LEGAL AID FOUNDATION OF LOS ANGELES: Form 990, tax year 2016

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Organization
LEGAL AID FOUNDATION OF LOS ANGELES (EIN 95-1684067)
Tax period
2016-01-01 to 2016-12-31
Filed
2017-08-01
IRS object ID
201742139349300439
Schema version
2016v3.0
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2017-08-01T12:33:56-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2016-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN954557617PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Harrington Group CPAs LLPBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1234 East Colorado Blvd Suite M150AddressLine1Txt
CityPasadenaCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP91101ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2016-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN951684067EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Legal Aid Foundation of Los AngelesBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlLEGABusinessNameControlTxt
Phone3238017991PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1634 S Spring Street No 400AAddressLine1Txt
CityLos AngelesCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP90014ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonSilvia ArguetaPersonNm
Person TitleExecutive DirectorPersonTitleTxt
Phone3238017906PhoneNum
Signature2017-08-01SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonTonetta Conner CPAPreparerPersonNm
PTINP01775198PTIN
Phone6264036801PhoneNum

Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

IP Address IPAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
I Pv4 Address64.88.174.3IPv4AddressTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IP2017-08-01IPDt
IP Tm10:33:41IPTm
IP TimezonePDIPTimezoneCd
Filing License TypePFilingLicenseTypeCd
At Submission Creation Device Id5E9D1F6D1576D2B1B228F823467212CC3E7CEE57AtSubmissionCreationDeviceId
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2016TaxYr
Build TS2021-01-29 14:40:06ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address ChangeYes (X)AddressChangeInd
Principal OfficerSilvia ArguetaPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1634 S Spring Street No 400AAddressLine1Txt
CityLos AngelesCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP90014ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$17,590,999GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.LAFLA.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1929FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateCALegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionLegal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles "LAFLA" is dedicated to serving the most vulnerable people.ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body36VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent36VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee138TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers1237TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$0TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$0NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$13,317,069PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$15,217,466CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$1,068,026PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$252,129CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$185,696PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$84,991CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$58,848PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$1,799,917CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$14,629,639PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$17,354,503CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$0PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$0CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$10,194,378PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$10,503,421CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$6,349PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$395,989CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$3,074,197PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$3,364,827CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$13,274,924PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$13,868,248CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$1,354,715PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$3,486,255CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$22,638,026TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$28,722,636TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$4,255,411TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$9,848,762TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$18,382,615NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$18,873,874NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionLAFLA is the frontline law firm for poor and low income people. LAFLA seeks to achieve equal justice for poor and low-income people in greater Los Angeles. We change lives through direct representation, systems change and community education.MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$4,592,821ExpenseAmt
DescHousing, Communities & Eviction Defense: Addresses systems change through litigation, policy and education aimed at creating and preserving affordable housing and homeownership opportunities; Increases economic power; Preserves civil rights; Seeks environmental justice on behalf of poor and low-income residents; Partners with community-based organizations to build healthy, economically vibrant neighborhoods. Eviction Defense Center: Provides free direct representation for indigent individuals and families facing eviction; Negotiates with landlords to ensure families can stay in their homes; Defends residents of public housing and Section 8 voucher holders against losing their housing or housing subsidy; Helps clients living in uninhabitable conditions to get reductions in rent. This program worked on 5,351 cases.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$2,554,892ExpenseAmt
DescAssists vulnerable populations in obtaining and maintaining critical safety net benefits that helps them get food, housing, medical care or services such as child care, job training and other services to remove barriers to employment; Fights wage theft, wrongful terminations and discriminatory employment practices; Removes barriers to employment related to criminal records so that individuals can become or stay employed; Discharges student loans based on disability or school fraud. This Workgroup worked on 2,965 cases.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$1,832,494ExpenseAmt
Revenue$252,129RevenueAmt
DescSupporting Families: Helps survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault get restraining orders, divorces, child custody, visitation and support; Secures the return of concealed and abducted children; Supports torture victims seeking asylum in the United States with the immigration process; Represents survivors of domestic violence, human trafficking, sexual assaults and other serious crimes to obtain protection and permanent residency; Offers legal help to families facing health crises and domestic violence through the Greater Long Beach Medical-Legal Partnership; Protects vulnerable unaccompanied children throughout the immigration process; Provides comprehensive case management to victims of domestic violence and survivors of torture. This program worked on 2,135 cases.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty Other ProgSrvcAccomActyOtherGrp (4 entries)

