California · Nonprofit
THE ST THOMAS MORE SOCIETY OF LOS ANGELES
THE ST THOMAS MORE SOCIETY OF LOS ANGELES (California) receives grants from 1 organization whose IRS filings report $1,250 to it, the largest being George Ignatius Foundation ($1,250). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2024
- $50k
- Funders on record
- 1
- Grants received
- $1k
- Net assets
- $31k
What The St Thomas More Society of Los Angeles does
Mission
Organized in 1995, the st. Thomas more society of los angeles (stmsla) is an association of catholic legal professionals. We have selected st. Thomas more as our patron who has inspired lawyers of all faiths for generations. Stmsla is a 501(c)(3)nonprofit california corporation headquartered within the service area of the roman catholic archdiocese of los angeles. Stmsla is perhaps best known for hosting the annual los angeles red mass. The red mass brings together judges, public servants, and lawyers in prayer and marks the informal opening of the judicial season. In addition to the red mass, stmsla hosts and co-sponsors educational programming for members of the legal community. In recent years, our programs have focused on themes such as religious liberty and legal ethics. We make it a point to co-sponsor ecumenical events with groups representing other faith traditions and other local bar associations. Furthermore, the annual red mass and stmslas education programming promotes the
As stated on its FY2024 Form 990.
Programs
Religious progamming: hosted the annual red mass on october 23, 2024, both in person and by live stream, at the cathedral of our lady of the angels. This ecumenical, civic celebration honors legal professionals and public officials of all faiths and informally opens the judicial year.
$33,231 spent100% of program spendingEducational programming: hosted a st. Thomas more feast day celebration on august 2, 2024, which included lunch and a continuing legal education presentation by jordan teti and louis karlin.
The 2 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $33,231.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2017, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2017, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2023 to 2024, from $24k to $31k (+29%).
How it's funded, over time
Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.
100% of THE ST THOMAS MORE SOCIETY OF LOS ANGELES’s revenue is contributions — about as donation-reliant as the typical peer (100% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 3 of the last 8 reported years ran a deficit.
reserve
Leadership and staff
The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.
Chief executive
Carmela Bombay
CEO
As listed on its FY2024 Form 990.
The chief executive listed changed between the FY2022 and FY2023 filings.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2018: the base held at 1 funder, grant income fell $1k → $250.
From the IRS filings of THE ST THOMAS MORE SOCIETY OF LOS ANGELES’s funders (the co-funder graph). Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Where its funders are
100% of THE ST THOMAS MORE SOCIETY OF LOS ANGELES's grant income comes from California funders.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Against its field
THE ST THOMAS MORE SOCIETY OF LOS ANGELES runs a healthier operating margin than half of the 10,142 religion nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 10,142 religion nonprofits under $100k, FY2024
Organizations like THE ST THOMAS MORE SOCIETY OF LOS ANGELES
Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.
In California
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
76% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
100%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 1 state
Screen this organization
A dated, signed PDF of the compliance screen for THE ST THOMAS MORE SOCIETY OF LOS ANGELES: IRS status (Business Master File, Publication 78, auto-revocation), the OFAC sanctions lists, the Internal Revenue Bulletin, and California registration, with the Rev. Proc. 2018-32 §8.01 reliance elements stated element by element. Generated from the current files at the moment you download it.
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Questions and answers
- Who funds THE ST THOMAS MORE SOCIETY OF LOS ANGELES?
- THE ST THOMAS MORE SOCIETY OF LOS ANGELES (California) receives grants from 1 organization whose IRS filings report $1,250 to it, the largest being George Ignatius Foundation ($1,250). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does THE ST THOMAS MORE SOCIETY OF LOS ANGELES have?
- IRS filings report 1 organization giving $1,250 in grants to THE ST THOMAS MORE SOCIETY OF LOS ANGELES, 1 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of THE ST THOMAS MORE SOCIETY OF LOS ANGELES?
- George Ignatius Foundation is the largest funder on record, with $1,250 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like THE ST THOMAS MORE SOCIETY OF LOS ANGELES find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in California. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2024 (financials across 2017–2024), and the filings of 1 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing