CALIFORNIA CENTER FOR MOVEMENT LEGAL SERVICES

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2025 · Form 990 · revenue $1.7M · expenses $1.7M · assets $364K

Also known as
Services
EIN
92-3242519
Address
3655 S GRAND AVE STE 250, LOS ANGELES, CA 90007-4327
Website
https://www.movementlegal.org
NTEE code
I80
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
Ruling date
October 2024 (when the IRS recognized its exemption)
IRS status
Exempt (unconditional) (IRS Business Master File) IRS data ↗
Tax-deductible donations
Yes: listed in IRS Publication 78 (public charity) Pub 78 ↗
Foundation status
Public charity, 509(a)(2)
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Mission

The California Center for Movement Legal Services (Movement Legal) provides legal services in the pursuit of improving the lives of California's traditionally underserved residents, carrying out legal work that fosters community led policy creation, implementation and enforcement of policy won through community organizing.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).

People paid by the organization

3 people paid across every filing: current people first, then by total pay from this organization. Organizations counts every nonprofit each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsLatest year payTotal pay from hereOrganizations
Leah Simon-Weisberg Executive Dir.2024-2025 $185,866$300,978 1
Margaret DeMatteo Directing Attorney2024-2025 $132,639$181,609 1
Jackie Zaneri Director2025 $29,130$29,130 1

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

6 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
Christina Livingston Former President2024-2025 5 $0 reported 1
Peggy Mears Former Treasurer2024-2025 5 $0 reported 1
Rene Christian Moya Director2024-2025 5 $0 reported 1
Sasha Graham Secretary/Treasurer2024-2025 5 $0 reported 2
Claudia Medina President2024-2025 5 $0 reported 1
Alysson Snow Director2024-2025 5 $0 reported 1

People by year

2025 · 9 people listed · 3 paid, $348K · 17 employees · 7 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Leah Simon-Weisberg Executive Dir.50 $145,622$0$40,244 $185,8661
Margaret DeMatteo Directing Attorney50 $101,439$0$31,200 $132,6391
Jackie Zaneri Director5 $24,393$0$4,737 $29,1301
Christina Livingston Former President5 $0$0$0 $01
Peggy Mears Former Treasurer5 $0$0$0 $01
Rene Christian Moya Director5 $0$0$0 $01
Sasha Graham Secretary/Treasurer5 $0$0$0 $02
Claudia Medina President5 $0$0$0 $01
Alysson Snow Director5 $0$0$0 $01
2024 · 8 people listed · 2 paid, $164K · 7 employees · 6 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Leah Simon-Weisberg Executive Dir.50 $109,824$0$5,288 $115,1121
Margaret DeMatteo Directing Attorney50 $36,877$0$12,093 $48,9701
Christina Livingston President1 $0$0$0 $01
Peggy Mears Secretary/Treasurer1 $0$0$0 $01
Rene Christian Moya Director1 $0$0$0 $01
Sasha Graham Director1 $0$0$0 $02
Claudia Medina Director1 $0$0$0 $01
Alysson Snow Director1 $0$0$0 $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

Who the money went to

Grants this organization reported paying: Schedule I Part II of the Form 990, or the grants-paid list on the 990-PF. Open a year for every recipient. Recipients link to their own page when the grant names an EIN we have (990-PF grants list no EIN, so those link only on an exact, unique name and state). Grants to individuals are counted; their names are not shown.

2025 · 2 grants to organizations · $55K

Negative amounts are returned or refunded grants; they are listed last and left out of the totals of grants paid.

Who gave

Contributor names are not public for this form type.

Public charities filing Form 990 or 990-EZ report large donors on Schedule B, but the IRS withholds their names and addresses from public copies. Private foundations (990-PF) are different: their contributors are public.

Finances

Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2025 · Form 990 period ending 2025-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$1,664,731$1,657,679 $364,379$259,053 $1,229,143$432,556 $347,634177
2024 · Form 990 period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$875,757$623,756 $266,030$252,001 $605,470$269,805 $164,08276

Connected to

Organizations that list some of the same people on their returns (officers, directors, key employees on this organization’s latest return), and related organizations it lists on Schedule R.

