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Public Interest Law Project

990 • Fiscal year 2020 • EIN 94-3243666

Jan 01, 2020 to Dec 31, 2020 • Filed on Nov 10, 2021

Organization Profilewww.pilpca.org

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449 15th Street No 301Oakland, CA 94612

(510) 891-9794

Siviq Scores

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

Liabilities / Assets

56th percentile

0.14x

Higher debt load relative to assets than 56% of similar nonprofits.

2020 filings • 501(c)3 • $1M-$5M nonprofits • Source year 2020

Liabilities / Revenue

75th percentile

0.44x

Higher debt load relative to revenue than 75% of similar nonprofits.

2020 filings • 501(c)3 • $1M-$5M nonprofits • Source year 2020

Net Margin

6th percentile

-58%

Higher net margin than 6% of similar nonprofits.

2020 filings • 501(c)3 • $1M-$5M nonprofits • Source year 2020

Top Officer Pay

81st percentile

$139,278

Higher top officer pay than 81% of similar nonprofits.

Top officer pay equals 18.9% of source-year revenue.

2020 filings • 501(c)3 • $1M-$5M nonprofits • Source year 2020

Asset Growth

8th percentile

-11%

Faster asset growth than 8% of similar nonprofits.

2020 filings • 501(c)3 • $1M-$5M nonprofits • Annualized from 2019 to 2020

Revenue Growth

5th percentile

-60%

Faster revenue growth than 5% of similar nonprofits.

2020 filings • 501(c)3 • $1M-$5M nonprofits • Annualized from 2019 to 2020

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / Assets56th percentile

Assets

Down

$2,315,226

Down $272,198 (-11%) from 2019

Net Assets

Down

$1,989,126

Down $426,062 (-18%) from 2019

Liabilities

Up

$326,100

Up $153,864 (+89%) from 2019

Revenue And Expenses
Liabilities / Revenue75th percentileNet Margin6th percentile

Revenue

Down

$734,994

Down $1,120,049 (-60%) from 2019

Expenses

Up

$1,161,056

Up $63,910 (+5.8%) from 2019

Net Income

Down

-$426,062

Down $1,183,959 (-156%) from 2019

Historical Trend

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth8th percentile

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

$6.0M$4.0M$2.0M$0Assets 2011: $2,787,924Liabilities 2011: $172,987Net Assets 2011: $2,614,9372011Assets 2012: $2,349,952Liabilities 2012: $163,809Net Assets 2012: $2,186,1432012Assets 2013: $1,691,169Liabilities 2013: $169,375Net Assets 2013: $1,521,7942013Assets 2014: $1,275,371Liabilities 2014: $112,424Net Assets 2014: $1,162,9472014Assets 2015: $1,402,538Liabilities 2015: $158,380Net Assets 2015: $1,244,1582015Assets 2016: $1,283,075Liabilities 2016: $155,004Net Assets 2016: $1,128,0712016Assets 2017: $1,495,711Liabilities 2017: $138,399Net Assets 2017: $1,357,3122017Assets 2018: $1,829,710Liabilities 2018: $172,419Net Assets 2018: $1,657,2912018Assets 2019: $2,587,424Liabilities 2019: $172,236Net Assets 2019: $2,415,1882019Assets 2020: $2,315,226Liabilities 2020: $326,100Net Assets 2020: $1,989,1262020Assets 2021: $3,594,710Liabilities 2021: $343,034Net Assets 2021: $3,251,6762021Assets 2022: $4,840,445Liabilities 2022: $811,767Net Assets 2022: $4,028,6782022Assets 2023: $4,555,000Liabilities 2023: $746,626Net Assets 2023: $3,808,3742023Assets 2024: $5,295,426Liabilities 2024: $614,100Net Assets 2024: $4,681,3262024

Highlighted filing

2020

Assets$2,315,226
Liabilities$326,100
Net Assets$1,989,126
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Operations Trend

Revenue Growth5th percentile

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

$3.0M$2.0M$1.0M$0-$1.0MRevenue 2011: $2,397,937Expenses 2011: $1,146,374Net Income 2011: $1,251,5632011Revenue 2012: $738,203Expenses 2012: $1,166,997Net Income 2012: -$428,7942012Revenue 2013: $543,330Expenses 2013: $1,207,679Net Income 2013: -$664,3492013Revenue 2014: $760,272Expenses 2014: $1,119,119Net Income 2014: -$358,8472014Revenue 2015: $1,002,189Expenses 2015: $920,978Net Income 2015: $81,2112015Revenue 2016: $797,054Expenses 2016: $913,141Net Income 2016: -$116,0872016Revenue 2017: $1,075,620Expenses 2017: $846,379Net Income 2017: $229,2412017Revenue 2018: $1,306,997Expenses 2018: $1,007,018Net Income 2018: $299,9792018Revenue 2019: $1,855,043Expenses 2019: $1,097,146Net Income 2019: $757,8972019Revenue 2020: $734,994Expenses 2020: $1,161,056Net Income 2020: -$426,0622020Revenue 2021: $2,611,228Expenses 2021: $1,348,679Net Income 2021: $1,262,5492021Revenue 2022: $2,273,965Expenses 2022: $1,571,963Net Income 2022: $702,0022022Revenue 2023: $1,832,394Expenses 2023: $2,052,698Net Income 2023: -$220,3042023Revenue 2024: $2,855,445Expenses 2024: $1,982,493Net Income 2024: $872,9522024

