2022-08-11T13:41:36-05:00 2021-12-31 203746583 TAYLOR ROTH AND COMPANY 800 GRANT ST STE 205 DENVER CO 802032944 990 2021-01-01 464625504 TOWARDS JUSTICE OF COLORADO TOWA 7204412236 PO BOX 371680 PMB 44465 DENVER CO 802375680 BARRY BAER TREASURER 9704035694 2022-08-10 true BARRY BAER 999009999 DIANE GRANGER P01388919 3035790513 2022-08-10 2021 2022-09-23 18:48:47Z TOWARDS JUSTICE DAVID SELIGMAN ESQ PO BOX 371680 PMB 44465 DENVER CO 802375680 936657 false X WWW.TOWARDSJUSTICE.ORG X 2014 CO TOWARDS JUSTICE IS A NONPROFIT LAW FIRM THAT SEEKS TO ADVANCE ECONOMIC EQUITY AND WORKER POWER THROUGH IMPACT LITIGATION, STRATEGIC POLICY ADVOCACY, AND COLLABORATION WITH ORGANIZERS AND PUBLIC AGENCIES. 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THIS LITIGATION INCLUDED CASES BROUGHT AGAINST ADMINISTRATIVE AGENCIES FOR ALLEGEDLY FAILING TO PROTECT WORKERS FROM COVID-19 RELATED RISKS AND BROUGHT BY WORKERS AGAINST EMPLOYERS WHO ALLEGEDLY FORCED WORKERS TO STAND IN LINE FOR COVID-19 HEALTH AND SAFETY SCREENINGS WITHOUT COMPENSATION. ADDITIONALLY, IN 2021, TOWARDS JUSTICE WORKED CLOSELY WITH COMMUNITY PARTNERS TO PUSH FOR EXPANDED WORKER PROTECTIONS. MOST IMPORTANTLY, WE PROVIDED TECHNICAL, LEGAL, AND DRAFTING SUPPORT TO PARTNERS PUSHING FOR EXPANDED RIGHTS FOR FARMWORKERS IN COLORADO. AFTER THE ENACTMENT OF THE AGRICULTURAL WORKERS BILL OF RIGHTS, WE ALSO ADVOCATED BEFORE THE COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT FOR RULES THAT WOULD PROTECT FARMWORKERS FROM WAGE THEFT AND FROM THE HAZARDS CAUSED BY CLIMATE CHANGE, INCLUDING SMOKE AND RISING TEMPERATURES. 1316263 true true false true false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 12 0 true 15 true false false false false false false false false false false false false X 7 6 false false false false false false false true true false false false true true true true true true false false X X DAVID SELIGMAN ESQ 7204412236 PO BOX 371680 PMB 44465 DENVER CO 802375680 JEFFREY WILLIAMS BOARD PRESID 2.00 X X 0 0 0 CAMILA SOSMAN PALMER SECRETARY 2.00 X X 0 0 0 BARRY BAER TREASURER 2.00 X X 0 0 0 NINA DISALVO ESQ BOARD MEMBER 10.00 X 32515 0 0 BRIAN GONZALES BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 DAVID LOPEZ BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 CESAR CUAUHTEMOC GARCIA HERNANDEZ BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 DAVID SELIGMAN ESQ EXECUTIVE DI 40.00 X 160825 0 33374 JUNO TURNER ESQ LITIGATION D 40.00 X 177040 0 0 ALEXANDER HOOD ESQ ATTORNEY 40.00 X 113910 0 27914 VALERIE COLLINS ESQ ATTORNEY 40.00 X 114563 0 24497 598853 85785 4 false true false 30000 531173 561173 LEGAL FEE INCOME 541900 350489 350489 350489 24995 24995 936657 350489 24995 194199 174779 17478 1942 740919 666827 66683 7409 12394 11155 1115 124 93479 84131 8413 935 72209 64988 6499 722 19904 19904 205 127 62 16 26229 24165 1858 206 54031 54031 17400 15138 2088 174 1767 1767 3009 3009 256 179 64 13 12598 11338 1134 126 ADVOCACY COSTS 202431 202431 PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT 14698 14698 OUTREACH 3965 3965 1469693 1316263 141763 11667 3766355 1935237 345000 30000 20261 67202 2800 1500 1154 256 898 1701560 4134416 3736397 48051 94949 48051 94949 X 4066731 3621807 19634 19641 4086365 3641448 4134416 3736397 -533036 88119 X true X false true false X 307313 563197 579934 1024139 561173 3035756 307313 563197 579934 1024139 561173 3035756 602648 2433108 64 263 946 1924 24995 28192 8760 8760 9905 3907 9760 23572 3096280 4635298 0.78580 0.75210 X PART II, LINE 10 NET SPECIAL EVENTS 22,266 ALL OTHER 1,306 RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 44233 44233 1425460 1469693 221969 55492 126458 141317 184815 221969 674559 1011839 1720 1050 9000 44233 56003 31615 35329 46204 55492 