NORTH CAROLINA JUSTICE CENTER: Form 990, tax year 2012

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Organization: NORTH CAROLINA JUSTICE CENTER (EIN 56-1348186)
Tax period: 2012-01-01 to 2012-12-31
Filed: 2013-11-15
IRS object ID: 201333199349305458
Schema version: 2012v2.3
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header
Form 990
Schedule A
Schedule B
Schedule C
Schedule D
Schedule G
Schedule I
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Timestamp	2013-11-15T11:27:41-06:00	Timestamp
Tax Period End Date	2012-12-31	TaxPeriodEndDate

Preparer Firm PreparerFirm

Preparer Firm Business Name PreparerFirmBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	ROMEO WIGGINS & COMPANY LLP	BusinessNameLine1

Preparer Firm US Address PreparerFirmUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	8210 CREEDMOOR RD 202	AddressLine1
City	RALEIGH	City
State	NC	State
ZIP Code	27613	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnType
Tax Period Begin Date	2012-01-01	TaxPeriodBeginDate

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	561348186	EIN

Name Name

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	NORTH CAROLINA JUSTICE CENTER	BusinessNameLine1

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name Control	NORT	NameControl
Phone	9198562570	Phone

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	POST OFFICE BOX 28068	AddressLine1
City	RALEIGH	City
State	NC	State
ZIP Code	276118068	ZIPCode

Officer Officer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name	MELINDA LAWRENCE	Name
Title	EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR	Title
Phone	9198562570	Phone
Date Signed	2013-11-11	DateSigned
Authorize Third Party	false	AuthorizeThirdParty

Preparer Preparer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name	J KELLY LANIER	Name
Phone	9198705151	Phone
Date Prepared	2013-11-12	DatePrepared
Self Employed	X	SelfEmployed

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax Year	2012	TaxYear
Build TS	2016-03-07 17:11:31Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name Of Principal Officer Person	MELINDA LAWRENCE	NameOfPrincipalOfficerPerson

Address Principal Officer US AddressPrincipalOfficerUS

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	POST OFFICE BOX 28068	AddressLine1
City	RALEIGH	City
State	NC	State
ZIP Code	276118068	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	3669485	GrossReceipts
Group Return For Affiliates	false	GroupReturnForAffiliates
Organization501c3	X	Organization501c3
Web Site	WWW.NCJUSTICE.ORG	WebSite
Type Of Organization Corporation	X	TypeOfOrganizationCorporation
Year Formation	1982	YearFormation
State Legal Domicile	NC	StateLegalDomicile
Activity Or Mission Description	THIS ORGANIZATION SERVES AS A PUBLIC POLICY ADVOCACY ORGANIZATION. ITS MISSION IS TO REDUCE AND ELIMINATE POVERTY IN NORTH CAROLINA BY HELPING TO ENSURE THAT EVERY HOUSEHOLD GAINS ACCESS TO THE RESOURCES, SERVICES AND FAIR TREATMENT THAT IT NEEDS TO ENJOY ECONOMIC SECURITY.	ActivityOrMissionDescription
Nbr Voting Members Governing Body	15	NbrVotingMembersGoverningBody
Nbr Independent Voting Members	15	NbrIndependentVotingMembers
Total Nbr Employees	58	TotalNbrEmployees
Total Nbr Volunteers	6	TotalNbrVolunteers
Total Gross UBI	0	TotalGrossUBI
Contributions Grants Prior Year	3452421	ContributionsGrantsPriorYear
Contributions Grants Current Year	3066876	ContributionsGrantsCurrentYear
Program Service Revenue Prior Year	2318089	ProgramServiceRevenuePriorYear
Program Service Revenue CY	577789	ProgramServiceRevenueCY
Investment Income Prior Year	7274	InvestmentIncomePriorYear
Investment Income Current Year	11085	InvestmentIncomeCurrentYear
Other Revenue Prior Year	27629	OtherRevenuePriorYear
Other Revenue Current Year	-5255	OtherRevenueCurrentYear
Total Revenue Prior Year	5805413	TotalRevenuePriorYear
Total Revenue Current Year	3650495	TotalRevenueCurrentYear
Grants And Similar Amnts Prior Year	22000	GrantsAndSimilarAmntsPriorYear
Grants And Similar Amnts CY	78774	GrantsAndSimilarAmntsCY
Benefits Paid To Members CY	0	BenefitsPaidToMembersCY
Salaries Etc Prior Year	3792464	SalariesEtcPriorYear
Salaries Etc Current Year	4204568	SalariesEtcCurrentYear
Total Prof Fundrsng Exp CY	0	TotalProfFundrsngExpCY
Total Fundrsng Exp Current Year	102044	TotalFundrsngExpCurrentYear
Other Expense Prior Year	779123	OtherExpensePriorYear
Other Expenses Current Year	720841	OtherExpensesCurrentYear
Total Expenses Prior Year	4593587	TotalExpensesPriorYear
Total Expenses Current Year	5004183	TotalExpensesCurrentYear
Revenues Less Expenses Prior Year	1211826	RevenuesLessExpensesPriorYear
Revenues Less Expenses CY	-1353688	RevenuesLessExpensesCY
Total Assets BOY	5271709	TotalAssetsBOY
Total Assets EOY	3865265	TotalAssetsEOY
Total Liabilities BOY	364696	TotalLiabilitiesBOY
Total Liabilities EOY	307008	TotalLiabilitiesEOY
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	4907013	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOY
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	3558257	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOY
Info In Schedule O Part III	X	InfoInScheduleOPartIII
Mission Description	THIS ORGANIZATION SERVES AS A PUBLIC POLICY ADVOCACY ORGANIZATION. ITS MISSION IS TO REDUCE AND ELIMINATE POVERTY IN NORTH CAROLINA BY HELPING TO ENSURE THAT EVERY HOUSEHOLD GAINS ACCESS TO THE RESOURCES, SERVICES AND FAIR TREATMENT THAT IT NEEDS TO ENJOY ECONOMIC SECURITY.	MissionDescription
Significant New Program Services	false	SignificantNewProgramServices
Significant Change	false	SignificantChange
Expense	804684	Expense
Description	IMMIGRATION RIGHTS: WORKS TO ENSURE THAT LOW-INCOME IMMIGRANTS RECEIVE LEGAL REPRESENTATION AND PROTECTS IMMIGRANTS AND THEIR FAMILIES FROM ABUSE IN THE PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SECTORS.	Description

