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Nonprofit · EIN 31-1771358

INTERNATIONAL BRIDGES TO JUSTICE

Tax-exempt · BOSTON, MA 02116

Financials

$2.1M$2.7M2023$2.7M$2.5M2024$2.8M$2.7M2025
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of INTERNATIONAL BRIDGES TO JUSTICE by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
December 31, 2025990$2,795,850$2,739,722$56,128$1,038,960$177,122$861,838
December 31, 2024990$2,726,885$2,461,305$265,580$902,570$68,064$834,506
December 31, 2023990$2,120,861$2,680,437-$559,576$682,301$511,055$171,246
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$2,735,331
of which government grants
$1,781,781
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$1,329
Other revenue
$59,190

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$0
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$594,057
Other salaries and wages
$644,442
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$1,262,853
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Accounting fees
$10,943
Occupancy
$242,500
Travel
$229,014
Program services (functional)
$2,441,464
Management and general (functional)
$298,258

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$902,570
Total assets, end of year
$1,038,960
Total liabilities, end of year
$177,122
Net assets, end of year
$861,838
Publicly traded securities
$20,231
Net assets without donor restrictions
$861,838
Gross receipts
$2,795,850
Employees
0
Volunteers
43
Year formed
2000
State of legal domicile
MA

From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.

Officers, directors and key employees

As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025, highest compensation first.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
KAREN TSEFOUNDER AND CEO
Trustee or director, Officer
40$113,728$49,929
SANJEEWA LIYANAGEINT'L PROGRAM DIRECTOR
Officer
40$112,127$49,226
VEDAT SALFURFINANCE DIRECTOR
Officer
40$103,093$45,260
ANDREW OZANIANASSOCIATE DIRECTOR
Officer
40$83,872$36,822
DANIEL FUNGCHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD
Trustee or director, Officer
0.2$0$0
LUIS VELASCOCHAIR FINANCE COMMITTEE
Trustee or director, Officer
0.2$0$0
KENNEDY MMASITREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
0.2$0$0
CHRISTINE CERVENAKBOARD MEMBER - UNTIL 11/2025
Trustee or director
0.2$0$0
JOAN DARBYBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0.2$0$0
POOJA SACHIN DUGGALBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0.2$0$0
HENRY ELKUSBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0.2$0$0
FRANCIS J JAMESBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0.2$0$0
JOHN JAMESONBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0.2$0$0
KELLY OTTERBOARD MEMBER - UNTIL 04/2025
Trustee or director
0.2$0$0
MIA F YAMAMOTOBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0.2$0$0
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 16 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
KAREN TSEFOUNDER AND CEO
Trustee or director, Officer
40$143,550$25,839
SANJEEWA LIYANAGEINT'L PROGRAM DIRECTOR
Officer
40$141,174$25,411
VEDAT SALFURFINANCE DIRECTOR
Officer
40$118,800$21,384
ANDREW OZANIANASSOCIATE DIRECTOR
Officer
40$92,400$16,632
DANIEL FUNGCHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD
Trustee or director, Officer
0.2$0$0
LUIS VELASCOCHAIR FINANCE COMMITTEE
Trustee or director, Officer
0.2$0$0
KENNEDY MMASITREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
0.2$0$0
CHRISTINE CERVENAKBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0.2$0$0
JOAN DARRYBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0.2$0$0
POOJA SACHIN DUGGALBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0.2$0$0
HENRY ELKUSBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0.2$0$0
FRANCIS J JAMESBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0.2$0$0
JOHN JAMESONBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0.2$0$0
ROLF OLSENBOARD MEMBER - UNTIL 05/2024
Trustee or director
0.2$0$0
KELLY OTTERBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0.2$0$0
MIA F YAMAMOTOBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0.2$0$0
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 17 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
KAREN TSEFOUNDER AND CEO
Trustee or director, Officer
40$150,075
SANJEEWA LIYANAGEINT'L PROGRAM DIRECTOR
Officer
40$147,591
VEDAT SALFURFINANCE DIRECTOR
Officer
40$115,920
Andrew OzanianAssociate Director
Officer
40$96,876
FRANCIS J JAMESBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
5$0
ROLF OLSENBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
5$0
MIA F YAMAMOTOBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
5$0
JOAN DARRYBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
5$0
POOJA SACHIN DUGGALBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
5$0
DANIEL FUNGCHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD
Trustee or director
5$0
LUIS VELASCOCHAIR FINANCE COMMITTEE
Trustee or director
5$0
JOHN JAMESONBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
5$0
CHRISTINE CERVENAKBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
5$0
SHEILA DENNISBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
5$0
HENRY ELKUSBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
5$0
TRACY HOLLANDBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
5$0
KELLY OTTERBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
5$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
198 TREMONT STREET 447, BOSTON, MA 02116-4705
In care of
% KAREN TSE
Principal officer (990 for 2025)
KAREN TSE, 198 TREMONT STREET 447, BOSTON, MA 02116
Signed the 990
KAREN TSE, CEO
Phone
(703) 591-7301
Return prepared by
CBIZ ADVISORS LLC

