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Los Angeles Dependency Lawyers

Monterey Park, CA · EIN 20-5491740 · 501(c)(3) · Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
Latest filing: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 (tax year 2024) · View the filing · Correct or respond

Los Angeles Dependency Lawyers reported $55.2 million in revenue and $48.2 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $93.75 went to program services, $6.25 to management and general costs and $0.00 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 95.0% of the total. Government grants made up 95.0%. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $303,882 (Executive Director). 193 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 59% between FY2020 and FY2025. Source: Form 990, FY2025.

Where $100 of spending went

The fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $48M

For context, the median across 274 covered crime & legal-related charities: $87.85 programs, $11.30 management, $0.85 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).

Where $100 of revenue came from

The fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $55M

The 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades

FY2025 filing. Median across 274 covered charities in this category, from their latest filings.
MeasureFY2025Median
Program services
Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A)
93.8%86.7%
Management & general
Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A)
6.2%11.1%
Fundraising
Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A)
0.0%0.8%
Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions
Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h
$0.00$0.01
Contributions & grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1h ÷ 12
95.0%94.8%
Government grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1e ÷ 12
95.0%50.1%
Program service revenue share
Part VIII 2g ÷ 12
0.0%0.7%
Highest reported compensation
Part VII-A, columns D–F
$303,882$245,814
Highest compensation as share of expenses
Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A)
0.63%1.41%
People paid over $100,000
Part VII, line 2
1938
Net assets, in months of expenses
Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses
20.56.4
Independent voting board members
Part VI 1a–1b
2 of 4100.0%

A median is context, not a target: hospitals, universities, food banks and grantmakers spend in very different ways. What these measures can and can't tell you.

What the money paid for, in its own words

FY2025 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expense
$45M expenses · 100.0% of program spending

Los Angeles Dependency Lawyers, Inc. provides legal services to qualified persons who are parties to dependency court proceedings

Highest reported compensation

FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here
RoleFrom this orgFrom related orgsOtherTotal
Executive Director
Officer, 40.00 hrs/week
$295,992$0$7,890$303,882
Law Firm Director
Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$255,487$0$7,890$263,377
Law Firm Director
Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$243,551$0$10,946$254,497
Law Firm Director
Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$238,163$0$15,780$253,943
Law Firm Director
Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$229,725$0$15,780$245,505
Law Firm Director
Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$221,224$0$23,670$244,894
Board Member
Director/trustee, 1.00 hrs/week
$10,000$0$0$10,000
Board Member
Director/trustee, 1.00 hrs/week
$10,000$0$0$10,000

193 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Los Angeles Dependency Lawyers (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $329K (Part IX, line 5).

6 years of filings

Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linked
RevenueExpenses
$0$20M$40M$60M$80MFY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025$55M$48M
FilingRevenueExpensesProgramsNet assetsTop pay
FY2025 ⓘ$55M$48M93.8%$83M$303,882
FY2024 ⓘ$57M$47M94.0%$76M$271,480
FY2023 ⓘ$58M$41M94.4%$66M$251,849
FY2022 ⓘ$55M$38M73.8%$50M$256,050
FY2021 ⓘ$50M$36M79.5%$31M$226,529
FY2020 ⓘ$35M$32M79.2%$17M$239,185

Governance answers, as filed

FY2025 · the organization's own yes/no answers; explanations, if any, are in Schedule O of the filing · what each means
  • Voting board members, and how many are independent Part VI, lines 1a–1b4 · 2 independent
  • Audited financial statements Part XII 2bNo
  • Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
  • Whistleblower policy Part VI 13No
  • Document retention policy Part VI 14No
  • Independent process for top executive pay Part VI 15aYes
  • Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aYes
  • Family or business ties among insiders Part VI 2No
  • Aware of a significant diversion of assets Part VI 5No
  • Excess benefit transaction with an insider Part IV 25aNo
  • Loans to or from insiders outstanding Part IV 26No
  • Lobbying, or a 501(h) election in effect Part IV 4No
  • Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18No
  • Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bNo
  • Employees Part I, line 5358

Correct a figure or respond

Every number above is copied from Los Angeles Dependency Lawyers's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Los Angeles Dependency Lawyers, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.

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Questions people ask

How much of Los Angeles Dependency Lawyers's spending goes to programs?

In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, Los Angeles Dependency Lawyers reported that 93.8% of its $48.2 million in expenses went to program services, 6.2% to management and general and 0.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).

How much does Los Angeles Dependency Lawyers pay its top executive?

The largest total compensation Los Angeles Dependency Lawyers reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $303,882, for the role of Executive Director (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).

Where does Los Angeles Dependency Lawyers get its money?

Of $55.2 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 95.0% came from contributions and grants (including 95.0% from government grants) and 0.0% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).

Is Los Angeles Dependency Lawyers a registered charity?

The IRS lists EIN 20-5491740 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.

Sources

  • FY2025: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, object 202601359349315560 · read the filing · XML
  • FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, object 202521339349304972 · read the filing
  • FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, object 202441369349318959 · read the filing
  • FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, object 202342899349303099 · read the filing
  • FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, object 202201339349302895 · read the filing
  • FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, object 202121379349305167 · read the filing

All filings for EIN 20-5491740: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.