$10.4M in expenses

In fiscal year 2024, the bail project marked seven years of operations with more than 34,000 individuals helped nationwide and over $91 million in free bail assistance. The bail project supported these clients in more than 138,000 court dates for a 93% court appearance rate, offering further evidence that cash bail is not a necessary incentive to ensure people return to court. This high return to court rate continues to ensure the sustainability of the bail project's national revolving bail fund with 90% of bail payments returning after cases close and allowing the organization to help additional people. See schedule o for continuationfiscal year 2024 was further marked by key gains in our advocacy and narrative change efforts: the culmination of a years' long campaign in illinois resulting in the elimination of cash bail; tulsa-based research demonstrating that pretrial support is more effective than cash bail; the publication of 55 pieces of print journalism and 12 op-eds and letters; and the launch of a public education campaign with the ad council featuring videos with michael eric dyson, carmelo anthony, and leyna bloom.