Social Justice Center

Name

Social Justice Center

Legal name

Social Justice Center, Inc.

Website

https://socialjusticecenter.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2000

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Community Nonprofit Services

NAICS

Individual and Family Services (6241), Social Assistance (624), Community Food Services (62421), Social Advocacy Organizations (8133)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Community Centers & Neighborhood Support Services (BPAGAEAL)

akta.pro secondary industries

Social Justice & Human Rights Grantmaking Foundations (BPAGAKAN), Racial & Ethnic Justice Organizations (BPAGAFAC), Public Health & Health Equity Organizations (BPAGACAL)

Keywords

• Community resource hub
• Food pantry services
• Fiscal sponsorship
• Nonprofit advocacy
• Grassroots social services

Headquarters

HQ city

Madison

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Individual Donations: Monetary donations from community members, collected via Givebutter platform and direct contributions.
2. Foundation and Government Grants: Grant funding from foundations such as Willy Street Coop's Community Reinvestment Fund and other community partners.
3. Fiscal Sponsorship Fees: Administrative fees charged to sponsored projects in exchange for providing 501(c)(3) status and financial management services.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Social Justice Center is a Madison, Wisconsin-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit that runs a physical community hub offering free programs, including a food pantry (Willy Street Pantry), a community resource hub for referrals, public computer access, a Little Free Pantry, an art gallery (Jackie Macaulay Art Gallery), resource advocacy, and a Fiscal Sponsorship Program that provides administrative infrastructure to emerging nonprofit projects.

Product overview

Social Justice Center is a nonprofit community hub in Madison, WI that provides a platform for progressive organizing and direct services to neighbors in need. The organization operates as a multi-program nonprofit rather than a single product company, offering the Community Resource Hub for resource navigation, the Willy Street Pantry for food and essentials distribution, Fiscal Sponsorship for emerging projects, Resource Advocacy services, and the Jackie Macaulay Art Gallery. These programs work together to provide community members with accessible social services, volunteer opportunities, and collaborative workspace for member organizations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Willy Street Pantry Free food distribution program operated out of the Madison community hub, providing groceries and food assistance to neighborhood residents.
• Community Resource Hub Walk-in resource hub providing direct referrals and connections to social services, advocacy, and community supports for Madison residents.
• Fiscal Sponsorship Program Program that provides 501(c)(3) fiscal sponsorship, administrative back-office, and donor receipting to emerging grassroots nonprofit projects that lack independent tax-exempt status.
• Resource Advocacy Advocacy service that assists community members in navigating bureaucratic systems to access benefits and services.
• Public Computer Access Free public computer access provided at the community hub for residents needing internet, email, job search, or document services.
• Little Free Pantry Decentralized neighborhood food sharing boxes distributed across Madison, supplementing the main Willy Street Pantry with low-barrier 24/7 food access.
• Jackie Macaulay Art Gallery Art gallery hosted within the community hub that exhibits work from local artists, providing cultural programming at no cost to the community.

Named customers1 record

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Twelve partnerships are on record, tiered core, minor and legacy.

• Willy Street CoopcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 3 August 2023Major community partner providing weekly food donations (100+ lbs) to the Willy Street Pantry. Awarded substantial grant from Coop's Community Reinvestment Fund supporting the essentials pantry, community resource hub, and outdoor phone charging station. SJC purchased its building from Willy Street Coop at founding in 2000.
• Badger VolunteerscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUniversity of Wisconsin-Madison program connecting student volunteers with SJC and member organizations for community service and learning opportunities. Students volunteer through the semester-long Badger Volunteers program.
• Bethel Community ServicesminorGTM or Marketing PartnerFunder and partner supporting the Community Resource Hub program.
• Marquette Neighborhood AssociationminorGTM or Marketing PartnerLocal partner supporting the Community Resource Hub.
• RSVP of Dane CountyminorGTM or Marketing PartnerVolunteer services organization partnering with SJC.
• Madison Street MedicinecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNewest member organization relocating to SJC in January 2024. Provides essential healthcare services to individuals experiencing housing insecurity in the Madison area. Previously called MACH OneHealth. Executive Co-Director Nicole Fay expressed enthusiasm about the new home base at SJC.
• Tenant Resource CenterlegacyStrategic or Co-development PartnerOne of four founding organizations of SJC, relocated after 23 years to a larger office at 2510 Winnebago St on January 8, 2024 to increase capacity for housing justice work.
• Second HarvestcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFood bank partner supporting the Willy Street Pantry program with food donations and partnerships.
• Safe Communities O.A.K. Box ProgramminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner providing O.A.K. Box program supplies to the pantry.
• Hygiene Bank AssociationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational hygiene bank network partner providing toiletries and essential hygiene products through the pantry program.
• Village Diaper BankcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerProvides free diapers to families in need through SJC's pantry program. Distributes 100 diapers or 50 training pants per month per child with no household limits.
• Healthy Food for AllcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCoordinates free food pop-up in SJC parking lot every Wednesday 4-5:30 PM.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Reach Dane: Madison-based nonprofit serving low-income families with early-childhood, food-security, and resource-navigation programs. Directly comparable to SJC's resource-hub and pantry model; SJC explicitly refers families to Reach Dane's services.
• Madison Community Cooperative: Madison housing cooperative offering member-owned, affordable housing and mutual-aid support. Listed among SJC's 13 member organizations; comparable as a grassroots, member-driven organization housed within the social-justice hub model.
• Madison Mutual Aid Network: Madison volunteer network coordinating direct aid including food, supplies, and rent support. SJC member organization; comparable as a community-led mutual-aid and resource-navigation nonprofit operating in the same Madison ecosystem.
• Madison Street Medicine: Madison nonprofit delivering healthcare to people experiencing housing insecurity. Became SJC's newest member organization in January 2024; directly comparable as a service-delivery nonprofit that depends on SJC for physical infrastructure and cross-referrals.
• Tenant Resource Center: Madison nonprofit providing housing-rights education, counseling, and advocacy. Was a founding SJC member for 23 years before relocating in January 2024; operates in the same community-justice ecosystem and shares SJC's progressive, client-services orientation.
• Village Diaper Bank: Wisconsin diaper bank distributing 100 diapers or 50 training pants monthly per child through SJC's pantry. Directly comparable as a small, donation-funded basic-needs nonprofit that uses SJC as a distribution partner.
• Bethel Community Services: Madison-area nonprofit providing resource navigation and community-based support. Listed as a partner supporting SJC's Community Resource Hub; operates adjacent resource-advocacy and case-management programming.

Broad incumbents

• YWCA Madison: Regional YWCA chapter providing housing, advocacy, and supportive services for survivors of violence and people facing economic barriers. Comparable as a larger established nonprofit offering trauma-informed, free, multi-program community services in the Madison market.
• Second Harvest Foodbank of Southern Wisconsin: Regional food bank distributing to a network of partner pantries including SJC's Willy Street Pantry. A larger incumbent in the same food-security category that supplies SJC's downstream operations.
• Willy Street Coop: Madison consumer grocery cooperative and major SJC partner, providing weekly food donations (100+ lbs) and Community Reinvestment Fund grants. Comparable community-owned mission-driven organization operating in the same Williamson Street neighborhood and progressive ecosystem.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/SJCmadison
• Facebookfacebook.com/SocialJusticeCenter
• Instagraminstagram.com/sjcmadison
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/social-justice-center

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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