LEGAL AID FOUNDATION OF LOS ANGELES: Form 990, tax year 2015

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Organization
LEGAL AID FOUNDATION OF LOS ANGELES (EIN 95-1684067)
Tax period
2015-01-01 to 2015-12-31
Filed
2016-10-24
IRS object ID
201612989349301136
Schema version
2015v2.1
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)
Return2016-10-24T18:25:13-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2015-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

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Preparer Firm EIN954557617PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

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Business Name Line1Harrington Group CPAs LLPBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

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Address Line1234 East Colorado Blvd Suite M150AddressLine1Txt
CityPasadenaCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP91101ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2015-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

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EIN951684067EIN

Business Name BusinessName

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

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11102 Crenshaw BlvdAddressLine1Txt
CityLos AngelesCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP90019ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonSilvia ArguetaPersonNm
Person TitleExecutive DirectorPersonTitleTxt
Phone3238017906PhoneNum
Signature2016-10-24SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonTonetta Conner CPAPreparerPersonNm
PTINP01775198PTIN
Phone6264036801PhoneNum
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2015TaxYr
Build TS2017-02-10 21:41:12ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerSilvia ArguetaPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11102 Crenshaw BlvdAddressLine1Txt
CityLos AngelesCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP90019ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$15,601,392GrossReceiptsAmt
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 Body34VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent34VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee145TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers1526TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$0TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$0NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$15,654,701PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$13,317,069CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$625,833PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$1,068,026CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$210,483PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$185,696CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$31,273PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$58,848CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$16,522,290PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$14,629,639CYTotalRevenueAmt
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$9,788,874PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$10,194,378CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$6,349CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$283,548CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$2,961,127PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$3,074,197CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$12,750,001PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$13,274,924CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$3,772,289PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$1,354,715CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$21,603,636TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$22,638,026TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$4,506,435TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$4,255,411TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$17,097,201NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$18,382,615NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionLegal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles (LAFLA) 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 SrvcYes (1)SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$4,941,292ExpenseAmt
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 5,702 cases.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$2,060,749ExpenseAmt
DescEconomic Stability: Assists vulnerable populations in getting needed benefits for basic needs: food, medical care or services; 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 program worked on 2,378 cases.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$1,912,563ExpenseAmt
Revenue$1,068,026RevenueAmt
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 2,207 cases.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty Other ProgSrvcAccomActyOtherGrp (3 entries)

ExpenseExpenseAmtDescDesc
$885,654Santa 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 1,022 cases.
$828,459Veterans 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 956 cases.
$519,954Asian & 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 600 cases.
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Other Prog Srvc Expense$2,234,067TotalOtherProgSrvcExpenseAmt
Total Program Service Expenses$11,148,671TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
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 FundraisingYes (1)ProfessionalFundraisingInd
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
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Deductible Non Cash ContriYes (1)DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution0DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity0DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity0RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent0RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
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Activities Conducted Prtshp0ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document53IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance0BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee145EmployeeCnt
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 Members34GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
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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 (40 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtHighest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
Martin T Tachiki Esq
President1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Debra L Fischer Esq
Vice President1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
James M Burgess
Secretary1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Michael Maddigan
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
Sean Eskovitz
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
Clementina Lopez
Board Member1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Neil B Martin
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
R Alexander Pilmer
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
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)$210,129$0$23,123
Barbara Schultz
Dir. Litigation & Policy35.00$141,549$0$27,543Yes (X)
Yolanda Arias
Managing Attorney35.00$129,935$0$13,861Yes (X)
Ana Storey
Dir. Client/Comm. Services35.00$127,726$0$20,579Yes (X)
Michael Ortiz
Directing Attorney35.00$121,396$0$19,767Yes (X)
Kathryn Marr
Managing Attorney35.00$115,178$0$24,903Yes (X)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$845,913TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$129,776TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K6IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp

Contractor Name ContractorName

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1One JusticeBusinessNameLine1Txt

Contractor Address ContractorAddress

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1433 California St Ste 815AddressLine1Txt
CitySan FranciscoCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP94104ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ServicesSub-contractor - Legal ServicesServicesDesc
Compensation$217,913CompensationAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K1CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Fundraising$413,626FundraisingAmt
Government Grants$9,823,146GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions$3,080,297AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions$385,796NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$13,317,069TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (3 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Attorney fees541100$847,869$847,869
Clinical support900099$199,250$199,250
Litigation/Jury Duty541100$20,907$20,907
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$1,068,026TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$53,176TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$53,176ExclusionAmt

