2025-11-10T03:35:28-00:00 2024-12-31 821650312 Alta CPA Group 59 Franklin St 2nd Floor Annapolis MD 21401 990 2024-01-01 863690047 DEMAND JUSTICE INITIATIVE DEMA 2029684512 200 MASSACHUSETTS AVENUE NW STE 200 WASHINGTON DC 20001 ILYSE HOGUE BOARD OF DIRECTORS CHAIR 2029684512 2025-11-10 true Jeffrey Griffith P01081433 4103495101 2025-11-10 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z ILYSE HOGUE 200 MASSACHUSETTS AVENUE NW STE 200 WASHINGTON DC 20001 7258400 false X DEMANDJUSTICE.ORG X 2021 DC SEE SCHEDULE O 2 2 0 2 0 4561650 7258400 0 0 0 4561650 7258400 225000 0 0 1185810 1181349 0 62376 2631570 1133742 4042380 2315091 519270 4943309 2407589 7559781 451929 660812 1955660 6898969 X DEMAND JUSTICE INITIATIVE DJI SEEKS TO EDUCATE AND ENGAGE THE PUBLIC ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF A FAIR AND INDEPENDENT JUDICIARY IN MAINTAINING A HEALTHY DEMOCRACY. CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O. false false 743618 AS PART OF ITS JUDICIAL ACCOUNTABILILTY WORK, DEMAND JUSTICE INITIATIVE HOSTS EVENTS AND PROGRAMMING TO INFORM THE PUBLIC ON NOTABLE RULINGS AND ON THE BACKGROUNDS OF CERTAIN JUDGES AT EVERY LEVEL OF THE JUDICIARY. THIS WORK LIFTS UP INDIVIDUALS AND GROUPS IMPACTED BY JUDICIAL DECISIONS TO SHOW THE PRACTICAL IMPLICATIONS OF THE CURRENT STATE OF FEDERAL JURISPRUDENCE. WE ALSO BRING TOGETHER EXPERTS TO DISCUSS TRANSPARENCY AND ETHICS CONCERNS RELATED TO THE FUNCTIONING OF THE JUDICIARY, INCLUDING THE ABILITY OF THE SUPREME COURT TO OPERATE WITHOUT ANY MEANINGFUL OVERSIGHT OR CHECKS ON POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST. 625098 DEMAND JUSTICE INITIATIVE CONDUCTS A VARIETY OF ACTIVITIES TO INCREASE THE PROFESSIONAL DIVERSITY ON STATE LOWER COURTS. THIS INCLUDES HOSTING THE JUDICIAL TRAINING AND MENTORSHIP INSTITUTE, A NONPARTISAN TRAINING PROGRAM AND LEADERSHIP SUMMIT FOR ASPIRING JUDICIAL CANDIDATES AT THE STATE LEVEL. 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WE HOLD EVENTS AND PRODUCE WRITTEN ARTICLES, ADVERTISEMENTS, AND SOCIAL MEDIA CONTENT TO INFORM THE PUBLIC ABOUT KEY JUDICIAL DECISIONS AND THEIR REAL-WORLD IMPACT. WE INFORM THE PUBLIC ON THE BACKGROUND OF JUDICIAL CANDIDATES WHILE CULTIVATING DISCUSSION OF JUDICIAL REFORM PROPOSALS THAT CAN BRING MORE TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY TO THE SUPREME COURTS ACTIVITIES. WE HOST NONPARTISAN PROGRAMMING TO INSPIRE THE NEXT GENERATION OF YOUNG LAWYERS FROM UNDERREPRESENTED PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUNDS TO CONSIDER A CAREER ON THE BENCH. Form 990, Part III, Line 1 DESCRIPTION OF ORGANIZATION MISSION CONTINUED WE HOLD EVENTS AND PRODUCE WRITTEN ARTICLES, ADVERTISEMENTS, AND SOCIAL MEDIA CONTENT TO INFORM THE PUBLIC ABOUT KEY JUDICIAL DECISIONS AND THEIR REAL-WORLD IMPACT. WE INFORM THE PUBLIC ON THE BACKGROUND OF JUDICIAL CANDIDATES WHILE CULTIVATING DISCUSSION OF JUDICIAL REFORM PROPOSALS THAT CAN BRING MORE TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY TO THE SUPREME COURTS ACTIVITIES. WE HOST NONPARTISAN PROGRAMMING TO INSPIRE THE NEXT GENERATION OF YOUNG LAWYERS FROM UNDERREPRESENTED PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUNDS TO CONSIDER A CAREER ON THE BENCH. Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 8B THERE WERE NO COMMITTEES WITH AUTHORITY TO ACT ON BEHALF OF THE GOVERNING BODY. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11B THE FORM IS EMAILED TO THE BOARD MEMBERS FOR THEIR REVIEW PRIOR TO FILING. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12C DEMAND JUSTICE INITIATIVES ORGANIZATIONAL BYLAWS CONTAIN A COMPREHENSIVE CONFLICTS-OF-INTEREST POLICY THAT WAS CIRCULATED AND APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS IN 2021. COMPLIANCE IS MONITORED REGULARLY. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 MATERIALS SUCH AS THE APPLICATION FOR EXEMPTION AND THE FORM 990, ONCE FILED, ARE MADE AVAILABLE BY REQUEST. Form 990, Part IX, Line 11G PROGRAM CONSULTANTS 924,576, ADMIN CONSULTANTS 62,843, FUNDRAISING CONSULTANTS 9,570.