Justice Technology Association
Online Description of Tax Exempt Status
Corporate hygiene that will set us up to scale rapidly in 2024
Posted December 29, 2023
Work & Deliverables
Explanation of our 501(c)3 and (c)6 status. Here's how we explain it (on our Donate page). WHERE DO DONATIONS GO? Financial support moves our mission forward and donations are used to support justice tech businesses whose values align with our mission and purpose. To support the full scope of our mission, we are registered as both the Justice Technology Association, a501(c)(6) nonprofit trade organization, and as Justice Technology Foundation, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. As a 501(c)(6) nonprofit trade organization, Justice Technology Association is able to offer powerful benefits and promote the shared mission of our members and justice tech through direct advocacy, lobbying, and policy consultation. We can also better support the collective interests of our network of members to remove roadblocks and scale impact. Justice Technology Foundation, our affiliated 501(c)(3), is a nonprofit organization that builds public awareness and education programs to address the challenges faced by the public, and the need for technology to be part of the solution for the access to justice gap. Through JTF, organizations and individuals can make tax-deductible donations to offer financial support for our philanthropic work in legal inclusion. These efforts directly impact the underserved communities who face unjust legal outcomes and allow us to advance access to justice.
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Justice Technology Association
The access to justice crisis is overwhelming. Some stats: 92% of people with civil legal problems who did not receive any or enough legal assistance in 2022, up from 86% in 2017. In at least 75% of civil cases, at least one party is self represented, meaning they go it alone through a daunting process stacked against them. The US is ranked #115 of 140 countries on affordability of access to legal support. We believe technology can and should be part of the solution. Justice Technology Association is the first and only organization bringing together like-minded tech entrepreneurs in pursuit of equity in the justice system. We support innovative solutions designed to modernize interaction with the legal system, making it more accessible, efficient and fair for everyone. Our work centers around three main goals: 1. Building an ecosystem of justice tech entrepreneurs, investors, top reform advocates, academic innovators, policy experts, tech leaders, and like-minded organizations - all working to increase access to justice through technology. 2. Supporting ethical, mission-focused startups that are creating tech solutions to the access to justice crisis by eliminating roadblocks and raising awareness of this nascent sector. 3. Centering consumer benefit and mitigating consumer harm for those who need affordable legal support. We are 100% volunteer-driven and your support will enable us to scale to further support underrepresented entrepreneurs and narrow the justice gap for the billions of people who cannot currently access their rights. Because the law belongs to all of us, not just those who can afford it.
Justice Technology Association
The access to justice crisis is overwhelming. Some stats: 92% of people with civil legal problems who did not receive any or enough legal assistance in 2022, up from 86% in 2017. In at least 75% of civil cases, at least one party is self represented, meaning they go it alone through a daunting process stacked against them. The US is ranked #115 of 140 countries on affordability of access to legal support. We believe technology can and should be part of the solution. Justice Technology Association is the first and only organization bringing together like-minded tech entrepreneurs in pursuit of equity in the justice system. We support innovative solutions designed to modernize interaction with the legal system, making it more accessible, efficient and fair for everyone. Our work centers around three main goals: 1. Building an ecosystem of justice tech entrepreneurs, investors, top reform advocates, academic innovators, policy experts, tech leaders, and like-minded organizations - all working to increase access to justice through technology. 2. Supporting ethical, mission-focused startups that are creating tech solutions to the access to justice crisis by eliminating roadblocks and raising awareness of this nascent sector. 3. Centering consumer benefit and mitigating consumer harm for those who need affordable legal support. We are 100% volunteer-driven and your support will enable us to scale to further support underrepresented entrepreneurs and narrow the justice gap for the billions of people who cannot currently access their rights. Because the law belongs to all of us, not just those who can afford it.