Oasis Legal Services
Donations deductibleOasis Legal Services' network
16 people1 organisationi16 people and 1 organisation on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (16). Violet dotted lines (1) 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
16 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 11 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI; we list 16 in Part VII (Part VII does not always name every voting member).| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rhina Ramos Chair | Dir., Chair (Through 11/24) | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Ryan Heman Chair | Director, Chair | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Allan Manzanares | Director | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Daniel Brotsky | Director (Through 4/24) | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Duc Le | Director | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Jack Kornfield | Director (Through 2/24) | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Jackie Rivas-Landaverde | Director | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Jena Lee | Dir., Treasurer (Through 4/24) | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Jensen Li | Director | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Julie Vue | Director | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Kimberly Meja-Cuellar | Director | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Korab Zuka | Director | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Lillian Turcios | Director (Through 10/24) | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Marcos Segura | Director | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Raquel Aldana | Director | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Rebecca Gordon | Director, Treasurer | 2024 | 2 yrs |
Officers and senior leadership
12 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Adam Chang | Executive Director | since 2023 |
| Caroline Roberts | Executive Director and CEO | 2019 |
| Caroline Roberts 122-522 | Executive Director | 2022 |
| Connor Maclean | Company secretary | since 2018 |
| Eliane Fersan | Interim Exec. Director | 2023 |
| Jeremy Hsieh | Company secretary | 2020 |
| Kathy Schwarz | Company secretary | since 2023 |
| Leanne Brotsky | Director of Operations | since 2023 |
| Maria Elena Paniagua | Asylum Program Director | since 2022 |
| Mark Ryle | Interim Exec. Director | 2023 |
| Mark Ryle 622-1222 | Interim Executive Director | 2022 |
| Rachel Kafele | Director of Program & Advocacy | since 2023 |
Pay and hours
year to 31 December 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adam Chang | Exec. Director, Ex Officio | 40 | $170k | $12k | |
| Rachel Kafele | Director of Programs & Advocacy | 40 | $120k | $3k | |
| Maria Elena Paniagua | Asylum Program Director | 40 | $112k | $12k | |
| Leanne Brotsky | Director of Operations | 40 | $111k | $12k | |
| Allan Manzanares | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Birgit Eschmann | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Duc Le | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Ian O'brien | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Jackie Rivas-Landaverde | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Jasmine Gabb | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Jensen Li | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Julie Vue | Director, Governance Chair | 3 | $0 | ||
| Kathy Schwarz | Volunteer | 1 | $0 | ||
| Kim Mejia-Cullar | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Marcos Segura | Director, Audit Chair | 3 | $0 | ||
| Nick Martinez | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Rebecca Gordon | Treasurer, Finance Chair | 5 | $0 | ||
| Ryan Heman | Chair | 5 | $0 | ||
| Wes McGaughey | Director, Fundraising Chair | 1 | $0 | ||
| Raquel Aldana | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Korab Zuka | Director | 1 | $0 |
About
- Legal name
- Oasis Legal Services
- EIN
- 820696739
- Address
- 1900 Addison St Ste 100, Berkeley, CA, 94704-2649
- State
- California
- Mission
- Oasis legal services empowers low-income lgbtq+ immigrants who have survived violence and persecution due to their sexuality, gender identity, and/or hiv status by increasing access to quality, culturally responsive legal representation and social services. (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
- 2017
- Principal officer
- Adam Chang (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 March 2017
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 6, latest 2024
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥8years on the filingsRhina Ramos
≥8years on the filingsJack Kornfield
≥6years on the filingsKorab Zuka
≥4years on the filingsAllan Manzanares
Latest return
year to 31 December 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 December 2025. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $4.4m
- Total liabilities
- $159k
- Net assets or fund balances
- $4.2m
- Contributions and grants received
- $2.5m
- Program service revenue
- $450k
- Employees
- 29
- Volunteers
- 130
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $4.4m | $2.4m | $2m |
As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.