BERKELEY LAW FOUNDATION: Form 990, tax year 2020

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Organization
BERKELEY LAW FOUNDATION (EIN 51-0191744)
Tax period
2020-01-01 to 2020-12-31
Filed
2021-11-11
IRS object ID
202123159349304117
Schema version
2020v4.0
Source
Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2021-11-11T12:06:27-07:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2020-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2020-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN510191744EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Berkeley Law FoundationBusinessNameLine1Txt
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Business Name ControlBERKBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone5106828283PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO Box 3954AddressLine1Txt
CityBerkeleyCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP94703ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonBlake ThompsonPersonNm
Person TitleBoard Member/CFOPersonTitleTxt
Phone4153783001PhoneNum
Signature2021-10-28SignatureDt

Additional Filer Information AdditionalFilerInformation

Trusted Customer TrustedCustomerGrp

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Trusted Customer0TrustedCustomerCd
OOB Security Verification11OOBSecurityVerificationCd
Last Submission Rqr OOB1LastSubmissionRqrOOBCd
Authentication Assurance LevelAAL2AuthenticationAssuranceLevelCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2020TaxYr
Build TS2022-09-23 18:48:47ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerHolly BaldwinPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

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Address Line1PO Box 3954AddressLine1Txt
CityBerkeleyCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP94703ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$138,527GrossReceiptsAmt
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Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website Addresswww.berkeleylawfoundation.orgWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
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Legal Domicile StateCALegalDomicileStateCd
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PY Other Expenses$2,164PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$8,883CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$53,164PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$50,383CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$17,209PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$88,144CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$79,293TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$167,437TotalAssetsEOYAmt
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Total Liabilities EOY$0TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
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MissionBLF funds new public interest lawyers through tuition assistance to Berkeley Law students and year-long grants for new attorneys around the country. Our grants enable recipients to work on innovative projects that provide needed legal services in communities across the US.MissionDesc
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Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
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DescGrants to new lawyers for year-long projects providing legal services to underserved populationsDesc

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Described In Section501c3Yes (1)DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities0LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
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Report Land Building Equipment0ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
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Independent Audit Fincl Stmt0IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
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School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
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Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
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Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
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Grants To IndividualsYes (1)GrantsToIndividualsInd
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Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
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IRP Document0IRPDocumentCnt
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Employee0EmployeeCnt
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit0UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
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Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
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Members Or StockholdersYes (1)MembersOrStockholdersInd
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Minutes Of CommitteesYes (1)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
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Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
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Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldCAStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

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PersonHolly BaldwinPersonNm
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Address Line1PO Box 3954AddressLine1Txt
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Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (12 entries)

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Holly Baldwin
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Blake Thompson
CFO1Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Sarah Williams
Secretary1Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Joys Choi
Treasurer1Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Lynnette Baclig
Board Member0Yes (X)$0$0$0
Audrey Barron
Board Member0Yes (X)$0$0$0
Saxon Cropper-Sykes
Board Member00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Kyle Kate Dudley
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Lana El-Farra
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Lisa Ells
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Ary Smith
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Kathleen Vanden Heuvel
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Total$75TotalAmt
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Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

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Total$450TotalAmt
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Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

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Total$175TotalAmt
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Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

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Total$147TotalAmt
Management And General$147ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

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Total$1,457TotalAmt
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Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (3 entries)

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Returned Check Fees$24$0$24$0

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BOY$79,293BOYAmt
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EOY$0EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Org Does Not Follow FASB117Yes (X)OrgDoesNotFollowFASB117Ind

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BOY$79,293BOYAmt
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BOY$0BOYAmt
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Rtn Earn Endowment Incm Oth Fnds RtnEarnEndowmentIncmOthFndsGrp

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited0FSAuditedInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

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Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

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Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$43,207CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$54,192CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$70,314CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$70,373CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$138,527CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$376,613TotalAmt

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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$54,192CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$70,314CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$70,373CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$138,527CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$376,613TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total170$376,613PublicSupportTotal170Amt
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Public Support PY1701PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

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ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records MaintainedYes (1)GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Grants Other Asst To Indiv In US GrantsOtherAsstToIndivInUSGrp (4 entries)

Grant TypeGrantTypeTxtRecipientRecipientCntCash GrantCashGrantAmtNon Cash AssistanceNonCashAssistanceAmt
Tuition Assistance2$3,250$0
Tuition Assistance2$2,500$0
Post-graduate fellowship grant1$20,000$0
Post-graduate fellowship grant1$10,000$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceSchedule I, Part I, Line 2FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationThe recipients of the year-long grants are required to submit a progress report at the mid-point of the grant year and a final report when the fellowship ends. Students who receive tuition assistance submit an application that demonstrates their eligibility for the program and grants are given during the first year that the applicant is enrolled as a law student.ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 6BLF is a membership organization.
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 7aBLF's members have the authority to elect all members of the governing body.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11bThe Form 990 was completed by the Chief Financial Officer and sent for review to the Board President and Treasurer.
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19BLF did not make its governing documents, policies, or financial statements generally available to the public, but would provide such documents to anyone who requests to see them.

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