BET TZEDEK

EIN: 237304205 501(c)(3)

LOS ANGELES, CA

Total Revenue
$20,110,679
Total Expenses
$18,727,224
Total Assets
$30,228,552
Net Assets
$22,455,174
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Organization Details

Formation Year
1973
Legal Domicile
CA
Principal Officer
NORMAN BULLOCK
Phone
3235495834
Tax Period
2023-09-01 to 2024-08-31

BET TZEDEK, founded in 1973, is a mid-sized nonprofit that reported $20.1M in total revenue in fiscal year 2023. Revenue grew 10% year-over-year, indicating healthy expansion. Expenses of $18.7M left a modest 7% surplus.

Mission

PROVIDING FREE LEGAL SERVICES TO THOSE WHO NEED THEM MOST.

Program Service Accomplishments

Program 1
Expenses: $15,433,484 Revenue: $9,718

BET TZEDEK IS NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED FOR LEVERAGING STAFF TO RECRUIT, TRAIN AND SUPERVISE VOLUNTEERS, INCLUDING HUNDREDS OF PRO BONO LAWYERS TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF CLIENTS THE ORGANIZATION SERVES...

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BET TZEDEK IS NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED FOR LEVERAGING STAFF TO RECRUIT, TRAIN AND SUPERVISE VOLUNTEERS, INCLUDING HUNDREDS OF PRO BONO LAWYERS TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF CLIENTS THE ORGANIZATION SERVES. BET TZEDEK CLIENTS BENEFIT FROM TWO DISTINCT VOLUNTEER GROUPS. THE FIRST ARE COMMUNITY VOLUNTEERS WHO PERFORM INTAKE INTERVIEWS AND OTHER CLIENT SERVICES, INCLUDING UP TO 150 LAW STUDENTS A YEAR. IN FISCAL YEAR 2024, THESE VOLUNTEERS DONATED THOUSANDS OF HOURS OF THEIR TIME, THE VALUE OF WHICH IS ESTIMATED TO BE AROUND $5 MILLION. IN ADDITION TO THE VALUE THAT IN HOUSE VOLUNTEERS PROVIDE OUR COMMUNITIES, BET TZEDEK ALSO PLACES CLIENTS' CASES WITH HUNDREDS OF PRO BONO ATTORNEY AND PARALEGAL VOLUNTEERS AT LAW (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O) FIRMS NATIONWIDE. THESE PRO BONO VOLUNTEER HOURS ARE REPORTED TO THE ORGANIZATION AFTER THE END OF EACH YEAR, AND AS A RESULT THE 2023 AMOUNTS WILL BE DISCLOSED IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING AUGUST 31, 2025. WHAT IS AVAILABLE IS THE TOTAL CONTRIBUTION MADE IN CALENDAR YEAR 2023:30,976 HOURS OF SERVICE BY 1,276 VOLUNTEERS, WITH A VALUE ESTIMATED AT OVER $11 MILLION. BET TZEDEK'S EFFORTS IN MARSHALLING VOLUNTEERS AND PRO BONO LAWYERS IN INNOVATIVE AND IMPACTFUL WAYS HAVE RESULTED IN BET TZEDEK RECEIVING THE AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION'S "PRO BONO PUBLICO AWARD" FOR ITS HOLOCAUST SURVIVOR JUSTICE NETWORK, A NATIONAL NETWORK OF PRO BONO ATTORNEYS AND SOCIAL WORKERS REPRESENTING SURVIVORS IN THEIR APPLICATION FOR REPARATIONS IN OVER 30 CITIES. BET TZEDEK HAS ALSO RECEIVED THE PRO BONO INSTITUTE'S 2020 CORPORATE PRO BONO "PRO BONO PARTNER AWARD" FOR ITS PRO BONO COLLABORATION WITH THE LAW FIRM OF DAVIS WRIGHT AND TREMAINE, AMAZON AND KIDS IN NEED OF DEFENSE TO SERVE UNDOCUMENTED IMMIGRANT CHILDREN.

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Liquidity (40%) • Solvency (30%) • Sustainability (20%) • Efficiency (10%)

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Financial Overview (2023)

Revenue Breakdown

Contributions & Grants $19,758,026
Program Service Revenue $9,718
Investment Income $633,929
Other Revenue $-290,994
TOTAL REVENUE $20,110,679

Expense Breakdown

Grants Paid $0
Salaries & Benefits $14,126,549
Fundraising Expenses $881,751
Program Expenses $15,433,484
Other Expenses $4,600,675
TOTAL EXPENSES $18,727,224

Year-over-Year Comparison

2023 2022 Change
Revenue $20,110,679 $18,203,140 +0.1%
Expenses $18,727,224 $17,048,169 +0.1%
Net Income $1,383,455 $1,154,971 +0.2%
Key Indicators
Grants to Organizations Grants to Individuals Lobbying Political Activity Foreign Activities Donor Advised Fund Schedule B Required
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Governance

Voting Members
58
Independent Members
58
Employees
139
Volunteers
1275

Governance Policies

Conflict of Interest Policy
Whistleblower Policy
Document Retention Policy

Special Practices & Reported Activities

Operated a School
Operated a Hospital
Provided First Class Travel
Reported Conflict of Interest
Reported Asset Diversion
Excess Benefit Transaction
Made Political Expenditures
Engaged in Lobbying
Operated Donor Advised Fund
Maintained Art Collections
Filed Form 720

