Civic Intelligence

Lawyers for America

990EZ • Fiscal year 2015 • EIN 45-4716513

Jan 01, 2015 to Dec 31, 2015 • Filed on Jul 05, 2016

Organization Profilewww.uchastings.edu/lawyersforamerica
UC HASTINGS 200 McALLISTER STSan Francisco, CA 94102

(415) 565-4676

Siviq Scores

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

Liabilities / Assets

Score unavailable

No value available

Liabilities-to-assets requires both liabilities and assets on this filing.

Source year 2015

Liabilities / Revenue

Score unavailable

No value available

Liabilities-to-revenue requires both liabilities and revenue on this filing.

Source year 2015

Net Margin

13th percentile

-27%

Higher net margin than 13% of similar nonprofits.

2015 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2015

Top Officer Pay

75th percentile

$0

Higher top officer pay than 75% of similar nonprofits.

Top officer pay equals 0.0% of source-year revenue.

2015 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2015

Asset Growth

3rd percentile

-90%

Faster asset growth than 3% of similar nonprofits.

2015 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2014 to 2015

Revenue Growth

77th percentile

27%

Faster revenue growth than 77% of similar nonprofits.

2015 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2014 to 2015

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / AssetsScore unavailable

Assets

Flat

$5,022

Flat from 2015

Net Assets

$5,022

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Liabilities

-

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Revenue And Expenses
Liabilities / RevenueScore unavailableNet Margin13th percentile

Revenue

Flat

$165,000

Flat from 2015

Expenses

Flat

$209,397

Flat from 2015

Net Income

Flat

-$44,397

Flat from 2015

Historical Trend

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth3rd percentile

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

$200K$150K$100K$50K$0Assets 2014: $49,419Net Assets 2014: $49,4192014Assets 2015: $5,022Net Assets 2015: $5,0222015Assets 2015: $5,022Liabilities 2015: $02015Assets 2016: $17,972Liabilities 2016: $0Net Assets 2016: $17,9722016Assets 2017: $71,891Liabilities 2017: $0Net Assets 2017: $71,8912017Assets 2018: $142,136Liabilities 2018: $0Net Assets 2018: $142,1362018Assets 2019: $92,917Liabilities 2019: $0Net Assets 2019: $92,9172019Assets 2020: $134,937Liabilities 2020: $0Net Assets 2020: $134,9372020Assets 2021: $72,896Liabilities 2021: $0Net Assets 2021: $72,8962021Assets 2022: $102,628Liabilities 2022: $0Net Assets 2022: $102,6282022Assets 2023: $149,285Liabilities 2023: $0Net Assets 2023: $149,2852023Assets 2024: $151,202Liabilities 2024: $0Net Assets 2024: $151,2022024

Highlighted filing

2015

Assets$5,022
Liabilities-
Net Assets$5,022
Open 2015 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue Growth77th percentile

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

$300K$200K$100K$0-$100KRevenue 2014: $130,000Expenses 2014: $77,569Net Income 2014: $52,4312014Revenue 2015: $165,000Expenses 2015: $209,397Net Income 2015: -$44,3972015Revenue 2015: $165,000Expenses 2015: $209,397Net Income 2015: -$44,3972015Revenue 2016: $218,522Expenses 2016: $205,572Net Income 2016: $12,9502016Revenue 2017: $269,750Expenses 2017: $215,831Net Income 2017: $53,9192017Revenue 2018: $254,202Expenses 2018: $183,957Net Income 2018: $70,2452018Revenue 2019: $84,367Expenses 2019: $133,586Net Income 2019: -$49,2192019Revenue 2020: $185,470Expenses 2020: $143,450Net Income 2020: $42,0202020Revenue 2021: $70,766Expenses 2021: $132,807Net Income 2021: -$62,0412021Revenue 2022: $185,839Expenses 2022: $156,107Net Income 2022: $29,7322022Revenue 2023: $152,312Expenses 2023: $105,655Net Income 2023: $46,6572023Revenue 2024: $118,097Expenses 2024: $116,180Net Income 2024: $1,9172024

Highlighted filing

2015

Revenue$165,000
Expenses$209,397
Net Income-$44,397
Open 2015 Filing
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jan 1, 2015 to Dec 31, 2015
Signed
Jul 5, 2016
Return Version
2015v2.1
Gross Receipts
$165,000
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

To improve the lawyering skills of new lawyers, while expanding the availability of legal services by providing two-year work experiences fellowships in the public and nonprofit sectors.

Improve lawyer training access to justice

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
First class of 5 Lawyers completed training and entered service of their Fellowship, serving the People of Contra Costa, CA, in the District Attorneys and Public Defenders Offices-$209,397
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay75th percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
David FaigmanPresident-$0--
Marsha CohenSecretaryPT$0--
Sandra ThompsonTreasurer-$0--
Peter KeaneDirector-$0--
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Lawyers for America
EIN
45-4716513
Phone
4155654676
Address
UC HASTINGS 200 McALLISTER ST, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94102

Signing Officer

Name
Marsha Cohen
Title
Secretary
Signed
2016-07-05
Discuss with paid preparer
No

Preparer

Firm
Eric Ha & Associates
Address
45 WESTERN SHORE LANE 3, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94115
Preparer
Eric Ha
Phone
4153704700
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16, Other Expenses

“Travel 150”

Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16, Other Expenses

“Meals and entertainment 825”

Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16, Other Expenses

“Payroll processing fee 470”

Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16, Other Expenses

“INSURANCE 1,462”

Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16, Other Expenses

“Tax filing fee 50”

Raw XML Appendix145 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.

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Filings

Displayed year

2015 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.

Open filing
Assets
$5,022
Liabilities
-
Net assets
$5,022
Revenue
$165,000
Expenses
$209,397
Net income
-$44,397
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2024Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$1.51$0.00$1.51$1.18$1.16$0.02
2023Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$1.49$0.00$1.49$1.52$1.06$0.47
2022Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$1.03$0.00$1.03$1.86$1.56$0.30
2021XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$0.73$0.00$0.73$0.71$1.33$0.62
2020XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$1.35$0.00$1.35$1.85$1.43$0.42
2019XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$0.93$0.00$0.93$0.84$1.34$0.49
2018XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$1.42$0.00$1.42$2.54$1.84$0.70
2017XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$0.72$0.00$0.72$2.70$2.16$0.54
2016XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$0.18$0.00$0.18$2.19$2.06$0.13
2015Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.05$0.05$1.65$2.09$0.44
2015Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$0.05$0.00$1.65$2.09$0.44
2014Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.49$0.49$1.30$0.78$0.52