Nonprofit · EIN 23-7181456
CENTRO LEGAL DE LA RAZA INC
Tax-exempt · OAKLAND, CA 94601
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $11,901,160 | $12,114,634 | -$213,474 | $6,950,098 | $4,017,696 | $2,932,402 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $18,527,859 | $20,234,248 | -$1,706,389 | $8,325,419 | $5,179,543 | $3,145,876 |
| June 30, 2023 | 990 | $46,223,637 | $46,180,402 | $43,235 | $9,740,180 | $4,887,915 | $4,852,265 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $10,964,857
- of which government grants
- $8,786,021
- Program service revenue
- $573,939
- Investment income
- $1,409
- Net income from fundraising events
- $124,722
- Other revenue
- $360,955
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $2,792,176
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $391,229
- Other salaries and wages
- $5,447,018
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $7,201,532
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $216,573
- Accounting fees
- $372,040
- Occupancy
- $240,976
- Program services (functional)
- $10,059,633
- Management and general (functional)
- $1,833,890
- Fundraising (functional)
- $221,111
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $8,325,419
- Total assets, end of year
- $6,950,098
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $4,017,696
- Net assets, end of year
- $2,932,402
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $49,332
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $1,744,141
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $1,188,261
- Gross receipts
- $11,953,608
- Employees
- 109
- Volunteers
- 473
- Year formed
- 1971
- 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 June 30, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MONIQUE J BERLANGA | Executive Dir. Officer | 40 | $181,563 | $15,563 |
| MACIEL JACQUES | DEPUTY DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $138,924 | $11,763 |
| LOURDES GUADALUPE MARTINEZ | CO-DIR ATTORNEY | 40 | $119,909 | $15,324 |
| ABIGAIL SULLIVAN ENGEN | CO-DIR ATTORNEY | 40 | $119,172 | $12,995 |
| JESSE NEWMARK | LIT ATTORNEY | 40 | $127,663 | $3,724 |
| VERONICA D CHAVEZ | DIRECTING ATTORNEY | 40 | $117,434 | $9,957 |
| MARA CHAVEZ-DIAZ | YLA DIRECTOR | 40 | $111,811 | $12,444 |
| AIDIN CASTILLO | Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| ELLIE DEHGHAN | Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| DIANE CARDONA DOWNS | Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| JAY SCHWARTZCOFFEY | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| KEVAL PATEL | Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| SANDRA SERTEL | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| FRANK MARTIN | Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| CLAUDIA PERKINS | Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
3 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| LUIS HOYOS | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 |
| STEPHANIE TANG | Chairperson Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| KLAUDIA K APOLINAR CASANOVA | CFO Officer | 0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 16 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MONIQUE J BERLANGA | Executive Dir. Officer | 40 | $183,891 | $14,018 |
| SILVIA JACQUES | DEPUTY DIRECTOR | 40 | $134,515 | $11,184 |
| CECILIA ALMORA-DOWD | Dir. of Finance Officer | 40 | $123,359 | $15,092 |
| JESSE NEWMARK | LITIGATION DIR | 40 | $121,005 | $3,209 |
| JULIA HIATT SHEPP | MANAGING ATTORNEY | 40 | $115,743 | $8,130 |
| RAYMUNDO JACQUEZ | DEPUTY DIRECTOR | 40 | $120,580 | $1,154 |
| ABIGAIL SULLIVAN ENGEN | CO-DIR ATTORNEY | 40 | $117,757 | $2,644 |
| AIDIN CASTILLO | Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| ELLIE DEHGHAN | Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| DIANE CARDONA DOWNS | Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| SANDRA SERTEL | Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| ERICA VILLANUEVA | Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| CHIP CONRADI | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| CLAUDIA PERKINS | Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| LUIS HOYOS | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| STEPHANIE TANG | Chairperson Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 26 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MONIQUE J BERLANGA | Executive Dir. Officer | 40 | $147,884 | $8,889 |
| CECILIA ALMORA-DOWD | Dir. of Finance Officer | 40 | $125,844 | $18,245 |
| RAYMUNDO JACQUEZ | DEPUTY DIRECTOR | 40 | $123,511 | $8,853 |
| JESSE NEWMARK | LITIGATION DIR | 40 | $107,717 | $19,328 |
| JULIA HIATT SHEPP | MANAGING ATTORNEY | 40 | $111,526 | $9,728 |
| HENRISSA BASSEY | DIRECTING ATTORNEY | 40 | $108,356 | $8,828 |
| ABIGAIL SULLIVAN ENGEN | MANAGING ATTORNEY | 40 | $114,292 | $2,629 |
