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Disability Rights California
Disability Rights California reported $47.3 million in revenue and $46.8 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $85.91 went to program services, $14.09 to management and general costs and $0.00 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 92.2% of the total. Government grants made up 91.3%. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $334,275 (CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER). 92 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 31% between FY2020 and FY2025. Source: Form 990, FY2025.
Where $100 of spending went
The fiscal year ending September 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $47MFor context, the median across 132 covered civil rights, social action & advocacy charities: $84.11 programs, $11.40 management, $4.49 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).
Where $100 of revenue came from
The fiscal year ending September 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $47M- Contributions & grants (non-government)$0.94 $444K
- Government grants$91.28 $43M
- Program service revenue$5.81 $2.7M
- Investment income$1.97 $932K
Other revenue was negative: −$6,040. The bar shows the positive sources only.
The 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | FY2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 85.9% | 82.1% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 14.1% | 11.1% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 0.0% | 4.4% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.00 | $0.05 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 92.2% | 94.9% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 91.3% | 0.0% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 5.8% | 0.3% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $334,275 | $321,771 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 0.71% | 1.81% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 92 | 8 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 6.9 | 10.5 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 17 of 17 | 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 expenseProgram services to promote the rights of, and advocacy for, persons with disabilities. Other programs include: protection & advocacy of individual rights (pair), protection & advocacy for traumatic brain injury (patbi), protection & advocacy for beneficiaries of social security (pabss), protection & advocacy for assistive technology (paat), protection & advocacy for voting access (pava),strengthening protections for social security beneficiaries (spssb), client assistance program (cap), work incentives planning and assistance (wipa), state of california health and human services agency…
The office of clients rights advocacy (ocra), funded by the state of california health and human services agency, department of developmental services, provides legal information, advice, and representation to consumers of the 21 state regional centers
The protection & advocacy for developmental disabilities (padd) grant, funded by the U.S. Department of health and human services administration for community living, provides funding for drc's work to provide legal assistance and representation to individuals with intellectual / developmental disabilities
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER Officer, 37.50 hrs/week | $305,107 | $0 | $29,168 | $334,275 |
| DIRECTOR OF LITIGATION Highest compensated employee, 37.50 hrs/week | $197,626 | $0 | $73,758 | $271,384 |
| ASSO EXEC DIR FOR IND RIGHTS Highest compensated employee, 37.50 hrs/week | $190,153 | $0 | $70,443 | $260,596 |
| ASSO EXEC DIR & GEN COUNSEL Highest compensated employee, 37.50 hrs/week | $208,400 | $0 | $36,641 | $245,041 |
| ASSOC. ED OF FINANCE & ADMIN Officer, 20.00 hrs/week | $203,627 | $0 | $28,714 | $232,341 |
| COMMUNICATION DIRECTOR Highest compensated employee, 37.50 hrs/week | $209,014 | $0 | $6,081 | $215,095 |
| SR IT DIRECTOR Highest compensated employee, 37.50 hrs/week | $188,864 | $0 | $19,614 | $208,478 |
| SR DIR OF FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION Officer, 37.50 hrs/week | $37,656 | $0 | $2,232 | $39,888 |
92 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Disability Rights California (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $739K (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–1b17 · 17 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 4Yes
- 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 5404
- Volunteers Part I, line 618
Private foundation grants it received
6 private foundations reported grants to Disability Rights California totaling $73,162 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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Every number above is copied from Disability Rights California's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Disability Rights California, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.
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Of every $100 Disability Rights California spent in FY2025, $85.91 went to programs. The full breakdown, from its IRS Form 990:
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Questions people ask
How much of Disability Rights California's spending goes to programs?
In the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, Disability Rights California reported that 85.9% of its $46.8 million in expenses went to program services, 14.1% to management and general and 0.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Disability Rights California pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Disability Rights California reported for one person in the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025 was $334,275, for the role of CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Disability Rights California get its money?
Of $47.3 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, 92.2% came from contributions and grants (including 91.3% from government grants) and 5.8% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Disability Rights California a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 94-2505916 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 September 30, 2025, object 202641769349300314 · read the filing · XML
- FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, object 202512109349300806 · read the filing
- FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2023, object 202412089349300241 · read the filing
- FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2022, object 202311399349301206 · read the filing
- FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2021, object 202201269349301925 · read the filing
- FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020, object 202140709349301029 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 94-2505916: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.