Mission

IN RECOGNITION OF THE FUNDAMENTAL PRINCIPLES OF THE UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS, INTERNATIONAL BRIDGES TO JUSTICE (IBJ) IS DEDICATED TO PROTECTING THE BASIC LEGAL RIGHTS OF ORDINARY CITIZENS IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES. SPECIFICALLY, IBJ WORKS TO GUARANTEE ALL CITIZENS THE RIGHT TO COMPETENT LEGAL REPRESENTATION, THE RIGHT TO BE PROTECTED FROM CRUEL AND UNUSUAL PUNISHMENT, AND THE RIGHT TO A FAIR TRIAL.

990 for the year ended December 31, 2025

Program accomplishments

  • CHINA: IN 2025, IBJ CONTINUED TO SUPPORT CHINESE LAWYERS WITH ONLINE TRAINING RESOURCES. OUR CHINA ELEARNING WEBSITE CURRENTLY HOSTS 120+ MODULES ON TOPICS RANGING FROM BASIC ADVOCACY SKILLS SUCH AS DEVELOPING A THEORY OF THE CASE, REVIEWING A CASE FILE, AND CROSS-EXAMINATION, TO MORE COMPLEX TOPICS SUCH AS UNDERSTANDING FORENSIC EVIDENCE AND DEFENDING CLIENTS WITH MENTAL OR PHYSICAL DISABILITIES. A MAJOR AREA OF GROWTH WAS IBJ'S DIGITAL LEARNING PROGRAM: SEVEN NEW ELEARNING MODULES ON DUE PROCESS AND ACCESS TO JUSTICE WERE DEVELOPED, ALONGSIDE EXPANDED MINORITY-LANGUAGE ACCESS THROUGH THE ADDITION OF FOUR MONGOLIAN-LANGUAGE MODULES AND NINE TIBETAN-LANGUAGE MODULES. BY THE END OF THE YEAR, IBJ'S CHINA ELEARNING PLATFORM RECORDED 16,483 ACCESSES, WITH AN ADDITIONAL 34,370 ACCESSES ON ITS MINORITY-LANGUAGE PLATFORM, REFLECTING STRONG DEMAND FOR ACCESSIBLE LEGAL EDUCATION. IBJ ALSO CONTINUED TO DISSEMINATE KNOW YOUR RIGHTS MATERIALS AND RAISE AWARENESS ON THE RIGHTS OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES WITHIN THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM, CONTRIBUTING TO BROADER UNDERSTANDING OF LEGAL PROTECTIONS AND FAIR TRIAL STANDARDS.
    Expenses $1,159,762
  • MENA REGION: SYRIA: IN 2025, IBJ DEEPENED ITS WORK IN SYRIA BY COMBINING DIRECT LEGAL REPRESENTATION WITH LONG-TERM INVESTMENT IN A STRONGER, MORE RIGHTS-BASED DEFENDER COMMUNITY. IBJ PROVIDED LEGAL REPRESENTATION TO 379 DETAINED OR AT-RISK INDIVIDUALS, INCLUDING 127 CHILDREN, MANY OF WHOM WERE AWAITING TRIAL WITHOUT COUNSEL IN AN UNDER-RESOURCED JUSTICE SYSTEM. JUVENILES WERE ESPECIALLY VULNERABLE, OFTEN DETAINED IN ADULT FACILITIES AND EXPOSED TO HEIGHTENED RISK OF RIGHTS VIOLATIONS. TO STRENGTHEN LEGAL DEFENSE CAPACITY, IBJ TRAINED 128 LAWYERS, INCLUDING 62 WOMEN, THROUGH A TRAINING OF TRAINERS MODEL AND FOUR MULTI-DAY CRIMINAL DEFENSE AND TRIAL ADVOCACY WORKSHOPS IN AZAZ, IDLIB, DEIR EZZOR, AND ALEPPO. THESE TRAININGS IMPROVED PARTICIPANTS' SKILLS IN CASE ANALYSIS, EVIDENCE HANDLING, PROCEDURAL SAFEGUARDS, AND TRIAL ADVOCACY, WHILE HELPING STANDARDIZE RIGHTS-BASED