Highlighted filing

2020

Revenue$734,994
Expenses$1,161,056
Net Income-$426,062
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jan 1, 2020 to Dec 31, 2020
Signed
Nov 10, 2021
Return Version
2020v4.1
Gross Receipts
$734,994
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

The purpose of the Public Interest Law Project is (1) to render legal services to low income persons who may be in need thereof and are financially unable to pay for the same; and (2) to provide technical assistance, training, research, and litigation support to public interest law programs and community based organizations on law and policy issues related to housing and community development, public benefits, health, education, welfare, and civil, consumer and economic rights.

The mission of the Public Interest Law Project is (1) to render legal services to low income persons who may be in need thereof and are financially unable to pay for the same; and (2) to provide technical assistance, training, research, and litigation support to public interest law programs and community based organizations on law and policy issues related to housing and community development, public benefits, health, education, welfare, and civil, consumer and economic rights.

Balance Sheet Detail
LineBeginningEndChange
Assets
Pledges and Grants Receivable$1,476,351$1,154,040▼ $322,311
Cash and Non-Interest-Bearing Accounts$606,418$711,629▲ $105,211
Savings and Temporary Cash Investments$458,339$405,687▼ $52,652
Prepaid Expenses and Deferred Charges$29,000$24,738▼ $4,262
Land, Buildings, and Equipment, Net$4,347$6,163▲ $1,816
Total Assets$2,587,424$2,315,226▼ $272,198
Other Assets Total$12,969$12,969→ $0
Liabilities
Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses$119,868$147,712▲ $27,844
Deferred Revenue$5,353$125,371▲ $120,018
Other Liabilities$47,015$53,017▲ $6,002
Total Liabilities$172,236$326,100▲ $153,864
Net Assets / Fund Balance
Net Assets Without Donor Restrictions$1,268,841$1,634,184▲ $365,343
Net Assets With Donor Restrictions$1,146,347$354,942▼ $791,405
Total Net Assets Fund Balance$2,415,188$1,989,126▼ $426,062
Total Liabilities and Net Assets / Fund Balance$2,587,424$2,315,226▼ $272,198

Asset Categories

AssetBook ValueDepreciationBasis
Equipment$6,163$40,064-
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay81st percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
Michael RawsonExec. DirectorFT$111,064$28,214$139,278

Board Members and Trustees

NameTitle
William N HebertPresident
Irma HerreraVice President
Armen NercessianBoard Member
Daniel PearlmanBoard Member
Elizabeth BluesteinBoard Member
Miye GoishiBoard Member
Shashi HanumanBoard Member
Tim IglesiasBoard Member
Maeve Elise BrownSecretary/Treasurer
Revenue and Support

Revenue Composition

Contributions and Grants
$432,251
Program Service Revenue
$302,249
Investment Income
$494
Other Revenue
$0
All Other Contributions
$432,251
Change in Net Assets
$-426,062

Audited Revenue Reconciliation

Revenue per Audited Statements
$734,994
Revenue Not Reported on Financial Statements
$0
Revenue Not Reported on Form 990
$0
Total Revenue per Audited Statements
$734,994
Total Revenue per Form 990
$734,994
Expenses and Functional Allocation

Major Expense Lines

Line ItemAmount
Salaries, Compensation, and Employee Benefits$862,927
Other Expenses$298,129
Total Fundraising Expense$9,057
Grants and Similar Amounts Paid$0
Professional Fundraising Fees$0

Functional Expense Allocation

Line ItemProgramManagementFundraisingTotal
Other Salaries and Wages$446,503$99,341-$545,844
Occupancy$136,082$40,425$1,505$178,012
Current Officers, Directors, Trustees, and Key Employees$55,532$49,979$5,553$111,064
Pension Plan Contributions$61,254$18,196$677$80,127
Other Employee Benefits$57,891$17,197$640$75,728
Fees for Services Other$3,956$53,490$44$57,490
Payroll Taxes$38,348$11,392$424$50,164
All Other Expenses$5,609$1,583$30$7,222
Insurance$5,038$1,497$56$6,591
Other Expenses$7,716$5,885-$5,885
Office Expenses$3,841$1,141$42$5,024
Travel$1,937-$72$2,009
Depreciation Depletion$1,253$372$14$1,639
Conferences and Meetings$99--$99
Total Functional Expenses$842,942$309,057$9,057$1,161,056

