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CAMBA LEGAL SERVICES INC

EIN 11-3153831 BROOKLYN, NY

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Revenue 2023
$7,970,773
Expenses 2023
$7,970,323

Program services were 81.0% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

As filed

Subsection
03
NTEE code
I80Z
Classification
1000
Street
CO CAMBA 1720 CHURCH AVENUE

These codes are the IRS's own and are shown exactly as filed. What each one means is in the Business Master File documentation (opens in a new tab).

Other organizations at this address

4 other organizations in the IRS Business Master File list the same street address. matched by us

We match the street line and ZIP code as the IRS gives them, ignoring case and outer spaces and nothing else, so "AVE" and "AVENUE" count as different streets and this list can miss some. A shared address can mean related organizations or a shared office, but it can also be a registered agent, a mail drop or a service provider holding mail for unrelated clients. It is not, by itself, evidence that two organizations are connected.

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

CAMBA LEGAL SERVICES, INC. (CLS) IS A COMMUNITY-BASED LAW PRACTICE IN BROOKLYN AND STATEN ISLAND THAT PROVIDES FREE CIVIL LEGAL ASSISTANCE TO LOW INCOME NEW YORK CITY RESIDENTS. OUR MISSION AS A DEDICATED AND DIVERSE STAFF OF LAWYERS AND PARALEGALS IS TO PROVIDE OUR CLIENTS WITH THE HIGHEST QUALITY OF LEGAL REPRESENTATION WHILE STANDING COMMITTED WITH OUR COMMUNITIES IN THE FIGHT FOR RACIAL, SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC JUSTICE. OUR UNIQUE APPROACH AT CLS SEEKS TO EMPOWER CLIENTS THROUGH COLLABORATIVE AND HOLISTIC REPRESENTATION THAT PROVIDES THE TOOLS NEEDED TO NAVIGATE NEW YORK CITY'S LEGAL SYSTEMS AND CORRESPONDING GOVERNMENTAL AGENCIES. WE BELIEVE THAT HOUSING, THE FREEDOM FROM UNJUST COLLECTION PRACTICES, AND THE SAFETY OF IMMIGRANT COMMUNITIES ARE INALIENABLE HUMAN RIGHTS THAT MUST BE PROTECTED AT ALL TIMES TO REALIZE TRUE JUSTICE AND EQUITY.

Activities or mission (Part I)

CAMBA LEGAL IS AN ORGANIZATION THAT PROVIDES LEGAL ADVICE, COUNSELING, REPRESENTATION, INFORMATION, AND OTHER LEGAL SERVICES IN THE AREAS OF HOUSING, GOVERNMENT BENEFITS AND IMMIGRATION TO INDIGENT INDIVIDUALS AND UNDER-SERVED GROUPS IN THE BROOKLYN AND STATEN ISLAND COMMUNITIES.

  • CAMBA LEGAL SERVICES HAS PROVIDED FREE, HIGH-QUALITY LEGAL REPRESENTATION AND ADVICE TO NEW YORKERS FACING EVICTION OR FORECLOSURE; VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; THOSE WHO NEED HELP WITH CITIZENSHIP, TPS, DACA OR OTHER IMMIGRATION MATTERS; AS WELL AS THOSE GRAPPLING WITH CONSUMER ISSUES, INCLUDING DEBT COLLECTION PROCEEDINGS, AND CREDIT REPORTING PROBLEMS.

    Expenses $6,456,321

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

Officers and directors · 2023

As listed in Part VII of the 2023 return, in the order the filer printed them. Each return names its own; this is not a roster the organization keeps with us.

  • Joanne Oplustil

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $689,020
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $551,738
    Other
    $137,282
    Hours/week
    1 + 40 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $505,507 related
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0 + $46,231 related
    Deferred
    $0 + $89,128 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $48,154 related
    Filer's total
    $0 + $689,020 related
  • Charles O'Neill

    CHAIRMAN

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Christopher Zarra

    SECRETARY/TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 5 related
  • Katherine O'Neill

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 4 related
  • Elizabeth Miller

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $331,905
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $313,728
    Other
    $18,177
    Hours/week
    17 + 18 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $287,092 related
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0 + $26,636 related
    Deferred
    $0 + $18,177 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0
    Filer's total
    $0 + $331,905 related
  • Jason Bouchard

    CFO

    Total calculated
    $262,543
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $205,881
    Other
    $56,662
    Hours/week
    1 + 39 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $205,481 related
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0 + $400 related
    Deferred
    $0 + $5,171 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $51,491 related
    Filer's total
    $0 + $262,543 related

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. Earlier years are each on their own filing page.

