Equal Justice Initiative
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Equal Justice Initiative at a glance
- Total assets
- $474,804,644
- +4.3% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $73,423,570
- -7.8% vs 2024
- Net investment income (2025)
- $11,211,789
- +15.9% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $52,081,236
- -31.1% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Equal Justice Initiative funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
9 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $50–100K range: 5 grants of 9 (56%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
States
Cities
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2022 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $375K (2022) to $30.0M (2024). In 2024 it made 1 grant totaling $30.0M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| The Legacy Foundation Montgomery, AL | Public Education and Project Support | $30,000,000 |
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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 | $474,804,644 | $73,423,570 | $52,081,236 | — | — | $11,211,789 |
| 2024 | $455,327,280 | $79,602,278 | $75,623,174 | $30,000,000 | 1 | $9,672,162 |
| 2023 | $427,846,693 | $67,268,484 | $55,139,943 | $20,000,000 | 1 | $4,322,612 |
| 2022 | $400,518,058 | $112,266,211 | $28,380,254 | $375,000 | 7 | $2,172,839 |
| 2021 | $336,552,200 | $133,071,261 | $93,953,070 | — | — | $2,347,391 |
| 2020 | $294,014,070 | $216,199,193 | $25,240,427 | — | — | $1,590,084 |
| 2019 | $103,569,500 | $35,379,107 | $17,366,828 | — | — | $956,732 |
About Equal Justice Initiative
Based on IRS filings
Equal Justice Initiative is a public charity focused on Civil Rights, Social Action & Advocacy, based in Montgomery, AL. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $474.8M in total assets. Net investment income was $11.2M.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Equal Justice Initiative is led by Bryan Stevenson, Executive Director on every filing since 2019; 7 of 13 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Bryan Stevenson
Executive Director
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kim Taylor-Thompson
Chair
Chairman → Chair, 2023
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Eva Ansley
Operations Director
Secretary & Treasurer → Operations Director, 2023
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$76K (2019) → $69K (2025)
Jackie Jones-Peace
Director
Director → Director of Development, 2022
Director of Development → Director, 2025
On filings since 2021
$75K (2022) → $0 (2025)
George Kendall
Director
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Ophelia Dahl
Director
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Charles Best
Director
On filings since 2024
No compensation reported
Charlotte Morrison
Senior Attorney
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$108K (2020) → $173K (2025)
Aaryn M. Urell
Senior Attorney
On filings since 2021
40 hrs/week
$112K (2021) → $148K (2025)
Tera K. Duvernay
Deputy Director of Legacy Sites
Deputy Director of Museum & Memorial Operations → Deputy Director of Museum, 2022
Deputy Director of Museum → Deputy Director of Legacy Sites, 2024
On filings since 2021
40 hrs/week
$112K (2021) → $181K (2025)
Alicia A. D'addario
Senior Attorney
On filings since 2022
40 hrs/week
$104K (2022) → $141K (2025)
Sia M. Sanneh
Senior Attorney
On filings since 2022
40 hrs/week
$104K (2022) → $151K (2025)
Angela Setzer
Senior Attorney
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$140K (2025)
Former officers (10)
- Former: Margaret Hayden (2024) — Physician
- Former: Carlos Williams (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Kathy Vincent (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Randy Hertz (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Paul Farmer (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Jennifer R. Taylor (2021) — Senior Attorney
- Former: Sonia Kapadia (2021) — Deputy Director of Strategic Initiatives
- Former: Jerome Gray (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Martha Morgan (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Scott Douglas (2019–2020) — Director
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 $181K, to Tera K Duvernay (Deputy Director of Legacy Sites). 7 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Equal Justice Initiative
How large is Equal Justice Initiative?
Equal Justice Initiative reported $474.8M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $73.4M.
What is Equal Justice Initiative?
Equal Justice Initiative is a public charity focused on Civil Rights, Social Action & Advocacy, based in Montgomery, AL. It holds $474.8M in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Equal Justice Initiative operate?
Equal Justice Initiative has awarded grants in Alabama.
What is Equal Justice Initiative's EIN?
Equal Justice Initiative's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 63-1135091. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(6)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS April 25, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS June 27, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS June 3, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS February 3, 2020)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS August 7, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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