2022-10-17T09:51:53-07:00 2021-09-30 Select ARC LLC 20 Park Vista Ct Silver Spring MD 20906 990 2020-10-01 521989809 Advocates for Justice and Education ADVO 2026788060 1200 G Street NW Washington DC 20005 Rochanda Hiligh-Thomas Executive Director 2026788060 2022-08-12 true Rochanda Hiligh-Thomas XXX-XX-XXXX Vivian P Jenkins CPA P01682838 2403179657 2022-09-30 X 3 AAL1 IAL1 FAL1 2020 2022-09-23 18:48:47Z Rochanda Hiligh-Thomas 1200 G Street NW Ste 725 Washington DC 20005 1133366 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 11 20 0 0 787094 1110573 67300 22700 116 93 0 854510 1133366 0 0 409350 546331 0 8818 263035 274955 672385 821286 182125 312080 398606 608293 159037 56646 239569 551647 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 206836 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 advance leadership training for parents to advocate for systems change and provides a supportive network through peer-to-peer support for families. AJE reached 1875 parents through individual assistance, support at meetings and trainings and trained 566 professionals on special education and related educational topics. AJE also trained 114 parents through our advance leadership training program, the Parent Leadership Academy. 107469 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 268 families on health care related topics and provided 69 families with emotional support and linkages to community-based services for children and youth with special health care needs. There were 48 families who participated in AJE's support group. 126027 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 410 individuals involving education matters. Specifically, AJE provided advice and counsel, brief services or extended representation to159 individuals in school discipline/exclusion and education access matters and trained 739 parents on legal rights involving school discipline and special education related topics. 329501 0 22700 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 343 youth on transition and self-advocacy. 329501 0 22700 769833 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 9 0 11 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 99997 0 5568 Jane Brown Chair 2.00 X X 0 0 0 Toreico O'Neal Treasurer 2.00 X X 0 0 0 Tara Emory Secretary 2.00 X X 0 0 0 Dr Tracey Davis Director 2.00 X 0 0 0 Nike O Opadiran 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 Christina Payne-Tsoupros Director 2.00 X 0 0 0 Molly Whalen Director 2.00 X 0 0 0 99997 0 5568 false false false 481557 629016 1110573 Consulting/training fees 541600 22700 0 0 22700 93 0 0 1133366 22793 0 0 130000 107698 15840 6462 360872 360872 0 0 2573 1108 1465 0 11635 10868 521 246 41251 39640 1023 588 47541 46095 1446 0 41654 39441 2213 0 200 200 0 0 26552 17097 8267 1188 77470 72384 5086 0 84 42 42 0 1473 1473 0 0 510 0 510 0 3265 0 3265 0 7067 7067 0 0 Misc program expenses 32933 32924 9 0 Staff devl/training 22226 22129 0 97 Eqpt rental/maint/supt 11564 9787 1777 0 Gifts 1514 1008 506 0 902 0 665 237 821286 769833 42635 8818 56295 71725 221693 280286 66274 208774 19700 7000 7640 15666 221614 196772 27004 24842 398606 608293 48780 47440 13200 81714 15343 9206 159037 56646 X 173319 58000 66250 493647 239569 551647 398606 608293 312080 -2 X false true X true false X 0 501750 503649 535778 787094 1110573 3438844 0 0 501750 503649 535778 787094 1110573 3438844 579896 2858948 2 1 12 116 93 224 0 1023 1023 3440091 119139 0.83110 0.87290 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 196772 24842 24842 Deferred rent 9206 9206 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. However, income not directly related to the Organizations tax-exempt purpose is subject to taxation as unrelated business income. AJE had no significant taxable income or income tax expense during the years ended September 30, 2020 and 2019. We believe that we have conducted our operations in accordance with, and has properly maintained, our tax-exempt status and that we have taken no significant uncertain tax positions. Our tax returns are subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) generally for three years after they were filed. 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 329501. 0. 22700.