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← CALIFORNIA CHANGELAWYERS

Form 990 for tax year 2022

Filed by CALIFORNIA CHANGELAWYERS.

Totals

Total revenue
$3,438,232
Total expenses
$2,052,215
Contributions and grants received
$1,825,939
Grants paid
$1,003,738
Program service revenue
$1,132
Investment income
$1,611,478
Other revenue
-$317
Total assets, end of year
$4,232,646
Total liabilities, end of year
$223,715
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$4,008,931
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$1,467,142
Management and general expenses
$290,528
Fundraising expenses
$294,545
Program service expenses (Part III)
$1,467,142

Program services were 71.5% 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

    $8,243

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $426,172

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $1,391,524

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $9,850

  • 2a · Program service revenue: CY PRES AWARDS

    total $1,132 · related or exempt $1,132

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $1,393,069 · excluded $1,393,069

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $1,488,380

  • 7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

    securities $1,269,971

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $218,409

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $218,409 · excluded $218,409

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $9,992

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

    $8,243

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $19,483

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total -$9,491 · excluded -$9,491

  • 11a · Other revenue: MISCELLANEOUS REVENUE

    total $9,174 · excluded $9,174

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $9,174

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $598,332 · program services $598,332

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $405,406 · program services $405,406

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $240,441 · program services $118,923 · management and general $38,374 · fundraising $83,144

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $329,671 · program services $169,391 · management and general $48,153 · fundraising $112,127

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $48,639 · program services $17,382 · management and general $12,465 · fundraising $18,792

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $38,340 · program services $19,464 · management and general $6,140 · fundraising $12,736

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $40,433 · management and general $40,433

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $12,464 · management and general $12,464

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $125,176 · program services $64,303 · management and general $55,889 · fundraising $4,984

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $240 · fundraising $240

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $19,360 · program services $3,515 · management and general $6,304 · fundraising $9,541

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $14,482 · program services $1,441 · management and general $10,542 · fundraising $2,499

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $108,809 · program services $54,893 · management and general $17,580 · fundraising $36,336

  • 17 · Travel

    total $22,700 · program services $3,977 · management and general $17,850 · fundraising $873

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $996 · management and general $996

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $11,522 · management and general $11,522

  • 24a · Other expenses: PRINTING & PUBLICATIONS

    total $15,473 · management and general $3,746 · fundraising $11,727

  • 24b · Other expenses: LICENSES & DUES

    total $6,235 · program services $5,115 · management and general $1,120

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $13,496 · program services $5,000 · management and general $6,950 · fundraising $1,546

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $123 · end of year $1,500

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $1,283,783 · end of year $2,223,667

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $171,449 · end of year $159,450

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $5,238 · end of year $4,787

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $23,629 · end of year $21,516

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $2,312,596 · end of year $1,677,466

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $4,508 · end of year $144,260

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $50,664 · end of year $81,988

  • 18 · Grants payable

    beginning of year $535,500 · end of year $0

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $141,727

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $2,608,761 · end of year $2,913,057

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $606,401 · end of year $1,095,874

Mission and programs · 2022

Mission

TO BUILD A BETTER JUSTICE SYSTEM FOR ALL CALIFORNIANS.

Activities or mission (Part I)

CALIFORNIA CHANGELAWYERS IS A STATEWIDE FOUNDATION WHOSE MISSION IS TO BUILD A BETTER JUSTICE SYSTEM FOR ALL CALIFORNIANS. CHANGELAWYERS EMPOWERS THE NEXT GENERATION OF LAWYERS, JUDGES, AND ACTIVISTS TO CREATE A MORE DIVERSE LEGAL PROFESSION, A FAIR JUSTICE SYSTEM, AND A BETTER CALIFORNIA.

  • CALIFORNIA CHANGELAWYERS AWARD PIPELINE GRANTS TO ORGANIZATIONS THAT TARGET HIGH SCHOOL AND COLLEGE-AGED STUDENTS FROM DIVERSE BACKGROUNDS WHO ARE INTERESTED IN PURSUING A LEGAL CAREER. IN ADDITION, CALIFORNIA CHANGELAWYERS AWARDS FELLOWSHIP GRANTS TO LEGAL AID AGENCIES TO COVER THE COST OF HIRING LAW STUDENTS AND RECENT GRADS FROM DIVERSE BACKGROUNDS. BY SUPPORTING THESE ORGANIZATIONS, THE ORGANIZATION REPLACES THE CYCLE OF INEQUALITY WITH A PIPELINE OF YOUNG, BRIGHT, EAGER STUDENTS WITH DIVERSE PERSPECTIVES REQUIRED TO CREATE A MORE JUST CALIFORNIA. IN 2022, CALIFORNIA CHANGELAWYERS DISTRIBUTED $514,443 IN GRANTS, SUPPORTING DIVERSITY PIPELINE PROGRAMS AND ACCESS TO JUSTICE INITIATIVES ACROSS RURAL CALIFORNIA.

