Public Charity

PUBLIC COUNSEL

PUBLIC COUNSEL, of LOS ANGELES, CA, is a Public Charity tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2025 filing shows $23.8M in revenue, $23.6M in expenses, $35.5M in total assets. 211 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $24.2M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 237105149 LOS ANGELES, CA Legal Services NTEE: I80 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$23.8M
Total Expenses$23.6M
Total Assets$35.5M
Grant Records211
Funding Total$24.2M
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

PUBLIC COUNSEL IS A NONPROFIT PUBLIC INTEREST LAW FIRM DEDICATED TO ADVANCING CIVIL RIGHTS AND RACIAL AND ECONOMIC JUSTICE, AS WELL AS TO AMPLIFYING THE POWER OF OUR CLIENTS THROUGH COMPREHENSIVE LEGAL ADVOCACY. (SEE SCH O FOR CONTINUATION)FOUNDED ON AND STRENGTHENED BY A PRO BONO LEGAL SERVICE MODEL, OUR STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS SEEK JUSTICE THROUGH DIRECT LEGAL SERVICES, PROMOTE HEALTHY AND RESILIENT COMMUNITIES THROUGH EDUCATION AND OUTREACH, AND SUPPORT COMMUNITY-LED EFFORTS TO TRANSFORM UNJUST SYSTEMS THROUGH LITIGATION AND POLICY ADVOCACY IN AND BEYOND LOS ANGELES.

Where $100 goes at Public Counsel

How Public Counsel divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 9 years.

$80 Programs the work itself
$11 Management running the organization
$9 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $80 for programs

$37
The community development team builds strong foundations for healthy, vibrant, and economically stable communities through its legal and capacity building services for small businesses, low-income entrepreneurs, and nonprofits…
46% of program spending
$17
The immigrants' rights team provides representation to individuals from over 30 countries before the united states department of homeland security, the Los Angeles immigration court, the board of…
21% of program spending
$13
The child, youth & family advocacy team uses a multi-disciplinary approach to legal advocacy with the trauma-informed and resiliency-focused tools of social workers supporting the work of legal…
17% of program spending

Plus 1 more program. Cost per person served and the full program breakdown are on the full profile.

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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

Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles
2025
Client legal assistance through sub-grants
$647,061
THE AYCO CHARITABLE FOUNDATION
2025
PUBLIC SERVICE
$15,000
AMERICAN COLLEGE OF BANKRUPTCY FOUNDATION
2025
TO PROVIDE PROJECT SUPPORT FOR BANKRUPTCY TRAININGS FOR ATTORNEYS.
$10,700
National Center for Youth Law
2025
To support development of a resilient collective impact campaign and related activities that will increase access to reproductive and sexual health care and information, and in the long run, significantly reduce the number of unwanted pregnancies in foster youth in Los Angeles County.
$7,500
AMERICA'S CHARITIES
2025
GENERAL SUPPORT
$5,175

Showing up to 5 of 211 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

DIRECTOR Ajay A Patel
DIRECTOR Alexandra A Roje
DIRECTOR Alfred M Clark
DIRECTOR Alissa L Miller
DIRECTOR Allison K Chock
VICE CHAIR Angela C Agrusa

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$14,655,524 117 grants
Housing & Homelessness
$3,539,348 9 grants
Civil Rights & Social Justice
$3,435,505 18 grants
Education
$769,130 12 grants
Human & Social Services
$462,270 19 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $23.8M $23.6M $35.5M
2024 $25.8M $21.5M $32.9M
2023 $17.3M $18.7M $28.8M
2022 $17.5M $16.4M $30.7M
2021 $22.6M $15.5M $30.6M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $22.6M to $23.8M (+5%), with total assets most recently reported at $35.5M.

Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.

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