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US nonprofit · EIN 270737535 · Montgomery, ALiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 270737535) - NTEE activity code, address.Board and officers IRS Form 990 annual filings, Part VII (directors, trustees, officers, key employees), read year by year to observe tenure.Latest return IRS Form 990 series e-file data - 990 for the year to 31 May 2025: assets, liabilities, staff, website, telephone, pay, related organisations (Schedule R).Finances by year IRS Form 990 e-file data - total revenue and total expenses by tax year.Renewal outlook Computed by Governance Register from the observed filing history and filed revenue (us-approach-v4-clean). Not a statement that the organisation is recruiting.Licence US Federal Government public domain.How we handle data

Alabama Association for Justice Inc's network

7 people4 organisationsi7 people and 4 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (7). Violet dotted lines (4) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.

The board

7 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.Tenure and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed tenure is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 7 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.
NameRole as filedSinceOn the board
Ben BakerPresident-Elect2020
6 yrs
Christy CrowTreasurer2024
2 yrs
Clint Mountain1st VICE PRESIDENT2021
5 yrs
Derrick MillsCompany secretary2023
3 yrs
Erik HeningerImmediate Past President2019
7 yrs
Lucy Tufts2nd Vice President2022
4 yrs
Wesley LairdPresident2019
7 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more

Officers and senior leadership

2 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.
NameTitle as filedOn the filings
Ginger Avery-BucknerExecutive Directorsince 2019
Justin BaileyDeputy Executive Directorsince 2019

Pay and hours

year to 31 May 2025iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.
NameTitle as filedHours a weekPay from the organisationRelated organisationsOther
Ginger Avery-BucknerChief Executive Officer40$371k$34k
Erik HeningerImmediate Past President1$0
Wesley LairdPresident1$0
Ben BakerPresident-Elect1$0
Clint Mountain1st Vice President1$0
Lucy Tufts2nd Vice President1$0
Derrick MillsSecretary1$0
Christy CrowTreasurer1$0

About

Legal name
Alabama Association for Justice Inc
EIN
270737535
Address
Po Box 1187, Montgomery, AL, 36101-1187
State
Alabama
Mission
Make sure any person who is injured by the misconduct and negligence of others can get justice in the courtroom, even when taking on the most powerful interests; to eliminate civil justice restrictions; to ensure members have the tools needed to provide a level playing field through timely, ethical and educational programs; to strengthen the civil justice system so that deserving individuals... (as filed on the Form 990)
Activity (NTEE)
S41 Community improvement and capacity building
IRS classification
501(c)06 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
Classified purpose
Community Improvement & Capacity Building
Size band
5 (IRS master file code)
Formed
1989
Principal officer
Ginger Avery (as named on the Form 990)
IRS ruling date
1 August 2009
Status
Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
Form 990 filings on record
7, latest 2025

Most connected

Longest observed on the filings

≥7years on the filingsErik Heninger
≥7years on the filingsWesley Laird
≥6years on the filingsBen Baker
≥5years on the filingsClint Mountain

Latest return

year to 31 May 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 May 2025. US dollars, as filed.
Total assets
$737k
Total liabilities
$281k
Net assets or fund balances
$456k
Contributions and grants received
$438k
Program service revenue
$931k
Employees
4
Volunteers
7

Filed finances

1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.
Tax yearTotal revenueTotal expensesSurplus or deficit
2023$1.4m$1.4m$68k

As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.