Funders of this organization

3 grantors reported grants to this organization, $1,164,241 in all, tax years 2024 to 2025. Exact: the grantor wrote this organization's EIN. Fuzzy: the grantor wrote only a name (foundations' 990-PF has no EIN field), matched to the same or a near-identical name in the same state; the name as filed is shown. From the latest return for each grantor and year, so amended returns aren't counted twice. CSV

GrantorTypeMatchYears givenGrantsTotalLatest yearLatest year's amountGrants
LEGAL AID FOUNDATION OF LOS ANGELES Public charity Exact 2024-2025 2$904,241 2025$805,018
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SAN FRANCISCO FOUNDATION DAF sponsor Exact 2024 1$235,000 2024$235,000
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COMMON COUNSEL FOUNDATION DAF sponsor Exact 2024 1$25,000 2024$25,000
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Ranked without any AI: same NTEE code first, then the same NTEE group; then revenue within 2x, 5x or 10x; then the same state; then similar name and mission text. Same state only · More (100)

OrganizationStateNTEELatest revenueLatest expensesTop-paid titleTop payWhy similar
LEGAL SERVICES FOR SENIORSCAI80 $1,196,951$1,253,708 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR$136,424 Same NTEE code I80, revenue within 2x, same state
PANGEA LEGAL SERVICESCAI80 $2,773,627$2,730,648 Executive Dir.$94,887 Same NTEE code I80, revenue within 2x, same state
OASIS LEGAL SERVICESCAI80 $3,028,168$2,618,098 EXEC. DIRECTOR, EX OFFICIO$182,361 Same NTEE code I80, revenue within 2x, same state
CONTRA COSTA SENIOR LEGAL SERVICESCAI80 $1,452,565$1,487,580 Exec Director$138,380 Same NTEE code I80, revenue within 2x, same state
HARRIETT BUHAI CENTER FOR FAMILY LAWCAI80 $2,440,093$3,023,039 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR$196,625 Same NTEE code I80, revenue within 2x, same state
LEGAL AID OF MARINCAI80 $2,756,517$2,457,116 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR$169,988 Same NTEE code I80, revenue within 2x, same state
SENIOR CITIZENS LEGAL SERVICESCAI80 $1,325,332$1,298,960 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR$115,693 Same NTEE code I80, revenue within 2x, same state
VENTURA COUNTY LEGAL AID INCCAI80 $896,808$770,890 Executive Director$74,750 Same NTEE code I80, revenue within 2x, same state
CENTER FOR IMMIGRANT PROTECTIONCAI80 $1,171,678$1,388,958 Executive Dir.$134,310 Same NTEE code I80, revenue within 2x, same state
LEGAL ASSISTANCE FOR SENIORS INCCAI80 $2,746,758$3,543,663 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR$88,055 Same NTEE code I80, revenue within 2x, same state
CRIMINAL JUSTICE LEGAL FOUNDATIONCAI80 $1,291,124$699,857 Legal Director$158,578 Same NTEE code I80, revenue within 2x, same state
FAIR HOUSING ADVOCATES OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIACAI80 $2,196,796$1,875,577 Executive Director$143,258 Same NTEE code I80, revenue within 2x, same state
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY IMMIGRANT LEGAL DEFENSE CENTERCAI80 $1,413,303$1,125,814 Executive Dir.$128,267 Same NTEE code I80, revenue within 2x, same state
SAN LUIS OBISPO LEGAL ASSISTANCE FOUNDATIONCAI80 $1,584,242$1,583,489 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (PART YEAR)$130,226 Same NTEE code I80, revenue within 2x, same state
YOUTH EMPOWERMENT SISKIYOUCAI80 $970,642$1,017,754 Executive Dir.$34,755 Same NTEE code I80, revenue within 2x, same state
ELDER LAW & ADVOCACYCAI80 $2,354,428$2,349,113 Executive Dir.$190,563 Same NTEE code I80, revenue within 2x, same state
COLLECTIVE LEGAL SERVICES - THE EVICTION DEFENSE CENTER A NON-PROFCAI80 $2,249,592$1,751,392 Exec Dir & CFO$143,946 Same NTEE code I80, revenue within 2x, same state
SENIOR ADULTS LEGAL ASSISTANCECAI80 $1,035,235$1,119,452 DIRECTING ATTORNEY$151,170 Same NTEE code I80, revenue within 2x, same state
LEVITT & QUINN FAMILY LAW CENTERCAI80 $1,320,273$1,295,590 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR$161,971 Same NTEE code I80, revenue within 2x, same state
ELEVATE COMMUNITY CENTERCAI80 $912,535$829,763 EXECUTIVE DI$140,000 Same NTEE code I80, revenue within 2x, same state
THE PHILLIPS BLACK PROJECT A PUBLIC INTEREST NON PROFIT LAW OFFICECAI80 $2,754,138$2,474,474 Principal AttorneyEx Director$131,468 Same NTEE code I80, revenue within 2x, same state
COMMUNITY RESOURCE INITIATIVECAI80 $1,912,154$1,712,494 Executive Director$147,699 Same NTEE code I80, revenue within 2x, same state
STEP FORWARD FOUNDATIONCAI80 $2,713,129$2,503,591 Executive Dir.$161,338 Same NTEE code I80, revenue within 2x, same state
ALTERNATE DEFENDERS INCCAI80 $1,705,563$1,649,047 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (THRU 8/30/24)$80,221 Same NTEE code I80, revenue within 2x, same state
CASA OF VENTURA COUNTY INCCAI80 $919,011$1,034,716 EXECUTIVE DIR.$130,560 Same NTEE code I80, revenue within 2x, same state