Activity2 Activity2

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	679897	Expense
Description	HOUSING & CONSUMER: WORKS TO IMPROVE THE HOUSING CONDITIONS FOR LOW-INCOME PEOPLE AND TO PROTECT NORTH CAROLINIANS FROM HARMFUL AND ABUSIVE BUSINESS PRACTICES.	Description

Activity3 Activity3

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	616855	Expense
Description	BUDGET AND TAX CENTER - ANALYZES THE IMPACT OF FISCAL POLICY ON LOW AND MODERATE INCOME NORTH CAROLINIANS.	Description

Activity Other ActivityOther

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	2386914	Expense
Grants	78774	Grants
Description	EDUCATION AND LAW - WORKS TO IMPROVE THE PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM SO THAT IT BETTER SERVES LOW INCOME & MINORITY CHILDREN; COMMUNICATIONS - PROVIDES THE PUBLIC AND POLICY-MAKERS WITH READY ACCESS TO THE JUSTICE CENTER'S DATA, ANALYSIS AND POLICY RECOMMENDATION ON CURRENT STATE POLICY ISSUES IMPACTING LOW AND MODERATE INCOME INDIVIDUALS AND THEIR COMMUNITIES; HEALTH ACCESS - WORKS TO ENSURE ACCESS TO QUALITY AND AFFORDABLE HEALTH CARE FOR ALL NORTH CAROLINIANS; POLICY WATCH - WORKS TO INFORM THE PUBLIC, POLICY-MAKERS AND THE MEDIA ABOUT IMPORTANT ISSUES FACING NORTH CAROLINA AND SERVES AS A RESOURCE AND MEDIA OUTLET FOR NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS IN THE STATE; WORKERS' RIGHTS - WORKS TO ENSURE AND EXPAND POLICIES ON SAFE WORKPLACES, FAIR TREATMENT, A LIVING WAGE, AND A STRONG SAFETY NET IN HARD TIMES.	Description

