2024-11-14T12:38:28-07:00 2023-12-31 990 2023-01-01 742976544 JUSTICE LEAGUE JUST 6148488500 3976 North Hampton Drive Powell OH 430658430 Catherine Harper Lee Executive Director 6148488500 2024-11-14 1 2023 2024-10-15 13:58:12Z Ohio Crime Victim Justice Center Catherine Harper Lee 3976 N Hampton Dr Powell OH 43065 1063761 0 X https://www.ocvjc.org X 2000 OH The mission of Ohio Crime Victim Justice Center (OCVJC), is to ensure that the constitutional and statutory rights of Ohio crime victims are protected and enforced in state and federal jurisdictions in all 88 Ohio counties. To fulfill this mission, OCVJC provides free legal representation and advocacy to Ohio crime victims; victims' rights training to justice system officials, allied professionals, and the public; technical assistance to advocates and other allied professionals; and promotes public awareness of victims' rights. 8 7 11 20 12644 0 856503 1051117 0 0 0 12644 0 0 856503 1063761 0 0 0 0 658461 772607 0 0 3304 221285 257920 879746 1030527 -23243 33234 226959 743110 235956 718873 -8997 24237 The mission of Ohio Crime Victim Justice Center (OCVJC) is to ensure that the constitutional and statutory rights of Ohio crime victims are protected and enforced in state and federal jurisdictions in all 88 Ohio counties. To fulfill this mission, OCVJC provides free legal representation and advocacy to Ohio crime victims; victims' rights training to justice system officials, allied professionals and the public; technical assistance to advocates and other allied professionals; and promotes public awareness of victims' rights. 0 0 485573 0 VOCA Grant Program-Ohio Crime Victim Justice Center (OCVJC), provided free legal representation and advocacy to crime victims during the 2023 calendar year. Representation and advocacy included securing justice and due process for victims throughout the criminal and juvenile justice systems in a manner no less vigorous than the rights afforded to the accused. Protecting crime victims' rights is accomplished by: ensuring that victims are treated with fairness and respect and by ensuring the victim's safety, dignity and privacy; ensuring victims' rights to reasonable and timely notice of all public proceedings involving the criminal offense or delinquent act against them; protecting crime victim privacy, ensuring victims' rights to be present at all such proceedings; ensuring victims' rights to confer with the attorney for the government; ensuring victims' rights to proceedings free from unreasonable delay; ensuring victims' rights to be heard in any public proceeding involving release, plea, sentencing, disposition, or parole, or in any public proceeding in which a right of the victim is implicated; ensuring that victims have reasonable protection from the accused or any person acting on behalf of the accused; ensuring that victims receive reasonable notice of any release or escape of the accused, except as authorized by section 10 of Article I of this constitution; ensuring victims' rights to refuse an interview, deposition, or other discovery request made by the accused or any person acting on behalf of the accused; ensuring full and timely restitution from the person who committed the criminal offense or delinquent act against them. The successful litigation to protect and enforce victims' rights not only provides much needed assistance to the victims OCVJC serves, but establishes compelling and substantive case law that has a profound effect on the enforcement of crime victims' rights laws. OCVJC provided victims rights training to hospital personnel, advocates, law enforcement, prosecutors, courts, domestic violence shelters, rape crisis centers, community groups, and schools. OCVJC incentivized attorney, judge, and social worker participation by offering these programs free of charge and providing continuing legal education credit and continuing education units. 142487 0 JAG Grant(s) Program-Ohio Crime Victim Justice Center provided no cost legal representation and advocacy to Ohio state and federal crime victims to secure justice and due process for crime victims throughout the criminal justice process. Protecting crime victims' rights is accomplished by: ensuring that victims are treated with fairness and respect and by ensuring the victim's safety, dignity and privacy; ensuring victims' rights to reasonable and timely notice of all public proceedings involving the criminal offense or delinquent act against them; ensuring victims' rights to be present at all such proceedings; ensuring victims' rights to confer with the attorney for the government; ensuring victims' rights to proceedings free from unreasonable delay; ensuring victims' rights to be heard in any public proceeding involving release, plea, sentencing, disposition, or parole, or in any public proceeding in which a right of the victim is implicated; ensuring that victims have reasonable protection from the accused or any person acting on behalf of the accused; ensuring that victims receive reasonable notice of any release or escape of the accused, except as authorized by section 10 of Article I of this constitution; ensuring victims' rights to full and timely restitution. The successful litigation to protect and enforce victims' rights not only provides much needed assistance to the victim/survivors that OCVJC serves, but established compelling and substantive case law that has a profound effect on the enforcement of crime victims' rights laws. 295042 0 ARPA Beneficiary Funding-Ohio Crime Victim Justice Center provided no cost legal representation and advocacy to Ohio state and federal crime victims to secure justice and due process for crime victims throughout the criminal justice process. Protecting crime victims' rights is accomplished by: ensuring that victims are treated with fairness and respect and by ensuring the victim's safety, dignity and privacy; ensuring victims' rights to reasonable and timely notice of all public proceedings involving the criminal offense or delinquent act against them; ensuring victims' rights to be present at all such proceedings; ensuring victims' rights to confer with the attorney for the government; ensuring victims' rights to proceedings free from unreasonable delay; ensuring victims' rights to be heard in any public proceeding involving release, plea, sentencing, disposition, or parole, or in any public proceeding in which a right of the victim is implicated; ensuring that victims have reasonable protection from the accused or any person acting on behalf of the accused; ensuring that victims receive reasonable notice of any release or escape of the accused, except as authorized by section 10 of Article I of this constitution; ensuring victims' rights to full and timely restitution. The successful litigation to protect and enforce victims' rights not only provides much needed assistance to the victim/survivors that OCVJC serves, but established compelling and substantive case law that has a profound effect on the enforcement of crime victims' rights laws. 0 0 0 923102 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 1 11 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 8 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 X Terry L Moore CPA-inactive 6148488500 3976 North Hampton Drive Powell OH 430658430 Catherine Harper Lee Executive Director 80 X X X 95357 0 0 Christine Stanton Trustee 1 X 0 0 0 Jerry Rampelt Trustee 1 X 0 0 0 Marla Romero Trustee 1 X 0 0 0 Beth Griffin Trustee 1 X 0 0 0 Kerry Francis Secretary 1 X 0 0 0 Craig Henderson Treasurer 1 X 0 0 0 Sophia Fifner Chairman 1 X 0 0 0 95357 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6319 0 0 0 638724 406074 24916 1051117 0 12644 0 12644 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1063761 0 12644 0 598287 541254 57033 15397 13935 1462 107143 96907 10236 51780 46861 4919 4417 4417 16590 15345 1245 0 22077 20432 1645 3304 3304 24215 22404 1811 9057 8378 679 92982 86029 6953 17566 16252 1314 22038 20390 1648 2815 2815 9982 4498 5484 Software License Fees 32484 30055 2429 0 393 362 31 1030527 923102 104121 3304 992 465731 108661 184723 479 479 116827 92177 226959 743110 139136 655309 17600 17600 79220 45964 235956 718873 X -8997 24237 0 0 -8997 24237 226959 743110 33234 0 0 0 0 0 X 0 1 0 0 X 1174389 1356688 1187389 834152 1041505 5594123 4226 4226 4226 4226 4226 21130 1178615 1360914 1191615 838378 1045731 5615253 5615253 13000 12000 18000 18125 18030 79155 5694408 0.98610 0.98875 X Schedule A, Part II, Line 10 Marsy's Law National Organization Support Funding RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED Operating Lease-Right of Use-Asset 92135 Security Deposits 42 92177 Long Term Operating Lease Liabilty 45964 45964 1063761 0 0 0 0 0 1063761 0 0 0 1063761 1030527 0 0 0 0 0 1030527 0 0 0 1030527 Catherine Harper Lee Executive Director Working Capital X 29000 17600 0 1 1 17600 Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b The organization's policies and procedures require that prior to filing, the organization's Form 990 must be distributed by the Corporate Controller to all members of the Board of Trustees for their individual review. Board members are encouraged to review the Form 990 and are given a minimum of 5 days to do so and to present their questions/comments/concerns to the Corporate Controller. The Corporate Controller is responsible for resolving any Board member issues prior to filing the Form 990. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c As soon as a Board of Trustee member becomes aware of a potential conflict of interest, the member is required to report this potential conflict to the Board-at-large. The Board-at-large then determines the appropriate action to be taken. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15 The organization uses salary information for similar not-for-profit organizations as well as salary surveys for comparable positions within the State of Ohio in order to determine the salary range that it uses for its Executive Director, Legal Director, Staff Attorneys, Corporate Controller, and other staff positions. This salary review process is conducted annually. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 These documents are made available to any interested party upon request. Filing is not late. IRS extension was granted for an extended filing date of 11/15/24.