ExpenseExpenseAmtDescDesc
$1,082,414Santa Monica Community Office: Funded by the City of Santa Monica; Provides legal services to residents of Santa Monica only; Offers domestic violence clinic and Self-Help Legal Access Center; Attorneys work with local agencies and city services to provide family law, housing, veterans benefits and immigration services. This program worked on 1,269 cases.
$1,039,414Veterans Justice Center: Obtains life-sustaining income, health, and housing benefits so veterans can thrive; Prevents veteran homelessness by fighting wrongful evictions; Removes barriers to employment to promote veteran self-sufficiency; Advocates to upgrade unjust less-than-honorable military discharges; Works with hundreds of pro bono legal volunteers annually to hold large-scale legal clinics for homeless veterans. This program worked on 1,211 cases.
$473,788Asian & Pacific Islander Community Outreach Project: Advocates for language services in civil courts, administrative proceedings, and other government agencies for limited-English proficient clients; Provides legal help in all areas of practice including family law, immigration and government benefits in Korean, Mandarin, Cantonese, Japanese, Khmer and Thai. This program worked on 552 cases.
2 Year Housing Preservation Project: The impact of these efforts was recently expended through the initiation of the Los Angeles County Housing Preservation Project ("LACHPP"), which was made possible through funding from the State Bar of California- bank settlement proceeds Community Redevelopment Grant. This has allowed LAFLA to expand the scope of the project to include buildings with expiring covenants and neighborhoods that fall into pockets of Los Angeles County (both incorporated and unincorporated) where the most vulnerable households are facing homelessness due to conversion of their homes to market rate rents and the loss of federal, state and local subsidy programs and rent protection covenants. The program continues to provide critically-needed, comprehensive legal and capacity building services to residents living in subsidized housing in underserved areas of Los Angeles county. Most recently, the team has been engaged in carrying out affirmative litigation impacting residents of three buildings where uninhabitable conditions and harassment have been used to pressure residents to abandon units prematurely.
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Other Prog Srvc Expense$2,595,616TotalOtherProgSrvcExpenseAmt
Total Program Service Expenses$11,575,823TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
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 CounselingYes (1)CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent EndowmentsYes (1)TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities0ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnoteYes (1)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt0ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising ActivitiesYes (1)FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans0EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans0PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding0LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem0BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem0BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With Officer Ent0BusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
Deductible Non Cash ContriYes (1)DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution0DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity0DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity0RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent0RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org0TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp0ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document46IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee138EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit0UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo ContributionsYes (1)QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contri DisclYes (1)QuidProQuoContriDisclInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of0Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members36GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member36IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln0FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents0ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders0MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board MembersYes (1)ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (1)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn BodyYes (1)Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (1)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered PrsnYes (1)AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (1)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process OtherYes (1)CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldCAStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Other WebsiteYes (X)OtherWebsiteInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Gia R Stokes CFOBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone3238017909PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11102 Crenshaw BoulevardAddressLine1Txt
CityLos AngelesCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP90019ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (45 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtHighest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
Debra L Fischer Esq
President1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
James M Burgess
Vice President1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Michael Maddigan
Secretary1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Sean Eskivitz
Treasurer1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Karen J Adelseck
Client Chair1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Wesley Walker
Client Vice Chair1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Robert L Adler
Board Member1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Chris M Amantea
Board Member1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Terry B Bates
Board Member1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Hal Brody
Board Member1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Elliot Brown
Board Member1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Chella Coleman
Board Member1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Sean A Commons
Board Member1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Carissa Coze
Board Member1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
E Martin Estrada
Board Member1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Joseph B Farrell
Board Member1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Marc Feinstein
Board Member1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Felix Garcia
Board Member1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Tracy D Hensley
Board Member1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
James E Hornstein
Board Member1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Gila Jones
Board Member1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Allen L Lanstra
Board Member1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Amy Lerner-Hill
Board Member1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Clementina Lopez
Board Member1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Louise Mbella
Board Member1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
James M McAdams
Board Member1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Adam S Paris
Board Member1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Joseph Paunovich
Board Member1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
R Alexander Pilmer
Board Member1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
C Cleo Ray
Board Member1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Paul B Salvaty
Board Member1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Kareen Sandoval
Board Member1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Kahn A Scolnick
Board Member1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Marc M Seltzer
Board Member1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Ramesh Swamy
Board Member1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Martin T Tachiki
Board Member1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Ronald B Turovsky
Board Member1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Rita L Tuzon
Board Member1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Patricia Vining
Board Member1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Silvia Argueta
Executive Director35.00Yes (X)$201,772$0$26,807
Barbara Schultz
Dir. Litigation & Policy35.00$144,111$0$31,744Yes (X)
Kathryn Marr
Managing Attorney35.00$133,685$0$28,138Yes (X)
Gia Stokes
CFO35.00$129,912$0$20,468Yes (X)
Lynn Etkins
Chief Devel. & Marketing Dir.35.00$127,008$0$9,596Yes (X)
Yolanda Arias
Managing Attorney35.00$125,122$0$16,069Yes (X)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$861,610TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$132,822TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K19IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (3 entries)

