Is it real?
No. The IRS revoked its tax exemption. Latest filing on record: FY2020.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File
Where the money goes
86 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.
Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.
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Who runs it and what they're paid
9 people listed on the 990; $1.1M paid to officers and key staff.
Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 7 named individuals · Part VII
| Name | FY2020 | FY2019 |
|---|---|---|
| Daniel J Bramzon | $264,939 | $63,057 |
| Ross Kutash | $211,384 | $132,772 |
| Kevin Hermansen | $179,708 | $142,046 |
| Ned Harris | $102,322 | $125,416 |
| Eric Post | $116,294 | — |
| Diana Alvarado | $108,413 | — |
| Jeanette Alvarez-Webster | $101,190 | — |
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.
See Basta INC executive salaries →Questions the 990 asks
The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.
- Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
- Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes
- Loans to or from officersSch L · Pt II3 listed
Programs and updates
Provides culturally-sensitive services to fight for freedom, justice, and equality.
Questions for Basta INC
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Project
Homelessness prevention and access to justice. Basta saves approximately 5,000 men, women, and children from eviction and homelessness each year. Basta is one of the largest providers of direct legal representation for eviction defense in southern california and does not accept any donations or grants that would substantially limit or…
Project
Impact litigation. Based on prior statistics from the inner city law center, an estimated 48,000 la county residents get sick each year from living in slum conditions. Exposure to rats, roaches, and bedbugs (chinches) can be devastating to an individual's health, causing illnesses such as asthma, bronchitis, rashes, etc.
Project
General advocacy, education, and outreach. Besides the three self-explanatory components, basta also handles two other significant additional areas of tenant needs through this project. First, the organization assists tenants in connecting with qualified outiside counsel who can represent the tenants with affirmative litigation matters…
Funders
Who pays for it.
From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.
Grants
By the numbers
The FY2020 990, line by line.
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| Line | Start FY20 | End FY20 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash and savingsLn 1–2 | $856K | $1.7M |
| Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c | $25K | $25K |
| Total assetsLn 16 | $6.0M | $2.6M |
| LiabilitiesLn 26 | $4.7M | $1.7M |
| Net assetsLn 32 | $1.2M | $888K |
| Line | Total | Programs | Management | Fundraising |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5 | $265K | $132K | $132K | |
| Other salaries and wagesLn 7 | $2.0M | $1.8M | $205K | |
| Payroll taxesLn 10 | $157K | $133K | $24K | |
| Other fees for servicesLn 11g | $259K | $220K | $39K | |
| Advertising and promotionLn 12 | $44K | $44K | ||
| Office expensesLn 13 | $34K | $29K | $5K | |
| OccupancyLn 16 | $269K | $229K | $40K | |
| TravelLn 17 | $14K | $14K | ||
| Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22 | $20 | $17 | $3 | |
| InsuranceLn 23 | $194K | $165K | $29K | |
| Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24 | $390K | $357K | $33K | |
| All other expensesLn 24e | $69K | $58K | $10K | |
| Total functional expensesLn 25 | $3.7M | $3.2M | $518K | $0 |
Filing history
| Year | Money in | Money out | In minus out | Net assets | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2020 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Feb 14, 2023 | $3.3M | $3.7M | −$343K | $888K | 990 PDF |
| FY2019Filed with the IRS Jan 10, 2022 | $3.9M | $3.2M | $679K | $1.2M | 990 PDF |
Schedules filed Part IV
See the full FY2020 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $3,335,005 revenue, 12 lines filed
Part VI · Governance 2 of 3 board members independent, 2 to look at
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $3,335,005 across 5 lines filed
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $3,677,928 across 12 lines filed
Part X · Balance sheet $2,550,088 assets, 11 lines filed
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $887,677 net assets at year end
Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2020 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File
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