2011-09-28T19:48:23-05:00 2010-12-31 Harrington Group CPAs LLP 2670 Mission Street Suite 200 San Marino CA 91108 990 2010-01-01 951684067 Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles LEGA 3238017991 1102 Crenshaw Blvd Los Angeles CA 90019 Silvia Argueta 3238017925 2011-09-28 6264036801 2010 2016-03-07 17:11:31Z Silvia Argueta 1102 Crenshaw Blvd Los Angeles CA 90019 19976426 0 X WWW.LAFLA.ORG X 1929 CA The Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles is a nonprofit corporation organized for the purpose of providing legal assistance to persons financially unable to afford legal assistance in the metropolitan Los Angeles area. Primary service priorities include housing, government benefits, employment education and immigration. Secondary priorities include consumer law, bankruptcy, law enforcement practices and family law. 54 54 186 975 0 0 16134340 19532185 162173 58052 80704 44394 50619 93465 16427836 19728096 0 0 0 0 12542248 13222789 0 0 202363 3074695 5515977 15616943 18738766 810893 989330 13791929 14086001 6429235 5710969 7362694 8375032 X The Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles (LAFLA) is the frontline law firm for low-income people in Los Angeles. LAFLA is committed to promoting access to justice, strengthening communities, fighting discrimination, and effecting systemic change through representation, advocacy, and community education. 0 0 6941557 Housing and Eviction Defense: Advocates prepared tenants being unfairly evicted to represent themselves in court and provided legal representation to help clients retain their residency or get relocation benefits and move to better quarters. Advocates also focused on improving the conditions of housing for low-income people by pursuing litigation to get substandard buildings repaired and collaborating with city and state efforts to rehabilitate slum housing, improve code enforcement, and increase the availability of low-cost housing. This program served 31,304 clients in 260 days. 3234119 Government Benefits: Advocates helped indigent seniors and the disabled, homeless veterans and working poor families secure CalWORKs, Social Security Supplemental Income (SSI), Medi-Cal, Medicare, Food Stamps, In Home Support Services (IHSS), General Relief, and Veterans Benefits. Advocates were actively involved in shaping Los Angeles County's welfare reform plan and assuring its effectiveness in supporting low-income families. This program served 23,512 clients in 260 days. 5176111 58052 Immigration: Advocates provided U.S. citizens, lawful permanent residents, refugees and asylum seekers with assistance in family reunification matters and helped battered immigrant women seek legal residency under the Violence Against Women Act. Advocates also helped torture survivors and victims of human trafficking access legal rights and benefits that have been afforded to them under federal legislation. This program served 24,731 clients in 260 days. 15351787 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 50 0 1 186 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 X 54 54 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 CA X X Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles 3238017991 1102 Crenshaw Boulevard Los Angeles CA 90019 Harriet S Posner 1.00 X 0 0 0 Neil B Martin Esq 1.00 X 0 0 0 Paul Salvaty Esq 1.00 X 0 0 0 Martin T Tachiki Esq 1.00 X 0 0 0 Karen J Adelseck 1.00 X 0 0 0 Chris M Amantea Esq 1.00 X 0 0 0 Alexander Auerbach 1.00 X 0 0 0 Terry B Bates Esq 1.00 X 0 0 0 Gary Blasi Esq 1.00 X 0 0 0 Elliot N Brown Esq 1.00 X 0 0 0 Allan Browne Esq 1.00 X 0 0 0 Christina Burford 1.00 X 0 0 0 Carl J Busch Esq 1.00 X 0 0 0 Robert S Chapman Esq 1.00 X 0 0 0 Alan B Clark Esq 1.00 X 0 0 0 Jon Dean Esq 1.00 X 0 0 0 Kevin A Dorse Esq 1.00 X 0 0 0 D Barclay Edmunson Esq 1.00 X 0 0 0 Stephen R English Esq 1.00 X 0 0 0 Debra L Fischer Esq 1.00 X 0 0 0 James P Fogelman Esq 1.00 X 0 0 0 Mamie C Henry 1.00 X 0 0 0 Helen Hinkson 1.00 X 0 0 0 Dwayne Hollis 1.00 X 0 0 0 James E Hornstein Esq 1.00 X 0 0 0 Martha Ofelia Jimenez 1.00 X 0 0 0 Hattie Johnson 1.00 X 0 0 0 James M Lichtman Esq 1.00 X 0 0 0 Victoria M Lopez 1.00 X 0 0 0 James M McAdams Esq 1.00 X 0 0 0 Lillian Mobley 1.00 X 0 0 0 Jang Woo Nam 1.00 X 0 0 0 Mary H Neale 1.00 X 0 0 0 Maria K Nelson 1.00 X 0 0 0 R Alexander Pilmer Esq 1.00 X 0 0 0 Glenn D Pomerantz Esq 1.00 X 0 0 0 Kent R Raygor Esq 1.00 X 0 0 0 Marc M Seltzer Esq 1.00 X 0 0 0 Geoffrey L Thomas