Mission
To provide free and low cost legal services to individuals, tribes, and tribal organizations.
Public Charity
California Indian Legal Services Inc
Based in Sacramento, CA, California Indian Legal Services Inc operates as a Public Charity. The organization reported $4.9M in revenue, $4.8M in expenses, $6.6M in total assets for fiscal year 2025. Imperigo tracks 23 reported grant relationships connected to this organization totaling approximately $10.2M.
EIN: 941676390
Sacramento, CA
Legal Services
NTEE: I80
Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$4.9M
Total Expenses$4.8M
Total Assets$6.6M
Grant Records23
Funding Total$10.2M
Filing Years2021–2025
Where $100 goes at California Indian Legal Services Inc
How California Indian Legal Services Inc divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 6 years.
$93
Programs
the work itself
$7
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 $93 for programs
$47
Community Education
$29
California Indian Legal Services, Inc
$17
CILS focuses on the legal needs of the Native American community: providing access to legal services to address federal Indian law, policy and legislation; and to protect the…
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
PROVIDE LEGAL REPRESENTATION IN TRIBAL COURTS
$91,584
CIVIL LEGAL AID
$1,369,482
Program Support
$118,500
FELLOWSHIP SUPPORT
$62,000
PROVIDE LEGAL REPRESENTATION IN TRIBAL COURTS
$45,406
Showing up to 5 of 23 total records — full history available with membership.
Officers & Directors
Board Member (start 4/25)
Ashley Jo Pomona
VP/Legal Director
Dorothy Alther
Secretary/Dir. of HR & Admin.
Florberta Ferry
President/Executive Director
Heather Hostler
Board Member
Janet Bill
Senior Staff Attorney
Jay Petersen
Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.
Top Grant Purposes
Financial Trends
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $4.9M | $4.8M | $6.6M |
| 2024 | $4.7M | $4.6M | $5.1M |
| 2023 | $4.2M | $4.2M | $4.5M |
| 2022 | $3.9M | $3.7M | $4.2M |
| 2021 | $3.2M | $2.9M | $4.1M |
Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $3.2M to $4.9M (+52%), with total assets most recently reported at $6.6M.
Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.