California Employment Lawyers Association
Revenue
$1.7m
year to 30 November 2024
Expenses
$1.2m
year to 30 November 2024
Total assets
$1.6m
$154k liabilities
Net assets
$1.5m
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
17
6.8 years on average
Staff
7
employees, year to 30 November 2024
Chair observed
≥4 yrs
Barbara Figari Cowan
Left since last filing
2
12% of the board
California Employment Lawyers Association's network
17 people4 organisationsi17 people and 4 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (17). Violet dotted lines (5) 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
17 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 16 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barbara Figari Cowan Chair | Board Chair | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Adrianne De Castro | Company secretary | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Carol Gillam | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Cornelia Dai | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Jennifer Rue Kramer (also filed as Jennifer Kramer) | Director | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Katherine Wutchiett | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Kirby Canon | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Laura L Horton | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Leonard Sansanowicz | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Melissa Johnson | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Menaka Fernando | Director | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Rebecca Kagin | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Renuka Jain | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Sandra Munoz | Director | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Tracy Fehr | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Vincent Tong | Treasurer | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Wendy Musell | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
Officers and senior leadership
2 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Christina Krasomil | Admin Director | since 2018 |
| Mariko Yoshihara | Policy Director | since 2018 |
Pay and hours
year to 30 November 2024iFrom 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christina Krasomil | Admin Director | 40 | $130k | ||
| Kirby Canon | Director | 5 | $0 | ||
| Sandra Munoz | Director | 5 | $0 | ||
| Tracy Fehr | Director | 5 | $0 | ||
| Cornelia Dai | Director | 5 | $0 | ||
| Barbara Figari Cowan | Board Chair | 10 | $0 | ||
| Menaka Fernando | Director | 5 | $0 | ||
| Melissa Johnson | Director | 5 | $0 | ||
| Vincent Tong | Treasurer | 5 | $0 | ||
| Laura L Horton | Director | 5 | $0 | ||
| Carol Gillam | Director | 5 | $0 | ||
| Katherine Wutchiett | Director | 5 | $0 | ||
| Rebecca Kagin | Director | 5 | $0 | ||
| Wendy Musell | Director | 5 | $0 | ||
| Adrianne De Castro | Secretary | 5 | $0 | ||
| Renuka Jain | Director | 5 | $0 | ||
| Jennifer Kramer | Director | 5 | $0 | ||
| Leonard Sansanowicz | Director | 5 | $0 |
About
- Legal name
- California Employment Lawyers Association
- EIN
- 330523044
- Address
- Po Box 746, Woodland HLS, CA, 91365-0746
- State
- California
- Mission
- Cela exists to protect and expand the legal rights and opportunities of all california workers and to strengthen the community of lawyers who represent them. We accomplish this through education and advocacy for worker justice. (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- S41 Community improvement and capacity building
- IRS classification
- 501(c)06 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Community Improvement & Capacity Building
- Size band
- 6 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 1991
- Principal officer
- Barbara Figari Cowan (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 January 2005
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 7, latest 2024
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥8years on the filingsCarol Gillam
≥8years on the filingsCornelia Dai
≥8years on the filingsKirby Canon
≥8years on the filingsLaura L Horton
Latest return
year to 30 November 2024iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 30 November 2024. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $1.6m
- Total liabilities
- $154k
- Net assets or fund balances
- $1.5m
- Contributions and grants received
- $7k
- Program service revenue
- $1.7m
- Employees
- 7
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 | $1.7m | $1.2m | $527k |
As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.