Gross Rents GrossRentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$11,626RealAmt

Less Rental Expenses LessRentalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$0RealAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$11,626RealAmt

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$11,626TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$11,626ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$772,195SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$639,675SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$132,520SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$132,520TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$132,520ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Fundraising Gross Income$332,078FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Contri Rpt Fundraising Event$413,626ContriRptFundraisingEventAmt
Fundraising Direct Expenses$332,078FundraisingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

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

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescMiscellaneous incomeDesc
Business900099BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column$47,222TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$47,222ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$47,222OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$14,629,639TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$1,068,026RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$244,544ExclusionAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$233,252TotalAmt
Program Services$194,278ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$33,935ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$5,039FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$7,650,815TotalAmt
Program Services$6,381,356ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,096,995ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$172,464FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$376,696TotalAmt
Program Services$310,020ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$59,895ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$6,781FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,251,424TotalAmt
Program Services$1,029,289ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$198,920ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$23,215FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$682,191TotalAmt
Program Services$566,850ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$97,712ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$17,629FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$26,570TotalAmt
Management And General$26,570ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Prof Fundraising FeesForServicesProfFundraising

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$6,349TotalAmt
Fundraising$6,349FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$168,257TotalAmt
Program Services$77,920ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$90,337ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$413,263TotalAmt
Program Services$364,990ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$38,986ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$9,287FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$61,608TotalAmt
Program Services$58,096ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$3,019ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$493FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$687,980TotalAmt
Program Services$578,558ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$94,403ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$15,019FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$60,138TotalAmt
Program Services$55,023ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$4,736ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$379FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$14,993TotalAmt
Program Services$8,561ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$4,708ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,724FundraisingAmt

Interest InterestGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$67,503TotalAmt
Program Services$38,544ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$21,196ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$7,763FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$208,449TotalAmt
Program Services$208,449ProgramServicesAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$73,805TotalAmt
Program Services$68,125ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$5,106ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$574FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmt
Service to clients$590,708$590,708
Equip. rental/maintenan$212,325$199,980$10,261$2,084
Library$166,840$161,639$3,830$1,371
Litigation$160,361$160,361

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$161,397TotalAmt
Program Services$95,924ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$52,096ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$13,377FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$13,274,924TotalAmt
Program Services$11,148,671ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,842,705ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$283,548FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$761,339BOYAmt
EOY$432,288EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$8,365,642BOYAmt
EOY$9,861,595EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$6,212,716BOYAmt
EOY$4,659,396EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$88,403BOYAmt
EOY$255,460EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$166,295BOYAmt
EOY$334,896EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$11,447,878LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$4,742,180LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,946,590BOYAmt
EOY$6,705,698EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$59,689BOYAmt
EOY$385,796EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,962BOYAmt
EOY$2,897EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$21,603,636BOYAmt
EOY$22,638,026EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,688,492BOYAmt
EOY$1,503,183EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$202,561BOYAmt
EOY$136,911EOYAmt

Escrow Account Liability EscrowAccountLiabilityGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$487BOYAmt
EOY$422EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

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

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,506,435BOYAmt
EOY$4,255,411EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$9,744,542BOYAmt
EOY$9,476,585EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$7,344,002BOYAmt
EOY$8,897,373EOYAmt

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$17,097,201BOYAmt
EOY$18,382,615EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$21,603,636BOYAmt
EOY$22,638,026EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$1,354,715ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst-$157,786NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$88,485OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
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$20,825,294CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$17,281,312CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$18,571,055CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$15,654,701CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$13,317,069CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$85,649,431TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$20,825,294CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$17,281,312CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$18,571,055CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$15,654,701CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$13,317,069CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$85,649,431TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total170$85,649,431PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$17,271CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$4,236CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$2,505CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$64,702CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$64,802CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$153,516TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$85,445CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$31,186CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$95,221CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$19,647CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$47,222CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$278,721TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$86,081,668TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$2,781,921GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.99500PublicSupportCY170Pct
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
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
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY1.00000BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
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$1,807,333OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$1,817,333BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$4,529,720OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$1,482,060DepreciationAmt
Book Value$3,047,660BookValueAmt

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$2,966,552OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$2,914,445DepreciationAmt
Book Value$52,107BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$2,126,098OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$337,500DepreciationAmt
Book Value$1,788,598BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$6,705,698TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$24,114,347TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst-$157,786NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$9,554,009DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Other Revenue$88,485OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported$9,484,708RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$14,629,639RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$14,629,639TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$22,828,933TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts$9,554,009DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Expenses Not Reported$9,554,009ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$13,274,924ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$13,274,924TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

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 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 88,485.

