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Western States Legal Foundation

  • Oakland, CA
  • Tax-exempt since Sept. 1982
  • EIN: 94-2801038

Organization summary

Type of Nonprofit

Designated as a Organizations for any of the following purposes: religious, educational, charitable, scientific, literary, testing for public safety, fostering national or international amateur sports competition (as long as it doesn't provide athletic facilities or equipment), or the prevention of cruelty to children or animals.

Donations to this organization are tax deductible.

Summary charts: organization finances over time

Revenue
$161k (2023)

Expenses
$204k (2023)

Total Assets
$8.43k (2023)

Total Liabilities
$0 (2023)

Source: Form 990 tax filings from 2011 to 2023

Tax Filings by Year

Form 990 is an information return that most organizations claiming federal tax-exempt status must file yearly with the IRS. Nonprofit Explorer has IRS digitized Form 990 data for filings processed in 2012 and later. If this organization filed an amended return, it may not be reflected below. Duplicate download links may indicate a resubmission or amendment to this organization's original return. Form 990 data is from the IRS.

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2023

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from 990-EZ
Revenue
$161,330
Expenses
$204,492
Net Income
-$43,162
Net Assets
$8,428
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $161,309
100.0%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $21
0.0%
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $8,428
Total Liabilities $0
Net Assets $8,428
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Other
Jacqueline Cabasso (Executive Dir.) $70,000 $0
Andrew Lichterman (Director) $70,000 $0
Phyllis Olin (President) $0 $0
Grace Morizawa (Director) $0 $0
Sherry Larsen Beville (Secretary) $0 $0
Wilson Riles Jr (Director) $0 $0
John Burroughs (Director) $0 $0
Heather Davison (Treasurer) $0 $0
Phoenix Armenta (Director) $0 $0
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990-EZ
Filed on Nov. 15, 2024

Short form tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2022

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from 990-EZ
Revenue
$156,670
Expenses
$182,085
Net Income
-$25,415
Net Assets
$51,590
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $156,634
100.0%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $36
0.0%
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $51,590
Total Liabilities $0
Net Assets $51,590
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Other
Jacqueline Cabasso (Executive Dir.) $70,000 $0
Andrew Lichterman (Director) $70,000 $0
Phyllis Olin (President) $0 $0
Grace Morizawa (Director) $0 $0
Sherry Larsen Beville (Secretary) $0 $0
Wilson Riles Jr (Director) $0 $0
John Burroughs (Director) $0 $0
Heather Davison (Treasurer) $0 $0
Phoenix Armenta (Director) $0 $0
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990-EZ
Filed on Nov. 15, 2023

Short form tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2021

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from 990-EZ
Revenue
$171,165
Expenses
$184,660
Net Income
-$13,495
Net Assets
$77,005
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $171,119
100.0%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $46
0.0%
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $77,575
Total Liabilities $570
Net Assets $77,005
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Other
Jacqueline Cabasso (Executive Dir.) $70,000 $0
Andrew Lichterman (Director) $70,000 $0
Phyllis Olin (President) $0 $0
Grace Morizawa (Director) $0 $0
Sherry Larsen Beville (Secretary) $0 $0
Wilson Riles Jr (Director) $0 $0
John Burroughs (Director) $0 $0
Heather Davison (Treasurer) $0 $0
Phoenix Armenta (Director) $0 $0
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990-EZ
Filed on Nov. 14, 2022

Short form tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2020

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from 990-EZ
Revenue
$161,655
Expenses
$180,367
Net Income
-$18,712
Net Assets
$90,500
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $161,527
99.9%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $128
0.1%
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $90,860
Total Liabilities $360
Net Assets $90,500
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Other
Jacqueline Cabasso (Executive Director) $0 $0
Phyllis Olin (President) $0 $0
Grace Morizawa (Director) $0 $0
Sherry Larsen Beville (Secretary) $0 $0
Wilson Riles Jr (Director) $0 $0
Andrew Lichterman (Director And Senior Rsch Analyst) $0 $0
John Burroughs (Director) $0 $0
Heather Davison (Treasurer) $0 $0
Phoenix Armenta (Director) $0 $0
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990-EZ
Filed on Nov. 13, 2021

