Skip to content
ProPublica Donate
ProPublica Donate

Equal Justice Society

Organization summary

Type of Nonprofit

Designated as a Organizations for any of the following purposes: religious, educational, charitable, scientific, literary, testing for public safety, fostering national or international amateur sports competition (as long as it doesn't provide athletic facilities or equipment), or the prevention of cruelty to children or animals.

Category: Civil Rights, Social Action, Advocacy / Civil Rights, Advocacy for Specific Groups (NTEE)

Donations to this organization are tax deductible.

Summary charts: organization finances over time

Revenue
$1.51M (2022)

Expenses
$1.71M (2022)

Total Assets
$1.11M (2022)

Total Liabilities
$603k (2022)

Source: Form 990 tax filings from 2011 to 2022

Tax Filings by Year

Form 990 is an information return that most organizations claiming federal tax-exempt status must file yearly with the IRS. Nonprofit Explorer has IRS digitized Form 990 data for filings processed in 2012 and later. If this organization filed an amended return, it may not be reflected below. Duplicate download links may indicate a resubmission or amendment to this organization's original return. Form 990 data is from the IRS.

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2022

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$1,506,018
Expenses
$1,709,545
Net Income
-$203,527
Net Assets
$511,125
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $1,516,424
> 100%
Program Services $16,095
1.1%
Investment Income $15
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising -$27,618
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $1,102
0.1%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $517,780
30.3%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $506,463
29.6%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $1,114,190
Total Liabilities $603,065
Net Assets $511,125
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Eva Paterson (President) $138,154 $0 $71,912
Lisa Holder (President) $137,310 $0 $15,664
Mona Tawatao (Legal Director) $129,808 $0 $24,856
Anna Basallaje (Coo) $128,244 $0 $26,494
Keith Kamisugi (Comms Director) $104,000 $0 $56,697
Michael Harris (Board Chair) $0 $0 $0
John Bonifaz (Secretary/Treas) $0 $0 $0
Fernando Gaytan (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Kelly M Dermody (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Raymond Marshall (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Kelly Mc Creary (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Sheila Warren (Board Member) $0 $0 $0

Document Links

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2021

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$1,161,966
Expenses
$1,407,276
Net Income
-$245,310
Net Assets
$714,652
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $1,065,025
91.7%
Program Services $203,087
17.5%
Investment Income $12
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising -$106,209
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $51
0.0%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $335,890
23.9%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $566,328
40.2%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $843,448
Total Liabilities $128,796
Net Assets $714,652
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Eva Paterson (President) $199,260 $0 $25,340
Mona Tawatao (Legal Director) $124,625 $0 $21,214
Anna Basallaje (Coo) $116,100 $0 $4,300
Michael Harris (Board Chair) $0 $0 $0
John Bonifaz (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Alfred Fraijo Jr (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Kelly M Dermody (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Raymond Marshall (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Kelly Mc Creary (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Sheila Warren (Board Member) $0 $0 $0

Document Links

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2020

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$2,165,977
Expenses
$1,547,261
Net Income
$618,716
Net Assets
$959,962
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $2,020,943
93.3%
Program Services $144,985
6.7%
Investment Income $49
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $309,950
20.0%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $575,803
37.2%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $1,070,272
Total Liabilities $110,310
Net Assets $959,962
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Eva Paterson (President) $184,500 $0 $17,950
Mona Tawatao (Legal Director) $115,025 $0 $15,396
Anna Basallaje (Coo) $107,500 $0 $0
Lisa Holder (Attorney) $102,410 $0 $0
Michael Harris (Board Chair) $0 $0 $0
John Bonifaz (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Alfred Fraijo Jr (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Kelly M Dermody (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Raymond Marshall (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Kelly Mc Creary (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Sheila Warren (Board Member) $0 $0 $0

