2020-10-13T03:06:52-00:00 2019-12-31 Alta CPA Group LLC 59 Franklin Street Annapolis MD 21401 990 2019-01-01 813422012 CIVIL RIGHTS CORP CIVI 2028444975 1601 Connecticut Avenue Suite 800 Washington DC 20009 ALEC KARAKATSANIS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 2020-10-13 true Todd Frankenfield 4103495101 2020-10-13 71.121.180.77 2020-10-13 17:50:55 ED P D70558B5C78754082379F398AAAF77E6FF44D593 D70558B5C78754082379F398AAAF77E6FF44D593 2019 2021-01-29 14:40:06Z ALEXANDER KARAKATSANIS 1601 CONNECTICUT AVENUE STE 800 WASHINGTON DC 20009 9632811 false X https://www.civilrightscorps.org/ X 2016 DC CIVIL RIGHTS CORPS IS A NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO CHALLENGING SYSTEMIC INJUSTICE IN THE AMERICAN LEGAL SYSTEM. WE WORK WITH INDIVIDUALS ACCUSED AND CONVICTED OF CRIMES, THEIR FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES. PEOPLE C 7 4 31 0 4794854 5755495 337820 3831363 21073 31483 14056 14470 5167803 9632811 204644 506005 0 1867812 2590307 0 280245 972758 1624378 3045214 4720690 2122589 4912121 5465601 10531970 83877 238125 5381724 10293845 CIVIL RIGHTS CORPS IS A NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO CHALLENGING SYSTEMIC INJUSTICE IN THE AMERICAN LEGAL SYSTEM. WE WORK WITH INDIVIDUALS ACCUSED AND CONVICTED OF CRIMES, THEIR FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES. PEOPLE CURRENTLY OR FORMERLY INCARCERATED, ACTIVISTS, ORGANIZERS, JUDGES, AND GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS TO CHALLENGE MASS HUMAN CAGING AND TO C false false 3727022 506005 3831363 CRC IS BEST KNOWN FOR ITS LITIGATION, WHICH CHALLENGES THE ROUTINE PRACTICES THAT ENABLE MASS INCARCERATION, INCLUDING THE NEAR-UNIVERSAL RELIANCE ON MONEY BAIL, THE GROWING USE OF FINES AND FEES TO FUND THE CRIMINAL SYSTEM, PROSECUTORIAL MISCONDUCT, AND THE FAILURE TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE COUNSEL. THESE PRACTICES ARE BOTH IMMORAL AND UNCONSTITUTIONAL. EVEN WHERE OUR LITIGATION IS ONGOING, WE CAN HAVE AN IMMEDIATE IMPACT. OUR LITIGATION HAS RELEASED AT LEAST 13,000 PEOPLE FROM JAIL IN HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS CUT THE JAIL POPULATION IN COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS BY 22 STRUCK DOWN LOUISIANAS COURT FUNDING SYSTEM ON FINANCIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST GROUNDS AND MADE IT POSSIBLE FOR MORE THAN 291,000 POOR TENNESSEANS WHOSE DRIVERS LICENSES WERE REVOKED FOR NONPAYMENT OF COURT DEBT OR TICKETS TO HAVE THEIR LICENSES REINSTATED. WE CURRENTLY HAVE MORE THAN 20 CASES IN ACTIVE LITIGATION. 3727022 true true false true false false false false false false true false false false true true true false false false false false false false false false false true true true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 34 0 true 31 true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false X 7 4 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true true true true false false X X ERIC HALPERIN 2028444975 1601 CONNECTICUT AVENUE STE 800 WASHINGTON DC 20009 ALEXANDER KARAKATSANIS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 040.00 X X 150742 0 22581 ERIC HALPERIN CEO 032.00 X 127346 0 42183 RYAN C DOWNER DIRECTOR OF LITIGATION 040.00 X 126534 0 26599 KIARA HAUGHTON DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS 040.00 X 115842 0 21804 TARA MIKKILINENI SENIOR ATTORNEY 040.00 X 108437 0 22404 CYNTHIA JONES CHAIR 002.00 X X 0 0 0 CHESA BOUDIN TREASURER THRU JUNE 2019 002.00 X X 0 0 0 MILICA BOGETIC SECRETARY 002.00 X X 0 0 0 DWAYNE BETTS DIRECTOR 002.00 X 0 0 0 SEEMA GAJWANI DIRECTOR 002.00 X 0 0 0 FRED SMITH JR DIRECTOR 002.00 X 0 0 0 628901 135571 5 false true false ELIZA LEIGHTON WRIGHT 7401 MAPLE AVENUE TAKOMA PARK MD 20912 MANAGEMENT COACHING 102000 1 5755495 5755495 PROGRAM FEES 900099 3831363 3831363 31483 31483 MISCELLANEOUS INCOME 900099 14470 14470 9632811 31483 466005 466005 40000 40000 0 0 319079 250392 48752 19935 0 1796142 1428810 260726 106606 87065 61614 18065 7386 210949 178885 22759 9305 177072 140859 25703 10510 0 0 0 0 0 364704 279085 85619 0 50432 40118 7320 2994 12839 10213 1864 762 0 508502 404508 73813 30181 268033 244203 22984 846 0 65052 51748 9443 3861 0 0 63215 50287 9176 3752 4477 3561 650 266 CLIENT TRIAL COST 8425 8425 DUES, LICENSES FEES 34827 31212 2484 1131 CONSULTANTS 206775 124065 82710 ONLINE SERVICES RESEARCH 37097 37097 0 4720690 3727022 713423 280245 131654 3281334 4718013 5999500 500000 231424 7130 39715 974638 90626 98119 884012 10685 95985 5465601 10531970 83877 124826 113299 83877 238125 X 4073524 8681411 1308200 1612434 5381724 10293845 5465601 10531970 4912121 X false true X true false false X 0.00000 805337 3646713 5132674 9586498 19171222 805337 3646713 5132674 9586498 19171222 19171222 12 5764 21073 31843 58692 0 12 5764 21073 31843 58692 0 14470 14470 805349 3652477 5153747 9632811 19244384 X 0.00000 0.00000 RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED false true false false false false true 7099 false 7099 false false II-B 2a THE CRC POLICY COUNSEL PROVIDED TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND ADVOCACY SUPPORT TO THREE BILLS THAT WERE GOING TO BE INTRODUCED, OR WERE INTRODUCED, IN CONGRESS. ONE BILL WAS RELATED TO PRETRIAL DETENTION ONE BILL WAS RELATED TO FINANCIAL BARRIERS THAT PRECLUDE VOTING AND ONE BILL WAS RELATED TO DEBT-BASED LICENSE SUSPENSION false 695718 31039 664679 148621 38892 109729 130299 20695 109604 884012 Financial derivatives and other financial products Closely-held equity interests Federal income taxes X 9632811 9632811 9632811 4720690 4720690 4720690 X 2 CRC IS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAXES UNDER SECTION 501 C 3 OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE IRC. ACCORDINGLY, NO PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES HAS BEEN MADE IN THE ACCOMPANYING COMBINED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. CRC IS NOT A PRIVATE FOUNDATION. false SILICON VALLEY DEBUG 701 LENZEN AVENUE SAN JOSE CA 95126 464274158 C3 80000 PROGRAM SUPPORT FAITH IN TEXAS 1111 W MOCKINGBIRD LANE DALLAS TX 75247 473005234 C3 75000 PROGRAM SUPPORT THE W HAYWOOD BURNS INSTITUTE 475 14TH STREET STE 800 OAKLAND CA 94612 810594086 C3 139005 PROGRAM SUPPORT TEXAS ORGANIZING PROJECT EDUCATION FUND PO BOX 120296 SAN ANTONIO TX 78212 271481855 C3 80000 PROGRAM SUPPORT THE PRAXIS PROJECT 1900 FRUITVALE AVENUE STE 3D OAKLAND CA 94601 300044814 C3 37000 PROGRAM SUPPORT TRANSITIONAL HOUSING & WORK PROGRAMS OF DAVIDSON COUNTY INC 109 CUDE LANE MADISON TN 