CHRISTIAN LEGAL AID OF LOS ANGELES CO GARY MAEDER Charity Report

Public IRS 990 nonprofit record

CHRISTIAN LEGAL AID OF LOS ANGELES CO GARY MAEDER

EIN 33-1122694 · Legal Services (I80)

What they do

to Share The Love of Jesus Christ By Cultivating A Passion for Justice In Our Community, Providing Free Legal Services and Hope In An Urgent Care Setting to Those In Need In Los Angeles County and Inspiring and Training Attorneys and Other Volunteers to Provide Such Services As An Outgrowth of Their Christian Faith.

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Look at where the money went

Of every $100 spent, about $86.10 was reported for mission work. Use the spending picture below and ask what results that work produced.

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Money report from 2024The charity has a recent tax report to read.

They explain their jobThe charity tells us what it is trying to do.

They name their leaders8 people are listed in the latest report.

You can reach themThey list contact information, so you can ask questions.

Money made simple

68.22%of revenue went to mission work86.1% of expenses · Program services

0.74%of revenue went to fundraising0.9% of expenses

$79.28spent for every $100 of revenueRevenue covered expenses this year.

10.32%of revenue went to management and office costs13.0% of expenses

$1.66in assets for every $1 spent this yearSome assets cannot be spent right away.

100.2%of its money came from giftsOther money may come from services or investments.

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Money

Financial picture

Tax year 2024

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$100revenue

How each $100 of revenue was used

The large number compares each expense with revenue. The smaller number shows its share of total expenses.

Total reported revenue$151,002

Mission workProgram services$103,01268.22% of revenue86.1% of expenses

ManagementOffice and general costs$15,57610.32% of revenue13.0% of expenses

FundraisingAsking for donations$1,1230.74% of revenue0.9% of expenses

Revenue left after expensesReported annual surplus$31,29120.72% of revenueShown in gray on the chart

Total expenses$119,71179.28% of revenue

Gray means reported revenue left after expenses for this filing year. It does not necessarily mean cash sitting in a bank account.

Has the pattern changed?

Colored bars = expense mix: how each year’s expenses were divided. Total expenses vs. revenue shows whether the charity spent less or more than it received. The current filing is first.

YearExpense mixDetails

2024CurrentExpense mix: 86.1% mission · 13.0% management · 0.9% fundraisingTotal expenses: 79.28% of revenue

2023Expense mix: 85.2% mission · 12.2% management · 2.6% fundraisingTotal expenses: 92.57% of revenue

2022Expense mix: 95.6% mission · 2.9% management · 1.6% fundraisingTotal expenses: 92.96% of revenue

2021Expense mix: 97.0% mission · 2.2% management · 0.7% fundraisingTotal expenses: 68.95% of revenue

2020Expense mix: 99.2% mission · 0.2% management · 0.6% fundraisingTotal expenses: 82.72% of revenue

Money in and money out

Revenue$151,002

Expenses$119,711

Annual surplus $31,291 Revenue was higher than expenses for this filing year.

Reported spending amounts

Mission work means the Form 990 category called program services. These are reported accounting categories—not an independent measurement of results.

Mission work (program services)$103,012 · 86.1% of expenses

Management and office costs$15,576 · 13.0% of expenses

Fundraising$1,123 · 0.9% of expenses

See all reported dollar amounts

Revenue$151,002

Expenses$119,711

Assets$198,346

Income$173,996

Contributions$151,302

Mission work (program services)$103,012

Fundraising$1,123

Management and general$15,576

Accounting fees$15,116

People

Leadership and board

Tax year 2024

Names, titles, time, and compensation below are reported by the organization on its Form 990.

No compensation was reported for these leaders. The complete board and leadership roster is shown below.

Board and leadership roster (8)

ALEXANDRO KIMDIRECTOR

CHARLES SUHAYDACHAIRMAN

GARY MAEDERCFO

JEFFREY KOENIGVICE PRESIDENT

KAY RUSTANDSECRETARY

SAMUEL SADEGHIDIRECTOR

TERRAN STEINHARTPRESIDENT

VALERIE COSTANZADIRECTOR

About this charity

Recognized since: January 2006
Location: 12600 PRESTON WAY, LOS ANGELES, CA 90066-1826
County: Los Angeles
In care of: % GARY MAEDER
Primary officer: Gary Maeder, CFO

How to reach them

WebsiteVisit the charity’s website EmailCLA@clsnet.org Phone(310) 390-2682

Filing and classification

Latest tax year: 2024
Tax period began: January 1, 2024
Return type: 990
Tax preparer: BEESON HOFFMAN & SIDDALL INC
NTEE classification: Legal Services (I80)
IRS tax category: Legal Services