2026-09-06T07:43:44-07:00 2025-12-31 680095377 Perotti & Carrade CPAs 1 McInnis Pkwy Ste 200 San Rafael CA 94903 990 2025-01-01 264504468 EAST BAY CHILDRENS LAW OFFICES INC EAST 5104965200 80 Swan Way Ste 300 Oakland CA 94621 Kristin Mateer Executive Dir. 2026-09-06 true KATHRYN HARRIS P01460430 4154618500 2025 Kristin Mateer 80 Swan Way Ste 300 Oakland CA 94621 3951137 false X www.ebclo.org X 2009 CA The mission of the East Bay Childrens Law Offices, Inc. is to protect and defend the rights of children and youth through holistic, vigorous and compassionate legal advocacy. EBCLO strives to provide a voice for children in and out of court and to promote positive outcomes for them. 13 12 36 26 0 3297951 3490591 271976 332537 84653 125944 1253 2065 3655833 3951137 0 0 2962141 2954414 0 70610 802988 753385 3765129 3707799 -109296 243338 3873350 4647750 890935 1366668 2982415 3281082 The mission of the East Bay Childrens Law Offices, Inc. is to protect and defend the rights of children and youth through holistic, vigorous and compassionate legal advocacy. EBCLO strives to provide a voice for children in and out of court and to promote positive outcomes for them. false false 3314435 332537 Dependency Advocacy Program: East Bay Childrens Law Offices is appointed by the Alameda County Superior Court to represent children and youth in juvenile dependency cases at all stages of juvenile dependency court proceedings which begin when Alameda County Social Services files a petition alleging abuse or neglect of children by their parents or guardians. From the initial detention hearing through the child exiting the system, our multi-disciplinary model of representation focuses on empowering the childs voice in decisions that really matter and identifying and requesting services needed by our clients. (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O) Probate Guardianship Counsel for Children Program: EBCLO is appointed to represent children in a limited number of probate guardianship proceedings. The multi-disciplinary EBCLO team assesses the appropriateness of the guardianship and assists the children and their families in obtaining necessary community-based services through comprehensive case management. While children are not entitled to an attorney in probate court proceedings, EBCLO is appointed in the most complex and challenging cases before the court. In 2025, we represented 72 children in probate court and helped to secure guardianship orders for 16 children. We also successfully advocated for 3 children to stay with or return to their parents care. Community-based Advocacy for Resources and Education (CARE): The CARE program uses a trauma-informed approach to address the needs of our child clients beyond the four walls of the courtroom. CARE provides intensive and individualized support through specialist attorneys and social workers who hone in on key areas of practiceeducation, mental health, juvenile justice and early childhood developmentto maximize positive outcomes for our child clients. Staff provided education-related services to over 250 children in over 30 different school districts, which included advocacy at 77 school meetings. 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The Organization has evaluated its current tax positions as of December 31, 2025, and is not aware of any significant uncertain tax positions for which a reserve would be necessary. The Organizations tax returns are generally subject to examination by federal and state taxing authorities for three and four years, respectively, after they are filed. X X X X false false false false false false false false false Kristin Mateer Executive Dir. 160387 6415 1358 168160 Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b The Executive Director and Financial Consultant review the initial draft of Form 990 prepared by the CPA firm. The updated draft is provided to the Board of Directors for review and approval before filing. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c Officers, directors, and key employees are required to annually sign a statement which affirms that they have received a copy of the conflict of interest policy, have read and understand the policy, have agreed to comply with the policy, and understand the organization is charitable and in order to maintain its federal tax exemption it must engage primarily in activities which accomplish one or more of its tax exempt purposes. A director, officer, key employee or committee member with a conflict of interest is prohibited from participating in the Board's deliberation and decisions in the transaction. All directors, officers, key employees and committee members have a duty to disclose an actual or potential conflict when it arises. The Board decides whether a conflict exists, and if appropriate, the Board chair may appoint a disinterested person or committee to investigate alternatives to the proposed transaction or arrangement that creates a conflict. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15a The Board of Directors determines the compensation of the Executive Director based on a review of salary surveys of other California Legal Nonprofits throughout the state and within the Bay Area as well as comparability data and salary surveys of other Bay Area similarly sized nonprofits. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15b The Organization determines the compensation of employees based on a review of salary surveys of other California Legal Nonprofits throughout the state and within the Bay Area as well as comparability data and salary surveys of other Bay Area similarly sized nonprofits. Besides the Executive Director, there are no other employees that meet the IRS' definition of a key employee. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 Upon request Form 990, Part III, Line 4a (Cont.) - Program Service Accomplishments We consistently advocate for their educational, developmental, physical and mental health needs and enforce the wide variety of rights attached to their status as dependents of the court. In 2025, we served over 1400 children in dependency court. Over the course of the year, 278 child clients exited the system after court intervention because they were safely home with their families. Of the children who could not safely return home, 59 children were adopted, and 63 children entered into a legal guardianship. Our collaborative and multi-disciplinary practice continues to ensure that each new client is assessed by our social work team. In 2025, we evaluated 344 new clients. Of those, 83 clients (24%) were assigned social workers for ongoing support, service follow-up, or early childhood consultation. In 2025, we developed an extensive list of free and low-cost resources for clients so our staff can easily locate and share opportunities with clients. Line 4c (Cont.) - Program Service Accomplishments We provide technical support and training to other supportive adults and trained 55 Court Appointed Special Advocates about education related rights and another 11 Berkeley Law students who could then be appointed to hold clients educational rights if our clients parents are unable to. Our advocacy for 54 youth faced with crossing-over to the delinquency system continued at 180 hearings, including hearings where a decision is made about whether the probation or social services system better serves the youth. All but five youth were maintained in the dependency system. Nine youth had their cases dismissed because of our early intervention; 16 clients successfully completed probation and had their records sealed. We also provided significant support to 10 young adult clients in their adult criminal cases and to 11 clients who were victims or witnesses in criminal cases.We continue our focus on early childhood development and screened 108 infants and toddlers in 2025 which allowed us to identify 42 children as falling below normal developmental stages. Of those clients, 25 were referred for more in-depth assessments through Help Me Grow which they received. Our partnership with Help Me Grow also gives us access to their assessments even when EBCLO is not the referring agency, and we reviewed 70 additional clients Help Me Grow assessments. We have continued to promote literacy by partnering with the Oakland Literacy Coalition for book distribution and holding book drives during Hispanic Heritage Month (Spanish language books) and during Black History Month.