Civic Intelligence

Prison Law Office

990 • Fiscal year 2019 • EIN 94-2495939

Jul 01, 2018 to Jun 30, 2019 • Filed on Jul 10, 2020

Organization Profilewww.prisonlaw.com
1917 Fifth StreetBerkeley, CA 94710

(510) 647-1653

Siviq Scores

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

Liabilities / Assets

9th percentile

0.01x

Higher debt load relative to assets than 9% of similar nonprofits.

2019 filings • 501(c)3 • $50M-$100M nonprofits • Source year 2019

Liabilities / Revenue

10th percentile

0.04x

Higher debt load relative to revenue than 10% of similar nonprofits.

2019 filings • 501(c)3 • $50M-$100M nonprofits • Source year 2019

Net Margin

95th percentile

67%

Higher net margin than 95% of similar nonprofits.

2019 filings • 501(c)3 • $50M-$100M nonprofits • Source year 2019

Top Officer Pay

37th percentile

$279,330

Higher top officer pay than 37% of similar nonprofits.

Top officer pay equals 2.2% of source-year revenue.

2019 filings • 501(c)3 • $50M-$100M nonprofits • Source year 2019

Asset Growth

76th percentile

14%

Faster asset growth than 76% of similar nonprofits.

2019 filings • 501(c)3 • $50M-$100M nonprofits • Annualized from 2018 to 2019

Revenue Growth

93rd percentile

64%

Faster revenue growth than 93% of similar nonprofits.

2019 filings • 501(c)3 • $50M-$100M nonprofits • Annualized from 2018 to 2019

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / Assets9th percentile

Assets

Up

$69,035,014

Up $8,390,893 (+14%) from 2018

Net Assets

Up

$68,482,244

Up $8,637,541 (+14%) from 2018

Liabilities

Down

$552,770

Down $246,648 (-31%) from 2018

Revenue And Expenses
Liabilities / Revenue10th percentileNet Margin95th percentile

Revenue

Up

$12,975,300

Up $5,075,187 (+64%) from 2018

Expenses

Up

$4,337,759

Up $306,619 (+7.6%) from 2018

Net Income

Up

$8,637,541

Up $4,768,568 (+123%) from 2018

Historical Trend

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth76th percentile

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

$150M$100M$50M$0Assets 2011: $27,616,420Liabilities 2011: $95,384Net Assets 2011: $27,521,0362011Assets 2012: $31,781,846Liabilities 2012: $59,596Net Assets 2012: $31,722,2502012Assets 2013: $35,468,203Liabilities 2013: $72,699Net Assets 2013: $35,395,5042013Assets 2014: $40,708,357Liabilities 2014: $85,448Net Assets 2014: $40,622,9092014Assets 2015: $44,921,922Liabilities 2015: $166,398Net Assets 2015: $44,755,5242015Assets 2016: $50,361,843Liabilities 2016: $749,909Net Assets 2016: $49,611,9342016Assets 2017: $56,140,544Liabilities 2017: $164,814Net Assets 2017: $55,975,7302017Assets 2018: $60,644,121Liabilities 2018: $799,418Net Assets 2018: $59,844,7032018Assets 2019: $69,035,014Liabilities 2019: $552,770Net Assets 2019: $68,482,2442019Assets 2020: $75,722,346Liabilities 2020: $953,111Net Assets 2020: $74,769,2352020Assets 2021: $98,997,228Liabilities 2021: $314,161Net Assets 2021: $98,683,0672021Assets 2022: $89,399,266Liabilities 2022: $224,584Net Assets 2022: $89,174,6822022Assets 2023: $104,217,285Liabilities 2023: $262,654Net Assets 2023: $103,954,6312023Assets 2024: $121,847,624Liabilities 2024: $941,480Net Assets 2024: $120,906,1442024

Highlighted filing

2019

Assets$69,035,014
Liabilities$552,770
Net Assets$68,482,244
Open 2019 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue Growth93rd percentile

