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US nonprofit · EIN 851462968 · Charlottesvle, VAiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 851462968) - 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 December 2024: assets, liabilities, staff, website, telephone, pay, grants paid (Schedule I).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.Deductibility IRS Publication 78 data (code PC), downloaded 18 October 2026.Licence US Federal Government public domain.How we handle data

Justice Catalyst Partnerships Inc's network

3 peoplei3 people on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (3). Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK.

The board

3 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.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 3 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.
NameRole as filedSinceOn the board
Blake Strode ESQDirector2020
6 yrs
MAX Utzschneider ESQDirector2020
6 yrs
Whitney Benns ESQDirector2020
6 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
Jacob Lipton ESQExecutive Directorsince 2022
Renee SchompDeputy Director2023

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.
NameTitle as filedHours a weekPay from the organisationRelated organisationsOther
Jacob Lipton EsqExecutive Director40$209k$22k
Renee SchompDeputy Director40$148k$51k
Whitney Benns EsqDirector, President1$0
Blake Strode EsqDirector, Treasurer1$0
Max Utzschneider EsqDirector, Secretary1$0

About

Legal name
Justice Catalyst Partnerships Inc
EIN
851462968
Address
937 Belmont Ave, Charlottesvle, VA, 22902-5905
State
Virginia
Mission
To promote valuable public interest legal work that seeks to improve the lives of those most often denied access to justice and to achieve systemic change within the legal system and profession. (as filed on the Form 990)
Activity (NTEE)
R99 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
6 (IRS master file code)
Formed
2020
Principal officer
Jacob Lipton Esq (as named on the Form 990)
IRS ruling date
1 July 2020
Status
Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
Form 990 filings on record
3, latest 2023
IRS Publication 78
PC (contributions deductible)

Most connected

Longest observed on the filings

≥6years on the filingsBlake Strode ESQ
≥6years on the filingsMAX Utzschneider ESQ
≥6years on the filingsWhitney Benns ESQ

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
$2m
Total liabilities
$435k
Net assets or fund balances
$1.5m
Contributions and grants received
$1.9m
Program service revenue
$372k
Grants and similar paid out
$1.7m
Employees
3
Volunteers
29

Grants paid

21 listediFrom Schedule I of the Form 990: grants and assistance to organisations in the United States, largest first (up to 25). Schedule I is filed only by organisations that gave more than $5,000 to any one recipient.
RecipientPurposeAmount
North Star Fund IncCharitable fellowship projects$406k
Kaplan & Grady LLCCharitable public health (access to medication) litigation$168k
Roderick and Solange Macarthur Justice CenterCharitable fellowship projects$141k
Surveillance Technology Oversight Project IncCharitable fellowship projects$140k
Community Education Group IncCharitable public health (access to medication) advocacy$95k
American Civil Liberties Union of Alaska FoundationCharitable fellowship project$70k
Cuneo Gilbert & Laduca LLPCharitable fellowship project$70k
Legal Action Center of the City of New York IncCharitable fellowship project$70k
New York Legal Assistance GroupCharitable fellowship project$70k
National Advocates for Pregnant WomenCharitable fellowship project$70k
The National Police Accountability ProjectCharitable fellowship project$70k
Legal Aid at WorkCharitable fellowship project$53k
National Immigration Project of the National Laywers GuildCharitable fellowship project$53k
Freedom Community CenterCharitable fellowship project$45k
Civil Rights CorpCharitable fellowship project$35k
Earthrights International IncCharitable fellowship project$35k
Latinojustice PrldefCharitable fellowship project$35k
Upper Seven LawCharitable fellowship project$35k
Urban Justice CenterCharitable fellowship project$35k
Gernstein Harrow LLPCharitable fellowship project$33k
Law Office of William Most LLCCharitable civil rights representation$9k