DEFENSE PRACTICES ACROSS MULTIPLE JURISDICTIONS. IBJ ALSO SUPPORTED 18 JUSTICEMAKERS FELLOWS, INCLUDING 8 WOMEN, EQUIPPING THEM TO SERVE NOT ONLY AS LEGAL AID PROVIDERS, BUT ALSO AS MENTORS, TRAINERS, AND LEADERS OF LONG-TERM REFORM WITHIN THEIR COMMUNITIES. INSTITUTIONAL PARTNERSHIPS WERE REINFORCED THROUGH MEMORANDA OF UNDERSTANDING WITH BAR ASSOCIATIONS IN ALEPPO, IDLIB, DEIR EZ-ZOR, LATAKIA, TARTOUS, DARAA, RURAL DAMASCUS, AND RAQQA. TO EXPAND ACCESS TO JUSTICE, IBJ STRENGTHENED REFERRALS THROUGH COURTS, BAR ASSOCIATIONS, AND COMMUNITY NETWORKS, HELPING CONNECT VULNERABLE INDIVIDUALS TO LEGAL SUPPORT. DESPITE SECURITY DISRUPTIONS IN NORTHERN SYRIA, IBJ CONTINUED DELIVERING CRITICAL LEGAL AID AND CAPACITY-BUILDING THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, REINFORCING THE FOUNDATIONS OF A MORE ACCESSIBLE AND RIGHTS-BASED JUSTICE SYSTEM.
    Expenses $571,069
  • INDONESIA: IN 2025, IBJ CONTINUED TO STRENGTHEN ACCESS TO JUSTICE FOR WOMEN IN CONFLICT WITH THE LAW THROUGH A COMBINATION OF LEGAL AID, PSYCHOSOCIAL SUPPORT, PUBLIC AWARENESS, AND NATIONAL-LEVEL ADVOCACY. PROJECT PARTNERS AND JUSTICEMAKERS FELLOWS PROVIDED LEGAL PROTECTION TO 658 VULNERABLE WOMEN, WHILE MEMBERS OF THE PRO BONO LAWYERS NETWORK TOOK ON AN ADDITIONAL 167 CASES, BRINGING THE TOTAL NUMBER OF WOMEN WHO RECEIVED LEGAL REPRESENTATION TO 825. THE PROGRAM ALSO DELIVERED PSYCHOSOCIAL SUPPORT TO 189 WOMEN, ALL OF WHOM REPORTED IMPROVED ABILITY TO COPE WITH THE EMOTIONAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL STRAIN ASSOCIATED WITH THEIR CASES. PUBLIC AWARENESS EFFORTS REACHED AN ESTIMATED 5.26 MILLION PEOPLE THROUGH RADIO, DIGITAL MEDIA, AND COMMUNITY OUTREACH, SIGNIFICANTLY EXPANDING UNDERSTANDING OF DUE PROCESS AND FAIR TRIAL RIGHTS. AT THE POLICY LEVEL, IBJ CONVENED 75 JUSTICE SECTOR STAKEHOLDERS AT A NATIONAL NETWORKING FORUM, HELPING ELEVATE THE CRIMINALIZATION OF WOMEN VICTIMS OF VIOLENCE AS A SYSTEMIC ISSUE. INSTITUTIONAL PARTNERSHIPS WERE FURTHER STRENGTHENED THROUGH A MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING WITH PERADI, THE INDONESIAN ADVOCATES ASSOCIATION, SUPPORTING THE SUSTAINABILITY OF THE PRO BONO NETWORK.
    Expenses $411,560
  • MYANMAR: DESPITE ONGOING CONFLICT, NATURAL DISASTERS, AND SIGNIFICANT OPERATIONAL CONSTRAINTS, IBJ SUSTAINED LEGAL AID SERVICES ACROSS MYANMAR WHILE CONTINUING TO SUPPORT WOMEN, CHILDREN, AND MARGINALIZED COMMUNITIES. THROUGH ITS FIVE JUSTICE CENTRES, IBJ PROVIDED LEGAL REPRESENTATION TO 380 ACCUSED PERSONS AND DELIVERED LEGAL ADVICE AND REFERRALS TO 734 INDIVIDUALS, WHILE HANDLING 363 CASES, INCLUDING 60 POLITICALLY SENSITIVE AND 147 