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THE NEW JERSEY INSTITUTE FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE INC
THE NEW JERSEY INSTITUTE FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE INC (New Jersey) receives grants from 51 organizations whose IRS filings report $18,429,082 to it, the largest being THE PRUDENTIAL FOUNDATION ($4,050,000). 29 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2024
- $5.8M
- Funders on record
- 51
- Grants received
- $18M
- Net assets
- $8.1M
What The New Jersey Institute for Social Justice Inc does
Mission
New jersey institute for social justice (the institute), a public charity, is a newark-based urban research and advocacy organization dedicated to the advancement of new jersey's urban areas and residents.
As stated on its FY2024 Form 990.
Programs
Pillar I: economic justiceour goal within the economic justice initiative is to build in new jersey the most inclusive economy in america that can serve as a national model for what is possible from the ground up in our communities. Our current focus is on closing nj's staggering racial wealth gap and connecting new jersey residents of color to full-time, meaningful work and wealth.
$1,600,562 spent47% of program spendingPillar ii: criminal justice reformour goal within the criminal justice reform pillar is to build in new jersey the most equitable criminal justice system in america that can serve as a national model for what is possible from the ground up in our communities. In particular, the institute's work focuses advocating for the transformative reform of nj's criminal justice system and reimagining traditional policing practices.
$877,592 spent$20,364 earned by the program26% of program spendingPillar iii: democracy and justiceour goal within the democracy and justice pillar is to build a progressive, policy-driven agenda to protect and expand democracy particularly for people of color in new jersey; to provide a space for robust discussions with candidates, policy makers, and elected officials, focused on social justice issues; and prepare voters to realize maximum participation in the next several election cycles and collecting and analyzing data from those elections to identify and offer policy recommendations to address voting barriers. The institute focuses on advancing a progressive and policy-driven agenda to expand the right to vote, build democratic power and ensure political accountability.
$936,942 spent27% of program spending
The 3 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $3,415,096.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2017, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2017, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2023 to 2024, from $7.3M to $8.7M (+19%).
How it's funded, over time
Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.
Government-grant reliance: 2021 9%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
94% of THE NEW JERSEY INSTITUTE FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE INC’s revenue is contributions — more donation-reliant than the typical peer (81% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 4 of the last 7 reported years ran a deficit.
reserve
Leadership and staff
The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.
Chief executive
Ryan P Haygood Esq
President & CEO
Board chair
Paulette Brown Esq
Board chair
As listed on its FY2024 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base broadened from 5 funders to 24 funders, grant income rose $409k → $2.5M.
15 of 51 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 17% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.
From the IRS filings of THE NEW JERSEY INSTITUTE FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE INC’s funders (the co-funder graph). Top 30 of 51 funders by total. Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How concentrated its funding is
THE NEW JERSEY INSTITUTE FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE INC has a broad base — no single funder exceeds 22% of grant income, and it takes 3 funders to reach half.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 3 funders to its left
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 61% · 2018 43% · 2019 32% · 2020 23% · 2021 24% · 2022 22% · 2023 21% — diversifying over time.
“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How long its funders stay
71% of THE NEW JERSEY INSTITUTE FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE INC's funders are still giving 3 years after their first grant; 57% give in more than one year at all.
Share of funders still giving k years after their first recorded grant, pooled across every acquisition cohort. A funder counts as retained in a year only if it made a grant that year. Measured to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving — a funder cannot be counted as lapsed in a year most filers have not reached.
Where its funders are
69% of THE NEW JERSEY INSTITUTE FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE INC's grant income comes from New Jersey funders.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $3.2M arriving through sponsors registered in 8 states is excluded from the map and the split above: a sponsor holds money on a donor’s behalf, so its registered address would place those dollars somewhere no donor need ever have been. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Against its field
THE NEW JERSEY INSTITUTE FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE INC runs a healthier operating margin than three-quarters of the 11,263 human services nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 11,263 human services nonprofits $1M–$10M, FY2024
Organizations like THE NEW JERSEY INSTITUTE FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE INC
Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.
In New Jersey
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
71% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
64%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 1 state
Screen this organization
A dated, signed PDF of the compliance screen for THE NEW JERSEY INSTITUTE FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE INC: IRS status (Business Master File, Publication 78, auto-revocation), the OFAC sanctions lists, the Internal Revenue Bulletin, and California registration, with the Rev. Proc. 2018-32 §8.01 reliance elements stated element by element. Generated from the current files at the moment you download it.
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Questions and answers
- Who funds THE NEW JERSEY INSTITUTE FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE INC?
- THE NEW JERSEY INSTITUTE FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE INC (New Jersey) receives grants from 51 organizations whose IRS filings report $18,429,082 to it, the largest being THE PRUDENTIAL FOUNDATION ($4,050,000). 29 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does THE NEW JERSEY INSTITUTE FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE INC have?
- IRS filings report 51 organizations giving $18,429,082 in grants to THE NEW JERSEY INSTITUTE FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE INC, 29 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of THE NEW JERSEY INSTITUTE FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE INC?
- THE PRUDENTIAL FOUNDATION is the largest funder on record, with $4,050,000 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like THE NEW JERSEY INSTITUTE FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE INC find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in New Jersey. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
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These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2024 (financials across 2017–2024), and the filings of 51 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing