EIN 81-3422012

Civil Rights Corps

IRS 501(c) type
501(c)(3)
Num. employees
46
Year formed
2016
Most recent tax filings
2022-12-01
Description
Civil Rights Corps challenges routine practices that enable mass incarceration, including the near-universal reliance on money bail, the growing use of fines and fees to fund the criminal system, prosecutorial misconduct, and more. Their mission is to shift power to community-led movements, particularly those led by Black and Brown people who are most affected by this legal system, so they can build sufficient power to create structural change. They are located in Washington, DC.
Total revenues
$7,787,276
2022
Total expenses
$5,900,228
2022
Total assets
$17,066,795
2022
Num. employees
46
2022

Program areas at Civil Rights Corps

Crc is best known for its litigation, which challenges the routine practices that enable mass incarceration, including the near-universal reliance on money bail, the growing use of fines and fees to fund the criminal system, prosecutorial misconduct, and the failure to provide adequate counsel. These practices are both immoral and unconstitutional. Even where our litigation is ongoing, we can have an immediate impact. Our litigation has released at least 13,000 people from jail in harris county, Texas cut the jail population in cook county, Illinois by 22 struck down louisianas court funding system on financial conflict of interest grounds and made it possible for more than 291,000 poor tennesseans whose drivers licenses were revoked for nonpayment of court debt or tickets to have their licenses reinstated. We currently have more than 20 cases in active litigation.

Grants made by Civil Rights Corps

GranteeGrant descriptionAmount
Pure JusticeProgram Support$37,500
Robert F Kennedy Human RightsProgram Support$30,000
Jail Project of TexasProgram Support$27,500
...and 1 more grant made

Who funds Civil Rights Corps

Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
GrantmakerDescriptionAmount
Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors (RPA)General$1,000,000
Goldman Sachs Philanthropy Fund (GSPF)Community & Human Services$1,000,000
Sandler FoundationGeneral Support$500,000
...and 20 more grants received totalling $4,676,450

Personnel at Civil Rights Corps

NameTitleCompensation
Danielle Dupuy-WatsonChief Executive Officer$34,091
Claudia WithersChief Operating Officer$165,000
Alexander KarakatsanisExecutive Director$170,000
Elizabeth RossiDirector of Strategic Initiatives$131,900
Ryan C DownerDirector of Litigation$161,700
...and 8 more key personnel

Financials for Civil Rights Corps

RevenuesFYE 12/2022
Total grants, contributions, etc.$7,072,126
Program services$0
Investment income and dividends$17,709
Tax-exempt bond proceeds$0
Royalty revenue$0
Net rental income$89,236
Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets$0
Net income from fundraising events$0
Net income from gaming activities$0
Net income from sales of inventory$0
Miscellaneous revenues$608,205
Total revenues$7,787,276

Form 990s for Civil Rights Corps

Fiscal year endingDate received by IRSFormPDF link
2022-122023-08-24990View PDF
2021-122022-08-12990View PDF
2020-122021-09-10990View PDF
2019-122021-02-19990View PDF
2018-122020-01-14990View PDF
...and 3 more Form 990s

Organizations like Civil Rights Corps

OrganizationLocationRevenue
Communities United for Restorative Youth Justice dba (CURYJ)Oakland, CA$3,923,545
Freedom ProjectRenton, WA$5,125,541
Equal Justice USA (EJUSA)Brooklyn, NY$5,104,464
Centurion MinistriesPrinceton, NJ$2,879,319
The Ahimsa CollectiveOakland, CA$6,428,377
The Sentencing ProjectWashington, DC$4,900,239
NamatiWashington, DC$14,709,516
Innocence Project New OrleansNew Orleans, LA$2,805,810
Detention Watch NetworkWashington, DC$2,592,686
Measures for Justice InstituteRochester, NY$25,010,753
Data update history
October 25, 2023
Received grants
Identified 2 new grant, including a grant for $1,000,000 from Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors (RPA)
October 9, 2023
Updated personnel
Identified 5 new personnel
October 7, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2022
September 28, 2023
Used new vendors
Identified 2 new vendors, including , and
June 27, 2023
Received grants
Identified 13 new grant, including a grant for $1,050,000 from Silicon Valley Community Foundation (SVCF)
Nonprofit Types
Social advocacy organizationsHuman rights organizationsCrime and legal aid organizationsCharities
Issues
Human servicesHuman rightsCrime and lawRehabilitation for ex-offendersCriminal justice
Characteristics
Political advocacyLobbyingNational levelTax deductible donations
General information
Address
1601 Connecticut Ave Apt 800
Washington, DC 20009
Metro area
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV
County
District of Columbia, DC
Website URL
civilrightscorps.org/ 
Phone
(202) 844-4975
IRS details
EIN
81-3422012
Fiscal year end
December
Taxreturn type
Form 990
Year formed
2016
Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
Yes
Categorization
NTEE code, primary
I40: Rehabilitation Services for Offenders
NAICS code, primary
813311: Human Rights Organizations
Parent/child status
Independent
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