The Justice Project

The Justice Project was an advocacy organization that supported policy changes that would aid criminal defense attorneys in representing their clients, especially in death-penalty cases.

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At-A-Glance

Type: Non-profit, 501(c)(3)
Issue Areas: Criminal Justice Policy
President:

John Terzano

Location: Alexandria, VA View on map
Tax ID: 30-0108123
Most Recent Filing: 2010
Budget (2010): Assets: $82,617 Revenue: $392,989 Expenses: $548,454

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    Background

    The Justice Project was founded in the early 2000s 1 to promote policies that would assist criminal defense attorneys and public defendants in criminal cases. 2

    The organization supported positions such as increasing use of DNA evidence in criminal cases and ensuring prosecutors share evidence they obtain with defense attorneys. 2 The organization also supported limiting the admissibility of jail-house informant evidence, or “snitch” evidence, as the organization referred to the subject. 3

    Finances

    In 2011, The Justice Project received $150,989 in contributions, 4 $392,989 in total revenue, 5 made $548,454 in expenditures, 6 and reported $-480,886 in net assets. 7

    Leadership

    John Terzano was the president and co-founder of the Justice Project. 8 Prior to joining the Justice Project, Terzano was the vice president of the Vietnam Veterans of America Foundation. 8

    Financial Statistics

    Total Assets

    Total Revenue

    Total Expenses

    YearTotal AssetsTotal RevenueTotal ExpensesFiling
    2010 $82,617 $392,989 $548,454 View
    2009 $311,675 $903,594 $900,988 View
    2008 $428,459 $1,195,531 $1,190,933 View

    Prior year filings: 2011

    Revenue Detail

    Expenses Detail

    Employee Compensation

    • Number of Employees: 10

    Highest Earning Employees

    EmployeeTitleTotal Compensation
    John TerzanoPRESIDENT$78,602
    Joyce McGeePOLICY DIRECTOR$74,434

    Grant Activity

    All-time grants received statistics from Candid dataset:

    • Total Grant Value: $4,271,532
    • Number of Grants: 10
    • Number of Funders: 8

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    References

    1. Return of Organization Exempt from Income Tax (Form 990). The Justice Project. Section L. 2010.
    2. “Who We Are” WayBackMachine. April 2, 2010. Accessed November 5, 2022.   https://web.archive.org/web/20080516004450/http://thejusticeproject.org/about
    3. “Snitch Testimony” WayBackMachine. April 2, 2010. Accessed November 5, 2022.   https://web.archive.org/web/20090105214544/http://www.thejusticeproject.org/national/solution/improving-standards-for-admissibility-of-accomplice-and-snitch-testimony/
    4. Return of Organization Exempt from Income Tax (Form 990). Change is Simple. Part I, line 8. 2019
    5. Return of Organization Exempt from Income Tax (Form 990). Change is Simple. Part I, line 12. 2019.
    6. Return of Organization Exempt from Income Tax (Form 990). Change is Simple. Part I, line 18. 2019.
    7. Return of Organization Exempt from Income Tax (Form 990). Change is Simple. Part I, line 22. 2019.
    8. “John F. Terzano” WayBackMachine. April 2, 2010. Accessed November 5, 2022.   https://web.archive.org/web/20090105233007/http://www.thejusticeproject.org/about/bios/john-terzano