Nonprofit screen
Screen a listGreater Bakersfield Legal Assistance Inc
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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
- Registered
- Charity type
- 509(a)(1)
$8.5Mrevenue
FY2025 · +60% in 3 yrs78staff
8 of 8years filed
’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
Revenue and spendingRevenueSpendingDeficit
Against similar nonprofits FY2025
Operating margin−3.2%
Months of reserve0.3mo
Revenue growth (annualized)+10.0%
Middle half of peersMedianGreater Bakersfield Legal Assistance
Where the money goes FY2025 · $8.7M spent
Programs$7.0M80%Management and general$1.7M20%Fundraising$40k0%990 FY2025 · Part IX line 25
Worth checking1
Deficits in 2 of the last 3 years
−$388k in FY2024 and −$273k in FY2025. Cash covers 0.3 months, under the peer median of 4.2.
990 Part I and balance sheetIn its favor2
Strong governance
7 of 7 board members independent. Conflict-of-interest and whistleblower policies, audited financial statements, board reviews the 990.
990 Part VIA history of government grants
Government grants on 9 of its 9 returns, 99% of revenue in FY2025. $3.8M is traced federal awards from Department of Housing and Urban Development.
990 Part VIII · USAspending9funders
$1.6Ma year, last 3 years
91%from its largest funder
Funder’18’19’20’21’22’23Legal Services CorporationEvery year since FY2018$1.2M$1.1M$1.5M$1.4M$1.4M$1.6MThe California EndowmentOn and off$125k$125k$125k$125kLegal Services of Northern CaliforniaSince FY2021$71k$86k$36kThe Cynthia Lake Charitable TrustStopped after FY2022$20k$20k–California ChangelawyersOn and off$6k$8k$20kSeedcore FoundationNew in FY2023$5kDonor-advised giftsDonors not disclosed$75k
FundedThrough a donor-advised fundStopped