EIN 95-2944594

California Western School of Law (CWSL)

IRS 501(c) type
501(c)(3)
Num. employees
440
Year formed
1975
Most recent tax filings
2022-07-01
Description
California Western School of Law's mission is to train ethical, competent and compassionate lawyers, representative of their diverse society, who can use the law effectively and creatively.
Total revenues
$48,863,777
2022
Total expenses
$45,628,034
2022
Total assets
$69,688,098
2022
Num. employees
440
2022

Program areas at CWSL

For more than 90 years, California Western School of Law has helped students prepare for success in legal practice and become outstanding lawyers serving their clients and their communities. California Western School of Law provides a rigorous traditional legal education including j.d., ll.m., and dual j.d. /mba, and j.d. /msw degrees with an emphasis on developing problem-solving, communication, writing, and analytical thinking skills. At the same time, the Law School teaches students the skills of Law practice, through simulation courses, client-service clinics, and a robust externship program. This strong theoretical grounding and advanced skill base helps graduates pass the bar exam and provide high quality services to clients and the legal profession from the earliest days of their careers. California Western School of Law has been named to the president's higher education community service honor roll numerous times in recognition of the schools various community-focused projects and programs including the California innocence project (cip), the latin american institute of Law and justice, community Law project, new media rights, and more. Our cip attorneys, staff and clinical students have had amazing successes in changing peoples lives. Since the inception of the project, more than 35 innocent people have been freed from prison for crimes they did not commit. Our latin amercian institute of Law and justice currently provides skills training for Law students and lawyers in spanish. In addition to in-service continuing legal education through acceso capacitacion, the institute supports the Law schools maestria program, a one-year online ll.m. Degree program focused on trial advocacy skills. Our mexican moot court competition program conducts trainings and regional and national moot court competitions throughout mexico. Red inocente launches and coordinates the work of innocence organizations throughout latin america. The latin american institute closed in october of 2022.the new media rights program provides services to creators, consumers and early-stage entrepreneurs who need intellectual property, privacy, and media Law expertise. The program educates thousands of individuals about intellectual property, privacy and internet Law through workshops, written materials, video and the new media rights website. The community Law project provides high quality legal assistance and referrals to underserved individuals throughout san diego. Law School students, together with the community Law projects staff and over 100 volunteer attorneys and community members, assist about 1,000 individuals annually. Clients are served in weekly clinics and through the community Law projects innovative community education programs, where we educate low-income community groups on issues ranging from consumer protection to immigration, estate planning, tenant rights and more. The community Law project plays a key role in san diego, working to assist those in need with legal matters.located at the heart of san diegos legal, political, and judicial center, California Western School of Law maintains an annual enrollment of about 650 students and 150 full-time and part-time faculty and staff members. Students, faculty, and staff yearly donate more than 10,000 pro bono and service hours to nonprofits, clinical programs, and Law offices

Who funds California Western School of Law (CWSL)

Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
GrantmakerDescriptionAmount
The Dominus Nihil FoundationGeneral$200,000
Community Foundation of Tampa Bay (CFTB)Support of Mission$100,000
National Philanthropic TrustEducation$75,000
...and 22 more grants received totalling $914,201
Federal funding details
Federal agencyProgram nameAmount
Department of EducationFEDERAL DIRECT STUDENT LOANS$30,022,498
Department of StateCRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEMS$1,311,056
Department of EducationEDUCATION STABILIZATION FUND$321,935
...and 7 more federal grants / contracts

Personnel at CWSL

NameTitleCompensation
Cindy BertrandChief Financial Officer$0
Chris van NostrandChief Marketing Officer
Christopher BaidooChief of Staff and Director for Institutional Research
David BlakeVice President , Administration$208,281
Danielle DawsonVice President of Philanthropy and Alumni Engagement
...and 19 more key personnel

Financials for CWSL

RevenuesFYE 07/2022
Total grants, contributions, etc.$4,745,893
Program services$39,512,496
Investment income and dividends$426,295
Tax-exempt bond proceeds$0
Royalty revenue$0
Net rental income$0
Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets$4,185,709
Net income from fundraising events$-61,360
Net income from gaming activities$0
Net income from sales of inventory$0
Miscellaneous revenues$54,744
Total revenues$48,863,777

Form 990s for CWSL

Fiscal year endingDate received by IRSFormPDF link
2022-072023-03-13990View PDF
2020-072021-06-09990View PDF
2019-072021-01-21990View PDF
2018-072019-06-19990View PDF
2017-072018-05-14990View PDF
...and 7 more Form 990s

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Data update history
June 18, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2022
June 16, 2023
Updated personnel
Identified 5 new personnel
June 12, 2023
Used new vendors
Identified 2 new vendors, including , and
May 26, 2023
Used new vendors
Identified 1 new vendor, including
May 25, 2023
Updated personnel
Identified 22 new personnel
Nonprofit Types
SchoolsHigher ed institutionsHeadquarter / parent organizations
Issues
Education
Characteristics
LobbyingFundraising eventsOperates internationallyState / local levelReceives government fundingEndowed supportProvides scholarshipsGala fundraisersTax deductible donations
General information
Address
225 Cedar St
San Diego, CA 92101
Metro area
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA
County
San Diego County, CA
Website URL
cwsl.edu/ 
Phone
(619) 239-0391
Facebook page
CaliforniaWestern 
Twitter profile
@cwsl_news 
IRS details
EIN
95-2944594
Fiscal year end
July
Taxreturn type
Form 990
Year formed
1975
Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
Yes
Categorization
NTEE code, primary
B42: Undergraduate College (4-year)
NAICS code, primary
611310: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools
Parent/child status
Central organization
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