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Filing year 2024

COMMUNITY LEGAL AID SOCAL

Santa Ana, California·EIN 95-1994337·NTEE I800 · Crime & Legal-Related·501(c)(3)
Total revenue
$15.5M
Total assets
$11.6M
Total expenses
$17.1M
Reported officers
39
Mission

TO PROVIDE CIVIL LEGAL SERVICES TO LOW-INCOME INDIVIDUALS AND TO PROMOTE EQUAL ACCESS TO THE JUSTICE SYSTEM THROUGH ADVOCACY, LEGAL COUNSELING, INNOVATIVE SELF-HELP SERVICES, IN DEPTH LEGAL REPRESENTATION, COMMUNITY EDUCATION, AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.

Executive compensation, broken down

Form 990 · Part VII & Schedule J · 6 reported individuals · Filing year 2024

Percentile bands compare each position's total pay with the same role at Crime & Legal-Related organizations nationwide.

Executive Director
Above 90th percentilevs Crime & Legal-Related peers in California
$260k
$278k
Base
$226k
Bonus
Other
Benefits
$23k
Director of Operations
Median to 75th percentile
$163k
$174k
Base
$151k
Bonus
Other
Benefits
$6k
Director of Human Resources
Key Employee
Median to 75th percentile
$162k
$173k
Base
$133k
Bonus
Other
Benefits
$23k
Directing Attorney
Key Employee
Median to 75th percentile
$144k
$154k
Director of Fund Development
25th percentile to median
$140k
$150k
Directing Attorney
Key Employee
Median to 75th percentile
$140k
$150k

Teal figures restate each filed amount in 2026 dollars.

Estimated with Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA metro-area CPI-U, restating filed pay into May 2026 dollars. A restatement of past pay, not current or projected pay.

Plus 33 unpaid individuals.

Browse compensation in Crime & Legal-Related

Pay in context

Top pay as a share of expenses

In 2024, the highest total compensation at COMMUNITY LEGAL AID SOCAL equaled 2% of the organization's total expenses. The median for crime & legal-related organizations is 11%.

This organization (2024)
2%
Sector median
11%
Middle half of sector
5% to 21%

Based on 3,267 crime & legal-related organizations, each measured at its most recent filing year with reported expenses and compensation.

Funded by

Private foundations whose Form 990-PF Part XV grants matched this organization.

Held steady
from 2023

From $258k in 2023 to $260k in 2024.

$258k
2023
$260k
2024
In today's dollarsEst.
Down 2% in real terms$285k to $278k

Estimated with Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA metro-area CPI-U, restating filed pay into May 2026 dollars. A restatement of past pay, not current or projected pay.

Pay for the position

Chief Executive Officer pay rose 1% from 2023 to 2024, while revenue fell 9%.

$258k in 2023 to $260k in 2024.
  • Chief Operating Officer pay fell 10% from 2023 to 2024.
  • Key Employee pay rose 14% from 2023 to 2024.

Pay for the position itself, not any one person. The officeholder may have changed between 2023 and 2024.

Highest reported compensation in each year. Volunteer board members and partial-year payouts are filtered out.

Among peers

Revenue and top compensation, plotted against similar organizations. This organization is highlighted in cyan.

FAQ

Common questions about COMMUNITY LEGAL AID SOCAL

What does the Chief Executive Officer of COMMUNITY LEGAL AID SOCAL earn?

In 2024, the Chief Executive Officer of COMMUNITY LEGAL AID SOCAL received $259,643 in total compensation. This pay is in the top 10% for Chief Executive Officer roles among Crime & Legal-Related organizations in California: at least 9 in 10 comparable filings report less. Based on IRS Form 990 data.

How does Chief Executive Officer pay at COMMUNITY LEGAL AID SOCAL compare with similar nonprofits?

Compared with the same role at Crime & Legal-Related organizations in California, the 2024 pay of the Chief Executive Officer at COMMUNITY LEGAL AID SOCAL falls in the top 10%. In 2024, the highest total compensation at COMMUNITY LEGAL AID SOCAL equaled 2% of the organization's total expenses. The median for crime & legal-related organizations is 11%.

What are COMMUNITY LEGAL AID SOCAL's revenue and expenses?

In 2024, COMMUNITY LEGAL AID SOCAL reported $15.5M in total revenue and $17.1M in total expenses on its IRS Form 990.

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