Civic Intelligence

Frederick Douglass Project for Justice

EIN 84-3166690 • 501(c)3 • Washington, DC

Profile

Organization's primary exempt purpose:provide and support opportunities for incarcerated citizens and to serve as a resource to inform the public of options for reforming the country's approach to incarceration. The frederick douglass project for justice facilitates structured meetings and respectful conversations between members of free society and prisoners so that they can learn from each other, form powerful human connections, and transform both of their lives and society at large.

5636 Connecticut Avenue NW 6376Washington, DC 20015

www.douglassproject.org

Siviq Scores

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

Liabilities / Assets

77th percentile

0.08x

Higher debt load relative to assets than 77% of similar nonprofits.

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

Liabilities / Revenue

82nd percentile

0.10x

Higher debt load relative to revenue than 82% of similar nonprofits.

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

Net Margin

9th percentile

-107%

Higher net margin than 9% of similar nonprofits.

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

Top Officer Pay

93rd percentile

$45,292

Higher top officer pay than 93% of similar nonprofits.

Top officer pay equals 11.5% of source-year revenue.

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

Asset Growth

21st percentile

-45%

Faster asset growth than 21% of similar nonprofits.

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

Revenue Growth

36th percentile

-18%

Faster revenue growth than 36% of similar nonprofits.

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

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / Assets77th percentile

Assets

Down

$465,518

Down $375,160 (-45%) from 2023

Liabilities

Up

$37,660

Up $22,033 (+141%) from 2023

Net Assets

Down

$427,858

Down $397,193 (-48%) from 2023

Operations
Liabilities / Revenue82nd percentileNet Margin9th percentile

Revenue

Down

$394,369

Down $84,239 (-18%) from 2023

Expenses

Up

$816,814

Up $152,889 (+23%) from 2023

Net Income

Down

-$422,445

Down $237,128 (-128%) from 2023

Trend Graphs

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth21st percentile

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

$1.5M$1.0M$500K$0Assets 2020: $354,948Liabilities 2020: $0Net Assets 2020: $354,9482020Assets 2021: $116,402Liabilities 2021: $0Net Assets 2021: $116,4022021Assets 2022: $1,015,357Liabilities 2022: $4,989Net Assets 2022: $1,010,3682022Assets 2023: $840,678Liabilities 2023: $15,627Net Assets 2023: $825,0512023Assets 2024: $465,518Liabilities 2024: $37,660Net Assets 2024: $427,8582024

Highlighted filing

2024

Assets$465,518
Liabilities$37,660
Net Assets$427,858
Open 2024 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue Growth36th percentile

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

$1.5M$1.0M$500K$0-$500KRevenue 2020: $512,517Expenses 2020: $243,293Net Income 2020: $269,2242020Revenue 2021: $216,473Expenses 2021: $408,755Net Income 2021: -$192,2822021Revenue 2022: $1,302,703Expenses 2022: $478,236Net Income 2022: $824,4672022Revenue 2023: $478,608Expenses 2023: $663,925Net Income 2023: -$185,3172023Revenue 2024: $394,369Expenses 2024: $816,814Net Income 2024: -$422,4452024

Highlighted filing

2024

Revenue$394,369
Expenses$816,814
Net Income-$422,445
Open 2024 Filing

Filings

Most recent year

2024 • Form 990Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.

Open filing
Assets
$465,518
Liabilities
$37,660
Net assets
$427,858
Revenue
$394,369
Expenses
$816,814
Net income
-$422,445
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2024Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$0.47$0.04$0.43$0.39$0.82$0.42
2023XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$0.84$0.02$0.83$0.48$0.66$0.19
2022Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$1.02$0.00$1.01$1.30$0.48$0.82
2021XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$0.12$0.00$0.12$0.22$0.41$0.19
2020XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$0.35$0.00$0.35$0.51$0.24$0.27
Latest Filing Detail
Jump To
Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jan 1, 2024 to Dec 31, 2024
Signed
Aug 26, 2025
Return Version
2024v5.0
Gross Receipts
$394,369
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

The Frederick Douglass Project for Justice facilitates structured meetings and respectful conversations between members of free society and prisoners, so that they can learn from each other, form powerful human connections, and transform both of their own lives and society at large.

To humanize the criminal legal system by developing a prison visitation program in different areas around the country.

