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)
- Cross-check
- ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer
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Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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.
| Name | Latest title | Years | Latest year pay | Total pay from here | Organizations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leah Simon-Weisberg | Executive Dir. | 2024-2025 | $185,866 | $300,978 | 1 |
| Margaret DeMatteo | Directing Attorney | 2024-2025 | $132,639 | $181,609 | 1 |
| Jackie Zaneri | Director | 2025 | $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.
| Name | Latest title | Years | Hrs/wk (latest) | Compensation | Organizations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christina Livingston | Former President | 2024-2025 | 5 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Peggy Mears | Former Treasurer | 2024-2025 | 5 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Rene Christian Moya | Director | 2024-2025 | 5 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Sasha Graham | Secretary/Treasurer | 2024-2025 | 5 | $0 reported | 2 |
| Claudia Medina | President | 2024-2025 | 5 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Alysson Snow | Director | 2024-2025 | 5 | $0 reported | 1 |
People by year
2025 · 9 people listed · 3 paid, $348K · 17 employees · 7 volunteers
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leah Simon-Weisberg | Executive Dir. | 50 | $145,622 | $0 | $40,244 | $185,866 | 1 |
| Margaret DeMatteo | Directing Attorney | 50 | $101,439 | $0 | $31,200 | $132,639 | 1 |
| Jackie Zaneri | Director | 5 | $24,393 | $0 | $4,737 | $29,130 | 1 |
| Christina Livingston | Former President | 5 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Peggy Mears | Former Treasurer | 5 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Rene Christian Moya | Director | 5 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Sasha Graham | Secretary/Treasurer | 5 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 2 |
| Claudia Medina | President | 5 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Alysson Snow | Director | 5 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
2024 · 8 people listed · 2 paid, $164K · 7 employees · 6 volunteers
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leah Simon-Weisberg | Executive Dir. | 50 | $109,824 | $0 | $5,288 | $115,112 | 1 |
| Margaret DeMatteo | Directing Attorney | 50 | $36,877 | $0 | $12,093 | $48,970 | 1 |
| Christina Livingston | President | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Peggy Mears | Secretary/Treasurer | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Rene Christian Moya | Director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Sasha Graham | Director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 2 |
| Claudia Medina | Director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Alysson Snow | Director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
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.
| Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Net assets | Contributions | Program revenue | Officer pay | Employees | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 · Form 990 | ||||||||
| $1,664,731 | $1,657,679 | $364,379 | $259,053 | $1,229,143 | $432,556 | $347,634 | 17 | 7 |
| 2024 · Form 990 | ||||||||
| $875,757 | $623,756 | $266,030 | $252,001 | $605,470 | $269,805 | $164,082 | 7 | 6 |
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.
- ALLIANCE OF CALIFORNIANS FOR COMMUNITY EMPOWERMENT Los Angeles, CA · 1 person in common (Sasha Graham)
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
| Grantor | Type | Match | Years given | Grants | Total | Latest year | Latest year's amount | Grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LEGAL AID FOUNDATION OF LOS ANGELES | Public charity | Exact | 2024-2025 | 2 | $904,241 | 2025 | $805,018 | show |
| SAN FRANCISCO FOUNDATION | DAF sponsor | Exact | 2024 | 1 | $235,000 | 2024 | $235,000 | show |
| COMMON COUNSEL FOUNDATION | DAF sponsor | Exact | 2024 | 1 | $25,000 | 2024 | $25,000 | show |
