Urban Justice Center

What it reported doing in 2024

The safety net project stands in unconditional solidarity in the fight against all forms of white supremacy and anti-blackness. With sorrow and rage, we recognize that the killings of george floyd, breonna taylor, tony mcdade, david mcatee, and ahmaud arbery represent only some of the many black lives lost to racist state violence in all its forms. We speak their names and the names of others like. Eleanor bumper, amadou diallo, kimani grey, eric garner, akai gurley, david felix, delrawn small, deborah danner, saheen vassell, and so many more killed by the nypd. We mourn their deaths and we unequivocally condemn the racist policing apparatus that has taken so many black lives.we see the righteous anger and the deep sorrow in all the current uprisings across our country and around the world. We see the deep structural inequality of our society, which values profits and property over people. A society that has spent more on militarizing police and prisons than it has on hospitals, essential medical supplies, and housing for our homeless neighbors, even while a global pandemic brings widespread death. And we ask: what are we saying about the value of black and brown lives when the nurse who will treat you is wearing a garbage bag but the cop who will beat you is equipped with the finest military grade weaponry? We cannot allow this to go on.our hearts are heavy. However, we are inspired by the tens of thousands who have had the bravery to confront racist state violence head-on. We are also strengthened in our resolve to bring all that we can to the collective struggle for a world beyond police and prisons, a world that cherishes black lives, a world that has justice and equality running deeply through its veins.

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 80.9%; rating input score 81
• Program expense ratio: 89.8%; rating input score 90
• Fundraising efficiency: $102.24 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 85; 85th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

• Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 62nd percentile among comparable filings
• Pay-setting controls: 1 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 17
  • Compensation committee: Missing
  • Independent consultant: Missing
  • Other Form 990s reviewed: Missing
  • Written employment contract: Missing
  • Compensation survey or study: Missing
  • Board or committee approval: Pass
• Foreign activity oversight: Limited
• Grant itemization coverage: 100%; rating input score 100; 42nd 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; 66th percentile among comparable filings
• Governance controls: 8 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 89
  • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
  • Whistleblower policy: Pass
  • Document-retention policy: Pass
  • CEO compensation review process: Pass
  • Other executive compensation review process: Fail
  • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
  • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
  • Audit committee oversight: Pass
  • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

• Operating margin: 10.1%; rating input score 68; 68th percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.97; rating input score 35; 35th percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.13; rating input score 69; 69th percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 4.4%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: 6.7% per year; rating input score 100; 54th percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: 8.5% per year; rating input score 100; 67th percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: 4.7% per year; rating input score 100; 33rd percentile among comparable filings