2025-08-12T15:15:26-07:00 2024-09-30 461798163 Select ARC LLC 20 Park Vista Ct Silver Spring MD 20906 990 2023-10-01 521989809 Advocates for Justice and Education ADVO 2026788060 1200 G Street NW Washington DC 20005 Rochanda Hiligh-Thomas Executive Director 2026788060 2025-08-12 true true Vivian P Jenkins P01682838 3017414440 2025-08-12 X 2023 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z Rochanda Hiligh-Thomas 1200 G Street NW Ste 650 Washington DC 20005 1160119 false X www.aje-dc.org X 1997 DC Advocates for Justice and Education seeks to empower families, youth, and the community to be effective advocates to ensure that children and youth, particularly those who have special needs, receive access to appropriate education and health services. 9 8 15 16 0 0 694016 1062066 19408 98030 40 23 0 713464 1160119 0 0 935428 845681 0 13081 341560 275993 1276988 1121674 -563524 38445 485628 1299481 83997 859403 401631 440078 X Advocates for Justice and Education seeks to empower families, youth, and the community to be effective advocates to ensure that children and youth, particularly those who have special needs, receive access to appropriate education and health services. false false 205760 0 0 The Parent Training and Information (PTI) Center is a comprehensive resource and training center that offers parents information on the laws of special education, specific disabilities, the latest research on treatment and interventions, and adaptive technology. The PTI also provides families of children and youth with disabilities with one-on-one assistance, resources, training, advanced leadership training for parents to advocate for systems change, a supportive network through peer-to-peer support for families, and trains other professionals who support families. AJE reached 1147parents through individual assistance, support at meetings and trainings and trained 878 professionals on special education and related educational topics. 98605 0 0 The Family-to-Family program through the D.C. Health Information Center (DC HIC) provides support, information, resources, and training to families of children and youth with special health care needs and the professionals that serve them. The program provides families with leadership development to be more effective advocates at all levels and to be able to provide informational and emotional support to other families of children with special health care needs. AJE trained 295 families on health care related topics and provided 124 families with emotional support and linkages to community-based services for children and youth with 177835 0 68635 AJE provides legal services to families in the area of special education, school discipline and school access issues. Legal services are provided in the form of advice and counsel, brief services and extended representation. AJE provided legal services to 424 individuals involving education matters. Specifically, AJE provided advice and counsel, brief services or extended representation to 144 individuals in school discipline/exclusion and education access matters and trained 521 parents on legal rights involving school discipline and special education related topics. 502428 0 29395 AJE meets the needs of families with children and youth with special needs with various resource and empowerment projects, including a comprehensive resources and services for youth ages 13-26 to secure appropriate transition services. AJE trained 128 youth on transition and self-advocacy and provided 6 youth with leadership development training. AJE also provides leadership development training through advocacy programs such as our Health Equity Project, Parent Ambassador and Parents Building Bridges Programs for 58 parents. 502428 0 29395 984628 true true false false false false false false false false true false false false 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 true 0 0 15 true false false false false false false false false false false X 9 8 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true true true true false DC X Rochanda Hiligh-Thomas 2026788060 1200 G Street NW Suite 650 Washington DC 20005 Rochanda Hiligh-Thomas Executive Director 40.00 X X 116769 0 500 Jane Brown Board Chair 2.00 X X 0 0 0 Toreico O'Neal Treasurer 2.00 X X 0 0 0 Christina Payne-Tsoupros Secretary 2.00 X X 0 0 0 Dr Tracey Davis Director 2.00 X 0 0 0 Nike O Opadiran Director 2.00 X 0 0 0 Dr Tanna Jackson Director 2.00 X 0 0 0 Saba Bireda Director 2.00 X 0 0 0 Molly Whalen Director 2.00 X 0 0 0 116769 0 500 1 false false false 400 387140 674526 14796 1062066 Consulting/training fees 541600 29395 0 0 Attorneys fees 541100 68635 0 0 98030 23 0 23 1160119 98030 0 23 137917 100785 30236 6896 581998 545331 34435 2232 61604 51179 9315 1110 64162 57590 5913 659 273 15 102 156 33800 31746 1695 359 94332 92860 1334 138 105 0 105 0 44415 38701 4328 1386 26246 24152 1949 145 22487 7556 14931 0 5681 5195 486 0 14306 13294 1012 0 3026 0 3026 0 3266 0 3266 0 8606 7230 1376 0 Training and development 9458 7224 2234 0 9992 1770 8222 0 1121674 984628 123965 13081 56317 86999 88507 100094 310124 287524 1050 8500 11334 11334 221614 206585 18296 15029 790001 485628 1299481 80928 56333 10000 3069 793070 83997 859403 X 391531 429978 10100 10100 401631 440078 485628 1299481 X 38445 2 X false false false X 0 787094 1110573 1378291 694016 1047270 5017244 0 0 787094 1110573 1378291 694016 1047270 5017244 1469374 3547870 116 93 171 40 23 443 0 0 5017687 265573 0.70710 0.72520 X 0 0 0 RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 0 221614 206585 15029 15029 Deferred rent 3069 Lease liability 790001 793070 Pt VI, Line 11b FOLLOWING MANAGEMENT REVIEW, A DRAFT VERSION OF THE FORM 990 IS SHARED WITH THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF AJE. ONCE APPROVED, IT IS FILED WITH THE IRS. Pt VI, Line 19 GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. Pt VI, Line 12c IN THE EVENT OF A POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST AT THE BOARD LEVEL, THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLlCY REQUIRES THE INTERESTED BOARD MEMBER TO CALL TO THE ATTENTION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, OR ANY RELEVANT COMMlTTEE, AND SUCH PERSON IS NOT TO VOTE ON THE MATTER IF APPROPRIATE, SUCH DIRECTOR IS REQUIRED ALSO TO EXCUSE HIMHERSELF FROM THE DISCUSSION OF THE MATTER AT THE STAFF LEVEL, THE POLlCY REQUIRES THAT STAFF MEMBERS DISCUSS ANY SITUATIONS WHICH GIVE RISE TO A POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST WITH THEIR SUPERVISOR, WHO IS RESPONSIBLE FOR MONITORING AND ENFORCING THE POLlCY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR IS REQUIRED TO DISCUSS ANY POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST WITH THE CHAIR OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. Pt VI, Line 15a THE COMPENSATION FOR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR IS REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AS PART OF THE ORGANIZATIONAL BUDGET PROCESS. THESE DECISIONS ARE DOCUMENTED CONTEMPORANEOUSLY IN THE BOARD MEETING MINUTES. COMPENSATION DECISIONS FOR ALL EMPLOYEES ARE MADE USING COMPARABLE DATA FOR SIMILAR POSITIONS IN SIMILAR ORGANIZATIONS. Pt VI, Line 15b THE COMPENSATION FOR OTHER KEY EMPLOYEES IS REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AS PART OF THE ORGANIZATIONAL BUDGET PROCESS. THESE DECISIONS ARE DOCUMENTED CONTEMPORANEOUSLY IN THE BOARD MEETING MINUTES. COMPENSATION DECISIONS FOR ALL EMPLOYEES ARE MADE USING COMPARABLE DATA FOR SIMILAR POSITIONS IN SIMILAR ORGANIZATIONS. Pt XI $2 rounding error Form 990, Part III, Line 4d AJE meets the needs of families with children and youth with special needs with various resource and 502428. 0. 29395.