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CHARITY REVIEW
Issued: October 2025 Expires: October 2027

Mobilization for Justice

Accredited Charity
Accredited Charity

Meets Standards
(212) 417-3700
100 William St Fl 6
New York, NY, 10038
https://mobilizationforjustice.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

Mobilization for Justice meets the 20 Standards for Charity Accountability.

Stated Purpose:

Mobilization for Justice envisions a society in which there is equal justice for all.

Mobilization for Justices (MFJ) mission is to achieve justice for all. MFJ prioritizes the needs of people who are low-income, disenfranchised, or have disabilities as they struggle to overcome the effects of social injustice and systemic racism. We provide the highest-quality free, direct civil legal assistance, conduct community education and build partnerships, engage in policy advocacy, and bring impact litigation. MFJ also promotes diversity, equity, and inclusion in our workplace, and understands the need to eliminate all racial disparities to achieve justice for all.

Year, State Incorporated:
1968, NY

Mobilization for Justice provides free civil legal assistance to low-income New Yorkers in the areas of housing, public benefits, disability rights, employment, consumer, foreclosure, bankruptcy, and kinship caregiver rights. Mobilization for Justice focuses particular attention on the needs of vulnerable populations, including people with mental illness living in the community and in institutional settings, the elderly, single-room occupancy hotel residents, three quarter house residents, immigrants, and the elderly.

For the year ended June 30, 2024, Mobilization for Justice's program expenses were:

Programs $20,011,853
Total Program Expenses $20,011,853

Chief Executive
Tiffany Austin Liston, Executive Director

Compensation*
$283,326

Chair of the Board
Stephanie Sowell

Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation
Johnson & Johnson

Board Size
37

Method(s) Used:
Direct mail appeals, Print advertisements (newspapers, magazines, etc.), Television, Grant proposals, Cause-related marketing (affinity credit cards, consumer product sales, etc.)

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 Mobilization for Justice's audited financial statements for the year ended June 30, 2024.

Source of Funds
Government Contract Income $19,158,356
Private Contributions and Foundation Grants $998,602
Attorney Fees $441,691
Interest Income $264,612
Training Fee and Other Income $75,216
Unrealized Gain $16,883
Total Income $20,955,360

Programs: 91% Fundraising: 2% Administrative: 7%

Total Income $20,955,360
Total expenses: $22,033,456
  Program expenses $20,011,853
  Fundraising expenses $501,384
  Administrative expenses $1,520,219
  Other expenses $0
Income in Excess of Expenses $-1,078,096
Beginning Net Assets $9,712,625
Other Changes In Net Assets $0
Ending Net Assets $8,634,529
Total Liabilities $16,732,572
Total Assets $25,367,101

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