APPELLATE CASES. IN PARALLEL, IBJ STRENGTHENED THE CAPACITY OF LEGAL PROFESSIONALS BY TRAINING 236 LAWYERS AND 93 OTHER JUSTICE STAKEHOLDERS, AND INVESTED IN LONG-TERM SYSTEM RESILIENCE THROUGH AN INTERNSHIP PROGRAM REACHING 28 LAW STUDENTS FROM SEVEN UNIVERSITIES. THE PROGRAM ALSO ADVANCED SURVIVOR-CENTERED AND GENDER-RESPONSIVE JUSTICE THROUGH AN ONLINE ROUNDTABLE ON VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN, WHILE SUPPORTING CHILDREN IN CONFLICT WITH THE LAW TO ACCESS REHABILITATIVE, NON-CUSTODIAL OUTCOMES AND ASSISTING VULNERABLE WOMEN TO AVOID UNNECESSARY DETENTION. DESPITE ARMED CONFLICT, A 7.9 MAGNITUDE EARTHQUAKE, AND SEVERE FLOODING, IBJ MAINTAINED OPERATIONS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, WITH A NEW BRITISH COUNCIL MYJUSTICE PROGRAMME CONTRACT SIGNED IN SEPTEMBER HELPING RESTORE PROGRAM STABILITY.
    Expenses $196,309
  • OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES - AFRICA: IN 2025, IBJ PROGRAMS IN AFRICA CONTINUED TO CONTRIBUTE TOWARDS STRENGTHENING THE RULE OF LAW BY DELIVERING LEGAL AID TO VULNERABLE POPULATIONS, BUILDING INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY, AND EXPANDING RIGHTS AWARENESS, DESPITE RESOURCE CONSTRAINTS AND GROWING DEMAND. IN BURUNDI, RWANDA, AND ACROSS THE REGION, IBJ MAINTAINED STRONG PARTNERSHIPS WITH KEY JUSTICE STAKEHOLDERS THROUGH TRAININGS, MEMORANDA OF UNDERSTANDING, AND COLLABORATIVE INITIATIVES. IN BURUNDI, BURUNDI BRIDGES TO JUSTICE (BBJ) PROVIDED LEGAL ADVICE AND REPRESENTATION TO 180 ACCUSED PERSONS, INCLUDING WOMEN AND CHILDREN, ACHIEVING 58 DISMISSALS AND ACQUITTALS, WHILE TRAINING 11 LAWYERS AND 10 JUSTICE STAKEHOLDERS. IN RWANDA, IBJ PROVIDED LEGAL REPRESENTATION TO 168 VULNERABLE INDIVIDUALS AND LEGAL ADVICE TO OVER 200 PEOPLE, WHILE ALSO SUPPORTING JUVENILE CASES AND DELIVERING PSYCHOSOCIAL ASSISTANCE TO INMATES. THE PROGRAM STRENGTHENED INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY THROUGH TARGETED TRAININGS FOR CIVIL SOCIETY LEADERS, CORRECTIONAL SERVICE CADETS, AND JUSTICE ACTORS, AND REINFORCED PARTNERSHIPS THROUGH AGREEMENTS WITH THE MINISTRY OF JUSTICE AND RWANDA CORRECTIONAL SERVICE. ACROSS THE REGION, IBJ'S RIGHTS-AWARENESS CAMPAIGNS REACHED OVER 400,000 PEOPLE THROUGH RADIO, SOCIAL MEDIA, AND COMMUNITY OUTREACH, PROMOTING NON-DISCRIMINATION, FAIR TRIAL RIGHTS, AND ACCESS TO LEGAL AND PSYCHOSOCIAL SUPPORT. TOGETHER, THESE EFFORTS REFLECT IBJ'S INTEGRATED APPROACH TO ADVANCING JUSTICE SYSTEMS THAT ARE MORE INCLUSIVE, RESILIENT, AND RESPONSIVE TO THE NEEDS OF MARGINALIZED COMMUNITIES.
    Expenses $89,514
  • OTHER : CAMBODIA, INDIA, USA
    Expenses $13,250

