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Fund for Equal Justice Inc

EIN 38-6100680 • 501(c)3 • Detroit, MI

Profile

Promoting equal justice since 1965

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18135 Hamilton RoadDetroit, MI 48203

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Siviq Scores

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

Liabilities / Assets

Score unavailable

No value available

Liabilities-to-assets requires both liabilities and assets on the latest valid filing.

Source year 2024

Liabilities / Revenue

Score unavailable

No value available

Liabilities-to-revenue requires both liabilities and revenue on the latest valid filing.

Source year 2024

Net Margin

52nd percentile

2.8%

Higher net margin than 52% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2024

Top Officer Pay

84th percentile

$0

Higher top officer pay than 84% of similar nonprofits.

Top officer pay equals 0.0% of source-year revenue.

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

Asset Growth

76th percentile

19%

Faster asset growth than 76% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2023 to 2024

Revenue Growth

76th percentile

26%

Faster revenue growth than 76% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2023 to 2024

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / AssetsScore unavailable

Assets

Up

$10,408

Up $1,696 (+19%) from 2023

Liabilities

-

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Net Assets

$10,408

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Operations
Liabilities / RevenueScore unavailableNet Margin52nd percentile

Revenue

Up

$59,607

Up $12,389 (+26%) from 2023

Expenses

Up

$57,911

Up $4,186 (+7.8%) from 2023

Net Income

Up

$1,696

Up $8,203 (+126%) from 2023

Trend Graphs

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth76th percentile

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

$80K$60K$40K$20K$0Assets 2011: $3,317Liabilities 2011: $02011Assets 2012: $320Liabilities 2012: $02012Assets 2013: $942Liabilities 2013: $02013Assets 2014: $1,625Liabilities 2014: $02014Assets 2015: $1,653Liabilities 2015: $02015Assets 2016: $5,521Liabilities 2016: $02016Assets 2017: $16,211Liabilities 2017: $02017Assets 2018: $10,744Liabilities 2018: $02018Assets 2019: $1,216Liabilities 2019: $02019Assets 2020: $62,301Liabilities 2020: $0Net Assets 2020: $62,3012020Assets 2021: $17,317Liabilities 2021: $0Net Assets 2021: $17,3172021Assets 2022: $15,219Liabilities 2022: $0Net Assets 2022: $15,2192022Assets 2023: $8,712Liabilities 2023: $02023Assets 2024: $10,408Net Assets 2024: $10,4082024

Highlighted filing

2024

Assets$10,408
Liabilities-
Net Assets$10,408
Open 2024 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue Growth76th percentile

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

$150K$100K$50K$0-$50KRevenue 2011: $27,684Expenses 2011: $26,858Net Income 2011: $8262011Revenue 2012: $37,958Expenses 2012: $40,955Net Income 2012: -$2,9972012Revenue 2013: $46,868Expenses 2013: $46,246Net Income 2013: $6222013Revenue 2014: $54,885Expenses 2014: $54,202Net Income 2014: $6832014Revenue 2015: $50,507Expenses 2015: $50,479Net Income 2015: $282015Revenue 2016: $50,206Expenses 2016: $46,338Net Income 2016: $3,8682016Revenue 2017: $59,138Expenses 2017: $48,448Net Income 2017: $10,6902017Revenue 2018: $61,013Expenses 2018: $66,480Net Income 2018: -$5,4672018Revenue 2019: $63,088Expenses 2019: $72,616Net Income 2019: -$9,5282019Revenue 2020: $110,698Expenses 2020: $49,589Net Income 2020: $61,1092020Revenue 2021: $64,287Expenses 2021: $109,271Net Income 2021: -$44,9842021Revenue 2022: $56,699Expenses 2022: $58,797Net Income 2022: -$2,0982022Revenue 2023: $47,218Expenses 2023: $53,725Net Income 2023: -$6,5072023Revenue 2024: $59,607Expenses 2024: $57,911Net Income 2024: $1,6962024

Highlighted filing

2024

Revenue$59,607
Expenses$57,911
Net Income$1,696
Open 2024 Filing

Filings

Most recent year

2024 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.

Open filing
Assets
$10,408
Liabilities
-
Net assets
$10,408
Revenue
$59,607
Expenses
$57,911
Net income
$1,696
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2024Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.10$0.10$0.60$0.58$0.02
2023XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$0.09$0.00$0.47$0.54$0.07
2022Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.15$0.00$0.15$0.57$0.59$0.02
2021XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$0.17$0.00$0.17$0.64$1.09$0.45
2020XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$0.62$0.00$0.62$1.11$0.50$0.61
2019Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$0.01$0.00$0.63$0.73$0.10
2018Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$0.11$0.00$0.61$0.66$0.05
2017Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$0.16$0.00$0.59$0.48$0.11
2016Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$0.06$0.00$0.50$0.46$0.04
2015Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$0.02$0.00$0.51$0.50$0.00
2014Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$0.02$0.00$0.55$0.54$0.01
2013Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$0.01$0.00$0.47$0.46$0.01
2012Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$0.00$0.00$0.38$0.41$0.03
2011Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$0.03$0.00$0.28$0.27$0.01
Latest Filing Detail
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jan 1, 2024 to Dec 31, 2024
Signed
Oct 28, 2025
Return Version
2024v5.0
Gross Receipts
$59,607
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

To promote equal access to justice

Promoting equal justice since 1965

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
ORGANIZATION RAISES FUNDS TO DISTRIBUTE TO ORGANZIATIONS PROMOTING EQUAL ACCESS TO JUSTICE$57,559$57,559
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay84th percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
VALERIE NEWMANPresident-$0--
RICHARD LEVEYTreasurerPT$0--
JOHN PHILOSecretary-$0--
STEPHANIE CHANGDirector-$0--
ANDREW GODDEERISDirector-$0--
LIS MIRERDirector-$0--
LIZ JACOBDirector-$0--
RAMIS WADOODDirector-$0--
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Fund for Equal Justice Inc
EIN
38-6100680
Phone
3133451225
Address
18135 HAMILTON ROAD, DETROIT, MI 48203

Signing Officer

Name
Valerie Newman
Title
President
Phone
3133451225
Signed
2025-10-28
Discuss with paid preparer
Yes

Preparer

Firm
Lotito & Lazzara Pc
Address
22525 HALL RD STE A, MACOMB, MI 48042
Preparer
Tim Cowley CPA
Phone
5864680200
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Form 990-ez, Part I, Line 10

“Name: sugar law center for economic & soc address: 4605 cass avenue detroit, mi 48201 cash contribution: 13,250 name: grants under 5,000 cash contribution: 31,809 name: detroit justice center address: 1420 washington blvd ste 301 detroit, mi 48202 cash contribution: 12,500”

Form 990-ez, Part I, Line 16

“Expenses office supplies 323 bank service charges 29 total 352”

Raw XML Appendix149 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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