Compensation of Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Total Officers
5
$487,628
Total Directors
61
$0
Key Employees
3
$624,905
Highest Compensated
5
reported
Name Title Hours/Week Role Reportable Comp Other Comp Total
DIEGO J CARTAGENA CEO 40.00
Officer
$252,276 $18,746 $271,022
LAURA L NELSON CFO 40.00
Officer
$199,004 $17,602 $216,606
VINCENT CUMMINGS VP OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS 40.00
Key Emp
$203,791 $21,231 $225,022
LAKESH M BAKER VP OF HUMAN RESOURCES 40.00
Key Emp
$188,484 $24,135 $212,619
TZUNG-LIN FU VP OF LEGAL PROGRAMS 40.00
Key Emp
$166,320 $20,944 $187,264
ERIKSON R ALBRECHT DIRECTING ATTORNEY 40.00
Highest
$138,275 $23,717 $161,992
GIGI Y-CO M LAM DIRECTING ATTORNEY (THRU 01/24) 40.00
Highest
$134,908 $18,706 $153,614
NARVAEZ NADIA SEGURA DIRECTING ATTORNEY 40.00
Highest
$131,115 $9,002 $140,117
MATTHEW DECAROLIS ATTORNEY III 40.00
Highest
$129,268 $6,356 $135,624
APRIL L CAIRES DIRECTOR OF INSITUTIONAL GIVING 40.00
Highest
$128,206 $13,265 $141,471
SAMANTHA L MILLMAN BOARD CHAIR 1.00
Officer Director
$0 $0 $0
LINDA M BURROW TREASURER 1.00
Officer Director
$0 $0 $0
SCOTT PACKMAN SECRETARY 1.00
Officer Director
$0 $0 $0
G CARLA AXELROD DIRECTOR 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
MATTHEW D BENEDETTO DIRECTOR 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
ARTHUR H BILGER DIRECTOR 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
DARRELL BROWN DIRECTOR (THRU 05/24) 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
JENNIFER L BRYANT DIRECTOR 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
ALISHA C BURGIN DIRECTOR 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
MICHELLE LC CARPENTER DIRECTOR 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
KIMBERLY K CHEMERINSKY DIRECTOR 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
VICTOR DE LA CRUZ DIRECTOR 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
YOUSUF I DHAMEE DIRECTOR 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
CHRISTINE E ELLICE DIRECTOR 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
MICHAEL A FIRESTEIN DIRECTOR 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
HON TERRY B FRIEDMAN DIRECTOR 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
GEOFFREY M GOLD DIRECTOR 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
GORDON A GREENBERG DIRECTOR 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
REX HEINKE DIRECTOR 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
GREGORY D HELMER DIRECTOR 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
SEAN W JAQUEZ DIRECTOR 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
RICHARD B JONES DIRECTOR 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
MOEZ M KABA DIRECTOR 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
JEFFREY H KINRICH DIRECTOR 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
KATHERINE H KU DIRECTOR 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
TARIFA B LADDON DIRECTOR 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
LUIS LAINER DIRECTOR 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
STANLEY W LEVY DIRECTOR 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
JASON D LINDER DIRECTOR 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
JOHN LY DIRECTOR 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
NEAL R MARDER DIRECTOR 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
KEVIN S MARKS DIRECTOR 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
MICHELLE MAYER DIRECTOR 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
TORREY J MCCLARY DIRECTOR 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
BYRON MCLAIN DIRECTOR (THRU 09/23) 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
FRANK E MELTON DIRECTOR 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
ALEX MENENBERG DIRECTOR 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
LINDA MICHAELSON DIRECTOR 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
KENNETH S MILLMAN DIRECTOR 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
ARIEL A NEUMAN DIRECTOR 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
AMY E PROCTOR DIRECTOR 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
HEATHER L RICHARDSON DIRECTOR 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
REY M RODRIGUEZ DIRECTOR 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
JENNIFER S ROMANO DIRECTOR 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
ERIN C ROTGIN DIRECTOR 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
DAVID J SCHINDLER DIRECTOR 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
ROBERT M SCHWARTZ DIRECTOR 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
DANIEL L SHALLMAN DIRECTOR 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
ASHLEY M SILBERFELD DIRECTOR 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
MATTHEW E SLOAN DIRECTOR 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
GLENN A SONNENBERG DIRECTOR 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
BENNETT L SPIEGEL DIRECTOR 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
ALBERT STEMP DIRECTOR 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
LAURA A STOLL DIRECTOR 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
MARY ANN TODD DIRECTOR 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
ADAM S UMANOFF DIRECTOR 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
LEAH E WEIL DIRECTOR 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
ALEX M WEINGARTEN DIRECTOR 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
SUZANNE WILSON DIRECTOR (THRU 12/23) 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
RYAN K YAGURA DIRECTOR 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
SAM S YEBRI DIRECTOR 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Note: Compensation data is self-reported by the organization on their Form 990. "Reportable Comp" includes salary, bonuses, and other reportable compensation from the organization and related organizations. "Other Comp" includes benefits, deferred compensation, and non-taxable benefits.

Historical Data

Year Revenue Expenses Assets Net Income
2025 No data No data No data No data
2024 $20,110,679 $18,727,224 $30,228,552 $1,383,455
2023 $18,203,140 $17,048,169 $27,531,507 $1,154,971
2022 $14,946,367 $13,872,707 $20,270,766 $1,073,660
2021 $14,183,587 $12,842,006 $20,991,806 $1,341,581
2020 $13,692,611 $10,677,758 $18,393,417 $3,014,853
2019 $11,263,966 $9,678,547 $14,551,228 $1,585,419
2018 $9,403,145 $8,177,147 $12,476,961 $1,225,998
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