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Of Other Program Service Exp	2386914	TotalOfOtherProgramServiceExp
Total Of Other Program Service Grnt	78774	TotalOfOtherProgramServiceGrnt
Total Program Service Expense	4488350	TotalProgramServiceExpense
Described In501 C3	true	DescribedIn501C3
Schedule B Required	true	ScheduleBRequired
Political Activities	false	PoliticalActivities
Lobbying Activities	true	LobbyingActivities
Subject To Proxy Tax	false	SubjectToProxyTax
Donor Advised Funds	false	DonorAdvisedFunds
Conservation Easements	false	ConservationEasements
Collections Of Art	false	CollectionsOfArt
Credit Counseling	false	CreditCounseling
Term Or Permanent Endowments	false	TermOrPermanentEndowments
Report Land Bldg Equip	true	ReportLandBldgEquip
Report Invest Oth Securities	false	ReportInvestOthSecurities
Report Prog Rel Invest	false	ReportProgRelInvest
Report Other Assets	false	ReportOtherAssets
Report Other Liabilities	true	ReportOtherLiabilities
Report Fin48 Footnote	false	ReportFin48Footnote
Independent Audit Financial Stmt	true	IndependentAuditFinancialStmt
Consolidated Audit Financial Stmt	false	ConsolidatedAuditFinancialStmt
School	false	School
Foreign Office	false	ForeignOffice
Foreign Activities	false	ForeignActivities
More Than5000 K To Organizations	false	MoreThan5000KToOrganizations
More Than5000 K To Individuals	false	MoreThan5000KToIndividuals
Professional Fundraising	false	ProfessionalFundraising
Fundraising Activities	true	FundraisingActivities
Gaming	false	Gaming
Hospital	false	Hospital
Grants To Organizations	true	GrantsToOrganizations
Grants To Individuals	false	GrantsToIndividuals
Schedule J Required	false	ScheduleJRequired
Tax Exempt Bonds	false	TaxExemptBonds
Excess Benefit Transaction	false	ExcessBenefitTransaction
Prior Excess Benefit Transaction	false	PriorExcessBenefitTransaction
Loan To Officer Or DQP	false	LoanToOfficerOrDQP
Grant To Related Person	false	GrantToRelatedPerson
Bsnss Rltnshp With Organization	false	BsnssRltnshpWithOrganization
Bsnss Rltnshp Thru Family Member	false	BsnssRltnshpThruFamilyMember
Officer Entity With Bsnss Rltnshp	false	OfficerEntityWithBsnssRltnshp
Deductible Non Cash Contributions	false	DeductibleNonCashContributions
Deductible Contributions Of Art	false	DeductibleContributionsOfArt
Terminated	false	Terminated
Partial Liquidation	false	PartialLiquidation
Disregarded Entity	false	DisregardedEntity
Related Entity	false	RelatedEntity
Related Org Controlled Entity	false	RelatedOrgControlledEntity
Transfers To Exempt Non Chrtbl Org	false	TransfersToExemptNonChrtblOrg
Activities Conducted Partnership	false	ActivitiesConductedPartnership
Schedule O Required	true	ScheduleORequired
Info In Schedule O Part V	X	InfoInScheduleOPartV
Number Forms Transmitted With1096	15	NumberFormsTransmittedWith1096
Number W2 G Included	0	NumberW2GIncluded
Compliance With Backup Witholding	true	ComplianceWithBackupWitholding
Number Of Employees	102	NumberOfEmployees
Employment Tax Returns Filed	true	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiled
Unrelated Business Income	false	UnrelatedBusinessIncome
Foreign Financial Account	false	ForeignFinancialAccount
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	false	ProhibitedTaxShelterTrans
Taxable Party Notification	false	TaxablePartyNotification
Non Deductible Contributions	false	NonDeductibleContributions
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	true	QuidProQuoContributions
Quid Pro Quo Disclosure	true	QuidProQuoDisclosure
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	false	Form8282PropertyDisposedOf
Funds To Pay Premiums	false	FundsToPayPremiums
Premiums Paid	false	PremiumsPaid
Indoor Tanning Services	false	IndoorTanningServices
Info In Schedule O Part VI	X	InfoInScheduleOPartVI
Nbr Voting Governing Body Members	15	NbrVotingGoverningBodyMembers
Number Independent Voting Members	15	NumberIndependentVotingMembers
Family Or Business Relationship	false	FamilyOrBusinessRelationship
Delegation Of Management Duties	false	DelegationOfManagementDuties
Changes To Organizing Docs	false	ChangesToOrganizingDocs
Material Diversion Or Misuse	false	MaterialDiversionOrMisuse
Members Or Stockholders	false	MembersOrStockholders
Election Of Board Members	false	ElectionOfBoardMembers
Decisions Subject To Approval	false	DecisionsSubjectToApproval
Minutes Of Governing Body	true	MinutesOfGoverningBody
Minutes Of Committees	true	MinutesOfCommittees
Officer Mailing Address	false	OfficerMailingAddress
Local Chapters	false	LocalChapters
Form990 Provided To Governing Body	true	Form990ProvidedToGoverningBody
Conflict Of Interest Policy	true	ConflictOfInterestPolicy
Annual Disclosure Covered Persons	true	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPersons
Regular Monitoring Enforcement	true	RegularMonitoringEnforcement
Whistleblower Policy	true	WhistleblowerPolicy
Document Retention Policy	true	DocumentRetentionPolicy
Compensation Process CEO	true	CompensationProcessCEO
Compensation Process Other	true	CompensationProcessOther
Investment In Joint Venture	false	InvestmentInJointVenture
States Where Copy Of Return Is Filed	NC	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFiled
Upon Request	X	UponRequest

