EIN 20-2573758

Housing and Economic Rights Advocates

IRS 501(c) type
501(c)(3)
Num. employees
19
Year formed
2005
Most recent tax filings
2022-12-01
NTEE code, primary
Description
Housing and Economic Rights Advocates is a California statewide, not-for-profit legal service and advocacy organization that helps Californians build a safe, sound financial future, free of discrimination and economic abuses. It is the only California statewide nonprofit law office dedicated to addressing mortgage lending, servicing, foreclosure, collections and credit problems in California, with most of its services provided in the Greater Northern California area, Central California.
Total revenues
$3,661,563
2022
Total expenses
$3,257,894
2022
Total assets
$2,175,396
2022
Num. employees
19
2022

Program areas at Housing and Economic Rights Advocates

HERA is the only California statewide nonprofit law office dedicated to addressing mortgage lending, servicing, foreclosure, collections and credit problems in California, with most of our services provided in the Greater Northern California area, Central Valley area, with growing services in Southern California and with our office located in Oakland. We have a broad asset building/preservation and anti-discrimination mission. We are unusual in our combination of service strategies, engaging in 1) education of individual consumers and communities of vulnerable residents targeted for a wide variety of predatory practices not just housing related 2) legal services for individuals as well as class actions benefiting many hundreds, sometimes thousands of people at a time 3) trainings for attorneys, government staff, housing counselors, adult protective services and other professionals on how to identify and handle abuses directed towards consumers 4) research on the scope and impact of such abusive practices 5) technical assistance and support to professionals on their cases 6) community organizing on consumer issues and 7) policy work. HERA also addresses almost all other forms of household debt and credit problems including medical debt, credit card debt, student loans, and homeowner association collections activity, as well as expanding our work on wrongful credit reporting. These kinds of practices can result in residents being denied credit, paying much higher interest rates on loans, higher insurance rates, and possibly being locked out of certain kinds of jobs.

Who funds Housing and Economic Rights Advocates

Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
GrantmakerDescriptionAmount
Crankstart FoundationTo Help Californians Build A Safe, Sound Financial Future$300,000
Silicon Valley Community Foundation (SVCF)Housing and Transportation$100,000
California Rural Legal Assistance (CRLA)Community Stabilization and Reinvestment Grant$75,000
...and 1 more grant received

Personnel at Housing and Economic Rights Advocates

NameTitleCompensation
Maeve BrownExecutive Director$200,000
Arthur D. LevyDirector of Litigation
Justin BergerChairman$0
Sandra PriceSecretary$0
Scott ChangTreasurer$0
...and 3 more key personnel

Financials for Housing and Economic Rights Advocates

RevenuesFYE 12/2022
Total grants, contributions, etc.$3,462,477
Program services$198,496
Investment income and dividends$590
Tax-exempt bond proceeds$0
Royalty revenue$0
Net rental income$0
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$0
Total revenues$3,661,563

Form 990s for Housing and Economic Rights Advocates

Fiscal year endingDate received by IRSFormPDF link
2022-122023-07-20990View PDF
2021-122022-05-10990View PDF
2020-122021-07-12990View PDF
2019-122020-09-23990View PDF
2018-122019-10-04990View PDF
...and 9 more Form 990s
Data update history
December 24, 2023
Received grants
Identified 3 new grant, including a grant for $300,000 from Crankstart Foundation
August 25, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2022
August 24, 2023
Updated personnel
Identified 1 new personnel
August 12, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2021
May 22, 2023
Received grants
Identified 4 new grant, including a grant for $300,000 from Crankstart Foundation
Nonprofit Types
Crime and legal aid organizationsLegal service nonprofitsCharities
Issues
Human servicesHuman rightsCrime and lawLegal services
Characteristics
State / local levelReceives government fundingTax deductible donations
General information
Address
3950 Broadway Suite 200
Oakland, CA 94611
Metro area
San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley, CA
Website URL
heraca.org/ 
Phone
(510) 281-8443
IRS details
EIN
20-2573758
Fiscal year end
December
Taxreturn type
Form 990
Year formed
2005
Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
Yes
Categorization
NTEE code, primary
I80: Legal Services
NAICS code, primary
5411: Legal Services
Parent/child status
Independent
Free account sign-up

Want updates when Housing and Economic Rights Advocates has new information, or want to find more organizations like Housing and Economic Rights Advocates?

Create free Cause IQ account