Nonprofit · EIN 87-1596873
LEGAL IMPACT FOR CHICKENS
Tax-exempt · SACRAMENTO, CA 95816
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $1,917,001 | $511,134 | $1,405,867 | $2,214,196 | $5,346 | $2,208,850 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $473,745 | $457,176 | $16,569 | $853,929 | $50,946 | $802,983 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $1,882,780
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $33,090
- Net income from sales of inventory
- $1,131
- Other revenue
- $1,131
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $71,294
- Other salaries and wages
- $214,113
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $353,245
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $52,372
- Accounting fees
- $10,567
- Occupancy
- $1,202
- Travel
- $24,540
- Program services (functional)
- $324,211
- Management and general (functional)
- $167,625
- Fundraising (functional)
- $19,298
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $853,929
- Total assets, end of year
- $2,214,196
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $5,346
- Net assets, end of year
- $2,208,850
- Publicly traded securities
- $1,494,978
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $2,010,244
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $198,606
- Gross receipts
- $1,917,001
- Employees
- 5
- Volunteers
- 36
- Year formed
- 2021
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alene Anello | President and Executive Director Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $71,294 | $19,192 |
| Tyler Lobdell | Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Stephanie Ahart | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Sami Nabulsi | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Alicia Rodriguez | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 5 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALENE ANELLO | PRESIDENT EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $61,475 | $11,018 |
| TYLER LOBDELL | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| STEPHANIE AHART | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ALICIA RODRIGUEZ | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SAMI NABULSI | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 2108 N ST 5239, SACRAMENTO, CA 95816-5712
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- Alene Anello, 2108 N Street Ste 5239, Sacramento, CA 95816
- Signed the 990
- Alene Anello, President
- Phone
- (888) 581-8797
- Return prepared by
- Adam Baker CPA
California records
California keeps its own records of charities and corporations. Search them by EIN 87-1596873 or by the name LEGAL IMPACT FOR CHICKENS.
- 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
Legal Impact For Chickens' (LIC's) mission is to protect the welfare of farmed animals (livestock and poultry) through the use of the legal system. We primarily strive to achieve this goal through civil litigation.
Program accomplishments
- LEGAL IMPACT FOR CHICKENS (LIC) SENT ITS SUIT AGAINST KFC-SUPPLIER CASE FARMS TO THE NORTH CAROLINA COURT OF APPEALS. LIC IS SUING CASE FARMS FOR THE POULTRY COMPANY'S PATTERN OF GROSS MISMANAGEMENT AND CRUELTY TOWARD CHICKS AND CHICKENS. ON JANUARY 30, 2024, LIC FILED A NOTICE OF APPEAL TO THE NORTH CAROLINA COURT OF APPEALS. ON SEPTEMBER 3, 2024, LIC FILED OUR OPENING APPELLATE BRIEF. SINCE THEN, FARMING GROUPS, VETERINARIANS, AND A NORTH CAROLINA ANIMAL RESCUE SERVED AS AMICI ON LIC'S SIDE, WEIGHING IN TO STAND UP FOR BIRDS. LIC FILED OUR APPELLATE REPLY BRIEF ON NOVEMBER 21, 2024. ON JULY 30, 2024, LIC SENT A CEASE-AND-DESIST LETTER TO DC BUTCHER SHOP HARVEY'S MARKET ON BEHALF OF LIC'S CLIENT, ANIMAL OUTLOOK (AO) FOR LABELING FOIE GRAS AS HUMANE. HARVEY'S MARKET STATED THAT IT HAD NO PLANS TO CHANGE ANYTHING. SO, ON OCTOBER 15, 2024, LIC FILED A LAWSUIT AGAINST HARVEY'S MARKET IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. THE AO V. HARVEY'S MARKET COMPLAINT ALLEGES THAT THIS TYPE OF MISLEADING ADVERTISING VIOLATES DC LAW. THE LAWSUIT HAD AN IMMEDIATE IMPACT, AS HARVEY'S MARKET REPORTED IN ITS ANSWER TO LIC'S COMPLAINT THAT IT HAD DISCONTINUED THE SALE OF FOIE GRAS ONCE NOTICE OF THE