The Innocence Center
Donations deductibleRevenue
$2.3m
year to 31 December 2024
Expenses
$1m
year to 31 December 2024
Total assets
$1.8m
$15k liabilities
Net assets
$1.8m
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
7
3.4 years on average
Staff
7
employees, year to 31 December 2024
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
Officers and senior staff
5
named in Part VII
The Innocence Center's network
7 people1 organisationi7 people and 1 organisation on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (7). 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
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.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 7 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abbas Kazerounian ESQ (also filed as Abbas Kazerounian Esq) | Director | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Amanda Knox | Board Member | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Eve Benton | Board Member | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Jan Stiglitz ESQ (also filed as Jan Stiglitz Esq) | President & | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Justine Brooks | Board Member | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Matthew Binninger ESQ (also filed as Matthew Binninger Esq) | Director | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Nikki Semanchik ESQ (also filed as Nikki Semanchik Esq) | Secretary/Tr | 2022 | 4 yrs |
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more
Officers and senior leadership
5 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Audrey McGinn | Employee | 2024 |
| Jan Stiglitz ESQ | President & CEO | 2022 |
| Jasmin Harris | Employee | 2024 |
| Michael Semanchik | Executive Di | 2024 |
| Raquell Barilla | Employee | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Semanchik | Executive Di | 40 | $164k | ||
| Raquell Barilla | Employee | 40 | $133k | ||
| Audrey McGinn | Employee | 40 | $125k | ||
| Jasmin Harris | Employee | 40 | $125k | ||
| Eve Benton | Board Member | 0.5 | $0 | ||
| Justine Brooks | Board Member | 0.5 | $0 | ||
| Abbas Kazerounian Esq | Director | 0.5 | $0 | ||
| Jan Stiglitz Esq | President & | 0.5 | $0 | ||
| Matthew Binninger Esq | Director | 0.5 | $0 | ||
| Nikki Semanchik Esq | Secretary/Tr | 0.5 | $0 | ||
| Amanda Knox | Board Member | 0.5 | $0 |
About
- Legal name
- The Innocence Center
- EIN
- 872230940
- Address
- 2869 Historic Decatur Rd, San Diego, CA, 92106-6176
- State
- California
- Mission
- The innocence center ("tic") helps to free the wrongly convicted from prison, educate the public on the causes of wrongful convictions, and support innocent clients as they come home from prison. (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- I12 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
- 2021
- Principal officer
- Jan Stiglitz Esq (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 October 2022
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 3, latest 2024
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥4years on the filingsAbbas Kazerounian ESQ
≥4years on the filingsMatthew Binninger ESQ
≥4years on the filingsNikki Semanchik ESQ
≥3years on the filingsJan Stiglitz 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
- $1.8m
- Total liabilities
- $15k
- Net assets or fund balances
- $1.8m
- Contributions and grants received
- $2.3m
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Grants and similar paid out
- $10k
- Employees
- 7
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 | $2.3m | $1m | $1.3m |
As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.