Nonprofit · EIN 94-2301744
CALIFORNIA LAWYERS FOR THE ARTS INC
Tax-exempt · SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94123
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $2,598,794 | $2,702,803 | -$104,009 | $1,606,754 | $409,529 | $1,197,225 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $2,545,995 | $2,444,209 | $101,786 | $2,811,223 | $1,502,531 | $1,308,692 |
| June 30, 2023 | 990 | $2,154,680 | $1,888,676 | $266,004 | $3,624,000 | $2,479,244 | $1,144,756 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $2,393,039
- of which government grants
- $1,719,436
- Membership dues
- $20,007
- Program service revenue
- $65,462
- Investment income
- $118,029
- Net income from fundraising events
- -$2,724
- Other revenue
- $22,264
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $162,031
- Other salaries and wages
- $1,567,050
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $2,051,258
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $21,650
- Occupancy
- $151,921
- Travel
- $77,234
- Depreciation
- $25,077
- Program services (functional)
- $2,444,750
- Management and general (functional)
- $258,053
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $2,811,223
- Total assets, end of year
- $1,606,754
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $409,529
- Net assets, end of year
- $1,197,225
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $1,552
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $1,197,225
- Gross receipts
- $2,615,969
- Employees
- 26
- Volunteers
- 12
- Year formed
- 1975
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alma Robinson | Executive Direc Trustee or director | 40 | $162,031 |
| Michael Parme | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MJ Bogatin | Vice President Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| John Davis | Vice President Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| Darren Presher | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| Gerry Bryant | Vice President Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| Grace Bergen | Director Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| Teresa Carey | Director Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| Stuart Carroll | Director Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| Aaron Rubin | Director Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| Peter Dickinson | Director Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| Keith Cooper | Director Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| Uduak Oduok | Director Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| Eric Chun | Director Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| Eugene Clark-Herrera | Director Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
21 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nicholas White | Director Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| Kimberley Hancock | Director Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| Eric Hayashi | Director Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| Edward Hearn | Director Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| Joseph Lewis | Director Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| Stephanie G Herrera | Director Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| Gary Goldberger | Director Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| Marisa Johnson | Director Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| Benjamin Kimes | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 0 | $0 |
| William Turner | Director Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| John Wong | Director Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| Eric Metzger | Director Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| Michael Solomon | Director Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| Jennifer Burke Sylva | Director Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| Andrew Turney | Director Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| Barbara Benish | Director Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| Maria Gomez Rodriguez | Director Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| Stephen Hirsch | President Trustee or director, Officer | 0 | $0 |
| Christopher Marchese | Director Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| Corey Salsberg | Director Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| Hemal Parikh | Director Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 36 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alma Robinson | Executive Direc Trustee or director | 40 | $163,000 |
| Michael Parme | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MJ Bogatin | Vice President Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| John Davis | Vice President Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| Darren Presher | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| Gerry Bryant | Vice President Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| Grace Bergen | Director Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| Teresa Carey | Director Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| Stuart Carroll | Director Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| Aaron Rubin | Director Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| Peter Dickinson | Director Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| Keith Cooper | Director Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| Uduak Oduok | Director Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| Eric Chun | Director Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| Eugene Clark-Herrera | Director Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| Nicholas White | Director Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| Kimberley Hancock | Director Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| Eric Hayashi | Director Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| Edward Hearn | Director Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| Joseph Lewis | Director Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| Stephanie G Herrera | Director Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| Gary Goldberger | Director Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| Marisa Johnson | Director Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| Benjamin Kimes | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 0 | $0 |
| William Turner | Director Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| John Wong | Director Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| Eric Metzger | Director Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| Michael Solomon | Director Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| Jennifer Burke Sylva | Director Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| Andrew Turney | Director Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| Barbara Benish | Director Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| Maria Gomez Rodriguez | Director Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| Stephen Hirsch | President Trustee or director, Officer | 0 | $0 |
