California Environmental Litigation Fund

990EZ • Fiscal year 2011 • EIN 33-0631080

Jan 01, 2011 to Dec 31, 2011 • Filed on Apr 30, 2012

Organization Profile

P O Box 23270392024

Siviq Scores

Precomputed percentiles for this filing year versus similar nonprofits in the same peer cohort.

0.04x

Higher debt load relative to assets than 68% of similar nonprofits.

2011 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2011

0.11x

Higher debt load relative to revenue than 81% of similar nonprofits.

2011 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2011

-65%

Higher net margin than 7% of similar nonprofits.

2011 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2011

No value available

This filing does not contain officer compensation rows.

Source year 2011

-19%

Faster asset growth than 24% of similar nonprofits.

2011 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2010 to 2011

No value available

No earlier valid filing was available within the previous three public years.

Source year 2011

Balance Sheet

Liabilities / Assets68th percentile

Assets

Down

$193,646

Down $45,370 (-19%) from 2010

Net Assets

Down

$186,146

Down $45,370 (-20%) from 2010

Liabilities

Flat

$7,500

Flat from 2010

Revenue And Expenses

Liabilities / Revenue81st percentile Net Margin7th percentile

Revenue

$70,171

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Expenses

$115,541

Up $4,487 (+4.0%) from 2010

Net Income

-$45,370

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Historical Trend

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth24th percentile

The highlighted filing sits inside the broader history for assets, liabilities, and net assets.

Highlighted filing

2011

Assets$193,646

Liabilities$7,500

Net Assets$186,146

Open 2011 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue GrowthScore unavailable

Revenue, expenses, and net income across loaded years, with this filing highlighted.

Highlighted filing

2011

Revenue$70,171

Expenses$115,541

Net Income-$45,370

Open 2011 Filing

Jump To

Filing Snapshot

Filing Period: Jan 1, 2011 to Dec 31, 2011
Signed: Apr 30, 2012
Return Version: 2011v1.2

Mission and Program Overview

Mission

Maintain a public interest law firm representing the public on environmental issues

Filing and Contact Details

Filer

EIN: 33-0631080

Raw XML Appendix197 raw XML fields

This appendix keeps the raw XML leaves available for debugging and edge-case review. The human report above is the primary experience.

