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VENTURE JUSTICE FUND: Form 990PF, tax year 2025

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Organization
VENTURE JUSTICE FUND (EIN 27-3817407)
Tax period
2025-01-01 to 2025-12-31
Filed
2026-05-14
IRS object ID
202611349349104406
Schema version
2025v4.1
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2026-05-14T13:08:34-07:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2025-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN453850376PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1CLAYTON FINANCIAL AND TAX LLCBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1222 S RAINBOW BLVD STE 213AddressLine1Txt
CityLAS VEGASCityNm
State AbbreviationNVStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP89145ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990PFReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2025-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN273817407EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1VENTURE JUSTICE FUNDBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlVENTBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone2036755410PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1181 Cooper AveAddressLine1Txt
CityMontclairCityNm
State AbbreviationNJStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP07043ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonVanessa SelbstPersonNm
Person TitlePresidentPersonTitleTxt
Phone2036755410PhoneNum
Signature2026-05-08SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (true)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonRussell Fox EAPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00371114PTIN
Phone7027501757PhoneNum
Preparation2026-05-14PreparationDt
Self EmployedYes (X)SelfEmployedInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2025TaxYr
Build TS2025-03-06 01:10:19ZBuildTS

Form 990-PF IRS990PF

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization501c3 Exempt PFYes (X)Organization501c3ExemptPFInd
FMV Assets EOY$965,187FMVAssetsEOYAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd

Analysis Of Revenue And Expenses AnalysisOfRevenueAndExpenses

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Schedule B Not RequiredYes (X)ScheduleBNotRequiredInd
Interest On Sav Rev And Expnss$535InterestOnSavRevAndExpnssAmt
Interest On Sav Net Invst Incm$535InterestOnSavNetInvstIncmAmt
Dividends Rev And Expnss$14,841DividendsRevAndExpnssAmt
Dividends Net Invst Incm$14,841DividendsNetInvstIncmAmt
Net Gain Sale Ast Rev And Expnss$55,294NetGainSaleAstRevAndExpnssAmt
Gross Sales Price$71,040GrossSalesPriceAmt
Cap Gain Net Incm Net Invst Incm$55,294CapGainNetIncmNetInvstIncmAmt
Gross Profit Rev And Expnss$0GrossProfitRevAndExpnssAmt
Other Income Rev And Expnss$0OtherIncomeRevAndExpnssAmt
Total Rev And Expnss$70,670TotalRevAndExpnssAmt
Total Net Invst Incm$70,670TotalNetInvstIncmAmt
Legal Fees Rev And Expnss$0LegalFeesRevAndExpnssAmt
Accounting Fees Rev And Expnss$0AccountingFeesRevAndExpnssAmt
Other Prof Fees Rev And Expnss$288OtherProfFeesRevAndExpnssAmt
Other Prof Fees Net Invst Incm$288OtherProfFeesNetInvstIncmAmt
Taxes Rev And Expnss$804TaxesRevAndExpnssAmt
Taxes Net Invst Incm$804TaxesNetInvstIncmAmt
Deprec And Dpltn Rev And Expnss$0DeprecAndDpltnRevAndExpnssAmt
Other Expenses Rev And Expnss$100OtherExpensesRevAndExpnssAmt
Other Expenses Net Invst Incm$100OtherExpensesNetInvstIncmAmt
Tot Opr Expenses Rev And Expnss$1,192TotOprExpensesRevAndExpnssAmt
Tot Opr Expenses Net Invst Incm$1,192TotOprExpensesNetInvstIncmAmt
Tot Opr Expenses Dsbrs Chrtbl$0TotOprExpensesDsbrsChrtblAmt
Contri Paid Rev And Expnss$62,000ContriPaidRevAndExpnssAmt
Contri Paid Dsbrs Chrtbl$0ContriPaidDsbrsChrtblAmt
Total Expenses Rev And Expnss$63,192TotalExpensesRevAndExpnssAmt
Total Expenses Net Invst Incm$1,192TotalExpensesNetInvstIncmAmt
Total Expenses Dsbrs Chrtbl$0TotalExpensesDsbrsChrtblAmt
Excess Revenue Over Expenses$7,478ExcessRevenueOverExpensesAmt
Net Investment Income$69,478NetInvestmentIncomeAmt