Balance Sheet Detail
LineBeginningEndChange
Assets
Cash and Non-Interest-Bearing Accounts$528,837$433,003▼ $95,834
Pledges and Grants Receivable$300,000$16,500▼ $283,500
Accounts Receivable$11,537$14,697▲ $3,160
Prepaid Expenses and Deferred Charges$304$1,318▲ $1,014
Total Assets$840,678$465,518▼ $375,160
Liabilities
Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses$15,627$37,660▲ $22,033
Total Liabilities$15,627$37,660▲ $22,033
Net Assets / Fund Balance
Net Assets Without Donor Restrictions$825,051$427,858▼ $397,193
Total Net Assets Fund Balance$825,051$427,858▼ $397,193
Total Liabilities and Net Assets / Fund Balance$840,678$465,518▼ $375,160
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay93rd percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseTotal
Marc HowardPresidentPT$45,292$45,292

Board Members and Trustees

NameTitle
Michael RyanChair
Paul BlavinVice Chair
Carmelle Norice-tra MdDirector
Ilene LevyDirector
Jason FlomDirector
Mara Burros-sandlerDirector
Martin TankleffDirector
Sr Helen PrejeanDirector
Faye LandesSecretary

Highest Paid Contractors

ContractorServicesLocationCompensation
Wise Oak Strategies LLCAdministration670 OLD POST RD, Bedford, NY 10506$146,404
Revenue and Support

Revenue Composition

Contributions and Grants
$394,136
Program Service Revenue
$0
Investment Income
$233
Other Revenue
$0
All Other Contributions
$394,136
Change in Net Assets
$-422,445

Audited Revenue Reconciliation

Revenue per Audited Statements
$394,369
Total Revenue per Audited Statements
$394,369
Total Revenue per Form 990
$394,369
Expenses and Functional Allocation

Major Expense Lines

Line ItemAmount
Other Expenses$454,291
Salaries, Compensation, and Employee Benefits$362,523
Total Fundraising Expense$120,866
Grants and Similar Amounts Paid$0
Professional Fundraising Fees$0

Functional Expense Allocation

Line ItemProgramManagementFundraisingTotal
Other Salaries and Wages$174,215$65,979$70,627$310,821
Fees for Services Other$175,461$23,422$33,745$232,628
Fees for Services Legal-$94,980-$94,980
Travel$36,694$4,023-$40,717
Payroll Taxes$17,538$6,642$7,110$31,290
Office Expenses$11,352$17,580$1,309$30,241
Fees for Services Accounting-$27,102-$27,102
Other Employee Benefits$10,677$7,136$2,599$20,412
Insurance-$3,957-$3,957
Advertising-$364$350$714
Other Expenses$252$11$96$11
Total Functional Expenses$438,596$257,352$120,866$816,814

Audited Expense Reconciliation

Line ItemAmount
Expenses per Audited Statements$816,814
Total Expenses per Audited Statements$816,814
Total Expenses per Form 990$816,814
Fundraising, Events, and Gaming
Fundraising activities
No
Gaming activities
No
Professional fundraiser used
No

Fundraising and Gaming Totals

Line ItemAmount
Professional Fundraising Fees$0
Political and Lobbying Activity
Political campaign activity
No
Lobbying activity
No
Subject to proxy tax
No
Governance and Compliance

Governance Checklist

Compiled or reviewed by an accountant
No
Annual disclosure for covered persons
Yes
Audit committee
Yes
Backup withholding compliance
Yes
Business relationship with 35% controlled entity
No
Business relationship with family members
No
Business relationship with organization members
No
Material changes to governing documents
No
Compensation from other sources disclosed
No
CEO compensation reviewed
Yes
Other officer compensation reviewed
No
Conflict-of-interest policy
Yes
Audited financial statements prepared
No
Key decisions subject to board approval
No
Management duties delegated
No

Governance Explanations

Form 990, Page 6, Part VI, Line 11B

“This form 990 is reviewed by the board chair and management.”

Form 990, Page 6, Part VI, Line 12C

“Any new relationships within the organization are reviewed by management.”

Form 990, Page 6, Part VI, Line 15A

“Compensation is reviewed against comparable industry data.”

Form 990, Page 6, Part VI, Line 19

“Policies are available upon request.”

Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Frederick Douglass Project for
EIN
84-3166690
Phone
2024197640
Address
5636 CONNECTICUT AVENUE NW 6376, WASHINGTON, DC 20015

Signing Officer

Name
Marc Howard
Title
President
Phone
2024197640
Signed
2025-08-26
Discuss with paid preparer
Yes

Organization Details

Principal Officer
Marc Howard
Formed
2019
Legal Domicile
Dc
Voting Board Members
9
Independent Board Members
9
Employees
18

Preparer

Firm
Deleon & Stang Cpas and Advisors
Address
150 S EAST ST STE 103, FREDERICK, MD 21701-6175
Preparer
Clint Lehman CPA
Phone
3012507400
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION

“Organization's primary exempt purpose:provide and support opportunities for incarcerated citizens and to serve as a resource to inform the public of options for reforming the country's approach to incarceration. The frederick douglass project for justice facilitates structured meetings and respectful conversations between members of free society and prisoners so that they can learn from each other, form powerful human connections, and transform both of their lives and society at large.”

