Alliance for Safety and Justice
Alliance for Safety and Justice (ASJ) is a public charity based in Oakland, California, and an advocacy program within Just Safe. ASJ describes itself as a nonpartisan team that works with state officials and community leaders on public safety policy, including legislative reform, public education, research, and coalition-building.
Alliance for Safety and Justice at a glance
In short: Alliance for Safety and Justice gave $14.5M across 17 grants in 2025 (avg $854K), mostly in New Jersey. 76% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $14,521,066
- +7104.3% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 17
- +240.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $854,180
- +2018.9% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $15,000
- Total assets
- $79,041,253
- +52.2% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 76% first-time grantees (13 of 17, 2025; small sample)
- Primary geography
- New Jersey (98% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to Alliance for Safety and Justice
- Contact
Mailing address: 1624 Franklin St Floor 11, Oakland, CA 94612
Phone: (510) 836-4700
Website: https://justsafe.org
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Alliance for Safety and Justice funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Community Based Public Safety Collective ($14.1M). Together the top 10 received $14.5M.
Grant Size Distribution
36 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 25 grants of 36 (69%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
ASJ describes working with state officials and community leaders and pursuing reforms in states across the country. Its 2024 filing identifies California, Florida, Illinois, and Texas as core states where it has registered lobbyists on contract or staff.
In 2025, 98% of reported grant dollars went to recipients in New Jersey, with 1% going to California and small shares to Michigan, Arizona, and Ohio. The listed grants also included recipients in Mississippi.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 17 itemized grants.
Cities
Is Alliance for Safety and Justice open to new grantees?
76%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 13 of 17 grantees (76%) were first-time recipients. With only 17 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 6 points. First grants averaged $1.1M; repeat grants $59K. How we count
Medians: $15K first-time, $51K repeat.
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990 filings (2022–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2022 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $202K (2024) to $14.5M (2025). In 2025 it made 17 grants totaling $14.5M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Community Based Public Safety Collective East Orange, NJ | General Support of the Scaling Safety Project | $14,083,518 |
| University of California Irvine Irvine, CA | Advance voting and civic engagement among systems impacted populations | $124,062 |
| Newark Community Street Team Newark, NJ | Unrestricted/General Operating Support Purposefunding. | $76,700 |
| Michigan Justice Fund-Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan Detroit, MI | Unrestricted/General Operating Support Purposefunding. | $70,000 |
| Accounting for Your Future Cincinnati, OH | Support Narrative-Shifting Efforts and Brand Visibility | $25,000 |
| Record Clearance Project FS the Tower Foundation of San Jose State Univers San Jose, CA | General Support of the Timedone Day Project | $18,586 |
| Empact Community Organization Sacramento, CA | Unrestricted/General Operating Support Purposefunding. | $15,200 |
| Boys to Men Tucson Tucson, AZ | Unrestricted/General Operating Support Purposefunding | $15,000 |
| Flowers and Bullets Tucson, AZ | Unrestricted/General Operating Support Purposefunding. | $15,000 |
| One Voice Jackson, MS | Emergency Relief Grant/Conditional Restricted Project Support Grant. | $15,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $79,041,253 | $60,096,637 | $45,929,470 | $14,521,066 | 17 | $859,504 |
| 2024 | $51,926,680 | $54,358,096 | $30,120,399 | $201,562 | 5 | — |
| 2023 | $28,037,521 | $36,489,299 | $29,372,249 | $416,462 | 8 | — |
| 2022 | $20,622,621 | $38,551,891 | $19,511,666 | $306,400 | 6 | — |
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
In its 2024 filing, Just Safe stated that its mission is to educate the public about the needs of communities most impacted by crime, violence, and incarceration, and to promote safety solutions through community-building, leadership development, grassroots mobilization, and advocacy. The filing identifies solutions including reducing overuse of incarceration and expanding violence prevention, community health, rehabilitation, economic mobility, and trauma recovery.
ASJ’s stated work includes policy proposals, research, legislative advocacy, and public education. Its programs include Scaling Safety, a collaboration with Community-Based Public Safety Collective to invest in community-based public safety programs in five cities, document their impact, and promote replication. The filing describes the initiative as supporting resident-powered programs that provide trauma recovery, crisis assistance, and violence interruption services.
The 2025 grants show support for a range of organizations. Community Based Public Safety Collective describes its mission as strengthening neighborhood leadership through education, advocacy, and training for community-based public safety practitioners and organizations. Newark Community Street Team says it works to reduce crime, assist victims, and promote public trust in justice. Other grantees describe work in areas including cultural-rooted neighborhood healing, reentry services, and giving traditionally silenced communities a voice.
Grantmaking
In 2025, ASJ reported 17 grants totaling $14,521,066. Grant amounts ranged from $5,500 to $14,083,518, with a median of $15,000. The largest grant was $14,083,518 to Community Based Public Safety Collective for general support of the Scaling Safety Project.
Other reported grants included $124,062 to the University of California, Irvine, to advance voting and civic engagement among systems-impacted populations; $76,700 to Newark Community Street Team for unrestricted/general operating support; $70,000 to Michigan Justice Fund–Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan for unrestricted/general operating support; and $25,000 to Accounting for Your Future for narrative-shifting efforts and brand visibility. ASJ also gave $18,586 to the Record Clearance Project at the Tower Foundation of San Jose State University for general support of the TimeDone project, and $10,000 to A New Way of Life Reentry Project to support its gala and increase awareness of ASJ’s mission. Starting Over Inc. received $10,000 in 2025.