Path	#	Value
IRS990EZ/ActivitiesNotPreviouslyRpt	0	false
IRS990EZ/CashSavingsAndInvestments/BOY	0	239016
IRS990EZ/CashSavingsAndInvestments/EOY	0	193646
IRS990EZ/ContributionsGiftsGrantsEtc	0	69383
IRS990EZ/DidOrgFileForm1120POLThisYear	0	false
IRS990EZ/DoesOrgHaveHospital	0	false
IRS990EZ/EngagedInExcessBenefitTrans	0	false
IRS990EZ/EngageInLobbyingActivities	0	false
IRS990EZ/EngagePoliticalCmpgnActivities	0	false
IRS990EZ/ExcessOrDeficitForYear	0	-45370
IRS990EZ/FeesAndOthPymtToIndContractors	0	86627
IRS990EZ/FiledScheduleA	0	true
IRS990EZ/ForeignFinancialAccount	0	false
IRS990EZ/ForeignOffice	0	false
IRS990EZ/GrossReceipts	0	70171
IRS990EZ/InfoInScheduleOPartI	0	X
IRS990EZ/InfoInScheduleOPartII	0	X
IRS990EZ/InvestmentIncome	0	788
IRS990EZ/LandAndBuildings/BOY	0	0
IRS990EZ/LandAndBuildings/EOY	0	0
IRS990EZ/LoansToFromOfficers	0	7500
IRS990EZ/MadeChangesToOrgnzngEtcDoc	0	false
IRS990EZ/MadeLoansToFromOfficers	0	true
IRS990EZ/MaintainAnyDonorAdvisedFunds	0	false
IRS990EZ/MethodOfAccountingCash	0	X
IRS990EZ/NetAssetsOrFundBalances/BOY	0	231516
IRS990EZ/NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOY	0	231516
IRS990EZ/NetAssetsOrFundBalances/EOY	0	186146
IRS990EZ/NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOY	0	186146
IRS990EZ/OfficerDirectorTrusteeKeyEmpl/AddressUS/AddressLine1	0	P O BOX 232703
IRS990EZ/OfficerDirectorTrusteeKeyEmpl/AddressUS/AddressLine1	1	P O BOX 232703
IRS990EZ/OfficerDirectorTrusteeKeyEmpl/AddressUS/AddressLine1	2	P O BOX 232703
IRS990EZ/OfficerDirectorTrusteeKeyEmpl/AddressUS/AddressLine1	3	P O BOX 232703
IRS990EZ/OfficerDirectorTrusteeKeyEmpl/AddressUS/City	0	ENCINITAS
IRS990EZ/OfficerDirectorTrusteeKeyEmpl/AddressUS/City	1	ENCINITAS
IRS990EZ/OfficerDirectorTrusteeKeyEmpl/AddressUS/City	2	ENCINITAS
IRS990EZ/OfficerDirectorTrusteeKeyEmpl/AddressUS/City	3	ENCINITAS
IRS990EZ/OfficerDirectorTrusteeKeyEmpl/AddressUS/State	0	CA
IRS990EZ/OfficerDirectorTrusteeKeyEmpl/AddressUS/State	1	CA
IRS990EZ/OfficerDirectorTrusteeKeyEmpl/AddressUS/State	2	CA
IRS990EZ/OfficerDirectorTrusteeKeyEmpl/AddressUS/State	3	CA
IRS990EZ/OfficerDirectorTrusteeKeyEmpl/AddressUS/ZIPCode	0	92024
IRS990EZ/OfficerDirectorTrusteeKeyEmpl/AddressUS/ZIPCode	1	92024
IRS990EZ/OfficerDirectorTrusteeKeyEmpl/AddressUS/ZIPCode	2	92024
IRS990EZ/OfficerDirectorTrusteeKeyEmpl/AddressUS/ZIPCode	3	92024
IRS990EZ/OfficerDirectorTrusteeKeyEmpl/AvgHoursPerWkDevotedToPosition	0	6
IRS990EZ/OfficerDirectorTrusteeKeyEmpl/AvgHoursPerWkDevotedToPosition	1	1
IRS990EZ/OfficerDirectorTrusteeKeyEmpl/AvgHoursPerWkDevotedToPosition	2	1
IRS990EZ/OfficerDirectorTrusteeKeyEmpl/AvgHoursPerWkDevotedToPosition	3	1
IRS990EZ/OfficerDirectorTrusteeKeyEmpl/Compensation	0	0
IRS990EZ/OfficerDirectorTrusteeKeyEmpl/Compensation	1	0
IRS990EZ/OfficerDirectorTrusteeKeyEmpl/Compensation	2	0
IRS990EZ/OfficerDirectorTrusteeKeyEmpl/Compensation	3	0
IRS990EZ/OfficerDirectorTrusteeKeyEmpl/ContriToEmplBenefitPlansEtc	0	0
IRS990EZ/OfficerDirectorTrusteeKeyEmpl/ContriToEmplBenefitPlansEtc	1	0
IRS990EZ/OfficerDirectorTrusteeKeyEmpl/ContriToEmplBenefitPlansEtc	2	0
IRS990EZ/OfficerDirectorTrusteeKeyEmpl/ContriToEmplBenefitPlansEtc	3	0
IRS990EZ/OfficerDirectorTrusteeKeyEmpl/ExpenseAccountOtherAllowances	0	0
IRS990EZ/OfficerDirectorTrusteeKeyEmpl/ExpenseAccountOtherAllowances	1	0
IRS990EZ/OfficerDirectorTrusteeKeyEmpl/ExpenseAccountOtherAllowances	2	0
IRS990EZ/OfficerDirectorTrusteeKeyEmpl/ExpenseAccountOtherAllowances	3	0
IRS990EZ/OfficerDirectorTrusteeKeyEmpl/PersonName	0	DELORES WELTY
IRS990EZ/OfficerDirectorTrusteeKeyEmpl/PersonName	1	JOAN JACKSON
IRS990EZ/OfficerDirectorTrusteeKeyEmpl/PersonName	2	MARGO FUER
IRS990EZ/OfficerDirectorTrusteeKeyEmpl/PersonName	3	RUTH GALLANTER
IRS990EZ/OfficerDirectorTrusteeKeyEmpl/Title	0	TREASURER
IRS990EZ/OfficerDirectorTrusteeKeyEmpl/Title	1	PRESIDENT
IRS990EZ/OfficerDirectorTrusteeKeyEmpl/Title	2	DIRECTOR
IRS990EZ/OfficerDirectorTrusteeKeyEmpl/Title	3	SECRETARY
IRS990EZ/OperatingSchool	0	false
IRS990EZ/Organization501c3	0	X
IRS990EZ/OrganizationDissolvedEtc	0	false
IRS990EZ/OrganizationHadUBI	0	false
IRS990EZ/OtherAssetsTotal/BOY	0	0
IRS990EZ/OtherAssetsTotal/EOY	0	0
