Legal Aid Association of California
The Legal Aid Association of California, the statewide membership of legal services nonprofits, serves its members through advocacy and other support in efforts to provide legal assistance to low-income Californians and ensure access to justice.
Legal Aid Association of California at a glance
- Total assets
- $856,902
- -1.4% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $1,791,886
- +9.0% vs 2024
- Net investment income (2025)
- $15,057
- +80.5% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $1,801,447
- +15.0% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Legal Aid Association of California funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
3 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 3 grants of 3 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
States
Cities
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2022, annual grant giving ranged from $6K (2020) to $16K (2021). In 2022 it made 1 grant totaling $8K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 1 grant to individuals Recipients not named | — | $8,350 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $856,902 | $1,791,886 | $1,801,447 | — | — | $15,057 |
| 2024 | $869,022 | $1,644,600 | $1,566,417 | — | — | $8,340 |
| 2023 | $776,758 | $1,738,228 | $1,644,079 | — | — | $2,497 |
| 2022 | $637,661 | $1,448,047 | $1,334,344 | $8,350 | 1 | $1,201 |
| 2021 | $448,469 | $1,098,182 | $985,100 | $16,000 | 2 | $337 |
| 2020 | $408,926 | $949,041 | $898,526 | $6,000 | 1 | $1,211 |
About Legal Aid Association of California
Based on IRS filings
Legal Aid Association of California is a public charity, based in Berkeley, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $857K in total assets. Net investment income was $15K.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Legal Aid Association of California is led by Salena Copeland, Executive Director on every filing since 2020; 2 of 23 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Salena Copeland
Executive Director
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$92K (2020) → $162K (2025)
Lorin Kline
Director of Advocacy
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$102K (2025)
Adam Murray
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Laura Chiera
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Carla Lopez
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Eric Harris
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Hannah Brady
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Leon Dixson
Director
Director → Co-Chair, 2024
Co-Chair → Director, 2025
On filings since 2023
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Sandra Chung
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jonathan Ota
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Laura McMahon
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Lorin Bond
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Shashi Hanuman
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Tessie Solorzano
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Julie Aguilar Rogado
Director
New on the 2025 filing
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Lauren Carden
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Tyler Press
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kate Marr
Past Chair
Vice Chair → Co-Vice Chair, 2023
Co-Vice Chair → Past Chair, 2024
On filings since 2020
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Nicole Perez
Co-Chair
Co-Vice Chair → Vice Chair, 2024
Vice Chair → Co-Chair, 2025
On filings since 2021
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Pablo Ramirez
Treasurer
Director → Treasurer, 2022
On filings since 2021
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Yeison Soto Valdez
Co-Chair
Director → Vice Chair, 2024
Vice Chair → Co-Chair, 2025
On filings since 2021
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Randi Sunshine
Secretary
Director → Secretary, 2024
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Cori Racela
Vice Chair
Director → Vice Chair, 2025
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (31)
- Former: Michael Godbe (2021–2024) — Director
- Former: Amanda Alvarado Ford (2022–2024) — Co-Chair
- Former: Kim Kruckel (2022–2024) — Secretary
- Former: Laruen Carden (2024) — Director
- Former: Alexis Alvarez (2020–2023) — Director
- Former: Elica Vafaie (2020–2023) — Director
- Former: Jenni Gomez (2020–2023) — Director
- Former: Nick Levenhagen (2020–2023) — Past Chair
- Former: Jora Trang (2021–2023) — Chair
- Former: Marcus Tang (2021–2023) — Director
- Former: Martina Cucullu Lim (2021–2023) — Director
- Former: Charlie Gillig (2022–2023) — Director
- Former: Harpreet Singh (2022–2023) — Director
- Former: Clarisa Reyes-Becerra (2023) — Director
- Former: Lauren Hansen (2020–2022) — Past Chair
- Former: Nancy Munoz Bigelow (2020–2022) — Treasurer
- Former: Creighton Mendivil (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Denny Chan (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Gerson Sorto (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Jessica Redditt (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Tashara Kuspa (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Victoria Snyder (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Julie Pollock (2021) — Director
- Former: Kim Kruckle (2021) — Director
- Former: Amy Fitzpatrick (2020) — Director
- Former: April Caires (2020) — Director
- Former: Carolyn Kim (2020) — Director
- Former: Connie Chu (2020) — Director
- Former: Deborah Thrope (2020) — Director
- Former: Kellie Morgantini (2020) — Director
- Former: Sarah Reisman (2020) — Secretary
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $162K, to Salena Copeland (Executive Dir.). 2 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Legal Aid Association of California
How large is Legal Aid Association of California?
Legal Aid Association of California reported $857K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $1.8M.
Where does Legal Aid Association of California operate?
Legal Aid Association of California has awarded grants in California.
What is Legal Aid Association of California's EIN?
Legal Aid Association of California's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 33-0042690. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(3)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS April 1, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS January 30, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS February 3, 2023)
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