2020-03-04T08:44:38-08:00 2019-06-30 Crosby & Kaneda CPAs LLP 1970 Broadway STE 930 Oakland CA 94612 990 2018-07-01 223866910 Community Legal Services in East Palo Alto Inc COMM 6503910348 1861 Bay Road East Palo Alto CA 94303 Rebecca Pinger Finance Dir. 2020-03-04 true August Zajonc CPA P01218603 5108352727 2018 2020-09-23 17:36:50Z Phil Hwang 1861 Bay Road East Palo Alto CA 94303 4908287 false false X www.clsepa.org X 2002 CA To provide transformative legal services that enable diverse communities in East Palo Alto and beyond to achieve a secure and thriving future. 11 10 54 865 0 5655071 4824965 42701 64901 3953 6921 -22776 -18907 5678949 4877880 273608 216135 0 3335846 3508104 0 276777 1591616 1197972 5201070 4922211 477879 -44331 4940327 5030840 901061 1036052 4039266 3994788 To provide transformative legal services that enable diverse communities in East Palo Alto and beyond to achieve a secure and thriving future. false false 2041386 350 Immigration program provided legal assistance with 663 cases. 1616206 216135 21529 Housing program provided legal assistance with 468 cases. 517169 43022 Economic Advancement Program provided legal assistance with 441 cases 4174761 true true false true false false false false false false true false false false false true true false false false false false false false true false false false true true false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false true 12 0 true 54 true false false false false false false true true false 0 false false false true false false false false false false false false X 11 10 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true true true true false CA X Rebecca Pinger 6503910348 1861 Bay Road East Palo Alto CA 94303 Tameeka Bennett Co-Chair 2.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Ahad Khan Co-Chair 2.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Carl Saba Treasurer 2.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Craig Largent Secretary 2.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Victoria Brewster Board Member 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Lynda Galligan Board Member 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Justin Gurvitz Board Member 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Eugene Gabriel Illovsky Board Member 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Susan Jang Board Member 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Catherine Moreno Board Member 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Jennifer Morrill Board Member 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Court Skinner Board Member 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Jory Steele Board Member 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Aaron Wainscoat Board Member 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Nozipo Wobogo Board Member 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Phil Hwang Executive Dir. 40.00 0.00 X 170189 0 1250 Rebecca Pinger Finance Dir. 40.00 0.00 X 94169 0 4757 Joyce Song Immigration Dir. 40.00 0.00 X 108098 0 1194 Araceli Martinez-Olguin Senior Attorney 40.00 0.00 X 107738 0 1179 Jennifer Smith Senior Attorney 40.00 0.00 X 100997 0 1191 581191 9571 4 false true false Faith in Action 1336 Arroyo Ave San Carlos CA 94070 Community Organizing 121600 Youth United Community Action 2135 Clarke Ave E Palo Alto CA 94303 Community Organizing 107430 2 140 261965 1218437 3344423 11150 4824965 Program Service Fees 900099 64901 64901 64901 6462 6462 0 0 0 459 459 459 459 11500 261965 30407 -18907 -18907 0 0 0 4877880 64901 -11986 X 0 216135 216135 0 0 268167 50357 154513 63297 0 2745711 2427482 172105 146124 67400 55712 6950 4738 176039 148226 15396 12417 250787 207123 25888 17776 0 0 23791 23791 0 0 0 589915 570475 14332 5108 2110 1758 199 153 143864 109915 23873 10076 0 0 249265 221883 14389 12993 23134 22594 381 159 0 29976 26420 2215 1341 8877 8877 0 37075 30402 4078 2595 19945 16259 3686 Litigation expenses 70020 70020 0 4922211 4174761 470673 276777 175401 650828 2921774 2641744 603231 568464 421030 330221 0 0 0 0 40961 82117 1030630 273164 777930 757466 0 0 0 0 0 4940327 5030840 459666 542737 35200 78243 406195 415072 901061 1036052 X 1791964 1950061 2247302 2044727 4039266 3994788 4940327 5030840 -44331 -147 X false true X true false X 2002555 2027433 5003211 5605235 4824965 19463399 0 0 2002555 2027433 5003211 5605235 4824965 19463399 925240 18538159 657 2735 3171 3953 6462 16978 0 751 4000 367 10520 15638 19496015 878603 0.95090 0.92080 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED false false 383 1666 2049 4920162 4922211 396111 99028 false 269195 321218 410054 396111 1396578 2094867 7606 8927 2048 2049 20630 67299 80305 102514 99028 349146 523719 110 844 80 383 1417 264227 264227 729699 237445 492254 36704 35719 985 757466 X 15867368 -147 10989635 10989488 4877880 4877880 15911846 10989635 10989635 4922211 4922211 Part X : FIN48 Footnote The Internal Revenue Service and the California Franchise Tax Board have determined that the Organization is exempt from federal and state income taxes under IRC 501(c)(3) and California RTC 23701(d). The Organization has evaluated its current tax positions as of June 30, 2019 and is not aware of any significant uncertain tax positions for which a reserve would be necessary. The Organizations tax returns are generally subject to examination by federal and state taxing authorities for three and four years, respectively, after they are filed. false Annual Gala 273465 261965 11500 20809 7321 2277 273465 261965 11500 20809 7321 2277 30407 -18907 true 0 0 Rental Assistance 122 216135 Additional Supplemental Information The organization makes rental assistance payments directly to housing providers and/or requires recipients of such assistance to furnish a receipt from housing providers as proof of payment. X X false false false false false false false false false false Phil Hwang Executive Dir. 170189 1000 250 171439 Tameeka Bennett Co-Chair 107430 Program contractor false Schedule L, Part V Supplemental Information Payments of $107,430 were made to Youth United for Community Action, which provided community organizing, youth engagement, and leadership development support. Tameeka Bennett, who is a board member at CLSEPA, worked for Youth United for Community Action at that time. Form 990, Part VI, Line 1a: Explanation of Delegated Broad Authority to Committee The Executive Committee, comprised of the Board Co-Chairs, the Treasurer and the Secretary, has been delegated broad authority by the Board of Directors. Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b: Form 990 Review Process Board of Directors reviews the Form 990 to ensure that the information contained therein is correct. Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c: Explanation of Monitoring and Enforcement of Conflicts The Board annually reviews its conflict of interest policy and any violation of policy is monitored until resolved. Form 990, Part VI, Line 15a: Compensation Review & Approval Process - CEO, Top Management The Board reviews compensation of the Executive Director. The Board consulted outside sources when setting the Executive Director's compensation. Form 990, Part VI, Line 15b: Compensation Review and Approval Process for Officers and Key Employees The Board reviews compensation of key employees. No Board members or officers receive compensation for performing regular Board duties. Form 990, Part VI, Line 19: Other Organization Documents Publicly Available Documents are available upon request.