Nonprofit · EIN 46-2210531
SUSTAINABLE ECONOMIES LAW CENTER
Tax-exempt · OAKLAND, CA 94612
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $6,374,044 | $5,215,729 | $1,158,315 | $9,945,547 | $270,666 | $9,674,881 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $5,130,897 | $4,454,029 | $676,868 | $8,695,584 | $203,764 | $8,491,820 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $6,092,165
- Program service revenue
- $39,150
- Investment income
- $232,180
- Net rental income
- $7,200
- Other revenue
- $10,549
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $2,192,002
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $554,705
- Other salaries and wages
- $1,629,354
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $2,539,021
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $74,258
- Occupancy
- $55,314
- Travel
- $44,166
- Depreciation
- $460
- Program services (functional)
- $4,196,633
- Management and general (functional)
- $777,055
- Fundraising (functional)
- $242,041
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $8,695,584
- Total assets, end of year
- $9,945,547
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $270,666
- Net assets, end of year
- $9,674,881
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $1,840
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $2,164,618
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $7,510,263
- Gross receipts
- $6,374,044
- Employees
- 24
- Volunteers
- 4
- Year formed
- 2014
- State of legal domicile
- CA
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tia Taruc-Myers | Dir. of Legal Educ | 30 | $120,137 | $23,984 |
| Javier Roman-Nieves | Co-Dir. - Minnow | 30 | $123,838 | $6,856 |
| Jay Cumberland | Staff Attorney Officer | 30 | $116,250 | $11,699 |
| Ricardo Nunez | Dir. Econ Democrcy | 30 | $112,023 | $9,791 |
| Dorian Payan | Dir Holst Lnd Rltn | 30 | $110,144 | $10,426 |
| Hasmik Geghamyan | Secretary/Board Trustee or director, Officer | 30 | $105,558 | $11,426 |
| Alejandra Cruz | Staff Attorney | 30 | $112,595 | $2,039 |
| Itzel Nuo | Board Member Trustee or director, Officer | 30 | $92,630 | $7,073 |
| Tobias Damm-Luhr | Exec. Secretary Officer | 30 | $80,842 | $16,129 |
| Sue Bennett | CFO Officer | 30 | $93,989 | $0 |
| Eunice Kwon | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Adrien Salazar | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Deseree Fontenot | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Farzana Serang | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 13 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| MAI-NADINE NGUYEN | PROGRAM DIRECTOR | 40 | $207,417 |
| RICARDO NUNEZ | LAWYER | 30 | $128,696 |
| NEIL THAPAR | PROGRAM DIRECTOR | 40 | $112,805 |
| TIA TARUC-MYERS | LAWYER | 30 | $109,728 |
| DORIAN PAYAN | Program Director | 30 | $104,161 |
| MWENDE HINOJOSA | Past President | 30 | $100,680 |
| ITZEL NUO | President Trustee or director, Officer | 30 | $87,687 |
| JANELLE ORSI | FORMER EXECUTIVE DIR. | 10 | $71,855 |
| HASMIK GEGHAMYAN | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 30 | $39,017 |
| EUNICE KWON | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 |
| DESEREE FONTENOT | Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| ADRIEN SALAZAR | Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| FARZANA SERANG | Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 654 13TH ST SUITE 200, OAKLAND, CA 94612-1075
- Mailing address (990-N for 2014)
- 2323 Broadway Office 203, Oakland CA 94612
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- Jay Cumberland, 1428 Franklin Street, Oakland, CA 94612
- Principal officer (990-N for 2014)
- Janelle Orsi, 84 Monte Vista Apt 3, Oakland CA 94611
- Signed the 990
- Tobias Damm-Luhr, Exec. Secretary
- Phone
- (510) 398-6219
- Website
- www.theselc.org
- Return prepared by
- Crosby & Kaneda CPAs LLP
California records
California keeps its own records of charities and corporations. Search them by EIN 46-2210531 or by the name SUSTAINABLE ECONOMIES LAW CENTER.
- Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers
- Registration status and filed reports (CT-TR-1, RRF-1)
- Secretary of State, bizfile Online
- Corporation status, entity number, agent for service
- Franchise Tax Board
- Entity status letter (state tax exemption, good standing)
Mission
We provide legal services, research, education, and advocacy to assist communities in building their own sustainable sources of food, water, housing, energy, jobs, and other aspects of thriving communities.
Program accomplishments
- The Sustainable Economies Law Center engages in a wide range of activities to support the development of more sustainable economies. Here are some of the activities we conducted in 2023: - Continued to offer Legal Cafes/Cafecitos Legales online, thereby reaching 475+ coops, mutual aid groups, nonprofits, land trusts, and other social enterprises - Taught and wrote about legal structures for housing justice, land stewardship, land transfers, and land return through our Radical Real Estate Law School - Developed materials and taught workshops on: workplace democracy in nonprofits, democratizing land/housing/food/energy, the Black cooperative movement, democratizing money and finance, and cooperative legal resources generally - Provided legal, policy, financial, and operational support for emerging land stewardship organizations and immigrant-owned co-ops.Expenses $4,196,633 · grants $2,192,002 · revenue $39,150
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | Not on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 46-2210531
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 2014
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Education (B60)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $9,945,547
- Income (IRS master file)
- $6,374,044
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2024 | $6,374,044 | $5,215,729 | $9,945,547 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $5,130,897 | $4,454,029 | $8,695,584 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $4,439,630 | $3,934,146 | $7,965,351 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-N for 2014 Officer: Janelle Orsi | December 31, 2014 | ≤ $50,000 receipts | – | – | e-Postcard |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 46-2210531).
Questions about SUSTAINABLE ECONOMIES LAW CENTER
- What is the EIN of SUSTAINABLE ECONOMIES LAW CENTER?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of SUSTAINABLE ECONOMIES LAW CENTER is 46-2210531.
- Is SUSTAINABLE ECONOMIES LAW CENTER tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2014.
- Are donations to SUSTAINABLE ECONOMIES LAW CENTER tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does SUSTAINABLE ECONOMIES LAW CENTER file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of SUSTAINABLE ECONOMIES LAW CENTER due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending December 31, 2025) is due May 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did SUSTAINABLE ECONOMIES LAW CENTER last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2024.
- Who is the principal officer of SUSTAINABLE ECONOMIES LAW CENTER?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names Jay Cumberland.
- Who are the officers and directors of SUSTAINABLE ECONOMIES LAW CENTER?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 14 people; 10 received compensation from the organization, the highest $120,137 (Tia Taruc-Myers, Dir. of Legal Educ).
- How much revenue does SUSTAINABLE ECONOMIES LAW CENTER have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $6,374,044, expenses of $5,215,729 and total assets of $9,945,547 at year end.
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