Public Charity

PUBLIC LAW CENTER

PUBLIC LAW CENTER is a Public Charity headquartered in SANTA ANA, CA. Financial data from the 2024 filing: $6.9M revenue, $8.7M expenses, $5.8M total assets. 96 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $3.6M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 953709253 SANTA ANA, CA Latest filing: 2024
Total Revenue$6.9M
Total Expenses$8.7M
Total Assets$5.8M
Grant Records96
Funding Total$3.6M
Filing Years2019–2024

Mission

THE PUBLIC LAW CENTER, ORANGE COUNTY'S PRO BONO LAW FIRM, IS COMMITTED TO PROVIDING ACCESS TO JUSTICE FOR LOW INCOME RESIDENTS. THROUGH VOLUNTEERS AND STAFF, THE PUBLIC LAW CENTER PROVIDES FREE CIVIL LEGAL SERVICES, INCLUDING COUNSELING, INDIVIDUAL REPRESENTATION, COMMUNITY EDUCATION, AND STRATEGIC LITIGATION AND ADVOCACY TO CHALLENGE SOCIETAL INJUSTICES.

Officers & Directors

DIRECTOR Ajit Singh Thind
DIRECTOR Alexander C Payne
DIRECTOR Amy Chen
DIRECTOR Ann T Rossum
DIRECTOR Brian B Farrell
DIRECTOR Casey Johnson

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Top Grant Purposes

UNRESTRICTED
$518,605 4 grants
Unrestricted
$394,282 4 grants
FAMILY LAW
$330,000 4 grants
SUPPORT OF PROGRAM ACTIVITIES
$326,434 6 grants
PROGRAM SUPPORT
$295,000 2 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2024 $6.9M $8.7M $5.8M
2023 $7.5M $7.3M $6.4M
2022 $6.8M $5.7M $5.2M
2020 $5.3M $4.8M $3.3M
2019 $4.5M $4.2M $2.1M

Between 2019 and 2024, reported annual revenue grew from $4.5M to $6.9M (+56%), with total assets most recently reported at $5.8M.

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