California Collaborative for Immigrant Justice EIN 85-2856613

California Collaborative for Immigrant Justice

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Fights for immigrant liberation in detention through coordination, advocacy, and legal aid. For fiscal year 2024 it reported $2.4M in revenue, $1.8M in expenses, and $2.9M in net assets.Pt I

Type
Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Nonprofit
Location
Oakland, CA
Filings
4 on file (2021–2024)
Revenue
$2.4MFY2024
Expenses
$1.8M
Net assets
$2.9M
People
7
Filings
4
Updates
0
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EIN  85-2856613 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Oakland, CA
Form 990 (PDF)
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Figures match the IRS filing checked 9/2/26 · see original: IRS
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Size
$1–10M
What they do
Fights for immigrant liberation in detention through coordination, advocacy, and legal aid.
Leadership
Lisa Knox · Co-Exec Dir. · $136K
Money in and out
$2.4M revenue, $1.8M expenses
Bottom line
84% program efficiency
Where the money goes · FY2024
Total revenue
$2.4M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$1.8M
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$2.9M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $629K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.84 Management & general $0.10 Fundraising $0.07
Program efficiency
84%
of spending reaches programs▲ +6% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
16.0mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▼ -11% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
+26%
revenue over expenses, this year▲ +22% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2024 · Form 990
Revenue
$2.4M
FY2024▲ +39%
Expenses
$1.8M
FY2024▲ +31%
Total assets
$3.0M
FY2024▲ +26%
Total liabilities
$95K
FY2024▼ -4%
Total revenue
$2.4M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$1.8M
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$2.9M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$629K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$3.0M
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B84%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 34
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 44
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $1.5M of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

Legal Services

Provide coordination, advocacy, and legal services to immigrants vulnerable to detention and deportation.

$1.5Mprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CCalifornia Collaborative for Immigrant Justice
EINHdr · item D85-2856613
Principal addressHdr · item COakland, CA
WebsiteHdr · item Jnone reported
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MCA
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFNonprofit
Ruling yearIRS BMFAug 2021

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a4
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b4
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
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
Co-Exec Dir.
$136,339Pt VII · Sec A
Co-Exec Dir.
$122,130Pt VII · Sec A
Supervising Attorney
$107,616Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 6 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022
Lisa Knox$136,339$95,300
Bianca Sierra Wolff$124,501
Edwin Carmona-Cruz$122,130$111,617
Lisa V Knox$108,942
Priya a Patel$107,616
Bianca Sierra Wolff$4,901

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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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$2.4M · 99%
Program service revenue$18K · 1%
Other revenue$13K · 1%
Contributions & grants99%$2.4M
Program service revenue1%$18K
Other revenue1%$13K
— government grantsLn 1e$639K
Total revenueLn 12$2.4M

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.84 Management & general $0.10 Fundraising $0.07
Program services84%$1.5M
Management & general10%$173K
Fundraising7%$121K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.8M

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$2.4M
Total assetsLn 16$3.0M
Total liabilitiesLn 26$95K
Total net assetsLn 32$2.9M
Months of cash on handcomputed16.0

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2024 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $2.4M · Operating expenses/yr $1.8M
16.0 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $1.5M · Total expenses $1.8M
84%
Management & General
Management & general $173K · Total expenses $1.8M
10%
Fundraising
Fundraising $121K · Total expenses $1.8M
7%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $125K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $1.6M
$0.08 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $2.4M · Total revenue $2.4M
99%
Government reliance
Government grants $639K · Total revenue $2.4M
26%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $18K · Total revenue $2.4M
0.7%
Investment reliance
Investment income $0 · Total revenue $2.4M
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $18K · Total expenses $1.8M
1%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $2.4M · Prior year $1.7M
+39%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $2.9M · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $2.4M · Expenses $1.8M
+26%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $3.0M
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $2.9M · Total assets $3.0M
97%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $0 · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) $0 · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $3.0M
0%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Lisa Knox · Reported title CO-EXEC DIR. · Highest reported compensation $136K · Total expenses $1.8M
8%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $1.5M · Total expenses $1.8M
84%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 84%
Overhead ratio 10%
Fundraising cost ratio 5%
Revenue growth 39%
Investment management fee ratio 0%
Legal fee ratio 0.4%
Accounting fee ratio 3%
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$16K
Grants paid · 4 grants · $90K · 2023–2024
Immigrant Legal DefenseCA · FY2024$16,500
Social Good Fund INCCA · FY2023$50,000
Immigrant Legal DefenseCA · FY2023$6,500

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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
FY2024 (Latest)$2.4M revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$1.7M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$1.9M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$145K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2024IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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