DC Justice LAB
Donations deductibleDC Justice LAB's network
11 people1 organisationi11 people and 1 organisation on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (11). Violet dotted lines (1) 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
11 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, which matches the board listed here.| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Samra Lakew Chair | Chair | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Chanell Autrey | Vice Chair | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Clinique Marshall Chapman | Director | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Colin Murphy | Director | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| ED Lazere | Treasurer | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Jade Chong-Smith | Director | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Joshua Rose Schmidt | Company secretary | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Juliene James | Fund Development Director | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Kezmiche Atterbury | Director | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Kyle Doman | Director | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Lauren Johnson | Director | 2020 | 6 yrs |
Officers and senior leadership
7 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Darby Hickey | Senior Policy Counsel | 2024 |
| Emily Tatro | Director of Government and External Affairs | 2023 |
| Jason Ziedenberg | Director of Research and Publications | since 2023 |
| Moses Cook | Operations and Development Director | 2021 |
| Naike Savain | Director of Policy | since 2022 |
| Patrice Sulton | Executive Director | since 2020 |
| Tenasha Ebrahimkhel | Strategic Communications | 2024 |
Pay and hours
year to 31 December 2024iFrom 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patrice Sulton | Executive Director | 40 | $176k | $14k | |
| Jason Ziedenberg | Director of Research and Policy | 40 | $137k | $17k | |
| Tenasha Ebrahimkhel | Strategic Communications | 40 | $128k | $18k | |
| Darby Hickey | Senior Policy Counsel | 40 | $109k | $12k | |
| Samra Lakew | Chair | 5 | $0 | ||
| Chanell Autrey | Vice Chair | 5 | $0 | ||
| Ed Lazere | Treasurer | 5 | $0 | ||
| Joshua Rose Schmidt | Secretary | 5 | $0 | ||
| Juliene James | Fund Development Director | 5 | $0 | ||
| Kezmiche Atterbury | Director | 2 | $0 | ||
| Clinique Marshall Chapman | Director | 2 | $0 | ||
| Jade Chong-Smith | Director | 2 | $0 | ||
| Kyle Doman | Director | 2 | $0 | ||
| Lauren Johnson | Director | 2 | $0 | ||
| Colin Murphy | Director | 2 | $0 |
About
- Legal name
- DC Justice Lab
- EIN
- 843479025
- Address
- 1200 U St Nw, Washington, DC, 20009-4443
- State
- District of Columbia
- Mission
- Dc justice lab is a team of law and policy experts researching, organizing, and advocating for large-scale changes to the district's criminal legal system. We develop smarter safety solutions that are evidence-driven, community-rooted, and racially just. We aim to fully transform the district's approach to public safety and make it a national leader in justice reform. (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- I05 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
- 6 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 2019
- Principal officer
- Samra Lakew (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 May 2020
- 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 filingsClinique Marshall Chapman
≥6years on the filingsJade Chong-Smith
≥6years on the filingsJuliene James
≥6years on the filingsLauren Johnson
Latest return
year to 31 December 2024iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 December 2024. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $1.5m
- Total liabilities
- $24k
- Net assets or fund balances
- $1.5m
- Contributions and grants received
- $1.8m
- Program service revenue
- $1k
- Employees
- 17
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1.8m | $2.1m | Deficit $349k |
As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.
State registration
1 entityiBusiness-entity registers published by US states. These records are matched to this organisation by name and state, not by EIN, and are labelled as likely matches. Street addresses are not shown.DC Justice Lab likely matchiMatched by exact name and state (and ZIP where shown). State registers do not publish EINs, so this is not a confirmed match. Source: DC Department of Licensing and Consumer Protection (DLCP), corporate registrations (opendata.dc.gov). Licence: CC BY 4.0. Attribution: DC DLCP. Data last fetched 18 October 2026.
- State
- District of Columbia
- Entity type
- Domestic Nonprofit Corporation
- Status
- Active - In Good Standing
- Formed
- 24 October 2019
- Registered agent
- Clinique Chapman (city and state not held)