37115 263482285 C3 55000 PROGRAM SUPPORT 6 ASSISTANCE 3 40000 X X X false false false false false false false ALEXANDER KARAKATSANIS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 150742 12059 10522 150742 22581 ERIC HALPERIN CEO 127346 11887 30296 127346 42183 RYAN C DOWNER DIRECTOR OF LITIGATION 126534 3113 23486 126534 26599 Form 990, Part VI, Line 11 THE DRAFT FEDERAL FORM 99O IS FIRST REVIEWED BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER AND OPERATIONS TEAM. AFTER THE REVIEW OF THE DRAFT FORM 990, IT IS THEN CIRCULATED TO THE FULL BOARD OF DIRECTORS PRIOR TO FILING WITH THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE. Form 990, Part VI, Line 12C THE PURPOSE OF THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS TO PROTECT CIVIL RIGHTS CORPS INTEREST WHEN IT IS CONTEMPLATING ENTERING INTO A TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT THAT MIGHT BENEFIT THE PRIVATE INTEREST OF AN OFFICER OR DIRECTOR OR MIGHT RESULT IN A POSSIBLE EXCESS BENEFIT TRANSACTION. THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS DISTRIBUTED ANNUALLY TO ALL DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, MEMBERS OF BOARD COMMITTEES, AND STAFF. ALL COVERED INDIVIDUALS HAVE TO SIGN AN ANNUAL ACKNOWLEDGMENT THAT THEY HAVE RECEIVED A COPY OF THIS POLICY, UNDERSTAND IT, AND AGREE TO ABIDE BY ITS TERMS. WHENEVER A DIRECTOR, OFFICER, OR COMMITTEE MEMBER BECOMES AWARE OF A POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST, WHETHER FINANCIAL OR OTHERWISE, S/HE MAKES THE SITUATION KNOWN TO THE BOARD OR COMMITTEE AS THE CASE MIGHT BE AND PROVIDE ALL FACTS MATERIAL TO UNDERSTANDING THE NATURE AND SCOPE OF THE CONFLICT, INCLUDING WHETHER THE INTERESTED PERSON BELIEVES HIS OR HER ABILITY TO MAKE AN INDEPENDENT DECISION BASED SOLELY ON THE BEST INTEREST OF CIVIL RIGHTS CORPS HAS BEEN COMPROMISED. IF THE INTERESTED PERSON INVOLVED DOES NOT MAKE THIS DISCLOSURE, ANOTHER DIRECTOR OR COMMITTEE MEMBER WITH KNOWLEDGE OF THE POTENTIAL CONFLICT SHOULD DRAW IT TO THE BODY ATTENTION. Form 990, Part VI, Line 15A THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS SURVEYED EXECUTIVE SALARIES AT COMPARABLE ORGANIZATIONS TO DETERMINE EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION AND CONCLUDED THAT THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS SALARY WAS LOWER THAN MARKET. AS A RESULT, THE COMMITTEE AND THE BOARD OF DIRETORS ADJUSTED THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS SALARY REGIMEN TO INCREASE THE SALARY TO MARKET WITH ROOM TO GROW. T Form 990, Part VI, Line 15B THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS SURVEYED EXECUTIVE SALARIES AT COMPARABLE ORGANIZATIONS TO DETERMINE EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION AND CONCLUDED THAT THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS SALARY WAS LOWER THAN MARKET. AS A RESULT, THE COMMITTEE AND THE BOARD OF DIRETORS ADJUSTED THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS SALARY REGIMEN TO INCREASE THE SALARY TO MARKET WITH ROOM TO GROW. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS UNDERWENT THE SAME PROCESS IN SETTING THE SALARY FOR THE NEWLY CREATED POSITION OF CEO. Form 990, Part VI, Line 19 CIVIL RIGHTS CORPS MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.