2016-10-03T10:20:09-05:00 2016-06-30 363321958 Desmond & Ahern Ltd 10827 S Western Avenue Chicago IL 60643 990 2015-07-01 465386556 Community Activism Law Alliance COMM 3129990056 405 W Superior Street No 506 Chicago IL 60654 Lam Nguyen Ho Executive Director 3129990056 2016-10-03 1 Paul Betlinski P01960501 7737794720 2016-10-03 2015 2017-02-10 21:41:12Z X Lam Nguyen Ho 405 W Superior Street No 506 Chicago IL 60654 366340 0 X www.calachicago.org X 2014 IL help underserved communities access justice and pursue social change 11 11 6 67 0 0 158357 365383 0 0 161 957 0 0 158518 366340 0 0 0 0 68283 211044 0 0 11830 10219 34538 78502 245582 80016 120758 80016 224829 0 24055 80016 200774 X CALA uses its model, "community activism lawyering," to unite lawyers and activists to collaboratively help underserved communities access justice and pursue social change. Through these partnerships, CALA creates "community activism-law clinics" within and co-operated by communities. CALA accomplishes its two principal objectives at once: provide cost-effective legal services to underserved individual clients and help our activist partners achieve broader social change. Through our work, CALA seeks to change not only how the legal aid system operates but also how lawyers and activists work together. 0 0 215014 The Organization offers free Legal Services to Low-Income Communities; Self-Advocacy Pro-Se Workshops (helping low-income individuals complete their own legal applications);Community Legal Education and Training to Low-Income Communities. 215014 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 11 11 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 IL X Lam Nguyen Ho 7738881404 405 W Superior Street 7th Floor Chicago IL 60654 Ellen Craig President 1.75 X X 0 0 0 Chirag Badlani Treasurer 1.00 X X 0 0 0 Thomas Alaan Secretary 2.50 X X 0 0 0 Elizabeth Arumilli Member 1.00 X 0 0 0 Alexander Boni-Seanz Member 1.00 X 0 0 0 Anthony Borich Member 1.00 X 0 0 0 Samuel Goldberg Member 1.00 X 0 0 0 Serafina Ha Member 1.00 X 0 0 0 Samuel Heppell Member 1.00 X 0 0 0 Lydia Ness Member 1.00 X 0 0 0 Liz Tracy Member 1.00 X 0 0 0 Lam Nguyen Ho Executive Director 40.00 X 47045 0 4026 47045 0 4026 0 0 0 0 0 365383 365383 957 957 366340 0 0 957 52976 31786 10595 10595 133491 133491 11506 11506 13071 11669 701 701 974 974 525 525 2704 86 2618 5338 3203 1601 534 4668 4201 467 4783 3797 986 Equipment 7201 7201 Miscellaneous 4384 3288 1096 Staff Events 2394 2394 Membership fees 1567 1418 149 245582 215014 18738 11830 80016 224829 80016 224829 24055 0 24055 X 80016 200774 80016 200774 80016 224829 120758 0 X 0 0 0 X 158357 365383 523740 158357 365383 523740 135000 251000 386000 0 135000 251000 386000 137740 161 957 1118 161 957 1118 158518 366340 524858 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 4 The bylaws were amended to change the size of the Board of Directors from nine to twelve members. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11 The Form 990 was reviewed by the Board of Directors prior to filing. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12c A Case Managment Program checks for conflicts of interest whenever a new case is opened. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19 The Organization makes the governing documents and financial statements available upon request.