The Justice Reform

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
851192496
IRS 990 coverage
2020–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Fort Worth, TX, USA
Phone
8175541954
Rating
80
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Cultural, Ethnic Awareness

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$836,056
Expenses
$469,654
Assets
$2,931,779
Liabilities
$6,563

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

7 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • HEATHER SCHOTT (PRESIDENT)
  • LANDON SCHOTT (VICE PRESIDENT)

People named in this filing

  • HEATHER SCHOTT (PRESIDENT)
  • LANDON SCHOTT (VICE PRESIDENT)
  • VANESSA HECTOR (SECRETARY)

Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

The justice reform is answering the cry for justice by bringing reformation from city to city. We seek to be a voice for the voiceless, bring hope to the hopeless, and bring light into the darkness.

What it reported doing in 2024

During the year, the organization connected with local law enforcement, health services and tdlr withtrafficking education. Our team helped aid and support local sting operations by providing our trainedadvocates. We financially supported and served local women's clinics providing guidance and carepackages. Our advocacy program continued throughout the year training advocates in order to supportour future justice residence, a long-term restoration home and bringing awareness in our localcommunity by outreach and serving with various organizations. Justice run our annual communityoutreach reached over 1,500 people in fort worth by bringing awareness and attention to the cause andeffects of human trafficking. In december we officially received approval by city council to build the 1st ofit's kind justice residence in the city of fort worth that will house up to 100 women.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 88% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Hybrid. The nonprofit split its reported program spending across 80% for direct work, and 20% for grants.

The verdict

STRONG - The filed numbers largely add up and a large share of total spending goes to programs. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 62
  • Transparency & Controls: 94
  • Accountability: 88
  • Sustainability: 87
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 51.3%; rating input score 51
  • Program expense ratio: 77%; rating input score 77
  • Fundraising efficiency: $39.13 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 74; 74th 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: 99.7%; rating input score 100; 50th 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; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 5 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 71
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 43.8%; rating input score 90; 90th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 6.24; rating input score 87; 87th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 77; 77th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 81; 81st percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 20.8% per year; rating input score 100; 83rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 26.1% per year; rating input score 100; 90th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 52% per year; rating input score 100; 96th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 51.3% of revenue deployed · 77% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 5 of 5 board members independent · 5 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $361K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 7 people listed
  • Consistency: 28 of 28 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 5 filed schedules · includes major donors and grants
  • Filing history: 5 filing years from 2020 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 3 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: 3 filed related-organization links
  • 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 — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 51/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: Independent financial-statement audit not reported.