Nonprofit · EIN 82-0696739
OASIS LEGAL SERVICES
Tax-exempt · BERKELEY, CA 94704
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $3,028,168 | $2,618,098 | $410,070 | $4,370,044 | $159,196 | $4,210,848 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $4,401,326 | $2,417,390 | $1,983,936 | $2,896,726 | $333,489 | $2,563,237 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $1,479,328 | $1,820,122 | -$340,794 | $914,210 | $334,909 | $579,301 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $2,530,150
- of which government grants
- $929,606
- Program service revenue
- $449,712
- Investment income
- $43,326
- Net income from fundraising events
- -$1,990
- Other revenue
- $4,980
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $182,361
- Other salaries and wages
- $1,545,536
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $2,048,806
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $53,685
- Occupancy
- $187,810
- Travel
- $18,036
- Depreciation
- $1,977
- Program services (functional)
- $2,143,581
- Management and general (functional)
- $196,820
- Fundraising (functional)
- $277,697
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $2,896,726
- Total assets, end of year
- $4,370,044
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $159,196
- Net assets, end of year
- $4,210,848
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $41,051
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $2,605,295
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $1,605,553
- Gross receipts
- $3,036,434
- Employees
- 29
- Volunteers
- 130
- Year formed
- 2017
- 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, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ADAM CHANG | EXEC. DIRECTOR, EX OFFICIO Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $169,992 | $12,369 |
| MARIA ELENA PANIAGUA | ASYLUM PROGRAM DIRECTOR Highest-paid employee | 40 | $111,622 | $11,853 |
| RACHEL KAFELE | DIRECTOR OF PROGRAMS & ADVOCACY Highest-paid employee | 40 | $119,793 | $3,158 |
| LEANNE BROTSKY | DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS Highest-paid employee | 40 | $110,696 | $11,853 |
| ALLAN MANZANARES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BIRGIT ESCHMANN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DUC LE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| IAN O'BRIEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JACKIE RIVAS-LANDAVERDE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JASMINE GABB | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JENSEN LI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JULIE VUE | DIRECTOR, GOVERNANCE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| KATHY SCHWARZ | VOLUNTEER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KIM MEJIA-CULLAR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARCOS SEGURA | DIRECTOR, AUDIT CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
6 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| NICK MARTINEZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| REBECCA GORDON | TREASURER, FINANCE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| RYAN HEMAN | CHAIR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| WES MCGAUGHEY | DIRECTOR, FUNDRAISING CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| RAQUEL ALDANA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KORAB ZUKA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 21 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adam Chang | Executive Director Officer | 40 | $179,677 | $11,698 |
| Maria Elena Paniagua | ASYLUM PROGRAM DIRECTOR Highest-paid employee | 40 | $121,585 | $11,235 |
| Leanne Brotsky | Director of Operations Highest-paid employee | 40 | $119,502 | $11,645 |
| Rachel Kafele | DIRECTOR OF PROGRAM & ADVOCACY Highest-paid employee | 40 | $124,716 | $3,174 |
| Rhina Ramos | Dir., Chair (Through 11/24) Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| Raquel Aldana | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Jena Lee | Dir., Treasurer (Through 4/24) Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| Korab Zuka | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Allan Manzanares | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Kimberly Meja-Cuellar | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Lillian Turcios | Director (Through 10/24) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Daniel Brotsky | Director (Through 4/24) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Ryan Heman | Director, Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| Rebecca Gordon | Director, Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| Duc Le | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Jensen Li | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Jackie Rivas-Landaverde | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Marcos Segura | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Julie Vue | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Jack Kornfield | Director (Through 2/24) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Kathy Schwarz | Secretary Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 18 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leanne Brotsky | Director of Operations Highest-paid employee | 40 | $108,806 | $9,083 |
| Maria Elena Paniagua | ASYLUM PROGRAM DIRECTOR Key employee | 40 | $103,604 | $9,916 |
| Rachel Kafele | DIRECTOR OF PROGRAM & ADVOCACY Key employee | 40 | $109,968 | $2,913 |
| Adam Chang | Exec. Director Key employee | 40 | $102,308 | $6,946 |
| Eliane Fersan | Interim Exec. Director Key employee | 40 | $56,220 | $174 |
| Mark Ryle | Interim Exec. Director Key employee | 40 | $10,913 | $218 |
| Rhina Ramos | Director, Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| Raquel Aldana | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Jack Kornfield | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Jena Lee | Director, Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Gerson Pineda | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Ann Schnuer | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Korab Zuka | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Allan Manzanares | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Kimberly Meja-Cuellar | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Lillian Turcios | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Daniel Brotsky | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Kathy Schwarz | Secretary Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 1900 ADDISON ST STE 100, BERKELEY, CA 94704-2649
- In care of
- % LEANNE BROTSKY
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- ADAM CHANG, 1900 ADDISON ST STE 100, BERKELEY, CA 94704
- Signed the 990
- ADAM CHANG, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (510) 666-6687
- Website
- WWW.OASISLEGALSERVICES.ORG
- Return prepared by
- RICHARDSON & COMPANY LLP
California records
California keeps its own records of charities and corporations. Search them by EIN 82-0696739 or by the name OASIS LEGAL SERVICES.