Esq 1.00 X 0 0 0 Maria Torres 1.00 X 0 0 0 Cornell Trotter 1.00 X 0 0 0 Mary Trotter 1.00 X 0 0 0 Ronald B Turovsky Esq 1.00 X 0 0 0 Rita L Tuzon 1.00 X 0 0 0 John C Ulin Esq 1.00 X 0 0 0 Angela Watson 1.00 X 0 0 0 Susan E Anderson Wise Esq 1.00 X 0 0 0 Ronald E Wood Esq 1.00 X 0 0 0 Silvia Argueta 35.00 X 181738 0 18938 Thomas Wheatley 35.00 X 19831 0 2843 Dennis Rockway 35.00 X 135305 0 29566 Toby Rothschild 35.00 X 130808 0 32834 Yolanda Arias 35.00 X 134238 0 14550 Michael Ortiz 35.00 X 125921 0 21057 Susan Rosenberg 35.00 X 231155 0 12798 958996 0 132586 20 1 1 0 0 483599 15240366 3808220 19532185 Clinical support 900099 29707 29707 Attorney fees 541100 28345 28345 58052 44394 44394 248330 483599 248330 0 Miscellaneous income 900099 93465 93465 93465 19728096 151517 0 44394 223350 202288 21062 9929224 8123520 1705425 100279 578244 471164 100715 6365 1585465 1243241 321229 20995 906506 730160 165765 10581 111766 111644 122 60200 46068 14132 752800 571591 170336 10873 189082 103909 80063 5110 835077 691341 135112 8624 56387 51361 4724 302 199584 159667 37522 2395 93213 86002 6778 433 Service to clients 2489235 2489235 Service to program 367909 171220 184888 11801 Library 140025 125868 13308 849 Aquisition of property 119882 101986 16822 1074 Training 100817 73810 25387 1620 18738766 15351787 3184616 202363 -243727 904735 6745973 6001211 1337369 1227275 104636 133017 9354728 3636754 5825957 5717974 21721 101789 13791929 14086001 2329133 2076490 299521 271526 84417 65259 3716164 3297694 6429235 5710969 X 7291959 8020897 62078 345478 8657 8657 7362694 8375032 13791929 14086001 X 989330 23009 X 0 1 1 X 1 1 X 3061679 3107439 14463920 15636149 19283855 55553042 3061679 3107439 14463920 15636149 19283855 55553042 55553042 301907 317668 231244 80704 44394 975917 312969 142161 40689 50619 93465 639903 57168862 20862130 0.97170 0.96350 X 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 47615 0 0 47615 0 Explanation of Other Lobbying Activities: Part II-B, Line 1i: Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles has restrictions on legislative activities, but may and do offer information and testimony to legislative committees and bodies upon written request. 0 0 10000 1807333 1817333 1948052 699910 1248142 2589843 250532 2339311 2662000 2357608 304392 337500 328704 8796 5717974 19728096 18738766 989330 23009 23009 1012339 29696764 23009 9945659 9968668 19728096 0 19728096 28684426 9945659 9945659 18738767 0 18738767 Description of Uncertain Tax Positions Under FIN 48: Part X: 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. X X X X X X 1 Levy Pazanti & Associates 9911 West Pico Blvd 510 Los Angeles CA 90035 Professional Fundraiser/Party Planner 0 448368 15000 433368 448368 15000 433368 CA Access to Justice 448368 327513 120855 120855 Grand Cru 267991 145991 122000 122000 1 7870 2395 5475 5475 724229 475899 248330 248330 248330 0 1 Rental Assistance 542 1616576 Utilities Assistance 103 33401 X X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Silvia Argueta 181738 0 0 0 0 0 12722 0 6216 0 200676 0 0 0 Dennis Rockway 135305 0 0 0 0 0 12483 0 17083 0 164871 0 0 0 Toby Rothschild 130808 0 0 0 0 0 12236 0 20598 0 163642 0 0 0 Susan Rosenberg 95377 0 0 0 135778 0 5405 0 7393 0 243953 0 0 0 LAFLA has a zero interest loan program available to all staff secured by their accrued, but unused vacation hours. These loans are carefully documented and are repaid within one year by payroll deduction. This program is intended to assist staff with financial emergencies, in 2010 Silvia Argueta, Yolanda Arias and Diane Talamantez had such loans. Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 7a Pursuant to Legal Services Corporation regulations, most directors are appointed by bar associations or community organizations. Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 8b The Executive Committee does not keep written minutes except in special circumstances. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11 The Director of Finance closely reviews the return and then goes over it with the Executive Director. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15a The Executive Committee of the Board reviews the compensation of the Executive Director annually. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19 The 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. Changes in Net Assets or Fund Balances: Form 990, Part XI, line 5: Net unrealized gains on investments: 23,009.