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Supports women law students and lawyers through community, advice, and mentorship. For fiscal year 2021 it reported $466K in revenue, $308K in expenses, and $190K in net assets.Pt I

Founded
2006
Type
Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Civil Rights & Advocacy
Location
Covina, CA
Website
www.ms-jd.org
Filings
7 on file (2019–2021)
Revenue
$466KFY2021
Expenses
$308K
Net assets
$190K
People
16
Filings
7
Updates
0
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EIN  20-5112363 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Covina, CA Founded 2006
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Supports women law students and lawyers through community, advice, and mentorship.
Leadership
Francesca D Allison · CEO · $70K
Money in and out
$466K revenue, $308K expenses
Bottom line
76% program efficiency
Where the money goes · FY2021
Total revenue
$466K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$308K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$190K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $158K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.76 Management & general $0.20 Fundraising $0.05
Program efficiency
76%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
7.5mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
+34%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2021 · Form 990
Revenue
$466K
FY2021▲ +208%
Expenses
$308K
FY2021▲ +61%
Total assets
$194K
FY2021▲ +38%
Total liabilities
$4K
FY2021
Total revenue
$466K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$308K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$190K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$158K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$194K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B76%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 315
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 415

Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CMs Jd
EINHdr · item D20-5112363
Principal addressHdr · item CCovina, CA
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.ms-jd.org
Year of formationHdr · item L2006
State of legal domicileHdr · item MCA
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFCivil Rights & Advocacy (R24)
Ruling yearIRS BMFNov 2006

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a15
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b15
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$70,417Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Francesca D Allison’s $153K as CEO is at the 92nd percentile of top reported officer pay among 1035 $100K–1M civil rights & advocacy nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 4 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Francesca D Allison$152,914$118,280$115,000$90,833$70,417$69,550
Danielle Allison
Kayren Segall$38,133$7,675
Krista Selnau Camarda Past Chair$24,000

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $213K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2021.
01

Laddher Up Retreat

Over 60 women law associates in their first 6 years of practice, representing 24 law firms, attended the LaddHer Up retreat in Napa. Additionally, over 50 general counsel attended the event as speakers and Career Coaches.

$164Kprogram expense
02

Public Interest Scholarship

In an effort to promote public interest work, Ms. JD funded $25,000 of stipends for female law students across the country who dedicate their summer to public interest law in 2021. The scholarship recipients were selected from a large pool of highly competitive applicants based on their passion and conviction toward pursuing a career in…

$38Kprogram expense
03

Nwlso Leadership Academy

Ms. JD supports women law students through the National Women Law Students' Organization NWLSO, which represents the interests of women law students, provides a forum for women at law schools across the country to connect with one another and experienced practitioners, and links law school women's organizations nationwide.

$11Kprogram expense

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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$250K · 54%
Program service revenue$216K · 46%
Contributions & grants54%$250K
Program service revenue46%$216K
— government grantsLn 1e$41K
Total revenueLn 12$466K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.76 Management & general $0.20 Fundraising $0.05
Program services76%$233K
Management & general20%$60K
Fundraising5%$15K
Total functional expensesLn 25$308K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$192K
Total assetsLn 16$194K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$4K
Total net assetsLn 32$190K
Months of cash on handcomputed7.5

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2021 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $192K · Operating expenses/yr $308K
7.5 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $233K · Total expenses $308K
76%
Management & General
Management & general $60K · Total expenses $308K
20%
Fundraising
Fundraising $15K · Total expenses $308K
5%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (2-yr avg) $7K · Solicited contributions (2-yr avg) $107K
$0.07 to raise $1 (2-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $250K · Total revenue $466K
54%
Government reliance
Government grants $41K · Total revenue $466K
9%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $216K · Total revenue $466K
46%
Investment reliance
Investment income $0 · Total revenue $466K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $216K · Total expenses $308K
70%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $466K · Prior year $151K
+208%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $190K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $466K · Expenses $308K
+34%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $194K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $190K · Total assets $194K
98%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $0 · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) $0 · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $194K
0%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Francesca D Allison · Reported title CEO · Highest reported compensation $70K · Total expenses $308K
23%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $81K · Total expenses $308K
26%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 76%
Overhead ratio 20%
Fundraising cost ratio 6%
Revenue growth 208%
Investment management fee ratio 0%
Legal fee ratio 0%
Accounting fee ratio 5%
Fundraising fee ratio 0%

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$12K
Grants paid · 6 grants · $75K · 2019–2025
Unitemized GrantFY2025$19,000
Unitemized GrantFY2024$9,438
Unitemized GrantFY2023$6,850
Unitemized GrantFY2022$10,000
Unitemized GrantFY2021$22,400
Unitemized GrantFY2019$7,000

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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2025 (Latest)$939K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$666K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$773K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$478K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$466K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$151K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2019$296K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2021IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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