Nonprofit screen
Screen a listCenter for Appellate Litigation Inc
Can you give?
Listed with the IRS. Every screen came back clear.
A 501(c)(3) on Publication 78 and the IRS master file.
- IRS nonprofit listing
- No issue
- Revocation
- None
- IRS files
- Agree
- Sanctions
- No match
- IRS bulletin
- No notice
- California
- No record
- Charity type
- 509(a)(2)
$13Mrevenue
FY2025 · +33% in 3 yrs95staff
8 of 8years filed
’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
Revenue and spendingRevenueSpendingDeficit
Against similar nonprofits FY2025
Operating margin0.1%
Months of reserve1.1mo
Revenue growth (annualized)+8.6%
Middle half of peersMedianCenter for Appellate Litigation
Where the money goes FY2025 · $13M spent
Programs$11M81%Management and general$2.5M19%990 FY2025 · Part IX line 25
Worth checking1
Deficits in 2 of the last 3 years
−$62k in FY2023 and −$57k in FY2024. Cash covers 1.1 months, under the peer median of 2.8.
990 Part I and balance sheetIn its favor1
Strong governance
6 of 8 board members independent. Conflict-of-interest and whistleblower policies, audited financial statements, board reviews the 990.
990 Part VI10funders
$96ka year, last 3 years
40%from its largest funder
Funder’17’18’19’20’21’22’23Equal Justice WorksNew in FY2023$114kMarty and Dorothy Silverman FoundationSince FY2020$20k$19k$38k$24kThe Malcolm Hewitt Wiener FoundationSince FY2021$39k$20k$15kThe Shack Sackler FoundationStopped after FY2020$3k$3k–Donor-advised giftsDonors not disclosed$10k$37k$20k$115$79
FundedThrough a donor-advised fundStopped