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Sojourners Inc

Public charity · Grantmaker Washington, DC EIN: 23-7380554 Website

The mission of Sojourners is to articulate the biblical call to social justice, inspiring hope and building a movement to transform individuals, communities, the church and the world.

Sojourners Inc at a glance

Total assets
$6,457,752
-17.9% vs 2024
Revenue (2025)
$4,639,909
-5.2% vs 2024
Net investment income (2025)
$6,480
-71.8% vs 2024
Expenses (2025)
$6,200,700
+3.9% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who Sojourners Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

6 grants across all recorded years

3<$50K1$50–100K2$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 3 grants of 6 (50%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

4states

Cities

ChicagoPasadenaWashingtonFederal WayMaywood

How Sojourners Inc gives

  • Giving fell 45% from 2021 to 2024. Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$100K$200K$300K2 grants2019 2 grants2020 2 grants2021 2 grants2022 1 grant2023 1 grant2024 0 grants2025

From 2019 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $13K (2022) to $260K (2019). In 2024 it made 1 grant totaling $100K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Skinner Leadership Institute Washington, DCGeneral Support/mobilizing work$100,000
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2025$6,457,752$4,639,909$6,200,700——$6,480
2024$7,862,454$4,893,762$5,970,347$100,0001$23,005
2023$9,083,061$6,841,326$5,040,269$50,0001$13,931
2022$8,156,798$7,188,761$6,456,313$13,0002$124,873
2021$7,399,660$6,799,548$6,901,217$181,0002$35,081
2020$8,007,135$7,821,173$6,416,728$198,3062$64,140
2019$6,676,243$5,763,309$6,269,943$259,6942$118,227

About Sojourners Inc

Based on IRS filings

Sojourners Inc is a public charity, based in Washington, DC. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $6.5M in total assets. Net investment income was $6K.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Sojourners Inc is led by Adam Taylor, President since 2022 (on filings since 2019); 3 of 18 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Adam Taylor

    President

    Executive Director → President, 2022

    On filings since 2019

    40 hrs/week

    $175K (2019) → $234K (2025)

  • Karen Lattea

    Vice President Hr

    Vice President & Chief Hr Officer → Vice President, 2023

    Vice President → Vice President Hr, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    40 hrs/week

    $113K (2019) → $127K (2025)

  • Alexia Salvatierra

    Co-Chair

    Director → Co-Chair, 2022

    On filings since 2020

    5 hrs/week

    $150 (2023) → $0 (2025)

  • Jill Holcomb

    Vice President Advancement

    On filings since 2024

    40 hrs/week

    $116K (2024) → $121K (2025)

  • Colin Watson

    Treasurer

    On filings since 2019

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kevin Carnahan

    Co-Chair

    Secretary → Co-Chair, 2022

    On filings since 2019

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Amy Sullivan

    Member

    Director → Board Member, 2024

    Board Member → Member, 2025

    On filings since 2021

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Michelle Maldonado

    Member

    Director → Member, 2025

    On filings since 2021

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Nicole Bergeron

    Secretary

    Director → Secretary, 2022

    On filings since 2021

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Carlos Malave

    Member

    Director → Board Member, 2024

    Board Member → Member, 2025

    On filings since 2023

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Cynthia Hale

    Member

    Director → Board Member, 2024

    Board Member → Member, 2025

    On filings since 2023

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Dan Cardinali

    Member

    Director → Board Member, 2024

    Board Member → Member, 2025

    On filings since 2023

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jeffrey Brown

    Member

    Director → Member, 2025

    On filings since 2023

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Soong-Chan Rah

    Member

    Director → Board Member, 2024

    Board Member → Member, 2025

    On filings since 2023

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Tanya Clay House

    Member

    Director → Board Member, 2024

    Board Member → Member, 2025

    On filings since 2023

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Elizabeth Rios

    Member

    New on the 2025 filing

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jazmin Kreimer

    Member

    New on the 2025 filing

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Timothy King

    Member

    New on the 2025 filing

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (26)
  • Former: Betsy Hoover (2019–2024) — Board Member
  • Former: Louise Coggins (2019–2024) — Board Member
  • Former: Tim Costello (2019–2024) — Board Member
  • Former: Tim Dixon (2019–2024) — Board Member
  • Former: Wes Granberg-Michaelson (2019–2024) — Board Member
  • Former: Jeff Brown (2022–2024) — Board Member
  • Former: Jessica Felix-Romero (2024) — Vice President Programs
  • Former: Tim McMahon King (2024) — Board Member
  • Former: Julian DeShazier (2019–2023) — Director
  • Former: Isaiah Castilla (2020–2023) — Director
  • Former: Jessica Felix Romero (2023) — Vice President
  • Former: Hana Kim (2019–2022) — Director
  • Former: Jim Wallis (2019–2022) — Founder
  • Former: Michael Norman (2019–2022) — CFO
  • Former: Rob Wilson-Black (2019–2022) — CEO
  • Former: Anne Grizzle (2019–2021) — Director
  • Former: Rick Little (2019–2021) — Director
  • Former: Myrna Prez (2020–2021) — Director
  • Former: Starsky Wilson (2020–2021) — Director
  • Former: Barbara Williams-Skinner (2021) — Director
  • Former: Jeffery Brown (2021) — Director
  • Former: Wesley Granberg-Michaelson (2021) — Board Chair
  • Former: Alexie Torres (2019–2020) — Vice Chair
  • Former: Barbara Williams Skinner (2019–2020) — Director
  • Former: Kathy Khang (2019–2020) — Director
  • Former: Stephen Schneck (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

Rev Adam Taylor — President: $234KRev Adam TaylorPresident$234KKaren Lattea — VP Hr: $127KKaren LatteaVP Hr$127KJill Holcomb — VP Advancement: $121KJill HolcombVP Advancement$121K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $234K, to Rev Adam Taylor (President). 3 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.

Frequently asked questions about Sojourners Inc

How large is Sojourners Inc?

Sojourners Inc reported $6.5M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $4.6M.

Where does Sojourners Inc operate?

Sojourners Inc has awarded grants in California, District of Columbia, Illinois, Washington.

What is Sojourners Inc's EIN?

Sojourners Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 23-7380554. 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

(7)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS February 7, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS February 8, 2021)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS March 11, 2022)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS April 5, 2023)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS April 3, 2024)
  6. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS April 4, 2025)
  7. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025

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