Impact Justice
Impact Justice accelerates the momentum for justice reform, launching new solutions and models. Ij harnesses innovation, research, and policy ideas toward three crucial goals: preventing justice system involvement, improving condition and affirming the humanity of incarcerated people, and providing opportunities for formerly incarcerated people to rejoin communities.
Impact Justice at a glance
- Total assets
- $31,723,682
- -6.3% vs 2023
- Revenue (2024)
- $21,473,506
- +12.0% vs 2023
- Net investment income (2024)
- $707,178
- Expenses (2024)
- $19,771,600
- -12.8% vs 2023
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2024 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2024; updated September 2026.
Who Impact Justice 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: 4 grants of 9 (44%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Cities
How Impact Justice gives
- Giving grew 98% 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 2023, annual grant giving ranged from $274K (2019) to $965K (2023). In 2023 it made 1 grant totaling $965K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Equal Justice USA Brooklyn, NY | Migration of restorative justice diversion programming from impact justice to equal justice usa | $964,830 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $31,723,682 | $21,473,506 | $19,771,600 | — | — | $707,178 |
| 2023 | $33,846,821 | $19,165,026 | $22,673,194 | $964,830 | 1 | — |
| 2022 | $23,370,932 | $22,985,072 | $16,845,584 | — | — | — |
| 2021 | $18,095,059 | $17,345,959 | $14,372,666 | $376,574 | 4 | — |
| 2020 | $14,434,611 | $13,286,281 | $12,043,094 | $488,313 | 4 | — |
| 2019 | $9,605,601 | $11,557,761 | $9,935,946 | $274,316 | 2 | — |
About Impact Justice
Based on IRS filings
Impact Justice is a public charity focused on Civil Rights, Social Action & Advocacy, based in Oakland, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $31.7M in total assets. Net investment income was $707K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Impact Justice is led by Alexander Busansky, President & Board Chair on every filing since 2019; 9 of 16 officers listed in 2024 are compensated.
Officers on the 2024 filing
Alexander Busansky
President & Board Chair
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$291K (2019) → $325K (2024)
Charles Taylor
Director of People & Culture
On filings since 2023
40 hrs/week
$154K (2023) → $157K (2024)
Dana Shoenberg
Director & Prea Resource Center
On filings since 2023
40 hrs/week
$178K (2023) → $189K (2024)
Bernadette Butler
Director of Housing Programs
New on the 2024 filing
40 hrs/week
$165K (2024)
Antoinette Davis
Vice President, Research & Action
Rac Vice President & Director → Vice President, Research & Action Center, 2023
Vice President, Research & Action Center → Vice President, Research & Action, 2024
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$141K (2019) → $187K (2024)
Kate Feeney
Vice President & Finance
Associate Director of Finance → Director of Finance, 2020
Director of Finance → Vice President & Finance, 2023
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$112K (2019) → $219K (2024)
Michela Bowman
Vice President & Senior Advisor
Prea Director → Vice President & Senior Advisor, 2023
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$151K (2019) → $173K (2024)
Aishatu Yusuf
Vice President & Innovation Programs
Director-Innovation Programs → Director of Innovation Programs, 2021
Director of Innovation Programs → Vice President & Innovation Programs, 2023
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$118K (2020) → $217K (2024)
Jennifer Trovillion
Vice President & Operations
Prea Director → Vice President & Operations, 2022
On filings since 2021
40 hrs/week
$179K (2021) → $199K (2024)
Anthony Garrett
Board Member
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Greg Vargas
Board Secretary
Board Member → Board Secretary, 2023
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Rick Jacobus
Board Treasurer
Treasurer → Board Treasurer, 2023
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Sam Lewis
Board Member
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Shimica Gaskins
Board Member
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Christy Lopez
Board Member
New on the 2024 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jennifer McCrea
Board Member
New on the 2024 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (12)
- Former: Kirssten Goss-Marr (2023) — Director & Leadership Programs
- Former: Lisa Capers (2019–2022) — Senior Program
- Former: Cymone Fuller (2021–2022) — Associate Dir-Rj
- Former: Danielle Soto (2021–2022) — Associate Dir-Rac
- Former: Maureen Vittoria (2019–2021) — COO
- Former: Scott Catey (2019–2021) — Associate Dir-Prea
- Former: Erica Lawson (2021) — Associate Director Development
- Former: Jenni Trovillion (2019–2020) — Prea Director
- Former: Ricki Seidman (2019–2020) — Secretary
- Former: Sujatha Baliga (2019–2020) — Vp-Restorative Justice
- Former: Ashlee George (2020) — Associate Dir-Rj
- Former: Michelle Duhart (2019) — Associate Dir-Prea
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2024. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2024 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2024 filing was $325K, to Alexander Busansky (President and Board Chair). 9 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Impact Justice
How large is Impact Justice?
Impact Justice reported $31.7M in total assets on its 2024 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $21.5M.
What is Impact Justice?
Impact Justice is a public charity focused on Civil Rights, Social Action & Advocacy, based in Oakland, CA. It holds $31.7M in total assets as of 2024.
Where does Impact Justice operate?
Impact Justice has awarded grants in California, Florida, New York, Pennsylvania, Tennessee.
What is Impact Justice's EIN?
Impact Justice's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 47-3363891. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2024.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(5)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS November 16, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS November 15, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 15, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS November 13, 2024)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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