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2024 · Form 990 · revenue $22.1M · expenses $16.3M · assets $17.5M

Also known as
National Immigrant Justice Center
EIN
93-3878636
Address
111 W JACKSON BLVD STE 800, CHICAGO, IL 60604-3589
Website
https://immigrantjustice.org
NTEE code
I80
Subsection
501(c)(3)
Ruling year
2024
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Mission

The National Immigrant Justice Center (NIJC) is a leader in advancing immigrant rights through its unique strategy drawing on its legal services to promote legal reform through litigation, advocacy and strategic communications.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).

People paid by the organization

2 people paid across every filing: current people first, then by total pay from this organization. Organizations counts every nonprofit each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsLatest year payTotal pay from hereOrganizations
Mary Meg McCarthy Executive Director2023-2024 $136,038$136,038 2
Catalina Salley COO2024 $103,192$103,192 2
Unpaid officers and directors · 11 people
NameLatest titleYearsOrganizations
Susan Fortino-Brown Board Member2023-2024 2
Abiman Rajadurai Board treasurer2023-2024 1
Chad Doobay Board Chair2023-2024 1
Lee Ann Russo Board Secretary2023-2024 1
Sherene Jodrey Board Vice-Chair2023-2024 1
Gretchen Wolf Board Member2023-2024 1
James Morsch Board Member2023-2024 2
Joan Coogan Board Member2023-2024 1
John Skakun Board Member2023-2024 1
Richard Klawiter Board Member2023-2024 1
Kathleen Hechinger Board Finance Chair (beg Sept 2025)2024 1

People by year

2024 · 13 people listed · 2 paid, $239K · 204 employees · 2,600 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Mary Meg McCarthy Executive Director50 $128,224$0$7,814 $136,0382
Catalina Salley COO50 $96,448$0$6,744 $103,1922
Abiman Rajadurai Board treasurer2 $0$0$0 $01
Chad Doobay Board Chair3 $0$0$0 $01
Kathleen Hechinger Board Finance Chair (beg Sept 2025)2 $0$0$0 $01
Lee Ann Russo Board Secretary3 $0$0$0 $01
Sherene Jodrey Board Vice-Chair3 $0$0$0 $01
Gretchen Wolf Board Member2 $0$0$0 $01
James Morsch Board Member2 $0$0$0 $02
Joan Coogan Board Member2 $0$0$0 $01
John Skakun Board Member2 $0$0$0 $01
Richard Klawiter Board Member2 $0$0$0 $01
Susan Fortino-Brown Board Member2 $0$0$0 $02
2023 · 11 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 11 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Abiman Rajadurai Board treasurer2 $0$0$0 $01
Chad Doobay Board Chair3 $0$0$0 $01
Lee Ann Russo Board Secretary3 $0$0$0 $01
Mary Meg McCarthy Executive Director50 $0$0$0 $02
Sherene Jodrey Board Vice-Chair3 $0$0$0 $01
Gretchen Wolf Board Member2 $0$0$0 $01
James Morsch Board Member2 $0$0$0 $02
Joan Coogan Board Member2 $0$0$0 $01
John Skakun Board Member2 $0$0$0 $01
Richard Klawiter Board Member2 $0$0$0 $01
Susan Fortino-Brown Board Member2 $0$0$0 $02

Highest-paid independent contractors

2024 · 3 contractors · $698K
NameLocationServicePaid
Impact Networking LLCLake Forest, ILComputer network services$423,701
Plante & Moran PLLCSouthfield, MIAccounting/consulting$173,925
Chicago Marriott Downtown Magnificent MileChicago, ILEvent venue$100,871

Who the money went to

Grants this organization reported paying: Schedule I Part II of the Form 990, or the grants-paid list on the 990-PF. Open a year for every recipient. Recipients link to their own page when the grant names an EIN we have (990-PF grants list no EIN, so those link only on an exact, unique name and state). Grants to individuals are counted; their names are not shown.

2023 · 2 grants to organizations · $74K

Negative amounts are returned or refunded grants; they are listed last and left out of the totals of grants paid.

Who gave

Contributor names are not public for this form type.

Public charities filing Form 990 or 990-EZ report large donors on Schedule B, but the IRS withholds their names and addresses from public copies. Private foundations (990-PF) are different: their contributors are public.

Finances

Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2024 · Form 990 period ending 2025-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$22,135,576$16,263,505 $17,471,804$16,315,908 $20,742,485$1,141,563 $207,0332042,600
2023 · Form 990 period ending 2024-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$8,221,801$2,759,472 $11,409,952$10,443,837 $8,200,619$44,078 $60,201011

Funders of this organization

40 grantors reported grants to this organization, $5,505,185 in all, tax years 2022 to 2025; the 25 largest shown (all 40). Exact: the grantor wrote this organization's EIN. Fuzzy: the grantor wrote only a name (foundations' 990-PF has no EIN field), matched to the same or a near-identical name in the same state; the name as filed is shown. From the latest return for each grantor and year, so amended returns aren't counted twice. CSV

