Equal Justice Works

WASHINGTON, DC EIN: 52-1469738 Website

EQUAL JUSTICE WORKS CREATES OPPORTUNITIES FOR LAWYERS TO TRANSFORM THEIR PASSION FOR EQUAL JUSTICE INTO A LIFELONG COMMITMENT TO PUBLIC SERVICE.

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

$41.9M

+0.9% YoY

Annual Giving

-100.0% YoY

Grant Count

0

-100.0% YoY

Avg Grant Size

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$9M$18M$28M$37M20202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$41,853,650$41,483,131$34,685,624
Revenue$23,999,649$21,173,089$23,316,842
Expenses$25,056,566$22,713,463$20,442,752
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income$816,043$400,121$537,601
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$3M$6M$9M$12M201 grants2020153 grants2021170 grants2022175 grants20230 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 0 recipients in 2024

Grant Size Distribution

699 grants across all recorded years

192<$50K388$50–100K111$100–250K7$250–500K1$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

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Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

VERNA WILLIAMSCHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER$345KTIMOTHY S WIERZBICKICHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER$296KMIA SUSSMAN SR VPOF INSTITUTIONAL ADVANCEMENT$235KSARAH LACKRITZVP OF MARKETING AND COMM.$213KKRISTEN UHLER-MCKEOWNDIRECTOR FOR PUBLIC PROGRAMS$213KAOIFE DELARGY LOWEVP OF LSEA$205K

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
KATHRYN J FRITZCHAIR1
FRANK R JIMENEZVICE CHAIR1
JONATHAN CHIELTREASURER1
JAMI MCKEONSECRETARY1
JAMES CHOSYMEMBER1
BRACKETT B DENNISTON IIIMEMBER1
MICHAEL FRICKLASMEMBER1
IVAN FONGMEMBER UNTIL 12/20231
MOLLY GIGUIEREMEMBER1
DEAN RISA GOLUBOFFMEMBER1
FATIMA GOSS GRAVESMEMBER1
HONORABLE JAMES E GRAVESMEMBER1
ERNEST LAMONT GREERMEMBER1
MICHAEL HARDINGMEMBER UNTIL 12/20231
JOHN HUESTONMEMBER1
ERIN JOHNSONMEMBER1
TRACIE JOHNSONMEMBER1
KIM KOOPERSMITHMEMBER1
MARYANNE LAVANMEMBER1
DAVID LEVINEMEMBER1
VIVIAN MARTINEZMEMBER1
STEVE MCMANUSMEMBER1
MARC H MORIALMEMBER1
CAMILLE NELSONMEMBER1
HONORABLE CORNELIA TLPILLARD; MEMBER1
ABID RIAZ QURESHIMEMBER1
KACE RODWELLMEMBER1
JENNIFER SCHOTTMEMBER1
DONALD B VERRILLI JRMEMBER1
JULIA WILSONMEMBER UNTIL 12/20231
TERESA YOUNGERMEMBER1
VERNA WILLIAMSCHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER40$345,499
TIMOTHY S WIERZBICKICHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER40$295,951
MIA SUSSMAN SR VPOF INSTITUTIONAL ADVANCEMENT40$235,151
KRISTEN UHLER-MCKEOWNDIRECTOR FOR PUBLIC PROGRAMS40$212,771
AOIFE DELARGY LOWEVP OF LSEA40$205,025
SARAH LACKRITZVP OF MARKETING AND COMM.40$212,951

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

44states
+37 more states

Cities

AbileneAlbanyAlbuquerqueAlexandriaAnchorageArlingtonAshevilleAthensAtlantaAustinBaltimoreBerkeleyBoiseBostonBronxBrooklynBuffaloCambridgeCharlestonCharlotte

Data last updated March 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

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