| Christopher Marchese | Director Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| Corey Salsberg | Director Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| Hemal Parikh | Director Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 36 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alma Robinson | Executive Direc Trustee or director | 40 | $160,000 |
| Michael Parme | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MJ Bogatin | Vice President Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| John Davis | Vice President Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| Darren Presher | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| Gerry Bryant | Vice President Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| Grace Bergen | Director Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| Teresa Carey | Director Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| Stuart Carroll | Director Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| Aaron Rubin | Director Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| Peter Dickinson | Director Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| Keith Cooper | Director Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| Uduak Oduok | Director Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| Eric Chun | Director Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| Eugene Clark-Herrera | Director Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| Nicholas White | Director Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| Kimberley Hancock | Director Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| Eric Hayashi | Director Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| Edward Hearn | Director Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| Joseph Lewis | Director Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| Stephanie G Herrera | Director Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| Gary Goldberger | Director Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| Marisa Johnson | Director Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| Benjamin Kimes | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 0 | $0 |
| William Turner | Director Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| John Wong | Director Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| Eric Metzger | Director Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| Michael Solomon | Director Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| Jennifer Burke Sylva | Director Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| Andrew Turney | Director Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| Barbara Benish | Director Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| Maria Gomez Rodriguez | Director Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| Stephen Hirsch | President Trustee or director, Officer | 0 | $0 |
| Christopher Marchese | Director Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| Corey Salsberg | Director Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| Hemal Parikh | Director Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 2 MARINA BLVD BLDG C 265, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94123-1284
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- Alma Robinson, 2 Marina Boulevard Building C 265, San Francisco, CA 94123
- Signed the 990
- Darren A Presher, Treasurer
- Phone
- (415) 775-7200
- Website
- www.calawyersforthearts.org
California records
California keeps its own records of charities and corporations. Search them by EIN 94-2301744 or by the name CALIFORNIA LAWYERS FOR THE ARTS 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
Legal education and referrals. Mediation and arbitration services. Youth arts internship program. Arts in corrections program.
Program accomplishments
- Designing Creative Futures - Internship opportunities in arts-related business for formerly incarcerated inviduals, including trainings, workshops, and follow-up.Expenses $1,115,176 · revenue $1,122,628
- Member Services - Services provided to artists include a legal referral program to provide legal aid to artists. Sponsorship of seminars and workshops relating to arts law and publication of arts law handbooks. Organizes Arts in Corrections conferences.Expenses $958,103 · revenue $841,372
- Arbitration & Mediation - An arbitration and mediation service for disputes relating to the arts. The purpose of this program is to provide an inexpensive and informed service for alternative dispute resolution.Expenses $208,302 · revenue $358,451
- Arts & Community Development - California Lawyers for the Arts leads a consortium of arts organization which train at-risk youth and place them in summer jobs in arts-related fields.Expenses $163,169 · revenue $155,149
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
- 94-2301744
- 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
- 1975
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Arts, culture and humanities (A900)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $1,606,754
- Income (IRS master file)
- $2,615,969
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $2,598,794 | $2,702,803 | $1,606,754 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2024 | $2,545,995 | $2,444,209 | $2,811,223 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2023 | $2,154,680 | $1,888,676 | $3,624,000 | XML |
| 990 | June 2022 | $1,459,709 | $1,271,592 | $1,047,411 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2020 | – | – | – | 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 94-2301744).
Questions about CALIFORNIA LAWYERS FOR THE ARTS INC
- What is the EIN of CALIFORNIA LAWYERS FOR THE ARTS INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of CALIFORNIA LAWYERS FOR THE ARTS INC is 94-2301744.
- Is CALIFORNIA LAWYERS FOR THE ARTS INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1975.
- Are donations to CALIFORNIA LAWYERS FOR THE ARTS INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does CALIFORNIA LAWYERS FOR THE ARTS 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 CALIFORNIA LAWYERS FOR THE ARTS 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 CALIFORNIA LAWYERS FOR THE ARTS 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 CALIFORNIA LAWYERS FOR THE ARTS INC?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names Alma Robinson.
- Who are the officers and directors of CALIFORNIA LAWYERS FOR THE ARTS INC?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 36 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $162,031 (Alma Robinson, Executive Direc).
- How much revenue does CALIFORNIA LAWYERS FOR THE ARTS INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $2,598,794, expenses of $2,702,803 and total assets of $1,606,754 at year end.
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