Address Line1ContractorAddress/USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityContractorAddress/USAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationContractorAddress/USAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPContractorAddress/USAddress/ZIPCdServicesServicesDescCompensationCompensationAmt
One Justice
433 California St Ste 815San FranciscoCA94104Consulting$217,913
Coalition to Abolish Slavery & Trafficki
5042 Wilshire Blvd Ste 586Los AngelesCA90036Consulting$112,964
Matt Construction Corporation
9814 Norwalk BlvdSanta Fe SpringsCA90670Pre-construction$105,990
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K3CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Info In Schedule O Part VIIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIIIInd
Fundraising$439,083FundraisingAmt
Government Grants$10,540,527GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions$4,237,856AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions$541,583NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$15,217,466TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (3 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Attorney fees541100$152,435$152,435
Clinical support900099$95,250$95,250
Litigation/Jury Duty541100$4,444$4,444
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$252,129TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$84,991TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$84,991ExclusionAmt

Gross Rents GrossRentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$9,689RealAmt

Less Rental Expenses LessRentalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$0RealAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$9,689RealAmt

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$9,689TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$9,689ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Fundraising Gross Income$236,496FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Contri Rpt Fundraising Event$439,083ContriRptFundraisingEventAmt
Fundraising Direct Expenses$236,496FundraisingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$0TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp (2 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtExclusionExclusionAmt
Pre-development reimbursement900099$1,753,852$1,753,852
Miscellaneous income900099$36,376$36,376
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$1,790,228OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$17,354,503TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$252,129RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$1,884,908ExclusionAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$228,579TotalAmt
Program Services$192,006ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$32,001ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$4,572FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$7,781,117TotalAmt
Program Services$6,493,035ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,028,074ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$260,008FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$461,468TotalAmt
Program Services$408,592ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$47,674ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$5,202FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,419,271TotalAmt
Program Services$1,192,188ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$198,698ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$28,385FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$612,986TotalAmt
Program Services$518,527ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$73,819ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$20,640FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$4,500TotalAmt
Management And General$4,500ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$86,495TotalAmt
Program Services$34,700ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$51,795ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$161,367TotalAmt
Program Services$73,876ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$86,224ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,267FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$344,704TotalAmt
Program Services$270,371ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$59,807ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$14,526FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$685,875TotalAmt
Program Services$571,179ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$85,386ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$29,310FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$47,126TotalAmt
Program Services$43,875ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$3,074ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$177FundraisingAmt

Interest InterestGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$245,437TotalAmt
Program Services$132,536ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$92,775ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$20,126FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$211,489TotalAmt
Program Services$211,489ProgramServicesAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$86,682TotalAmt
Program Services$78,448ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$7,660ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$574FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmt
Service to clients$756,644$756,644
Equip. rental/maintenan$303,641$297,570$5,003$1,068
Library$126,810$122,990$3,593$227
Litigation$87,778$87,778

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$216,279TotalAmt
Program Services$90,019ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$116,353ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$9,907FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$13,868,248TotalAmt
Program Services$11,575,823ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,896,436ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$395,989FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$432,288BOYAmt
EOY$1,006,183EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$9,861,595BOYAmt
EOY$5,530,877EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,659,396BOYAmt
EOY$4,048,382EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$255,460BOYAmt
EOY$65,133EOYAmt

Oth Notes Loans Receivable Net OthNotesLoansReceivableNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$13,262,600EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$334,896BOYAmt
EOY$311,920EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$9,414,293LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$4,953,669LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$6,705,698BOYAmt
EOY$4,460,624EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$385,796BOYAmt
EOY$20,210EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,897BOYAmt
EOY$16,707EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$22,638,026BOYAmt
EOY$28,722,636EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,503,183BOYAmt
EOY$1,655,311EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$136,911BOYAmt
EOY$178,074EOYAmt