Form990 PF Balance Sheets Form990PFBalanceSheetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cash BOY$14,041CashBOYAmt
Cash EOY$13,922CashEOYAmt
Cash EOYFMV$13,922CashEOYFMVAmt
Sav And Temp Cash Invst BOY$18,966SavAndTempCashInvstBOYAmt
Sav And Temp Cash Invst EOY$44,838SavAndTempCashInvstEOYAmt
Sav And Temp Cash Invst EOYFMV$44,838SavAndTempCashInvstEOYFMVAmt
Rcvbl From Officers EOY$0RcvblFromOfficersEOYAmt
Other Nts And Loans Rcvbl EOY$0OtherNtsAndLoansRcvblEOYAmt
Corporate Stock BOY$386,135CorporateStockBOYAmt
Corporate Stock EOY$372,404CorporateStockEOYAmt
Corporate Stock EOYFMV$906,427CorporateStockEOYFMVAmt
Land Bldg Investments EOY$0LandBldgInvestmentsEOYAmt
Other Investments EOY$0OtherInvestmentsEOYAmt
Land EOY$0LandEOYAmt
Other Assets BOY$0OtherAssetsBOYAmt
Other Assets EOY$0OtherAssetsEOYAmt
Other Assets EOYFMV$0OtherAssetsEOYFMVAmt
Total Assets BOY$419,142TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$431,164TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Assets EOYFMV$965,187TotalAssetsEOYFMVAmt
Loans From Officers EOY$0LoansFromOfficersEOYAmt
Mortgages And Notes Payable EOY$0MortgagesAndNotesPayableEOYAmt
Other Liabilities BOY$0OtherLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Other Liabilities EOY$0OtherLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$0TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind
No Donor Rstr Net Assests BOY$419,142NoDonorRstrNetAssestsBOYAmt
No Donor Rstr Net Assests EOY$431,164NoDonorRstrNetAssestsEOYAmt
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances BOY$419,142TotNetAstOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances EOY$431,164TotNetAstOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Total Liabilities Net Ast BOY$419,142TotalLiabilitiesNetAstBOYAmt
Total Liabilities Net Ast EOY$431,164TotalLiabilitiesNetAstEOYAmt

Chg In Net Assets Fund Balances ChgInNetAssetsFundBalancesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances BOY$419,142TotNetAstOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Excess Revenue Over Expenses$7,478ExcessRevenueOverExpensesAmt
Other Increases$4,544OtherIncreasesAmt
Subtotal$431,164SubtotalAmt
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances EOY$431,164TotNetAstOrFundBalancesEOYAmt

Cap Gains Loss Tx Invst Incm Detail CapGainsLossTxInvstIncmDetail

Cap Gains Loss Tx Invst Incm CapGainsLossTxInvstIncmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PropertyPUBLICLY TRADED SECURITIESPropertyDesc
Gross Sales Price$71,040GrossSalesPriceAmt
Depreciation$0DepreciationAmt
Cost Or Other Basis$15,746CostOrOtherBasisAmt
Gain Or Loss$55,294GainOrLossAmt
FMV As Of123169$0FMVAsOf123169Amt
Adjusted Basis As Of123169$0AdjustedBasisAsOf123169Amt
Excess FMV Over Adjusted Bss$0ExcessFMVOverAdjustedBssAmt
Gains Minus Excess Or Losses$55,294GainsMinusExcessOrLossesAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Capital Gain Net Income$55,294CapitalGainNetIncomeAmt

Excise Tax Based On Invst Incm ExciseTaxBasedOnInvstIncmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Investment Income Excise Tax$966InvestmentIncomeExciseTaxAmt
Tax Under Section511$0TaxUnderSection511Amt
Subtotal$966SubtotalAmt
Subtitle A Tax$0SubtitleATaxAmt
Tax Based On Investment Income$966TaxBasedOnInvestmentIncomeAmt
Original Return Tax Paid$0OriginalReturnTaxPaidAmt
Form2220 AttachedYes (X)Form2220AttachedInd
Es Penalty$40EsPenaltyAmt
Tax Due$1,006TaxDueAmt
Applied To ES Tax$0AppliedToESTaxAmt

Statements Regarding Acty StatementsRegardingActyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Legislative Political ActyfalseLegislativePoliticalActyInd
More Than100 SpentfalseMoreThan100SpentInd
Form1120 POL FiledfalseForm1120POLFiledInd
Activities Not Previously RptfalseActivitiesNotPreviouslyRptInd
Changes To Articles Or BylawsfalseChangesToArticlesOrBylawsInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over LimitfalseUnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Organization Dissolved EtcfalseOrganizationDissolvedEtcInd
Section508e Rqr SatisfiedfalseSection508eRqrSatisfiedInd
At Least5000 In AssetsYes (true)AtLeast5000InAssetsInd
Org Report Or Register StateNYOrgReportOrRegisterStateCd
Form990 PF Filed With Atty GenYes (true)Form990PFFiledWithAttyGenInd
Private Operating FoundationfalsePrivateOperatingFoundationInd
New Substantial ContributorsfalseNewSubstantialContributorsInd
Own Controlled EntityfalseOwnControlledEntityInd
Donor Advised FundfalseDonorAdvisedFundInd
Comply With Public Insp RqrYes (true)ComplyWithPublicInspRqrInd
Website AddressN/AWebsiteAddressTxt
Individual With BooksVanessa SelbstIndividualWithBooksNm
Phone2036755410PhoneNum