Who funds organizations like this

Grantors that funded the 100 most similar organizations. Ranked by total given to them. Foundations (990-PF) and donor-advised fund sponsors only. Same matching as Funders above (by EIN, or by name for foundations).

GrantorTypeTotal givenGrantsOrganizations fundedYearsWhich ones
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND DAF sponsor$15,139,877189 502016–2024 LEGAL VOICE; PANGEA LEGAL SERVICES; OASIS LEGAL SERVICES; NEW MEXICO CENTER ON LAW AND POVERTY INC and 46 more
W K KELLOGG FOUNDATION Private foundation$9,056,00026 22009–2024 NEW MEXICO CENTER ON LAW AND POVERTY INC; MICHIGAN COMMUNITY RESOURCES
TIDES FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$4,282,74136 112018–2024 CENTER FOR DEATH PENALTY LITIGATION; APOYO LEGAL AL EMPRENDIMIENTO COMUNITARIO INC; IMMIGRATION PROJECT INC; PANGEA LEGAL SERVICES and 7 more
GILBERT FAM FOUNDATION Private foundation$4,230,1663 12022–2024 MICHIGAN LEGAL SERVICES
THE SUSAN THOMPSON BUFFETT FOUNDATION Private foundation$3,987,0539 12017–2025 LEGAL VOICE
KRESGE FOUNDATION Private foundation$3,816,75020 22016–2024 MICHIGAN COMMUNITY RESOURCES; MICHIGAN LEGAL SERVICES
DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING DAF sponsor$3,494,547149 402014–2024 LEVITT & QUINN FAMILY LAW CENTER; LEGAL AID FOUNDATION OF COLORADO; FUND FOR LEGAL AID; LEGAL AID OF MARIN and 36 more
SILICON VALLEY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$3,175,50042 142010–2024 PANGEA LEGAL SERVICES; PROMISE OF JUSTICE INITIATIVE; OASIS LEGAL SERVICES; SENIOR ADULTS LEGAL ASSISTANCE and 10 more
SKYLINE FOUNDATION Private foundation$2,880,00019 22015–2024 STUDENT PRESS LAW CENTER INC; NEW MEXICO CENTER ON LAW AND POVERTY INC
FORGOOD INC DAF sponsor$2,641,84263 142010–2024 FUND FOR LEGAL AID; HARRIETT BUHAI CENTER FOR FAMILY LAW; MEMPHIS AREA LEGAL SERVICES ASSOC; LEGAL ASSISTANCE FOR SENIORS INC and 10 more
GS DONOR ADVISED PHILANTHROPY FUND FOR WEALTH MANAGEMENT INC DAF sponsor$2,437,5009 52020–2024 PROMISE OF JUSTICE INITIATIVE; COMMUNITIES RISE; MOUNT SINAI MEDICAL LEGAL PARTNERSHIP INC; CASA OF VENTURA COUNTY INC and 1 more
COLORADO GIVES FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$2,393,35030 32011–2024 LEGAL AID FOUNDATION OF COLORADO; ROCKY MOUNTAIN VICTIM LAW CENTER; ALPINE LEGAL SERVICES INC
