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Nonprofit · EIN 92-3242519

CALIFORNIA CENTER FOR MOVEMENT LEGAL SERVICES

Tax-exempt · LOS ANGELES, CA 90007

Financials

$876K$624K2024$1.7M$1.7M2025
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of CALIFORNIA CENTER FOR MOVEMENT LEGAL SERVICES by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
December 31, 2025990$1,664,731$1,657,679$7,052$364,379$105,326$259,053
December 31, 2024990$875,757$623,756$252,001$266,030$14,029$252,001
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$1,229,143
of which government grants
$805,018
Program service revenue
$432,556
Investment income
$0
Other revenue
$3,032

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$55,000
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$347,634
Other salaries and wages
$744,819
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$1,362,919
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Legal fees
$8,438
Accounting fees
$25,035
Occupancy
$50,604
Travel
$23,523
Program services (functional)
$1,292,838
Management and general (functional)
$273,470
Fundraising (functional)
$91,371

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$266,030
Total assets, end of year
$364,379
Total liabilities, end of year
$105,326
Net assets, end of year
$259,053
Net assets without donor restrictions
$259,053
Gross receipts
$1,664,731
Employees
17
Volunteers
7
Year formed
2024
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.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
Leah Simon-WeisbergExecutive Dir.
Officer
50$145,622$40,244
Margaret DeMatteoDirecting Attorney50$101,439$31,200
Jackie ZaneriDirector
Trustee or director
5$24,393$4,737
Christina LivingstonFormer President
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0$0
Peggy MearsFormer Treasurer
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0$0
Rene Christian MoyaDirector
Trustee or director
5$0$0
Sasha GrahamSecretary/Treasurer
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0$0
Claudia MedinaPresident
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0$0
Alysson SnowDirector
Trustee or director
5$0$0
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 8 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
Leah Simon-WeisbergExecutive Dir.
Officer
50$109,824$5,288
Margaret DeMatteoDirecting Attorney
Officer
50$36,877$12,093
Christina LivingstonPresident
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
Peggy MearsSecretary/Treasurer
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
Rene Christian MoyaDirector
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Sasha GrahamDirector
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Claudia MedinaDirector
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Alysson SnowDirector
Trustee or director
1$0$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
3655 S GRAND AVE STE 250, LOS ANGELES, CA 90007-4327
Principal officer (990 for 2025)
Leah Simon-Weisberg, 428 13th Street 8th Floor, Oakland, CA 94612
Signed the 990
Leah Simon-Weisberg, Executive Director
Phone
(510) 255-5326
Return prepared by
Shining Star Consulting LLC

California records

California keeps its own records of charities and corporations. Search them by EIN 92-3242519 or by the name CALIFORNIA CENTER FOR MOVEMENT LEGAL SERVICES.

Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers
Registration status and filed reports (CT-TR-1, RRF-1)

Mission

The California Center for Movement Legal Services (Movement Legal) provides legal services in the pursuit of improving the lives of California's traditionally underserved residents, carrying out legal work that fosters community led policy creation, implementation and enforcement of policy won through community organizing.

990 for the year ended December 31, 2025

Program accomplishments

  • The California Center for Movement Legal Services (Movement Legal) provides legal services in the pursuit of improving the lives of California's traditionally underserved residents, carrying out legal work that fosters community led policy creation and enforcement of policy won through community organizing. Our lawyers craft legislation at the behest of community organizing, bring impact cases out of grassroots campaigns, and defend the tenant movement and its organizers. Over the last year, our team at California Center for Movement Legal Services wrote stronger tenant protections to be passed at the local level. We fought in the courts to prevent large corporate landlords from circumventing these same protections. Campaigns for stronger protections included: collaborating with tenant organizations and the City of Richmond to implement the city's rental inspection program, fighting an amendment to Oakland's tenant protection ordinance that would have passed wast collection costs onto tenants, writing language to ban ratio utility billing services in local ordinances, writing tenant protection ordinances for ballot measures in San Pablo, Redwood City and Santa Barbara. Impact litigation cases included: fighting landlords leveraging tenants' immigration status to evict them or raise the rent, suing Livable for engaging in illegal ration utility billing, suing landlords for price-gouging rents following the LA 2025 fires, fighting landlords that create hostile living environments as a business practice. Additionally, we expaned our eviction defense services in Los Angeles by doubling our LA team's staff.
    Expenses $1,292,838 · grants $55,000 · revenue $432,556

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 yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025December 31, 2025May 15, 2026990 on file
2024December 31, 2024May 15, 2025990 on file
2023December 31, 2023May 15, 2024Check at the IRS

IRS record

EIN
92-3242519
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
2024
Accounting year ends
December
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Assets (IRS master file)
$364,379
Income (IRS master file)
$1,664,731

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990December 2025$1,664,731$1,657,679$364,379IRS
990December 2024$875,757$623,756$266,030IRS

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 92-3242519).

Questions about CALIFORNIA CENTER FOR MOVEMENT LEGAL SERVICES

What is the EIN of CALIFORNIA CENTER FOR MOVEMENT LEGAL SERVICES?
The employer identification number (EIN) of CALIFORNIA CENTER FOR MOVEMENT LEGAL SERVICES is 92-3242519.
Is CALIFORNIA CENTER FOR MOVEMENT LEGAL SERVICES tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2024.
Are donations to CALIFORNIA CENTER FOR MOVEMENT LEGAL SERVICES tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
Which annual return does CALIFORNIA CENTER FOR MOVEMENT 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 CALIFORNIA CENTER FOR MOVEMENT 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 CALIFORNIA CENTER FOR MOVEMENT 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 CALIFORNIA CENTER FOR MOVEMENT LEGAL SERVICES?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names Leah Simon-Weisberg.
Who are the officers and directors of CALIFORNIA CENTER FOR MOVEMENT LEGAL SERVICES?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 9 people; 3 received compensation from the organization, the highest $145,622 (Leah Simon-Weisberg, Executive Dir.).
How much revenue does CALIFORNIA CENTER FOR MOVEMENT LEGAL SERVICES have?
On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $1,664,731, expenses of $1,657,679 and total assets of $364,379 at year end.

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