2021-04-29T14:45:22-05:00 2020-12-31 541498950 RENNER AND COMPANY CPA PC 700 NORTH FAIRFAX STREET SUITE 400 ALEXANDRIA VA 22314 990 2020-01-01 843479025 DC JUSTICE LAB DCJU 2026818783 1200 U STREET NW WASHINGTON DC 20009 PATRICE SULTON EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 2026818783 2021-04-29 1 PATRICE SULTON XXX-XX-XXXX ANDREW E YOUNG CPA P01203950 7035351200 2021-04-29 0 AAL1 IAL1 2020 2022-09-23 18:48:47Z X DONALD BRAMAN 1200 U STREET NW WASHINGTON DC 20009 490646 0 X WWW.DCJUSTICELAB.ORG X 2019 DC SEE SCHEDULE O FOR DESCRIPTION OF MISSION. 6 6 0 56 0 0 490646 0 0 0 490646 0 0 0 0 15794 42827 42827 447819 447819 0 447819 X DC JUSTICE LAB IS A TEAM OF LAW AND POLICY EXPERTS RESEARCHING, ORGANIZING, AND ADVOCATING FOR LARGE-SCALE CHANGES TO THE DISTRICT'S CRIMINAL LEGAL SYSTEM. WE DEVELOP SMARTER SAFETY SOLUTIONS THAT ARE EVIDENCE-DRIVEN, COMMUNITY-ROOTED, AND RACIALLY JUST. WE AIM TO FULLY TRANSFORM THE DISTRICT'S APPROACH TO PUBLIC SAFETY AND MAKE IT A NATIONAL LEADER IN JUSTICE REFORM. 0 0 7500 RESEARCH: DC JUSTICE LAB RESEARCHED, DEVELOPED, AND PUBLISHED ONLINE A SUITE OF PROPOSALS TO DRAMATICALLY CHANGE THE ROLE AND AUTHORITY OF POLICE IN THE DISTRICT. OUR RECOMMENDATION SPANNED A VARIETY OF POLICE PRACTICES, INCLUDING EMERGENCY RESPONSE, PEDESTRIAN ENCOUNTERS, TRAFFIC STOPS, AND HOME SEARCH WARRANTS. WE ALSO BEGAN OUR RESEARCH INTO RACIALLY EQUITABLE GUN CONTROL MEASURES AND EXPANDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR RETURNING CITIZENS. 574 ADVOCACY: DC JUSTICE LAB PROVIDED ITS EXPERTISE AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO SEVERAL WORKING GROUPS AND POLICYMAKERS. WE SERVED ON THE DISTRICT'S POLICE REFORM COMMISSION, CHAIRING ITS COMMITTEE ON POLICING PRACTICES, TRAINING, AND RECRUITMENT. WE SERVED ON THE DISTRICT'S TASK FORCE ON JAILS AND JUSTICE, CHAIRING ITS COMMITTEE ON DECARCERATION. WE JOINED THE THRIVE UNDER 25 COALITION IN ITS EFFORTS TO PRODUCE A FIRST-IN-THE-NATION SENTENCING REFORM FOR YOUNG ADULTS. WE ORGANIZED CONCERNED CITIZENS TO IMPROVE THE DISTRICT'S CRIMINAL RECORD SEALING LAWS. AND, WE PRESENTED TESTIMONY TO THE D.C. COUNCIL ON POLICING AND ALTERNATIVES TO POLICING. 200 TRAINING:DC JUSTICE LAB TRAINED DOZENS OF LAW STUDENTS AND OTHER VOLUNTEERS WHO WERE SPURRED TO ACTION BY THE GROUNDSWELL OF PUBLIC SUPPORT FOR REIMAGINING PUBLIC SAFETY. STUDENTS WERE EDUCATED IN DISCIPLINES INCLUDING CONSTITUTIONAL LAW, CRIMINAL LAW, CRIMINAL PROCEDURE, AND LEGISLATIVE DRAFTING. WE ALSO BEGAN HOLDING PUBLIC FORUMS TO TRAIN AND LEARN FROM COMMUNITY MEMBERS ON TOPICS SUCH AS POLICING AND PROBATION REFORM. AND, WE GAVE PRESENTATIONS TO ATTORNEYS AND ORGANIZERS. 8274 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 6 6 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 DC X THE ORGANIZATION 2026818783 1200 U STREET NW WASHINGTON DC 20009 X DONALD BRAMAN CHAIR 5.00 X X 0 0 0 JADE CHONG-SMITH SECRETARY 5.00 X X 0 0 0 LAUREN JOHNSON TREASURER 5.00 X X 0 0 0 JULIENE JAMES FUND DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 CLINIQUE MARSHALL CHAPMAN DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 KATHARINE RICHARDS DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 PATRICE SULTON EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 5.00 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 490646 490646 490646 0 0 0 X 1643 1643 37853 7500 15353 15000 1344 149 630 565 1675 425 1021 229 200 200 112 0 112 42827 8274 18759 15794 445700 2231 112 0 2119 0 447819 0 0 X 447819 0 447819 0 447819 447819 0 X 0 0 0 X 490646 490646 490646 490646 430561 60085 490646 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 PART II-B, LINE 1: IN 2020, DC JUSTICE LAB DID NOT SPEND ANY MONEY ON LOBBYING ACTIVITIES. WE PREPARED AND SUBMITTED TESTIMONY TO THE DC COUNCIL ON THREE OCCASSIONS, WHICH INCLUDED WRITTEN TESTIMONY REGARDING THE METROPOLITAN POLICE DEPARTMENT BUDGET ON JULY 20, 2020, ORAL TESTIMONY ON POLICING ON OCTOBER 15, 2020, AND ORAL TESTIMONY ON ALTERNATIVES TO POLICING ON DECEMBER 17, 2020. THE ESTIMATED NUMBER OF TOTAL VOLUNTEER HOURS DEDICATED TO LOBBYING TOTALED 100 HOURS, WHICH APPROXIMATES TO 2% OF THE TOTAL ESTIMATED VOLUNTEER HOURS GIVEN TO DC JUSTICE LAB. 2231 112 2119 2119 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 4 DC JUSTICE LAB ADOPTED ITS BYLAWS DURING THE FISCAL YEAR. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 8B NO COMMITTEES OF THE BOARD HAVE BEEN ESTABLISHED TO DATE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE FORM 990 WAS DISTRIBUTED TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND REVIEWED BEFORE FILING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS ROUTINELY MONITORS AND EVALUATES CONFLICTS OF INTEREST AS THEY ARISE WITHIN THE COURSE OF ITS OPERATIONS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A COMPENSATION FOR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR WAS REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS UPON THE BASIS OF COMPARISONS TO COMPARABLE ENTITIES AND VETTED COMPENSATION DATA. COMPENSATION AMOUNTS WERE DOCUMENTED CONTEMPORANEOUSLY UPON APPROVAL BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 DC JUSTICE LAB'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G PROFESSIONAL FEES - IT SUPPORT: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 0. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 208. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 208. TRAINING AND STAFF DEVELOPMENT: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 0. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 145. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 145. INDEPENDENT CONTRACTORS: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 7,500. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 15,000. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 15,000. TOTAL EXPENSES 37,500. PART I, LINE I, DESCRIPTION OF ORGANIZATION'S MISSION DC JUSTICE LAB DEVELOPS SMARTER SAFETY SOLUTIONS THAT ARE EVIDENCE-DRIVEN, COMMUNITY-ROOTED, AND RACIALLY JUST.