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CHARITY REVIEW
Issued: December 2023 Expires: December 2025

Avenues for Justice

Accredited Charity
Accredited Charity

Meets Standards
Accreditation seal
(212) 349-6381
100 Centre Street, Room 1541
New York, NY, 10013
https://www.avenuesforjustice.org/
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Standards For Charity Accountability

Governance

  1. Board Oversight
  2. Board Size
  3. Board Meetings
  4. Board Compensation
  5. Conflict of Interest

Measuring Effectiveness

  1. Effectiveness Policy
  2. Effectiveness Report

Finances

  1. Program Expenses
  2. Fundraising Expenses
  3. Accumulating Funds
  4. Audit Report
  5. Detailed Expense Breakdown
  6. Accurate Expense Reporting
  7. Budget Plan

Fundraising & Info

  1. Truthful Materials
  2. Annual Report
  3. Website Disclosures
  4. Donor Privacy
  5. Cause Marketing Disclosures
  6. Complaints

Avenues for Justice meets the 20 Standards for Charity Accountability.

Stated Purpose:
In a nation that imprisons over a quarter million teens each year - with African American youth four times more likely and Hispanic youth 28% more likely to be incarcerated than their white peers - Avenues for Justice has provided a path forward to success for thousands of African American and Hispanic young people, preventing them from being stigmatized with a criminal record for the rest of their lives.

Incorporated in 1979, Avenues for Justice (then known as the Andrew Glover Youth Program) was one of the first alternatives to incarceration (ATI) programs for youth in the country. AFJ helped to facilitate the creation of Manhattan’s Supreme Court Youth Part where youth are prosecuted and tried separately from adults---a model now used nationwide.
Since our modest start in the Lower East Side, Avenues for Justice’s (AFJ) goal has been to keep youth and young adults out of prison through a three-fold mission to: 1. Intervene to divert and reclaim young people from lives of crime. 2. Provide an overloaded court system a reliable alternative to incarceration. 3. Make New York City a safer place for everyone.

Year, State Incorporated:
1979, NY

Avenues for Justice (AFJ) provides a path forward for academic success and employment placement which leads to income stability for all of our Participants. Each Participant's path may take different turns, but we remain committed to providing individualized services to NYC’s justice impacted youth and young adults who seek our support. Through our HIRE Up program, Participants can access job readiness training and certification, academic and educational assistance, life skills and legal rights training, teen empowerment, along with mental and physical health wellness. All of these services, along with our court advocacy, prevent further involvement with the criminal justice system, lower recidivism and help prepare Participants for the workforce and maximize the likelihood that their gains are sustainable long-term.

Avenues for Justice (AFJ) serves two main groups of Participants in New York City, ages 13 to 24: 1) “Court-Involved” Participants, which includes those who have active legal proceedings, are diversion (younger participants referred by NYC Family Court for shorter mandates),are formerly incarcerated, or are in the process of reentry from a detention center; and 2) “At-Risk” Participants who are at-risk of involvement with the criminal justice system or who receive short-term assistance or referrals to third party specialists better suited to meet their needs.

For the year ended December 31, 2021, Avenues for Justice's program expenses were:

Court advocacy $1,179,363
Community services $572,304
Total Program Expenses $1,751,667

Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation
Not disclosed

Board Size
13

Paid Staff Size
12

Method(s) Used:
Direct mail appeals, Invitations to fund raising events, Grant proposals, Appeals via Social Media (Facebook, etc.)

% of Related Contributions on Fundraising: 7.41%

This organization is tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. It is eligible to receive contributions deductible as charitable donations for federal income tax purposes.

The following information is based on Avenues for Justice's audited financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2021.

Source of Funds
Contributions $1,499,294
Special event income, net $329,320
Government grants $280,120
Interest and dividends $26,697
Total Income $2,135,431

Programs: 78% Fundraising: 7% Administrative: 15%

Total Income $2,135,431
Total expenses: $2,236,747
  Program expenses $1,751,667
  Fundraising expenses $156,336
  Administrative expenses $328,744
  Other expenses $0
Income in Excess of Expenses $-101,316
Beginning Net Assets $3,075,549
Other Changes In Net Assets $-66,864
Ending Net Assets $2,907,369
Total Liabilities $152,301
Total Assets $3,059,670

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Report completed by:
BBB Foundation of Metropolitan New York