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Citizens Against Lawsuit Abuse Inc

Public charity · Grantmaker Manassas, VA EIN: 92-2576020 Website

CALA advocates for commonsense legal reform measures by educating the public about the devastating, real-world costs of lawsuit abuse on working families and small businesses.

Citizens Against Lawsuit Abuse Inc at a glance

In short: Citizens Against Lawsuit Abuse Inc gave $15K across 2 grants in 2025 (avg $8K), mostly in West Virginia. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$15,000
+200.0% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
2
Average grant
$7,500
Median grant
$7,500
Total assets
$105,718
+3606.8% vs 2024
Primary geography
West Virginia (67% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated November 2026.

Who Citizens Against Lawsuit Abuse Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 2 recipients in 2025

West VA Citizens Against: $10KWest VA Citizens Against$10KTexas Citizens against Law: $5KTexas Citizens against Law$5K

The largest 2025 recipient was West VA Citizens Against ($10K). Together the top 2 received $15K.

Grant Size Distribution

2 grants across all recorded years

2<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 2 grants of 2 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

2states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 2 itemized grants.

Cities

AustinCharleston

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$5K$10K$15KTotal only2024 2 grants2025

From 2024 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $5K (2024) to $15K (2025). In 2025 it made 2 grants totaling $15K.

Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
West VA Citizens Against Charleston, WVGeneral support$10,000
Texas Citizens against Law Austin, TXGeneral support$5,000
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrants
2025$105,718$1,797,659$1,694,793$15,0002
2024$2,852$1,640,700$1,642,848$5,000Total only

"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

About Citizens Against Lawsuit Abuse Inc

Based on IRS filings

Citizens Against Lawsuit Abuse Inc is a public charity, based in Manassas, VA. IRS filing data is available from 2024 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $106K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 2 grants totaling $15K.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Citizens Against Lawsuit Abuse Inc's 2025 filing lists 3 officers; none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • H. Sherman Joyce

    Directorpresident

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Joe Petito

    Directorsecretary

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Steve Woods

    Directortreasurer

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2024–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Frequently asked questions about Citizens Against Lawsuit Abuse Inc

How much does Citizens Against Lawsuit Abuse Inc give each year?

Citizens Against Lawsuit Abuse Inc gave $15K across 2 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it reported $5K in grants paid.

How large is Citizens Against Lawsuit Abuse Inc?

Citizens Against Lawsuit Abuse Inc reported $106K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $1.8M.

Where does Citizens Against Lawsuit Abuse Inc operate?

Citizens Against Lawsuit Abuse Inc has awarded grants in Texas, West Virginia.

What is Citizens Against Lawsuit Abuse Inc's EIN?

Citizens Against Lawsuit Abuse Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 92-2576020. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2024–2025.

Data last updated November 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

Data update history

(2)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS November 10, 2025)
  2. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS September 21, 2026)

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