EIN 94-3189313

Disability Rights Advocates

IRS 501(c) type
501(c)(3)
Num. employees
40
Year formed
1993
Most recent tax filings
2022-12-01
Description
Disability Rights Advocates is a national nonprofit legal center that advances equal rights and opportunity for people with all types of disabilities nationwide. DRA runs high-impact class action litigation on behalf of people with all types of disabilities, including mobility, hearing, vision, learning and mental health. Through negotiation and litigation, DRA has made significant progress in protecting the rights of people with disabilities.
Total revenues
$5,296,320
2022
Total expenses
$6,193,062
2022
Total assets
$21,856,778
2022
Num. employees
40
2022

Program areas at Disability Rights Advocates

DRA, a national nonprofit legal center, advocates through high-impact class action litigation on behalf of people with all types of disabilities, including mobility, hearing, vision, learning and mental health. Through negotiation and litigation, DRA has made thousands of entities throughout the country accessible, eliminated discriminatory policies, and has enforced access rights for millions of people with disabilities in many key areas of life, including access to technology, education, employment, transportation and health care.

Grants made by Disability Rights Advocates

GranteeGrant descriptionAmount
Blind Federation of America (NFB)Symposium Support$6,000

Who funds Disability Rights Advocates

Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
GrantmakerDescriptionAmount
Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift FundFor Grant Recipient's Exempt Purposes$372,750
Tides FoundationEquity, Human Rights, and Economic Empowerment$100,000
San Francisco Foundation (TSFF)Advised - for General Support To the Dra's 2021 Virtual Gala. Advised - for General Support To the Dra's 2022 Annual Gala.$50,000
...and 7 more grants received

Personnel at Disability Rights Advocates

NameTitleCompensation
Rebecca WillifordPresident and Chief Executive Officer$299,951
Kathy MartinezExecutive Director
Katherine HamiltonManaging Director Development and Operations / Managing Director of Development and Operations$308,477
Stuart SeabornMNGNG Director Litigation / Managing Director Litigation / MNG Director Litigat / Managing Director , Litigation / Director of Litigation / Senior Staff Attorney$274,121
Rebecca RodgersManaging Attorney / Staff Attorney$164,839
...and 13 more key personnel

Financials for Disability Rights Advocates

RevenuesFYE 12/2022
Total grants, contributions, etc.$1,054,961
Program services$3,395,136
Investment income and dividends$286,758
Tax-exempt bond proceeds$0
Royalty revenue$0
Net rental income$-67,238
Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets$0
Net income from fundraising events$0
Net income from gaming activities$0
Net income from sales of inventory$0
Miscellaneous revenues$626,703
Total revenues$5,296,320

Form 990s for Disability Rights Advocates

Fiscal year endingDate received by IRSFormPDF link
2022-122023-11-14990View PDF
2021-122022-11-14990View PDF
2020-122021-11-04990View PDF
2019-122021-02-24990View PDF
2018-122020-01-30990View PDF
...and 11 more Form 990s
Data update history
January 19, 2024
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2022
January 17, 2024
Updated personnel
Identified 5 new personnel
December 28, 2023
Received grants
Identified 3 new grant, including a grant for $100,000 from Tides Foundation
August 1, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2021
June 26, 2023
Received grants
Identified 4 new grant, including a grant for $50,000 from San Francisco Foundation (TSFF)
Nonprofit Types
Human rights organizationsLegal service nonprofitsCivil rights and social justice organizationsCharities
Issues
Human rightsLegal services
Characteristics
Political advocacyLobbyingNational levelEndowed supportGala fundraisersTax deductible donations
General information
Address
2001 Ctr St 3rd FL
Berkeley, CA 94704
Metro area
San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley, CA
Website URL
dralegal.org/ 
Phone
(510) 665-8644
Facebook page
dralegal 
Twitter profile
@dralegal 
IRS details
EIN
94-3189313
Fiscal year end
December
Taxreturn type
Form 990
Year formed
1993
Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
Yes
Categorization
NTEE code, primary
R20: Civil Rights, Advocacy for Specific Groups
NAICS code, primary
5411: Legal Services
Parent/child status
Independent
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