Capital Pro Bono

Tax-deductible

Sacramento, CA501(c)(3)EIN 94-3023082

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To provide free civil legal services by a coordinate panel of Pro Bono attorneys.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
89¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 59 volunteers and 6 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2024 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $115K a year · 15% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
89%
of spending
Looks good: 89% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$127K
to officers and key staff · 17% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 17% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
15 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 15.4 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $15K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$155K
10% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 10% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
9
of 9 voting members
Looks good: 9 of 9 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$921K
+28% vs prior year
Spent
$738K
To programs
89%
Net assets
$1.4M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$921K
FY2024▲ +28%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$751K
FY2021$642K
FY2022$719K
FY2023$718K
FY2024$921K
Expenses
$738K
FY2024+0.02%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$562K
FY2021$510K
FY2022$629K
FY2023$738K
FY2024$738K
Net assets
$1.4M
FY2024▲ +15%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.0M
FY2021$1.1M
FY2022$1.2M
FY2023$1.2M
FY2024$1.4M

From the FY2024 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Feb 1987.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

89 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 89% · $654K Management & general 9% · $64K Fundraising 3% · $20K

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

13 people listed on the 990; $127K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Managing Attorney
$126,689Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Heather Tiffee$126,689$120,583$107,880$104,280

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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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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Offers free legal help through volunteer lawyers for civil matters.

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1 program service account for $654K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
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Provided free legal help to indigent residents of the sacramento region primarily through the use of volunteer attorneys, law students, paralegals and interpreters. These volunteers contributed many hours of their time.

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Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$15K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$921K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$585K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$316K
Investment incomeLn 3$20K
Money outPt IX
$738K
Ln 25
Programscol B$654K
Managementcol C$64K
Fundraisingcol D$20K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.4M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$947K
Total assetsLn 16$1.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$155K
PeoplePt VI, VII
13
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b9
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$585K
Government grantsLn 1e$331K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$316K
Investment incomeLn 3$20K
Other incomeLn 4–11$363
Total revenueLn 12$921K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$46K
SavingsLn 2$901K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$947K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$470K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$26K
Other assetsLn 15$81K
Total assetsLn 16$1.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$155K
Net assetsLn 32$1.4M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 56
VolunteersI 659
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$753K$947K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$469K$470K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$22K$26K
Total assetsLn 16$1.4M$1.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$175K$155K
Net assetsLn 32$1.2M$1.4M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$422K$411K$3K$8K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$15K$15K$87$467
Other employee benefitsLn 9$60K$58K$342$2K
Payroll taxesLn 10$32K$31K$183$979
Accounting feesLn 11c$59K$59K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$9K$8K$205
Advertising and promotionLn 12$1K$595$30$625
Office expensesLn 13$14K$14K$287$200
Information technologyLn 14$16K$16K$319$429
OccupancyLn 16$68K$68K
TravelLn 17$929$650$279
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$8K$8K
InsuranceLn 23$9K$8K$209
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$21K$14K$302$7K
All other expensesLn 24e$2K$860$46$1K
Total functional expensesLn 25$738K$654K$64K$20K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $921K$738K$184K$1.4M 990 PDF
FY2023 $718K$738K−$20K$1.2M 990 PDF
FY2022 $719K$629K$90K$1.2M 990 PDF
FY2021 $642K$510K$133K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2020 $751K$562K$190K$1.0M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
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Part VIII · Statement of revenue $921,445 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1d Related organizations$121,209
VIII-1e Government grants$331,408
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$132,420
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$585,037
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $315,943$315,943
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $20,102$20,102
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $363$363
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $315,943 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $20,465$921,445
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $737,704 across 15 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $411,097 · Management $3,030 · Fundraising $7,504$421,631
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $14,837 · Management $87 · Fundraising $467$15,391
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $58,253 · Management $342 · Fundraising $1,832$60,427
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $31,131 · Management $183 · Fundraising $979$32,293
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $58,555$58,555
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $8,320 · Management $205$8,525
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $595 · Management $30 · Fundraising $625$1,250
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $14,006 · Management $287 · Fundraising $200$14,493
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $15,527 · Management $319 · Fundraising $429$16,275
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $67,902$67,902
IX-17 TravelPrograms $650 · Fundraising $279$929
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $8,157$8,157
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $8,497 · Management $209$8,706
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $13,836 · Management $302 · Fundraising $7,081$21,219
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $860 · Management $46 · Fundraising $1,045$1,951
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $653,668 · Management $63,595 · Fundraising $20,441$737,704
Part X · Balance sheet $1,542,886 assets, 14 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $34,310$45,964
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $718,471$900,694
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $50$2,002
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $16,117$18,227
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $21,711$25,844
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $469,465$469,537
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $118,900$80,618
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,379,024$1,542,886
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $52,962$72,030
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $122,200$83,253
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $175,162$155,283
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,203,862$1,387,603
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,203,862$1,387,603
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,379,024$1,542,886
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,387,603 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$921,445
XI-2 Total expenses$737,704
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$183,741
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,203,862
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,387,603

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