Filings

  • 2023
    Revenue
    $7,970,773
    Expenses
    $7,970,323
    Contributions
    $7,969,537
    Grants paid
    $0
  • 2022
    Revenue
    $7,205,103
    Expenses
    $7,195,930
    Contributions
    $7,199,460
    Grants paid
    $0

The four totals the IRS asks for on Part I of the Form 990, as filed. A dash means the figure was not present on the return — not that it was zero.

Other returns filed

  • 2021 · 990

    Revenue
    $7,396,581
    Expenses
    $7,499,680
    Assets (EOY)
    $7,371,164
  • 2020 · 990

    Revenue
    $5,649,374
    Expenses
    $5,725,328
    Assets (EOY)
    $2,932,282
  • 2019 · 990

    Revenue
    $4,954,226
    Expenses
    $4,957,303
    Assets (EOY)
    $1,887,951
  • 2018 · 990

    Revenue
    $4,161,565
    Expenses
    $4,011,238
    Assets (EOY)
    $1,631,426
  • 2017 · 990

    Revenue
    $3,214,760
    Expenses
    $3,051,323
    Assets (EOY)
    $1,785,492
  • 2016 · 990

    Revenue
    $2,172,852
    Expenses
    $2,168,763
    Assets (EOY)
    $693,369
  • 2015 · 990

    Revenue
    $1,875,030
    Expenses
    $1,825,668
    Assets (EOY)
    $850,961
  • 2014 · 990

    Revenue
    $1,226,524
    Expenses
    $1,224,466
    Assets (EOY)
    $495,410
  • 2013 · 990

    Revenue
    $867,563
    Expenses
    $867,379
    Assets (EOY)
    $324,966
  • 2012 · 990

    Revenue
    not reported
    Expenses
    $873,287
    Assets (EOY)
    $436,340

Nonprofiteer parses Forms 990, 990-EZ and 990-PF, in a window of recent tax years. These returns are recorded from the IRS e-file index, so their figures were extracted by that index rather than read from the return here — treat them as a different source from the filings above, not as more of the same record. A dash means the index carries no figure; Form 990-T listings carry none at all. Showing the 10 most recent; the API carries the rest.

Grants made

No itemized grants to organizations. Schedule I is filed only by organizations that granted more than $5,000 to a recipient, so most filers have none.

Grants received

  • 2024 NLADA RECEIVED FUNDING FOR THE NATIONAL TELEPHONE ABUSE PREVENTION PROJECT (NTAPP) FROM A CY PRES AWARD IN KRAKAUER (O/B/O A CLASS OF PERSONS) V. DISH NETWORK, LLC. NTAPP SUPPORTS CONSUMER PROTECTION WORK AT LEGAL SERVICES PROGRAMS ACROSS THE UNITED STATES, SPECIFICALLY CLIENT REPRESENTATION IN ELIGIBLE MATTERS, COMMUNITY EDUCATION, AND ATTORNEY PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT THROUGH TRAINING AND RESOURCES FROM THE NATIONAL CONSUMER LAW CENTER (NCLC). NTAPP INCLUDES NLADA AS THE FUNDER AND CONVENER, ALONG WITH SELECTED LEGAL SERVICES PROGRAMS THAT WILL PROVIDE DIRECT SERVICES, COMMUNITY EDUCATION AND ADVOCACY.

  • 2022 Counseling Services

  • 2023 Counseling Services

Related organizations

From Schedule R Part II, where a filer lists the tax-exempt organizations it is related to by control. It does not record shared board members or money.

Declared on its 2023 return

Declared as related by

Taxable family

From Schedule R Parts I, III and IV: entities that legally are the filer, and taxable partnerships, corporations and trusts it is related to. These record ownership and control, not shared board members or money.

