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Organizations Rising for Justice Inc.

Rising for Justice Inc.

Fiscal year ending 2024. Filed on November 14, 2025.

901 4th Street NW 6000
Washington, District of Columbia 20001

Rising for Justice Inc. (EIN: 52-0847160), also known as DC Law Students IN Court the Organization Changed Its Name to Rising for Justice Inc. During FY19, has filed an IRS Form 990 between fiscal years 2017 and 2024. In its fiscal year 2024 IRS Form 990 filing, Rising for Justice Inc., a 501(c)(3) charitable organization, reported compensation for 3 out of 37 total employees. Among the employees shown here, the average compensation is $135,067. The highest compensated employee at Rising for Justice Inc. is Chijioke Akamigbo with fiscal year 2024 compensation of $169,342. Rising for Justice Inc. changed its name from District of Columbia Law Students in Court Program Inc in 2020.

Revenue, expenses, and employee compensation

Revenue

$1,732,327

Expenses

$3,598,359

Employee compensation

$2,030,962
Revenue, expenses, and employee compensation over time

Reported Compensated Employees

Chijioke Akamigbo
Executive Director
$169,342
$169,342 No related compNo other comp
Chaz J Kohlrieser
Director of Social WORK
$119,560
$119,560 No related compNo other comp
John R Penn IV
Director of Development and Communication
$116,298
$116,298 No related compNo other comp

Benchmark Employee Compensation

Non-Employee Board Members

Anne Y Lee
Director
Barry Pollack
Director
Brian Stekloft
Treasurer
Carmen Iguina Gonzlez
Director
Curtis Lu
Vice President
Donald J Ridings Jr
Director
Heather Pinckney
Director
Helen Dooley
President
Ian A Herbert
Director
Jeremy Merkelson
Director
Jonathan S Jeffress
Director
Margarita K Odonnell
Secretary

Contractors

Baker Donelson
Legal
$166,783
Empower DC
Eviction Prevention in the Community
$130,100

Mission Statement

THE MISSION OF RISING FOR JUSTICE IS TO LEVERAGE THE COLLECTIVE FORCES OF LAW STUDENTS AND SOCIAL WORK STUDENTS WHO WORK ALONG WITH OUR EXPERIENCED ATTORNEYS TO ACHIEVE JUSTICE FOR OUR CLIENTS. WE DIRECTLY REPRESENT INDIVIDUALS WHO CANNOT AFFORD COUNSEL BEFORE THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA COURTS AND VARIOUS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENCIES. WE TRAIN LAW STUDENTS FROM AREA LAW SCHOOLS IN TRIAL ADVOCACY AND OTHER LAWYERING SKILLS AND SEEK TO INSTILL IN THEM A COMMITMENT TO PRO BONO SERVICE. WE ALSO SERVE AS A FIELD PLACEMENT FOR GRADUATE STUDENTS FROM MSW PROGRAMS WHO WORK ON TEAMS WITH OUR LAW STUDENTS AND ATTORNEYS TO SERVE THE SOCIAL SERVICES NEEDS OF OUR CLIENTS THROUGH AN INTERDISCIPLINARY APPROACH TO CLIENT REPRESENTATION.

Revisions to this organization profile

November 14, 2025:
2024 Rising for Justice Inc. 990 filed
November 14, 2025:
Amended (originally filed November 15, 2024)2023 Rising for Justice Inc. 990 filed
November 10, 2023:
2022 Rising for Justice Inc. 990 filed

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