Short form tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

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XML

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2019

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from 990-EZ
Revenue
$187,698
Expenses
$153,125
Net Income
$34,573
Net Assets
$109,212
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $187,551
99.9%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $147
0.1%
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $109,572
Total Liabilities $360
Net Assets $109,212
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Other
Andrew Lichterman (Director And Senior Rsch Analyst) $52,500 $0
Jacqueline Cabasso (Executive Director) $52,140 $360
Phyllis Olin (President) $0 $0
Marcia Campos (Director) $0 $0
Sherry Larsen Beville (Secretary) $0 $0
Wilson Riles Jr (Director) $0 $0
John Burroughs (Director) $0 $0
Heather Davison (Treasurer) $0 $0
Phoenix Armenta (Director) $0 $0
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990-EZ
Filed on Nov. 16, 2020

Short form tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

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PDF XML

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2018

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from 990-EZ
Revenue
$89,713
Expenses
$174,159
Net Income
-$84,446
Net Assets
$74,639
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $89,623
99.9%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $90
0.1%
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $75,209
Total Liabilities $570
Net Assets $74,639
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Other
Jacqueline Cabasso (Executive Director) $0 $0
Phyllis Olin (President) $0 $0
Marcia Campos (Director) $0 $0
Dannette Lambert (Director) $0 $0
Sherry Larsen Beville (Secretary) $0 $0
Wilson Riles (Director) $0 $0
Andrew Lichterman (Director And Senior Rsch Analyst) $0 $0
John Burroughs (Director) $0 $0
Heather Davison (Treasurer) $0 $0
Phoenix Armenta (Director) $0 $0
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990-EZ
Filed on Nov. 14, 2019

Short form tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

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PDF XML

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2017

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from 990-EZ
Revenue
$176,860
Expenses
$148,183
Net Income
$28,677
Net Assets
$159,085
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $176,840
100.0%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $20
0.0%
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $159,415
Total Liabilities $330
Net Assets $159,085
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Other
Jacqueline Cabasso (Executive Director) $34,887 $330
Andrew Lichterman (Director And Senior Rsch Analyst) $32,155 $0
Phyllis Olin (President) $0 $0
Marcia Campos (Director) $0 $0
Dale Nesbitt (Treasurer) $0 $0
Dannette Lambert (Director) $0 $0
Sherry Larsen Beville (Secretary) $0 $0
Wilson Riles (Director) $0 $0
John Burroughs (Director) $0 $0
Heather Davison (Director) $0 $0
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990-EZ
Filed on Nov. 12, 2018

Short form tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2016

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from 990-EZ
Revenue
$161,566
Expenses
$72,458
Net Income
$89,108
Net Assets
$130,408
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $160,810
99.5%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $2
0.0%
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $754
0.5%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $130,408
Total Liabilities $0
Net Assets $130,408
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Other
Jacqueline Cabasso (Executive Director) $24,461 $180
Phyllis Olin (President) $0 $0
Marcia Campos (Director) $0 $0
Dale Nesbitt (Treasurer) $0 $0
Dannette Lambert (Director) $0 $0
Sherry Larsen Beville (Secretary) $0 $0
Wilson Riles (Director) $0 $0
Andrew Lichterman (Director And Senior Rsch Analyst) $0 $0
John Burroughs (Director) $0 $0
Heather Davison (Director) $0 $0
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990-EZ
Filed on Nov. 15, 2017

Short form tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

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PDF XML

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2015

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from 990-EZ
Revenue
$84,435
Expenses
$102,220
Net Income
-$17,785
Net Assets
$41,300
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $82,231
97.4%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $2
0.0%
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $797
0.9%
Other Revenue $1,405
1.7%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $41,300
Total Liabilities $0
Net Assets $41,300
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Other
Jacqueline Cabasso (Executive Director) $28,656 $210
Andrew Lichterman (Director And Senior Rsch Analyst) $16,333 $0
Phyllis Olin (President) $0 $0
Marcia Campos (Director) $0 $0
Dale Nesbitt (Treasurer) $0 $0
Dannette Lambert (Director) $0 $0
Sherry Larsen Beville (Secretary) $0 $0
Wilson Riles (Director) $0 $0
John Burroughs (Director) $0 $0
Heather Davison (Director) $0 $0
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990-EZ
Filed on Nov. 14, 2016

