2023-09-11T11:46:46-05:00 2022-12-31 390974031 WEGNER CPAS LLP 419 N LEE ST ALEXANDRIA VA 223142301 990 2022-01-01 462209985 EQUAL JUSTICE UNDER LAW EQUA 2026701004 400 7TH STREET NW 602 WASHINGTON DC 20004 PHIL TELFEYAN PRESIDENT AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 2026701004 2023-09-06 1 PHIL TELFEYAN 999009999 0 GLENN MILLER CPA P00086726 7035190990 2023-09-06 3 AAL1 IAL1 2022 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z PHIL TELFEYAN 400 7TH STREET NW 602 WASHINGTON DC 20004 1665388 0 X WWW.EQUALJUSTICEUNDERLAW.ORG X 2013 DC TO PROVIDE LEGAL ASSISTANCE TO PEOPLE LIVING IN POVERTY IN ORDER TO PROMOTE SOCIAL WELFARE. 5 5 4 5 0 0 396850 1019040 0 642132 4786 4216 0 0 401636 1665388 0 0 0 0 436606 476145 0 0 41428 109338 125468 545944 601613 -144308 1063775 527566 1578028 1077 683 526489 1577345 X SEE SCHEDULE O. 0 0 481448 0 642132 IN 2022, EQUAL JUSTICE UNDER LAW MADE SIGNIFICANT ACCOMPLISHMENTS ON BEHALF OF PEOPLE LIVING IN POVERTY. WE WON SUMMARY JUDGMENT IN OUR CHALLENGE TO SACRAMENTO COUNTY'S USE OF MONEY BAIL. THE COURT HELD THAT THE USE OF THE BAIL SCHEDULE WAS UNCONSTITUTIONAL BECAUSE IT RESULTED IN PEOPLE REMAINING IN JAIL FOR NO OTHER REASON THAN THEIR INABILITY TO AFFORD BAIL. WE ALSO FILED A LAWSUIT CHALLENGING THE EXTORTION OF INDIVIDUALS THROUGH PRETRIAL AND PROBATION FEES. VANDERBURGH COUNTY, INDIANA, AND THE FOR-PROFIT CORPORATION ABK CHARGE EXORBITANT FEES FOR DRUG AND ALCOHOL TESTING AND ELECTRONIC MONITORING, CREATING A MODERN-DAY DEBTORS' PRISON BY JAILING THOSE WHO CANNOT AFFORD TO PAY. THE COUNTY PAYS NOTHING TO ABK FOR ITS SERVICES; ABK PROFITS BY CHARGING FEES TO EVERY PERSON IT SUPERVISES. ABK THEN SENDS A PORTION OF ITS PROFITS BACK TO THE COUNTY TO PAY FOR PROBATION STAFF AND COURT EXPENSES. THE RESULTING DEBTORS' PRISON CRIMINALIZES POVERTY AND DAMAGES PUBLIC SAFETY, ALL FOR THE FINANCIAL GAIN OF THE COUNTY AND A PRIVATE CORPORATION. ALSO, A NEW LAW IN MISSOURI MAKES IT A CRIME TO SLEEP OR CAMP ON PUBLIC LAND. WE ARE CHALLENGING THIS LAW, WHICH PUTS HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS AT RISK OF UNJUST CRIMINAL PROSECUTION. INSTEAD OF PROVIDING MUCH-NEEDED HOUSING TO THOSE WHO ARE STRUGGLING, THE STATE OF MISSOURI IS PUNISHING PEOPLE FOR THEIR POVERTY. CRIMINALIZATION IS NOT COMPASSION; IT IS CRUELTY. NOT ONLY IS IT CRUEL - IT'S UNCONSTITUTIONAL. 481448 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 X PHIL TELFEYAN 2025052058 400 7TH STREET NW STE 602 WASHINGTON DC 20004 PHIL TELFEYAN PRESIDENT AND EXECUTIVE DI 40.00 X 174227 0 20600 RANA KANAAN CHAIR 2.00 X X 0 0 0 JEFF GOULD TREASURER 2.00 X X 0 0 0 ALFRED BACA DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 RALPH BAKER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 LARA BORN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 174227 0 20600 1 0 1 0 0 1019040 1019040 ATTORNEY FEES 541100 592132 592132 FELLOWSHIPS 541100 50000 50000 642132 4216 4216 1665388 642132 0 4216 194828 155862 25328 13638 232700 186160 30251 16289 548 439 71 38 16816 13453 2186 1177 31253 25002 4063 2188 1800 1800 5341 4273 694 374 11195 8956 1455 784 4613 3690 600 323 7385 5908 960 517 85162 68130 11071 5961 7990 7990 1982 1585 258 139 601613 481448 78737 41428 401790 847028 105826 705826 0 5224 19950 19950 527566 1578028 394 0 683 683 1077 683 X 526489 1577345 526489 1577345 527566 