Form 990, Page 2, Part III, Line 4A

“The douglass project has expanded the flagship prison visitation program to 24 sites in 13 states, with additional growth planned for fy25 and beyond. To date, the douglass project has engaged more than 5,000 outside participants and approximately 1,000 inside participants, amplifying the mission to bring the humanity of incarcerated people to the forefront of the criminal legal system reform movement. Continued expansion of the prison visitation program to prisons and jails throughout the country in both in-person and virtual formats is planned in future years. Efforts include outside participant recruitment and scheduling, collaboration with host facilities, session planning and facilitation, follow-up, and evaluation. Key partners include state and local corrections leaders and administrators, facility leadership and administrations, community organizations, educational institutions (especially law schools), policy and law makers, businesses and employers, faith-based groups, law enforcement professionals and practitioners, clinicians, non-profit organizations in the criminal legal systems space, advocates, and philanthropists.”

Form 990, Part IX, Line 11G

“Contractors 175,461 23,422 33,745”

Financial Statement Notes

Schedule D, Page 3, Part X

“The organization complies with fasb asc 740-10 and accounting standards update (asu) 2009-06. Therefore, the organization considered the possibility of uncertain tax positions and their impact on the financial position of the organization. The most significant tax positions of the organization are its tax-exempt status and the determination of unrelated business taxable income. As of december 31, 2024, management did not identify any uncertain tax positions.”

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IRS990ScheduleD/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt0THE ORGANIZATION COMPLIES WITH FASB ASC 740-10 AND ACCOUNTING STANDARDS UPDATE (ASU) 2009-06. THEREFORE, THE ORGANIZATION CONSIDERED THE POSSIBILITY OF UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS AND THEIR IMPACT ON THE FINANCIAL POSITION OF THE ORGANIZATION. THE MOST SIGNIFICANT TAX POSITIONS OF THE ORGANIZATION ARE ITS TAX-EXEMPT STATUS AND THE DETERMINATION OF UNRELATED BUSINESS TAXABLE INCOME. AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2024, MANAGEMENT DID NOT IDENTIFY ANY UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS.
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IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt0ORGANIZATION'S PRIMARY EXEMPT PURPOSE:PROVIDE AND SUPPORT OPPORTUNITIES FOR INCARCERATED CITIZENS AND TO SERVE AS A RESOURCE TO INFORM THE PUBLIC OF OPTIONS FOR REFORMING THE COUNTRY'S APPROACH TO INCARCERATION. THE FREDERICK DOUGLASS PROJECT FOR JUSTICE FACILITATES STRUCTURED MEETINGS AND RESPECTFUL CONVERSATIONS BETWEEN MEMBERS OF FREE SOCIETY AND PRISONERS SO THAT THEY CAN LEARN FROM EACH OTHER, FORM POWERFUL HUMAN CONNECTIONS, AND TRANSFORM BOTH OF THEIR LIVES AND SOCIETY AT LARGE.
IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt1THE DOUGLASS PROJECT HAS EXPANDED THE FLAGSHIP PRISON VISITATION PROGRAM TO 24 SITES IN 13 STATES, WITH ADDITIONAL GROWTH PLANNED FOR FY25 AND BEYOND. TO DATE, THE DOUGLASS PROJECT HAS ENGAGED MORE THAN 5,000 OUTSIDE PARTICIPANTS AND APPROXIMATELY 1,000 INSIDE PARTICIPANTS, AMPLIFYING THE MISSION TO BRING THE HUMANITY OF INCARCERATED PEOPLE TO THE FOREFRONT OF THE CRIMINAL LEGAL SYSTEM REFORM MOVEMENT. CONTINUED EXPANSION OF THE PRISON VISITATION PROGRAM TO PRISONS AND JAILS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY IN BOTH IN-PERSON AND VIRTUAL FORMATS IS PLANNED IN FUTURE YEARS. EFFORTS INCLUDE OUTSIDE PARTICIPANT RECRUITMENT AND SCHEDULING, COLLABORATION WITH HOST FACILITIES, SESSION PLANNING AND FACILITATION, FOLLOW-UP, AND EVALUATION. KEY PARTNERS INCLUDE STATE AND LOCAL CORRECTIONS LEADERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, FACILITY LEADERSHIP AND ADMINISTRATIONS, COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS, EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS (ESPECIALLY LAW SCHOOLS), POLICY AND LAW MAKERS, BUSINESSES AND EMPLOYERS, FAITH-BASED GROUPS, LAW ENFORCEMENT PROFESSIONALS AND PRACTITIONERS, CLINICIANS, NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS IN THE CRIMINAL LEGAL SYSTEMS SPACE, ADVOCATES, AND PHILANTHROPISTS.
IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt2THIS FORM 990 IS REVIEWED BY THE BOARD CHAIR AND MANAGEMENT.
IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt3ANY NEW RELATIONSHIPS WITHIN THE ORGANIZATION ARE REVIEWED BY MANAGEMENT.
IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt4COMPENSATION IS REVIEWED AGAINST COMPARABLE INDUSTRY DATA.
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