Dependency Advocacy Center
Donations deductibleDependency Advocacy Center's network
14 people4 organisationsi14 people and 4 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (14). Violet dotted lines (4) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.The board
14 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.Time served and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed time served is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 10 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI; we list 14 in Part VII (Part VII does not always name every voting member).| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dana Bunnett Chair | Board Chair | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Ann Whyte | Board Member (Thru 9/24) | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Chris Berka | Board Member | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Darlene Montero | Company secretary | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Hector Sanchez-Flores | Board Member | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Hon Patrick Tondreau | Board Member | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Jaime Lopez | Board Vice Chair | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Katherine JOH | Chief Executive Officer | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Kathryn Schlepphorst | Board Member | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Laura Gomez | Board Member (Thru 10/23) | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Mario Montemayor | Board Member | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Nikolas Arnold | Treasurer | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Preeti Mishra | COO/Interim CEO | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Theresa Sutton | Board Member | 2024 | 2 yrs |
Officers and senior leadership
4 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.| Name | Title as filed | On the filings |
|---|---|---|
| Annalisa Chung | Founder-in-Residence | 2023 |
| Hilary Kushins | Drug Court/Trainings Program Manager | since 2019 |
| John Nieman | Supervising Attorney (Left 4/22) | since 2018 |
| Margaret Burks | Supervising Attorney | since 2018 |
Pay and hours
year to 30 September 2025iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.| Name | Title as filed | Hours a week | Pay from the organisation | Related organisations | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Katherine Joh | Chief Executive Officer | 40 | $154k | $7k | |
| Preeti Mishra | COO/Interim CEO | 40 | $139k | $13k | |
| Hilary Kushins | Chief Program Officer | 40 | $135k | $752 | |
| Margaret Burks | Staff Attorney | 40 | $102k | $9k | |
| Arthur Tan | Staff Attorney | 40 | $100k | $3k | |
| Kathryn Schlepphorst | Board Member (Thru 11/24) | 1 | $4k | ||
| Dana Bunnett | Board Chair | 2 | $0 | ||
| Darlene Montero | Secretary | 1 | $0 | ||
| Nikolas Arnold | Treasurer (Thru 9/25) | 1 | $0 | ||
| Chris Berka | Board Member (Thru 2/25) | 1 | $0 | ||
| Hector Sanchez-Flores | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Jaime Lopez | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Jose Mario Montemayor | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Eliza Patten | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Sue Saign | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Kathy Schlepphorst | Board Member (Thru 11/24) | 1 | $0 | ||
| Theresa Sutton | Board Member (Thru 5/25) | 1 | $0 | ||
| Hon Patrick Tondreau | Board Member (Thu 4/25) | 1 | $0 |
About
- Legal name
- Dependency Advocacy Center
- EIN
- 262855259
- Address
- 31 N 2nd St Ste 300, San Jose, CA, 95113-1232
- State
- California
- Mission
- Dependency advocacy center (dac) provides zealous legal representation to indigent clients in the juvenile dependency system to promote timely reunification and preservation of families in a safe, healthy environment. Dac believes that every parent and (cont. On schedule o) child entering the dependency system has a right to be treated with dignity, compassion, and respect. (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- I80 Crime and legal-related
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Crime & Legal-Related
- Size band
- 6 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 2008
- Principal officer
- Tomika Anderson-Smith (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 January 2009
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 7, latest 2024
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥8years on the filingsAnn Whyte
≥8years on the filingsJaime Lopez
≥8years on the filingsKathryn Schlepphorst
≥8years on the filingsPreeti Mishra
Latest return
year to 30 September 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 30 September 2025. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $2.9m
- Total liabilities
- $922k
- Net assets or fund balances
- $2m
- Contributions and grants received
- $4.8m
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Employees
- 46
- Volunteers
- 11
Filed finances
1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.| Tax year | Total revenue | Total expenses | Surplus or deficit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | $4.8m | $4.6m | $161k |
As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.