Women Lawyers of Alameda County

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
352588865
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2017–2023
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2023
Location
Oakland, CA, USA
Phone
3109944445
Rating
80
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Chambers of Commerce & Business Leagues

Reported finances

Revenue
$3,980
Expenses
$13,116
Assets
$98,977

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2023. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

9 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • SONYA MEHTA (PRESIDENT)

People named in this filing

  • SONYA MEHTA (PRESIDENT)
  • ERICA SUMMAN (VICE PRESIDE)
  • NAN MCGARRY (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-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2023. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

The purpose of women lawyers of alameda county ("wlac") is to promote the interests of women, including but not limited to women lawyers and women judges. Wlac intends to 1) seek out information concerning current problems faced by women generally, and by women lawyers, law students and judges in particular, and to encourage discusstion and develop solutions; 2) provide a forum for social contact and business networking by and among women lawyers and judges; 3) encourage professionalism, mutual respect and courtesy towards and among women in the legal profession; 4)further equal opportunity for all women, including but not limited to women in the legal profession; and 5) affiliate or associate with other groups or organizations that may also advance the purposes of this association.

What it reported doing in 2023

The margaret a. Gannon legal education stipend fund: wlac awards this stipend to recent law graduates studying for the bar examination. The stipend is provided to help defray some of the costs that come with studying for the bar exam. The stipends are typically awarded during the membership reception in may. The goal is to encourage and promote new attorneys as they begin their legal career. The money for the stipend is raised during the judge's recongnition dinner, an annual wlac event.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 98% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 100% 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

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Expenses are high relative to revenue and revenue has declined or grown slowly.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 85
  • Transparency & Controls: 82
  • Sustainability: 35
  • Growth: 60

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
  • Program expense ratio: 61.1%; rating input score 61

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 51st percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Limited

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -229.5%; rating input score 5; 5th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 7.55; rating input score 89; 89th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 6.1% per year; rating input score 100; 65th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -23.2% per year; rating input score 0; 14th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 1% per year; rating input score 100; 43rd percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 61.1% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 3 filed program accomplishments · $8K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 9 people listed
  • Consistency: 6 of 6 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 2 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 7 filing years from 2017 to 2023
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • 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.

  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 5/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.