Program areas at PLC
In 2022, plc staff members and volunteers provided nearly 75,000 hours of free legal services to primarily low-income residents of orange county, California. These cases covered a wide range of legal areas, including: family Law, domestic violence protection, immigration, housing, bankruptcy, consumer Law, federal tax, and elder justice. Plc provides legal clinics and community education at various community-based sites throughout orange county, California, including family resource centers, homeless service centers, health clinics, and senior centers. In addition to directly serving individuals and families, plc engages in impact litigation, systemic advocacy, and legal services for community organizations and micro-businesses, work that indirectly helps to improve the lives of tens of thousands of additional orange county residents.
Who funds Public Law Center (PLC)
Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
Personnel at PLC
| Name | Title | Compensation | Date of data |
|---|
| Jeff Bolton | Chief Financial Officer | | 2023-11-14 |
| Monica Eav Glicken | Executive Director and General Counsel | $107,346 | 2023-04-14 |
| Catherine Ogilvie | Director of Operations | $142,486 | 2022-02-28 |
| Tyler Press | Director of Legal Services | | 2023-04-14 |
| Leigh Ferrin | Director of Pro Bono and Litigation / Director of Litigation and Pro Bono / Directing Attorney and Pro Bono Director | $127,616 | 2022-12-31 |
| ...and 9 more key personnel |
Financials for PLC
| Revenues | FYE 12/2022 | FYE 12/2021 | % Change |
|---|
| Total grants, contributions, etc. | $6,709,674 | $5,801,285 | 15.7% |
| Program services | $0 | $0 | - |
| Investment income and dividends | $19,612 | $1,245 | 1475.3% |
| Tax-exempt bond proceeds | $0 | $0 | - |
| Royalty revenue | $0 | $0 | - |
| Net rental income | $0 | $0 | - |
| Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets | $0 | $0 | - |
| Net income from fundraising events | $-28,431 | $-16,110 | -76.5% |
| Net income from gaming activities | $0 | $0 | - |
| Net income from sales of inventory | $0 | $0 | - |
| Miscellaneous revenues | $73,639 | $66,695 | 10.4% |
| Total revenues | $6,774,494 | $5,853,115 | 15.7% |
Organizations like PLC
| Organization | Type | Location | Revenue |
|---|
| The City Bar Fund | 501(c)(3) | New York, NY | $7,750,390 |
| Legal Aid Society of the District of Columbia | 501(c)(3) | Washington, DC | $12,396,520 |
| Asian Americans Advancing Justice Southern California (AAAJLA) | 501(c)(3) | Los Angeles, CA | $14,614,761 |
| Community Legal Services in East Palo Alto | 501(c)(3) | East Palo Alto, CA | $6,195,128 |
| Lawyers Alliance for New York (LANY) | 501(c)(3) | New York, NY | $4,170,417 |
| Bet Tzedek | 501(c)(3) | Los Angeles, CA | $14,946,367 |
| Neighborhood Legal Services of Los Angeles (NLS-LA) | 501(c)(3) | Glendale, CA | $25,244,252 |
| Law Foundation of Silicon Valley | 501(c)(3) | San Jose, CA | $12,960,116 |
| Public Counsel (PC) | 501(c)(3) | Los Angeles, CA | $17,516,532 |
| Pro Bono Partnership Incorporated | 501(c)(3) | White Plains, NY | $2,746,010 |
Data update history
January 5, 2024
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2022
January 4, 2024
Updated personnel
Identified 9 new personnel
July 31, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2021
July 7, 2023
Updated personnel
Identified 11 new personnel
Nonprofit Types
Crime and legal aid organizationsLegal service nonprofitsCharities
Issues
Human servicesCrime and lawLegal services
Characteristics
LobbyingFundraising eventsState / local levelReceives government fundingCommunity engagement / volunteeringGala fundraisersTax deductible donations
General information
- Address
- 601 Civic Dr West
- Santa Ana, CA 92703
- Metro area
- Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA
- County
- Orange County, CA
- Website URL
- publiclawcenter.org/
- Phone
- (714) 541-1010
- Facebook page
- PublicLawCenter
- Twitter profile
- @publiclawcenter
IRS details
- EIN
- 95-3709253
- Fiscal year end
- December
- Taxreturn type
- Form 990
- Year formed
- 1981
- 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
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