Nonprofit · EIN 95-3920973
CALIFORNIA APPELLATE PROJECT
Tax-exempt · SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94104
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $12,887,467 | $12,420,360 | $467,107 | $10,612,497 | $6,592,678 | $4,019,819 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $12,604,685 | $12,410,267 | $194,418 | $10,273,295 | $6,720,583 | $3,552,712 |
| June 30, 2023 | 990 | $12,282,501 | $12,579,243 | -$296,742 | $6,014,014 | $2,655,720 | $3,358,294 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $12,859,210
- of which government grants
- $12,859,210
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $28,257
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $668,039
- Other salaries and wages
- $6,861,861
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $10,226,005
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $69,434
- Occupancy
- $810,194
- Travel
- $36,825
- Depreciation
- $15,522
- Program services (functional)
- $11,035,321
- Management and general (functional)
- $1,385,039
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $10,273,295
- Total assets, end of year
- $10,612,497
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $6,592,678
- Net assets, end of year
- $4,019,819
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $44,848
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $4,019,819
- Gross receipts
- $12,887,467
- Employees
- 76
- Volunteers
- 25
- Year formed
- 1983
- 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 June 30, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| LAURA MURRY | SUPERVISING ATTORNEY Highest-paid employee | 40 | $174,308 |
| SARAH A CHESTER | SUPERVISING ATTORNEY Highest-paid employee | 40 | $172,582 |
| JOSEPH SCHLESINGER | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $172,499 |
| JAY KOHORN | ASST EXEC DIRECTOR Key employee | 40 | $170,180 |
| RICHARD LENNON | EXEC DIR & SENIOR ATTORNEY Officer | 40 | $164,763 |
| PATRICIA DANIELS | SENIOR ATTORNEY Highest-paid employee | 40 | $162,991 |
| JENNIFER PEABODY | EXEC DIR & SENIOR ATTORNEY Officer | 40 | $160,597 |
| DAVID ANDREASEN | SENIOR ATTORNEY Highest-paid employee | 40 | $150,300 |
| ANTHONY MURRAY | CORP PRES/BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| LELAND R SELNA JR | CORP VP/BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| THOMAS W ERES | CORP CFO/BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| MARILYN BEDNARSKI | CORP SEC/BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| JONATHAN B STEINER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MICHAEL J LIGHTFOOT | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| PAULA MITCHELL | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
1 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| SEAN K KENNEDY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 16 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JOSEPH SCHLESINGER | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $169,950 | $58,280 |
| RICHARD LENNON | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $175,180 | $48,452 |
| JAY KOHORN | ASST EXEC DIRECTOR Key employee | 40 | $170,195 | $36,720 |
| LARRY PIZARRO | SENIOR ATTORNEY Highest-paid employee | 40 | $150,180 | $45,482 |
| LAURA MURRY | SUPERVISING ATTORNEY Highest-paid employee | 40 | $151,673 | $36,632 |
| SARAH A CHESTER | SUPERVISING ATTORNEY Highest-paid employee | 40 | $150,171 | $34,266 |
| JENNIFER PEABODY | SENIOR ATTORNEY Highest-paid employee | 40 | $150,180 | $25,606 |
| DAVID ANDREASEN | SENIOR ATTORNEY Highest-paid employee | 40 | $150,300 | $23,076 |
| ANTHONY MURRAY | CORP PRES/BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LELAND R SELNA JR | CORP VP/BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| THOMAS W ERES | CORP CFO/BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARILYN BEDNARSKI | CORP SEC/BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JONATHAN B STEINER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHAEL J LIGHTFOOT | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PAULA MITCHELL | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SEAN K KENNEDY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 16 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JOSEPH SCHLESINGER | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR-SF Officer | 40 | $171,099 | $54,683 |
| RICHARD LENNON | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR-LA Officer | 40 | $175,195 | $46,409 |
| JAY KOHORN | ASSISTAND DIRECTOR-LA Key employee | 1 | $170,195 | $34,805 |
| STEPHANIE MILLER | SENIOR ATTORNEY-LA Highest-paid employee | 40 | $146,195 | $47,378 |
| LARRY PIZZARRO | SENIOR ATTORNEY-LA Highest-paid employee | 40 | $146,195 | $43,439 |
| LAURA MURRY | SUPERVISIN ATTORNEY-SF Highest-paid employee | 40 | $147,598 | $33,967 |
| LANCE LINDSEY | ADMINISTRATIVE DIRECTOR-SF Highest-paid employee | 40 | $124,037 | $47,888 |
| JENNIFER PEABODY | SENIOR ATTORNEY-LA Highest-paid employee | 40 | $146,195 | $23,557 |
| ANTHONY MURRAY | CORP PRES/BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LELAND R SELNA JR | CORP VP/BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| THOMAS W ERES | CORP CFO/BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARILYN BEDNARSKI | CORP SEC/BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHAEL J LIGHTFOOT | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SEAN K KENNEDY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PAULA MITCHELL | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JONATHAN STEINER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 425 CALIFORNIA ST, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94104-2102
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- JOSEPH SCHLESINGER, 425 CALIFORNIA STREET 800, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94104
- Signed the 990
- JOSEPH SCHLESINGER, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (415) 495-0500
- Return prepared by
- SD MAYER & ASSOCIATES LLP
California records
California keeps its own records of charities and corporations. Search them by EIN 95-3920973 or by the name CALIFORNIA APPELLATE PROJECT.
