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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by PUBLIC ADVOCATES INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$7,314,026
Total expenses
$7,182,494
Contributions and grants received
$6,870,370
Grants paid
$1,376,500
Program service revenue
$85,073
Investment income
$347,933
Other revenue
$10,650
Total assets, end of year
$16,957,158
Total liabilities, end of year
$1,815,567
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$15,141,591
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$5,567,636
Management and general expenses
$1,121,031
Fundraising expenses
$493,827
Program service expenses (Part III)
$5,567,636

Program services were 77.5% 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.

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $2,005,339

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $4,865,031

  • 2a · Program service revenue: ATTORNEY FEES

    total $85,073 · related or exempt $85,073

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $349,279 · excluded $349,279

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $4,323,222

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

    securities $4,324,568

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities -$1,346

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total -$1,346 · excluded -$1,346

  • 11a · Other revenue: MISCELLANEOUS

    total $10,650 · excluded $10,650

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $10,650

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $1,346,500 · program services $1,346,500

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $30,000 · program services $30,000

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $1,481,370 · program services $1,108,448 · management and general $243,661 · fundraising $129,261

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $2,416,134 · program services $1,807,892 · management and general $397,416 · fundraising $210,826

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $601,429 · program services $458,894 · management and general $94,684 · fundraising $47,851

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $293,827 · program services $227,938 · management and general $42,399 · fundraising $23,490

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $140,524 · management and general $140,524

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $342,295 · program services $170,221 · management and general $118,045 · fundraising $54,029

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $4,026 · program services $4,026

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $19,066 · program services $15,541 · management and general $2,453 · fundraising $1,072

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $22,816 · program services $14,806 · management and general $5,415 · fundraising $2,595

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $213,911 · program services $170,285 · management and general $28,956 · fundraising $14,670

  • 17 · Travel

    total $102,466 · program services $88,646 · management and general $12,886 · fundraising $934

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $4,321 · program services $3,161 · management and general $888 · fundraising $272

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $20,032 · program services $13,313 · management and general $6,564 · fundraising $155

  • 24a · Other expenses: ALL OTHER EXPENSES

    total $78,442 · program services $51,164 · management and general $21,381 · fundraising $5,897

  • 24b · Other expenses: STAFF TRAINING

    total $29,696 · program services $23,929 · management and general $4,202 · fundraising $1,565

  • 24c · Other expenses: DUES AND SUBSCRIPTION

    total $20,009 · program services $17,793 · management and general $1,056 · fundraising $1,160

  • 24d · Other expenses: REFERENCE & RESEARCH

    total $15,630 · program services $15,079 · management and general $501 · fundraising $50

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $1,500 · end of year $24,985

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $8,372,502 · end of year $265,251

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $3,136,155 · end of year $3,084,098

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $56,049 · end of year $63,382

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $60,910 · end of year $36,862

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

    $39,858

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

    $34,164

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $10,015 · end of year $5,694

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $3,516,125 · end of year $12,461,617

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $105,798 · end of year $1,015,269

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $695,561 · end of year $791,751

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $100,004 · end of year $1,023,816

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $6,485,096 · end of year $7,599,152

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $7,978,393 · end of year $7,542,439

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

FOR MORE THAN FIVE DECADES, PUBLIC ADVOCATES HAS CHALLENGED THE SYSTEMIC CAUSES OF POVERTY AND RACIAL DISCRIMINATION BY STRENGTHENING COMMUNITY VOICES IN PUBLIC POLICY AND ACHIEVING TANGIBLE LEGAL VICTORIES ADVANCING EDUCATION, HOUSING, TRANSPORTATION EQUITY, AND CLIMATE JUSTICE. WE SPUR CHANGE THROUGH COLLABORATION WITH GRASSROOTS GROUPS REPRESENTING LOW-INCOME COMMUNITIES, PEOPLE OF COLOR AND IMMIGRANTS, COMBINED WITH STRATEGIC POLICY REFORM, MEDIA ADVOCACY, AND LITIGATION.

  • EDUCATION EQUITYPUBLIC ADVOCATES' EDUCATION EQUITY TEAM WORKS TO ENSURE THAT ALL STUDENTS HAVE ACCESS TO A QUALITY EDUCATION THAT PREPARES THEM TO GRADUATE FROM HIGH SCHOOL COLLEGE AND CAREER READY, TO SUCCEED IN POST-SECONDARY INSTITUTIONS, AND TO PARTICIPATE FULLY IN CIVIC AND ECONOMIC LIFE REGARDLESS OF WHERE THEY LIVE, THE COLOR OF THEIR SKIN, THEIR LANGUAGE, OR THEIR IMMIGRATION STATUS. PARTNERING WITH STUDENTS, PARENTS, AND COMMUNITIES, WE ADVOCATE FOR EQUITABLE SCHOOL FUNDING AND ACCOUNTABILITY, QUALIFIED AND PREPARED TEACHERS IN EVERY CLASSROOM, AND EQUAL ACCESS TO AND SUCCESS IN CALIFORNIA'S PUBLIC COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES.

