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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by LEGAL ASSISTANCE FOR SENIORS INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$2,746,758
Total expenses
$3,543,663
Contributions and grants received
$2,398,120
Grants paid
$22,158
Program service revenue
$281,863
Investment income
$66,775
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$3,483,148
Total liabilities, end of year
$800,589
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$2,682,559
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$2,420,268
Management and general expenses
$907,168
Fundraising expenses
$216,227
Program service expenses (Part III)
$2,420,268

Program services were 68.3% 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)

    $1,921,479

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $476,641

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $1,320

  • 2a · Program service revenue: CONSERVATORSHIP FEES

    total $220,376 · related or exempt $220,376

  • 2b · Program service revenue: CONFERENCE FEES

    total $61,487 · related or exempt $61,487

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $66,775 · excluded $66,775

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $22,158 · program services $22,158

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $128,600 · program services $57,870 · management and general $38,580 · fundraising $32,150

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $2,086,761 · program services $1,556,517 · management and general $402,253 · fundraising $127,991

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $61,881 · program services $43,573 · management and general $14,523 · fundraising $3,785

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $197,743 · program services $126,455 · management and general $56,362 · fundraising $14,926

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $184,775 · program services $136,106 · management and general $36,311 · fundraising $12,358

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $211,741 · management and general $211,741

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $154,090 · program services $92,915 · management and general $59,055 · fundraising $2,120

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $26,636 · program services $26,248 · management and general $388

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $44,282 · program services $30,607 · management and general $10,337 · fundraising $3,338

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $19,559 · program services $12,485 · management and general $6,443 · fundraising $631

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $284,300 · program services $224,309 · management and general $48,472 · fundraising $11,519

  • 17 · Travel

    total $33,628 · program services $26,994 · management and general $5,705 · fundraising $929

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $43,293 · program services $30,959 · management and general $10,201 · fundraising $2,133

  • 24a · Other expenses: DUES AND SUBSRIPTIONS

    total $15,380 · program services $10,182 · management and general $1,368 · fundraising $3,830

  • 24b · Other expenses: CLIENT LITIGATION COSTS

    total $9,114 · program services $9,114

  • 24c · Other expenses: EQUIPMENT LEASE AND REN

    total $7,934 · program services $6,060 · management and general $1,457 · fundraising $417

  • 24d · Other expenses: VOLUNTEER RECOGNITION

    total $6,974 · program services $4,331 · management and general $2,643

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $4,814 · program services $3,385 · management and general $1,329 · fundraising $100

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $447,128 · end of year $11,831

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $1,906,572 · end of year $1,582,826

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $1,386,100 · end of year $1,081,085

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $114,811 · end of year $113,600

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $76,845 · end of year $31,433

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

    $68,679

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

    $68,679

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $41,371 · end of year $62,870

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $845,544 · end of year $599,503

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $300,714 · end of year $144,801

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $175,270 · end of year $31,737

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $869,659 · end of year $624,051

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $3,178,154 · end of year $2,572,212

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $294,574 · end of year $110,347

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

ENSURING THE INDEPENDENCE AND DIGNITY OF SENIORS BY PROTECTING THEIR LEGAL RIGHTS THROUGH EDUCATION, COUNSELING AND ADVOCACY.

Activities or mission (Part I)

PROVIDE FREE LEGAL ADVICE AND REPRESENTATION TO LOW-INCOME RESIDENTS OF ALAMEDA COUNTY WHO GENERALLY ARE 60 YEARS OF AGE AND OLDER; PROVIDE COMMUNITY EDUCATION; AND PROVIDE COUNSELING THROUGH THE HEALTH INSURANCE COUNSELING AND ADVOCACY PROGRAM.

  • LEGAL - LAS HAS BEEN ADVOCATING FOR ALAMEDA COUNTY SENIORS FOR OVER 45 YEARS. WE PROVIDE FREE LEGAL SERVICES, INCLUDING REPRESENTATION IN COURT AND AT ADMINISTRATIVE HEARINGS. OUR PRACTICE AREAS INCLUDE ELDER ABUSE, PUBLIC BENEFITS, GUARDIANSHIP OF MINOR CHILDREN, NATURALIZATION, HEALTH LAW, LIMITED CONSERVATORSHIPS, AND HOUSING. IN THE HOUSING AREA, LAS ALSO PROVIDES LIMITED CASE MANAGEMENT TO CLIENTS WHO NEED SUPPORT IN OBTAINING AND STABILIZING THEIR HOUSING. WE ARE ALSO COURT APPOINTED TO REPRESENT PROPOSED CONSERVATEES. WE MAKE HOME VISITS TO OUR CLIENTS WHO BECAUSE OF THEIR HEALTH OR ECONOMIC SITUATIONS CANNOT COME TO OUR OFFICE. DURING THE YEAR, OUR ATTORNEYS AND ADVOCATES PROVIDED LEGAL SERVICES TO 3,102 SENIORS.

