2021-10-13T16:22:35-05:00 2020-12-31 946214841 ARMANINO LLP 12657 ALCOSTA BLVD STE 500 SAN RAMON CA 945834600 990 2020-01-01 954176583 WESTERN JUSTICE CENTER FOUNDATION WEST 6265847494 55 SOUTH GRAND AVENUE PASADENA CA 91105 ELISSA BARRETT EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 6265847494 2021-10-13 1 ELISSA BARRETT 999009999 KATY BROWN P00650274 9257902600 2021-10-13 2 AAL1 IAL1 2020 2022-09-23 18:48:47Z WESTERN JUSTICE CENTER ELISSA BARRETT 55 SOUTH GRAND AVENUE PASADENA CA 91105 1028636 0 X WESTERNJUSTICE.ORG X 1987 CA WJC EMPOWERS PEOPLE TO STRENGTHEN THEIR COMMUNITIES BY GROWING THE CONFLICT RESOLUTION SKILLS AND CAPACITY OF YOUTH, EDUCATORS, SCHOOLS, AND COMMUNITY PARTNERS. 42 42 9 65 0 0 700244 726135 510059 299505 120 43 -65182 -11934 1145241 1013749 0 0 0 0 530394 560579 0 0 112857 839642 434955 1370036 995534 -224795 18215 2772901 2943844 206900 359628 2566001 2584216 X WJC EMPOWERS PEOPLE TO STRENGTHEN THEIR COMMUNITIES BY GROWING THE CONFLICT RESOLUTION SKILLS AND CAPACITY OF YOUTH, EDUCATORS, SCHOOLS, AND COMMUNITY PARTNERS. 0 0 343243 17208 CONFLICT RESOLUTION EDUCATION (CRE) IS AN UMBRELLA TERM THAT INCLUDES COMMUNITY BUILDING CIRCLES, STUDENT-LED PEER MEDIATION PROGRAMS, RESTORATIVE CASE CONFERENCES AND OTHER NON-PUNITIVE PRACTICES.WJC PUTS STUDENTS IN THE DRIVER'S SEAT AT THEIR SCHOOL -- AS COMMUNITY LEADERS AND BUILDERS. OUR CRE PROGRAMS TEACH YOUTH HOW TO BECOME PEER MEDIATORS AND LEAD COMMUNITY BUILDING CIRCLES. WJC CHALLENGES STUDENTS TO LINK THEIR WORK AS MEDIATORS TO MOVEMENTS FOR SOCIAL CHANGE, ENCOURAGES THEM TO INITIATE SOCIAL JUSTICE PROJECTS AT THEIR SCHOOLS AND CONNECTS THEM WITH CAREERS IN MEDIATION. WITH WJC, STUDENTS LEARN CORE SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL SKILLS, SUCH AS SELF-AWARENESS, EMOTIONAL SELF-MANAGEMENT, SOCIAL AWARENESS, (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O)RELATIONSHIP BUILDING AND RESPONSIBLE DECISION-MAKING. THESE SKILLS ARE CRITICAL BUILDING BLOCKS TO SUCCESS -- IN SCHOOL AND IN LIFE. THE SPECIFIC SERVICES AND ACTIVITIES THAT WJC PROVIDES INCLUDE: (1) IN-PERSON AND VIRTUAL CRE TRAINING FOR STUDENTS IN GRADES 4-12 WITH AN INTERACTIVE ARTS COMPONENT; (2) A REGIONAL SUMMIT FOR YOUTH INVOLVED IN PEER MEDIATION, PEER COUNSELING, RESTORATIVE JUSTICE AND GANG INTERVENTION EFFORTS IN THEIR SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITIES; (3) OPPORTUNITIES TO CONNECT TO CAREERS IN MEDIATION, PARTICULARLY FOR YOUTH FROM STRUCTURALLY DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES; (4) CRE TRAINING FOR EDUCATORS AND YOUTH DEVELOPMENT PROFESSIONALS ON HOW TO USE PEER MEDIATION AND RESTORATIVE PRACTICES IN THE FIELD; AND (5) IN-DEPTH PARTNERSHIPS WITH A SELECT SET OF SCHOOL DISTRICTS COMMITTED TO TRANSFORMING SCHOOL CULTURE, DECREASING RELIANCE ON PUNITIVE DISCIPLINE AND THE USE OF POLICE ON SCHOOL CAMPUSES, AND PARTICIPATING IN DATA-DRIVEN RESEARCH. WJC PARTNERS WITH A WIDE RANGE OF SCHOOLS THROUGHOUT THE GREATER LA AREA, CHOOSING TO INVEST IN TRANSFORMATIONAL MULTI-YEAR RELATIONSHIPS RATHER THAN CONDUCT A SERIES OF TRANSACTIONAL ONE-AND-DONE TRAINING SESSIONS. THE WJC APPROACH IS A COMPREHENSIVE ONE. WITH EACH SCHOOL DISTRICT THAT BECOMES A WJC SCHOOL PARTNER, OUR AIM IS TO BUILD THEIR INTERNAL CAPACITY TO SUSTAIN CRE PROGRAMS INDEPENDENTLY OVER TIME THEN PROVIDE ONGOING SUPPORT THROUGH OUR ONLINE CRE CURRICULUM