| AIDIN CASTILLO | Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| ELLIE DEHGHAN | Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| DIANE CARDONA DOWNS | Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| SONYA SANCHEZ | Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| SERGIO GARCIA | Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| SANDRA SERTEL | Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| ROSANNA NEAGLE | Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| ERICA VILLANUEVA | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| BEATRIZ MEJIA | Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| SANDRA SERTEL | Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| CHIP CONRADI | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| CLAUDIA PERKINS | Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| LUIS HOYOS | Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| RAUL SCATEL | Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| MARIA BLANCO | Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| STEPHANIE TANG | Chairperson Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DOROTY FERNANDEZ | Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRISTINA KOTHARI | Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| ELENA CHAVEZ QUEZADA | Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 3400 E 12TH ST, OAKLAND, CA 94601-3402
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- MONIQUE J BERLANGA, 3400 E 12TH ST, OAKLAND, CA 94601
- Signed the 990
- MONIQUE J BERLANGA, Executive Dir.
- Phone
- (510) 437-1554
- Website
- www.centrolegal.org
- Return prepared by
- Perotti & Carrade CPAs
California records
California keeps its own records of charities and corporations. Search them by EIN 23-7181456 or by the name CENTRO LEGAL DE LA RAZA INC.
- 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
Centro Legal De La Raza is a comprehensive legal services agency protecting and advancing the rights of low-income immigrant communities throguh culturally competent bilingual legal representation, education, and advocacy.
Program accomplishments
- Centro 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 stability and economic security by representing our most vulnerable community members, including families living in poverty, long residing undocumented immigrants and families, youth victims of violent crimes, asylum seekers, dreamers, those facing deportation.Expenses $9,622,514 · grants $2,792,176
- 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.Expenses $437,119
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 June, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | June 30, 2026 | November 16, 2026 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | June 30, 2025 | November 17, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | June 30, 2024 | November 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 23-7181456
- 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
- 1972
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Crime and legal-related (I800)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $6,950,098
- Income (IRS master file)
- $11,953,608
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $11,901,160 | $12,114,634 | $6,950,098 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2024 | $18,527,859 | $20,234,248 | $8,325,419 | XML |
| 990 | June 2023 | $46,223,637 | $46,180,402 | $9,740,180 | XML |
| 990 | June 2022 | $107,287,718 | $107,090,810 | $11,012,762 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2018 | – | – | – | 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 23-7181456).
Questions about CENTRO LEGAL DE LA RAZA INC
- What is the EIN of CENTRO LEGAL DE LA RAZA INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of CENTRO LEGAL DE LA RAZA INC is 23-7181456.
- Is CENTRO LEGAL DE LA RAZA INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1972.
- Are donations to CENTRO LEGAL DE LA RAZA INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does CENTRO LEGAL DE LA RAZA INC 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 CENTRO LEGAL DE LA RAZA INC due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending June 30, 2026) is due November 16, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did CENTRO LEGAL DE LA RAZA INC last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended June 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of CENTRO LEGAL DE LA RAZA INC?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names MONIQUE J BERLANGA.
- Who are the officers and directors of CENTRO LEGAL DE LA RAZA INC?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 18 people; 7 received compensation from the organization, the highest $181,563 (MONIQUE J BERLANGA, Executive Dir.).
- How much revenue does CENTRO LEGAL DE LA RAZA INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $11,901,160, expenses of $12,114,634 and total assets of $6,950,098 at year end.
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