2024-11-04T17:19:04-06:00 2023-12-31 Stevenson CPA LLC 24 W Camelback Road A568 Phoenix AZ 85013 990 2023-01-01 860817170 William E Morris Institute for Justice WILL 6022523432 3707 N 7th Street Phoenix AZ 85014 Drew Schaffer Executive Director 2024-04-18 false Lisa Stevenson P01781883 6023199243 X 2023 2024-10-15 13:58:12Z Andrew P Schaffer 3707 N 7th Street Phoenix AZ 85014 382348 false X www.morrisinstituteforjustice.org X 1996 AZ The William E. Morris Institute for Justice advocates on behalf of low income Arizonans and Arizonans in historically marginalized communities, protecting their most basic civil and human rights. 11 11 6 12 0 0 319344 378086 0 0 31 22 0 -655 319375 377453 0 0 0 0 391953 407219 0 0 4105 79060 105264 471013 512483 -151638 -135030 388997 256814 111688 114535 277309 142279 X The William E. Morris Institute for Justice, MIJ, provides training and technical assistance for civil legal aid organizations and community groups as part of Arizonas civil legal aid and non profit justice seeking network. Continued on Schedule O. false false 432068 MIJs 2023 program accomplishments include successful administrative and policy advocacy ensuring economic security, food security, and health care justice for low income Arizonans statewide, initiation of a federal administrative civil rights complaint regarding the City of Mesas administration of federal rental assistance program waiting list pre application processes, and delivery of statewide justice advocacy training on the national civil right to counsel movement, automated harm visited upon economically vulnerable Arizonans by artificial intelligence, ethics in legal aid practice, updates on new Arizona laws. MIJ continued critical dialogues with Arizona State Government officials on the administration of public benefits and entitlements programs and services, as well as planning for the eventual end to the ongoing, federally declared Public Health Emergency caused by the COVID19 pandemic. All of MIJs program activities broadly serve low income Arizonans, communities of color, immigrants and new Americans living in Arizona, and vulnerable Arizona youth, among other populations experiencing disproportionate harm arising out of the COVID19 pandemic and their life circumstances, affecting their access to economic security, food and nutrition, health care, housing, the courts and government systems, and due process in the administration of public programs and services. 432068 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 false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 2 0 false 6 true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false 11 11 false false false false false false false true false false false false true true true true false false true false false false X Julie Ferrell 6022523432 3707 N 7th St Phoenix AZ 85014 Andrew P Schaffer Litigation Director 40 X 112000 0 0 Veronika Fabian President 2 X X 0 0 0 Rebecca McCracken Pringle Vice President 2 X X 0 0 0 Gordon Lewis Treasurer 2 X X 0 0 0 Jared Sutton Secretary 2 X X 0 0 0 Barbara Atwood Director 1 X 0 0 0 Ronda Beckerleg-Thraen Director 1 X 0 0 0 Marsha Cotton Director 1 X 0 0 0 Eric N Dahlstrom Director 1 X 0 0 0 Brandon Delgado Director 1 X 0 0 0 Randy McDonald Director 1 X 0 0 0 Bernardo M Velasco Director 1 X 0 0 0 112000 0 0 false false false 22769 355317 378086 0 22 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 4240 22769 4895 -655 -655 0 0 0 377453 0 0 -633 112000 99680 11200 1120 243844 217022 24384 2438 11840 10538 1184 118 13664 12161 1366 137 25871 23025 2587 259 6750 6750 24000 24000 9750 9750 10507 3882 6625 4826 965 3861 24203 21783 2420 16061 16061 718 718 5088 5088 Misc and other fee 3361 2951 377 33 0 0 0 0 512483 432068 76310 4105 176636 65971 155936 155958 8765 10316 4263 4518 8006 7425 1299 581 42098 19470 388997 256814 70226 95701 41462 18834 111688 114535 X 235642 142279 277309 142279 388997 256814 -135030 X false true X false false false X 325996 410195 312593 319344 378086 1746214 0 0 325996 410195 312593 319344 378086 1746214 34924 1711290 125 55 31 31 22 264 0 0 1746478 0.97990 0.99980 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED false false false 24000 24000 488483 512483 102496 25624 false 74888 85329 94203 102496 356916 535374 21600 21600 24000 24000 91200 18722 21332 23551 25624 89229 133844 false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false 0 false 0 0 0 0 0 false false false 0 0 0 0 8006 7425 581 0 581 0 0 0 Lease Liability 18834 18834 385608 7500 7500 378108 -655 -655 377453 520638 7500 7500 513138 -655 -655 512483 Schedule D part XI line 4b other Special Event is reported net all expenses in the 990, and reported net of direct donor benefit expenses in the audit. Schedule D part XII line 4b other Special Event is reported net all expenses in the 990, and reported net of direct donor benefit expenses in the audit. Schedule D part X Fin 48, ASC 740 footnote related to 990 part IV line 11f The organization has no liability for uncertain tax positions recorded in the financial statements and the notes to the financial statement reflect this as well. false 0 0 0 Annual Benefit Phx 23463 19223 4240 4240 217 Annual Benefit Tuc 3547 3547 0 438 0 27010 22770 4240 0 0 0 4240 0 655 4895 -655 false false false false false false false false false Form 990, Part IV, Section B, Line 11b The 990 is reviewed by the Litigation Director and Board Treasurer and then distributed to the full Board prior to filing. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c All employees and Board members are subject to the Conflict of Interest Policy of the Institute which is included in the Bylaws of the Institute. Board members have responsibility to report any conflicts that arise. If there is a conflict of interest, the Board member is recused from the discussion and Board vote. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 All governing documents, conflict of interest policy, and financial statements are made available upon request at the office of the Institute. Form 990, Part VII and Part IX The Organization reported in kind contributions of $7,500 in revenue and expense in their 2023 audited financials. Per IRS requirements, those amounts are excluded from 990 reporting. Form 990, Part III, Line 1 MIJ litigates and advocates on behalf of low income Arizonans and Arizonans in historically marginalized communities on systemic legal issues and matters in core poverty law practice areas, including economic security, family safety, housing stability, and public benefits and entitlements, as well as issues and matters affecting access to justice and the court system.