IRS990EZ/OtherExpensesTotal	0	28914
IRS990EZ/PartVIAHghstPaidCntrctProfSer	0	NONE
IRS990EZ/PartVIOfCompOfHighestPaidEmpl	0	NONE
IRS990EZ/PrimaryExemptPurpose	0	ENVIRONMENTAL LITIGATION
IRS990EZ/ProgramServiceAccomplishment/DescriptionProgramServiceAccom	0	PROTECT THE ENVIRONMENT BY REPRESENTING CLIENTS IN ALLEGED VIOLATIONS OF THE COASTAL ACT CA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT NATL ENVIRON ACT ISSUES ON WATER QUALITY WILDLIFE AIR
IRS990EZ/ProgramServiceAccomplishment/ProgramServiceExpenses	0	114417
IRS990EZ/ProhibitedTaxShelterTrans	0	false
IRS990EZ/RelatedOrgControlledEntity	0	false
IRS990EZ/StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFiled	0	CA
IRS990EZ/SubjectToProxyTax	0	false
IRS990EZ/SumOfTotalLiabilities/BOY	0	7500
IRS990EZ/SumOfTotalLiabilities/EOY	0	7500
IRS990EZ/TanningServicesProvided	0	false
IRS990EZ/TheBooksAreInCareOf/AddressUS/AddressLine1	0	P O BOX 232703
IRS990EZ/TheBooksAreInCareOf/AddressUS/City	0	ENCINITAS
IRS990EZ/TheBooksAreInCareOf/AddressUS/State	0	CA
IRS990EZ/TheBooksAreInCareOf/AddressUS/ZIPCode	0	92024
IRS990EZ/TheBooksAreInCareOf/NamePerson	0	DELORES WELTY
IRS990EZ/TheBooksAreInCareOf/TelephoneNumber	0	7609429897
IRS990EZ/TotalAssets/BOY	0	239016
IRS990EZ/TotalAssets/EOY	0	193646
IRS990EZ/TotalExpenses	0	115541
IRS990EZ/TotalProgramServiceExpenses	0	114417
IRS990EZ/TotalRevenue	0	70171
IRS990EZ/TransactionWithControlEntity	0	false
IRS990EZ/TrnsfrsExemptNonCharRelatedOrg	0	false
IRS990ScheduleA/AmountsSubstContributorsTotal	0	26909
IRS990ScheduleA/GiftsGrantsContribReceived170/CurrentTaxYear	0	69383
IRS990ScheduleA/GiftsGrantsContribReceived170/CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year	0	106556
IRS990ScheduleA/GiftsGrantsContribReceived170/CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years	0	72452
IRS990ScheduleA/GiftsGrantsContribReceived170/CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years	0	25005
IRS990ScheduleA/GiftsGrantsContribReceived170/CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years	0	66663
IRS990ScheduleA/GiftsGrantsContribReceived170/Total	0	340059
IRS990ScheduleA/GrossInvestmentIncome170/CurrentTaxYear	0	788
IRS990ScheduleA/GrossInvestmentIncome170/CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year	0	19
IRS990ScheduleA/GrossInvestmentIncome170/CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years	0	44837
IRS990ScheduleA/GrossInvestmentIncome170/CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years	0	109928
IRS990ScheduleA/GrossInvestmentIncome170/CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years	0	14473
IRS990ScheduleA/GrossInvestmentIncome170/Total	0	170045
IRS990ScheduleA/GrossReceiptsFromAdmissionsEtc	0	0
IRS990ScheduleA/NetUBI/CurrentTaxYear	0	0
IRS990ScheduleA/NetUBI/CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year	0	0
IRS990ScheduleA/NetUBI/CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years	0	0
IRS990ScheduleA/NetUBI/CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years	0	0
IRS990ScheduleA/NetUBI/CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years	0	0
IRS990ScheduleA/NetUBI/Total	0	0
IRS990ScheduleA/OtherIncome170/CurrentTaxYear	0	0
IRS990ScheduleA/OtherIncome170/CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year	0	0
IRS990ScheduleA/OtherIncome170/CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years	0	0
IRS990ScheduleA/OtherIncome170/CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years	0	0
IRS990ScheduleA/OtherIncome170/CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years	0	0
IRS990ScheduleA/OtherIncome170/Total	0	0
IRS990ScheduleA/PubliclySupportedOrg170b1Avi	0	X
IRS990ScheduleA/PublicSupportPertcentage170	0	0.61390
IRS990ScheduleA/PublicSupportPertcentPriorYear	0	0.59250
IRS990ScheduleA/PublicSupportTotal170	0	313150
IRS990ScheduleA/TaxRevLeviedForOrgBenefit170/CurrentTaxYear	0	0
IRS990ScheduleA/TaxRevLeviedForOrgBenefit170/CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year	0	0
IRS990ScheduleA/TaxRevLeviedForOrgBenefit170/CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years	0	0
IRS990ScheduleA/TaxRevLeviedForOrgBenefit170/CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years	0	0