PORTAL, SCHOOL TOOLS (WWW.SCHOOLTOOLS.INFO), WHICH IS ACCESSED BY MORE THAN 40,000 UNIQUE USERS EACH YEAR. THE IMPACT OF WJC'S CRE WORK IS ASSESSED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH MAJOR RESEARCH INSTITUTIONS, SUCH AS THE USC ROSSIER SCHOOL OF EDUCATION. FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT WJC AND CONFLICT RESOLUTION EDUCATION PROGRAMS, GO TO: WWW.WESTERNJUSTICE.ORG 378756 282297 WJC'S MISSION INCLUDES A COMMITMENT TO USING THE HISTORIC LANDMARK BUILDINGS THAT MAKE UP OUR CAMPUS NEXT TO THE U.S. COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT IN PASADENA AS A PLACE TO BUILD, CREATE AND FOSTER COMMUNITY. THE WJC CAMPUS OPERATES UNDER A 55-YEAR LEASE WITH THE CITY OF PASADENA THAT BEGAN IN 1989 AND IS ELIGIBLE IN 2044 FOR A 44-YEAR EXTENSION THROUGH 2088.OVER THE YEARS, WJC HAS SERVED AS HEADQUARTERS FOR MANY NONPROFITS, INCLUDING THE CENTER FOR CHILDREN OF INCARCERATED PARENTS, COMMUNITY NONVIOLENCE RESOURCE CENTER, COALITION FOR ZERO VIOLENCE, AND THE LA COUNTY BAR ASSOCIATION'S DISPUTE RESOLUTION SERVICES PROGRAM. CURRENTLY, THE WJC CAMPUS COMMUNITY IS HOME TO MORE THAN A DOZEN NONPROFITS, (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O)INCLUDING THE ASIAN PACIFIC AMERICAN DISPUTE RESOLUTION CENTER, CALIFORNIA ALLIANCE FOR ARTS EDUCATION, CALIFORNIA ART CLUB, JERICHO ROAD PASADENA, THE LAUREL FOUNDATION, LEADERSHIP PASADENA, PASADENA BEAUTIFUL FOUNDATION, RESOURCES FOR INFANT EDUCARERS AND YWCA OF GLENDALE AND PASADENA, AMONG OTHERS. WJC DOES NOT SERVE AS FISCAL SPONSOR, AFFILIATE OR AGENT FOR ANY OF ITS NONPROFIT TENANTS. RATHER, WJC PROVIDES OFFICE SPACE IN THE BUILDINGS LOCATED AT 65, 75 AND 85 S. GRAND AVENUE AND OFFERS USE OF ITS MAIN BUILDING AT 55 S. GRAND AVENUE (KNOWN AS THE MAXWELL HOUSE) FOR USE IN CONNECTION WITH PROGRAM-RELATED AND OTHER MISSION-CENTERED TENANT ACTIVITIES 721999 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 12 0 1 9 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 42 42 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 CA X X KEVIN MATTHEWS NOBLE ACCOUNTING 2134080508 2780 SKYPARK DR UNIT 201 TORRENCE CA 90505 HON BARRY RUSSELL BOARD CHAIR 5.00 X X 0 0 0 HON FERNANDO M OLGUIN VICE CHAIR 5.00 X X 0 0 0 CRAIG J DE RECAT ESQ PRESIDENT 5.00 X X 0 0 0 MICHAEL J WALLACE TREASURER 5.00 X X 0 0 0 KALPANA SRINIVASAN ESQ VICE PRESIDENT 5.00 X X 0 0 0 EMILY L MURRAY ESQ SECRETARY 5.00 X X 0 0 0 AMY FISCH SOLOMON ESQ BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 CATHY WINTER-PALMER BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 CHARLES C LIFLAND BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 CLARISSA C WEIRICK ESQ BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 DAVID J SCHINDLER ESQ BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 DIANE L MCGIMSEY ESQ BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 DIANE PAUL ESQ BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 DIANE RANKIN BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 DONALD P BAKER ESQ BOARD MEMBER (THROUGH 12/2020) 1.00 X 0 0 0 ERWIN CHEMERINSKY ESQ BOARD MEMBER (THROUGH 12/2020) 1.00 X 0 0 0 GINA MILLER BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 GLENN D POMERANTZ ESQ BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 GORDON GOLDSMITH ESQ BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 HON CARLOS MORENO