CALIFORNIA LAWYERS ASSOCIATION Charity Report

Public IRS 990 nonprofit record

CALIFORNIA LAWYERS ASSOCIATION

EIN 82-3116128 · Legal Services (I80)

What they do

CLAs Mission is to Promote Excellence, Diversity and Inclusion In The Legal Profession and Fairness In Access to Justice and The Rule of Law.

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Look at where the money went

Of every $100 spent, about $0.00 was reported for mission work. Use the spending picture below and ask what results that work produced.

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Basic facts we verified

IRS warning checkNo IRS revocation warning appears in this data.

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 leaders28 people are listed in the latest report.

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

Money made simple

$114.27spent for every $100 of revenueSpending was higher than revenue this year.

11.43%of revenue went to management and office costs10.0% of expenses

$0.72in assets for every $1 spent this yearSome assets cannot be spent right away.

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Worth asking: Expenses exceeded revenue by $1,478,004 this year. Ask whether that was planned or caused by a one-time event.

Pay context: The highest compensation shown in this filing is $346,681 for CHRIS NGUYEN (CEO, EXEC DIR). Compare pay with organizations of similar size and complexity.

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Money

Financial picture

Tax year 2024

A plain-language look at the latest Form 990 figures available. These numbers help you ask better questions; they do not, by themselves, rate whether a charity is good or bad.

$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$10,358,334

Mission workProgram services0.00% of revenue0.0% of expenses

ManagementOffice and general costs$1,183,63111.43% of revenue10.0% of expenses

FundraisingAsking for donations0.00% of revenue0.0% of expenses

Total expenses$11,836,338114.27% of revenue

Expenses were greater than revenue, so the colored ring fills the available $100 and the total above 100% is shown below.

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: 0.0% mission · 10.0% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 114.27% of revenue

2023Expense mix: 0.0% mission · 10.0% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 124.81% of revenue

2022Expense mix: 0.0% mission · 12.5% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 105.74% of revenue

2021Expense mix: 0.0% mission · 9.4% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 82.25% of revenue

2020Expense mix: 90.0% mission · 9.5% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 83.50% of revenue

2019Expense mix: 90.0% mission · 10.0% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 119.07% of revenue

Money in and money out

Revenue$10,358,334

Expenses$11,836,338

Annual shortfall $1,478,004 Expenses were higher than revenue 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.

Management and office costs$1,183,631 · 10.0% of expenses

See all reported dollar amounts

Revenue$10,358,334

Expenses$11,836,338

Assets$8,475,394

Income$10,358,334

Grants given$986,751

Average grant$140,964

Management and general$1,183,631

Stocks and bonds$1,190,249

Accounting fees$231,585

People

Leadership and board

Tax year 2024

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

People reported as paid

Person and titleCompensation

CHRIS NGUYENCEO, EXEC DIR · 40 hrs/week $346,681Base $284,257 · Other $62,424

SAUL BERCOVITCHDIR. GOVT. REL. · 40 hrs/week $207,347Base $179,164 · Other $28,183

PATRICIA HORANASSOC EXEC DIR · 40 hrs/week $190,313Base $179,379 · Other $10,934

MIKE FURYDIR. IT · 40 hrs/week $171,490Base $156,378 · Other $15,112

KRISTINA ROBELDOSR. SECTION MGR · 40 hrs/week $154,700Base $137,434 · Other $17,266

TEJ BAATHDIR. MARKETING · 40 hrs/week $140,480Base $127,997 · Other $12,483

Compensation alone does not tell whether pay is reasonable. Consider the charity’s size, work, location, and results.

See everyone listed on the board or leadership roster (28)

CHRIS NGUYENCEO, EXEC DIR

SAUL BERCOVITCHDIR. GOVT. REL.

PATRICIA HORANASSOC EXEC DIR

MIKE FURYDIR. IT

KRISTINA ROBELDOSR. SECTION MGR

TEJ BAATHDIR. MARKETING

MARK LEONARDREPRESENTATIVE

TERRANCE EVANSVICE CHAIR

TARA BURDCHAIR.

SABRINA GREENVICE PRESIDENT

ROBBIE KLEINREPRESENTATIVE

PHIL TOOMEYREPRESENTATIVE

PERRY SEGALREPRESENTATIVE

NEIL WERTLIEBREPRESENTATIVE

MIKE SHAIKHREPRESENTATIVE

MICHELE BROWNREPRESENTATIVE

ALAN YOCHELSONREPRESENTATIVE

JOSHUA DE LARIOS-HEIMANREPRESENTATIVE

JILL MANNINGTREASURER

JESSI FIERROREPRESENTATIVE

JEREMY EVANSPAST PRESIDENT

IRENEO REUSREPRESENTATIVE

ENRIQUE HERNANDEZ-PULIDOREPRESENTATIVE

ELLEN MCKISSOCKREPRESENTATIVE

CIARAN OSULLIVANREPRESENTATIVE

BETTY WILLIAMSPRESIDENT

ANTHONY LAISECRETARY

AMY SHENREPRESENTATIVE

About this charity

Recognized since: January 2018
Location: 400 CAPITOL MALL STE 650, SACRAMENTO, CA 95814-4430
County: Sacramento
In care of: % JAMES J CHANG
Primary officer: Chris Nguyen, CEO

How to reach them

WebsiteVisit the charity’s website Emailinfo@calawyers.org Phone(916) 516-1760

Filing and classification

Latest tax year: 2024
Tax period began: January 1, 2024
Return type: 990
Tax preparer: JAMES MARTA & CO LLP
NTEE classification: Legal Services (I80)
IRS tax category: Legal Services
Grant-giving organization: Yes