FORD FOUNDATION Private foundation$2,365,00018 42013–2024 MICHIGAN COMMUNITY RESOURCES; PROMISE OF JUSTICE INITIATIVE; LEGAL VOICE; APOYO LEGAL AL EMPRENDIMIENTO COMUNITARIO INC
ROCKEFELLER PHILANTHROPY ADVISORS INC DAF sponsor$2,270,00012 72020–2024 LEGAL VOICE; HUMAN TRAFFICKING LEGAL CENTER; FAIR SHAKE ENVIRONMENTAL LEGAL SERVICES; PROMISE OF JUSTICE INITIATIVE and 3 more
SATTERBERG FOUNDATION Private foundation$2,260,26120 32013–2024 COMMUNITIES RISE; LEGAL VOICE; PROMISE OF JUSTICE INITIATIVE

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Where the money went

Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

2025 · Form 990 · $1,657,679 spent · pay $1,362,919 · grants $55,000 · events $2,538
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other salaries and wages $744,819$681,306$31,376$32,137 44.9%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $347,634$222,851$87,610$37,173 21.0%
Other employee benefits $190,493$171,340$9,542$9,611 11.5%
Fees: other services $90,078$41,310$47,900$868 5.4%
Payroll taxes $79,973$68,779$6,935$4,259 4.8%
Grants to US organizations and governments $55,000$55,000-- 3.3%
Occupancy $50,604$26,074$22,775$1,755 3.1%
Office expenses $37,093$4,481$28,680$3,932 2.2%
Fees: accounting $25,035-$25,035- 1.5%
Travel $23,523$18,055$4,554$914 1.4%
Fees: legal $8,438$2,867$4,849$722 0.5%
Conferences, conventions and meetings $2,538$179$2,359- 0.2%
Insurance $2,451$596$1,855- 0.1%
Total$1,657,679100%

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2024 · Form 990 · $623,756 spent · pay $467,418 · grants $0 · events $3,399
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other salaries and wages $227,439$206,197$19,816$1,426 36.5%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $164,082$118,037$23,023$23,022 26.3%
Fees: other services $82,473$33,010$27,202$22,261 13.2%
Other employee benefits $39,886$21,414$16,742$1,730 6.4%
Payroll taxes $29,994$24,787$3,324$1,883 4.8%
Occupancy $23,400-$23,400- 3.8%
Office expenses $19,695$15,381$4,298$16 3.2%
Fees: accounting $9,420-$9,420- 1.5%
Pension plan contributions $6,017$4,972$667$378 1.0%
Insurance $5,507-$5,507- 0.9%
Fees: legal $5,371$5,371-- 0.9%
Travel $5,095$4,743$122$230 0.8%
Conferences, conventions and meetings $3,399$1,274$2,125- 0.5%
Information technology $1,978-$1,978- 0.3%
Total$623,756100%

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