GrantorTypeMatchYears givenGrantsTotalLatest yearLatest year's amountGrants
IMMIGRANT JUSTICE CORPS INC Public charity Exact 2022-2024 3$1,395,300 2024$623,160
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RESURRECTION PROJECT Public charity Exact 2024 1$707,731 2024$707,731
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ALPHAWOOD FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “NIJC NFP” 2023-2024 2$675,200 2024$275,200
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FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND DAF sponsor Exact 2023-2024 2$495,240 2024$476,515
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WALDER FAMILY FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “NIJC NFP” 2024 1$300,000 2024$300,000
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FORD FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “NIJC NFP” 2024 1$250,000 2024$250,000
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EQUAL JUSTICE WORKS Public charity Exact 2022-2023 2$227,048 2023$114,612
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ROCKEFELLER PHILANTHROPY ADVISORS INC DAF sponsor Exact 2024 1$200,000 2024$200,000
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THE CHICAGO COMMUNITY TRUST DAF sponsor Exact 2023 1$181,000 2023$181,000
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VANGUARD CHARITABLE ENDOWMENT PROGRAM DAF sponsor Exact 2023-2024 2$106,050 2024$83,025
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NEO PHILANTHROPY INC Public charity Exact 2024 1$100,000 2024$100,000
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JONES DAY FOUNDATION Public charity Exact 2024 1$100,000 2024$100,000
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THE HEISING-SIMONS FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “NIJC NFP” 2024 1$97,256 2024$97,256
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MC DERMOTT WILL AND EMERY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION Public charity Exact 2024 1$92,500 2024$92,500
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AMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION INC DAF sponsor Exact 2024 1$79,994 2024$79,994
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DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING DAF sponsor Exact 2024 1$77,155 2024$77,155
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CHICAGO BAR FOUNDATION Public charity Exact 2024 1$57,500 2024$57,500
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PRITZKER FAMILY FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “NIJC NFP” 2024 2$51,875 2024$51,875
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CENTRAL INDIANA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC DAF sponsor Exact 2024 1$50,000 2024$50,000
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JOYCE FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “NIJC NFP” 2024 1$50,000 2024$50,000
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CHICAGO FOUNDATION FOR WOMEN DAF sponsor Exact 2023-2024 2$30,000 2024$15,000
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FAEGRE BAKER DANIELS FOUNDATION Public charity Exact 2024-2025 2$21,000 2025$11,000
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FRANKEL FAMILY FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “NIJC NFP” 2024-2025 2$20,025 2025$10,000
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NATIONAL PHILANTHROPIC TR DAF sponsor Exact 2024 1$20,025 2024$20,025
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NATIONAL IMMIGRATION PROJECT OF THE NATIONAL LAWYERS GUILD INC Public charity Exact 2024 1$19,000 2024$19,000
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Who funds organizations like this

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AMERICAN BAR ENDOWMENT DAF sponsor$51,614,66521 62010–2024 AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION FUND FOR JUSTICE AND EDUCATION; LONE STAR LEGAL AID; LEGAL AID OF NEBRASKA; COLORADO LEGAL SERVICES and 2 more
FORD FOUNDATION funds this one Private foundation$24,893,444124 112009–2024 MAKE THE ROAD NEW YORK; SOUTHERN COALITION FOR SOCIALJUSTICE; NATIONAL CONSUMER LAW CENTER INC; PURPOSE DIGNITY ACTION and 7 more
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Where the money went

Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

2024 · Form 990 · $16,263,505 spent · pay $14,163,782 · grants $0 · events $289,998
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other salaries and wages $11,239,263$10,141,790$734,527$362,946 69.1%
Other employee benefits $1,413,955$1,269,018$84,722$60,215 8.7%
Fees: other services $946,867$657,949$241,171$47,747 5.8%
Payroll taxes $936,237$831,125$75,737$29,375 5.8%
Pension plan contributions $367,294$327,065$26,928$13,301 2.3%
Occupancy $313,146$278,176$26,947$8,023 1.9%
Office expenses $210,190$99,570$107,085$3,535 1.3%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $207,033$7,896$199,137- 1.3%
Information technology $189,620$76,442$85,784$27,394 1.2%
Conferences, conventions and meetings $161,319$113,853$45,231$2,235 1.0%
Advertising and promotion $110,000$110,000-- 0.7%
Other (as described)Bank Charges $53,881$1,355$52,242$284 0.3%
Other (as described)Client Support $50,380$50,380$0$0 0.3%
Insurance $35,040$19,211$15,118$711 0.2%
Other (as described)Miscellaneous Administrative Fees $13,093$1,555$11,538- 0.1%
Travel $12,177$12,177-- 0.1%
Fees: accounting $3,150-$3,150- 0.0%
Other (as described)Credit Card Charges $534-$534- 0.0%
Fees: legal $326$326-- 0.0%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income $55,610$128,679reported apart
Total$16,263,505100%

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2023 · Form 990 · $2,759,472 spent · pay $2,319,328 · grants $74,360 · events $92,989
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other salaries and wages $1,820,589$1,690,050$81,527$49,012 66.0%
Other employee benefits $247,213$227,184$11,910$8,119 9.0%
Fees: other services $206,933$9,960$195,364$1,609 7.5%
Payroll taxes $185,161$167,007$13,421$4,733 6.7%
Grants to US organizations and governments $74,360$74,360-- 2.7%
Occupancy $69,051$59,308$7,814$1,929 2.5%
Office expenses $60,280$19,976$39,619$685 2.2%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $60,201-$55,991$4,210 2.2%
Conferences, conventions and meetings $8,927$1,390$7,537- 0.3%
Information technology $7,185-$7,185- 0.3%
Other (as described)Client Support $6,641$6,641-- 0.2%
Pension plan contributions $6,164$5,478$449$237 0.2%
Other (as described)Bank Charges $3,699-$3,392$307 0.1%
Travel $2,444$1,965$86$393 0.1%
Fees: legal $521$521-- 0.0%
Other (as described)Credit Card Charges $66-$66- 0.0%
Other (as described)Miscellaneous Administrative Fees $37-$37- 0.0%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income $61,040$84,062reported apart
Total$2,759,472100%

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