AMERICAN CENTER FOR LAW AND JUSTICE -DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA INC

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2024 · Form 990 · revenue $923K · expenses $926K · assets $20K

EIN
52-2042771
Address
7010 LITTLE RIVER TPKE STE 440, ANNANDALE, VA 22003-3249
NTEE code
R20 Civil Rights (Civil Rights, Societal Action and Advocacy) published (IRS Business Master File)
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
Ruling date
December 1998 (when the IRS recognized its exemption)
IRS status
Exempt (unconditional) (IRS Business Master File) IRS data ↗
Tax-deductible donations
Yes: listed in IRS Publication 78 (public charity) Pub 78 ↗
Foundation status
Public charity supported by the public (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))
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Mission

The protection of human and religious rights and liberties and the education of the public on such rights and liberties.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).

People paid by the organization

2 people paid across every filing: current people first, then by total pay from this organization. Organizations counts every nonprofit each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsLatest year payTotal pay from hereOrganizations
Colby M May Director, Senior Counsel2020-2024 $254,310$1,231,251 1
Walter M Weber Senior Litigation Counsel2020-2024 $215,747$942,957 1

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

2 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
Theodore Doremus Director2020-2024 0 $0 reported 1
Sung Giu Chung Director2020-2024 0 $0 reported 1

People by year

2024 · 4 people listed · 2 paid, $470K · 5 employees · 0 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Colby M May Director, Senior Counsel40 $254,310$0$0 $254,3101
Walter M Weber Senior Litigation Counsel40 $215,747$0$0 $215,7471
Theodore Doremus Director0 $0$0$0 $01
Sung Giu Chung Director0 $0$0$0 $01
2023 · 4 people listed · 2 paid, $446K · 5 employees · 0 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Colby M May Director, Senior Counsel40 $253,715$0$0 $253,7151
Walter M Weber Senior Litigation Counsel40 $192,265$0$0 $192,2651
Theodore Doremus Director0 $0$0$0 $01
Sung Giu Chung Director0 $0$0$0 $01
2022 · 4 people listed · 2 paid, $444K · 5 employees · 0 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Colby M May Director, Senior Counsel40 $253,015$0$0 $253,0151
Walter M Weber Senior Litigation Counsel40 $191,378$0$0 $191,3781
Theodore Doremus Director0 $0$0$0 $01
Sung Giu Chung Director0 $0$0$0 $01
2021 · 4 people listed · 2 paid, $396K · 5 employees · 0 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Colby M May Director, Senior Counsel40 $228,290$0$0 $228,2901
Walter M Weber Senior Litigation Counsel40 $167,253$0$0 $167,2531
Theodore Doremus Director0 $0$0$0 $01
Sung Giu Chung Director0 $0$0$0 $01
2020 · 4 people listed · 2 paid, $418K · 5 employees · 0 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Colby M May Director, Senior Counsel40 $241,921$0$0 $241,9211
Walter M Weber Senior Litigation Counsel40 $176,314$0$0 $176,3141
Theodore Doremus Director0 $0$0$0 $01
Sung Giu Chung Director0 $0$0$0 $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

Who gave

Contributor names are not public for this form type.

Public charities filing Form 990 or 990-EZ report large donors on Schedule B, but the IRS withholds their names and addresses from public copies. Private foundations (990-PF) are different: their contributors are public.

Finances

Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2024 · Form 990 period ending 2025-03-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$922,793$925,568 $19,525$19,525 $922,793$0 $476,63050
2023 · Form 990 period ending 2024-03-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$853,796$862,427 $25,353$22,300 $853,796$0 $453,08950
2022 · Form 990 period ending 2023-03-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$853,836$873,066 $31,977$30,931 $853,816$0 $452,98750
2021 · Form 990 period ending 2022-03-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$853,801$868,099 $50,161$50,161 $853,796$0 $453,26150
2020 · Form 990 period ending 2021-03-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$854,051$862,518 $64,459$64,459 $853,796$0 $459,48750

Funders of this organization

13 grantors reported grants to this organization, $19,296,013 in all, tax years 2009 to 2025. Exact: the grantor wrote this organization's EIN. Fuzzy: the grantor wrote only a name (foundations' 990-PF has no EIN field), matched to the same or a near-identical name in the same state; the name as filed is shown. From the latest return for each grantor and year, so amended returns aren't counted twice. CSV

