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CENTER FOR LAW AND SOCIAL POLICY

EIN 23-7000150 WASHINGTON, DC

Revenue 2025
$11,269,203
Expenses 2025
$7,967,749

Program services were 66.7% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

As filed

Subsection
03
NTEE code
I83Z
Classification
2000
Street
1310 L STREET NW

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).

Mission and programs · 2025

Mission

CENTER FOR LAW AND SOCIAL POLICY (CLASP) IS A NATIONAL, NONPARTISAN, ANTI-POVERTY NONPROFIT ADVANCING POLICY SOLUTIONS TO IMPROVE THE LIVES OF PEOPLE WITH LOW INCOMES. WE DEVELOP PRACTICAL YET VISIONARY STRATEGIES FOR REDUCING POVERTY, PROMOTING ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY, AND ADDRESSING INSTITUTIONAL AND RACIAL BARRIERS FACED BY PEOPLE OF COLOR. WITH OVER 50 YEARS' EXPERIENCE AT THE FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL LEVELS, WE'RE ADVANCING A BOLD VISION FOR THE FUTURE ROOTED IN ECONOMIC SECURITY AND RACIAL EQUITY.

  • CHILD CARE AND EARLY EDUCATION - HIGH-QUALITY CHILD CARE AND EARLY EDUCATION BUILDS A FOUNDATION FOR YOUNG CHILDREN'S HEALTHY DEVELOPMENT. THIS DRIVES CLASP'S WORK TO PROMOTE POLICIES THAT SUPPORT HEALTHY CHILD DEVELOPMENT AND FAMILY ECONOMIC STABILITY. WE WORK TO EXPAND RESOURCES FOR CHILD CARE AND EARLY EDUCATION AT THE FEDERAL AND STATE LEVELS AND SUPPORT ACCESS TO HIGH-QUALITY CARE THAT MEETS FAMILIES' DIVERSE NEEDS. WE WORK TO MORE EFFECTIVELY IMPLEMENT PROVEN FEDERAL PROGRAMS INCLUDING THE CHILD CARE AND DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT, HEAD START, AND EARLY HEAD START THAT PROVIDE CHILD CARE SUBSIDIES AND EARLY LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES TO FAMILIES WITH LOW INCOMES.

    Expenses $665,907

  • ECONOMIC JUSTICE REQUIRES A PUBLIC BENEFITS SYSTEM THAT WORKS BOTH FOR ANYONE EXPERIENCING A FINANCIAL EMERGENCY AND ALSO SUPPORTS LONG-LASTING ECONOMIC SECURITY. THAT'S WHY CLASP ADVOCATES FOR FEDERAL AND STATE POLICIES THAT CENTER RACIAL EQUITY, INCREASE INVESTMENT, PREVENT HARMFUL CUTS, AND STREAMLINE ACCESS ACROSS PUBLIC PROGRAMS.WE WORK TO MAKE PUBLIC BENEFITS LIKE SNAP, WIC, RENTAL ASSISTANCE, AND MEDICAID MORE EQUITABLE AND EFFECTIVE. AT THE SAME TIME, WE CALL FOR POLICIES LIKE GUARANTEED INCOME AND AN EXPANDED CHILD TAX CREDIT, WHICH HAD AN ENORMOUS IMPACT ON POVERTY IN RECENT YEARS.WE ENVISION A FUTURE WHERE BASIC NEEDS ARE ABUNDANTLY MET; EVERYONE HAS THE OPPORTUNITIES AND RESOURCES TO FLOURISH; AND A SYSTEM OF PUBLIC BENEFITS IS ACCESSIBLE, EQUITABLE, REPARATIVE, RESPONSIVE, EASY TO NAVIGATE, AND CO-CREATED WITH DIRECTLY IMPACTED PEOPLE.

