Form 990 for tax year 2022
Filed by NEIGHBORHOOD LEGAL SERVICES OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY.
Totals
- Total revenue
- $25,244,252
- Total expenses
- $24,749,916
- Contributions and grants received
- $24,943,496
- Grants paid
- $5,208,984
- Program service revenue
- $240,366
- Investment income
- $29,681
- Other revenue
- $30,709
- Total assets, end of year
- $16,757,353
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $8,169,792
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $8,587,561
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $21,692,482
- Management and general expenses
- $2,543,851
- Fundraising expenses
- $513,583
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $21,692,482
Program services were 87.6% 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.
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1c · Fundraising events
$41,997
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1e · Government grants (contributions)
$21,974,311
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$2,927,188
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2a · Program service revenue: Attorney Fees
total $133,272 · related or exempt $133,272
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2b · Program service revenue: Fellowship Revenue
total $107,094 · related or exempt $107,094
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3 · Investment income
total $77,203 · excluded $77,203
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6a · Gross rents
real property $67,856
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6b · Less rental expenses
real property $71,082
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6c · Rental income or loss
real property -$3,226
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6d · Net rental income or loss
total -$3,226 · excluded -$3,226
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7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory
securities $3,419,000
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7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses
securities $3,466,522
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7c · Gain or loss
securities -$47,522
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7d · Net gain or loss
total -$47,522 · excluded -$47,522
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8a · Fundraising events: gross income
$129,839
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8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c
$41,997
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8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses
$140,165
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8c · Net income from fundraising events
total -$10,326 · excluded -$10,326
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11a · Other revenue: Cy Pres
total $44,261 · excluded $44,261
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11e · Other revenue, total
$44,261
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments
total $5,167,286 · program services $5,167,286
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2 · Grants to domestic individuals
total $41,698 · program services $41,698
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5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $687,867 · program services $254,261 · management and general $405,972 · fundraising $27,634
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $12,562,618 · program services $11,077,347 · management and general $1,261,477 · fundraising $223,794
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8 · Pension plan contributions
total $555,153 · program services $483,853 · management and general $66,336 · fundraising $4,964
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9 · Other employee benefits
total $2,152,069 · program services $1,869,722 · management and general $238,076 · fundraising $44,271
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $958,438 · program services $823,062 · management and general $117,977 · fundraising $17,399
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11b · Fees: legal
total $11,936 · management and general $11,936
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11c · Fees: accounting
total $54,000 · management and general $52,586 · fundraising $1,414
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11g · Fees: other
total $468,510 · program services $269,635 · management and general $50,879 · fundraising $147,996
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12 · Advertising and promotion
total $24,348 · program services $17,000 · management and general $691 · fundraising $6,657
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13 · Office expenses
total $557,096 · program services $505,195 · management and general $33,851 · fundraising $18,050
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14 · Information technology
total $298,566 · program services $159,872 · management and general $132,100 · fundraising $6,594
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16 · Occupancy
total $486,857 · program services $416,728 · management and general $61,692 · fundraising $8,437
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17 · Travel
total $46,728 · program services $41,655 · management and general $4,796 · fundraising $277
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19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings
total $114,726 · program services $93,831 · management and general $17,493 · fundraising $3,402
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22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $274,419 · program services $200,595 · management and general $73,824
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23 · Insurance
total $70,925 · program services $58,091 · management and general $11,700 · fundraising $1,134
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24a · Other expenses: Dues & subscriptions
total $90,567 · program services $89,089 · management and general $1,308 · fundraising $170
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24b · Other expenses: Library maintenance
total $54,067 · program services $54,067
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24c · Other expenses: Litigation
total $47,605 · program services $47,605
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24d · Other expenses: Miscellaneous
total $24,437 · program services $21,890 · management and general $1,157 · fundraising $1,390
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $1,887,582 · end of year $4,126,682
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2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
beginning of year $6,265,711 · end of year $5,017,967
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3 · Pledges and grants receivable
beginning of year $5,731,827 · end of year $4,344,746
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9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
beginning of year $129,464 · end of year $146,633
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10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$6,638,641
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10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$4,504,818
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10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $2,390,142 · end of year $2,133,823
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15 · Other assets
beginning of year $32,716 · end of year $987,502
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17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $3,303,741 · end of year $2,491,365
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19 · Deferred revenue
beginning of year $4,008,889 · end of year $3,618,048
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21 · Escrow or custodial account liability
beginning of year $1,007,073 · end of year $1,084,466
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25 · Other liabilities
beginning of year $0 · end of year $975,913
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $7,669,563 · end of year $8,117,968
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28 · Net assets with donor restrictions
beginning of year $448,176 · end of year $469,593
Mission and programs · 2022
Mission
As a national leader in innovative legal services, NLSLA changes lives and transforms communities. Through a combination of compassionate individual representation, high impact litigation, public policy advocacy, community education, and collaborative projects, NLSLA combats the immediate and long-lasting effects of poverty and expands access to health, opportunity, and justice in the diverse neighborhoods of Los Angeles.