168640 252960 1154 256 898 898 X X X false false false false false false false false false DAVID SELIGMAN ESQ EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 153325 7500 4800 28574 194199 JUNO TURNER ESQ LITIGATION DIRECTOR 173040 4000 177040 FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION TOWARDS JUSTICE IS A NONPROFIT LAW FIRM THAT SEEKS TO ADVANCE ECONOMIC EQUITY AND WORKER POWER THROUGH IMPACT LITIGATION, STRATEGIC POLICY ADVOCACY, AND COLLABORATION WITH ORGANIZERS AND PUBLIC AGENCIES. WE WERE FOUNDED IN RESPONSE TO THE HIGH VOLUME OF WAGE THEFT COMPLAINTS THAT WERE NOT BEING ADDRESSED IN COLORADO, BUT HAVE SINCE BROADENED OUR SCOPE TO TAKE ON CASES THAT DISMANTLE THE POWER IMBALANCES THAT UNDERMINE THE VALUE OF WORK AND DIMINISH WORKER RIGHTS. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A TOWARDS JUSTICE IS A NON-PROFIT LAW FIRM THAT ATTACKS ECONOMIC INEQUALITY WITH A FOCUS ON WORKPLACE ECONOMIC INJUSTICE. WE USE IMPACT LITIGATION TO ADVANCE HUMAN AND CIVIL RIGHTS SUPPLEMENTED WITH TARGETED AND STRATEGIC POLICY ADVOCACY AND COLLABORATION WITH WORKERS AND COMMUNITIES TO ATTACK SYSTEMIC INJUSTICES THAT UNDERMINE THE POWER OF WORKERS-IN PARTICULAR, IN 2021, TOWARDS JUSTICE CONTINUED TO USE LITIGATION TO PROTECT WORKERS DEALING WITH COVID-19 RELATED HAZARDS IN THE WORKPLACE. THIS LITIGATION INCLUDED CASES BROUGHT AGAINST ADMINISTRATIVE AGENCIES FOR ALLEGEDLY FAILING TO PROTECT WORKERS FROM COVID-19 RELATED RISKS AND BROUGHT BY WORKERS AGAINST EMPLOYERS WHO ALLEGEDLY FORCED WORKERS TO STAND IN LINE FOR COVID-19 HEALTH AND SAFETY SCREENINGS WITHOUT COMPENSATION. ADDITIONALLY, IN 2021, TOWARDS JUSTICE WORKED CLOSELY WITH COMMUNITY PARTNERS TO PUSH FOR EXPANDED WORKER PROTECTIONS. MOST IMPORTANTLY, WE PROVIDED TECHNICAL, LEGAL, AND DRAFTING SUPPORT TO PARTNERS PUSHING FOR EXPANDED RIGHTS FOR FARMWORKERS IN COLORADO. AFTER THE ENACTMENT OF THE AGRICULTURAL WORKERS BILL OF RIGHTS, WE ALSO ADVOCATED BEFORE THE COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT FOR RULES THAT WOULD PROTECT FARMWORKERS FROM WAGE THEFT AND FROM THE HAZARDS CAUSED BY CLIMATE CHANGE, INCLUDING SMOKE AND RISING TEMPERATURES. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND THE BOARD MEMBER-TREASURER REVIEW THE FORM 990 AND ITS REQUIRED ATTACHMENTS AND SCHEDULES AND THEN DISCUSS NECESSARY CHANGES. THIS REVIEW OCCURS AFTER A REVIEW OF ALL FINANCIAL AND NARRATIVE INFORMATION IS UNDERTAKEN TO MAKE SURE ALL REPORTS AND SCHEDULES REFLECT THE ACTUAL OPERATING RESULTS OF THE AGENCY FOR THE MOST RECENTLY COMPLETED FISCAL YEAR. AFTER THIS PROCESS, THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND THE TREASURER- BOARD MEMBER COMPLETE THE FORM 990 AND PRESENT THE COMPLETED FORM TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C THE BOARD ADOPTED A CONFLICTS OF INTEREST POLICY IN OCTOBER OF 2014 AND UPDATED THAT POLICY AND READOPTED IT IN 2022. THE BOARD EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR WORK TOGETHER TO ENSURE COMPLIANCE WITH THAT POLICY THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. THE AGENCY MAINTAINS BOARD POLICIES AND PROCEDURES IN A CLOUD-BASED FORMAT ACCESSIBLE TO ALL BOARD MEMBERS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS EVALUATES THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S PERFORMANCE ANNUALLY AND REVIEWS COMPENSATION ON A PERIODIC BASIS. SUCH REVIEWS INVOLVE ENGAGING WITH STAFF MEMBERS AND ANALYZING ORGANIZATIONAL PERFORMANCE RELATIVE BOTH TO MONETARY AND PROGRAMMATIC GOALS.THE BOARD ALSO RELIES ON NONPROFIT SECTOR SALARY DATA AND RELEVANT NONPROFIT SECTOR TRENDS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 GOVERNING AND PUBLIC FINANCIAL DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON WRITTEN REQUEST.