Arts for Healing and Justice Network

What it reported doing in 2024

Advocacyahjn supports the implementation of arts as a practice to change systems. In advocating for a youth development approach, ahjn is providing advocacy fellowships for youth who are returning to l.a. Communities through paid learning opportunities that engage directly-impacted youth in using arts to articulate their own perspectives and priorities around needed systemic change. Ahjn strives to "connect the dots" between direct service and systemic change. Ahjn does this by connecting advocacy to those most impacted-centering arts and art-making as a way to build community. Partnership, and resilience in systems-change work and within the collaborative network iteself, and using the arts to shift how people see each other to increase empathy and solidarity. Advocacy projects have included the create justice national think tank series of forums, which elevated the intersection of arts and juvenile justice reform. This involved co-hosting and planning the forum, and supporting the full participation of a cohort of young people to attend, as well as communication efforts (including developing and launching a website) for the initiative. Also included in ahjn's advocacy program is work supporting the newly emerged department of youth development in l.a. County. These efforts include youth participation in county-wide youth summits and forums aimed at re-designing the current youth incarceration system, and providing evidence for and perspective on the need for increased investment in prevention and youth development, rather than incarceration. Ahjn is a coordinating member of los angeles youth uprising coalition a key partner in advancing youth justice reimagined in la county. Youth have attended meetings, facilitated workshops, and been on panels as part of this effort.

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 68.2%; rating input score 68
• Program expense ratio: 68.6%; rating input score 69
• Fundraising efficiency: $25.47 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 65; 65th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

• Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
• Pay-setting controls: Limited
• Foreign activity oversight: Limited
• Grant itemization coverage: Limited
• Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
• Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

• Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
• Governance controls: 8 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 100
  • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
  • Whistleblower policy: Pass
  • Document-retention policy: Pass
  • CEO compensation review process: Pass
  • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
  • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
  • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
  • Audit committee oversight: Pass
  • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

• Operating margin: 0.6%; rating input score 36; 36th percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.15; rating input score 42; 42nd percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.12; rating input score 55; 55th percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 2.4%; rating input score 73; 73rd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: 16.8% per year; rating input score 100; 81st percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: 15.8% per year; rating input score 100; 83rd percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: 23.8% per year; rating input score 100; 88th percentile among comparable filings