Centro Legal de LA Raza
Centro Legal de LA Raza reported $11.9 million in revenue and $12.1 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $83.04 went to program services, $15.14 to management and general costs and $1.82 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 92.1% of the total. Government grants made up 73.8%. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $197,126 (Executive Dir.). 13 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 14% 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 $12MFor 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 $12MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | FY2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 83.0% | 86.7% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 15.1% | 11.1% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 1.8% | 0.8% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.02 | $0.01 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 92.1% | 94.8% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 73.8% | 50.1% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 4.8% | 0.7% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $197,126 | $245,814 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 1.63% | 1.41% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 13 | 8 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 2.9 | 6.4 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 10 of 10 | 100.0% |
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 expenseCentro Legal De La Raza's core legal services include full scope representation referrals, and counsel and advice to more than 10,000 individuals each year. Key programs include the tenants' rights program, which promotes safe, stable, and healthy housing by helping fight unlawful evictions, rent increases, and bad conditions; the workers' rights program which promotes lawful, fair, and safe working conditions and employment practices by helping low-wage workers defend against wage theft, discrimination, retaliation, and wrongful termination, and the immigration program which promotes family…
Centro Legal De La Raza's youth law academy is building a diversity pipeline into higher education and the law by helping low-income youth of color enroll in and graduate from college, as well as explore professional careers. The first phase is a three-year after-school program that provides comprehensive support services to help youth graduate high school and prepare for college. The second phase is a college component, which helps students transition to college with a plan to fund their education and provides ongoing case management to ensure persistence
Highest reported compensation
FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here| Role | From this org | From related orgs | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Executive Dir. Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $181,563 | $0 | $15,563 | $197,126 |
| DEPUTY DIRECTOR Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $138,924 | $0 | $11,763 | $150,687 |
| CO-DIR ATTORNEY Listed in Part VII, 40.00 hrs/week | $119,909 | $0 | $15,324 | $135,233 |
| CO-DIR ATTORNEY Listed in Part VII, 40.00 hrs/week | $119,172 | $0 | $12,995 | $132,167 |
| LIT ATTORNEY Listed in Part VII, 40.00 hrs/week | $127,663 | $0 | $3,724 | $131,387 |
| DIRECTING ATTORNEY Listed in Part VII, 40.00 hrs/week | $117,434 | $0 | $9,957 | $127,391 |
| YLA DIRECTOR Listed in Part VII, 40.00 hrs/week | $111,811 | $0 | $12,444 | $124,255 |
13 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Centro Legal de LA Raza (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $391K (Part IX, line 5).
6 years of filings
Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linkedGovernance 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–1b10 · 10 independent
- Audited financial statements Part XII 2bYes
- Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
- Whistleblower policy Part VI 13Yes
- Document retention policy Part VI 14Yes
- 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 5109
- Volunteers Part I, line 6473
Largest outside contractors
FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses onlyIndividuals listed as contractors are left out. 2 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.
Private foundation grants it received
16 private foundations reported grants to Centro Legal de LA Raza totaling $580K on their tax year 2023 Form 990-PF returns. See which foundations, on WHOFUNDS.
Source: WHOFUNDS open grant graph, matched from Form 990-PF Part XV.
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Of every $100 Centro Legal de LA Raza spent in FY2025, $83.04 went to programs. The full breakdown, from its IRS Form 990:
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Questions people ask
How much of Centro Legal de LA Raza's spending goes to programs?
In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, Centro Legal de LA Raza reported that 83.0% of its $12.1 million in expenses went to program services, 15.1% to management and general and 1.8% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Centro Legal de LA Raza pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Centro Legal de LA Raza reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $197,126, for the role of Executive Dir. (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Centro Legal de LA Raza get its money?
Of $11.9 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 92.1% came from contributions and grants (including 73.8% from government grants) and 4.8% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Centro Legal de LA Raza a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 23-7181456 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 202621349349302272 · read the filing
- FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, object 202500459349302205 · read the filing
- FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, object 202441359349312784 · read the filing
- FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, object 202321349349301007 · read the filing
- FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, object 202210559349300101 · read the filing
- FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, object 202140399349300014 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 23-7181456: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.