LAWSUIT WAS RECEIVED. ON SEPTEMBER 30, 2024, LIC FILED AN ANIMAL-CRUELTY SUIT AGAINST ALEXANDRE FAMILY FARM FOR POURING SALT INTO COWS' EYES, DRAGGING DISABLED ANIMALS ACROSS CONCRETE, STARVING CATTLE, AND MORE. LIC FILED ITS COMPLAINT IN HUMBOLDT COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT, SEEKING AN INJUNCTION TO PROTECT ALEXANDRE'S CATTLE. LIC COMMISSIONED AN UNDERCOVER INVESTIGATION OF FOSTER FARMS, CALIFORNIA'S LARGEST POULTRY PRODUCER. THE ORGANIZATION WE HIRED, AO, RELEASED THE INVESTIGATION ON OCTOBER 7, 2024. THE INVESTIGATOR CAUGHT FOSTER FARMS DRIVING FORKLIFTS OVER CHICKENS, THROWING THEM, AND KICKING THEM. CRUELTY IS A CRIME, SO AO HAS PRESENTED THE VIDEO AND LEGAL ANALYSIS TO THE FRESNO COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE. ON OCTOBER 11, 2024, THE FRESNO BEE REPORTED THAT LOCAL DETECTIVES LAUNCHED AN INVESTIGATION, WHICH HAS REMAINED AN ONGOING CASE. FOSTER FARMS ALSO REPORTEDLY RELEASED A STATEMENT THAT, AS A RESULT OF THE LIC-SPONSORED INVESTIGATION, FOSTER FARMS HAS IMPLEMENTED NEW ANIMAL-WELFARE PROCEDURES, INCLUDING INCREASED ANIMAL WELFARE AUDITS. IN DECEMBER 2024, LEGAL IMPACT FOR CHICKENS SENT AN OFFICIAL BOOKS-AND-RECORDS REQUEST TO TYSON'S BOARD ON BEHALF OF A SHAREHOLDER. OUR TYSON SHAREHOLDER CLIENT IS DEMANDING MORE INFORMATION ABOUT TYSON'S TREATMENT OF CHICKENS AND OF WORKERS. LIC THEN COMMUNICATED WITH ATTORNEYS FOR TYSON'S BOARD REGARDING THE DOCUMENTS TO WHICH OUR CLIENT IS ENTITLED. LIC SPOKE AT BERKELEY LAW, AMERICAN UNIVERSITY LAW, OKLAHOMA UNIVERSITY LAW, BROOKLYN LAW, LEWIS AND CLARK LAW, UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA LAW, EFFECTIVE ALTRUISM GLOBAL, AND MORE.Expenses $324,211
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
- 87-1596873
- 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
- 2022
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Animal-related (D01)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $2,214,196
- Income (IRS master file)
- $1,917,001
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2024 | $1,917,001 | $511,134 | $2,214,196 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2023 | $473,745 | $457,176 | $853,929 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $705,889 | $223,961 | $785,630 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | 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 87-1596873).
Questions about LEGAL IMPACT FOR CHICKENS
- What is the EIN of LEGAL IMPACT FOR CHICKENS?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of LEGAL IMPACT FOR CHICKENS is 87-1596873.
- Is LEGAL IMPACT FOR CHICKENS tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2022.
- Are donations to LEGAL IMPACT FOR CHICKENS tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does LEGAL IMPACT FOR CHICKENS 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 LEGAL IMPACT FOR CHICKENS 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 LEGAL IMPACT FOR CHICKENS 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 LEGAL IMPACT FOR CHICKENS?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names Alene Anello.
- Who are the officers and directors of LEGAL IMPACT FOR CHICKENS?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 5 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $71,294 (Alene Anello, President and Executive Director).
- How much revenue does LEGAL IMPACT FOR CHICKENS have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $1,917,001, expenses of $511,134 and total assets of $2,214,196 at year end.
Other nonprofits in SACRAMENTO
- ANIMAL LEGAL DEFENSE FUND EIN 94-2681680 · last filed 990 for 2025
- SACRAMENTO SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS EIN 94-1312343 · last filed 990 for 2024
- SACRAMENTO ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY EIN 94-2861667 · last filed 990 for 2024
- HARD LUCK ANIMAL WELFARE ADVOCATES EIN 93-1456547 · last filed 990 for 2025
- COMMUNITY SPAY NEUTER CLINIC EIN 82-4901173 · last filed 990 for 2025
- FRIENDS OF FRONT STREET SHELTER EIN 68-0477042 · last filed 990 for 2025
- HAPPY TAILS PET SANCTUARY EIN 68-0317260 · last filed 990 for 2024
- MOUNTAIN LION FOUNDATION EIN 94-3015360 · last filed 990 for 2025