What it must file and when

IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.

Tax yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025December 31, 2025May 15, 2026990 on file
2024December 31, 2024May 15, 2025990 on file
2023December 31, 2023May 15, 2024990 on file

IRS record

EIN
31-1771358
Tax-exempt status
501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
Foundation status
Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
Donations deductible (Pub 78)
Public charity, 50% deduction limit
Exempt since
2001
Accounting year ends
December
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Assets (IRS master file)
$1,038,960
Income (IRS master file)
$2,795,850

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990December 2025$2,795,850$2,739,722$1,038,960XML
990December 2024$2,726,885$2,461,305$902,570XML
990December 2023$2,120,861$2,680,437$682,301XML
990December 2022$2,699,118$3,018,025$1,074,117IRS
990December 2021–––IRS
990December 2020–––IRS
990December 2017–––IRS

990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 31-1771358).

Questions about INTERNATIONAL BRIDGES TO JUSTICE

What is the EIN of INTERNATIONAL BRIDGES TO JUSTICE?
The employer identification number (EIN) of INTERNATIONAL BRIDGES TO JUSTICE is 31-1771358.
Is INTERNATIONAL BRIDGES TO JUSTICE tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2001.
Are donations to INTERNATIONAL BRIDGES TO JUSTICE tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
Which annual return does INTERNATIONAL BRIDGES TO JUSTICE file?
Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
When is the next return of INTERNATIONAL BRIDGES TO JUSTICE due?
The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
When did INTERNATIONAL BRIDGES TO JUSTICE last file with the IRS?
The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2025.
Who is the principal officer of INTERNATIONAL BRIDGES TO JUSTICE?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names KAREN TSE.
Who are the officers and directors of INTERNATIONAL BRIDGES TO JUSTICE?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 15 people; 4 received compensation from the organization, the highest $113,728 (KAREN TSE, FOUNDER AND CEO).
How much revenue does INTERNATIONAL BRIDGES TO JUSTICE have?
On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $2,795,850, expenses of $2,739,722 and total assets of $1,038,960 at year end.

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