    Expenses $2,334,902 · Grants $102,700

  • METROPOLITAN EQUITYTO ENSURE MEANINGFUL ACCESS TO OPPORTUNITY, METROPOLITAN EQUITY TEAM ADVOCATES FOR AFFORDABLE HOMES IN ALL COMMUNITIES, PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION THAT SERVES THE NEEDS OF LOW-INCOME PEOPLE, AND SOCIALLY JUST AND ENVIRONMENTALLY SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AT THE LOCAL, REGIONAL AND STATE LEVELS. WORKING HAND IN HAND WITH LOW-INCOME COMMUNITIES OF COLOR, WE FIGHT TO REVERSE GENERATIONS OF HOUSING SEGREGATION AND UNFAIR ALLOCATION OF PUBLIC AND PRIVATE RESOURCES. AT THE NATIONAL LEVEL, WE CO-CONVENE THE ALLIANCE FOR HOUSING JUSTICE, WHICH ANCHORS THE NATIONAL HOUSING JUSTICE GRASSROOTS TABLE, BRINGING TOGETHER NATIONAL BASE-BUILDING NETWORKS AND STATE COALITIONS AND ORGANIZATIONS TO BUILD ALIGNMENT AND ADVANCE NATIONAL HOUSING POLICY REFORM.

    Expenses $3,232,734 · Grants $1,273,800 · Revenue $85,073

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

Listed in Part VII

  • Drucilla Stender Ramey

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Barbara J Chisholm

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Jasmine Singh

    EXECUTIVE SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Fred Alvarez

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Carolyn Clarke

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Robert Olson

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Rohit Singla

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Martin Glick

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Heidi Ho

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Anita Stearns Mayo

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Kendra Fox-Davis

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Alina Ball

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Sergio Garcia

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Luis Rodriguez

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Sumi Paik

    FINANCE & ADMIN DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $218,382
    From this org
    $197,396
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $20,986
    Hours/week
    37.5

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $197,396
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $9,252
    Nontaxable benefits
    $11,734
    Filer's total
    $218,382
  • Guillermo Mayer

    PRESIDENT AND CEO

    Total calculated
    $244,316
    From this org
    $214,075
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $30,241
    Hours/week
    37.5

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $214,075
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $10,554
    Nontaxable benefits
    $19,687
    Filer's total
    $244,316
  • John Affeldt

    MANAGING ATTORNEY

    Total calculated
    $232,469
    From this org
    $191,199
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $41,270
    Hours/week
    37.5

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $191,199
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $9,466
    Nontaxable benefits
    $31,804
    Filer's total
    $232,469
  • Richard Marcantonio

    MANAGING ATTORNEY

    Total calculated
    $219,234
    From this org
    $195,347
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $23,887
    Hours/week
    37.5

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $195,347
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $9,466
    Nontaxable benefits
    $14,421
    Filer's total
    $219,234
  • Tina Greco

    DIRECTOR OF TALENT

    Total calculated
    $150,881
    From this org
    $130,262
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $20,619
    Hours/week
    37.5

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $130,262
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $7,776
    Nontaxable benefits
    $12,843
    Filer's total
    $150,881
  • Angelica Jongco Hutchinson

    DEPUTY MANAGING ATTORNEY

    Total calculated
    $165,879
    From this org
    $133,195
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $32,684
    Hours/week
    37.5

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $133,195
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $6,622
    Nontaxable benefits
    $26,062
    Filer's total
    $165,879
  • Nicole Ochi

    DEPUTY MANAGING ATTORNEY

    Total calculated
    $160,210
    From this org
    $133,495
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $26,715
    Hours/week
    37.5

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $133,495
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $6,379
    Nontaxable benefits
    $20,336
    Filer's total
    $160,210
  • Sam Ingelman

    MANAGING ATTORNEY

    Total calculated
    $170,297
    From this org
    $142,052
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $28,245
    Hours/week
    37.5

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $142,052
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $7,781
    Nontaxable benefits
    $20,464
    Filer's total
    $170,297
  • Sumeet Bal

    DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATION

    Total calculated
    $170,430
    From this org
    $144,349
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $26,081
    Hours/week
    37.5

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $144,349
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $6,745
    Nontaxable benefits
    $19,336
    Filer's total
    $170,430

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.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
8 May 2025
IRS schema version
2023v6.0
Source object
202521329349306727

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