Battered Women's Justice Project
Bwjp promotes systemic change with the civil and criminal justice systems to ensure an effective and just response to victims and perpetrators of intimate partner violence and the children exposed to this violence.
Battered Women's Justice Project at a glance
In short: Battered Women's Justice Project reported $9K in grants paid in 2025 (a total; its filing lists no individual grants). Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Grants paid (2025)
- $8,832 — reported as a total on the IRS filing, without an itemized list
- Total assets
- $2,549,857
- +1.0% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $7,353,971
- +40.2% vs 2024
- Net investment income (2025)
- $50,264
- -36.0% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $7,768,086
- +30.7% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated October 2026.
Who Battered Women's Justice Project funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
7 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $100–250K range: 3 grants of 7 (43%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Cities
How Battered Women's Justice Project gives
- Giving fell 79% from 2020 to 2023. Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $9K (2025) to $857K (2021). In 2025 it reported $9K in grants paid, as a total without an itemized list.
Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| National Clearinghouse for the Defence of Battered Women Philadelphia, PA | Provide technical assistance and direct services to dv victims | $68,556 |
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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 | $2,549,857 | $7,353,971 | $7,768,086 | $8,832 | Total only | $50,264 |
| 2024 | $2,525,322 | $5,246,782 | $5,944,196 | — | — | $78,557 |
| 2023 | $3,110,855 | $7,022,156 | $4,704,408 | $68,556 | 1 | $15,442 |
| 2022 | $546,549 | $3,387,343 | $3,402,143 | $393,512 | 1 | — |
| 2021 | $813,107 | $3,679,382 | $3,629,443 | $856,729 | 5 | $-16,944 |
| 2020 | $514,246 | $2,715,102 | $2,749,793 | $320,000 | 1 | — |
| 2019 | $453,849 | $3,240,480 | $3,121,667 | $327,103 | 2 | — |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
About Battered Women's Justice Project
Based on IRS filings
Battered Women's Justice Project is a public charity focused on Mental Health & Crisis Intervention, based in St. Paul, MN. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $2.5M in total assets. In 2025, it reported $9K in grants paid as a total on its IRS filing, without an itemized list. Net investment income was $50K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Battered Women's Justice Project is led by Amy Sandfort Sanchez, Chief Executive Officer since 2021 (on filings since 2020); 7 of 19 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Amy Sandfort Sanchez
Chief Executive Officer
Executive Director → Chief Executive Officer, 2021
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$29K (2021) → $170K (2025)
Christina Jones
Chief Executive External Relations
On filings since 2023
40 hrs/week
$126K (2023) → $136K (2025)
Laura Castellanos
Board Chair
Director → Board Chair, 2025
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Monica Player
Director
On filings since 2023
40 hrs/week
$135K (2023) → $139K (2025)
Maritza Fagin
Director of Operations
On filings since 2024
40 hrs/week
$136K (2024) → $140K (2025)
Donna Bloom
Director
Board Member → Director, 2021
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Susan Breall
Director
Board Member → Director, 2021
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Zelda B. Harris
Director
Board Member → Director, 2021
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Julie Cousler
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Tracy Tripp
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kelly Poling
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Britt Kopping
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Eric Lastre
Director
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Imrana Jalal
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Lynn Anderson
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Sujata Warrier
Chief Strategic Officer
On filings since 2021
40 hrs/week
$106K (2021) → $160K (2025)
Kenneth Noyes
General Counsel
On filings since 2024
40 hrs/week
$130K (2024) → $146K (2025)
Rebecca Henry
Chief Program Officer
On filings since 2024
40 hrs/week
$148K (2024) → $155K (2025)
Melissa Jamaca
Treasurer
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (20)
- Former: Annika Gifford (2021–2024) — Treasurer
- Former: Jason Engelhart (2021–2024) — Board Chair
- Former: Erin Martinson (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Safia Khan (2019–2023) — Chair
- Former: Melissa Gilman (2021–2023) — Director
- Former: Sangeeta Chowdhry (2021–2023) — Director
- Former: Anadelle Martinez-Mullen (2023) — Director
- Former: John Harrington (2023) — Director
- Former: Kristine Lizzdas (2023) — Director
- Former: Rashida Ingram (2023) — Director
- Former: Sarah Henry (2023) — Director
- Former: Rhonda Martinson (2019–2022) — Secretary
- Former: Denise Gamache (2019–2021) — Former CEO
- Former: Sandra Weston (2019–2021) — Former CFO
- Former: Loretta Frederick (2021) — Senior Legal Policy Advisor
- Former: Donna Dunn (2019–2020) — Treasurer
- Former: Joan Kuriansky (2019–2020) — Chair
- Former: Annika Brothers (2020) — Board Member
- Former: Ann Leppanen (2019) — Board Member
- Former: Gretta Gardner (2019) — Board Member
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "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 $170K, to Amy Sandfort Sanchez (Chief Executive Officer). 7 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Battered Women's Justice Project
How much does Battered Women's Justice Project give each year?
Battered Women's Justice Project reported $9K in grants paid in 2025 on its 2025 IRS Form 990, as a total without an itemized list of grants.
How large is Battered Women's Justice Project?
Battered Women's Justice Project reported $2.5M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $7.4M.
What is Battered Women's Justice Project?
Battered Women's Justice Project is a public charity focused on Mental Health & Crisis Intervention, based in St. Paul, MN. It holds $2.5M in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Battered Women's Justice Project operate?
Battered Women's Justice Project has awarded grants in Arizona, California, District of Columbia, Illinois, Maryland, Pennsylvania.
What is Battered Women's Justice Project's EIN?
Battered Women's Justice Project's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 46-3584341. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS January 23, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS February 9, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS August 11, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS August 14, 2023)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS July 26, 2024)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS August 3, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2024
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