Nonprofit · EIN 46-5477121
FIRST SHIFT JUSTICE PROJECT
Tax-exempt · WASHINGTON, DC 20009
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $948,896 | $838,432 | $110,464 | $770,957 | $218,345 | $552,612 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $597,141 | $775,944 | -$178,803 | $704,564 | $262,416 | $442,148 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $916,518
- of which government grants
- $255,419
- Program service revenue
- $37,200
- Investment income
- $163
- Net income from fundraising events
- -$4,985
- Other revenue
- -$4,985
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $82,560
- Other salaries and wages
- $476,162
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $641,816
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $44,646
- Occupancy
- $63,162
- Travel
- $10,926
- Program services (functional)
- $550,683
- Management and general (functional)
- $243,794
- Fundraising (functional)
- $43,955
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $704,564
- Total assets, end of year
- $770,957
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $218,345
- Net assets, end of year
- $552,612
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $334,279
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $218,333
- Gross receipts
- $953,881
- Employees
- 13
- Volunteers
- 16
- Year formed
- 2014
- State of legal domicile
- DC
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, 2024, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| LAURA BROWN | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $82,560 |
| PHILLIS H RAMSBY | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| HANNAH NIXON | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| TIFFANY JOSEPH GOODSON | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| SALLY ABRAHAMSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ERIC BACHMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JASPREET CHOWDHARY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JENNIFER DAVIDSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JOSHUA ERLICH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| AMBER HARDING | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MIRIAM NEMETH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JAMES POULOS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JONATHAN PUTH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DASHA ROSS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LAUREN SMITH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
2 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| ERIKA JACOBSEN WHITE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| VICTORIA WILLIAMSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 13 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| LAURA BROWN | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $80,000 |
| ROSEANN ROMANO | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| ERIKA JACOBSEN WHITE | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| HANNAH NIXON | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| TIFFANY JOSEPH GOODSON | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| SALLY ABRAHAMSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ERIC BACHMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JASPREET CHOWDHARY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JOSHUA ERLICH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| AMBER HARDING | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MIRIAM NEMETH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JONATHAN PUTH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| PHILLIS H RAMSBY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 1640 COLUMBIA ROAD NW SUITE C, WASHINGTON, DC 20009-3602
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- LAURA BROWN, 1640 COLUMBIA ROAD NW C, WASHINGTON, DC 20009
- Signed the 990
- LAURA BROWN, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (202) 644-9043
- Website
- WWW.FIRSTSHIFT.ORG
- 990-N for 2015 filed under this EIN
- Most likely by a chapter, club or affiliate (it says receipts are normally $50,000 or less). Officer: Laura Brown, PO Box 2497, Washington DC 20013. Mailing address: PO Box 2497, Washington DC 20013. Website: www.firstshift.org
- Return prepared by
- JM&M
Mission
FIRST SHIFT JUSTICE PROJECT EMPOWERS WORKERS IN LOW WAGE JOBS TO EXERCISE THEIR RIGHTS RELATED TO CAREGIVING AND PARENTING.
Program accomplishments
- IN 2024, FIRST SHIFT JUSTICE PROJECT SERVED 202 LEGAL SERVICES CLIENTS WITH A FOCUS ON HELPING LOW-WAGE WORKING MOTHERS AND CAREGIVERS RECEIVE ON-THE-JOB ACCOMMODATIONS, LEAVE FROM WORK, AND DC PAID FAMILY LEAVE BENEFITS. WE HELPED WORKERS ACCESS $218,430.60 IN D.C. PAID FAMILY LEAVE BENEFITS AND $256,988 IN BACK WAGES AND OTHER DAMAGES RECOVERED. FIRST SHIFT CONDUCTED 58 KNOW YOUR RIGHTS PRESENTATIONS IN 2024.Expenses $374,464 · revenue $37,200
- IN 2024, FIRST SHIFT TRAINED D.C. AREA MEDICAL PROVIDERS IN 19 PRESENTATIONS ABOUT THE WORKPLACE RIGHTS OF THEIR PATIENTS; SPECIFICALLY, HOW TO DOCUMENT THEIR PATIENTS' NEEDS FOR ON-THE-JOB ACCOMMODATIONS AND LEAVE FROM WORK.Expenses $137,671
- IN DECEMBER 2024, WE SECURED THE PASSAGE OF A LAW THAT WILL MAKE THE CLAIMS PROCESS AT THE OFFICE OF HUMAN RIGHTS (OHR) MORE FAIR TO PRO SE LITIGANTS (WORKERS WHO FILE CLAIMS WITHOUT THE REPRESENTATION OF A LAWYER). THIS INCLUDES EXTENDING THE STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS TO GIVE CLAIMANTS MORE TIME TO FILE CLAIMS, INSULATING CLAIMANTS FROM BEING FORCED TO ARBITRATE THEIR COMPLAINTS OF SEXUAL HARASSMENT, AND PRESERVING THEIR RIGHT TO FILE THEIR CLAIMS IN COURT EVEN AFTER THE ADMINISTRATIVE PROCESS HAS CONCLUDED. THESE IMPROVEMENTS IN THE LAW WILL ULTIMATELY GIVE PRO SE CLAIMANTS MORE POWER AND AGENCY IN PURSUING A REMEDY FOR THEIR DISCRIMINATION CASES.Expenses $38,548
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 year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | Not on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 46-5477121
- 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
- 2014
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Civil rights, social action and advocacy (R99)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $770,957
- Income (IRS master file)
- $953,881
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2024 | $948,896 | $838,432 | $770,957 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2023 | $597,141 | $775,944 | $704,564 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $1,015,890 | $665,277 | $674,853 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-N for 2015 Officer: Laura Brown Filed under this EIN, most likely by a chapter or affiliate | December 31, 2015 | ≤ $50,000 receipts | – | – | e-Postcard |
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 46-5477121).
Questions about FIRST SHIFT JUSTICE PROJECT
- What is the EIN of FIRST SHIFT JUSTICE PROJECT?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of FIRST SHIFT JUSTICE PROJECT is 46-5477121.
- Is FIRST SHIFT JUSTICE PROJECT tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2014.
- Are donations to FIRST SHIFT JUSTICE PROJECT tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does FIRST SHIFT JUSTICE PROJECT 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 FIRST SHIFT JUSTICE PROJECT due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending December 31, 2025) is due May 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did FIRST SHIFT JUSTICE PROJECT last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2024.
- Who is the principal officer of FIRST SHIFT JUSTICE PROJECT?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names LAURA BROWN.
- Who are the officers and directors of FIRST SHIFT JUSTICE PROJECT?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 17 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $82,560 (LAURA BROWN, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR).
- How much revenue does FIRST SHIFT JUSTICE PROJECT have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $948,896, expenses of $838,432 and total assets of $770,957 at year end.
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