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← CENTRO LEGAL DE LA RAZA INC

Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by CENTRO LEGAL DE LA RAZA INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$18,527,859
Total expenses
$20,234,248
Contributions and grants received
$18,297,898
Grants paid
$7,108,048
Program service revenue
$185,140
Investment income
$40,355
Other revenue
$4,466
Total assets, end of year
$8,325,419
Total liabilities, end of year
$5,179,543
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$3,145,876
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$17,822,062
Management and general expenses
$1,793,790
Fundraising expenses
$618,396
Program service expenses (Part III)
$17,822,062

Program services were 88.1% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $14,736,406

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $3,561,492

  • 2a · Program service revenue: FEES FOR SERVICE

    total $185,140 · related or exempt $185,140

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $40,355 · excluded $40,355

  • 4 · Income from investment of tax-exempt bond proceeds

    total $0

  • 5 · Royalties

    total $0

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $0

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $0

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $0

  • 9c · Net income from gaming

    total $0

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $0

  • 11a · Other revenue: OTHER INCOME

    total $4,466 · excluded $4,466

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $4,466

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $0

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $7,108,048 · program services $7,108,048

  • 3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals

    total $0

  • 4 · Benefits paid to or for members

    total $0

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $228,957 · program services $36,061 · management and general $120,774 · fundraising $72,122

  • 6 · Compensation of disqualified persons

    total $0

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $8,208,640 · program services $7,407,015 · management and general $438,214 · fundraising $363,411

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $193,801 · program services $167,273 · management and general $17,475 · fundraising $9,053

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $1,058,525 · program services $913,633 · management and general $95,444 · fundraising $49,448

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $661,596 · program services $584,411 · management and general $43,587 · fundraising $33,598

  • 11a · Fees: management

    total $0

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $311,869 · program services $267,671 · management and general $44,198

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $579,582 · management and general $579,582

  • 11d · Fees: lobbying

    total $0

  • 11e · Fees: professional fundraising services

    total $0

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $0

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $585,246 · program services $402,167 · management and general $150,460 · fundraising $32,619

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $32,188 · program services $20,053 · management and general $12,135

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $25,839 · program services $17,031 · management and general $8,117 · fundraising $691

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $212,044 · program services $138,075 · management and general $68,081 · fundraising $5,888

  • 15 · Royalties

    total $0

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $445,432 · program services $392,690 · management and general $30,046 · fundraising $22,696

  • 17 · Travel

    total $0

  • 18 · Travel or entertainment for public officials

    total $0

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $0

  • 20 · Interest

    total $0

  • 21 · Payments to affiliates

    total $0

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $0

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $87,475 · program services $82,346 · management and general $2,922 · fundraising $2,207

  • 24a · Other expenses: MISCELLANEOUS

    total $115,529 · program services $55,080 · management and general $57,949 · fundraising $2,500

  • 24b · Other expenses: PAYROLL FEES

    total $83,337 · management and general $83,337

  • 24c · Other expenses: Postage and Shipping

    total $82,801 · program services $59,957 · management and general $11,274 · fundraising $11,570

  • 24d · Other expenses: DEPRECIATION

    total $82,730 · program services $82,406 · management and general $185 · fundraising $139

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $130,609 · program services $88,145 · management and general $30,010 · fundraising $12,454

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $3,641,950 · end of year $2,003,071

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $1,100,250 · end of year $250

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $4,339,159 · end of year $5,912,144

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    end of year $0

  • 5 · Loans and receivables from officers and key people

    end of year $0

  • 6 · Loans and receivables from disqualified persons

    end of year $0

  • 7 · Other notes and loans receivable

    end of year $0

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    end of year $0

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $203,006 · end of year $151,581

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $286,115

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $182,965

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $113,744 · end of year $103,150

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    end of year $0

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    end of year $0

  • 13 · Investments: program-related

    end of year $0

  • 14 · Intangible assets

    end of year $0

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $342,071 · end of year $155,223

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $1,104,577 · end of year $3,065,199

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $3,445,924 · end of year $1,971,299

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $337,414 · end of year $143,045

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $3,817,915 · end of year $1,643,307

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $1,034,350 · end of year $1,502,569

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

Centro Legal De La Raza is a comprehensive legal services agency protecting and advancing the rights of low-income immigrant communities throguh culturally competent bilingual legal representation, education, and advocacy.

Activities or mission (Part I)

Centro Legal de la Raza provides bilingual, culturally-sensitive legal aid, education, and advocacy for low-income residents of the bay area, particularly monolingual Spanish-speaking immigrants.

  • Centro Legal De La Raza's core legal services include full scope representation referrals, and counsel and advice to more than 10,000 individuals each year. Key programs include the tenants' rights program, which promotes safe, stable, and healthy housing by helping fight unlawful evictions, rent increases, and bad conditions; the workers' rights program which promotes lawful, fair, and safe working conditions and employment practices by helping low-wage workers defend against wage theft, discrimination, retaliation, and wrongful termination, and the immigration program which promotes family stability and economic security by representing our most vulnerable community members, including families living in poverty, long residing undocumented immigrants and families, youth victims of violent crimes, asylum seekers, dreamers, those facing deportation.

    Expenses $17,427,259 · Grants $7,108,048

  • Centro Legal De La Raza's youth law academy is building a diversity pipeline into higher education and the law by helping low-income youth of color enroll in and graduate from college, as well as explore professional careers. The first phase is a three-year after-school program that provides comprehensive support services to help youth graduate high school and prepare for college. The second phase is a college component, which helps students transition to college with a plan to fund their education and provides ongoing case management to ensure persistence.

    Expenses $394,803

As filed on the 2023 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Monique J Berlanga

    Executive Dir.

    Total calculated
    $197,909
    From this org
    $183,891
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $14,018
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $183,891
    Bonus
    not reported
    Other
    not reported
    Deferred
    $4,616
    Nontaxable benefits
    $9,402
    Filer's total
    $197,909
  • Silvia Jacques

    DEPUTY DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $145,699
    From this org
    $134,515
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $11,184
    Hours/week
    40
  • Cecilia Almora-Dowd

    Dir. of Finance

    Total calculated
    $138,451
    From this org
    $123,359
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $15,092
    Hours/week
    40
  • Jesse Newmark

    LITIGATION DIR

    Total calculated
    $124,214
    From this org
    $121,005
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $3,209
    Hours/week
    40
  • Julia Hiatt Shepp

    MANAGING ATTORNEY

    Total calculated
    $123,873
    From this org
    $115,743
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $8,130
    Hours/week
    40
  • Raymundo Jacquez

    DEPUTY DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $121,734
    From this org
    $120,580
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $1,154
    Hours/week
    40
  • Abigail Sullivan Engen

    CO-DIR ATTORNEY

    Total calculated
    $120,401
    From this org
    $117,757
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $2,644
    Hours/week
    40
  • Aidin Castillo

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Ellie Dehghan

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Diane Cardona Downs

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Sandra Sertel

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Erica Villanueva

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Chip Conradi

    Treasurer

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Claudia Perkins

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Luis Hoyos

    Secretary

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Stephanie Tang

    Chairperson

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.

Schedule J

Answered yes

None.

Answered no

  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
  • 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
  • 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
  • 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
  • 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
  • 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
14 February 2025
IRS schema version
2023v6.0
Source object
202500459349302205

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