    Expenses $1,531,689 · Grants $22,158 · Revenue $281,863

  • HEALTH INSURANCE COUNSELING AND ADVOCACY PROGRAM (HICAP)-THE ALAMEDA COUNTY HICAP OF LAS PROVIDES INDIVIDUAL COUNSELING, ADVOCACY AND COMMUNITY EDUCATION ON MEDICARE, SUPPLEMENTAL OPTIONS, MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AND PRESCRIPTION DRUG PLANS, LONG TERM CARE INSURANCE, AND SCREENING AND APPLICATION ASSISTANCE FOR LOW-INCOME PROGRAMS. THE HICAP DEPARTMENT PROVIDES THESE SERVICES THROUGH 7 PAID STAFF PERSONS AND 34 TRAINED AND STATE-REGISTERED VOLUNTEER COUNSELORS AT 24 COUNSELING SITES THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY. COMPLEX ISSUES ARE REFERRED TO THE LEGAL DEPARTMENT FOR ASSESSMENT AND ACTION. IN FY 2024/25, HICAP COUNSELED 2,214 INDIVIDUAL CLIENTS AND RECORDED 6,203 SEPARATE CONTACTS WITH THESE CLIENTS. HICAP STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS CONTRIBUTED 2293, COUNSELING HOURS AND AN ADDITIONAL 1,407 HOURS OF TRAINING, COMMUNITY EDUCATION, AND TRAVEL TIME. THE LEGAL DEPARTMENT REPRESENTED 34 CLIENTS WITH HEALTH LAW CASES.

    Expenses $479,662

  • COMMUNITY EDUCATION-LAS PROVIDES GROUP EDUCATION PRESENTATIONS AND AGENCY REPRESENTATION AT COMMUNITY EVENTS SUCH AS HEALTH AND SENIOR FAIRS. LEGAL PRESENTATION TOPICS INCLUDE CONSUMER PROTECTION, ELDER ABUSE PREVENTION, GUARDIANSHIP, HOUSING, SUPPORTIVE INFORMATION FOR AGING IN PLACE, NATURALIZATION, AND PUBLIC BENEFITS. IN FY 2024/25, THE LEGAL DEPARTMENT PROVIDED 104 PRESENTATIONS, REACHING 2,392 PEOPLE. HICAP PRESENTATION TOPICS INCLUDE MEDICARE COVERAGE AND RIGHTS, OPTIONS FOR SUPPLEMENTING MEDICARE, LOW]INCOME ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS FOR HEALTH CARE, MEDICARE AND CONSUMER FRAUD, AND LONG-TERM CARE INSURANCE. OUR HICAP PROGRAM PARTICIPATED IN 163 COMMUNITY EDUCATION EVENTS, REACHING 5,118 ATTENDEES. TWO FULL]TIME STAFF PERSONS SCHEDULE AND COORDINATE ALL THE EVENTS AND DELIVER MOST PRESENTATIONS AND TRAINING IN THE COUNTY. ONE FULL TIME STAFF PROVIDES DATA ENTRY SUPPORT.

    Expenses $276,476

  • CONSERVATORSHIP -LAS IS APPOINTED BY THE ALAMEDA COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT TO REPRESENT CONSERVATEES. LAS SERVES THE CONSERVATEE, A PERSON WHOM THE COURT HAS DEEMED IS UNABLE TO HANDLE THEIR PERSONAL AFFAIRS, FINANCIAL AFFAIRS, OR IS SUSCEPTIBLE TO UNDUE INFLUENCE.

    Expenses $132,441

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • CAITLIN CHAN

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $88,055
    From this org
    $76,607
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $11,448
    Hours/week
    40

  • KELSEY CRAVEN

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • KAYLA GLANVILLE

    VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • DAVID G HOLLENBERG

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • DAWN PATTERSON

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • JONATHAN CANICK

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • DENISE CHAMBLISS

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • YVETTE DAVIS

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • SOPHIA MELLEIN

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • TARAH POWELL-CHEN

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • JEFF TACHIKI

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • JON VAUGHT

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • MARSHALL WHITLEY

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

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.

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Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
25 February 2026
IRS schema version
2024v5.5
Source object
202610569349300241

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