California Lawyers Association

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Financial Vulnerability Assessment (Tuckman-Chang)

4 risk indicators measuring financial stability and operational resilience

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Financial Trends

Organization Details

Formation Year

2017

Legal Domicile

Principal Officer

Oyango A Snell

Phone

9165161760

Tax Period

2023-01-01 to 2023-12-31

California Lawyers Association, founded in 2017, is a mid-sized nonprofit in the Crime & Legal sector that reported $10.6M in total revenue in fiscal year 2023. Expenses of $13.3M exceeded revenue, resulting in a 25% operating deficit.

Mission

CLAs mission is to promote excellence, diversity and inclusion in the legal profession and fairness in access to justice and the rule of law.

Program Service Accomplishments

Program 1

1.CLA Tax Section hosted four events to provide pro bono service to help taxpayers with tax appeals with the California Office of Tax Appeals. Attorneys with CLA assisted taxpayers navigate mediation with the OTA resulting in many appeals being resolved.2.Continued with efforts to promote Diversity Equity and Inclusion programming throughout the organization. This resulted in ensuring that the staff at CLA represented the diversity of the workforce women, people of color, LGBTQ+ and individuals of all ages.3.The Civics Engagement and Outreach Committee continued to provide civics content to explain how laws are made in California to educators and local community leaders.4.Implemented new information systems to better manage member experience. A more comprehensive Association Membership System (AMS) is being utilized to allow members to interact with the Association better with events, registration, membership, continuing legal education and governance roles.

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Trantor Score

Financial Health Score (300–850) · Liquidity · Solvency · Sustainability · Efficiency

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

Financial Overview (2023)

Revenue Breakdown

Contributions & Grants $0

Program Service Revenue $9,167,383

Investment Income $254,144

Other Revenue $1,218,882

TOTAL REVENUE $10,640,409

Expense Breakdown

Grants Paid $0

Salaries & Benefits $5,223,399

Fundraising Expenses $0

Other Expenses $8,057,111

TOTAL EXPENSES $13,280,510

Year-over-Year Comparison

	2023	2022	Change
Revenue	$10,640,409	$10,274,229	+0.0%
Expenses	$13,280,510	$10,863,916	+0.2%
Net Income	$-2,640,101	$-589,687	+3.5%

Key Indicators

✗ Grants to Organizations ✗ Grants to Individuals ✗ Lobbying ✗ Political Activity ✗ Foreign Activities ✗ Donor Advised Fund ✗ Schedule B Required

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Financial Health Indicators

Comprehensive financial analysis: Altman Z-Score, liquidity, solvency, sustainability, efficiency, and growth metrics

Financial Distress Indicator

Liquidity & Cash Position

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Altman Z-Score • Liquidity Ratios • Solvency Analysis • Growth Indicators • Efficiency Metrics

Governance

Voting Members

Independent Members

Employees

Volunteers

450

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

$409,915

Total Directors

Key Employees

Highest Compensated

reported

Name	Title	Hours/Week	Role	Reportable Comp	Other Comp	Total
Oyango A Snell	CEO, Exec Dir	40.00	Officer	$405,567	$4,348	$409,915
Olga Diaz	Executive Asst.	40.00		$202,790	$38,228	$241,018
Patricia Horan	Assoc Exec Dir	40.00		$208,892	$12,534	$221,426
Tej Baath	Assoc Ex Dir Mktg	40.00		$200,596	$18,119	$218,715
Shela Johnston	Assoc Ex Dir	40.00		$201,667	$12,100	$213,767
Saul Bercovitch	Assoc Ex Dir Govt	40.00		$185,297	$17,642	$202,939
Anthony Lai	Secretary	5.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Jill Manning	Treasurer	5.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Neil Wertlieb	Representative	5.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Alan Yochelson	Representative	5.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Michele Brown	Representative	5.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Mark Lenard	Representative	5.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Enrique Hernandez-Pulido	Representative	5.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Phil Horowitz	Representative	5.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Perry Segel	Representative	5.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Jessi Fierro	Representative	5.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Joshua De Larios-Heiman	Representative	5.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Tara Burd	Representative	5.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Mike Shaikh	Representative	5.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Sabrina Green	Secretary	5.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Ireneo Reus	Representative	5.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Terrance Evans	Representative	5.00	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
Jeremy Evans	President	5.00	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
Betty Williams	Vice President	5.00	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
Phil Toomey	Representative	5.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Robbie Klien	Representative	5.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Ellen McKissock	Representative	5.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Amy Shen	Representative	5.00	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
2024	No data	No data	No data	No data
2023	$10,640,409	$13,280,510	$11,729,049	$-2,640,101
2022	$10,274,229	$10,863,916	$14,506,796	$-589,687
2021	$8,532,100	$7,017,659	$16,286,300	$1,514,441
2020	$8,094,759	$6,759,497	$14,691,757	$1,335,262
2019	$9,291,409	$11,063,415	$12,349,474	$-1,772,006
2018	$17,850,242	$8,223,494	$10,660,107	$9,626,748