Help Us Support the RTC Movement!
With your help, we’ve been going strong for 20 years.
The National Coalition for a Civil Right to Counsel (NCCRC), a project of the Public Justice Center (PJC), celebrated our 20th anniversary in 2023! We couldn’t have achieved this milestone without the amazing support of our participants, partners, and supporters nationwide. With this help, we have been able to protect and advance the right to counsel in basic human needs civil cases across the country.
Why donate to the NCCRC? Your contribution makes a real difference for us. We’re a small but ambitious team, and your help can enable us to provide technical assistance to tenant organizers in developing strategies to advance RTC in their city, develop essential resources and training opportunities like the tenant right to counsel Sprints, and support (or oppose) litigation and legislation that impacts the right to counsel in civil cases.
What is the Public Justice Center? The NCCRC is a project of the Public Justice Center (PJC), a non-profit law firm in Baltimore, Maryland. The PJC does incredible legislative and litigation work in housing, education stability, workplace justice, health equity, and so much more. We’re proud to be one of PJC’s projects, and if you see one of the donation options below naming the PJC, that’s why.
It’s easy to donate online.
You can also make a gift in any of the following ways!
Donate by check
Make the check out to “Public Justice Center” with “NCCRC” in the notes field and mail to:
National Coalition for a Civil Right to Counsel
c/o Public Justice Center
201 North Charles St., Suite 1200
Baltimore, MD 21201
Become a Catalyst for Change
Catalysts for Change give monthly or quarterly to power our pursuit of economic justice and racial equity.
How? Set up an automatic monthly gift via credit card online or by contacting Dan Gugliuzza by email or at 410-625-9409 x281 (specifying that you want to make a gift to the NCCRC).
Become a Champion of Justice
Champions of Justice are individual donors who contribute $1,000 or more to demonstrate their commitment to systemic change.
How? Become a Champion of Justice by making one or more gifts in a year that add up to at least $1,000 in a fiscal year (July 1-June 30). You can donate online or through any of the other ways to give.
Leave a legacy
Name the PJC as a beneficiary in your will, your retirement plan, or your life insurance policy (specifying that the gift is specifically for the NCCRC).
How? Contact Kathleen Gregory by email or (410) 625-9409 x239.
Matching gift
You may be able to double—or even triple—the impact of your donation to the NCCRC with a matching gift from your employer. (Spouses and retirees may also qualify for matching gifts.)
How? Use this search tool to see if your employer matches gifts and complete a matching gift form.
Workplace giving
The Public Justice Center participates in workplace giving campaigns for employees of Baltimore City, Maryland, the federal government, and the private sector.
How? Make a gift through the following campaigns by using the PJC’s designation number (and specify the gift is for the NCCRC).
United Way of Central Maryland Campaign: 6393 (includes Baltimore City government employees and the private sector)
Maryland Charity Campaign: 521412226
Combined Federal Campaign: 40003
IRA distribution
If you are age 70 ½ or older, you can contribute up to $100,000 from your IRA directly to the Public Justice Center. An IRA charitable rollover gift supports our long-term fight for justice and benefits you. You may avoid taxes on qualified transfers, satisfy your required minimum distribution, and reduce your taxable income.
How? Contact your IRA plan administrator with the information below to make an IRA rollover contribution to the PJC (EIN tax ID number: 52-1412226). Make sure to indicate you would like the gift to go towards the NCCRC.
Stock
Brown Advisory accepts stock gifts on behalf of the Public Justice Center.
How? Instructions for making a stock gift are available here. Please also contact PJC Director of Development Kathleen Gregory by email or phone at (410) 625-9409 x239 to let her know that you plan to make a gift and that it should be designated for the NCCRC.
Donor Bill of Rights: The PJC adopts and adheres to the Donor Bill of Rights, developed by the Association of Fundraising Professionals, the Association of Healthcare Philanthropy, the Council for Advancement and Support of Education, and the Giving Institute: Leading Consultants to Non-Profits. Public Justice Center, Inc. is a §501(c)(3) organization, gifts to which are deductible as charitable contributions for Federal income tax purposes. The Public Justice Center is incorporated in the State of Maryland. Copies of current financial statements are available upon request by contacting the Public Justice Center at 201 N. Charles Street, Suite 1200, Baltimore, MD 21201 or by telephone at 410-625-9409. Documents and information submitted to the State of Maryland under the Maryland Charitable Solicitations Act are available from the Office of the Secretary of State, Annapolis, MD 21401 for the cost of copying and postage. The Public Justice Center is registered to request contributions in the states that require charitable solicitation registration. See our charitable solicitation disclosures page for more information.
The Public Justice Center, Inc. is a charitable organization designated as tax-exempt under Internal Revenue Code section 501(c)3. Copies of current financial statements are available online or upon request by contacting the Public Justice Center, Inc., at 201 North Charles Street, Suite 1200, Baltimore, MD 21201, or by telephone at (410) 625-9409. Documents and information submitted under the State of Maryland Charitable Solicitations Act are available from the Office of the Secretary of State of Maryland, Annapolis, MD 21401, for the cost of copying and postage.