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2014

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from 990-EZ
Revenue
$97,037
Expenses
$187,932
Net Income
-$90,895
Net Assets
$59,085
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $93,512
96.4%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $32
0.0%
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $1,589
1.6%
Other Revenue $1,904
2.0%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $59,085
Total Liabilities $0
Net Assets $59,085
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Other
Andrew Lichterman (Director And Senior Rsch Analyst) $49,000 $10,676
Jacqueline Cabasso (Executive Director) $48,640 $11,036
Phyllis Olin (President) $0 $0
Marcia Campos (Director) $0 $0
Dale Nesbitt (Treasurer) $0 $0
Dannette Lambert (Director) $0 $0
Sherry Larsen Beville (Secretary) $0 $0
Wilson Riles (Director) $0 $0
John Burroughs (Director) $0 $0
Heather Davison (Director) $0 $0
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990-EZ
Filed on Nov. 14, 2015

Short form tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

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PDF XML

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2013

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from 990-EZ
Revenue
$106,934
Expenses
$177,021
Net Income
-$70,087
Net Assets
$149,980
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $102,629
96.0%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $145
0.1%
Net Fundraising $4,160
3.9%
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $149,980
Total Liabilities $0
Net Assets $149,980
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Other
Jacqueline Cabasso (Executive Director) $48,640 $360
Phyllis Olin (President) $0 $0
Marcia Campos (Director) $0 $0
Dale Nesbitt (Treasurer) $0 $0
Dannette Lambert (Director) $0 $0
Sherry Larsen Beville (Secretary) $0 $0
Wilson Riles (Director) $0 $0
Andrew Lichterman (Director) $0 $0
John Burroughs (Director) $0 $0
Heather Davison (Director) $0 $0
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990-EZ
Filed on Nov. 17, 2014

Short form tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2012

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$282,571
Expenses
$177,189
Net Income
$105,382
Net Assets
$220,067
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $281,283
99.5%
Program Services $1,170
0.4%
Investment Income $118
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $58,625
33.1%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $220,067
Total Liabilities $0
Net Assets $220,067

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990

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

PDF

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2011

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from 990-EZ
Revenue
$184,755
Expenses
$93,140
Net Income
$91,615
Net Assets
$114,685
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $184,755
100%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $114,685
Total Liabilities $0
Net Assets $114,685

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990-EZ

Short form tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

PDF

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2010

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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990-EZ

Short form tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

PDF

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2009

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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990-EZ

Short form tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

PDF

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2008

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

Document Links

990-EZ

Short form tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

PDF

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2007

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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990

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

PDF

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2006

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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990

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

PDF

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2005

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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990

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

PDF

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2004

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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990

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

PDF

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2003

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

Document Links

990

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

PDF

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2002

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

Document Links

990

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

PDF

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2001

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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990

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

PDF

About This Data

Nonprofit Explorer includes summary data for nonprofit tax returns and full Form 990 documents, in both PDF and digital formats.

The summary data contains information processed by the IRS during the 2012-2019 calendar years; this generally consists of filings for the 2011-2018 fiscal years, but may include older records. This data release includes only a subset of what can be found in the full Form 990s.

In addition to the raw summary data, we link to PDFs and digital copies of full Form 990 documents wherever possible. This consists of separate releases by the IRS of Form 990 documents processed by the agency, which we update regularly.

We also link to copies of audits nonprofit organizations that spent $750,000 or more in Federal grant money in a single fiscal year since 2016. These audits are copied from the Federal Audit Clearinghouse.

Which Organizations Are Here?

Every organization that has been recognized as tax exempt by the IRS has to file Form 990 every year, unless they make less than $200,000 in revenue and have less than $500,000 in assets, in which case they have to file form 990-EZ. Organizations making less than $50,000 don’t have to file either form but do have to let the IRS they’re still in business via a Form 990N "e-Postcard."

Nonprofit Explorer has organizations claiming tax exemption in each of the 27 subsections of the 501(c) section of the tax code, and which have filed a Form 990, Form 990EZ or Form 990PF. Taxable trusts and private foundations that are required to file a form 990PF are also included. Small organizations filing a Form 990N "e-Postcard" are not included in this data.

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