2025-05-14T14:39:23-07:00 2024-12-31 990 2024-01-01 870884330 JUST COMMUNITIES ARIZONA JUST 5202015860 11850 East Golf Links Road Tucson AZ 85730 Caroline Isaacs Executive Director 5202015860 2025-05-14 1 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z Caroline Isaacs 11850 East Golf Links Road Tucson AZ 85730 715153 0 X www.justcommunitiesarizona.org X 2021 AZ We are creating new models for justice and safety outside of Arizona's punishment system. 8 8 4 20 0 0 324843 715153 0 0 0 0 57 0 324900 715153 0 162381 0 0 275574 312739 0 0 45268 150600 201820 426174 676940 -101274 38213 131962 162312 7623 0 124339 162312 To create, foster, and resource new models for safety and justice outside the punishment system. We work with people impacted by the punishment system to promote a holistic view of safety that encompasses physical, emotional, and economic health and wellness; cultivate the next generation of community leaders; and build community-based solutions. 0 0 483151 162381 0 We completed another Community Safety Incubator Project which included a gathering to bring residents of the complex and their unhoused neighbors together. We then worked with the Community Safety Team to add soft wood chips as bedding underneath a play structure in the complex, and threw an after school party for neighborhood children. A new project in Arroyo Chico neighborhood launched on November 2, 2024 with a community cleanup and beautification event. We have done extensive outreach with the neighborhood school and we invited students and families to join us for the painting of the community mural. In total, we've invested over $11,000 into Tucson neighborhoods through Incubator Projects We awarded Justice Reinvestment grants to six Maricopa County nonprofits, totaling $175,000 in funding. Over the first 3 quarters of 2024, these 6 organizations have served 2,448 individuals Our subgrantees have reported impressive outcomes: RE:Frame Youth Arts Collective: 25% increase in neighborhood activities and events, 70% report feeling more connected Unlimited Potential: Participants in Community Therapy Wheels reported 85% report feeling more connected, 100% report Increased sense of well being BlackNet: 25% increased participation in community activities or events Father Matters enrolled 235 people in their program AZRSOL hosted a total of 18 support groups in Tucson and Phoenix and a statewide conference on rational sex offense sentencing laws DPAA provided books to 23 people on Death Row in Arizona-20% of the population 59193 0 0 In 2024, our Expungement Advocates engaged in a more than 1520 outreach activities (flyering, street outreach, or presentations). In total, they reached over 2,000 individual contacts. We partnered with Hey Joe Media to produce two short videos featuring formerly incarcerated individuals talking about their experiences of losing and then regaining (or not) the right to vote. We timed the release to coincide with the 2024 election to capitalize on the attention being paid to the campaigns and highlight the issue of disenfranchisement. The videos then direct people to Reclaim Your Future to begin the process of having their rights restored. The videos were disseminated via social media and shared with other partners. We also paid for a 30 day ad campaign on YouTube. 4593 0 0 Our pilot incubator project produced encouraging results. Survey responses confirm that participants in the incubator mirror the makeup of the neighborhood. The majority (nearly 70%) were BIPOC. The majority of respondents (56%) have been personally impacted by the criminal punishment system. The reported impacts were overwhelmingly positive: 88% said the project made them feel safer in their neighborhood 75% said it helped them get to know their neighbors better 87.6% said the project would contribute to greater health and wellness 0 0 0 546937 1 1 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 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 17 0 1 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 8 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 AZ X X Caroline Isaacs 5202015860 11850 East Golf Links Road Tucson AZ 85730 Caroline Isaacs Executive Director 60 X 71600 0 15463 Luis Carrion Board Member 1 0 X 0 0 0 Daniel Howe Board Member 1 0 X 0 0 0 Tasha Menaker Board Member 1 0 X 0 0 0 Beth Meyer Board Member 1 0 X 0 0 0 Kesha Dawson Board Member 1 0 X 0 0 0 Marilyn Rodriguez Chair 2 0 X 0 0 0 Liane Hernandez Secretary 2 0 X 0 0 0 Zachary Stout Treasurer 2 0 X 0 0 0 71600 0 15463 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 434676 280477 0 715153 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 715153 0 0 0 X 162381 162381 87511 52506 21878 13127 166277 135203 27967 3107 39456 35140 3884 432 19495 14633 3736 1126 1165 1165 1748 1748 0 105971 76165 11789 18017 6907 6095 734 78 22867 10862 4592 7413 35597 29762 4547 1288 2663 2663 8217 8204 13 0 11327 8722 2039 566 Dues & Subscriptions 706 195 511 0 Staff expenses 4081 3876 91 114 Miscellaneous 571 530 41 0 676940 546937 84735 45268 88202 85589 41260 76723 2500 131962 162312 7623 7623 0 X 124339 162312 0 0 124339 162312 131962 162312 38213 0 0 0 -240 0 X 0 0 0 X 689369 324843 715299 1729511 0 0 689369 324843 715299 1729511 1729511 257 53 310 1729821 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 1 Arizonans For Rational Sex Offense Laws PO Box 10551 Phoenix AZ 85064 822527065 12439 Improve health and wellness of low-income residents and marginalized populations by reducing stigma and increasing access to care. BlackNet 320 E Bart St Gilbert AZ 85295 851460608 11000 Build Black political power through education, leadership development, policy advocacy and electoral engagement. Father Matters 7312 S 14th Dr Phoenix AZ 85041 911846806 42437 Improve the well-being of children and strengthen our families by increasing the proportion of children growing up with involved, responsible, and committed fathers and mothers Reframe Youth Arts Center 37 W Jones Ave Phoenix AZ 85041 832639125 50000 Amplify the power of youth voices to drive change for climate justice, human rights, public health, and education Unlimited Potential PO Box 8814 Phoenix AZ 85066 742383678 45095 Strengthen individuals and families by providing multifaceted services that promote literacy and empower families to actively participate in their communities. 5 0 Schedule I, Part I, Line 2 JCA monitors progress and expenditures through various programmatic and financial reporting procedures, as well as using performance metrics per the grant agreement. The specific reporting requirements, schedules, and systems can vary for each grant. Subrecipients are required to turn in monthly invoices for the expenses incurred in association with the granting activities. We are in regular contact with subrecipients and offer advice and support in areas where subrecipients may struggle. Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 8b Generally no committees are authorized to act on behalf of the Board and therefore no formal meeting minutes are kept for the committees. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b A draft version of the Form 990 is sent to each member of the Board prior to filing. Board members are asked to submit questions, concerns or additional information via email. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c All Board members are asked to report conflicts of interest as they arise. Additionally, Board members and the Executive Director are aware of personal and business relationships throughout the community and are tasked with reporting or questioning those relationships throughout the year. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15 The Executive Director undergoes an annual review and evaluation process which directs whether a salary increase will be offered. In years when financial health allows and the Executive Director's performance evaluation calls for an increase, the Executive Director's salary is compared to salaries for similar sized organizations with a similar mission as well as those with different missions but similar budgets, staff size and other characteristics. The salaries of all other staff are also based on the same benchmarking reports. These reports were used to establish salaries as recently as 2024. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 All current governing documents are available to the public by direct request to the organization via email, phone call, postal mail or in person. Form 990, Part IX, Line 11g These costs include website and other IT maintenance, fundraising consultant and several contractors who perform programmatic duties.