Youth Rights & Justice
Donations deductibleRevenue
$5.2m
year to 31 December 2024
Expenses
$5.7m
year to 31 December 2024
Total assets
$3.7m
$772k liabilities
Net assets
$2.9m
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
15
4.7 years on average
Staff
52
30 volunteers
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
Officers and senior staff
9
named in Part VII
Youth Rights & Justice's network
15 people4 organisationsi15 people and 4 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (15). Violet dotted lines (4) 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
15 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 15 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ann Phillips | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Bill Patton | Director | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Chris Weathers | Director | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Dana Walton-Macaulay | Company secretary | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| David A Rabbino (also filed as David Rabbino) | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Dr Jacqueline Roebuck Sakho | Director | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Elizabeth Welch | Vice-President | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Hon Merri Souther Wyatt | Director | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Jessica Ward | Director | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| John Raaf | Treasurer | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Kasey Hemphill | Director | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Martin Osborne | Director | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Matthew Muenzen | Director | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Nakia Bradley-Lawson | President | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Sue Ann Higgens | Director | 2019 | 7 yrs |
Officers and senior leadership
9 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Amy Miller | Executive Director | since 2019 |
| Bethanne Darby | Former Executive Director | 2022 |
| Christa Obold-Eshleman | Supervising Attorney | 2024 |
| Heather Busby | Executive Director | since 2022 |
| Jennifer A McGowan | Supervising Attorney | 2024 |
| Kathryn W Underhill | Staff Attorney | 2024 |
| Lisa Kay Williams | Supervising Attorney | 2024 |
| Mark McKechnie | Former Executive Director | 2018 |
| Matthew Murphy | Staff Attorney | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lisa Kay Williams | Supervising Attorney | 40 | $150k | $5k | |
| Jennifer A McGowan | Supervising Attorney | 40 | $143k | $4k | |
| Heather Busby | Executive Director | 40 | $140k | $12k | |
| Matthew Murphy | Staff Attorney | 40 | $125k | $3k | |
| Kathryn W Underhill | Staff Attorney | 40 | $125k | $11k | |
| Christa Obold-Eshleman | Supervising Attorney | 40 | $122k | $11k | |
| Nakia Bradley-Lawson | President | 5 | $0 | ||
| Elizabeth Welch | Vice-President | 5 | $0 | ||
| Dana Walton-Macaulay | Secretary | 3 | $0 | ||
| John Raaf | Treasurer | 3 | $0 | ||
| Kasey Hemphill | Director | 3 | $0 | ||
| Sue Ann Higgens | Director | 3 | $0 | ||
| Matthew Muenzen | Director | 3 | $0 | ||
| Martin Osborne | Director | 3 | $0 | ||
| Bill Patton | Director | 3 | $0 | ||
| Ann Phillips | Director | 3 | $0 | ||
| David A Rabbino | Director | 3 | $0 | ||
| Dr Jacqueline Roebuck Sakho | Director | 3 | $0 | ||
| Hon Merri Souther Wyatt | Director | 3 | $0 | ||
| Jessica Ward | Director | 3 | $0 | ||
| Chris Weathers | Director | 3 | $0 |
About
- Legal name
- Youth Rights & Justice
- EIN
- 930900864
- Address
- 1785 Ne Sandy Blvd Ste 300, Portland, OR, 97232-3542
- State
- Oregon
- Mission
- Youth, rights & justice advances the rights of children, parents, and families through advocacy in the courts, schools, legislature, and community. Founded in 1985 as public interest law firm, yrj provides holistic legal services and policy advocacy in multnomah county and statewide. We serve as public defenders, advocate for students to ensure equitable access to education, and provide... (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
- 1985
- Principal officer
- Heather Busby (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 November 1985
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 6, latest 2024
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥8years on the filingsAnn Phillips
≥8years on the filingsDavid A Rabbino
≥7years on the filingsNakia Bradley-Lawson
≥7years on the filingsSue Ann Higgens
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
- $3.7m
- Total liabilities
- $772k
- Net assets or fund balances
- $2.9m
- Contributions and grants received
- $5.1m
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Employees
- 52
- Volunteers
- 30
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 | $5.2m | $5.7m | Deficit $490k |
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.Youth, Rights & Justice 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: Oregon Secretary of State, active business entities (data.oregon.gov tckn-sxa6). Licence not stated. Data last fetched 18 October 2026.
- State
- Oregon
- Entity type
- nonprofit corporation
- Status
- Active
- Formed
- 12 July 1985
- Registered agent
- Jennifer Mcgowan (city and state not held)