BOARD MEMBER (THROUGH 12/2020) 1.00 X 0 0 0 HON DOROTHY L SHUBIN BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 HON DOROTHY W NELSON BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 HON JACQUELINE H NGUYEN BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 HON KEVIN BRAZILE BOARD MEMBER (THROUGH 12/2020) 1.00 X 0 0 0 HON RAYMOND C FISHER BOARD MEMBER (THROUGH 2/2020) 1.00 X 0 0 0 HON RICHARD A PAEZ BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 HON TERRY J HATTER JR BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 JAMES R ASPERGER ESQ BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 JEFFREY A WORTMAN ESQ BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 JOHN H BRINSLEY ESQ BOARD MEMBER (THROUGH 9/2020) 1.00 X 0 0 0 JOSE A GOMEZ PHD BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 KERRY GARVIS WRIGHT ESQ BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 KEVIN MCDONNELL BOARD MEMBER (THROUGH 12/2020) 1.00 X 0 0 0 LOIS D THOMPSON ESQ BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 MARVIN E GARRETT ESQ BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 MAX FACTOR III ESQ BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 RAYMOND R KEPNER ESQ BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 ROMAN M SILBERFELD ESQ BOARD MEMBER (THROUGH 12/2020) 1.00 X 0 0 0 TANYA M ACKER ESQ BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 TERRENCE ROBERTS PHD BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 VICTOR GEORGE ESQ BOARD MEMBER (THROUGH 12/2020) 1.00 X 0 0 0 WALTER COCHRAN-BOND ESQ BOARD MEMBER (THROUGH 12/2020) 1.00 X 0 0 0 WILLIAM E THOMSON ESQ BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 W ALLAN EDMISTON ESQ BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 ELISSA BARRETT EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X 123366 0 9098 123366 0 9098 1 0 0 0 0 327438 398697 2953 726135 RENTAL INCOME 532000 282297 282297 PROGRAM FEES 900099 17208 17208 299505 2996 2953 43 43 43 0 327438 11934 -11934 -11934 1013749 299505 0 -11891 132465 101998 7948 22519 345100 264922 22802 57376 43528 33443 2803 7282 39486 30338 2542 6606 65100 65100 31127 23976 -929 8080 4473 3825 75 573 28564 4184 17235 7145 1922 84 1838 147395 147395 92 72 20 1572 214 1345 13 104469 78352 26117 15853 10103 5750 DUES & SUBSCRIPTIONS 23719 18756 2729 2234 EQUIP & MAINTENANCE 5281 250 5031 INTERN STIPENDS 2500 2500 DONOR CULTIVATION 2102 1073 1029 786 514 272 995534 721999 160678 112857 181461 441542 30193 27602 12200 6000 19409 4249 10816 4630423 2185948 2538798 2444475 2772901 2943844 66156 57190 118406 176995 22338 125443 206900 359628 X 2473414 2553573 92587 30643 2566001 2584216 2772901 2943844 18215 0 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X 1010969 826356 887510 700244 726135 4151214 1010969 826356 887510 700244 726135 4151214 172810 3978404 269 3131 42 0 3442 100672 118489 64945 48750 332856 4487512 2422326 0.88660 0.89550 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 25000 25000 25000 26 26 25000 25000 26 26 25000 25000 45 45 25000 25000 241 241 25000 0 0 3736887 1644559 2092328 467736 127215 340521 115899 113459 2440 309901 300715 9186 2444475 TENANT SECURITY DEPOSITS 26843 PPP LOAN 98600 125443 X 1025683 11934 11934 1013749 0 1013749 1007468 11934 11934 995534 0 995534 PART V, LINE 4: IN DECEMBER 2020, THE RESTRICTION WAS LIFTED AND