    Expenses $1,308,097 · Grants $6,000

  • CHILDREN IN IMMIGRANT FAMILIES MAKE UP ONE-QUARTER OF ALL CHILDREN IN THE UNITED STATES AND REPRESENT THE FASTEST-GROWING SEGMENT OF THE COUNTRY'S INCREASINGLY DIVERSE CHILD POPULATION. YET IMMIGRANT CHILDREN AND FAMILIES ARE MORE LIKELY TO BE LOW INCOME AND FACE SYSTEMIC BARRIERS TO HEALTH AND NUTRITION SUPPORTS.HARSH IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT POLICIES ALSO THREATEN THE SAFETY AND WELL-BEING OF THE MILLIONS OF CHILDREN IN MIXED-STATUS FAMILIES. CLASP ADVOCATES FOR FEDERAL AND STATE POLICY REFORMS TO PROMOTE HEALTH, ECONOMIC SECURITY, AND OVERALL SUCCESS FOR IMMIGRANT CHILDREN, YOUTH, AND FAMILIES.

    Expenses $1,137,748 · Grants $173,800

  • Expenses $2,199,879 · Revenue $346,471

As filed on the 2025 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Officers and directors · 2025

As listed in Part VII of the 2025 return, in the order the filer printed them. Each return names its own; this is not a roster the organization keeps with us.

  • WENDY CHUN-HOON

    PRESIDENT & EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $175,618
    From this org
    $173,021
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $2,597
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $173,021
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $2,597
    Filer's total
    $175,618

  • ALEXANDRA CAWTHORNE-GAINES

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • ANNIE BURNS

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • CYNTHIA FIGUEROA

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • DAVID DODSON

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • DAVID HANSELL

    BOARD CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • DENEA JOSEPH

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • DONNA COOPER

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • ERICA WILLIAMS

    BOARD VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • FELICIA ESCOBAR-CARRILLO

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • GENE NICHOL

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • JARRETT BARRIOS

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • JEWEL MULLEN

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • JOHN DOHERTY

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • LAURA HUIZAR

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • LAVEEDA BATTLE

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • MICHELLE ROSE

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • PETER EDELMAN

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • PRONITA GUPTA

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • ROBIN RUNGE

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • STEVEN DOW

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • OLIVIA GOLDEN

    INTERIM ED

    Total calculated
    $18,808
    From this org
    $18,085
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $723
    Hours/week
    40

  • JAMES CEMERE

    INTERIM ED

    Total calculated
    $77,420
    From this org
    $77,420
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

  • SURJEET AHLUWALIA

    CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $70,338
    From this org
    $54,813
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $15,525
    Hours/week
    40

  • WENDY CERVANTES

    DIRECTOR, IMMIGRATION AND IMMIGRANT FAMILIES

    Total calculated
    $208,555
    From this org
    $164,399
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $44,156
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $164,399
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $44,156
    Filer's total
    $208,555

The first 25 listed. 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

  • 2025
    Revenue
    $11,269,203
    Expenses
    $7,967,749
    Contributions
    $10,822,709
    Grants paid
    $179,800
  • 2024
    Revenue
    $9,138,332
    Expenses
    $10,108,913
    Contributions
    $8,579,160
    Grants paid
    $306,932
  • 2023
    Revenue
    $7,895,380
    Expenses
    $10,463,383
    Contributions
    $7,394,903
    Grants paid
    $529,100
  • 2022
    Revenue
    $17,306,226
    Expenses
    $10,180,546
    Contributions
    $17,255,680
    Grants paid
    $476,000

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
    $12,084,757
    Expenses
    $9,312,838
    Assets (EOY)
    $19,175,600

  • 2020 · 990

    Revenue
    $8,383,347
    Expenses
    $8,649,775
    Assets (EOY)
    $17,259,535

  • 2019 · 990

    Revenue
    $11,001,248
    Expenses
    $9,739,719
    Assets (EOY)
    $11,380,327

  • 2018 · 990

    Revenue
    $8,914,466
    Expenses
    $8,988,865
    Assets (EOY)
    $9,675,182

  • 2017 · 990

    Revenue
    $7,409,405
    Expenses
    $6,942,104
    Assets (EOY)
    $9,137,447

  • 2016 · 990

    Revenue
    $9,647,376
    Expenses
    $6,704,667
    Assets (EOY)
    $9,083,301

  • 2015 · 990

    Revenue
    $4,355,511
    Expenses
    $6,409,654
    Assets (EOY)
    $6,108,966

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.

Grants made

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

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Grants received

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

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 13 October 2026 and read 26 October 2026, for every organization at once. Returns through tax year 2025, the newest we have parsed for this organization.