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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by CALIFORNIA ACCESS TO JUSTICE COMMISSION.

Totals

Total revenue
$7,175,557
Total expenses
$7,174,069
Contributions and grants received
$7,145,749
Grants paid
$6,381,581
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$29,808
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$2,958,046
Total liabilities, end of year
$2,546,395
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$411,651
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$7,043,176
Management and general expenses
$130,893
Fundraising expenses
$0
Program service expenses (Part III)
$7,043,176

Program services were 98.2% 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)

    $6,576,718

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $569,031

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $29,808 · excluded $29,808

  • 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

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $0

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $6,280,000 · program services $6,280,000

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $101,581 · program services $101,581

  • 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 $0

  • 6 · Compensation of disqualified persons

    total $0

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $0

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $0

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $0

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $0

  • 11a · Fees: management

    total $0

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $0

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $48,520 · program services $17,820 · management and general $30,700

  • 11d · Fees: lobbying

    total $0

  • 11e · Fees: professional fundraising services

    total $0

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $0

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $757 · management and general $757

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $0

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $8,249 · management and general $8,249

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $57,974 · program services $55,047 · management and general $2,927

  • 15 · Royalties

    total $0

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $0

  • 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 $1,525 · management and general $1,525

  • 24a · Other expenses: GRANT ADMINISTRATION EXPENSES

    total $674,575 · program services $588,728 · management and general $85,847

  • 24b · Other expenses: MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES

    total $846 · management and general $846

  • 24c · Other expenses: TAXES AND INSURANCE

    total $42 · management and general $42

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $0

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $4,149,673 · end of year $2,936,546

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    end of year $0

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $12,113 · end of year $21,500

  • 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

    end of year $0

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    end of year $0

  • 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

    end of year $0

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $89,123 · end of year $108,895

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $3,662,500 · end of year $2,437,500

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $178,163 · end of year $222,029

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $232,000 · end of year $189,622

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

The California Access to Justice Commission advances access to justice for all Californians by expanding resources, removing barriers, and developing innovations so everyone can effectively and efficiently resolve their civil legal issues.

  • INFRASTRUCTURE AND INNOVATION GRANT PROGRAM: With funding from the Equal Access Fund appropriation in the State Budget Act, our Infrastructure and Innovation grants strengthen legal aid nonprofits and start new forms of legal help for low-income Californians. Year 2 (one-year grants beginning April 2023) & Year 3 (one-year grants beginning April 2024) each awarded $4,875,000 in four quarterly installments spanning the fiscal year ended June 30, 2024, with 44 and 49 grants respectively. The projects funded by the grants provided legal help to thousands of Californians. (REPORTS CAN BE FOUND AT https://calatj.org/grants/grant-resources)

    Expenses $6,743,095 · Grants $6,100,000

  • GRANTS FOR EVICTION ASSISTANCE: THE CALIFORNIA ENDOWMENT PROVIDED THE ACCESS COMMISSION WITH $207,000 TO FUND GRANTS TO CONTINUE AND ENHANCE EFFORTS BEGUN IN RESPONSE TO THE EVICTION AND HOUSING LEGAL NEEDS CREATED BY COVID-19 AND THE END OF EVICTION MORATORIUMS. FOUR LEGAL SERVICES ORGANIZATIONS AND THEIR COMMUNITY PARTNERS RECEIVED THESE GRANTS.

    Expenses $198,500 · Grants $180,000

  • LOAN REPAYMENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM FOR LEGAL AID LAWYERS:THE CALIFORNIA STATE LEGISLATURE HAS RECOGNIZED THE CALIFORNIA ACCESS TO JUSTICE COMMISSION (CALATJ) IN STATUTE (GOV. CODE SECTIONS 68655-68659). IT HAS APPROPRIATED $250,000 TO PROVIDE FUNDING TO THE CALIFORNIA ACCESS TO JUSTICE COMMISSION TO ADMINISTER A TAX-ADVANTAGED STUDENT LOAN REPAYMENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM FOR SERVICE PROVIDERS EMPLOYED BY QUALIFIED LEGAL SERVICE PROJECTS AND SUPPORT CENTERS. (STATS. 2023, CH.34, SEC.23 (SB133) EFFECTIVE JUNE 30, 2023.) THE NEED FOR THIS PROGRAM IS MANIFEST. NEW LEGAL AID JOB OPENINGS NOW STAY UNFILLED FOR MONTHS. RETAINING EXPERIENCED LAWYERS IS, IF ANYTHING, A BIGGER PROBLEM. ONE-THIRD OF CALIFORNIA LEGAL AID LAWYERS LEAVE FOR OTHER JOBS EACH YEAR. CANDIDATE LAWYERS CONSIDERING LEGAL AID JOBS AND VETERAN LAWYERS DECIDING WHETHER TO STAY REPORT THAT THE NUMBER ONE CONCERN IS MONEY. STUDENT LOAN PAYMENTS ARE A MAJOR FACTOR. OVER 84% OF ENTRY-LEVEL CANDIDATES AND OVER 75% OF ALL LEGAL AID LAWYERS HAVE EDUCATIONAL DEBT, WITH THE MEDIAN AMOUNT BEING BETWEEN $125,000 AND $149,000, WITH TYPICAL INTEREST AND PRINCIPAL PAYMENTS OF $8,000 PER YEAR. THE PROBLEM IS EVEN WORSE FOR LEGAL AID LAWYERS OF COLOR WITH A MEDIAN EDUCATIONAL DEBT RANGE OF $200,000$225,000 (2014 TO 2018 GRADUATES) AND HIGHER INTEREST AND PRINCIPAL PAYMENT BURDENS. (PLANS FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF THE LRAP CAN BE FOUND AT HTTPS://CALATJ.ORG/LRAP)

    Expenses $101,581 · Grants $101,581

As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Judge Mark Juhas

    PAST CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Catherine Blakemore

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    10

  • Judge Maria Lucy Armendariz

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Michael Levy

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Ryan M Harrison Sr

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Andrew F Kirtley

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • David R Daniels

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • William Marticorena

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Judge Gail Ruderman Feuer

    Vice Chair

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • HonRosa M Fregoso

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Janice Schmidt

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Amos E Hartston

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Nicole Wasylkiw

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Janis R Hirohama

    CFO

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Judge Lisa R Jaskol

    Secretary

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Hon Victoria S Kolakowski

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Jonathan Libby

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • James Meeker

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Hon Timothy P Dillon

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Panida M Rzonca

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Justice Jon Streeter

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Elica Vafaie

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Johanna Valle Sobalvarro

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Erika C Frank

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Diego Cartagena

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Sandra Levin

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Hon Erica R Yew

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Crystal Miller -O'Brien

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Hon Monica F Wiley

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Justice Kelli Evans

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Jack Londen

    Executive Dir.

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    20

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.

Grants on this return

The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
10 April 2025
IRS schema version
2023v6.0
Source object
202531009349300023

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