Nonprofit · EIN 94-2984882
THE NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
Tax-exempt · SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94103
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $416,854 | $303,783 | $113,071 | $851,226 | $8,141 | $843,085 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $339,496 | $283,295 | $56,201 | $774,318 | $44,304 | $730,014 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $343,683
- of which government grants
- $194,774
- Membership dues
- $55,073
- Program service revenue
- $14,384
- Investment income
- $7,207
- Net income from fundraising events
- $51,580
- Other revenue
- $51,580
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $119,304
- Other salaries and wages
- $104,227
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $243,409
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $16,000
- Travel
- $3,810
- Depreciation
- $272
- Program services (functional)
- $234,843
- Management and general (functional)
- $55,173
- Fundraising (functional)
- $13,767
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $774,318
- Total assets, end of year
- $851,226
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $8,141
- Net assets, end of year
- $843,085
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $137
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $795,274
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $47,811
- Gross receipts
- $445,916
- Employees
- 4
- Year formed
- 1985
- State of legal domicile
- CA
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Johanna Hartwig | Executive Dir. Officer | 40 | $119,304 |
| Hon Stanley Bastian | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Hon Marsha Berzon | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Hon David Carter | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Hon Richard Clifton | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Hon Michael Daly Hawkins | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Hon M Margaret McKeown | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Hon Mary Murguia | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Hon William Orrick III | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Carolina Djang Esq | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Hon Mary Schroeder | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Hon Milan D Smith Jr | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Hon Christina Snyder | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Hon Sidney Thomas | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Seth Aronson Esq | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
26 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan Bounds Esq | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| John Carson Esq | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| David Casey Jr Esq | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Claire Wong Back Esq | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| James Sigel Esq | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Robert Fairbank Esq | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Jeffrey Fisher Esq | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Margaret Foley Esq | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| George Brewster Esq | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Matthew Close Esq | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Tracy Morris Esq | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Paul Friedman Esq | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Cynthia Jones Esq | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Ron Maroko Esq | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Heather Richardson Esq | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Marc Seltzer Esq | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Gail Migdal Title Esq | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Rita Haeusler Esq | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Hon Deb Grasham | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Sonia Martin Esq | Imm. Past Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| Jeff Portnoy Esq | Chairman Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| Corey Weber | Vice Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| Kathleen O'Sullivan Esq | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| Rob Pfister Esq | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| David Steuer Esq | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Lilian Tsai Esq | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 42 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Robyn Lipsky | Executive Dir. Officer | 40 | $152,042 |
| Hon Stanley Bastian | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Hon Marsha Berzon | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Hon David Carter | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Hon Richard Clifton | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Hon Michael Daly Hawkins | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Hon M Margaret McKeown | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Hon Mary Murguia | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Hon William Orrick III | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Hon Virginia Phillips | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Hon Mary Schroeder | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Hon Milan D Smith Jr | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Hon Christina Snyder | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Hon Sidney Thomas | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Seth Aronson Esq | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Ryan Bounds Esq | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| John Carson Esq | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| David Casey Jr Esq | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Dale A Danneman Esq | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Gareth Evans Esq | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Robert Fairbank Esq | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Jeffrey Fisher Esq | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Margaret Foley Esq | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| George Brewster Esq | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Kiry Gray | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Rachel Lee Esq | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Paul Friedman Esq | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Cynthia Jones Esq | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Ron Maroko Esq | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Heather Richardson Esq | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Marc Seltzer Esq | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Gail Migdal Title Esq | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Dean Ziehl Esq | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Rita Haeusler Esq | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Deb Kristensen Grasham Esq | Chairman Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| Sonia Martin Esq | Vice-Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| Jeff Portnoy Esq | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| Corey Weber | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| Kathleen O'Sullivan Esq | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Rob Pfister Esq | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| David Steuer Esq | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Lilian Tsai Esq | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 95 7TH ST, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94103-1518
- In care of
- % ROBYN LIPSKY
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- Jeff Portnoy Esq, 95 7th Street, San Francisco, CA 94103
- Signed the 990
- Johanna Hartwig, Executive Dir.
- Phone
- (510) 915-2900
- Website
- njchs.org
- Return prepared by
- Fontanello Duffield & Otake LLP
California records
California keeps its own records of charities and corporations. Search them by EIN 94-2984882 or by the name THE NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT.
- Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers
- Registration status and filed reports (CT-TR-1, RRF-1)
- Secretary of State, bizfile Online
- Corporation status, entity number, agent for service
- Franchise Tax Board
- Entity status letter (state tax exemption, good standing)
Mission
Collect, preserve, and present to the public the history of law in the western United States and the Pacific Islands and to educate children and the general public about the judicial system, the rule of law, and other civic values.
Program accomplishments
- Creation of traveling exhibits; extensive educational programming throughout the circuit; planning and preparation of Issue of Society Journal, Western Legal History; collection and sharing of oral histories.Expenses $234,843 · revenue $14,384
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
- 94-2984882
- 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
- 1986
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Arts, culture and humanities (A82Z)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $851,226
- Income (IRS master file)
- $445,916
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2024 | $416,854 | $303,783 | $851,226 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $339,496 | $283,295 | $774,318 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $298,065 | $247,105 | $700,421 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | 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 94-2984882).
Questions about THE NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
- What is the EIN of THE NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of THE NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT is 94-2984882.
- Is THE NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1986.
- Are donations to THE NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does THE NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT 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 THE NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT 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 THE NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT 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 THE NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names Jeff Portnoy Esq.
- Who are the officers and directors of THE NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 41 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $119,304 (Johanna Hartwig, Executive Dir.).
- How much revenue does THE NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $416,854, expenses of $303,783 and total assets of $851,226 at year end.
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