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

$30M$20M$10M$0Revenue 2011: $8,095,392Expenses 2011: $3,643,904Net Income 2011: $4,451,4882011Revenue 2012: $7,189,883Expenses 2012: $2,988,669Net Income 2012: $4,201,2142012Revenue 2013: $7,196,391Expenses 2013: $3,523,137Net Income 2013: $3,673,2542013Revenue 2014: $8,847,663Expenses 2014: $3,620,258Net Income 2014: $5,227,4052014Revenue 2015: $7,441,676Expenses 2015: $3,309,061Net Income 2015: $4,132,6152015Revenue 2016: $10,163,535Expenses 2016: $5,307,125Net Income 2016: $4,856,4102016Revenue 2017: $10,184,223Expenses 2017: $3,820,427Net Income 2017: $6,363,7962017Revenue 2018: $7,900,113Expenses 2018: $4,031,140Net Income 2018: $3,868,9732018Revenue 2019: $12,975,300Expenses 2019: $4,337,759Net Income 2019: $8,637,5412019Revenue 2020: $10,465,939Expenses 2020: $4,304,254Net Income 2020: $6,161,6852020Revenue 2021: $11,276,060Expenses 2021: $3,722,859Net Income 2021: $7,553,2012021Revenue 2022: $24,155,941Expenses 2022: $4,280,714Net Income 2022: $19,875,2272022Revenue 2023: $16,140,547Expenses 2023: $5,026,875Net Income 2023: $11,113,6722023Revenue 2024: $10,257,835Expenses 2024: $6,165,644Net Income 2024: $4,092,1912024

Highlighted filing

2019

Revenue$12,975,300
Expenses$4,337,759
Net Income$8,637,541
Open 2019 Filing
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jul 1, 2018 to Jun 30, 2019
Signed
Jul 10, 2020
Return Version
2018v3.1
Gross Receipts
$13,030,151
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

The Prison Law Office provides free legal services to California state prisoners, and occasionally to California state parolees. Our assistance is generally limited to cases regarding conditions of confinement.

Balance Sheet Detail
LineBeginningEndChange
Assets
Investments in Publicly Traded Securities$52,891,401$60,957,937▲ $8,066,536
Land, Buildings, and Equipment, Net$3,908,840$3,804,937▼ $103,903
Accounts Receivable$2,991,551$2,941,200▼ $50,351
Cash and Non-Interest-Bearing Accounts$852,329$1,330,940▲ $478,611
Savings and Temporary Cash Investments-$0-
Other Notes and Loans Receivable, Net-$0-
Pledges and Grants Receivable-$0-
Receivable From Disqualified Prsn-$0-
Receivables From Officers Etc-$0-
Investments Other Securities-$0-
Investments Program Related-$0-
Intangible Assets-$0-
Inventories for Sale or Use-$0-
Prepaid Expenses and Deferred Charges-$0-
Total Assets$60,644,121$69,035,014▲ $8,390,893
Other Assets Total-$0-
Liabilities
Deferred Revenue$642,554$378,565▼ $263,989
Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses$140,605$152,766▲ $12,161
Other Liabilities$16,259$21,439▲ $5,180
Total Liabilities$799,418$552,770▼ $246,648
Net Assets / Fund Balance
Unrestricted Net Assets$59,844,703$68,482,244▲ $8,637,541
Total Net Assets Fund Balance$59,844,703$68,482,244▲ $8,637,541
Total Liabilities and Net Assets / Fund Balance$60,644,121$69,035,014▲ $8,390,893