Activities or mission (Part I)
Neighborhood Legal Services of Los Angeles County (NLSLA) is a multi-lingual, public interest law firm that has been at the forefront of the issues facing low-income residents of Los Angeles County since 1965. Through litigation, advocacy, collaboration, outreach, education and representation, NLSLA effectively helps individuals and families gain the basic needs and opportunities necessary to secure a better life. Our advocates work with clients, community groups, government agencies and non-profit organizations to secure equal justice and opportunity for low-income residents. We are agents of change, working collaboratively to provide high-quality legal aid to those in need; connecting people with essential support for their physical, social and economic well-being; and, playing a key role in the development of policy that empowers low-income families and communities.
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NLSLA provides free legal assistance to low-income persons who reside in Los Angeles county on civil matters that particularly impact the poor including housing, family and domestic violence, public benefits, health, immigration, employment, workforce development, education, community economic development and consumer rights.Despite the continuing impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, which created barriers for people in need of accessing legal services, in 2022, NLSLA served 147,153 individuals. This included 9,366 attorney and advocate assisted legal and case management cases, 86,722 individuals and groups reached via Self Help Legal Access Centers, self-help model clinics, and outreach and educational presentations; as well as 51,065 unique views of NLSLA's online education and outreach material. NLSLA also assisted tens of thousands of people through impact litigation.NLSLA partners with private lawyers and volunteers within the community to assist with the delivery of legal services to the poor throughout Los Angeles County. In 2022, NLSLA recorded $1,602,146 in donated services comprised of 198 volunteers providing 9,232 donated service hours. Donated services may include a range of assistance from direct representation, co-counsel, research or expert advice assistance, legal clinic participation and/or administrative support.
Expenses $21,692,482 · Grants $5,208,984 · Revenue $240,366
As filed on the 2022 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.
Listed in Part VII
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Esteban Rodriguez Esq
Chair
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Bryan King Sheldon Esq
Vice Chair
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Nicolas Orihuela Esq
Treasurer
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Elizabeth Dunbar
Secretary
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Paul J Loh Esq
Past Chair
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Saheli Datta Esq
Executive Committee
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Kathi Frazier
Executive Committee
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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John B Major Esq
Executive Committee
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Andrea L Tozer Esq
Executive Committee
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Michael Bierman
Board Member
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Mara Cohen
Board Member (start 4/22)
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Erica Deutsch Esq
Board Member
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Alice Fu
Board Member
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Silva Garabedian
Board Member
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Paul Garcia
Board Member (start 12/22)
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Zakiya Glass Esq
Board Member
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Miguel Gradilla
Board Member
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Jose R Hernandez
Board Member
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Sharre Lotfollahi Esq
Board Member
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Tamila C Jensen Esq
Board Member
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Oscar Madrigal
Board Member
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Douglas Smith Esq
Board Member
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Emily Soong
Board Member
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Luz Elena Tafolla
Board Member
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Tiffany Tai
Board Member (end 2/22)
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Richard Tom Esq
Board Member
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
David Willingham
Board Member
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Mandy Wu
Board Member
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Yvonne Mariajimenez
President & CEO
- Total calculated
- $260,372
- From this org
- $222,088
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $38,284
- Hours/week
- 35
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $221,679
- Bonus
- $102
- Other
- $307
- Deferred
- $20,250
- Nontaxable benefits
- $18,034
- Filer's total
- $260,372
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Lynne Hiortdahl
Chief Financial Officer
- Total calculated
- $187,838
- From this org
- $149,105
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $38,733
- Hours/week
- 35
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $148,810
- Bonus
- $101
- Other
- $194
- Deferred
- $13,558
- Nontaxable benefits
- $25,175
- Filer's total
- $187,838
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David Pallack
Legal Director
- Total calculated
- $239,657
- From this org
- $204,054
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $35,603
- Hours/week
- 35
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $203,680
- Bonus
- $102
- Other
- $272
- Deferred
- $18,412
- Nontaxable benefits
- $17,191
- Filer's total
- $239,657
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Lambreni Waddell
Chief of Staff
- Total calculated
- $177,012
- From this org
- $141,306
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $35,706
- Hours/week
- 35
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $141,031
- Bonus
- $110
- Other
- $165
- Deferred
- $8,745
- Nontaxable benefits
- $26,961
- Filer's total
- $177,012
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Elizabeth Weinberg
Vice President, Marketing & Dev.