GrantorTotal givenGrantsLatest year's amountLatest yearYears givenTypeMatchGrants
AMERICAN CENTER FOR LAW AND JUSTICE INC $15,424,34917 $1,015,7532025 2009-2025 Public charity Exact
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DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING $1,879,44911 $307,1762024 2014-2024 DAF sponsor Exact
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AMERICAN ENDOWMENT FOUNDATION $815,7279 $206,1502024 2016-2024 DAF sponsor Exact
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CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC $623,1349 $172,3602024 2016-2024 DAF sponsor Exact
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AMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION INC $375,5277 $36,7542025 2019-2025 DAF sponsor Exact
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MORGAN STANLEY GLOBAL IMPACT FUNDING TRUST INC $84,0004 $50,0002021 2014-2015, 2019, 2021 DAF sponsor Exact
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THE BESSEMER GIVING FUND $37,0003 $15,0002024 2022-2024 DAF sponsor Exact
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THE US CHARITABLE GIFT TRUST $15,8001 $15,8002023 2023 DAF sponsor Exact
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FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND $10,7551 $10,7552016 2016 DAF sponsor Exact
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THE IRWIN FOUNDATION $10,0001 $10,0002011 2011 Public charity Exact
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ALASKA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION $8,2721 $8,2722023 2023 DAF sponsor Exact
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COMMUNITYGIVING $8,0001 $8,0002023 2023 DAF sponsor Exact
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AMG CHARITABLE GIFT FOUNDATION $4,0004 $1,0002024 2020, 2022-2024 DAF sponsor Exact
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CHILDRENS ADVOCACY PROGRAMS OF THE BLUE RIDGE INCVAR20 $692,414$580,308 EXECUTIVE OF$69,700 Same NTEE code R20, revenue within 2x, same state
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CASA CHILDRENS INTERVENTION SERVICES INCVAR20 $713,556$548,673 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR$99,200 Same NTEE code R20, revenue within 2x, same state
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SOUTHWEST CENTER FOR LAW AND POLICYAZR20 $463,715$494,740 Executive Director$200,810 Same NTEE code R20, revenue within 2x
FRIENDS OF THE CHILDRENS JUSTICE CENTER OF MAUI INCHIR20 $734,762$712,687 Executive Director$104,268 Same NTEE code R20, revenue within 2x
HEARTLAND CENTER FOR JOBS AND FREEDOM INCMOR20 $1,549,531$1,183,432 Executive Director$67,764 Same NTEE code R20, revenue within 2x
MIDWEST CENTER FOR HOLOCAUST EDUCATION INCKSR20 $715,741$448,731 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR$111,679 Same NTEE code R20, revenue within 2x
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Who funds organizations like this

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FORD FOUNDATION $10,890,65039 7Private foundation2009–2024 NEW ORLEANS WORKERS CENTER FOR RACIAL JUSTICE; CIVIL RIGHTS EDUCATION AND ENFORCEMENT CENTER; COMMUNITY JUSTICE PROJECT INC; ALABAMA COALITION FOR IMMIGRANT JUSTICE UNITED and 3 more
DONORS TRUST INC $6,464,20011 2DAF sponsor2020–2024 DECRIMINALIZE SEX WORK INC; STUDENTS FOR FAIR ADMISSIONS INC
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND funds this one $5,595,260177 52DAF sponsor2016–2024 TOWARDS JUSTICE OF COLORADO; JEWS FOR RACIAL AND ECONOMIC JUSTICE; VOICES FOR CHILDREN INC; STUDENTS FOR FAIR ADMISSIONS INC and 48 more
ASSETS UNDER MOVEMENT $3,958,97735 14DAF sponsor2018–2024 NEW ORLEANS WORKERS CENTER FOR RACIAL JUSTICE; FOOT SOLDIERS PARK INC; JEWS FOR RACIAL AND ECONOMIC JUSTICE; COMMUNITY JUSTICE PROJECT INC and 10 more
TIDES FOUNDATION $3,656,23930 10DAF sponsor2018–2024 NATIONAL BLACK JUSTICE COALITION INC; INDIA HOUSE FOUNDATION; JEWS FOR RACIAL AND ECONOMIC JUSTICE; WOODHULL FREEDOM FOUNDATION and 6 more
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AMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION INC funds this one $2,556,687115 37DAF sponsor2019–2025 NATIONAL BLACK JUSTICE COALITION INC; STUDENTS FOR FAIR ADMISSIONS INC; JUSTICE FOR ALL; ASSOCIATION FOR INVESTMENT IN POPULAR ACTION COMMITTEES and 33 more
DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING funds this one $2,534,713130 36DAF sponsor2014–2024 WOODHULL FREEDOM FOUNDATION; CALIFORNIA RENTERS LEGAL ADVOCACY AND EDUCATION FUND; VOICES FOR VIRGINIAS CHILDREN; FRIENDS OF CHILDREN INC and 32 more
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ANDREW W MELLON FOUNDATION $2,114,0034 3Private foundation2018–2024 FOOT SOLDIERS PARK INC; COLORADO ASIAN PACIFIC UNITED; JEWS FOR RACIAL AND ECONOMIC JUSTICE
ANNIE E CASEY FOUNDATION $1,954,45828 2Private foundation2010–2024 VOICES FOR VIRGINIAS CHILDREN; SOUTH CAROLINA APPLESEED LEGAL JUSTICE CENTER
FORGOOD INC $1,717,33763 17DAF sponsor2011–2024 NATIONAL BLACK JUSTICE COALITION INC; PENSION RIGHTS CENTER; HENRICO COUNTY COURT APPOINTED SPECIAL ADVOCATES INC; FRIENDS OF CHILDREN INC and 13 more
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MARGUERITE CASEY FOUNDATION $1,514,00013 2Private foundation2014–2024 ALABAMA COALITION FOR IMMIGRANT JUSTICE UNITED; NEW ORLEANS WORKERS CENTER FOR RACIAL JUSTICE

