CIRCLE FOR JUSTICE INNOVATIONS
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Plain text CIRCLE FOR JUSTICE INNOVATIONS. furp.org, nonprofit organization profile, tax years 2023–2024. https://furp.org/org/circle-for-justice-innovations-871003224. Retrieved 2026-11-03.
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Retrieved 2026-11-03; covers tax years 2023–2024. Data: furp.org, CC BY 4.0.
2024 · Form 990 · revenue $2.3M · expenses $16K · assets $7.3M
- EIN
- 87-1003224
- Address
- 115 MYRTLE AVENUE 7TH FLOOR, BROOKLYN, NY 11201-0000
- Website
- WWW.CJIFUND.ORG
- NTEE code
- T30
- Exempt type
- 501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
- Ruling date
- December 2022 (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))
- Principal officer
- LOUIS PERWIEN (its 2022 Form 990-N)
- Form 990-N e-postcards
- 1 filed, 2022 (organizations with gross receipts normally $50,000 or less file this instead of a full Form 990) IRS data ↗
- Cross-check
- ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer
Mission
CJIS MISSION IS TO END MASS CRIMINALIZATION AND INCARCERATION BY BUILDING AND STRENGTHENING THE INFRASTRUCTURE OF THE GRASSROOTS CRIMINAL JUSTICE MOVEMENT TO FUNDAMENTALLY TRANSFORM THE U.S. CRIMINAL LEGAL SYSTEM. WE FUND WHERE THE MOVEMENT IS DEVELOPING, SHIFTING, AND GROWING. WE BELIEVE THIS MOVEMENT SHOULD BE LED BY THOSE MOST IMPACTED BY THE INJUSTICES OF THE CURRENT SYSTEM, WORKING IN ALLIANCES ACROSS RACE, CLASS, FAITH, GENDER, GENDER IDENTITY, SEXUALITY, IMMIGRATION STATUS, AND AGE.
Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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
None of the 7 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.
Officers and directors, no compensation reported
7 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.
| Name | Latest title | Years | Hrs/wk (latest) | Compensation | Organizations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trinh Duong | SECRETARY | 2023-2024 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| George Galvais | BOARD MEMBER | 2023-2024 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Albino Garcia | ACTING CHAIR | 2023-2024 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Diana Gordon | BOARD MEMBER | 2023-2024 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Ben Griesinger | BOARD MEMBER | 2023-2024 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Belinda Nelson | ASSOCIATE DI | 2024 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Louis Perwien | TREASURER | 2023-2024 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
People by year
2024 · 7 people listed · none paid · 0 employees
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TRINH DUONG | SECRETARY | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| GEORGE GALVAIS | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| ALBINO GARCIA | ACTING CHAIR | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| DIANA GORDON | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| BEN GRIESINGER | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| BELINDA NELSON | ASSOCIATE DI | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| LOUIS PERWIEN | TREASURER | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
2023 · 6 people listed · none paid · 0 employees
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TRINH DUONG | SECRETARY | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| GEORGE GALVAIS | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| ALBINO GARCIA | ACTING CHAIR | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| DIANA GORDON | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| BEN GRIESINGER | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| LOUIS PERWIEN | TREASURER | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
Highest-paid independent contractors
No independent contractors reported.
Who the money went to
Grants this organization reported paying: Schedule I Part II of the Form 990, or the grants-paid list on the 990-PF. Open a year for every recipient. Recipients link to their own page when the grant names an EIN we have (990-PF grants list no EIN, so those link only on an exact, unique name and state). Grants to individuals are counted; their names are not shown.
2023 · 1 grant to organizations · $50K
Negative amounts are returned or refunded grants; they are listed last and left out of the totals of grants paid.
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.
| Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Net assets | Contributions | Program revenue | Officer pay | Employees | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 · Form 990 | ||||||||
| $2,272,770 | $15,645 | $7,266,622 | $7,253,919 | $2,025,108 | $0 | - | 0 | - |
| 2023 · Form 990 | ||||||||
| $5,046,899 | $50,105 | $4,996,794 | $4,996,794 | $5,000,000 | $0 | - | 0 | - |
Funders of this organization
7 grantors reported grants to this organization, $7,882,130 in all, tax years 2019 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
| Grantor | Type | Match | Years given | Grants | Total | Latest year | Latest year's amount | Grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| THE CHICAGO COMMUNITY TRUST | DAF sponsor | Exact | 2022 | 1 | $5,000,000 | 2022 | $5,000,000 | show |
| SOLIDAGO FOUNDATION | Public charity | Exact | 2024 | 2 | $1,557,130 | 2024 | $1,557,130 | show |
| FOUNDATION TO PROMOTE OPEN SOCIETY | Private foundation | Fuzzy filed as “CIRCLE FOR JUSTICE INNOVATIONS INC” | 2024 | 1 | $1,000,000 | 2024 | $1,000,000 | show |
| LAUGHING GULL FOUNDATION | Private foundation | Fuzzy filed as “CIRCLE FOR JUSTICE INNOVATIONS” | 2020-2021 | 2 | $185,000 | 2021 | $100,000 | show |
| JACOB & VALERIA LANGELOTH FOUNDATION | Private foundation | Fuzzy filed as “CIRCLE FOR JUSTICE INNOVATIONS” | 2019 | 2 | $105,000 | 2019 | $105,000 | show |
| ASSETS UNDER MOVEMENT | DAF sponsor | Exact | 2023-2024 | 2 | $30,000 | 2024 | $15,000 | show |
| FRANKLIN CONKLIN FOUNDATION | Private foundation | Fuzzy filed as “CIRCLE FOR JUSTICE INNOVATIONS” | 2025 | 1 | $5,000 | 2025 | $5,000 | show |
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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 · $15,645 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Program | Management | Fundraising | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fees: accounting | $15,200 | - | $15,200 | - | 97.2% | |
| Other (as described) | BANK CHARGES | $441 | - | $441 | - | 2.8% |
| Interest | $4 | - | $4 | - | 0.0% | |
| Total | $15,645 | 100% |
2023 · Form 990 · $50,105 spent · pay $0 · grants $50,000 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Program | Management | Fundraising | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grants to US organizations and governments | $50,000 | $50,000 | - | - | 99.8% | |
| Other (as described) | BANK CHARGES | $105 | - | $105 | - | 0.2% |
| Total | $50,105 | 100% |
State business registration
- CIRCLE FOR JUSTICE INNOVATIONS, INC. NY, DOMESTIC NOT-FOR-PROFIT CORPORATION, Active, formed 2019-02-07
The same business name in the same state, from the state’s official registry data.
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