CLA Inc

501(c)(4) organization Washington, DC EIN: 82-1313517

CLA Inc is a public charity, based in Washington, DC. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2024.

CLA Inc at a glance

Expenses (2024)
$105,688
-90.5% vs 2023
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-EZ, 2024 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990-EZ, 2024; updated September 2026.

Who CLA Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

5 grants across all recorded years

<$50K$50–100K3$100–250K2$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was in the $100–250K range: 3 grants of 5 (60%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

5states

Cities

AlexandriaArlingtonAtlantaAustinDes MoinesHilmar

How CLA Inc gives

  • Giving fell 93% from 2019 to 2022. Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$1M$2M$3M3 grants2019 0 grants2020 4 grants2021 1 grant2022 0 grants2023 0 grants2024

From 2019 to 2022, annual grant giving ranged from $170K (2022) to $2.5M (2019). In 2022 it made 1 grant totaling $170K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Veterans on Duty Inc Arlington, VAissue support$170,000
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrants
2024——$105,688——
2023$105,688—$1,108,033——
2022$1,213,721$1,800,000$600,897$170,0001
2021$14,618$810,000$1,443,667$728,0004
2020$648,285$943$32,480——
2019$679,822$5,210,000$5,163,037$2,515,0003

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

CLA Inc is led by Gregory Black, Director President since 2022 (on filings since 2019); none of the 4 officers listed in 2024 report compensation.

Officers on the 2024 filing

  • Gregory Black

    Director President

    President → Director President, 2022

    On filings since 2019

    0.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Marc Himmelstein

    Director Treasurer

    Treasurer → Director Treasurer, 2022

    On filings since 2019

    0.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Parker Hamilton Poling

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    0.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Taylor Reed

    Assistant Treasurer

    On filings since 2023

    0.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (4)
  • Former: Julie Dozier (2023) — Assistant Treasurer
  • Former: Byron Fields (2021–2022) — Director
  • Former: Alexander Berger (2019–2020) — Board Member · Filing note: Thru 73119
  • Former: Byron Fields Starting (2020) — Board Member

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2024. "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 CLA Inc

Where does CLA Inc operate?

CLA Inc has awarded grants in California, Georgia, Iowa, Texas, Virginia.

What is CLA Inc's EIN?

CLA Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 82-1313517. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2024.

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

Data update history

(4)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS February 18, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS February 14, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS February 1, 2023)
  4. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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