The Books Are In Care Of TheBooksAreInCareOf

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name Person	MELINDA LAWRENCE	NamePerson
Telephone Number	9198562570	TelephoneNumber

Address US AddressUS

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	224 S DAWSON STREET	AddressLine1
City	RALEIGH	City
State	NC	State
ZIP Code	27611	ZIPCode

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionA (20 entries)

TitleTitle	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeek	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirector	Reportable Comp From OrganizationReportableCompFromOrganization	Reportable Comp From Related OrgsReportableCompFromRelatedOrgs	Other CompensationOtherCompensation	OfficerOfficer	Highest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployee
DR REV WILLIAM J BARBER II
DIRECTOR	1.00	X	0	0	0
MAL MAYNARD
DIRECTOR	1.00	X	0	0	0
DHAMIAN BLUE
CO-CHAIR	1.00	X	0	0	0
STEPHON BOWENS
DIRECTOR	1.00	X	0	0	0
CHRISTOPHER GRAEBE
CO-CHAIR	1.00	X	0	0	0
DEDE CARNEY
DIRECTOR	1.00	X	0	0	0
KAREN GOTTOVI
DIRECTOR	1.00	X	0	0	0
JUVENCIO ROCHA PERALTA
DIRECTOR	1.00	X	0	0	0
SUZANNE REYNOLDS
DIRECTOR	1.00	X	0	0	0
GENE NICHOL
SECRETARY	1.00	X	0	0	0
REV J GEORGE REED
DIRECTOR	1.00	X	0	0	0
GERALDINE SUMTER
TREASURER	1.00	X	0	0	0
BISHOP G PORTER TAYLOR
DIRECTOR	1.00	X	0	0	0
KEITH RIVERS
DIRECTOR	1.00	X	0	0	0
CATHY TAMSBERG
DIRECTOR	1.00	X	0	0	0
MELINDA LAWRENCE
EXECUTIVE DI	40.00		117349	0	15480	X
MARY COLEMAN
CFO	40.00		96539	0	17365	X
CARLENE MCNULTY
DIRECTOR LIT	40.00		103570	0	14248		X
CHRIS FITZSIMON
POLICY WATCH	40.00		101457	0	12476		X
WILLIAM ROWE
GENERAL COUN	40.00		101024	0	20640		X

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	519939	TotalReportableCompFromOrg
Total Other Compensation	80209	TotalOtherCompensation
Number Individuals GT100 K	4	NumberIndividualsGT100K
Formers Listed	false	FormersListed
Total Comp GT150 K	false	TotalCompGT150K
Compensation From Other Sources	false	CompensationFromOtherSources
Fundraising Events	38200	FundraisingEvents
All Other Contributions	3028676	AllOtherContributions
Total Contributions	3066876	TotalContributions

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenue (3 entries)

DescriptionDescription	Business CodeBusinessCode	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumn	Related Or Exempt Function IncomeRelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome
ATTORNEY FEES	541900	441270	441270
CONTRACT SERVICES	541100	134014	134014
POLICY WATCH	900099	2505	2505

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	577789	TotalProgramServiceRevenue

Investment Income InvestmentIncome

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	11085	TotalRevenueColumn
Exclusion	$11,085	ExclusionAmount

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Cntrbtns Rprtd Fundraising Events	38200	CntrbtnsRprtdFundraisingEvents
Fundraising Direct Expenses	18990	FundraisingDirectExpenses

