Justicematters Inc
Donations deductibleRevenue
$2.3m
year to 30 September 2025
Expenses
$2.1m
year to 30 September 2025
Total assets
$709k
$311k liabilities
Net assets
$398k
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
13
4.6 years on average
Staff
21
11 volunteers
Chair observed
≥4 yrs
Lynn Easterling Esq
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
Justicematters Inc's network
13 people3 organisationsi13 people and 3 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (13). Violet dotted lines (3) 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
13 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.Time served and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed time served is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 10 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI; we list 13 in Part VII (Part VII does not always name every voting member).| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lynn Easterling ESQ Chair (also filed as Lynn Easterling, Lynn Easterling) | Chair | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Robin Muse ESQ Chair (also filed as Robin Muse, Robin Muse) | Board Chair (10/01/2023-05/17/2024) | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Andre Mann | Director | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Charles Merritt | Secretary (10/01/2023-05/17/2024) | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Daisy Magnus-Aryiety | Director | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| David Miller | Director | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Dzidzai Muyengwa MPH (also filed as Dzidzai Muyengwa) | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Jessica Jones | Company secretary | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Kathleen Lehman Hajek (also filed as Kathleen Hajek, Kathleen L Hajek) | Board Vice Chair (10/01/2023-05/17/2024) | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Mark Atkinson ESQ (also filed as Mark Atkinson) | Treasurer | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Mary Pena | Director | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Rev Dr M Keith Daniel | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Samantha B Kilpatrick ESQ (also filed as Samantha B Kilpatrick, Samantha Kilpatrick ESQ, Samantha Kilpatrick) | Director | 2021 | 5 yrs |
Officers and senior leadership
1 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.| Name | Title as filed | On the filings |
|---|---|---|
| Elizabeth Magee Coles ESQ | Executive Director | since 2020 |
Pay and hours
year to 30 September 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.| Name | Title as filed | Hours a week | Pay from the organisation | Related organisations | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elizabeth Magee Coles | Executive Director | 40 | $112k | ||
| Lynn Easterling | Chair | 5 | $0 | ||
| Mark Atkinson | Treasurer | 2 | $0 | ||
| Jessica Jones | Secretary | 3 | $0 | ||
| Rev Dr M Keith Daniel | Director | 2 | $0 | ||
| Samantha Kilpatrick | Director | 2 | $0 | ||
| Daisy Magnus-Aryiety | Director | 2 | $0 | ||
| Andre Mann | Director | 2 | $0 | ||
| David E Miller | Director | 2 | $0 | ||
| Dzidzai Muyengwa | Director | 2 | $0 | ||
| Mary Pena | Director | 2 | $0 |
About
- Legal name
- Justicematters Inc
- EIN
- 271378558
- Address
- Po Box 199, Durham, NC, 27702-0199
- State
- North Carolina
- Mission
- Justicematters addresses the roots and repercussions of human trafficking by providing trauma-informed legal services throughout north carolina and promoting just policies and practices impacting our clients and community. (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- I80 Crime and legal-related
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Crime & Legal-Related
- Size band
- 4 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 2009
- Principal officer
- Laura Helton (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 February 2011
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 5, latest 2024
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥6years on the filingsRobin Muse ESQ
≥6years on the filingsAndre Mann
≥6years on the filingsKathleen Lehman Hajek
≥5years on the filingsLynn Easterling ESQ
Latest return
year to 30 September 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 30 September 2025. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $709k
- Total liabilities
- $311k
- Net assets or fund balances
- $398k
- Contributions and grants received
- $2.3m
- Program service revenue
- $4k
- Employees
- 21
- Volunteers
- 11
Filed finances
1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.| Tax year | Total revenue | Total expenses | Surplus or deficit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | $1.7m | $1.7m | Deficit $25k |
As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.