The 2024 filing describes a pre-grant due diligence process to ensure grant recipients are charitable.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Catherine Lenore Anderson as President and CEO; Robert Rooks as Board Chair; Timothy Silard as Treasurer; and James Sherrills as Secretary. Directors listed are Susan Burton, Billy Watterson, Malcolm Spellman, and Michael Tubbs. Andrea Broxton is listed as Chief Operating Officer, and Aswad Thomas as Vice President of Community Engagement.
Alliance for Safety and Justice is led by Catherine Lenore Anderson, President & CEO since 2025 (on filings since 2022); 10 of 17 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Catherine Lenore Anderson
President & CEO
President → President & CEO, 2025
On filings since 2022
20.7 hrs/week
$83K (2022) → $209K (2025)
Tinisch Hollins
Executive Director & Csj
See Schedule O → Executive Director & Csj, 2024
On filings since 2023
36.4 hrs/week
$180K (2023) → $171K (2025)
Robert Rooks
Board Chair
Chair → Board Chair, 2025
On filings since 2022
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Roger Cox
Senior Director & Finance
See Schedule O → Senior Director & Finance, 2024
On filings since 2023
27 hrs/week
$169K (2023) → $118K (2025)
Shakyra Diaz
National Director & Shared Safety
See Schedule O → Chief of Federal Advocacy, 2024
Chief of Federal Advocacy → National Director & Shared Safety, 2025
On filings since 2023
31.3 hrs/week
$189K (2023) → $145K (2025)
Billy Watterson
Director
On filings since 2022
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Malcolm Spellman
Director
On filings since 2022
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Michael Tubbs
Director
On filings since 2022
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Susan Burton
Director
On filings since 2022
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Andrea Broxton
Chief Operating Officer
Chief Operating Officer → COO, 2023
COO → Chief Operating Officer, 2024
On filings since 2022
24.7 hrs/week
$97K (2022) → $154K (2025)
Aswad Thomas
Vice President of Community Engagement
Vice President → Vice President of Community Engagement, 2025
On filings since 2022
32.4 hrs/week
$43K (2022) → $191K (2025)
Patricia Guinto
Chief Marketing & Committee Officer
See Schedule O → Chief Marketing & Committee Officer, 2025
On filings since 2023
32 hrs/week
$176K (2023) → $153K (2025)
Shaena Fazal
Chief of Advocacy
Chief of State Advocacy → Chief of Advocacy, 2025
On filings since 2023
21.5 hrs/week
$134K (2023) → $105K (2025)
Jessica Reid
Chief Growth Officer
New on the 2025 filing
29 hrs/week
$128K (2025)
Joel Lam
Chief Financial Officer
New on the 2025 filing
14.2 hrs/week
$29K (2025)
James Sherrills
Secretary
Director → Secretary, 2024
On filings since 2022
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Timothy Silard
Treasurer
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (7)
- Former: Jerron Jordan (2022–2024) — Chief Executive Officer · Filing note: Term ended 092023
- Former: Toussaint Bailey (2022–2024) — Director
- Former: John Cutler Managing (2024) — Director, State Policy & Research
- Former: Neill Franklin (2024) — Director
- Former: Patricia Guinto Chief (2024) — Marketing & Communications Officer
- Former: Stanford Franklin (2022–2023) — Secretary
- Former: John Cutler (2023) — See Schedule O
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2022–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $209K, to Catherine Lenore Anderson (President & CEO). 10 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Alliance for Safety and Justice
How much does Alliance for Safety and Justice give each year?
Alliance for Safety and Justice gave $14.5M across 17 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $202K across 5 grants.
What is Alliance for Safety and Justice's typical grant size?
Alliance for Safety and Justice's median grant in 2025 was $15,000, and its average grant was $854,180, across 17 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Organizations receiving their first grant from Alliance for Safety and Justice that year got $1.1M on average.
Where does Alliance for Safety and Justice give grants?
Alliance for Safety and Justice gives mostly in New Jersey: 98% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Tucson, AZ (2 grants) and San Francisco, CA (2 grants).
Does Alliance for Safety and Justice give general operating support?
Yes: 71% of Alliance for Safety and Justice's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (12 of 17) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990.
Who are Alliance for Safety and Justice's largest grantees?
Alliance for Safety and Justice's largest 2025 grantees include Community Based Public Safety Collective ($14,083,518), University of California Irvine ($124,062) and Newark Community Street Team ($76,700), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. Together they received 98% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Alliance for Safety and Justice?
Alliance for Safety and Justice reported $79.0M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $60.1M.
What does Alliance for Safety and Justice fund?
In its 2024 filing, Just Safe stated that its mission is to educate the public about the needs of communities most impacted by crime, violence, and incarceration, and to promote safety solutions through community-building, leadership development, grassroots mobilization, and advocacy. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Alliance for Safety and Justice?
Alliance for Safety and Justice has no public application process in the sources Grantable reviewed. Check justsafe.org for current guidelines, or contact the foundation directly before submitting a request.
What is Alliance for Safety and Justice's EIN?
Alliance for Safety and Justice's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 85-3209787. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2022–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
Data update history
(5)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 16, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 14, 2025)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS February 29, 2024)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 13, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2022–2024
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