Net Income From Fundraising Events NetIncomeFromFundraisingEvents

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	-18990	TotalRevenueColumn

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMisc

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Description	MISCELLANEOUS INCOME	Description
Business Code	900099	BusinessCode
Total Revenue Column	13735	TotalRevenueColumn
Exclusion	$13,735	ExclusionAmount

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Other Revenue	13735	TotalOtherRevenue

Total Revenue TotalRevenue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	3650495	TotalRevenueColumn
Related Or Exempt Function Income	577789	RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome
Exclusion	$24,820	ExclusionAmount

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgs

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	78774	Total
Program Services	78774	ProgramServices

Comp Current Officers Directors CompCurrentOfficersDirectors

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	213888	Total
Program Services	190361	ProgramServices
Management And General	18394	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	5133	Fundraising

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWages

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	3119323	Total
Program Services	2835393	ProgramServices
Management And General	228061	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	55869	Fundraising

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributions

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	210385	Total
Program Services	195215	ProgramServices
Management And General	11629	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	3541	Fundraising

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefits

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	404413	Total
Program Services	354910	ProgramServices
Management And General	40906	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	8597	Fundraising

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxes

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	256559	Total
Program Services	233079	ProgramServices
Management And General	18172	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	5308	Fundraising

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccounting

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	20173	Total
Program Services	14435	ProgramServices
Management And General	4410	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	1328	Fundraising

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOther

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	166996	Total
Program Services	128718	ProgramServices
Management And General	32369	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	5909	Fundraising

Office Expenses OfficeExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	115378	Total
Program Services	97840	ProgramServices
Management And General	7628	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	9910	Fundraising

Occupancy Occupancy

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	207256	Total
Program Services	181209	ProgramServices
Management And General	22813	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	3234	Fundraising

Travel Travel

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	60875	Total
Program Services	53045	ProgramServices
Management And General	7713	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	117	Fundraising

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetings

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	14768	Total
Program Services	14427	ProgramServices
Management And General	341	ManagementAndGeneral

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletion

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	38713	Total
Program Services	28746	ProgramServices
Management And General	9967	ManagementAndGeneral

Insurance Insurance

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	1439	Total
Program Services	1439	ProgramServices

Other Expenses OtherExpenses (4 entries)

DescriptionDescription	TotalTotal	Program ServicesProgramServices	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneral	FundraisingFundraising
STAFF/BOARD DEVELOPMENT	24351	15356	7995	1000
LIBRARY	22957	22957
NON CAPITAL PURCHASES	18366	18162		204
OTHER	14296	13102		1194

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	15273	Total
Program Services	11182	ProgramServices
Management And General	3391	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	700	Fundraising

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	5004183	Total
Program Services	4488350	ProgramServices
Management And General	413789	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	102044	Fundraising

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearing

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	3016411	BOY
EOY	2171147	EOY

Savings And Temp Cash Investments SavingsAndTempCashInvestments

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	251209	BOY
EOY	259010	EOY

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivable

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	1821618	BOY
EOY	1237660	EOY

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivable

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	10790	BOY
EOY	14013	EOY

Prepaid Expenses Deferred Charges PrepaidExpensesDeferredCharges

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	30654	EOY

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Buildings Equipment Basis	342049	LandBuildingsEquipmentBasis
Land Bldg Equipment Accum Deprec	270478	LandBldgEquipmentAccumDeprec

Land Buildings Equipment Basis Net LandBuildingsEquipmentBasisNet

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	96821	BOY
EOY	71571	EOY

Investments Pub Traded Securities InvestmentsPubTradedSecurities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	65143	BOY
EOY	70724	EOY

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecurities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	9717	BOY
EOY	10486	EOY

Total Assets TotalAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	5271709	BOY
EOY	3865265	EOY

Accounts Payable Accrued Expenses AccountsPayableAccruedExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	212845	BOY
EOY	189253	EOY

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	151851	BOY
EOY	117755	EOY

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	364696	BOY
EOY	307008	EOY

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Follow SFAS117	X	FollowSFAS117

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	2566271	BOY
EOY	1928512	EOY

Temporarily Restricted Net Assets TemporarilyRestrictedNetAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	2340742	BOY
EOY	1629745	EOY

Total Net Assets Fund Balances TotalNetAssetsFundBalances

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	4907013	BOY
EOY	3558257	EOY

Total Liab Net Assets Fund Balances TotalLiabNetAssetsFundBalances

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	5271709	BOY
EOY	3865265	EOY