1578028 1063775 -12919 0 X 0 0 0 X 246565 332220 240931 396850 1019041 2235607 246565 332220 240931 396850 1019041 2235607 896148 1339459 6191 12066 15300 4786 4216 42559 2278166 1444552 0.58800 0.72540 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 DEFERRED RENT LIABILITY 683 683 X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 PHIL TELFEYAN PRESIDENT AND EXECUTIVE DI 174227 0 0 0 0 0 16462 0 4138 0 194827 0 0 0 FORM 990, PART III, LINE 1 EQUAL JUSTICE UNDER LAW IS A NONPROFIT LAW ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO ACHIEVING EQUALITY IN THE CRIMINAL SYSTEM AND ENDING CYCLES OF POVERTY ACROSS THE NATION. THROUGH IMPACT LITIGATION, POLICY REFORM, AND PUBLIC OUTREACH WE SEEK RADICAL REFORM OF SYSTEMIC INEQUALITIES IN OUR JUSTICE SYSTEM. WE BELIEVE THE JUSTICE SYSTEM SHOULD IMPROVE WELL-BEING ACROSS SOCIETY, BUT REPEATEDLY IT CREATES CYCLES OF POVERTY, RUINS LIVES, AND MAKES EVERYBODY LESS SAFE. WHEN COUNTERPRODUCTIVE LAWS TRAP MILLIONS OF PEOPLE IN POVERTY EVERY YEAR COMMUNITIES SUFFER. A JUSTICE SYSTEM PREMISED ON EQUALITY SHOULD PROMOTE OPPORTUNITIES FOR ALL INCLUDING HOUSING, EMPLOYMENT, AND FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS. OUR MISSION IS TO END INEQUALITY IN THE JUSTICE SYSTEM. SINCE OUR FOUNDING IN 2014, WE HAVE DEVELOPED SPECIAL EXPERTISE TO FIGHT THE USE OF PRETRIAL MONEY BAIL, WEALTH-BASED DRIVER'S LICENSE SUSPENSIONS, DEBTOR'S PRISONS, ABUSIVE PRIVATE PROBATION PRACTICES, AND OTHER AREAS OF WEALTH-BASED INEQUALITY IN OUR JUSTICE SYSTEM. EQUAL JUSTICE UNDER LAW WORKS TO CREATE LASTING IMPROVEMENTS IN OUR JUSTICE SYSTEM - TO END WEALTH-BASED DISCRIMINATION AND CREATE A JUSTICE SYSTEM THAT IS TRULY EQUAL. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 8B THERE ARE NO COMMITTEES WITH AUTHORITY TO ACT ON BEHALF OF THE GOVERNING BODY. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE DRAFT VERSION OF THE FEDERAL FORM 990 IS FIRST REVIEWED BY THE PRESIDENT AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. AFTER THE PRESIDENT AND THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR REVIEW 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, SECTION B, LINE 12C IN IMPLEMENTING THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, EJUL REQUIRES VARIOUS DISCLOSURES TO BE MADE, WHICH INCLUDE A DISCLOSURE STATEMENT, PARTICULAR TRANSACTIONS OR ARRANGEMENTS, AND ORGANIZATIONAL FILINGS. AFTER RECEIVING DISCLOSURE OF THE INTEREST AND THE MATERIALS FACTS TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS WILL DISCUSS AND VOTE UPON THE QUESTION OF WHETHER A CONFLICT OF INTEREST EXISTS OR NOT. ANY RELATED PARTY WITH RESPECT TO SUCH INTEREST SHALL LEAVE THE MEETING WHILE THE DETERMINATION OF A CONFLICT OF INTEREST IS DISCUSSED AND VOTED UPON. A MAJORITY VOTE OF THE DISINTERESTED MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS SHALL BE REQUIRED TO DETERMINE WHETHER A CONFLICT OF INTEREST EXISTS OR COULD REASONABLY BE CONSTRUED TO EXIST. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S COMPENSATION IS SET BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS VOTED TO TIE THE COMPENSATION AMOUNT TO THE FEDERAL PAY SCALE. IN THE END, THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR VOLUNTARILY ELECTS TO TAKE AN AMOUNT LOWER THAN THAT OF THE FEDERAL PAY SCALE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.