Common Justice, Inc.

Lobbying client

Common Justice runs a restorative-justice program based in Brooklyn that serves as an alternative to prison for people facing violent felony charges in New York City's adult courts, bringing those who caused harm together with those they harmed instead of routing the case through incarceration. The nonprofit has filed 20 city lobbying disclosures since 2024, lobbying all 51 City Council members through Bolton-St. Johns on securing budget funding for its programs. It has received $7.01 million in city contracts since 2017, with $654,000 of that still active as of August 2026.

Council members lobbied
51 (citywide)
Filings (since 2024)
20
Lobbying compensation (since 2024)
$67,393
Industry (per city contracts)
Human Services
City contracts (active)
$654,057 · 1 contract
Awarded all-time
$7,012,657 · 9 since 2017, incl. expired
Paid to date
$5,522,970
Won without a fresh bid
100% of contract value · $6,992,657 · 8 contracts
Discretionary funding (FY2009-FY2027)
$16,956 · 2 awards
Funding history
Funded 2 years (FY2022–FY2023); not in FY2027
Top officer pay (FY2024)
$226,274 · Danielle Sered, Executive Director & Presi

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What they lobbied on

subjects from their filings

City contracts

Registered city contracts, largest first by current contract value (not amount spent): running now, then registered to start later, then ended. Totals count every registered contract. Each line shows its Checkbook contract ID. The tag on each row is how it was awarded (“no-bid” = non-competitive).

Largest payments, by purpose

The organization's largest individual city payments (roughly $25,000 and up), grouped by purpose, to show what recent money was for. This is NOT a total — smaller payments aren't listed; see “Paid to date” above for the complete amount paid against its contracts. Fiscal years 2020 and later.

Discretionary funding received

City Council discretionary (member-item) awards, largest first. Covers FY2009-FY2027.

Funded by these council members

City Council members who steered discretionary (member-item) money to this organization, largest first (FY2020 and later, where the sponsoring member is disclosed). Sitting members link to their page.

Officer & key-staff pay

Reportable compensation from this organization's IRS Form 990 (Part VII), latest available filing (FY2024). Includes pay from related organizations where reported; an annual figure, not a running total. Source: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer.

Officer pay over time

Total officer pay changed +217% from FY2020 to FY2024. Top-officer reportable compensation by year (org-paid only), with each year's share of total revenue. Source: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer 990 filings.

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