Roots of Justice Inc
Donations deductibleRevenue
$68k
year to 31 August 2025
Expenses
$68k
year to 31 August 2025
Total assets
$87k
$1k liabilities
Net assets
$86k
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
5
2.2 years on average
Chair observed
≥2 yrs
Monica Smith PhD
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
Officers and senior staff
1
named in Part VII
Roots of Justice Inc's network
5 peoplei5 people on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (5). Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK.The board
5 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.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.| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monica Smith PHD Chair | Chair | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Andrew Yang JD | Board Member | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Edward Valandra PHD | Board Member | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Phil Morice Brubaker Mdiv | Treasurer | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Stephen Kriss PHD (also filed as Stephen Kriss, Stephen Kriss) | Board Member | 2023 | 3 yrs |
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Calenthia Dowdy | Interim Executive Director | 2021 |
Pay and hours
year to 31 August 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tonya Nicole Fewell | Co-Director | 15 | $15k | ||
| Calenthia Dowdy | Acting Exec | 15 | $8k | ||
| Bethany Stewart | Co-Director | 15 | $4k | ||
| Monica Smith PhD | Chair | 2 | $0 | ||
| Phil Morice Brubaker Mdiv | Treasurer | 2 | $0 | ||
| Stephen Kriss PhD | Board Member | 2 | $0 | ||
| Edward Valandra PhD | Board Member | 2 | $0 | ||
| Andrew Yang JD | Board Member | 2 | $0 |
About
- Legal name
- Roots of Justice Inc
- EIN
- 460965188
- Address
- Po Box 27345, Philadelphia, PA, 19118-0345
- State
- Pennsylvania
- Activity (NTEE)
- R22 Civil rights, social action and advocacy
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Civil Rights, Social Action & Advocacy
- Size band
- 3 (IRS master file code)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 November 2014
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 4, latest 2025
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
- Principal officer
- Joy Flora (Form 990-N, tax year 2019)
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥3years on the filingsMonica Smith PHD
≥3years on the filingsStephen Kriss PHD
≥1years on the filingsAndrew Yang JD
≥1years on the filingsEdward Valandra PHD
Latest return
year to 31 August 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 August 2025. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $87k
- Total liabilities
- $1k
- Net assets or fund balances
- $86k
Filed finances
2 yearsiTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.| Tax year | Total revenue | Total expenses | Surplus or deficit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $68k | $68k | Deficit $939 |
| 2023 | $58k | $55k | $3k |
As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.