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← CASA OF LOS ANGELES

Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by CASA OF LOS ANGELES.

Totals

Total revenue
$8,041,452
Total expenses
$9,867,649
Contributions and grants received
$8,281,218
Grants paid
$83,298
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$203,327
Other revenue
-$443,093
Total assets, end of year
$5,852,915
Total liabilities, end of year
$2,957,947
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$2,894,968
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$6,868,804
Management and general expenses
$1,753,329
Fundraising expenses
$1,245,516
Program service expenses (Part III)
$6,868,804

Program services were 69.6% 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.

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $1,140,118

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $4,467,262

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $2,673,838

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $73,997

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $203,327 · excluded $203,327

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $68,195

  • 8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c

    $1,140,118

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $511,288

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total -$443,093 · excluded -$443,093

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $83,298 · program services $83,298

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $1,071,819 · program services $180,862 · management and general $694,384 · fundraising $196,573

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $5,601,417 · program services $4,686,043 · management and general $271,773 · fundraising $643,601

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $86,011 · program services $71,467 · management and general $5,456 · fundraising $9,088

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $607,170 · program services $462,998 · management and general $70,739 · fundraising $73,433

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $505,872 · program services $370,927 · management and general $71,581 · fundraising $63,364

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $38,293 · management and general $38,293

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $67,571 · management and general $67,571

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $449,139 · program services $180,337 · management and general $242,288 · fundraising $26,514

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $316,269 · program services $181,245 · management and general $22,192 · fundraising $112,832

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $91,474 · program services $19,511 · management and general $24,522 · fundraising $47,441

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $421,527 · program services $259,780 · management and general $136,762 · fundraising $24,985

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $60,081 · program services $46,851 · management and general $7,764 · fundraising $5,466

  • 17 · Travel

    total $19,869 · program services $10,662 · management and general $6,667 · fundraising $2,540

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $7,154 · program services $4,960 · management and general $775 · fundraising $1,419

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $80,192 · program services $60,775 · management and general $8,920 · fundraising $10,497

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $51,215 · program services $38,888 · management and general $5,663 · fundraising $6,664

  • 24a · Other expenses: EVENT SUPPLIES AND RENT

    total $118,801 · program services $109,900 · management and general $1,641 · fundraising $7,260

  • 24b · Other expenses: CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT

    total $77,875 · program services $77,875

  • 24c · Other expenses: STAFF RECRUITING AND TR

    total $77,819 · program services $1,792 · management and general $74,329 · fundraising $1,698

  • 24d · Other expenses: BACKGROUND CHECKS

    total $10,713 · program services $10,052 · management and general $400 · fundraising $261

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $24,070 · program services $10,581 · management and general $1,609 · fundraising $11,880

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $4,354,378 · end of year $3,994,562

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $1,002,874 · end of year $17,447

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $185,000 · end of year $98,204

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $1,103,924 · end of year $902,249

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $118,978 · end of year $93,926

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

    $1,134,973

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

    $728,092

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $422,709 · end of year $406,881

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $970

  • 14 · Intangible assets

    end of year $317,996

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $21,650

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $1,192,196 · end of year $1,156,716

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $1,277,399 · end of year $1,482,326

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $318,905

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $2,550,709 · end of year $1,444,104

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $2,168,529 · end of year $1,450,864

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

OUR MISSION IS TO MOBILIZE COMMUNITY VOLUNTEERS TO ADVOCATE FOR CHILDREN WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED ABUSE AND NEGLECT. OUR VISION IS A LOS ANGELES WHRE EVERY CHILD IN THE WELFARE SYSTEM HAS AN ADVOCATE AND THE OPPORTUNITY TO THRIVE.

Activities or mission (Part I)

TO MOBILIZE COMMUNITY VOLUNTEERS TO ADVOCATE FOR CHILDREN WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED ABUSE AND NEGLECT.

