Mission
HANDLING APPEALS AND POST-CONVICTION PROCEEDINGS ON BEHALF OF CRIMINAL DEFENDANTS IN CASES ASSIGNED BY NEW YORK COURTS IN THE APPELLATE DIVISION FIRST DEPARTMENT.
Public Charity
CENTER FOR APPELLATE LITIGATION INC
Based in NEW YORK, NY, CENTER FOR APPELLATE LITIGATION INC operates as a Public Charity. The organization reported $13.4M in revenue, $13.3M in expenses, $11.4M in total assets for fiscal year 2025. Imperigo tracks 10 reported grant relationships connected to this organization totaling approximately $220K.
EIN: 113360488
NEW YORK, NY
Legal Services
NTEE: I80
Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$13.4M
Total Expenses$13.3M
Total Assets$11.4M
Grant Records10
Funding Total$220K
Filing Years2021–2025
Where $100 goes at Center for Appellate Litigation Inc
How Center for Appellate Litigation Inc divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 9 years.
$86
Programs
the work itself
$14
Management
running the organization
$0
Fundraising
none reported
No fundraising costs are reported. That often means fundraising runs through a separate affiliated organization that files its own return.
Inside the $86 for programs
$86
Contract with city of New York to handle appeals and post-conviction proceedings on behalf of indigent criminal defendants in cases assigned by courts in the appellate division first…
Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.
Sample Grants Received
GENERAL SUPPORT
$24,401
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$8,111
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$6,685
FELLOWSHIP SUPPORT
$114,100
General Support
$12,308
Showing up to 5 of 10 total records — full history available with membership.
Officers & Directors
SENIOR APPELLATE COUNSEL
Barbara Zolot
DIRECTOR OF STAFF
Benjamin Wiener
DIRECTOR
Corrine A Irish
TREASURER & MANAGING ATTORNEY
David Klem
DIRECTOR
Earl Ward
LEAD APPELLATE COUNSEL
Jan Hoth
Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.
Top Grant Purposes
Financial Trends
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $13.4M | $13.3M | $11.4M |
| 2024 | $13.2M | $13.3M | $6.7M |
| 2023 | $11.6M | $11.7M | $7.5M |
| 2022 | $10.0M | $9.9M | $5.9M |
| 2021 | $10.3M | $9.6M | $7.1M |
Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $10.3M to $13.4M (+30%), with total assets most recently reported at $11.4M.
Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.