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Where the money went

Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

2024 · Form 990 · $925,568 spent · pay $804,038 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $476,630$381,304$71,495$23,831 51.5%
Other salaries and wages $277,055$221,644$41,558$13,853 29.9%
Payroll taxes $50,353$40,282$7,553$2,518 5.4%
Occupancy $49,741-$49,741- 5.4%
Other (as described)CLE/Bar Dues/Membership Dues $24,026$19,221$3,604$1,201 2.6%
Information technology $21,652$17,321$3,248$1,083 2.3%
Travel $9,778$7,823$1,466$489 1.1%
Fees: accounting $6,669-$6,669- 0.7%
Office expenses $5,987$4,790$898$299 0.6%
Interest $2,331$1,865$350$116 0.3%
Other (as described)Library/Pubs & Subscriptons $872$697$131$44 0.1%
Other (as described)Personal Property Tax $402$0$402$0 0.0%
Other (as described)Client Fee/Services $72$72$0$0 0.0%
Total$925,568100%

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2023 · Form 990 · $862,427 spent · pay $750,551 · grants $0 · events $3,450
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $453,089$362,472$67,963$22,654 52.5%
Other salaries and wages $252,377$201,901$37,857$12,619 29.3%
Occupancy $49,561-$49,561- 5.7%
Payroll taxes $45,085$36,068$6,763$2,254 5.2%
Other (as described)CLE/Dues/Memberships $19,065$15,252$2,860$953 2.2%
Information technology $15,248$12,199$2,287$762 1.8%
Travel $9,647$7,717$1,447$483 1.1%
Fees: accounting $5,196-$5,196- 0.6%
Conferences, conventions and meetings $3,450-$3,450- 0.4%
Other (as described)Donations and Contributions $3,295$0$3,295$0 0.4%
Office expenses $3,133$2,251$741$141 0.4%
Interest $2,565$2,052$385$128 0.3%
Other (as described)Library/Publications/Subscriptions $608$487$91$30 0.1%
Other (as described)Client Fees/Services $108$108$0$0 0.0%
Total$862,427100%

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2022 · Form 990 · $873,066 spent · pay $744,141 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $452,987$362,390$67,948$22,649 51.9%
Other salaries and wages $252,215$201,772$37,832$12,611 28.9%
Occupancy $49,165-$49,165- 5.6%
Payroll taxes $38,939$31,151$5,841$1,947 4.5%
Information technology $26,018$20,814$3,903$1,301 3.0%
Other (as described)CLE/Bar Dues/Memberships $20,883$16,707$3,132$1,044 2.4%
Travel $12,346$9,877$1,852$617 1.4%
Office expenses $11,392$9,355$1,453$584 1.3%
Fees: accounting $5,532-$5,532- 0.6%
Interest $1,351$1,080$203$68 0.2%
Fees: other services $1,046-$1,046- 0.1%
Other (as described)Library, Publications and Subscriptions $892$713$134$45 0.1%
Other (as described)Client Fees/Services $300$300$0$0 0.0%
Total$873,066100%

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2021 · Form 990 · $868,099 spent · pay $747,654 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $453,261$362,609$67,989$22,663 52.2%
Other salaries and wages $252,175$201,740$37,826$12,609 29.0%
Occupancy $49,752-$49,752- 5.7%
Payroll taxes $42,218$33,774$6,333$2,111 4.9%
Information technology $25,540$20,432$3,831$1,277 2.9%
Other (as described)CLE/Bar Dues/Memberships $20,466$16,373$3,070$1,023 2.4%
Travel $8,609$6,887$1,292$430 1.0%
Office expenses $7,022$3,708$2,686$628 0.8%
Fees: accounting $4,756-$4,756- 0.5%
Interest $1,328$1,063$199$66 0.2%
Other (as described)Property Tax $1,277$0$1,277$0 0.1%
Fees: other services $990$990-- 0.1%
Other (as described)Office Library/Publications & Subscriptions $520$416$78$26 0.1%
Other (as described)Client Filing Fees $185$185$0$0 0.0%
Total$868,099100%

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2020 · Form 990 · $862,518 spent · pay $753,666 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $459,487$367,590$68,923$22,974 53.3%
Other salaries and wages $252,378$201,902$37,857$12,619 29.3%
Payroll taxes $41,801$33,441$6,270$2,090 4.8%
Occupancy $38,271-$38,271- 4.4%
Information technology $26,633$21,306$3,995$1,332 3.1%
Other (as described)CLE/Bar Dues/Memberships $19,985$15,988$2,998$999 2.3%
Other (as described)Library, Publications and Subscriptions $6,911$5,528$1,037$346 0.8%
Travel $5,412$4,329$812$271 0.6%
Fees: accounting $5,323-$5,323- 0.6%
Office expenses $4,235$3,388$635$212 0.5%
Interest $1,041$833$156$52 0.1%
Other (as described)Miscellaneous $373$298$56$19 0.0%
Other (as described)Personal Property Taxes $348$0$348$0 0.0%
Fees: other services $320-$320- 0.0%
Total$862,518100%

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