Location Of Books US Address LocationOfBooksUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1181 Cooper AveAddressLine1Txt
CityMontclairCityNm
State AbbreviationNJStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP07043ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Foreign Accounts QuestionfalseForeignAccountsQuestionInd

Statements Regarding Acty4720 StatementsRegardingActy4720Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Sale Or Exch Disqualified PrsnfalseSaleOrExchDisqualifiedPrsnInd
Brrw Or Lend Disqualified PrsnfalseBrrwOrLendDisqualifiedPrsnInd
Furn Goods Disqualified PrsnfalseFurnGoodsDisqualifiedPrsnInd
Pay Comp Disqualified PrsnfalsePayCompDisqualifiedPrsnInd
Transfer Ast Disqualified PrsnfalseTransferAstDisqualifiedPrsnInd
Payment To Government OfficialfalsePaymentToGovernmentOfficialInd
Uncorrected Prior ActsfalseUncorrectedPriorActsInd
Undistributed Income PYfalseUndistributedIncomePYInd
Business HoldingsfalseBusinessHoldingsInd
Jeopardy InvestmentsfalseJeopardyInvestmentsInd
Uncorrected PY Jeopardy InvstfalseUncorrectedPYJeopardyInvstInd
Influence LegislationfalseInfluenceLegislationInd
Influence ElectionfalseInfluenceElectionInd
Grants To IndividualsfalseGrantsToIndividualsInd
Grants To OrganizationsfalseGrantsToOrganizationsInd
Noncharitable PurposefalseNoncharitablePurposeInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft CntrctfalseRcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft CntrctfalsePayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter TransfalseProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht PymtfalseSubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd

Officer Dir Trst Key Empl Info OfficerDirTrstKeyEmplInfoGrp

Officer Dir Trst Key Empl OfficerDirTrstKeyEmplGrp (3 entries)

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Vanessa Selbst
181 Cooper AveMontclairNJ07043President5.00$0$0$0
Donald Spector
750 Lexington AveNew YorkNY10022Treasurer5.00$0$0$0
Susan Green
750 Lexington AveNew YorkNY10022Secretary5.00$0$0$0
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Comp Of Hghst Pd Empl Or NONENONECompOfHghstPdEmplOrNONETxt
Other Employee Paid Over50k0OtherEmployeePaidOver50kCnt
Comp Of Hghst Pd Cntrct Or NONENONECompOfHghstPdCntrctOrNONETxt
Contractor Paid Over50k0ContractorPaidOver50kCnt

Minimum Investment Return MinimumInvestmentReturnGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Average Monthly FMV Of Sec$0AverageMonthlyFMVOfSecAmt
Average Monthly Cash Balances$0AverageMonthlyCashBalancesAmt
FMV All Other Noncharitable Ast$0FMVAllOtherNoncharitableAstAmt
Total FMV Of Unused Assets$0TotalFMVOfUnusedAssetsAmt
Reduction Claimed$0ReductionClaimedAmt
Adjusted Total FMV Of Unused Ast$0AdjustedTotalFMVOfUnusedAstAmt
Cash Deemed Charitable$0CashDeemedCharitableAmt
Net Vl Noncharitable Assets$0NetVlNoncharitableAssetsAmt
Minimum Investment Return$0MinimumInvestmentReturnAmt

Distributable Amount DistributableAmountGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Minimum Investment Return$0MinimumInvestmentReturnAmt
Tax Based On Investment Income$966TaxBasedOnInvestmentIncomeAmt
Total Tax$966TotalTaxAmt
Distributable Before Adj$0DistributableBeforeAdjAmt
Distributable Before Ded$0DistributableBeforeDedAmt
Distributable As Adjusted$0DistributableAsAdjustedAmt

PF Qualifying Distributions PFQualifyingDistributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expenses And Contributions$0ExpensesAndContributionsAmt

