Nonprofit · EIN 20-2573758
HOUSING AND ECONOMIC RIGHTS ADVOCATES
Tax-exempt · OAKLAND, CA 94604
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $3,603,469 | $3,582,586 | $20,883 | $1,641,356 | $311,160 | $1,330,196 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $3,684,634 | $3,320,900 | $363,734 | $1,829,616 | $584,399 | $1,245,217 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $3,085,255 | $3,553,530 | -$468,275 | $1,587,378 | $729,377 | $858,001 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $3,352,869
- of which government grants
- $2,853,494
- Program service revenue
- $236,175
- Investment income
- $13,716
- Other revenue
- $709
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $155,608
- Other salaries and wages
- $2,583,350
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $3,060,101
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $10,173
- Accounting fees
- $42,683
- Occupancy
- $82,320
- Travel
- $32,900
- Depreciation
- $3,444
- Program services (functional)
- $3,160,842
- Management and general (functional)
- $176,936
- Fundraising (functional)
- $244,808
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $1,829,616
- Total assets, end of year
- $1,641,356
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $311,160
- Net assets, end of year
- $1,330,196
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $4,169
- Publicly traded securities
- $315,882
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $1,030,196
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $300,000
- Gross receipts
- $3,603,469
- Employees
- 34
- Year formed
- 2005
- State of legal domicile
- CA
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maeve Brown | Executive Director | 40 | $120,858 | $34,750 |
| Justin Berger | President Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Sandra Price | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Scott Chang | Vice President Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Todd Espinosa | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Brian Gee | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Amyn Jivani | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| James Zhang | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Darci Burrell | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 9 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maeve Brown | Executive Director | 0 | $194,922 | $30,000 |
| Justin Berger | Chairman Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Sandra Price | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Scott Chang | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Todd Espinosa | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Brian Gee | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Amyn Jivani | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| James Zhang | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Darci Burrell | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 9 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maeve Brown | Executive Director | 0 | $194,922 |
| Justin Berger | Chairman Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| Sandra Price | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| Scott Chang | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| Todd Espinosa | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Brian Gee | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Amyn Jivani | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| James Zhang | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Darci Burrell | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- PO BOX 29435, OAKLAND, CA 94604-9435
- In care of
- % MAEVE ELISE BROWN
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- Justin Berger, 610 16th Street Suite 420, Oakland, CA 94612
- Signed the 990
- Maeve Brown, Executive Director
- Phone
- (510) 271-8443
- Website
- www.heraca.org
- Return prepared by
- Shining Star Consulting LLC
California records
California keeps its own records of charities and corporations. Search them by EIN 20-2573758 or by the name HOUSING AND ECONOMIC RIGHTS ADVOCATES.
- Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers
- Registration status and filed reports (CT-TR-1, RRF-1)
- Secretary of State, bizfile Online
- Corporation status, entity number, agent for service
- Franchise Tax Board
- Entity status letter (state tax exemption, good standing)
Mission
HERA is a California statewide, not-for-profit legal service and advocacy organization dedicated to helping Californians - particularly those most vulnerable - build a safe, sound financial future, free of discrimination and economic abuses, in all aspects of household financial concerns. We provide free legal services, consumer workshops, training for professionals and community organizing support, create innovative solutions and engage in policy work locally, statewide and nationally.
Program accomplishments
- HERA is the only California statewide nonprofit law office dedicated to addressing mortgage lending, servicing, foreclosure, collections and credit problems in California, with most of our services provided in the Greater Northern California area, Central Valley area, with growing services in Southern California and with our office located in Oakland. We have a broad asset building/preservation and anti-discrimination mission. We are unusual in our combination of service strategies, engaging in 1 education of individual consumers and communities of vulnerable residents targeted for a wide variety of predatory practices not just housing related 2 legal services for individuals as well as class actions benefiting many hundreds, sometimes thousands of people at a time 3 trainings for attorneys, government staff, housing counselors, adult protective services and other professionals on how to identify and handle abuses directed towards consumers 4 research on the scope and impact of such abusive practices 5 technical assistance and support to professionals on their cases 6 community organizing on consumer issues and 7 policy work. HERA also addresses almost all other forms of household debt and credit problems including medical debt, credit card debt, student loans, and homeowner association collections activity, as well as expanding our work on wrongful credit reporting. These kinds of practices can result in residents being denied credit, paying much higher interest rates on loans, higher insurance rates, and possibly being locked out of certain kinds of jobs.Expenses $3,160,842 · grants $236,175
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 20-2573758
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 2006
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Civil rights, social action and advocacy (R20)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $1,641,356
- Income (IRS master file)
- $3,603,469
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $3,603,469 | $3,582,586 | $1,641,356 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2024 | $3,684,634 | $3,320,900 | $1,829,616 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $3,085,255 | $3,553,530 | $1,587,378 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $3,661,563 | $3,257,894 | $2,175,396 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2017 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 20-2573758).
Questions about HOUSING AND ECONOMIC RIGHTS ADVOCATES
- What is the EIN of HOUSING AND ECONOMIC RIGHTS ADVOCATES?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of HOUSING AND ECONOMIC RIGHTS ADVOCATES is 20-2573758.
- Is HOUSING AND ECONOMIC RIGHTS ADVOCATES tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2006.
- Are donations to HOUSING AND ECONOMIC RIGHTS ADVOCATES tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does HOUSING AND ECONOMIC RIGHTS ADVOCATES file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of HOUSING AND ECONOMIC RIGHTS ADVOCATES due?
- The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did HOUSING AND ECONOMIC RIGHTS ADVOCATES last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of HOUSING AND ECONOMIC RIGHTS ADVOCATES?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names Justin Berger.
- Who are the officers and directors of HOUSING AND ECONOMIC RIGHTS ADVOCATES?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 9 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $120,858 (Maeve Brown, Executive Director).
- How much revenue does HOUSING AND ECONOMIC RIGHTS ADVOCATES have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $3,603,469, expenses of $3,582,586 and total assets of $1,641,356 at year end.
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