Escrow Account Liability EscrowAccountLiabilityGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$422BOYAmt
EOY$482EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,614,895BOYAmt
EOY$8,014,895EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,255,411BOYAmt
EOY$9,848,762EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$9,476,585BOYAmt
EOY$15,234,135EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$8,897,373BOYAmt
EOY$3,631,082EOYAmt

Permanently Rstr Net Assets PermanentlyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$8,657BOYAmt
EOY$8,657EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$18,382,615BOYAmt
EOY$18,873,874EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$22,638,026BOYAmt
EOY$28,722,636EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$3,486,255ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst-$41,199NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets-$2,953,797OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit RequiredYes (1)FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd
Federal Grant Audit PerformedYes (1)FederalGrantAuditPerformedInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$17,281,312CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$18,571,055CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$15,654,701CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$13,317,069CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$15,217,466CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$80,041,603TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$17,281,312CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$18,571,055CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$15,654,701CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$13,317,069CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$15,217,466CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$80,041,603TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total170$80,041,603PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$4,236CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$2,505CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$64,702CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$64,802CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$94,680CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$230,925TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$31,186CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$95,221CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$19,647CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$47,222CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,790,228CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$1,983,504TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$82,256,032TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$2,819,232GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.97310PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.99500PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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 D IRS990ScheduleD

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Agent Trustee Etc0AgentTrusteeEtcInd
Beginning Balance$482BeginningBalanceAmt
Ending Balance$482EndingBalanceAmt
Incl Escrow Custodial Acct LiabYes (1)InclEscrowCustodialAcctLiabInd
Explanation ProvidedYes (X)ExplanationProvidedInd

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$8,657BeginningYearBalanceAmt
End Year Balance$8,657EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$8,657BeginningYearBalanceAmt
End Year Balance$8,657EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$8,657BeginningYearBalanceAmt
End Year Balance$8,657EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY1.00000PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated Org0EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org0EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Land LandGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis$10,000InvestmentCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Other Cost Or Other Basis$1,521,412OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$1,531,412BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$4,529,720OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$1,600,508DepreciationAmt
Book Value$2,929,212BookValueAmt

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$8,175OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$8,175DepreciationAmt
Book Value$0BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$3,007,486OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$3,007,486DepreciationAmt
Book Value$0BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$337,500OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$337,500DepreciationAmt
Book Value$0BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$4,460,624TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$26,880,043TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst-$41,199NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$9,517,082DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Other Revenue$49,657OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported$9,525,540RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$17,354,503RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$17,354,503TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$23,385,330TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts$9,517,082DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Expenses Not Reported$9,517,082ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$13,868,248ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$13,868,248TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Part IV, Line 2b:LAFLA holds funds in trust for its clients relating to settlements awarded by the courts and deposits held for filing and other fees.
Part V, Line 4:Endowment funds are appropriated by the Board for use in current operations.
Part X, Line 2:LAFLA is exempt from taxation under Internal Revenue Code Section 501(c)(3) and California Revenue and Taxation Code Section 23701d. Generally accepted accounting principles provide accounting and disclosure guidance about positions taken by an organization in its tax returns that might be uncertain. Management has considered its tax positions and believes that all positions taken by LAFLA in its federal and state exempt organization tax returns are more likely than not to be sustained upon examination. LAFLA's returns are subject to examination by federal and state taxing authorities, generally for three and four years, respectively, after they filed.
Part XI, Line 2d - Other Adjustments:Discount on pledges receivable 49,657.

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Event1Access to JusticeEvent1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$539,638GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1$374,539CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1$165,099GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$165,099OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Event2Grand CruEvent2Nm
Gross Receipts Event2$121,848GrossReceiptsEvent2Amt
Charitable Contri Event2$56,204CharitableContriEvent2Amt
Gross Revenue Event2$65,644GrossRevenueEvent2Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event2$65,644OtherDirectExpensesEvent2Amt
Other Events Total1OtherEventsTotalCnt
Gross Receipts Other Events$14,093GrossReceiptsOtherEventsAmt
Charitable Contri Other Events$8,340CharitableContriOtherEventsAmt
Gross Revenue Other Events$5,753GrossRevenueOtherEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Other Events$5,753OthDirectExpnssOtherEventsAmt
Gross Receipts Total$675,579GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot$439,083CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$236,496GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$236,496OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$236,496DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary$0NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Compensation SurveyYes (X)CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan0SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org0CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs0CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org0CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs0CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments0AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (4 entries)

