Forensic Justice Project
To prevent and correct wrongful convictions.
Forensic Justice Project at a glance
In short: Forensic Justice Project gave $40K across 2 grants in 2025 (avg $20K), mostly in Oregon. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $40,000
- -38.9% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 2
- -33.3% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $20,000
- -8.4% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $20,000
- Total assets
- $306,442
- -26.3% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Oregon (75% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Forensic Justice Project funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 2 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Or Criminal Defense Lawyer as ($30K). Together the top 2 received $40K.
Grant Size Distribution
5 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 5 grants of 5 (100%).
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2024 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $40K (2025) to $66K (2024). In 2025 it made 2 grants totaling $40K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Or Criminal Defense Lawyer as Eugene, OR | Grant to Support Seminar | $30,000 |
| National Registry of Exonerat East Lansing, MI | Grant to Support Exonerations | $10,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $306,442 | $455,123 | $554,783 | $40,000 | 2 |
| 2024 | $415,674 | $836,459 | $810,894 | $65,500 | 3 |
| 2023 | $391,107 | $713,361 | $516,593 | — | — |
| 2022 | $183,040 | $426,248 | $350,049 | — | — |
| 2021 | $104,508 | $323,773 | $298,210 | — | — |
| 2020 | $79,548 | $350,853 | $281,914 | — | — |
| 2019 | $11,349 | $56,576 | $55,670 | — | — |
About Forensic Justice Project
Based on IRS filings
Forensic Justice Project is a public charity focused on Crime & Legal Related, based in Portland, OR. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $306K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 2 grants totaling $40K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Forensic Justice Project is led by Janis Puracal, Executive Director on every filing since 2019; 1 of 3 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Janis Puracal
Executive Director
On filings since 2019
50 hrs/week
$16K (2019) → $141K (2025)
Ben Hacker
Director
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Tiffany Harris
Director
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (1)
- Former: Aliza Kaplan (2019) — 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 $141K, to Janis Puracal (Executive Dir.).
Frequently asked questions about Forensic Justice Project
How much does Forensic Justice Project give each year?
Forensic Justice Project gave $40K across 2 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $66K across 3 grants.
How large is Forensic Justice Project?
Forensic Justice Project reported $306K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $455K.
What is Forensic Justice Project?
Forensic Justice Project is a public charity focused on Crime & Legal Related, based in Portland, OR. It holds $306K in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Forensic Justice Project operate?
Forensic Justice Project has awarded grants in Michigan, Oregon.
What is Forensic Justice Project's EIN?
Forensic Justice Project's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 83-1241315. 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
(3)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990-EZ for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS July 13, 2020)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS June 23, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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