2024-10-10T10:38:21-07:00 2023-12-31 953109182 BROWN ARMSTRONG ACCOUNTANCY CORP 4200 TRUXTUN AVE STE 300 BAKERSFIELD CA 93309 990 2023-01-01 952829257 Greater Bakersfield Legal Assistance Inc GREA 6613255943 615 California Avenue Bakersfield CA 93304 Tim Denari Sr Director of Finance 2024-10-10 true true Charlie McCarthy P01644131 6613244971 2023 2024-10-15 13:58:12Z Teryl D Wakeman 615 California Avenue Bakersfield CA 93304 6958583 false X www.gbla.org X 1968 CA Non-profit, tax exempt corporation organized for the purpose of providing free legal assistance in civil matters to persons unable to afford legal assistance in Bakersfield, CA and surrounding areas of Kern County. 6 6 66 9 0 5251056 6354535 0 29256 40189 0 5280312 6394724 0 0 4037116 4667310 0 0 1546752 1548865 5583868 6216175 -303556 178549 5082779 5009449 2300491 1668819 2782288 3340630 X GBLA's mission is to "promote social change and justice by providing high quality legal services to Kern County's low-income and elderly." false false 2042846 State Bar of CaliforniaFunds from the State Bar are used to support the Community Homeless Law Center (funded by HUD), a program focused on removing legal barriers that are prohibiting the homeless from securing housing and jobs; it is also used to support Older American Act projects such as the Seniors Law Center and the Grandparent Guardianship Program as well as other similar projects of GBLA. 1915911 Legal Services Corporation Provides free legal aid in civil matters to low-income individuals and families throughout Kern County. Core areas of practice include health law, housing and homelessness, family and children services, domestic violence, guardianship, consumer law, and elder law. 640951 Other ProgramsSee Schedule O 1575951 6175659 true true false false false false false false false false true false false false false true true false false false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 7 0 true 66 true false false false false false false false 0 false false false false false false false X 6 6 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true true true false false CA X Tim Denari Sr 6613213995 615 California Avenue Bakersfield CA 93304 X Danita Melton Grant Admin 40.00 0.00 144333 0 16455 Carol Bracy Supervising Attorn 40.00 0.00 135600 0 22526 Tim Denari Dir. of Finance 40.00 0.00 152436 0 5335 Valentin Narvaez Executive Director 40.00 0.00 140525 0 11960 Giovanna Fournier-Ocampo Interim Ex. Dir 40.00 0.00 139670 0 9229 Estela Casas Executive Director 37.50 0.00 126116 0 4987 James A Yoro Sec/Treas 1.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Vanessa Chavez Vice Chair 1.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Jack Chavolla Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Lydia E Ortiz Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Teryl D Wakeman Chair 1.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 David Rivera Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 838680 70492 12 false true false 0 6342645 11890 6354535 0 40796 40796 0 0 0 563252 563859 -607 -607 -607 0 0 0 0 6394724 40189 0 0 0 0 126116 126116 0 4019469 4019469 0 521725 521725 0 0 0 0 0 0 10226 10226 27500 27500 0 163218 163218 0 0 185451 185451 21556 21556 0 0 2790 2790 0 35374 35374 36491 36491 Contract services 407649 407649 volunteer attorneys 279191 279191 Telephone 97750 97750 Miscellaneous 68876 68876 212793 212793 6216175 6175659 40516 0 200 200 2353393 1528705 352683 841939 0 0 0 0 0 56555 66508 1748245 619206 1017659 1129039 1302064 1443058 0 0 0 225 0 5082779 5009449 573084 348287 1651067 1285406 76340 35126 2300491 1668819 X 621885 1204129 2160403 2136501 2782288 3340630 5082779 5009449 X 178549 118270 279191 5449 -23117 X false true X true true true X 4325502 4643653 4866917 5251056 6354535 25441663 0 0 4325502 4643653 4866917 5251056 6354535 25441663 0 25441663 33869 42289 36978 41001 40796 194933 0 -128 138 10 25636606 0.99240 0.99150 X Support Schedule: Additional Supplemental Information Captial losses from the sale of stock for the year ended december 31, 2023 were ($607). RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 252974 252974 898094 127659 770435 597177 491547 105630 1129039 X 6782744 118270 279191 785 398246 6384498 10226 10226 6394724 6205949 6205949 10226 10226 6216175 Part X : FIN48 Footnote Based on the evaluation provisions of the Income Taxes Topic 740 of the fasb asc, gbla has determined that no liability for income taxes associated with unrecognized tax benefits existed at December 31, 2023 and 2022. This determination is subject to estimate and management judgment with respect to the likely