2024-11-15T11:39:53-08:00 2023-12-31 953654092 Beeson Hoffman & Siddall Inc 500 North Central Ave Suite 325 Glendale CA 91203 990 2023-01-01 331122694 Christian Legal Aid of Los Angeles CO Gary Maeder CHRI 3103902682 12600 Preston Way Los Angeles CA 90066 Gary Maeder CFO 2024-11-15 true true Harry Beeson P00027409 8182408322 2023 2024-10-15 13:58:12Z Terran Steinhart 12600 Preston Way Los Angeles CA 900661826 138337 false X www.cla-la.org X 2005 CA To share the love of Jesus Christ by cultivating a passion for justice in our community, providing free legal services and hope in an urgent care setting to those in need in Los Angeles County and inspiring and training attorneys and other volunteers to provide such services as an outgrowth of their Christian faith. 5 5 2 189 0 148094 120364 0 772 4830 -9286 -11663 139580 113531 0 0 113132 66118 0 2777 16622 38980 129754 105098 9826 8433 160857 167908 2235 854 158622 167054 To share the love of Jesus Christ by cultivating a passion for justice in our community, providing free legal services and hope in an urgent care setting to those in need in Los Angeles County and inspiring and training attorneys and other volunteers to provide such services as an outgrowth of their Christian faith. false false 89523 DURING 2023 THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDED 1,191 FREE LEGAL SERVICES TO VERY LOW INCOME INDIVIDUALS THROUGH LEGAL AID CLINIC APPOINTMENTS (TELEPHONIC AND ZOOM MEETINGS), INDIVIDUAL TELEPHONE CONSULTATIONS, REFERRALS (1,021), HEARINGS AND WORKSHOPS. THE ORGANIZATION ALSO TRAINED VOLUNTEERS AND LAW STUDENT INTERNS TO SERVE, WITH ~189 VOLUNTEERS SERVING IN 2023. THERE WERE 12 MONTHLY CLINICS IN 2023. OUR ANNUAL SUMMER INTERNSHIP PROGRAM FOR LAW STUDENTS WAS NOT HELD IN 2023 DUE TO THE UNEXPECTED RESIGNATION OF OUR DIRECTOR OF LEGAL PROGRAMS SHORTLY BEFORE RECRUITING SEASON, BUT IS SCHEDULED TO RESUME IN 2024. 89523 true true false false false false false false false true false false 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 false false false false false true 6 0 true 2 true false false false false false true true false 0 false false false false false false false X 5 5 false false false false false false false true false false false false true true true false false true true false X Gary Maeder 3103902682 12600 Preston Way Los Angeles CA 900661826 X Gary Maeder CFO 10.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Charles Suhayda Chairman 5.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 JEFFREY KOENIG Vice President 2.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Kay Rustand Secretary 3.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 ALEXANDRO KIM Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Terran Steinhart President 5.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 0 false false false 0 X 18600 101764 12081 120364 0 5061 5061 0 0 0 12112 12343 -231 -231 -231 800 18600 12463 -11663 -11663 0 0 SEE SCHEDULE O 0 113531 -6833 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 60709 60709 0 541 541 4868 4868 0 0 12289 12289 0 0 0 13905 13517 388 2614 2614 2856 571 13 2272 796 796 0 2686 2451 235 55 55 0 207 207 0 0 0 2966 2966 AWARDS/ GIFTS 260 260 Membership Dues 192 192 GOVERNMENT FEES 82 20 62 BANK CHARGES 72 38 34 0 105098 89523 12798 2777 47783 62889 113074 104830 0 189 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 160857 167908 2235 854 2235 854 X 157405 155504 1217 11550 158622 167054 160857 167908 X 8433 -1 X false false false X 157714 177248 185005 148093 120364 788424 0 0 157714 177248 185005 148093 120364 788424 301044 487380 242 269 213 772 5061 6557 0 0 794981 3700 0.61310 0.60730 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 1217 39000 28667 11550 9421 39000 47204 1217 6172 51000 47751 9421 10607 39000 43435 6172 27093 39000 55486 10607 1.00000 false false false Part V, Line 4: Intended uses of the endowment fund. IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ORGANIZATIONS