Civic Intelligence

Justice Forward Virginia

EIN 85-1651223 • 501(c)4 • Arlington, VA

Profile

The mission of Justice Forward Virginia which incorporated in 2020 is to bring attention to the urgent need for criminal legal system reform in Virginia to research and develop model criminal legal system reform policy and to advocate for reforms that will protect civil and human rights of disadvantaged persons in the criminal legal system thereby promoting safer and more equitable communities.

2611 Franklin Rd C/O Bryan KennedyArlington, VA 22201

justiceforwardva.com

Siviq Scores

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

Liabilities / Assets

59th percentile

0.00x

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

501(c)4 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2023

Liabilities / Revenue

60th percentile

0.00x

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

501(c)4 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2023

Net Margin

91st percentile

44%

Higher net margin than 91% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)4 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2023

Top Officer Pay

96th percentile

$10,450

Higher top officer pay than 96% of similar nonprofits.

Top officer pay equals 73.5% of source-year revenue.

501(c)4 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2022

Asset Growth

99th percentile

295%

Faster asset growth than 99% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)4 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2022 to 2023

Revenue Growth

99th percentile

1280%

Faster revenue growth than 99% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)4 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2022 to 2023

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / Assets59th percentile

Assets

Up

$118,426

Up $38,026 (+47%) from 2024

Liabilities

Up

$20,240

Up $18,931 (+1446%) from 2024

Net Assets

Up

$98,186

Up $19,095 (+24%) from 2024

Operations
Liabilities / Revenue60th percentileNet Margin91st percentile

Revenue

Up

$191,981

Up $65,281 (+52%) from 2024

Expenses

Up

$172,886

Up $9,768 (+6.0%) from 2024

Net Income

Up

$19,095

Up $55,513 (+152%) from 2024

Trend Graphs

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth99th percentile

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

$150K$100K$50K$0Assets 2020: $39,086Liabilities 2020: $02020Assets 2022: $29,227Net Assets 2022: $29,2272022Assets 2023: $115,374Net Assets 2023: $115,3742023Assets 2024: $80,400Liabilities 2024: $1,309Net Assets 2024: $79,0912024Assets 2025: $118,426Liabilities 2025: $20,240Net Assets 2025: $98,1862025

Highlighted filing

2025

Assets$118,426
Liabilities$20,240
Net Assets$98,186
Open 2025 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue Growth99th percentile

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

$200K$100K$0-$100KRevenue 2020: $58,897Expenses 2020: $19,811Net Income 2020: $39,0862020Revenue 2022: $14,220Expenses 2022: $50,440Net Income 2022: -$36,2202022Revenue 2023: $196,257Expenses 2023: $110,110Net Income 2023: $86,1472023Revenue 2024: $126,700Expenses 2024: $163,118Net Income 2024: -$36,4182024Revenue 2025: $191,981Expenses 2025: $172,886Net Income 2025: $19,0952025

Highlighted filing

2025

Revenue$191,981
Expenses$172,886
Net Income$19,095
Open 2025 Filing

Filings

Most recent year

2025 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.

Open filing
Assets
$118,426
Liabilities
$20,240
Net assets
$98,186
Revenue
$191,981
Expenses
$172,886
Net income
$19,095
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2025Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$1.18$0.20$0.98$1.92$1.73$0.19
2024Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.80$0.01$0.79$1.27$1.63$0.36
2023Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$1.15$1.15$1.96$1.10$0.86
2022Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.29$0.29$0.14$0.50$0.36
2020Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$0.39$0.00$0.59$0.20$0.39
Latest Filing Detail
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jan 1, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025
Signed
Mar 6, 2026
Return Version
2025v4.0
Gross Receipts
$191,981
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

The mission of Justice Forward Virginia which incorporated in 2020 is to bring attention to the urgent need for criminal legal system reform in Virginia to research and develop model criminal legal system reform policy and to advocate for reforms that will protect civil and human rights of disadvantaged persons in the criminal legal system thereby promoting safer and more equitable communities.

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
In 2025 Justice Forward Virginia worked on a variety of issues both alone and in coalition with other groups to achieve two goals. First was to protect the progress that was made in reforming the criminal legal system in Virginia in prior years and second was to advance new reforms to help further that progress. The organization sought to educate the public and legislators about how the changes made to the criminal system in prior sessions were playing out in practice and most importantly to show them through the use of data that these reforms had no negative impact on public safety. In terms of new reforms Justice Forward worked with other groups to promote change to the law including increasing court appointed attorney pay fixing the first offender drug possession statute putting guardrails on mass surveillance technology and changing the failure to appear statute.$500$122,386
The Clean Slate Initiative granted funds to JFV for the benefit of a 501c3 organization to provide information to communities impacted by record sealing legislation passed in the Commonwealth in 2021.$50,000$50,000
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay96th percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
Robert PoggenklassExecutive DirectorPT$60,880-$60,880
Duane BarronSecretary-$0--
Ashley ShapiroVice Chair-$0--
Bryan KennedyChair-$0--
Bradley HaywoodDirector-$0--
Danita DawsonDirector-$0--
Misty RoundtreeDirector-$0--
Kim StoverDirector-$0--
Steven KeenerDirector-$0--
Elizabeth WongTreasurer-$0--
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Justice Forward Virginia
EIN
85-1651223
Address
2611 FRANKLIN RD C/O BRYAN KENNEDY, ARLINGTON, VA 22201

Signing Officer

Name
Rob Poggenklass
Title
Executive Director
Phone
3192612625
Signed
2026-03-06
Discuss with paid preparer
Yes

Preparer

Preparer
Jean Gilbert
Phone
2404264790
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Part I, line 10

“| Grants And Similar Amounts Paid:, Amount:| Justice Forward Virginia Foundation-Clean Slate Initiative, $50000| Catholic Charities, $500|”

Part I, line 16

“| Other Expenses:, Amount:| Travel events, $3869| Bank payroll fees, $903| Taxes licenses, $407| Lobbying costs, $3997|”

Part II, line 24

“| Explanation:, BOYAmount:, EOYAmount:| Due from Justice Forward Virginia Foundation, $15586, $0|”

Part II, line 26

“| Explanation:, BOYAmount:, EOYAmount:| Due to Justice Forward Virginia Foundation, $0, $17979| Payroll liabilities, $1309, $2261|”

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