Document Links

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2019

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$1,352,153
Expenses
$1,353,423
Net Income
-$1,270
Net Assets
$341,246
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $1,457,598
> 100%
Program Services $13,300
1.0%
Investment Income $0
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising -$118,789
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $44
0.0%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $319,448
23.6%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $454,451
33.6%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $402,982
Total Liabilities $61,736
Net Assets $341,246
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Eva Paterson (President) $194,500 $0 $17,448
Anna Basallaje (Coo) $106,750 $0 $0
Priscilla Ocen (Board Chair) $0 $0 $0
Michael Harris (Board Chair) $0 $0 $0
John Bonifaz (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Alfred Fraijo Jr (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Kelly M Dermody (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Raymond Marshall (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Kelly Mc Creary (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Jayashri Srikantiah (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Sheila Warren (Board Member) $0 $0 $0

Document Links

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2018

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$747,986
Expenses
$1,203,786
Net Income
-$455,800
Net Assets
$342,516
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $704,473
94.2%
Program Services $42,182
5.6%
Investment Income $81
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $1,250
0.2%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $211,477
17.6%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $465,196
38.6%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $421,936
Total Liabilities $79,420
Net Assets $342,516
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Eva Paterson (President) $194,500 $0 $16,977
Anna Basallaje (Dir. Of Dev.) $107,250 $0 $0
Priscilla Ocen (Board Chair) $0 $0 $0
John Bonifaz (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Alfred Fraijo Jr (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Kelly M Dermody (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Michael Harris (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Raymond Marshall (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Kelly Mc Creary (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Jayashri Srikantiah (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Sheila Warren (Board Member) $0 $0 $0

Document Links

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2017

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$909,356
Expenses
$1,103,149
Net Income
-$193,793
Net Assets
$798,316
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $781,317
85.9%
Program Services $133,654
14.7%
Investment Income $74
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising -$7,351
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $1,662
0.2%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $199,404
18.1%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $428,845
38.9%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $865,823
Total Liabilities $67,507
Net Assets $798,316
Other
Provided first-class or charter travel
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Eva Paterson (President) $184,500 $0 $14,904
Anna Basallaje (Dir. Of Dev.) $100,900 $0 $0
Mona Tawatao (Co Chair) $0 $0 $0
Priscilla Ocen (Co Chair) $0 $0 $0
John Bonifaz (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Alfred Fraijo Jr (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Michael Harris (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Raymond Marshall (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Kelly Mc Creary (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Jayashri Srikantiah (Board Member) $0 $0 $0

Document Links

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2016

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$1,855,957
Expenses
$1,051,602
Net Income
$804,355
Net Assets
$992,109
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $1,870,950
> 100%
Program Services $3,703
0.2%
Investment Income $34
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising -$19,044
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $314
0.0%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $197,470
18.8%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $432,224
41.1%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $1,066,051
Total Liabilities $73,942
Net Assets $992,109
Other
Provided first-class or charter travel
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Eva Paterson (President) $184,500 $0 $12,970
Anna Basallaje (Dir. Of Dev.) $103,058 $0 $0
Mona Tawatao (Board Chair) $0 $0 $0
John Bonifaz (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Alfred Fraijo Jr (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Michael Harris (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Raymond Marshall (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Kelly Mc Creary (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Priscilla Ocen (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Jayashri Srikantiah (Board Member) $0 $0 $0

Document Links

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2015

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$1,018,655
Expenses
$936,021
Net Income
$82,634
Net Assets
$187,754
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $1,072,086
> 100%
Program Services $500
0.0%
Investment Income $746
0.1%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising -$56,857
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $2,180
0.2%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $198,045
21.2%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $365,464
39.0%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $456,847
Total Liabilities $269,093
Net Assets $187,754
Other
Provided first-class or charter travel
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Eva Paterson (President) $184,500 $0 $13,545
Mona Tawatao (Board Chair) $0 $0 $0
Priscilla Ocen (Vice Chair) $0 $0 $0
John Bonifaz (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Alfred Fraijo Jr (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Michael Harris (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Raymond Marshall (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Kelly Mc Creary (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Jayashri Srikantiah (Board Member) $0 $0 $0