Related partnerships on its 2023 return

  • 880 WILLOUGHBY LP

    RELATED · SUPPORTIVE HOUSING · NY

  • WILLOUGHBY GP II LLC

    RELATED · SUPPORTIVE HOUSING · NY

  • CHV 1247 FLATBUSH AVENUE LP

    RELATED · SUPPORTIVE HOUSING · NY

  • CHV 97 CROOKE AVE LP

    RELATED · SUPPORTIVE HOUSING · NY

  • CHV 690-738 ALBANY AVENUE LP

    RELATED · SUPPORTIVE HOUSING · NY

  • CHV 560 WINTHROP ST LP

    RELATED · SUPPORTIVE HOUSING · NY

  • CHV 603 MOTHER GASTON BLVD LP

    RELATED · SUPPORTIVE HOUSING · NY

  • CHV HERITAGE HOUSES LP

    RELATED · SUPPORTIVE HOUSING · NY

  • CHV 210-214 HEGEMAN AVENUE LP

    RELATED · SUPPORTIVE HOUSING · NY

  • CHV BEDFORD PARK LP

    RELATED · SUPPORTIVE HOUSING · NY

  • CHV 1038 BROADWAY LP

    RELATED · SUPPORTIVE HOUSING · NY

  • CHV 329 CLARKSON AVENUE LP

    RELATED · SUPPORTIVE HOUSING · NY

Related corporations and trusts on its 2023 return

  • 1720 CHURCH HOLDING CORPORATION

    C · RENTAL OF REAL ESTATE · NY

  • CHV 1247 FLATBUSH AVENUE GP

    C · SUPPORTIVE HOUSING · NY

  • CHV 97 CROOKE AVE GP

    C · SUPPORTIVE HOUSING · NY

  • CHV 690-738 ALBANY AVENUE GP

    C · SUPPORTIVE HOUSING · NY

  • CHV 560 WINTHROP ST GP

    C · SUPPORTIVE HOUSING · NY

  • CHV 603 MOTHER GASTON BLVD GP

    C · SUPPORTIVE HOUSING · NY

  • CHV 210-214 HEGEMAN AVENUE GP

    C · SUPPORTIVE HOUSING · NY

  • CHV BEDFORD PARK GP

    C · SUPPORTIVE HOUSING · NY

  • CHV 1038 BROADWAY GP

    C · SUPPORTIVE HOUSING · NY

  • CHV 329 CLARKSON AVENUE GP INC

    C · SUPPORTIVE HOUSING · NY

  • CHV HERITAGE HOUSES GP LLC

    C · SUPPORTIVE HOUSING · NY

  • CHV 1247 FLATBUSH AVENUE HDFC

    C · SUPPORTIVE HOUSING · NY

  • 880 WILLOUGHBY HDFC

    C · SUPPORTIVE HOUSING · NY

  • CHV 97 CROOKE AVENUE HDFC

    C · SUPPORTIVE HOUSING · NY

  • HERITAGE HOUSES HDFC

    C · SUPPORTIVE HOUSING · NY

  • CHV 329 CLARKSON AVENUE MASTER TENANT LLC

    C · SUPPORTIVE HOUSING · NY

  • CHV 1247 MORRIS MANOR LLC

    C · SUPPORTIVE HOUSING · NY

  • CHV 880 WILLOUGHBY AVENUE LLC

    C · SUPPORTIVE HOUSING · NY

Other IRS files

Auto-Revocation List

Not listed. The IRS publishes this list for organizations whose exemption was automatically revoked for failing to file for three consecutive years.

Publication 78

Listed as of 13 October 2026, under deductibility PC.

These are two separate IRS files on two separate schedules, shown as published and not reconciled with each other. Neither is a statement about whether a contribution is deductible today: 19,245 organizations appear in Publication 78 while the IRS's own revocation file lists them as currently revoked, more than half of those revoked before 2019. Absence from Publication 78 is evidence of nothing, and presence is not evidence either. Verify current status with the IRS before relying on it.

What this page reflects

The registration facts above come from the IRS Business Master File published 9 November 2026 and read 9 November 2026, for every organization at once. Returns through tax year 2023, the newest we have parsed for this organization.