IRS990ScheduleA/TaxRevLeviedForOrgBenefit170/CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years	0	0
IRS990ScheduleA/TaxRevLeviedForOrgBenefit170/Total	0	0
IRS990ScheduleA/ThirtyThreePercntTestsCY170	0	X
IRS990ScheduleA/Total170/CurrentTaxYear	0	69383
IRS990ScheduleA/Total170/CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year	0	106556
IRS990ScheduleA/Total170/CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years	0	72452
IRS990ScheduleA/Total170/CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years	0	25005
IRS990ScheduleA/Total170/CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years	0	66663
IRS990ScheduleA/Total170/Total	0	340059
IRS990ScheduleA/TotalSupport	0	510104
IRS990ScheduleA/ValueSrvcFcltsFurnishedByGovt/CurrentTaxYear	0	0
IRS990ScheduleA/ValueSrvcFcltsFurnishedByGovt/CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year	0	0
IRS990ScheduleA/ValueSrvcFcltsFurnishedByGovt/CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years	0	0
IRS990ScheduleA/ValueSrvcFcltsFurnishedByGovt/CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years	0	0
IRS990ScheduleA/ValueSrvcFcltsFurnishedByGovt/CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years	0	0
IRS990ScheduleA/ValueSrvcFcltsFurnishedByGovt/Total	0	0
IRS990ScheduleB/ContributorInfo/AggregateContributions	0	RESTRICTED
IRS990ScheduleB/ContributorInfo/ContributorAddressUS/AddressLine1	0	RESTRICTED
IRS990ScheduleB/ContributorInfo/ContributorAddressUS/AddressLine2	0	RESTRICTED
IRS990ScheduleB/ContributorInfo/ContributorAddressUS/City	0	RESTRICTED
IRS990ScheduleB/ContributorInfo/ContributorAddressUS/State	0	RESTRICTED
IRS990ScheduleB/ContributorInfo/ContributorAddressUS/ZIPCode	0	RESTRICTED
IRS990ScheduleB/ContributorInfo/ContributorNameBusiness/BusinessNameLine1	0	RESTRICTED
IRS990ScheduleB/ContributorInfo/ContributorNumber	0	RESTRICTED
IRS990ScheduleL/LoanTable/ApprovedByBoard	0	true
IRS990ScheduleL/LoanTable/BalanceDue	0	7500
IRS990ScheduleL/LoanTable/Default	0	false
IRS990ScheduleL/LoanTable/LoanToOrganization	0	X
IRS990ScheduleL/LoanTable/NamePerson	0	DOLORES WELTY OPERATING EXP
IRS990ScheduleL/LoanTable/OriginalPrincipalAmount	0	10000
IRS990ScheduleL/LoanTable/PurposeOfLoan	0	OPERATING EXPENSES
IRS990ScheduleL/LoanTable/WrittenAgreement	0	true
IRS990ScheduleL/TotalBalanceDue	0	7500
IRS990ScheduleO/GeneralExplanation/Explanation	0	DESCRIPTION AMOUNT POSTAL BOX 62 BANK FEES AND INVESTMENT FEES 144 TAX FILINGS 85 OFFICE EXPENSES AND LEGAL COSTS 28565 MISC 58
IRS990ScheduleO/GeneralExplanation/Explanation	1	BEGINNING CATEGORY OF YEAR END OF YEAR LOANS FROM OFFICERS 7500 7500
IRS990ScheduleO/GeneralExplanation/Identifier	0	01. Description of other expenses (Part I, line 16)
IRS990ScheduleO/GeneralExplanation/Identifier	1	02. Description of total liabilities (Part II, line 26)
ReturnHeader/BuildTS	0	2016-02-24 21:20:13Z
ReturnHeader/Filer/EIN	0	330631080
ReturnHeader/Filer/Name/BusinessNameLine1	0	CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL LITIGATION FUND
ReturnHeader/Filer/NameControl	0	CALI
ReturnHeader/Filer/USAddress/AddressLine1	0	P O BOX 232703
ReturnHeader/Filer/USAddress/City	0	ENCINITAS
ReturnHeader/Filer/USAddress/State	0	CA
ReturnHeader/Filer/USAddress/ZIPCode	0	92024
ReturnHeader/Officer/AuthorizeThirdParty	0	false
ReturnHeader/Officer/DateSigned	0	2012-04-30
ReturnHeader/Officer/Name	0	DELORES WELTY
ReturnHeader/Officer/Phone	0	7609429897
ReturnHeader/Officer/Title	0	TREASURER
ReturnHeader/PreparerFirm/PreparerFirmBusinessName/BusinessNameLine1	0	MOTHER LODE BOOKKEEPING INC
ReturnHeader/PreparerFirm/PreparerFirmUSAddress/AddressLine1	0	207 WEST D STREET
ReturnHeader/PreparerFirm/PreparerFirmUSAddress/City	0	ENCINITAS
ReturnHeader/PreparerFirm/PreparerFirmUSAddress/State	0	CA
ReturnHeader/PreparerFirm/PreparerFirmUSAddress/ZIPCode	0	92024
ReturnHeader/Preparer/Name	0	Jean M Smith EA
ReturnHeader/Preparer/Phone	0	7604369044
ReturnHeader/ReturnType	0	990EZ
ReturnHeader/TaxPeriodBeginDate	0	2011-01-01
ReturnHeader/TaxPeriodEndDate	0	2011-12-31
ReturnHeader/TaxYear	0	2011
ReturnHeader/Timestamp	0	2012-05-04T10:48:51-07:00