Document Links

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2014

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$687,014
Expenses
$976,890
Net Income
-$289,876
Net Assets
$105,120
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $587,654
85.5%
Program Services $150,000
21.8%
Investment Income $2,894
0.4%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising -$53,534
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $217,260
22.2%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $369,698
37.8%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $167,509
Total Liabilities $62,389
Net Assets $105,120

Document Links

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2013

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$1,445,861
Expenses
$1,193,002
Net Income
$252,859
Net Assets
$394,996
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $1,482,028
> 100%
Program Services $1,500
0.1%
Investment Income $75
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising -$37,742
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $296,237
24.8%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $444,995
37.3%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $487,902
Total Liabilities $92,906
Net Assets $394,996

Document Links

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2012

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$1,500,303
Expenses
$1,401,364
Net Income
$98,939
Net Assets
$142,137
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $1,498,885
99.9%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $217
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $1,201
0.1%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $353,599
25.2%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $523,704
37.4%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $223,509
Total Liabilities $81,372
Net Assets $142,137

Document Links

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2011

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$1,127,102
Expenses
$1,717,880
Net Income
-$590,778
Net Assets
$43,198
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $1,148,560
> 100%
Program Services $2,800
0.2%
Investment Income $372
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising -$24,630
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $377,872
22.0%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $602,902
35.1%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $136,900
Total Liabilities $93,702
Net Assets $43,198

Document Links

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2010

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

Document Links

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2009

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

Document Links

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2008

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

Document Links

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2007

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

Document Links

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2006

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

Document Links

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2005

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

Document Links

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2004

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

Document Links

About This Data

Nonprofit Explorer includes summary data for nonprofit tax returns and full Form 990 documents, in both PDF and digital formats.

The summary data contains information processed by the IRS during the 2012-2019 calendar years; this generally consists of filings for the 2011-2018 fiscal years, but may include older records. This data release includes only a subset of what can be found in the full Form 990s.

In addition to the raw summary data, we link to PDFs and digital copies of full Form 990 documents wherever possible. This consists of separate releases by the IRS of Form 990 documents processed by the agency, which we update regularly.

We also link to copies of audits nonprofit organizations that spent $750,000 or more in Federal grant money in a single fiscal year since 2016. These audits are copied from the Federal Audit Clearinghouse.

Which Organizations Are Here?

Every organization that has been recognized as tax exempt by the IRS has to file Form 990 every year, unless they make less than $200,000 in revenue and have less than $500,000 in assets, in which case they have to file form 990-EZ. Organizations making less than $50,000 don’t have to file either form but do have to let the IRS they’re still in business via a Form 990N "e-Postcard."

Nonprofit Explorer has organizations claiming tax exemption in each of the 27 subsections of the 501(c) section of the tax code, and which have filed a Form 990, Form 990EZ or Form 990PF. Taxable trusts and private foundations that are required to file a form 990PF are also included. Small organizations filing a Form 990N "e-Postcard" are not included in this data.

Types of Nonprofits

There are 27 nonprofit designations based on the numbered subsections of section 501(c) of the tax code. See the list »

Get the Data

For those interested in acquiring the original data from the source, here’s where our data comes from:

  • Raw filing data. Includes EINs and summary financials as structured data.
  • Exempt Organization profiles. Includes organization names, addresses, etc. You can merge this with the raw filing data using EIN numbers.
  • Form 990 documents. Prior to 2017, these documents were obtained and processed by Public.Resource.org and ProPublica. Bulk PDF downloads since 2017 are available from the IRS.
  • Form 990 documents as XML files. Includes complete filing data (financial details, names of officers, tax schedules, etc.) in machine-readable format. Only available for electronically filed documents. Electronic data released prior to October 2021 is also available through Amazon Web Services.
  • Audits. PDFs of single or program-specific audits for nonprofit organizations that spent $750,000 or more in Federal grant money in a single fiscal year. Available for fiscal year 2015 and later.

API

The data powering this website is available programmatically, via an API. Read the API documentation »