Asset Categories

AssetBook ValueDepreciationBasis
Buildings$2,241,584$1,297,292$3,538,876
Land$1,561,770-$1,561,770
Other Land Buildings$1,583$261,507$263,090
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay37th percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseTotal
Donald SpecterExecutive DirectorFT$279,330$279,330
Sara NormanAttorneyFT$215,800$215,800
Steven FamaAttorneyFT$202,050$202,050
Alison HardyAttorneyFT$195,850$195,850
Kendric CoreneAttorneyFT$175,100$175,100
Rita LomioAttorneyFT$145,000$145,000
Thomas NosewiczAttorneyFT$136,000$136,000
Marfgo MandelsonAttorneyFT$118,382$118,382
Shira TevehAttorneyFT$100,800$100,800

Board Members and Trustees

NameTitle
Penelope CooperPresident
Michele Walkin-HawkVice President
Cesar LaglevaMember
Chris HippsMember
Harlan GrossmanMember
Jean LuMember
Laura MagnaniMember
Margaret JohnsMember
Michael MarcumMember
Ruth MorganMember
Seth MorrisMember
Vishal ShahMember
Marshall KrauseTreasurer
Revenue and Support

Revenue Composition

Contributions and Grants
$652,532
Program Service Revenue
$7,895,778
Investment Income
$2,054,188
Other Revenue
$2,372,802
All Other Contributions
$27,298
Change in Net Assets
$8,637,541

Audited Revenue Reconciliation

Revenue per Audited Statements
$13,030,151
Revenue Not Reported on Financial Statements
$-54,851
Other Revenue Adjustments
$-54,851
Total Revenue per Audited Statements
$13,030,151
Total Revenue per Form 990
$12,975,300
Expenses and Functional Allocation

Major Expense Lines

Line ItemAmount
Salaries, Compensation, and Employee Benefits$3,215,112
Other Expenses$1,122,647
Grants and Similar Amounts Paid$0
Professional Fundraising Fees$0
Total Fundraising Expense$0

Functional Expense Allocation

Line ItemProgramManagementFundraisingTotal
Current Officers, Directors, Trustees, and Key Employees$1,483,061$85,251-$1,568,312
Other Salaries and Wages$1,126,397$64,749-$1,191,146
Fees for Services Legal$470,202$2,261-$472,463
Other Employee Benefits$251,910$14,481-$266,391
Office Expenses$183,830$38,640-$222,470
Payroll Taxes$178,975$10,288-$189,263
Depreciation Depletion$89,501$5,306-$94,807
Occupancy$7,876$70,319-$78,195
Insurance$25,552$1,469-$27,021
Travel-$15,756-$15,756
Other Expenses$10,654$9,178-$9,178
Fees for Services Other$2,662$153-$2,815
Total Functional Expenses$4,019,081$318,678$0$4,337,759

Audited Expense Reconciliation

Line ItemAmount
Total Expenses per Audited Statements$4,392,610
Expenses per Audited Statements$4,337,759
Total Expenses per Form 990$4,337,759
Expenses Not Reported on Form 990$54,851
Fundraising, Events, and Gaming
Fundraising activities
No
Gaming activities
No
Professional fundraiser used
No

Fundraising and Gaming Totals

Line ItemAmount
Professional Fundraising Fees$0
Political and Lobbying Activity
Political campaign activity
No
Lobbying activity
No
Subject to proxy tax
No
Insider Transactions and Loans

Loans and Receivables

Line ItemBeginningEndChange
Receivables from Disqualified Persons-$0-
Receivables from Officers, Directors, Trustees, and Key Employees-$0-
Debt and Bond Financing

Other Reported Liabilities

LiabilityAmount
Employee Funded Cafeteria Plan$21,439
Governance and Compliance

Governance Checklist

Compiled or reviewed by an accountant
No
Annual disclosure for covered persons
Yes
Audit committee
Yes
Backup withholding compliance
Yes
Business relationship with family members
No
Business relationship with organization members
No
Material changes to governing documents
No
Compensation from other sources disclosed
No
CEO compensation reviewed
Yes
Other officer compensation reviewed
Yes
Conflict-of-interest policy
Yes
Audited financial statements prepared
No
Key decisions subject to board approval
No
Management duties delegated
No

Governance Explanations

Form 990, Part VI, Line 8: Explanation of No Contemporaneously Documentation of Meetings

“The Governing Body contemporaneously documents the meetings held, or written actions undertaken during the year.”