  • CASA OF LOS ANGELES SEEKS TO REDUCE AND REVERSE THE EFFECTS OF CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT, WITH ULTIMATE GOALS OF SAFETY, PERMANENCY, AND WELL-BEING FOR CHILDREN IN THE FOSTER CARE AND JUVENILE JUSTICE SYSTEMS. THIS YEAR WE HAD 832 VOLUNTEER COURT APPOINTED SPECIAL ADVOCATES (CASAS) AND 1004 TOTAL CHILDREN SERVED. CASAS SERVED 888 OF THOSE CHILDREN THROUGH ONE-ON-ONE ADVOCACY BY LEARNING ABOUT THEIR INDIVIDUAL LIVING SITUATIONS, IDENTIFYING NEEDS, AND PROVIDING RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE COURT IN THE BEST INTEREST OF THE CHILD. CASA VOLUNTEERS HELP CHILDREN FIND SAFE, PERMANENT HOMES, ENCOURAGE FAMILY VISITATION, AND SUPPORT CHILDREN'S MEDICAL, MENTAL HEALTH, AND EDUCATIONAL NEEDS. CASAS SERVED 31 UNIQUE CHILDREN THROUGH OUR NEWER ESSENTIAL HISTORY PROGRAM, IN WHICH VOLUNTEERS COMPLETE A DETAILED REVIEW OF A CHILD'S FILE AND WRITE A REPORT OUTLINING THE CHILD'S DEVELOPMENTAL, MEDICAL, AND MENTAL HEALTH HISTORY TO ENSURE CRITICAL DETAILS ARE NOT OVERLOOKED BY THE VARIOUS STAKEHOLDERS IN THE CHILD'S CASE. THIS PROGRAM AIMS TO HELP SOCIAL WORKERS, ATTORNEYS AND JUDGES MAKE TRAUMA-INFORMED DECISIONS ABOUT THE YOUNG PEOPLE THEY SERVE BY PROVIDING THEM WITH A SUMMARY OF THE YOUNG PERSON'S EXPERIENCES AND HISTORY IN CRITICAL AREAS OF LIFE. ADDITIONALLY, THROUGH OUR NEWER SPECIALIZED PROGRAMS, OUR STAFF WERE ABLE TO DIRECTLY SUPPORT 85 UNIQUE CHILDREN/YOUTH (55 YOUTH THROUGH OUR EXPECTANT & PARENTING YOUTH PROGRAM, 16 TRANSITIONAL AGED-YOUTH THROUGH OUR PREVENTION AND EARLY INTERVENTION PROGRAM, AND 14 YOUTH THROUGH OUR YOUTH JUSTICE PROGRAM).

    Expenses $6,868,804 · Grants $83,298

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

Listed in Part VII

  • Alayne Marie Sampson

    CHAIR (SEE SCH. O)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Ricardo Gonzalez

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Johna Rivers

    SECRETARY (SEE SCH. O)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Erika Johnson

    SEE SCH. O

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Aishwarya Bhave

    SEE SCH. O

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Doug Bond

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Andrew Goldberg JD

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Christian D Green

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Belinda Heard

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Samuel Herod

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Dr Tamara Hunter

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Veronica Keegan

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Lori Kozak JD

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Mark Lamia JD

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Debra Ravden JD

    AT LARGE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Daniel Sarkis MBA

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Nathan M Spatz

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Courtney Torres

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Dave Stein From 052024

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Elvira Valenzuela From 062024

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Dr Charity Chandler-Cole

    CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $264,834
    From this org
    $253,738
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $11,096
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $228,370
    Bonus
    $25,368
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $4,776
    Nontaxable benefits
    $6,320
    Filer's total
    $264,834
  • Audrey Handelman To 012024

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Colin McIntosh To 102023

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Edward Nahmias To 062024

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Glenn F Lezon To 062024

    CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $196,200
    From this org
    $189,592
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $6,608
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $170,938
    Bonus
    $18,654
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $288
    Nontaxable benefits
    $6,320
    Filer's total
    $196,200
  • Marie Carpenter

    CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $196,276
    From this org
    $186,514
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $9,762
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $168,276
    Bonus
    $18,238
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $3,442
    Nontaxable benefits
    $6,320
    Filer's total
    $196,276
  • Ambika Khan

    DIRECTOR/CHIEF PROGRAM OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $187,741
    From this org
    $178,167
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $9,574
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $161,886
    Bonus
    $16,281
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $3,254
    Nontaxable benefits
    $6,320
    Filer's total
    $187,741
  • Lynne M Gabriel

    CHIEF VOLUNTEER OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $160,872
    From this org
    $151,534
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $9,338
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $135,253
    Bonus
    $16,281
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $3,051
    Nontaxable benefits
    $6,287
    Filer's total
    $160,872
  • Doug Anderson To 062024

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Evangelina M Ramirez

    DIRECTOR OF HUMAN RESOURCES

    Total calculated
    $140,647
    From this org
    $132,532
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $8,115
    Hours/week
    40
  • Kristienne Brooks

    DIRECTOR OF ADVOCACY

    Total calculated
    $126,221
    From this org
    $117,790
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $8,431
    Hours/week
    40
  • Carylyn R McGee

    ADVOCACY TEAM MANAGER

    Total calculated
    $120,564
    From this org
    $112,202
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $8,362
    Hours/week
    40
  • Emily Scrimshaw

    DIRECTOR OF TRAINING AND VOLUNTEER RELATIONS

    Total calculated
    $122,324
    From this org
    $114,093
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $8,231
    Hours/week
    40
  • Rosa M Arevalo

    ADVOCACY TEAM MANAGER

    Total calculated
    $114,749
    From this org
    $106,486
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $8,263
    Hours/week
    40

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 · Compensation committee
  • 3 · Independent compensation consultant
  • 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
BONUSES ARE BASED UPON PERFORMANCE AND IS PARTLY FORMULAIC AND PARTLY DISCRETIONARY. THE ANNUAL BONUS, IF ANY, IS APPROVED BY THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE.

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
13 October 2025
IRS schema version
2023v6.0
Source object
202512869349302121

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