Urban Justice Center
The organization was established to engage in legal advocacy on behalf of the homeless, indigent, disenfranchised, and those members of the general public who have been deprived of civil and economic rights in the New York city metropolitan area.
Urban Justice Center at a glance
In short: Urban Justice Center gave $232K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $232K), mostly in New York. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $232,284
- -85.8% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- -50.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $232,284
- -71.7% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $232,284
- Total assets
- $35,319,787
- -0.2% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- New York (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Urban Justice Center funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Family Law Justice Center ($232K).
Grant Size Distribution
15 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 5 grants of 15 (33%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.
Cities
How Urban Justice Center gives
- Giving fell 61% from 2022 to 2025. 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 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $232K (2025) to $7.4M (2019). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $232K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Family Law Justice Center New York, NY | Legal Services - Spin Off | $232,284 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $35,319,787 | $40,381,169 | $36,303,243 | $232,284 | 1 | $503,605 |
| 2024 | $35,402,524 | $34,461,717 | $33,149,156 | $1,641,442 | 2 | $471,671 |
| 2023 | $30,260,644 | $32,475,750 | $30,522,178 | — | — | $136,199 |
| 2022 | $28,163,640 | $31,139,667 | $30,990,754 | $591,933 | 7 | $276,217 |
| 2021 | $30,347,502 | $35,298,941 | $31,968,749 | $691,115 | 5 | $85,979 |
| 2020 | $29,390,094 | $28,839,718 | $33,339,324 | $5,845,349 | 5 | $94,353 |
| 2019 | $36,300,626 | $37,382,810 | $40,772,682 | $7,354,745 | 3 | $239,155 |
About Urban Justice Center
Based on IRS filings
Urban Justice Center is a public charity, based in New York, NY. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $35.3M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $232K. Net investment income was $504K.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Urban Justice Center is led by Douglas H. Lasdon, Executive Director on every filing since 2019; 8 of 31 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Douglas H. Lasdon
Executive Director
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$239K (2019) → $294K (2025)
Jyotin Hamid
Chairman
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Madeline Garcia Bigelow
Managing Director
Employee → Managing Director, 2025
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$146K (2019) → $164K (2025)
Marika Dias
Managing Director
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$152K (2025)
Brooke Richie-Babbage
Director
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
$40K (2023) → $60K (2025)
Gretchen K. Nealon
Director of Development
Employee → Director of Development, 2025
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$109K (2019) → $147K (2025)
Charlene Jones
Director
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
David Singleton
Director
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Fred Mwangaguhunga
Director
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Helen Hershkoff
Director
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Johnny Perez
Director
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kenyatta Cheese
Director
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Marc Falcone
Director
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Michael Barasch
Director
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Michael Coyne
Director
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Mitchell Lowenthal
Director
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Pat Budziak
Director
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Stephen Loffredo
Director
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Joan Chan
Director
On filings since 2021
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Joshua Thompson
Director
On filings since 2021
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Michal Miernowski
Director
On filings since 2021
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Joellen Valentine
Director
On filings since 2023
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Andreea Stan
Director
On filings since 2024
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Vidhu Aggarwal
Director
On filings since 2024
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Edward Turan
Director
New on the 2025 filing
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Richard A. Edlin
Director
New on the 2025 filing
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Idlir Kalemi
Chief Financial Officer
Employee → Chief Financial Officer, 2025
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$110K (2019) → $149K (2025)
Ann Biddle
Litigation Supervisor
Employee → Litigation Supervisor, 2025
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$103K (2020) → $149K (2025)
Kristin Jamberdino
COO & General Counsel
On filings since 2022
40 hrs/week
$155K (2022) → $184K (2025)
Arnold B. Peinado III
Secretary
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Joel Frank
Treasurer
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (7)
- Former: Ed Turan (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Rich Edlin (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Rj Thompson (2021–2023) — Employee
- Former: Peter Koffler (2022–2023) — Director
- Former: Doreen Odom (2021) — Employee
- Former: Sara Solfanelli (2019–2020) — Employee
- Former: Jennifer Parish (2019) — Employee
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 $294K, to Douglas H Lasdon (Exec Director). 8 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Urban Justice Center
How much does Urban Justice Center give each year?
Urban Justice Center gave $232K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $1.6M across 2 grants.
How large is Urban Justice Center?
Urban Justice Center reported $35.3M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $40.4M.
Where does Urban Justice Center operate?
Urban Justice Center has awarded grants in California, Massachusetts, New York.
What is Urban Justice Center's EIN?
Urban Justice Center's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 13-3442022. 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
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 9, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 7, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS July 2, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS March 5, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 14, 2022)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 13, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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