- 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
OASIS LEGAL SERVICES EMPOWERS LOW-INCOME LGBTQ+ IMMIGRANTS WHO HAVE SURVIVED VIOLENCE AND PERSECUTION DUE TO THEIR SEXUALITY, GENDER IDENTITY, AND/OR HIV STATUS BY INCREASING ACCESS TO QUALITY, CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE LEGAL REPRESENTATION AND SOCIAL SERVICES.
Program accomplishments
- OASIS' LGBTQ+ ASYLUM PROGRAM IS THE CORE OF OUR WORK. IN 2025, DESPITE A RAPIDLY SHIFTING IMMIGRATION LANDSCAPE AND THE CONTINUED GOVERNMENT DELAYS IN THE PROCESSING OF ASYLUM APPLICATIONS, OASIS SCREENED OVER 250 LOW-INCOME LGBTQ+ IMMIGRANTS FOR ASYLUM. WE ASSISTED 175 NEW ASYLUM SEEKERS AND CONTINUED LEGAL REPRESENTATION FOR THE MORE THAN 1,000 ASYLUM SEEKERS WHOSE CASES ARE CURRENTLY PENDING.Expenses $1,055,906 · revenue $180,803
- OASIS' SOCIAL SERVICES PROGRAM ASSISTS OUR CLIENTS IN CONNECTING WITH THE NEEDED SUPPORTS TO ACHIEVE AND MAINTAIN LONG-TERM STABILITY, INCLUDING HEALTHCARE ENROLLMENT, MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES, HIV TESTING AND TREATMENT, HOUSING RESOURCES, AND MORE. IN 2025, OASIS PROVIDED SOCIAL SERVICE NAVIGATION AND COMMUNITY LINKAGES TO 204 LGBTQ+ IMMIGRANTS.Expenses $465,644 · revenue $79,732
- OUR IMMIGRATION PATHWAYS PROGRAM PROVIDES ASSISTANCE WITH THE NEXT IMPORTANT STEPS OF PERMANENT RESIDENCY AND CITIZENSHIP FOR THOSE WHO WIN ASYLUM OR ARE OTHERWISE ELIGIBLE. IN 2025, OASIS ASSISTED 61 NEW LGBTQ+ IMMIGRANTS SEEKING LAWFUL PERMANENT RESIDENCY, AND 65 APPLYING FOR CITIZENSHIP.Expenses $407,355 · revenue $69,751
- OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES WHICH FURTHER THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION.Expenses $214,676 · revenue $119,426
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 | 990 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
- 82-0696739
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 2017
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Crime and legal-related (I80)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $4,370,044
- Income (IRS master file)
- $3,036,434
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $3,028,168 | $2,618,098 | $4,370,044 | XML |
| 990 | December 2024 | $4,401,326 | $2,417,390 | $2,896,726 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $1,479,328 | $1,820,122 | $914,210 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $1,520,490 | $1,788,902 | $994,246 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
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 82-0696739).
Questions about OASIS LEGAL SERVICES
- What is the EIN of OASIS LEGAL SERVICES?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of OASIS LEGAL SERVICES is 82-0696739.
- Is OASIS LEGAL SERVICES tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2017.
- Are donations to OASIS LEGAL SERVICES tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does OASIS LEGAL SERVICES 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 OASIS LEGAL SERVICES due?
- The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did OASIS LEGAL SERVICES last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of OASIS LEGAL SERVICES?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names ADAM CHANG.
- Who are the officers and directors of OASIS LEGAL SERVICES?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 21 people; 4 received compensation from the organization, the highest $169,992 (ADAM CHANG, EXEC. DIRECTOR, EX OFFICIO).
- How much revenue does OASIS LEGAL SERVICES have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $3,028,168, expenses of $2,618,098 and total assets of $4,370,044 at year end.
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