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expenses	-1353688	ReconcilationRevenueExpenses
Reconciliation Unrealized Invest	4932	ReconciliationUnrealizedInvest
Method Of Accounting Accrual	X	MethodOfAccountingAccrual
Accountant Compile Or Review	false	AccountantCompileOrReview
FS Audited	true	FSAudited

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasis

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Financial Statement Separate	X	FinancialStatementSeparate

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Audit Committee	true	AuditCommittee
Federal Grant Audit Required	false	FederalGrantAuditRequired

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Publicly Supported Org170b1 Avi	X	PubliclySupportedOrg170b1Avi

Gifts Grants Contrib Received170 GiftsGrantsContribReceived170

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	4197104	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	4128866	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	3967409	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	3452421	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	3066876	CurrentTaxYear
Total	18812676	Total

Total170 Total170

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	4197104	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	4128866	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	3967409	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	3452421	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	3066876	CurrentTaxYear
Total	18812676	Total

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Amounts Subst Contributors Total	7836089	AmountsSubstContributorsTotal
Public Support Total170	10976587	PublicSupportTotal170

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	17059	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	19935	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	20026	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	7274	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	11085	CurrentTaxYear
Total	75379	Total

Other Income170 OtherIncome170

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	13144	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	14400	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	9899	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	45191	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	13735	CurrentTaxYear
Total	96369	Total

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Support	18984424	TotalSupport
Gross Receipts From Admissions Etc	3198091	GrossReceiptsFromAdmissionsEtc
Public Support Pertcentage170	0.57820	PublicSupportPertcentage170
Public Support Pertcent Prior Year	0.56270	PublicSupportPertcentPriorYear
Thirty Three Percnt Tests CY170	X	ThirtyThreePercntTestsCY170

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Info ContributorInfo

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contributor Number	RESTRICTED	ContributorNumber

Contributor Name Business ContributorNameBusiness

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	RESTRICTED	BusinessNameLine1

Contributor Address US ContributorAddressUS

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	RESTRICTED	AddressLine1
Address Line2	RESTRICTED	AddressLine2
City	RESTRICTED	City
State	RESTRICTED	State
ZIP Code	RESTRICTED	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Aggregate Contributions	RESTRICTED	AggregateContributions

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

Total Grassroots Lobbying TotalGrassrootsLobbying

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Totals	7848	FilingOrganizationsTotals

Total Direct Lobbying TotalDirectLobbying

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Totals	36321	FilingOrganizationsTotals

Total Lobbying Expenditures TotalLobbyingExpenditures

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Totals	44169	FilingOrganizationsTotals

Other Exempt Purpose Expenditures OtherExemptPurposeExpenditures

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Totals	4960014	FilingOrganizationsTotals

Total Exempt Purpose Expenditures TotalExemptPurposeExpenditures

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Totals	5004183	FilingOrganizationsTotals

Lobbying Nontaxable LobbyingNontaxableAmount

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Totals	400209	FilingOrganizationsTotals

Grassroots Nontaxable GrassrootsNontaxableAmount

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Totals	100052	FilingOrganizationsTotals

Lobbying Nontaxable Amount2 LobbyingNontaxableAmount2

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3	367001	CurrentYearMinus3
Current Year Minus2	357697	CurrentYearMinus2
Current Year Minus1	379679	CurrentYearMinus1
Current Year	400209	CurrentYear
Total	1504586	Total

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Lobbying Ceiling	$2,256,879	LobbyingCeilingAmount

Total Lobbying Expenditures2 TotalLobbyingExpenditures2

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3	33881	CurrentYearMinus3
Current Year Minus2	24689	CurrentYearMinus2
Current Year Minus1	88326	CurrentYearMinus1
Current Year	44169	CurrentYear
Total	191065	Total

Grassroots Nontaxable Amount2 GrassrootsNontaxableAmount2

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3	91750	CurrentYearMinus3
Current Year Minus2	89424	CurrentYearMinus2
Current Year Minus1	94920	CurrentYearMinus1
Current Year	100052	CurrentYear
Total	376146	Total

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grassroots Ceiling	$564,219	GrassrootsCeilingAmount

Grassroots Lobbying Expenditures GrassrootsLobbyingExpenditures

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3	14345	CurrentYearMinus3
Current Year Minus2	2797	CurrentYearMinus2
Current Year Minus1	22781	CurrentYearMinus1
Current Year	7848	CurrentYear
Total	47771	Total