THE THE FUNDS WERE RELEASED INTO NET ASSETS WITHOUT DONOR RESTRICTIONS. PART X, LINE 2: WJC IS EXEMPT FROM INCOME TAXES UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE AND BY THE CALIFORNIA REVENUE AND TAXATION CODE SECTION 23701D. ACCORDINGLY, NO PROVISION HAS BEEN MADE FOR INCOME TAXES. WJC HAS EVALUATED ITS TAX POSITIONS AND THE CERTAINTY AS TO WHETHER THOSE POSITIONS WILL BE SUSTAINED IN THE EVENT OF AN AUDIT BY TAKING AUTHORITIES AT THE FEDERAL AND STATE LEVELS. THE PRIMARY TAX POSITIONS EVALUATED ARE RELATED TO WJC'S CONTINUED QUALIFICATION AS A TAX-EXEMPT ORGANIZATION AND WHETHER THERE ARE UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME ACTIVITIES CONDUCTED THAT WOULD BE TAXABLE. MANAGEMENT HAS DETERMINED THAT ALL INCOME TAX POSITIONS ARE MORE LIKELY THAN NOT OF BEING SUSTAINED UPON POTENTIAL AUDIT OR EXAMINATION; THEREFORE, NO DISCLOSURES OF UNCERTAIN INCOME TAX POSITIONS ARE REQUIRED. WJC FILES INFORMATIONAL RETURN AND APPLICABLE UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME TAX RETURNS IN THE U.S. FEDERAL JURISDICTION, AND THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA. PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: SPECIAL EVENT EXPENSES 11,934. PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: SPECIAL EVENT EXPENSES 11,934. VIRTUAL EVENT 327438 327438 11934 327438 327438 11934 11934 -11934 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE REVIEWS AND APPROVES THE 990 FORM. THEN A COPY OF THE RETURN IS DISTRIBUTED BY EMAIL TO THE ENTIRE BOARD OF DIRECTORS PRIOR TO FILING. AFTER DISTRIBUTION, WJC WILL AUTHORIZE THE FILING TO BE COMPLETED BY AN INDEPENDENT TAX ACCOUNTANT. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12 THE ORGANIZATION DOES HAVE A WRITTEN CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY. STARTING IN 2021, AS PART OF THE BOARD AGREEMENT, MEMBERS WILL BE REQUIRED TO SIGN A CONFLICT OF INTEREST DISCLOSURE ANNUALLY. CURRENTLY, ANY OFFICERS, DIRECTORS OR TRUSTEES, AND KEY EMPLOYEES INVOLVED IN ANY TYPES OF RELATIONSHIPS OR SITUATIONS DESCRIBED IN THIS POLICY SHOULD IMMEDIATELY AND FULLY DISCLOSE THE RELEVANT CIRCUMSTANCES TO HIS/HER IMMEDIATE SUPERVISOR, OR ANY OTHER APPROPRIATE SUPERVISOR, FOR A DETERMINATION AS TO WHETHER A POTENTIAL OR ACTUAL CONFLICT EXISTS. ONCE A CONFLICT IS DETECTED, WJC MAY TAKE WHATEVER CORRECTIVE ACTION APPEARS APPROPRIATE ACCORDING TO THE CIRCUMSTANCES. FAILURE TO DISCLOSE FACTS WILL CONSTITUTE GROUNDS FOR DISCIPLINARY ACTION. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 COMPENSATION IS REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD ON AN ANNUAL BASIS USING COMPARABLE COMPENSATION DATA OR SIMILAR ORGANIZATIONS. THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE CONDUCTS AN ANNUAL PERFORMANCE REVIEW TO DETERMINE THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S COMPENSATION. THIS PROCESS IS DOCUMENTED IN THE MEETING MINUTES AND WAS LAST COMPLETED IN NOVEMBER 2019. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND CONFLICT OF INTEREST ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC BY REQUEST VIA PHONE OR EMAIL. THE ANNUAL FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND ANNUAL REPORT ARE AVAILABLE ON THE FOUNDATION'S WEBSITE. FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C: THIS PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED FROM THE PRIOR YEAR.