Audited Expense Reconciliation

Line ItemAmount
Expenses per Audited Statements$1,161,056
Total Expenses per Audited Statements$1,161,056
Total Expenses per Form 990$1,161,056
Expenses Not Reported on Financial Statements$0
Expenses Not Reported on Form 990$0
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
Yes
Subject to proxy tax
No
Debt and Bond Financing

Other Reported Liabilities

LiabilityAmount
Deferred compensation$53,017
Governance and Compliance

Governance Checklist

Compiled or reviewed by an accountant
No
Annual disclosure for covered persons
Yes
Audit committee
No
Backup withholding compliance
Yes
Business relationship with 35% controlled entity
No
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
No
Other officer compensation reviewed
No
Conflict-of-interest policy
Yes
Audited financial statements prepared
No
Key decisions subject to board approval
No
Management duties delegated
Yes

Governance Explanations

Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 3

“PILP has hired an outside accounting firm to prepare monthly GAAP financial statements and help prepare for the year end audit. Cash receipting and disbursement functions are still performed in-house.”

Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11B

“A copy of the completed form 990 is reviewed prior to filing.”

Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19

“The organization makes its governing documents, conflict of interest policy, financial statements, Form 1023 and Form 990 available upon request.”

Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Public Interest Law Project
EIN
94-3243666
Phone
5108919794
Address
449 15th Street No 301, Oakland, CA 94612

Signing Officer

Name
Michael Rawson
Title
Director
Phone
5108910794
Signed
2021-11-10
Discuss with paid preparer
Yes

Organization Details

Principal Officer
William Hebert
Formed
1996
Legal Domicile
CA
Voting Board Members
9
Independent Board Members
9
Employees
9
Volunteers
0

Preparer

Firm
Cropper Accountancy Corporation
Address
2977 Ygnacio Valley Road 460, Walnut Creek, CA 94598
Preparer
Mary Ann Cropper
Phone
9259323860
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IRS990/ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp/Desc0Garcia, et al. v. City of Desert Hot Springs, et al. Riverside County Superior Court, Case No. PSC1807458. Filed in 2018, the City was over five years tardy in adopting its Housing Element for its state allocated share of affordable housing need of 4800 units and no zones permitting emergency shelters or supportive housing. The parties settled the case in 2019 with the City agreeing to adopt a Housing Element and to complete all necessary rezoning and General Plan land use amendments by June 30, 2020. The City also agreed to adopt a Four-Year Housing Element Update by November 15, 2020. Although the City adopted a Housing Element, the CA Dept. of Housing & Community Development (HCD) found it out of compliance in February 2020, and we spent most of 2020 in continued negotiations with the City including bringing a motion to enforce in June. The City agreed to adopt its updated element and completed its required rezonings in July.
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IRS990/ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp/Desc0Hospitality House et.al. v. City and County of San Francisco (intervening in U.C. Hastings, et.al. v. San Francisco) N.D. Cal. No. 4:20-cv-03033-JT. Intervention in case filed in U.C. Hastings and Tenderloin merchants challenging San Francisco's failure to remove people from the Tenderloin neighborhood. Intervention was granted and U.C. Hastings settled the case after long mediation. The settlement compelled the City to reduce the number of tents in the Tenderloin by 70% by July 20 by moving persons into hotel rooms and establishing safe sleeping villages in outdoor spaces. Intervenors then dismissed their case.
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IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt0PILP has hired an outside accounting firm to prepare monthly GAAP financial statements and help prepare for the year end audit. Cash receipting and disbursement functions are still performed in-house.
IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt1A copy of the completed form 990 is reviewed prior to filing.
IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt2The organization makes its governing documents, conflict of interest policy, financial statements, Form 1023 and Form 990 available upon request.
IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc0Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 3
IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc1Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11b
IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc2Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19
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2020 • Form 990Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.

Open filing
Assets
$2,315,226
Liabilities
$326,100
Net assets
$1,989,126
Revenue
$734,994
Expenses
$1,161,056
Net income
-$426,062
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2024Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$5.30$0.61$4.68$2.86$1.98$0.87
2023Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$4.56$0.75$3.81$1.83$2.05$0.22
2022XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$4.84$0.81$4.03$2.27$1.57$0.70
2021XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$3.59$0.34$3.25$2.61$1.35$1.26
2020Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$2.32$0.33$1.99$0.73$1.16$0.43
2019XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$2.59$0.17$2.42$1.86$1.10$0.76
2018XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$1.83$0.17$1.66$1.31$1.01$0.30
2017Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$1.50$0.14$1.36$1.08$0.85$0.23
2016XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$1.28$0.16$1.13$0.80$0.91$0.12
2015XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$1.40$0.16$1.24$1.00$0.92$0.08
2014Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$1.28$0.11$1.16$0.76$1.12$0.36
2013Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$1.69$0.17$1.52$0.54$1.21$0.66
2012Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$2.35$0.16$2.19$0.74$1.17$0.43
2011Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$2.79$0.17$2.61$2.40$1.15$1.25