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Equipment Equipment

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	342049	OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation	270478	Depreciation
Book Value	71571	BookValue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Of Book Value Land Buildings	71571	TotalOfBookValueLandBuildings

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilities (2 entries)

DescriptionDescription	AmountAmount
CLIENT DEPOSITS	$117,755
REFUNDABLE ADVANCE

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Of Amounts	117755	TotalOfAmounts
Tot Revenue Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	3674417	TotRevenueEtcAuditedFinclStmt
Net Unrealized Gains Investments	4932	NetUnrealizedGainsInvestments
Other Revenues	18990	OtherRevenues
Revenue Not Rptd F990	23922	RevenueNotRptdF990
Revenue Subtotal	3650495	RevenueSubtotal
Total Revenue Per Form990	3650495	TotalRevenuePerForm990
Tot Expenses Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	5023173	TotExpensesEtcAuditedFinclStmt
Other Expenses Included	18990	OtherExpensesIncluded
Expenses Not Rptd F990	18990	ExpensesNotRptdF990
Expenses Subtotal	5004183	ExpensesSubtotal
Total Expenses Per Form990	5004183	TotalExpensesPerForm990

Form990 Schedule D Part XIII Form990ScheduleDPartXIII (2 entries)

IdentifierIdentifier	Return ReferenceReturnReference	ExplanationExplanation
REVENUE AMOUNTS INCLUDED IN FINANCIALS - OTHER	SCHEDULE D, PAGE 4, PART XI, LINE 2D	FUNDRAISING EXPENSES - DEFENDERS OF JUSTICE 18,990
EXPENSE AMOUNTS INCLUDED IN FINANCIALS - OTHER	SCHEDULE D, PAGE 4, PART XII, LINE 2D	FUNDRAISING EXPENSES - DEFENDERS OF JUSTICE 18,990

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Events Information EventsInformation

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name Of Event1	DEFENDERS FOR J	NameOfEvent1
Gross Receipts Event1	38200	GrossReceiptsEvent1
Charitable Contributions Event1	38200	CharitableContributionsEvent1
Other Direct Expenses Event1	18990	OtherDirectExpensesEvent1
Gross Receipts Total	38200	GrossReceiptsTotal
Charitable Contributions Total	38200	CharitableContributionsTotal
Other Direct Expenses Total Events	18990	OtherDirectExpensesTotalEvents
Direct Expense Summary Events	18990	DirectExpenseSummaryEvents
Net Income Summary	-18990	NetIncomeSummary

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Records Maintained	true	RecordsMaintained

Recipient Table RecipientTable (3 entries)

Address Line1AddressUS/AddressLine1	CityAddressUS/City	StateAddressUS/State	ZIP CodeAddressUS/ZIPCode	EIN Of RecipientEINOfRecipient	IRC SectionIRCSection	Amount Of Cash GrantAmountOfCashGrant	Purpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrant
LSSP
1431 ELIZABETH AVE	CHARLOTTE	NC	28204	561202940	501C3	32500	ACA CONTRACT WORK
LIFE O'MIKE INC
PO BOX 1213	ASHEVILLE	NC	28801	264704192		9078	ACA CONTRACT WORK
CARE RING
601 E 5TH STREET SUITE 140	CHARLOTTE	NC	28202	560621073		9078	ACA SUBGRANT FOR CON

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Nbr Of501 C3 And Govt Grants	3	TotalNbrOf501C3AndGovtGrants

Form990 Schedule I Part IV Form990ScheduleIPartIV

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Identifier	PROCEDURES FOR MONITORING THE USE OF GRANT FUNDS INSIDE THE UNITED STATES	Identifier
Return Reference	SCHEDULE I, PAGE 1, PART I, LINE 2	ReturnReference
Explanation	ORGANIZATIONS RECEIVING GRANTS FROM THE JUSTICE CENTER ARE REQUIRED TO SUBMIT REPORTS SHOWING THE WORK THAT HAS BEEN DONE AS WELL AS A BUDGET REPORT TO SHOW HOW GRANT FUNDS WERE SPENT.	Explanation

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

General Explanation GeneralExplanation (9 entries)

