California Immigration Project

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
934711414
IRS 990 coverage
2024–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024, Form 990-N 2023
Location
Sacramento, CA, USA
Phone
9162413355
Rating
74
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Minority Rights

Reported finances

Revenue
$2,174,044
Expenses
$839,765
Assets
$1,612,257
Liabilities
$277,978

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

6 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Marcus Tang (Executive Director)
  • Santiago Avila-Gomez (President)

People named in this filing

  • Marcus Tang (Executive Director)
  • Bianca Duenas (Secretary)
  • Clarisa Reyes-Becerra (Treasurer)

Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

The mission of CIP is to provide high-quality client-centered legal services and advocacy to immigrants facing systemic and economic barriers. Through education collaboration and sustainable practice we empower individuals and families to protect their rights live with dignity and build communities free from fear and exclusion.

What it reported doing in 2024

California Immigration Project provides free legal services and support to immigrant communities throughout California with a primary focus on the Sacramento region Central Valley and Central Coast. Services include legal consultations direct representation before USCIS and the immigration courts assistance with affirmative immigration applications and humanitarian relief community education and know-your-rights presentations and rapid response support for individuals and families impacted by immigration enforcement activity. The organization prioritizes services for low-income individuals and other vulnerable populations who would otherwise face significant barriers to accessing legal representation and immigration-related services.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 99% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 96% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - The filed numbers largely add up and most voting board members are independent. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and liabilities are high compared with assets.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 55
  • Transparency & Controls: 94
  • Accountability: 100
  • Sustainability: 79
  • Growth: NotEnoughData

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 32%; rating input score 32
  • Program expense ratio: 82%; rating input score 82
  • Fundraising efficiency: $137.27 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 89; 89th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: 100%; rating input score 100; 72nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 7 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 100
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 61.4%; rating input score 95; 95th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.92; rating input score 60; 60th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.17; rating input score 47; 47th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 91; 91st percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: Limited
  • Revenue growth: Limited
  • Asset growth: Limited

Details

  • Where the money goes: 32% of revenue deployed · 82% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 5 of 5 board members independent · 7 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 3 filed program accomplishments · $689K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 6 people listed
  • Consistency: 45 of 45 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 5 filed schedules · includes major donors and grants
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 8 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: Filed and resolved organization relationships.
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • Moderate — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 32/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 47/100.