outcome of each uncertain tax position. the amount that would be ultimately sustained for an individual uncertain tax position or for all uncertain tax positions in the aggregate could differ from the amount recognized.gbla files informational form 990 returns in the u.s. federal jurisdiction and form 199 in california. gbla has substantially concluded all u.s. federal income tax matters for the years through 2015. gbla's u.s. tax matters for the years after 2017 remain subject to examination by the IRS. substantially all material state and local income tax matters have been concluded for the three years through 2017. gbla's tax matters for the years after 2017 remain subject to examination by the respective state and local tax jurisdiction authorities. Part XI, Line 2d: Other revenue amounts included in F/S but not included on form 990 Nondividend distributions $785 X false false false false false false false false false Carol Bracy Supervising Attorn 135600 20015 2511 158126 Danita Melton Grant Admin 144333 15521 934 160788 Tim Denari Dir. of Finance 152436 3629 1706 157771 Valentin Narvaez Executive Director 140525 11960 152485 Form 990, Part III, Line 4d OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 4: DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 5: KERN COUNTY AGING AND ADULT SERVICES OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 6: DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 7: first 5 kern- guardianship caregiver project OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 8: FAIR HOUSING INITIATIVES PROJECT (HUD) OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 9: SARGENT SHRIVER PILOT OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 10: CITY OF BAKERSFIELD FAIR HOUSING OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 11: Other ProgramsSee Schedule O OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 12: Kern Health Consumer Center Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b a complete copy of the organization's final form 990 (including all required schedules), as ultimately filed with the irs, is provided to each person who was a voting member of the governing body at the time the form 990 was provided in electronic form before its filing with the irs. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c On an annual basis each director, principal officer and/or member of a committee with Board-delegated powers must sign a statement which affirms: (1) that they have received a copy of GBLA's Conflicts of Interest Policy; (2) that they have read and understand the policy; (3) that they agree to comply with the policy; and (4) that they understand that the agency is a charitable organization and, in order to maintain our 501(c)(3) federal tax exemption, the agency must engage primarily in activities which accomplish one or more of its tax-exempt purposes. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15a GBLAs full Board of Directors is the authorized, independent body that reviews and approves compensation arrangements for the Executive Director. In May of 2018, the Board of Directors performed a review of the Executive Directors salary. Prior to May of 2018, the last time the Executive Directors salary had been reviewed was in 2009. GBLAs Board of Directors utilized the California Legal Aid Compensation Survey, which provides a breakdown of executive salaries throughout the State of California, by region, by corporate budget amount, to establish Executive Directors salary. The survey is compiled by OneJustice, which is independent of GBLAs Board of Directors. The board members used the California Legal Aid Compensation Survey as the overall basis for establishing the appropriate salary range for the Executive Director, given GBLAs total budget and geographic location. The entire process was documented in the minutes to the session. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 GBLA's annual audited financial statements are made available to the general public through submission to the Federal Audit Clearinghouse. Other documents are made available to the public upon request. Form 990, Part XI, Line 9 DONATIONS = $11890 Form 990, Part XI, Line 9 NONDIVIDEND DISTRIBUTIONS = $785 Form 990, Part XI, Line 9 TEMP RESTRICTED- NET ASSETS RELEASED FROM RESTRICTION = -$6354537 Form 990, Part XI, Line 9 TEMP RESTRICTED- SUPPORT FUNDING FOR THE YEAR = $6318745 Statement Note 1 FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 22The organization computes depreciation using the straight line methodover the estimated life of the asset. Estimated lives range fromthree to ten years.