- Total calculated
- $192,114
- From this org
- $153,369
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $38,745
- Hours/week
- 35
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $153,068
- Bonus
- $101
- Other
- $200
- Deferred
- $4,964
- Nontaxable benefits
- $33,781
- Filer's total
- $192,114
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Rachel Steinback
Director of Litigation & Policy
- Total calculated
- $184,386
- From this org
- $162,506
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $21,880
- Hours/week
- 35
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $162,196
- Bonus
- $101
- Other
- $209
- Deferred
- $5,043
- Nontaxable benefits
- $16,837
- Filer's total
- $184,386
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Roselyn Tan
Controller
- Total calculated
- $171,680
- From this org
- $146,788
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $24,892
- Hours/week
- 35
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $146,528
- Bonus
- $108
- Other
- $152
- Deferred
- $13,561
- Nontaxable benefits
- $11,331
- Filer's total
- $171,680
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Stuart Koenig
Director of Pro Bono
- Total calculated
- $168,113
- From this org
- $114,891
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $53,222
- Hours/week
- 35
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $114,626
- Bonus
- $110
- Other
- $155
- Deferred
- $12,517
- Nontaxable benefits
- $40,705
- Filer's total
- $168,113
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
- 3 · Form 990 of other organizations
- 3 · Compensation survey or study
- 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee
- 7 · Other non-fixed payments
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
- 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception
The filer's explanations (Part III)
- Part I, Line 7
- NLSLA provided a $100 gift card to all employees during the 2022 Holiday season.
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
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$906,973
Subcontractor on Shriver Housing Project-LA joint advocacy efforts and strategy to provide legal assistance to eligible low-income parties in civil cases and increase access to justice for unrepresented parties.
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Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles
$837,790
Subcontractor on Self Help Legal Access Center Grant to operate a center in the Superior Courthouses of Long Beach, Torrance, Santa Monica and Inglewood.
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Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles
$664,245
Subcontractor on Shriver Housing Project-LA joint advocacy efforts and strategy to provide legal assistance to eligible low-income parties in civil cases and increase access to justice for unrepresented parties.
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$578,162
Subcontractor on Shriver Housing Project-LA joint advocacy efforts and strategy to provide legal assistance to eligible low-income parties in civil cases and increase access to justice for unrepresented parties.
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Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles
$431,097
Subcontractor on the Medical Legal Services Whole Person Care grant to provide assistance to participants in the following area of legal expertise: housing-related matters, immigration matters, general law-enforcement related matters, benefits advocacy, conservatorship, educational services and consumer law matters.
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Mental Health Advocacy Services Inc
$339,385
Subcontractor on the Medical Legal Services Whole Person Care grant to provide assistance to participants in the following area of legal expertise: housing-related matters, immigration matters, general law-enforcement related matters, benefits advocacy, conservatorship, educational services and consumer law matters.
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Subcontractor on Self Help Legal Access Center Grant to operate a center in the Superior Courthouse in Compton.
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$149,806
Subcontractor on the Medical Legal Services Whole Person Care grant to provide assistance to participants in the following area of legal expertise: housing-related matters, immigration matters, general law-enforcement related matters, benefits advocacy, conservatorship, educational services and consumer law matters.
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$135,000
Subcontractor to the California Community Foundation (CCF) grant for the implementation of the Los Angeles Linking Immigrants and Individuals to Benefits, Resources and Education Collaborative (LA LIBRE) to seamlessly link individuals and families to benefit enrollment assistance, legal services and other resources within a closed-loop referral network, to maximize benefit enrollment and retention, and helping to lift people out of poverty.
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Subcontractor to the California Community Foundation (CCF) grant for the implementation of the Los Angeles Linking Immigrants and Individuals to Benefits, Resources and Education Collaborative (LA LIBRE) to seamlessly link individuals and families to benefit enrollment assistance, legal services and other resources within a closed-loop referral network, to maximize benefit enrollment and retention, and helping to lift people out of poverty.
The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.
Provenance
- Return type
- form_990
- Tax year
- 2022
- Filed
- 2 October 2023
- IRS schema version
- 2022v5.0
- Source object
- 202332759349300748
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