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| Organization | State | NTEE | Latest revenue | Latest expenses | Top-paid title | Top pay | Why similar |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LEGAL SERVICES FOR SENIORS | CA | I80 | $1,196,951 | $1,253,708 | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | $136,424 | Same NTEE code I80, revenue within 2x, same state |
| PANGEA LEGAL SERVICES | CA | I80 | $2,773,627 | $2,730,648 | Executive Dir. | $94,887 | Same NTEE code I80, revenue within 2x, same state |
| OASIS LEGAL SERVICES | CA | I80 | $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 SERVICES | CA | I80 | $1,452,565 | $1,487,580 | Exec Director | $138,380 | Same NTEE code I80, revenue within 2x, same state |
| HARRIETT BUHAI CENTER FOR FAMILY LAW | CA | I80 | $2,440,093 | $3,023,039 | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | $196,625 | Same NTEE code I80, revenue within 2x, same state |
| LEGAL AID OF MARIN | CA | I80 | $2,756,517 | $2,457,116 | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | $169,988 | Same NTEE code I80, revenue within 2x, same state |
| SENIOR CITIZENS LEGAL SERVICES | CA | I80 | $1,325,332 | $1,298,960 | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | $115,693 | Same NTEE code I80, revenue within 2x, same state |
| VENTURA COUNTY LEGAL AID INC | CA | I80 | $896,808 | $770,890 | Executive Director | $74,750 | Same NTEE code I80, revenue within 2x, same state |
| CENTER FOR IMMIGRANT PROTECTION | CA | I80 | $1,171,678 | $1,388,958 | Executive Dir. | $134,310 | Same NTEE code I80, revenue within 2x, same state |
| LEGAL ASSISTANCE FOR SENIORS INC | CA | I80 | $2,746,758 | $3,543,663 | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | $88,055 | Same NTEE code I80, revenue within 2x, same state |
| CRIMINAL JUSTICE LEGAL FOUNDATION | CA | I80 | $1,291,124 | $699,857 | Legal Director | $158,578 | Same NTEE code I80, revenue within 2x, same state |
| FAIR HOUSING ADVOCATES OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA | CA | I80 | $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 CENTER | CA | I80 | $1,413,303 | $1,125,814 | Executive Dir. | $128,267 | Same NTEE code I80, revenue within 2x, same state |
| SAN LUIS OBISPO LEGAL ASSISTANCE FOUNDATION | CA | I80 | $1,584,242 | $1,583,489 | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (PART YEAR) | $130,226 | Same NTEE code I80, revenue within 2x, same state |
| YOUTH EMPOWERMENT SISKIYOU | CA | I80 | $970,642 | $1,017,754 | Executive Dir. | $34,755 | Same NTEE code I80, revenue within 2x, same state |
| ELDER LAW & ADVOCACY | CA | I80 | $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-PROF | CA | I80 | $2,249,592 | $1,751,392 | Exec Dir & CFO | $143,946 | Same NTEE code I80, revenue within 2x, same state |
| SENIOR ADULTS LEGAL ASSISTANCE | CA | I80 | $1,035,235 | $1,119,452 | DIRECTING ATTORNEY | $151,170 | Same NTEE code I80, revenue within 2x, same state |
| LEVITT & QUINN FAMILY LAW CENTER | CA | I80 | $1,320,273 | $1,295,590 | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | $161,971 | Same NTEE code I80, revenue within 2x, same state |
| ELEVATE COMMUNITY CENTER | CA | I80 | $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 OFFICE | CA | I80 | $2,754,138 | $2,474,474 | Principal AttorneyEx Director | $131,468 | Same NTEE code I80, revenue within 2x, same state |
| COMMUNITY RESOURCE INITIATIVE | CA | I80 | $1,912,154 | $1,712,494 | Executive Director | $147,699 | Same NTEE code I80, revenue within 2x, same state |
| STEP FORWARD FOUNDATION | CA | I80 | $2,713,129 | $2,503,591 | Executive Dir. | $161,338 | Same NTEE code I80, revenue within 2x, same state |
| ALTERNATE DEFENDERS INC | CA | I80 | $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 INC | CA | I80 | $919,011 | $1,034,716 | EXECUTIVE DIR. | $130,560 | Same NTEE code I80, revenue within 2x, same state |
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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
| Line | As described | Total | Program | Management | Fundraising | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | $1,657,679 | 100% |
2024 · Form 990 · $623,756 spent · pay $467,418 · grants $0 · events $3,399
| Line | As described | Total | Program | Management | Fundraising | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | $623,756 | 100% |
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