Eg Justice

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
261501643
IRS 990 coverage
2012–2025
Forms available
Form 990 2025, Form 990-EZ 2017
Location
Washington, DC, USA
Phone
2026434345
Rating
81
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
International Human Rights

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$480,215
Expenses
$312,685
Assets
$775,867
Liabilities
$12,227

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

9 people listed

Highest reported compensation

  • TUTU ALICANTE LEON (Executive Dir.): $93,000 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

EG Justice stands with the people of Equatorial Guinea to protect their rights and dignity as human beings. We root out and challenge corruption head on. As the only human rights entity exclusively devoted to Equatorial Guinea, we are a bridge and a platform for changemakers to envision and build a just society.

What it reported doing in 2025

Human Rights Defense Advocacy and Education: Over 40 activists received legal representation and their families humanitarian support. Throughout 2024 and 2025, a growing community of lawyers, activists, and community organizers in the diaspora refused to accept impunity in Equatorial Guinea. EG Justice has closely worked with the Equatoguinean Commission of Jurists (ECJ) defending human rights advocates, representing prisoners of conscience, and protecting the country's most vulnerable communities. Coupled with the support to the activists EG Justice coordinated humanitarian support to over 40 families with loved ones in detention. 37 peaceful protesters secured release. In July 2024, the government arrested dozens of peaceful protesters on the island of Annobn. They had gathered to demand an end to the blasting of dynamite on the island. Ultimately, 37 individuals were incarcerated in inhumane conditions at a maximum security facility for eleven months. We secured legal assistance on behalf of those detained and provided humanitarian assistance to their families throughout their detention. We also advocated at the UN, European Parliament, and with specific governments for the release of all prisoners. In June 2025, President Obiang granted pardons to all 37 individuals. 7 rights activists defended. With support from Freedom House's LifeLine grants, EG Justice coordinated legal assistance through the Equatoguinean Commission of Jurists (ECJ) for seven rights activists arbitrarily arrested and incarcerated. We also offered humanitarian assistanceincluding food, medicines, and other basic necessitiesto the families of these prisoners of conscience.

Operating model

Revenue model
Mixed. Its operating money came from several sources; no one source provided a clear majority.
Distribution model
Hybrid. The nonprofit split its reported program spending across 72% for direct work, and 28% for grants.

The verdict

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. The filing reports few safeguards for money sent abroad and some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 73
  • Transparency & Controls: 85
  • Accountability: 90
  • Sustainability: 64
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 61%; rating input score 61
  • Program expense ratio: 93.6%; rating input score 94
  • Fundraising efficiency: $48.31 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 73; 73rd percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: 4 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 50
    • Claims monitoring procedures: Pass
    • Requires narrative reports: Pass
    • Conducts field audits: Fail
    • May suspend future funding: Fail
    • Requires financial reports: Pass
    • Conducts site visits: Fail
    • Requires grant agreements: Pass
    • May require repayment: Fail
  • Grant itemization coverage: 100%; rating input score 100; 81st percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 6 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 75
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Other executive compensation review process: Pass
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 34.9%; rating input score 83; 83rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 2.48; rating input score 65; 65th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.02; rating input score 36; 36th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 29.7%; rating input score 11; 11th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 5% per year; rating input score 100; 51st percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 5.7% per year; rating input score 100; 51st percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 14.5% per year; rating input score 100; 74th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 61% of revenue deployed · 93.6% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 8 of 8 board members independent · 6 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 2 filed program accomplishments · $293K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $93K · 9 people listed
  • Consistency: 24 of 24 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 5 filed schedules · includes major donors and foreign activity
  • Filing history: 13 filing years from 2012 to 2025
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 1 filed money-flow record
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • Review — Transparency & Controls: Foreign activity oversight: 4 of 8 not reported.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: Independent financial-statement audit not reported.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 11/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 36/100.