Undistributed Income UndistributedIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Excess Distribution Cyov Yr5$0ExcessDistributionCyovYr5Amt
Excess Distribution Cyov Yr4$0ExcessDistributionCyovYr4Amt
Excess Distribution Cyov Yr3$0ExcessDistributionCyovYr3Amt
Excess Distribution Cyov Yr2$0ExcessDistributionCyovYr2Amt
Excess Distribution Cyov Yr1$0ExcessDistributionCyovYr1Amt
Total Excess Distribution Cyov$0TotalExcessDistributionCyovAmt
Treated As Distri From Corpus$0TreatedAsDistriFromCorpusAmt
Remaining Distri From Corpus$0RemainingDistriFromCorpusAmt
Total Corpus$0TotalCorpusAmt
Prior Year Undistributed Incm$0PriorYearUndistributedIncmAmt
Taxable1$0Taxable1Amt
Taxable2$0Taxable2Amt
Undistributed Income CY$0UndistributedIncomeCYAmt
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Excess Distri Cyov To Next Yr$0ExcessDistriCyovToNextYrAmt
Excess From Year4$0ExcessFromYear4Amt
Excess From Year3$0ExcessFromYear3Amt
Excess From Year2$0ExcessFromYear2Amt
Excess From Year1$0ExcessFromYear1Amt
Excess From Current Year$0ExcessFromCurrentYearAmt

Supplementary Information SupplementaryInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Only Contri To PreselectedYes (X)OnlyContriToPreselectedInd

Grant Or Contribution Pd Dur Yr GrantOrContributionPdDurYrGrp

Recipient Business Name RecipientBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Equal Justice WorksBusinessNameLine1Txt

Recipient US Address RecipientUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11730 M St NW Ste 800AddressLine1Txt
CityWashingtonCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20036ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Recipient Foundation StatusNCRecipientFoundationStatusCd
Grant Or Contribution PurposeCharitableGrantOrContributionPurposeTxt
Amt$62,000Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Grant Or Contri Pd Dur Yr$62,000TotalGrantOrContriPdDurYrAmt

Analysis Income Producing Acty AnalysisIncomeProducingActyGrp

Int On Sav And Temp Cash Invst IntOnSavAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Exclusion14ExclusionCd
Exclusion$535ExclusionAmt

Dividends And Interest From Sec Dtl DividendsAndInterestFromSecDtl

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Exclusion14ExclusionCd
Exclusion$14,841ExclusionAmt

Subtotals Incm Producing Acty SubtotalsIncmProducingActyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Exclusion$15,376ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Income Producing Acty$15,376TotalIncomeProducingActyAmt

Trnsfr Trans Rln Nonchrtbl EO TrnsfrTransRlnNonchrtblEOGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Trnsfr Of Cash To Nonchrtbl EOfalseTrnsfrOfCashToNonchrtblEOInd
Trnsfr Other Asset Nonchrtbl EOfalseTrnsfrOtherAssetNonchrtblEOInd
Sales Or Exchanges Of AssetsfalseSalesOrExchangesOfAssetsInd
Purchase Of Assets Nonchrtbl EOfalsePurchaseOfAssetsNonchrtblEOInd
Rental Of Facilities Oth AssetsfalseRentalOfFacilitiesOthAssetsInd
Reimbursement ArrangementsfalseReimbursementArrangementsInd
Loans Or Loan GuaranteesfalseLoansOrLoanGuaranteesInd
Performance Of Services EtcfalsePerformanceOfServicesEtcInd
Sharing Of Facilities EtcfalseSharingOfFacilitiesEtcInd
Relationships Nonchrtbl EOfalseRelationshipsNonchrtblEOInd

Investments Corp Stock Schedule InvestmentsCorpStockSchedule

Investments Corporate Stock InvestmentsCorporateStockGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
StockPublicly Traded Securities Through Interactive BrokersStockNm
EOY Book Value$372,404EOYBookValueAmt
EOYFMV$906,427EOYFMVAmt

Other Expenses Schedule OtherExpensesSchedule

Other Expenses Schedule OtherExpensesScheduleGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescNYS Filing FeeDesc
Revenue And Expenses Per Books$100RevenueAndExpensesPerBooksAmt
Net Investment Income$100NetInvestmentIncomeAmt

Other Increases Schedule OtherIncreasesSchedule

Other Increases Detail OtherIncreasesDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescUnrealized Gain on InvestmentsDesc
Amt$4,544Amt

Other Professional Fees Schedule OtherProfessionalFeesSchedule

Other Professional Fees Detail OtherProfessionalFeesDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
CategoryCorp. Serivce Co. Registered AgentCategoryTxt
Amt$288Amt
Net Investment Income$288NetInvestmentIncomeAmt

Taxes Schedule TaxesSchedule

Taxes Detail TaxesDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
CategoryFederal Excise TaxCategoryTxt
Amt$804Amt
Net Investment Income$804NetInvestmentIncomeAmt