2025-04-30T09:03:52-07:00 2024-06-30 922053187 Blad & Hezlep LLC 1832 Independence Sq Atlanta GA 30338 990 2023-07-01 753018448 GEORGIA INNOCENCE PROJECT INC GEOR 4043734433 50 HURT PLAZA SE 350 ATLANTA GA 30303 ALAN ESSIG BOARD CHAIR 2025-04-30 true true ADAM HEZLEP P03216230 7705127600 X 2023 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z ALAN ESSIG 50 HURT PLAZA SE 350 ATLANTA GA 30303 1505208 false X https://www.georgiainnocenceproject.org/ X 2002 GA TO CORRECT AND PREVENT WRONGFUL CONVICTIONS IN GEORGIA, AND TO ASSIST THE EXONERATED WITH REBUILDING THEIR LIVES IN FREEDOM. 10 10 19 150 0 864599 1497023 0 297 380 384962 2037 1249858 1499440 0 0 1055414 997772 0 137461 644268 447149 1699682 1444921 -449824 54519 1232781 1057015 492878 262593 739903 794422 GEORGIA INNOCENCE PROJECT (GIP) IS AN INDEPENDENT ORGANIZATION THAT WORKS HOLISTICALLY TO FREE INNOCENT PEOPLE FROM GEORGIA PRISONS, TO ASSIST EXONEREES WITH REBUILDING THEIR LIVES IN FREEDOM, AND MITIGATE THE CAUSES AND CONSEQUENCES OF WRONGFUL CONVICTION AT A SYSTEMIC LEVEL. false false 1041382 In FY24, Georgia Innocence Project secured the exoneration and freedom of two innocent men who served 50+ combined years in prison for crimes they did not commit. In FY24, Georgia Innocence Project, often in collaboration with pro bono partners, actively worked on 23 representation stage cases, had 23 cases in active screening for post-conviction claims of innocence, and processed 286 requests for help. Georgia Innocence Project also advocated for fair compensation for innocent exonerees and reform of Georgia's compensation process, provided direct exoneree support to several exonerees, hosted "freedom gatherings" where exonerees in Georgia accessed peer support and strengthened community, and worked in partnership with freed and exonerated people to educate the public about the causes and consequences of wrongful conviction in Georgia. 1041382 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 true 11 0 true 19 true false false false false false true true false 0 false false false false false false false X 10 10 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true true true true false GA X MICHELE THOMPSON 4043734433 50 HURT PLAZA SE STE350 ATLANTA GA 30303 CLARE GILBERT Past ED 40.00 0.00 X 136907 0 0 ALAN ESSIG BOARD CHAIR 1.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 JULIE SEAMAN GOVERN CHAIR 1.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 MATTHEW HOLBROOK Treasurer 1.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 JUDITH JOHNSON Secretary 1.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 DAVID SARNAT IMM PAST CHAIR 1.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 KENNY BAER Director 0.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 LAURY BAGEN Director 0.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 JEFF BRICKMAN Director 0.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 KENNETH BROWN Director 0.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 KEVIN WILENSKY Director 0.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 136907 1 false false false 0 153524 1343499 1497023 0 380 380 0 0 0 0 7805 5768 2037 2037 0 0 0 1499440 2417 0 0 0 0 136907 54763 41072 41072 0 765917 629307 80538 56072 14510 10994 1955 1561 7284 5519 981 784 73154 55429 9854 7871 0 0 44259 10645 32102 1512 0 0 0 81823 19203 58172 4448 0 112393 77614 24301 10478 0 0 94954 71947 12790 10217 18932 14345 2550 2037 0 0 0 0 3890 2948 523 419 9204 6974 1240 990 CLIENT ASSISTANCE 81694 81694 0 1444921 1041382 266078 137461 69868 342573 413330 381909 433032 113311 0 0 0 0 0 19845 9335 26477 25725 4642 752 0 0 0 259474 176545 32590 32590 1232781 1057015 214430 67930 278448 194663 492878 262593 X 739903 715404 79018 739903 794422 1232781 1057015 54519 X false true X true false X 1295172 1377864 1354337 864599 1497023 6388995 0 0 1295172 1377864 1354337 864599 1497023 6388995 2321606 4067389 297 380 677 0 0 6389672 0.63660 0.58660 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED false false true true false false false false true 9991 false false 9991 false false Part II-B, Line 1i - Other Activities Description During FY24 Georgia Innocence Project continued to raise awareness around the causes and consequences of wrongful conviction, including the need for standardized and fair financial compensation for the wrongful conviction and incarceration of innocent people. Georgia is one of only 12 states in the country without a statutory right to financial compensation for exonerees, and Georgia Innocence Project, working with volunteers, helps innocent exonerees try to access compensation through available mechanisms and by advancing reform. Part IV - Additional Information 26477 25725 752 752 RIGHT OF USE LIABILITY 194663 194663 X 4784173 3284733 3284733 1499440 1499440 4729654 3284733 3284733 1444921 1444921 Part X : FIN48 Footnote The Organization recognizes the tax benefit from an uncertain tax position only if it is more likely than not that the tax position will be sustained on examination by the taxing authority, based on the technical merits of the position. As of June 30, 2024 and 2023, there are no known items which would result in a material accrual related to where the Organization has federal or state attributable tax positions. 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