Document Assets

No mirrored PDF or thumbnail assets are attached yet.

Filings

Displayed year

2011 • Form 990EZFacts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.

Open filing

Assets: $193,646
Liabilities: $7,500
Net assets: $186,146
Revenue: $70,171
Expenses: $115,541
Net income: -$45,370

	Balance Sheet			Operations
Year	Assets	Liabilities	Net Assets	Revenue	Expenses	Net Income
2024XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00	$0.04	$1.01	$0.97
2023XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.	$0.96	$0.00	$0.96	$1.36	$0.92	$0.44
2022XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.	$0.51	$0.00	$0.51	$0.19	$0.99	$0.80
2021Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.	$1.33	$0.00	$1.33	$1.17	$1.40	$0.23
2020Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.	$1.56	$0.00	$1.56	$0.63	$1.11	$0.48
2019XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.	$2.03	$0.00	$2.03	$2.16	$1.07	$1.09
2018XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.	$0.95	$0.00	$0.95	$0.77	$1.08	$0.31
2017XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.	$1.26	$0.00	$1.26	$0.86	$1.60	$0.74
2016XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.	$2.01	$0.00	$2.01	$0.85	$1.14	$0.29
2015XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.	$2.30	$0.00	$2.30	$0.68	$1.03	$0.36
2014Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.	$2.65	$0.00	$2.65	$2.30	$0.97	$1.33
2013Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.	$1.32	$0.00	$1.32	$1.08	$1.09	$0.01
2012Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.	$1.40	$0.08	$1.33	$0.60	$1.13	$0.53
2011Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.	$1.94	$0.08	$1.86	$0.70	$1.16	$0.45
2010Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.	$2.39	$0.08	$2.32		$1.11