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Mail SolicitationsYes (X)MailSolicitationsInd
Email SolicitationsYes (X)EmailSolicitationsInd
Phone SolicitationsYes (X)PhoneSolicitationsInd
In Person SolicitationsYes (X)InPersonSolicitationsInd
Solicitation Of Non Govt GrantsYes (X)SolicitationOfNonGovtGrantsInd
Solicitation Of Govt GrantsYes (X)SolicitationOfGovtGrantsInd
Special Fundraising EventsYes (X)SpecialFundraisingEventsInd
Agrmt Prof Fundraising ActyYes (1)AgrmtProfFundraisingActyInd

Fundraiser Activity Info FundraiserActivityInfoGrp

Organization Business Name OrganizationBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Aly Sterling Philanthropy LLCBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO Box 131AddressLine1Txt
CityMonclovaCityNm
State AbbreviationOHStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP43542ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ActivityCapital CampaignActivityTxt
Fundraiser Control Of Funds0FundraiserControlOfFundsInd
Gross Receipts$1,178,353GrossReceiptsAmt
Retained By Contractor$35,199RetainedByContractorAmt
Net To Organization$1,143,154NetToOrganizationAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Gross Receipts$1,178,353TotalGrossReceiptsAmt
Total Retained By Contractors$35,199TotalRetainedByContractorsAmt
Total Net To Organization$1,143,154TotalNetToOrganizationAmt
Licensed StatesCALicensedStatesCd

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Event1Access to JusticeEvent1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$477,084GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1$314,873CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1$162,211GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$162,211OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Event2Grand CruEvent2Nm
Gross Receipts Event2$242,073GrossReceiptsEvent2Amt
Charitable Contri Event2$77,665CharitableContriEvent2Amt
Gross Revenue Event2$164,408GrossRevenueEvent2Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event2$164,408OtherDirectExpensesEvent2Amt
Other Events Total1OtherEventsTotalCnt
Gross Receipts Other Events$26,547GrossReceiptsOtherEventsAmt
Charitable Contri Other Events$21,088CharitableContriOtherEventsAmt
Gross Revenue Other Events$5,459GrossRevenueOtherEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Other Events$5,459OthDirectExpnssOtherEventsAmt
Gross Receipts Total$745,704GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot$413,626CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$332,078GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$332,078OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$332,078DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary$0NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceSchedule G, Part I, Line 2b, Column (v)FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationFor professional services renderedExplanationTxt

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 (2 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$210,129$0$0$0$0$0$15,415$0$7,708$0$233,252$0$0$0
Barbara Schultz
Dir. Litigation & Policy$141,549$0$0$0$0$0$10,422$0$17,121$0$169,092$0$0$0

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution15ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$581,649NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
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 (8 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 and 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 and 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 2015 resulted in 1,526 volunteers providing 49,176 in kind hours in pro bono and volunteer services. Our staff and volunteer resources enabled LAFLA to have a significant victory on behalf of homeless people in Los Angeles by obtaining a preliminary injunction to the stop the City of Los Angeles' illegal seizure and destruction of homeless people's property including medications, tents and blankets.
Form 990, Part III, line 2LAFLA is hosting a two-year pilot housing preservation project from Spring 2015 through Spring 2017 that was funded by the Department of Housing and Urban Development ("HUD"), Equal Justice Works, and AmeriCorps VISTA. This project, the VISTA Affordable Housing Preservation Project ("VAHPP"), achieved impressive outcomes in preserving at-risk housing in Los Angeles, serving over 580 project-based Section 8 tenants and successfully preserving over 200 units of expiring project-based Section 8 units in the Greater Los Angeles region. VAHPP is hosted at 12 different legal aid host sites around the country in major metropolitan cities such as New York City, Los Angeles, and Chicago, where low-income tenants are facing serious affordable housing shortages. Of all 12 host sites, the VAHPP program launched in Los Angeles has proven to be the most successful in the nation, with a significantly higher number of tenants engaged and units preserved than other major cities.
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 11The 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 Finance Committee.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12cConflict of Interest Policy is monitored and enforced by the Board of Directors
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, Part XI, line 9:Discount on pledge receivable 88,485.

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