GRANT REQUEST FOR $39,000 APPROVED AND FUNDED BY A FOUNDATION DURING 2023, THE PORTION OF THE ORGANIZATIONS ENDOWMENT FUND RELATED TO THIS GRANT THAT WAS NOT USED DURING 2023 ($11,550) WILL BE USED DURING 2024 TO PROVIDE LEGAL EDUCATION, INCLUDING CONTINUING ITS LAW STUDENT INTERNSHIP PROGRAM, EDUCATING THE POOR ABOUT THEIR LEGAL RIGHTS, AND PROVIDING LEGAL TRAINING IN POVERTY LAW FOR ATTORNEY AND LAW STUDENT VOLUNTEERS. false PRAYER EVENT 19400 18600 800 4878 3350 775 3460 19400 18600 800 4878 3350 775 3460 12463 -11663 Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b This Form 990 was prepared and reviewed by the organizations chief financial officer, with input from the chairperson of the board of directors and the staff on certain matters. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c The organization has a written Conflict of Interest Policy that is provided to each officer, director and employee when an individual joins the board of directors or becomes an officer or an employee is hired. Officers, directors and employees are reminded of this policy periodically and are required to sign a statement annually affirming that they have received and read the policy and that they agree to comply with it. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15a The chairperson of the Board and all other officers are currently uncompensated volunteers and the Executive Director resigned in May 2020 and the position has not yet been filled. The independent members of the board of directors determined the compensation of the executive, attorney and any other key employees after the compensation committee (consisting solely of several independent members of the board of directors) researched comparable compensation packages for similar organizations and presented its recommendation to the board. The boards deliberation and decision were substantiated by contemporaneous minutes of the boards executive session. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 During the tax year, the organization made its governing documents, conflict of interest policy and financial statements available to the public upon request. Form 990, Part XI, Line 9 ROUNDING = -$1 FORM 990, PART VII, SECTION A, LINE 1A OFFICERS PERIODS OF SERVICE NO OFFICER OR DIRECTOR BEGAN OR ENDED HIS OR HER PERIOD OF SERVICE DURING THE TAX YEAR. PART VIII, LINE 12, COLUMN A-TOTAL REVENUE NOT INCLUDED IN TOTAL REVENUE IS $106,216.85 ALLEGED ON A COMPLETELY ERRONEOUS FORM 1099-K FOR 2023 RECEIVED BY CHRISTIAN LEGAL AID OF LOS ANGELES (CLA-LA) IN LATE MARCH 2024 FROM A PAYMENT SETTLEMENT ENTITY, STRIPE, INC., TIN XXX-XX-XXXX (STRIPE). THE ERRONEOUS 1099-K CLAIMS THAT THERE WERE 1,691 THIRD PARTY NETWORK, CARD NOT PRESENT TRANSACTIONS IN AUGUST AND SEPTEMBER 2023. WHEN CLA-LAS CFO CONTACTED STRIPE OBJECTING TO THE FORM 1099-K AND ASKING STRIPE TO FILE A CORRECTED 1099-K SHOWING A ZERO AMOUNT, STRIPE INFORMED HIM THAT THEY NOW KNEW THE CREDIT CARDS BELONGED TO PERSONS FROM ALL OVER THE U.S. WITH NO RELATIONSHIP WITH CHRISTIAN LEGAL AID OF LOS ANGELES (WHICH IS CORRECT) BUT HAD BEEN OBTAINED AND USED FRAUDULENTLY TO OBTAIN FUNDS FROM STRIPE, INC. FOR ALLEGED BUT NONEXISTENT TRANSACTIONS WITH CLA-LA. HOWEVER, STRIPES REPRESENTATIVE REFUSED TO FILE A CORRECTED 1099-K, CLAIMING OVER CLA-LAS CFOS OBJECTION THAT THEY COULD NOT DO SO WITHOUT ATTRIBUTING THE INCOME TO THE PERSON WHO RECEIVED IT, WHICH THEY COULD DO NOT DO BECAUSE THEY DID NOT KNOW THE IDENTITY OF THE FRAUDULENT PARTY. STRIPES REPRESENTATIVE ALSO REFUSED CLA-LAS CFOS REQUEST THAT IT NOTIFY THE IRS THAT IT NOW KNOWS THAT THE STRIPE ACCOUNT WAS CREATED FRAUDULENTLY BY SOMEONE OTHER THAN CLA-LA AND THAT CLA-LA DID NOT PERFORM SERVICES, ISSUE BILLS OR RECEIVE ANY FUNDS IN CONNECTION WITH THIS MATTER. THIS IS ALSO CORRECT; CLA-LA IS A 501(C)(3) NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION THAT PROVIDES FREE LEGAL SERVICES TO LOW INCOME PERSONS IN LOS ANGELES COUNTY.