TitleTitleTxtBase Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmtCompensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmtBonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmountBonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmtOther Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmtOther Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmtDeferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmtDeferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmtNontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmtNontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmtTotal Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmtTotal Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmtComp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmtComp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
Silvia Argueta
Executive Director$201,772$0$0$0$0$0$18,450$0$8,357$0$228,579$0$0$0
Barbara Schultz
Dir. Litigation & Policy$144,111$0$0$0$0$0$13,668$0$18,076$0$175,855$0$0$0
Kathryn Marr
Managing Attorney$133,685$0$0$0$0$0$10,631$0$17,507$0$161,823$0$0$0
Gia Stokes
CFO$129,912$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$20,468$0$150,380$0$0$0

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution16ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$541,583NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesHigh and Low AverageMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Any Property That Must Be Held0AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC Gifts0ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties Used0ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePart I, Column (b):FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationNumber of contributions is determined by the number of donorsExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (9 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990- Mission Statement Continuation:To achieve our mission, LAFLA's expert team of attorneys, paralegals, and support staff works with the community in a variety of ways, including, direct representation, counsel & advice, referrals and community education. LAFLA's legal priorities encompass the following: supporting families; preserving quality, affordable housing; maintaining economic stability; promoting safety, security, and health; serving populations with special vulnerabilities, and protecting human & civil rights. LAFLA provides a full range of legal services for individuals and families including limited, extended and contested cases in several substantive areas: housing & eviction defense, government benefits, family law, consumer, employment, immigrants' rights and community economic development. Services include counsel and advice, pro per assistance, representation before all courts and administrative agencies, affirmative litigation, policy advocacy, trainings and community legal education. To assist us with meeting the legal needs of the community, LAFLA provides a plethora of volunteer opportunities that in 2016 resulted in 1,237 volunteers providing 47,005 in kind hours in pro bono and volunteer services. LAFLA achieved a significant victory with the publication of an unlawful detainer appeal which established that a rental agreement for an unpermitted unit is void, and therefore a landlord is barred from collecting rent or using the unlawful detainer procedures to enforce the collection of rent, thus invalidating a notice to pay or quit.
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 7aPursuant to Legal Services Corporation regulations, most directors are appointed by bar associations or community organizations.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11bThe Form 990 is prepared by an outside accounting firm based on information provided by the Director of Fiscal Management; it is then reviewed by the Executive Director, the Director of Fiscal Management, the CFO and the Audit Committee.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12cAt least annually, the Board of Directors, Officers and staff of LAFLA are required to review LAFLA's Conflict of Interest policy and complete a annual statement affirming that they have a) received a copy of the Conflict of Interest Policy, b) read and understood the policy, and c) agree to comply with such policy.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15The Executive Committee of the Board reviews the compensation of the Executive Director annually. A compensation survey is also conducted of similar organizations. Other organization officers or key employees' compensation is determined by comparability data and a compensation study as well as review by the Board of Directors.
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19The organization makes the Form 990 available on Guidestar.org and also makes governing documents, conflicts of interest policies and financial statements available to the public upon request.
Form 990, Page 9, Line 11b, Pre-Development ReimbursementAs part of the New Market Tax Credit (NMTC) arrangement, LAFLA took on bridge loan from Chase in the amount of $1,753,582 to facilitate the lending of funds to LALAJC for construction of project. As part of the arrangement, LALAJC, reimbursed LAFLA $1,753,582 in pre-development reimbursement costs which were then paid back to Chase to settle the original bridge loan.
Form 990, Part XI, line 9:Discount on pledge receivable 49,657. Transfer of assets to LALAJC, Inc.(See Sch. O) -3,003,454.
Form 990, Page 12, Part XI, Line 9Transfer of assets - To help LAFLA benefit from the financing available under the New Markets Tax Program (NMTC), L.A. Legal Aid Justice Center, Inc. (LALAJC) qualified under the NMTC program as a "qualified active low-income community business" ("QALICB"). LAFLA transferred to LALAJC a total of $3,003,454 in project-related assets, including title to the property owned in a "Low-Income Community" located at 1550 W. 8th Street, Los Angeles.

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