Civic Intelligence

National Center for Reason and Justice Inc

EIN 02-0575475 • 501(c)3 • Roxbury, MA

Profile

To educate the public and professionals about child-protection laws and criminal-justice practices based on fairness, science, and good sense and to give financial support and legal assistance to the wrongfully convicted.

77 Highland Street Unit 3Roxbury, MA 02119-1582

www.ncrj.org

Siviq Scores

Precomputed percentiles relative to similar nonprofits. These scores are descriptive rather than judgmental.

Liabilities / Assets

60th percentile

0.00x

Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2022

Liabilities / Revenue

62nd percentile

0.00x

Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2022

Net Margin

10th percentile

-92%

Higher net margin than 10% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2022

Top Officer Pay

86th percentile

$12,300

Higher top officer pay than 86% of similar nonprofits.

Top officer pay equals 96.7% of source-year revenue.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2022

Asset Growth

27th percentile

-28%

Faster asset growth than 27% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2021 to 2022

Revenue Growth

22nd percentile

-40%

Faster revenue growth than 22% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2021 to 2022

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / Assets60th percentile

Assets

Down

$29,423

Down $11,720 (-28%) from 2021

Liabilities

Flat

$0

Flat from 2021

Net Assets

Down

$29,423

Down $11,720 (-28%) from 2021

Operations
Liabilities / Revenue62nd percentileNet Margin10th percentile

Revenue

Down

$12,720

Down $8,361 (-40%) from 2021

Expenses

Up

$24,440

Up $712 (+3.0%) from 2021

Net Income

Down

-$11,720

Down $9,073 (-343%) from 2021

Trend Graphs

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth27th percentile

Grouped bars show assets, liabilities, and net assets across loaded filings.

$80K$60K$40K$20K$0Assets 2011: $45,747Liabilities 2011: $1542011Assets 2012: $41,866Liabilities 2012: $1292012Assets 2013: $52,343Liabilities 2013: $1,0772013Assets 2014: $61,420Liabilities 2014: $0Net Assets 2014: $61,4202014Assets 2015: $65,508Liabilities 2015: $0Net Assets 2015: $65,5082015Assets 2016: $66,515Liabilities 2016: $0Net Assets 2016: $66,5152016Assets 2017: $76,362Liabilities 2017: $02017Assets 2018: $54,326Liabilities 2018: $02018Assets 2019: $48,937Liabilities 2019: $02019Assets 2020: $43,790Liabilities 2020: $02020Assets 2021: $41,143Liabilities 2021: $0Net Assets 2021: $41,1432021Assets 2022: $29,423Liabilities 2022: $0Net Assets 2022: $29,4232022

Highlighted filing

2022

Assets$29,423
Liabilities$0
Net Assets$29,423
Open 2022 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue Growth22nd percentile

Revenue, expenses, and net income by year, with the latest filing highlighted.

$300K$200K$100K$0-$100KRevenue 2011: $47,578Expenses 2011: $45,091Net Income 2011: $2,4872011Revenue 2012: $38,286Expenses 2012: $42,142Net Income 2012: -$3,8562012Revenue 2013: $95,769Expenses 2013: $86,240Net Income 2013: $9,5292013Revenue 2014: $227,194Expenses 2014: $217,040Net Income 2014: $10,1542014Revenue 2015: $185,932Expenses 2015: $181,844Net Income 2015: $4,0882015Revenue 2016: $228,033Expenses 2016: $227,026Net Income 2016: $1,0072016Revenue 2017: $125,205Expenses 2017: $115,358Net Income 2017: $9,8472017Revenue 2018: $19,164Expenses 2018: $41,200Net Income 2018: -$22,0362018Revenue 2019: $21,040Expenses 2019: $26,429Net Income 2019: -$5,3892019Revenue 2020: $12,630Expenses 2020: $17,776Net Income 2020: -$5,1462020Revenue 2021: $21,081Expenses 2021: $23,728Net Income 2021: -$2,6472021Revenue 2022: $12,720Expenses 2022: $24,440Net Income 2022: -$11,7202022

Highlighted filing

2022

Revenue$12,720
Expenses$24,440
Net Income-$11,720
Open 2022 Filing

Filings

Most recent year

2022 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.

Open filing
Assets
$29,423
Liabilities
$0
Net assets
$29,423
Revenue
$12,720
Expenses
$24,440
Net income
-$11,720
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2022Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.29$0.00$0.29$0.13$0.24$0.12
2021Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.41$0.00$0.41$0.21$0.24$0.03
2020Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$0.44$0.00$0.13$0.18$0.05
2019Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$0.49$0.00$0.21$0.26$0.05
2018Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$0.54$0.00$0.19$0.41$0.22
2017Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$0.76$0.00$1.25$1.15$0.10
2016Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.67$0.00$0.67$2.28$2.27$0.01
2015Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$0.66$0.00$0.66$1.86$1.82$0.04
2014Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.61$0.00$0.61$2.27$2.17$0.10
2013Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$0.52$0.01$0.96$0.86$0.10
2012Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$0.42$0.00$0.38$0.42$0.04
2011Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$0.46$0.00$0.48$0.45$0.02
Latest Filing Detail
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jan 1, 2022 to Dec 31, 2022
Signed
Jun 12, 2023
Return Version
2022v5.0
Gross Receipts
$12,720
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

To educate the public & professionals, while advocating for child-protection laws and criminal justice practices based upon science, fairness, and good sense, and to give financial support and legal assistance to those wrongfully convicted.

To educate the public and professionals about child-protection laws and criminal-justice practices based on fairness, science, and good sense and to give financial support and legal assistance to the wrongfully convicted.

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
To provide legal and financial resources to needy and indigent inmates and parolees for filing appeals of wrongful convictions and financial assistance with in-prison minimal living expenses for basic necessities not provided within the prison system. *** NCRJ works with Innocent Project lawyers and groups supporting sponsored individuals to find and obtain experts to testify in court to mitigate original junk science convictions upon appeal.$300$7,967
To maintain and update NCRJ website with current scientific and other information and to expand the scope of the NCRJ database with links to other justice websites. To post timely information about legal and scientific developments on the NCRJ blog.$0$6,150
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay86th percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
Robert B ChatelleExecutive DirectorPT$12,300-$12,300
Michael R SnedekerPresident-$0--
Francis X KaneClerk/Treasurer-$0--
Hugo CunninghamBusiness Agent-$0--
Judith LevineDirector-$0--
Emily HorowitzDirector-$0--
Roger LancasterDirector-$0--
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
National Center for Reason and Justice Inc
EIN
02-0575475
Phone
8578911214
Address
77 Highland Street Unit 3, Roxbury, MA 02119-1582

Signing Officer

Name
Francis Kane
Title
Clerk and Treasurer
Phone
9788411286
Signed
2023-06-12
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16

“Description;Amount^Supplies;1289|Equipment;2280|Credit and Bank Fees;194|Travel;11|Government Fees;35|Web and Internet;1601|Prisoner Phone Call;263|Sponsored Cases;5803|Conferences;300^Total;11776^”

Raw XML Appendix181 raw XML fields

This appendix keeps the raw XML leaves available for debugging and edge-case review. The human report above is the primary experience.

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