IdentifierIdentifier	Return ReferenceReturnReference	ExplanationExplanation
ORGANIZATION'S MISSION	FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION	THIS ORGANIZATION SERVES AS A PUBLIC POLICY ADVOCACY ORGANIZATION. ITS MISSION IS TO REDUCE AND ELIMINATE POVERTY IN NORTH CAROLINA BY HELPING TO ENSURE THAT EVERY HOUSEHOLD GAINS ACCESS TO THE RESOURCES, SERVICES AND FAIR TREATMENT THAT IT NEEDS TO ENJOY ECONOMIC SECURITY.
ALL OTHER ACCOMPLISHMENT DESCRIPTION	FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4D	EDUCATION AND LAW - WORKS TO IMPROVE THE PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM SO THAT IT BETTER SERVES LOW INCOME & MINORITY CHILDREN; COMMUNICATIONS - PROVIDES THE PUBLIC AND POLICY-MAKERS WITH READY ACCESS TO THE JUSTICE CENTER'S DATA, ANALYSIS AND POLICY RECOMMENDATION ON CURRENT STATE POLICY ISSUES IMPACTING LOW AND MODERATE INCOME INDIVIDUALS AND THEIR COMMUNITIES; HEALTH ACCESS - WORKS TO ENSURE ACCESS TO QUALITY AND AFFORDABLE HEALTH CARE FOR ALL NORTH CAROLINIANS; POLICY WATCH - WORKS TO INFORM THE PUBLIC, POLICY-MAKERS AND THE MEDIA ABOUT IMPORTANT ISSUES FACING NORTH CAROLINA AND SERVES AS A RESOURCE AND MEDIA OUTLET FOR NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS IN THE STATE; WORKERS' RIGHTS - WORKS TO ENSURE AND EXPAND POLICIES ON SAFE WORKPLACES, FAIR TREATMENT, A LIVING WAGE, AND A STRONG SAFETY NET IN HARD TIMES.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION	FORM 990, PART V	THE ORGANIZATION EMPLOYED 58 PEOPLE DURING 2012. THERE WERE AN ADDITIONAL 44 PEOPLE RECEIVING W-2'S FROM THE ORGANIZATION FOR PAYMENTS MADE TO TO CLIENTS IN LITIGATION BY A BANKRUPT DEFENDANT. THESE RECIPIENTS WERE NOT EMPLOYEES OF THE ORGANIZATION.
ORGANIZATION'S PROCESS USED TO REVIEW FORM 990	FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B	THE FORM 990 IS REVIEWED BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE PRIOR TO ITS FILING. THE RETURN IS THEN SENT TO ALL BOARD MEMBERS PRIOR TO FILING.
ENFORCEMENT OF CONFLICTS POLICY	FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C	THE NORTH CAROLINA JUSTICE CENTER MAINTAINS A COMPREHENSIVE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY WHICH WAS ADOPTED BY ITS BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND WHICH IS CLEARLY OUTLINED IN ITS EMPLOYEE POLICY MANUAL. THE JUSTICE CENTER ENSURES THAT THIS POLICY IS COMMUNICATED TO EMPLOYEES BY REQUIRING THAT THEY SIGN A NOTICE STATING THEY KNOW THAT THEY ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR READING THE POLICIES AND FOLLOWING THEM. THE JUSTICE CENTER MONITORS COMPLIANCE WITH THE POLICY BY REQUIRING THAT ALL CONTRACTS THAT OBLIGATE THE ORGANIZATION FINANCIALLY OR OUTLINE SERVICES RENDERED ARE REVIEWED AND SIGNED BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OR DEPUTY DIRECTOR. FURTHERMORE, NO JUSTICE CENTER STAFF MEMBER CAN ENTER INTO A CONTRACT UNLESS IT IS AUTHORIZED BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OR DEPUTY DIRECTOR.
COMPENSATION PROCESS FOR TOP OFFICIAL	FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A	ANNUAL REVIEW CONDUCTED BY BOARD OF DIRECTORS BASED ON GOALS AND OBJECTIVES.
COMPENSATION PROCESS FOR OFFICERS	FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15B	THE SALARIES OF OFFICERS ARE REVIEWED ANNUALLY BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS BASED ON RECOMMENDATION OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR.
GOVERNING DOCUMENTS DISCLOSURE EXPLANATION	FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19	ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST TO THE ORGANIZATION'S OFFICE.
RECONCILIATION OF CHANGES - OTHER	FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9	FUNDRAISING EXPENSES - DEFENDERS OF JUSTICE 18,990 FUNDRAISING EXPENSES - DEFENDERS OF JUSTICE -18,990