Form 990, Part VI, Line 11B: Form 990 Review Process

“The Governing Body receives a copy of the Form 990 before filing.”

Form 990, Part VI, Line 12C: Explanation of Monitoring and Enforcement of Conflicts

“The conflict of interest policy is periodically reviewed for compliance.”

Form 990, Part VI, Line 15A: Compensation Review & Approval Process - CEO, Top Management

“Compensation is reviewed by the Board of Directors. Efforts are made by researching industry data to determine the competitiveness of salaries and related benefits.”

Form 990, Part VI, Line 15B: Compensation Review and Approval Process for Officers and Key Employees

“Compensation is reviewed by the Board of Directors. Efforts are made by researching industry data to determine the competitiveness of salaries and related benefits.”

Form 990, Part VI, Line 19: Other Organization Documents Publicly Available

“Information regaring the Organization may be available upon request.”

Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Prison Law Office
EIN
94-2495939
Phone
5106471653
Address
1917 Fifth Street, Berkeley, CA 94710

Signing Officer

Name
Donald Specter
Title
Executive Director
Signed
2020-07-10
Discuss with paid preparer
Yes

Organization Details

Formed
1978
Legal Domicile
CA
Voting Board Members
13
Independent Board Members
13
Employees
35

Preparer

Firm
R J Ricciardi Inc
Address
1101 Fifth Avenue Suite 360, San Rafael, CA 94901
Preparer
Hiep Pham
Phone
4154571215
Supplemental Narrative

Financial Statement Notes

Part X : FIN48 Footnote

“The Organization adopted the recognition requirements for uncertainincome tax positions as required by generally accepted accountingprinciples, with no cumulative effect adjustment required. Income taxbenefits are recognized for income tax positions taken or expected to betaken in a tax return, only when it is determined that the income taxposition will more-likely-than-not be sustained upon examination bytaxing authorities. The Organization has analyzed tax positions takenfor filing with the Internal Revenue Service and all state jurisdictionswhere it operates. The Organization believes that income tax filingpositions will be sustained upon examination and does not anticipate anyadjustments that would result in a material adverse effect on theOrganizations financial condition, results of operations or cash flows.Accordingly, the Organization has not recorded any reserves, or relatedaccruals for interest and penalties for uncertain income tax positionsare June 30, 2019.”

Part XII, Line 2D: Other expenses and losses per audited F/S

“Rental expenses moved to p.9 $54851”

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2019 • Form 990Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.

Open filing
Assets
$69,035,014
Liabilities
$552,770
Net assets
$68,482,244
Revenue
$12,975,300
Expenses
$4,337,759
Net income
$8,637,541
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2024XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$122$0.94$121$10.3$6.17$4.09
2023XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$104$0.26$104$16.1$5.03$11.1
2022XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$89.4$0.22$89.2$24.2$4.28$19.9
2021XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$99.0$0.31$98.7$11.3$3.72$7.55
2020Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$75.7$0.95$74.8$10.5$4.30$6.16
2019Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$69.0$0.55$68.5$13.0$4.34$8.64
2018Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$60.6$0.80$59.8$7.90$4.03$3.87
2017XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$56.1$0.16$56.0$10.2$3.82$6.36
2016Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$50.4$0.75$49.6$10.2$5.31$4.86
2015Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$44.9$0.17$44.8$7.44$3.31$4.13
2014Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$40.7$0.09$40.6$8.85$3.62$5.23
2013Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$35.5$0.07$35.4$7.20$3.52$3.67
2012Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$31.8$0.06$31.7$7.19$2.99$4.20
2011Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$27.6$0.10$27.5$8.10$3.64$4.45