Southern Coalition for Social Justice

DURHAM, NC EIN: 26-0688375 Website

SOUTHERN COALITION FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE PARTNERS WITH COMMUNITIES OF COLOR AND ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE SOUTH TO DEFEND AND ADVANCE THEIR POLITICAL, SOCIAL, AND ECONOMIC RIGHTS. THROUGH AN INTERSECTIONAL AND INTERDISCIPLINARY APPROACH CENTERED ON VOTING RIGHTS, JUSTICE SYSTEM REFORM, AND ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE, WE COMBINE LEGAL ADVOCACY, LITIGATION, RESEARCH, AND STRATEGIC COMMUNICATIONS TO EXPAND ACCESS TO JUSTICE FOR ALL.

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

$19.5M

+4.9% YoY

Annual Giving

$298K

+20.9% YoY

Grant Count

30

+25.0% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$10K

-3.3% YoY

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$2M$5M$7M$10M20202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$19,528,240$18,622,649$18,648,922
Revenue$5,865,439$4,414,000$6,106,263
Expenses$4,919,171$4,402,390$5,476,326
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income$440,325$447,141$133,486
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$330K$660K$990K$1M1 grants202019 grants202163 grants202224 grants202330 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2024

A BELLA LAFEMME SOCIETY$12KALIEFVOTES$10KAMERICAN MUSLIM ADVISORY…$10KBLACK CLERGY COLLABORATI…$10KEL PASO CIVIC EDUCATION …$10KEQUAL GROUND EDUCATION F…$10KFARMWORKERS SELF-HELP INC$10KHANCOCK COMMUNITY DEVELO…$10KHARRIET TUBMAN FREEDOM F…$10KHOPEPRINT INC$10K

Grant Size Distribution

124 grants across all recorded years

121<$50K1$50–100K1$100–250K$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

RYAN ROBERSONEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR & DIRECTOR$182KJACOB SUSSMANCHIEF COUNSEL, JUSTICE SYSTE…$153KANNE HARVEYCHIEF COUNSEL, ENVIRONMENTAL…$133KJEFFREY LOPERFIDOCHIEF COUNSEL, VOTING RIGHTS$131KMITCHELL BROWNSENIOR COUNSEL, VOTING RIGHTS$106KMELISSA BOUGHTONCOMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR$105K

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
LISA JONESDIRECTOR0.6
GARY TRAYNORDIRECTOR0.6
SUSAN PRICEDIRECTOR0.6
DR ANDRA GILLESPIEDIRECTOR0.6
RYAN ROBERSONEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR & DIRECTOR40$182,102
MELISSA BOUGHTONCOMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR40$104,562
MITCHELL BROWNSENIOR COUNSEL, VOTING RIGHTS40$105,644
JACOB SUSSMANCHIEF COUNSEL, JUSTICE SYSTEM REFORM40$152,914
JEFFREY LOPERFIDOCHIEF COUNSEL, VOTING RIGHTS40$131,480
ANNE HARVEYCHIEF COUNSEL, ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE40$132,680

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

17states
+9 more states

Cities

AlexandriaAnaheimAnaheinAntiochAntonioAthensAtlantaAugustaBaton RougeBirminghamBlack MountainBostonBurlingtonCairoCastle HayneCentrevilleCharlestonCharlotteChattanoogaChicago

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

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