Ascend Justice

CHICAGO, IL EIN: 36-3647731 Website

OUR MISSION IS TO EMPOWER INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES IMPACTED BY GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE OR THE CHILD WELFARE SYSTEM TO ACHIEVE SAFETY AND STABILITY THROUGH HOLISTIC LEGAL ADVOCACY AND SYSTEMIC REFORM.

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

$3.0M

+94.5% YoY

Annual Giving

-100.0% YoY

Grant Count

0

-100.0% YoY

Avg Grant Size

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$1M$2M$4M$5M20202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$3,000,673$1,542,697$1,275,996
Revenue$4,176,124$3,568,609$2,228,766
Expenses$4,291,228$3,381,666$2,138,798
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income$4,002$722$9
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$34K$68K$102K$136K0 grants20200 grants20216 grants20223 grants20230 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 0 recipients in 2024

Grant Size Distribution

9 grants across all recorded years

6<$50K3$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

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Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

MARGARET DUVALEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR$133KASHLEY OLSENASSOCIATE DIRECTOR$106KDANIELLE PARISI RUFF…MANAGING DIRECTOR$104K

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
KAREN MUNOZPRESIDENT2
NATHAN JENKSVICE PRESIDENT2
LAUREN REEVESTREASURER2
SHANNON QUINNSECRETARY2
PAIGE BARR TINKHAMDIRECTOR1
CEYLAN BILGINDIRECTOR1
KARRIE L DOWDDIRECTOR1
JACQUI GIANNINIDIRECTOR1
MIKI GOODINDIRECTOR1
KAPIL GUDIVADADIRECTOR1
PETER HUHDIRECTOR1
PAM MUNOZDIRECTOR1
ALYSSA RAMIREZDIRECTOR1
LEAH SONGDIRECTOR1
JESSICA SWIDERDIRECTOR1
ALLISON TORRENCEDIRECTOR1
MARGARET DUVALEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR40$133,000
ASHLEY OLSENASSOCIATE DIRECTOR40$106,450
DANIELLE PARISI RUFFATTOMANAGING DIRECTOR40$103,614

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

1states

States

Cities

ChicagoForest ParkRockfordSpringfieldZion

Data last updated March 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

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