMPENSATION DECISIONS FOR ALL EMPLOYEES ARE MADE USING COMPARABLE DATA FOR SIMILAR POSITIONS IN SIMILAR ORGANIZATIONS. Form 990, Part III, Line 4d AJE meets the needs of families with children and youth with special needs with various resource and empowerment projects, including 483128. 0. 58135.