- 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
TO AID TO THE SUPREME COURT OF CALIFORNIA AND SECOND DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL IN MEETING THEIR OBLIGATIONS TO PROVIDE COMPETENT AND QUALIFIED DEFENSE COUNSEL FOR INDIGENT DEFENDANTS IN CAPITAL AND OTHER APPEALS AND HABEAS CORPUS PROCEEDINGS BY PROVIDING ASSISTANCE TO PRIVATE APPOINTED COUNSEL IN THESE CASES.
Program accomplishments
- CAP-SF: IN 2024, THE SAN FRANCISCO OFFICE OF CAP ASSISTED APPROXIMATELY 81 PRIVATE ATTORNEYS WHO WERE APPOINTED TO REPRESENT CLIENTS IN ABOUT 235 CASES STEMMING FROM 220 JUDGMENTS INCLUDING APPROXIMATELY 70 HABEAS CORPUS PROCEEDINGS. ADDITIONALLY, CAP PROVIDED TRAINING PROGRAMS, CONSULTATIONS AND RESEARCH MATERIALS FOR APPOINTED COUNSEL, INCLUDING PRACTICE GUIDES AND ORIENTATIONS ON CALIFORNIA'S RECENT SENTENCING REFORM LAWS. THE OFFICE ALSO OFFERED RECORD GATHERING, GENERAL RESOURCES AND CONSULTATION SERVICES TO AROUND 329 CONDEMNED DEFENDANTS WHO WERE EITHER PARTIALLY OR COMPLETELY UNREPRESENTED BY APPOINTED COUNSEL.Expenses $5,517,661
- CAP-LA: ASSISTED COURT-APPOINTED COUNSEL IN REPRESENTING INDIGENT CLIENTS IN OVER 4,000 CASES, INCLUDING CRIMINAL, JUVENILE JUSTICE (DELINQUENCY), CHILD WELFARE (JUVENILE DEPENDENCY), AND CONSERVATORSHIP MATTERS. DIRECTLY REPRESENTED CLIENTS IN OVER 300 CASES, FOCUSING ON CRIMINAL AND CHILD WELFARE (JUVENILE DEPENDENCY).PROVIDED TRAINING AND EDUCATION FOR A PANEL OF ATTORNEYS QUALIFIED TO REPRESENT INDIGENT CLIENTS, OFFERING SEMINARS AND RESOURCE MATERIALS. CONDUCTED SPECIAL TRAINING PROGRAMS FOR LAW STUDENT INTERNS, NEW ADMITTEES, AND LESS EXPERIENCED ATTORNEYS, AS WELL AS OVER A DOZEN MCLE TRAINING SESSIONS.Expenses $5,517,660
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 June, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | June 30, 2026 | November 16, 2026 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | June 30, 2025 | November 17, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | June 30, 2024 | November 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 95-3920973
- 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
- 1984
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Crime and legal-related (I80Z)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $10,612,497
- Income (IRS master file)
- $12,887,467
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $12,887,467 | $12,420,360 | $10,612,497 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2024 | $12,604,685 | $12,410,267 | $10,273,295 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2023 | $12,282,501 | $12,579,243 | $6,014,014 | XML |
| 990 | June 2022 | $11,097,618 | $11,785,222 | $5,199,566 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 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 95-3920973).
Questions about CALIFORNIA APPELLATE PROJECT
- What is the EIN of CALIFORNIA APPELLATE PROJECT?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of CALIFORNIA APPELLATE PROJECT is 95-3920973.
- Is CALIFORNIA APPELLATE PROJECT tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1984.
- Are donations to CALIFORNIA APPELLATE PROJECT tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does CALIFORNIA APPELLATE PROJECT 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 APPELLATE PROJECT due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending June 30, 2026) is due November 16, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did CALIFORNIA APPELLATE PROJECT last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended June 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of CALIFORNIA APPELLATE PROJECT?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names JOSEPH SCHLESINGER.
- Who are the officers and directors of CALIFORNIA APPELLATE PROJECT?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 16 people; 8 received compensation from the organization, the highest $174,308 (LAURA MURRY, SUPERVISING ATTORNEY).
- How much revenue does CALIFORNIA APPELLATE PROJECT have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $12,887,467, expenses of $12,420,360 and total assets of $10,612,497 at year end.
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