    Expenses $621,605 · Grants $514,443

  • CALIFORNIA CHANGELAWYERS AWARDS SCHOLARSHIPS TO FIRST AND THIRD YEAR LAW STUDENTS FROM DIVERSE BACKGROUNDS AT CALIFORNIA LAW SCHOOLS. BY SUPPORTING THE BRIGHTEST CHANGE MAKERS OF TOMORROW AS THEY BEGIN THEIR PURSUIT OF A LEGAL CAREER, WE ELIMINATE THE ROADBLOCKS THAT EXIST IN ACHIEVING SUCCESS. IN 2022, CALIFORNIA CHANGELAWYERS DISTRIBUTED $424,174 IN DIVERSITY SCHOLARSHIPS AND SIMILAR AID.

    Expenses $545,180 · Grants $424,174

  • THE CALIFORNIA IMMIGRATION LEGAL FELLOWSHIP IS A FIRST OF ITS KIND PROGRAM IN STATE HISTORY WHICH EXPANDS ACCESS TO COUNSEL IN THE MOST UNDERSERVED RURAL REGIONS OF THE STATE. THE LEGAL FELLOWSHIP IS A TWO-YEAR CAPACITY BUILDING AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM FOR RECENT LAW GRADUATES TO BECOME DEPORTATION DEFENSE PRACTITIONERS IN THE CENTRAL VALLEY AND CENTRAL COAST REGIONS. THE CURRENT COHORT OF TEN FELLOWS ARE PLACED ACROSS 7 HOST ORGANIZATIONS, MOST OF WHICH HAVE NEVER PROVIDED DEPORTATION DEFENSE SERVICES TO THEIR COMMUNITIES. THIS INAUGURAL COHORT STARTED IN JANUARY 2021, AND HAS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED THE NUMBER OF QUALIFIED IMMIGRATION ATTORNEYS DEFENDING CALIFORNIA RESIDENTS AGAINST FAMILY SEPARATION.

    Expenses $252,335 · Grants $22,099 · Revenue $1,132

  • CALIFORNIA CHANGELAWYERS IS COMMITTED TO CREATING A PIPELINE TO ATTORNEYS. WE HOST: EDUCATIONAL FORUMS ON CAREER PATHWAYS; SKILLS TRAININGS; AND CONVERSATIONS ADDRESSING BARRIERS TO INCLUSION FOR FIRST-GENERATION PROFESSIONALS SUCH AS IMPOSTER SYNDROME AND MICROAGGRESSIONS. WE ALSO HOSTED CONVENING WITH LEADERS IN THE LEGISLATURE AND THE JUDICIARY TO SHARE THEIR INSPIRATIONAL STORIES.

    Expenses $48,022 · Grants $43,022

As filed on the 2022 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • JEANNE FUGATE

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

  • MARK SELWYN

    CO-VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • MARCI RUBIN

    CO-VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • ROGER PEREZ

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • RASHA GERGES SHIELDS

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • ALEXIS AMEZCUA

    MEMBER-AT-LARGE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • BENNIE J MACKEY II

    MEMBER-AT-LARGE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • OLAMIDE ABIOSE

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • DEEPAK AHLUWALIA

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • CHRISTINE AVALOS

    DIRECTOR THROUGH 9/2022

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • SHEILA BAPAT

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • TERESA BECK

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • PURDEY CASTLE

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • CECILIA CHEN

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • ANJAN CHOUDHURY

    DIRECTOR THROUGH 4/2022

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • WILL HANEY

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • DAVID KELLY

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • KENNETH J LANGAN

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • JONATHAN D LIBBY

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • CLAUDIA SANCHEZ WILSON

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • HON TAM NOMOTO SCHUMANN

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • JASMINE SINGH

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • CHRISTOPHER A STECHER

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • KALPANA SRINIVASAN

    DIRECTOR THROUGH 2/2022

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • AMY TOVAR

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • ALICIA VAZ

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • MICHELLE YBARRA

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • CHRISTOPHER PUNONGBAYAN

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $240,441
    From this org
    $210,913
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $29,528
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $210,913
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $29,528
    Filer's total
    $240,441

  • JASJIT SINGH

    DIRECTOR OF PROGRAMS

    Total calculated
    $144,721
    From this org
    $135,625
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $9,096
    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 survey or study
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee

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

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

Taxable family on this return

Schedule R Parts I, III and IV, as filed. These record ownership and control, not shared board members or money moved.

Related corporations and trusts

Part IV: related organizations taxable as a corporation or trust.

  • CAL BAR AFFINITY INC

    C · ADMINISTER AFFINITY AND INSURANCE PROGRAMS · CA · 100% owned · share of income $2,114,994 · share of assets $987,196 · controlled entity

    Directly controlled by CALIFORNIA CHANGELAWYERS

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2022
Filed
6 November 2023
IRS schema version
2022v5.0
Source object
202313149349305636

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