Civic Intelligence

Choosing Justice Initiative

990EZ • Fiscal year 2018 • EIN 83-0975952

Jan 01, 2018 to Dec 31, 2018 • Filed on Jul 08, 2019

Organization Profilewww.cjinashville.org
1623 Haynes Meade CircleNashville, TN 37207

(615) 431-3746

Siviq Scores

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Liabilities / Assets

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Source year 2018

Liabilities / Revenue

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Source year 2018

Net Margin

97th percentile

85%

Higher net margin than 97% of similar nonprofits.

2018 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2018

Top Officer Pay

98th percentile

$90,000

Higher top officer pay than 98% of similar nonprofits.

Top officer pay equals 86.5% of source-year revenue.

2018 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2018

Asset Growth

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Source year 2018

Revenue Growth

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Balance Sheet
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Assets

$88,959

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Net Assets

$88,959

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Liabilities

-

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Revenue And Expenses
Liabilities / RevenueScore unavailableNet Margin97th percentile

Revenue

$104,050

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Expenses

$15,091

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Net Income

$88,959

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Historical Trend

Balance Sheet Trend

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The highlighted filing sits inside the broader history for assets, liabilities, and net assets.

$600K$400K$200K$0Assets 2018: $88,959Net Assets 2018: $88,9592018Assets 2019: $437,538Liabilities 2019: $160,000Net Assets 2019: $277,5382019Assets 2020: $411,733Liabilities 2020: $1,945Net Assets 2020: $409,7882020Assets 2021: $492,948Liabilities 2021: $1,205Net Assets 2021: $491,7432021Assets 2022: $365,921Liabilities 2022: $1,369Net Assets 2022: $364,5522022Assets 2023: $412,611Liabilities 2023: $0Net Assets 2023: $412,6112023Assets 2024: $380,934Liabilities 2024: $0Net Assets 2024: $380,9342024

Highlighted filing

2018

Assets$88,959
Liabilities-
Net Assets$88,959
Open 2018 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue GrowthScore unavailable

Revenue, expenses, and net income across loaded years, with this filing highlighted.

$600K$400K$200K$0-$200KRevenue 2018: $104,050Expenses 2018: $15,091Net Income 2018: $88,9592018Revenue 2019: $365,529Expenses 2019: $176,950Net Income 2019: $188,5792019Revenue 2020: $429,753Expenses 2020: $297,502Net Income 2020: $132,2512020Revenue 2021: $434,985Expenses 2021: $353,030Net Income 2021: $81,9552021Revenue 2022: $284,246Expenses 2022: $403,705Net Income 2022: -$119,4592022Revenue 2023: $449,607Expenses 2023: $401,138Net Income 2023: $48,4692023Revenue 2024: $436,697Expenses 2024: $468,374Net Income 2024: -$31,6772024

Highlighted filing

2018

Revenue$104,050
Expenses$15,091
Net Income$88,959
Open 2018 Filing
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jan 1, 2018 to Dec 31, 2018
Signed
Jul 8, 2019
Return Version
2018v3.1
Gross Receipts
$104,050
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

Representing defendants in their court cases at no cost to the defendants.

We provide free high-quality criminal defense and related legal services to indigent and underprivileged persons accused or convicted of crimes in Tennessee who request our representation, and promote the elimination of wealth-based disparities and injustice in Tennessee?s criminal legal system.

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
Represented several defendants intheir court cases at no cost to the defendants$56-
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay98th percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
Dawn DeanerPresidentFT$90,000-$90,000
Anne WeberSecretary-$0--
Andrew RossTreasurer-$0--
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Choosing Justice Initiative
EIN
83-0975952
Phone
6154313746
Address
1623 Haynes Meade Circle, Nashville, TN 37207

Signing Officer

Name
Dawn Deaner
Title
President
Phone
6154313746
Signed
2019-07-08
Discuss with paid preparer
Yes

Preparer

Firm
Easy Affordable Accounting LLC
Address
1443 Kensington Dr, Murfreesboro, TN 37130
Preparer
Shawneen Kelly
Phone
6159711405
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

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“Advertising and Promotion $1000”

Other Expenses.1002

“Office Expenses $212”

Other Expenses.1009

“Depreciation $15”

Other Expenses.1012

“Insurance $1050”

Other Expenses.1

“case expense $56”

Other Assets.1

“furniture - Beginning $0 furniture - Ending $2019”

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Filings

Displayed year

2018 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.

Open filing
Assets
$88,959
Liabilities
-
Net assets
$88,959
Revenue
$104,050
Expenses
$15,091
Net income
$88,959
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2024Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$3.81$0.00$3.81$4.37$4.68$0.32
2023Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$4.13$0.00$4.13$4.50$4.01$0.48
2022Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$3.66$0.01$3.65$2.84$4.04$1.19
2021XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$4.93$0.01$4.92$4.35$3.53$0.82
2020Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$4.12$0.02$4.10$4.30$2.98$1.32
2019XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$4.38$1.60$2.78$3.66$1.77$1.89
2018Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.89$0.89$1.04$0.15$0.89
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