California Latinas for Reproductive Justice
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
CALIFORNIA LATINAS FOR REPRODUCTIVE JUSTICE (CLRJ) IS A STATEWIDE ORGANIZATION COMMITTED TO HONORING THE EXPERIENCES OF LATINAS TO UPHOLD OUR DIGNITY, OUR BODIES, SEXUALITY, AND FAMILIES. WE BUILD LATINAS' POWER AND CULTIVATE LEADERSHIP THROUGH COMMUNITY EDUCATION, POLICY ADVOCACY, AND COMMUNITY-INFORMED RESEARCH TO ACHIEVE REPRODUCTIVE JUSTICE.
- Income
- $1.6 million
- Spending
- $1.9 million
- Spent on programs
- 72%
- Reserves
- 8.1 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 93%
- Employees
- 36
- Volunteers
- 15
- Highest pay
- $147,827, executive director
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Fair: 63 out of 100. Higher than 35% of charities in its peer group (health care, $1m to $10m).
Reserves
28 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 8.1 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 6% of what it owns.
Living within its means
0 of 15Spending exceeded income by 16% of income.
Income trend
0 of 15Income fell 36% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1572% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 4 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 67% of charities in its peer group (health care, $1m to $10m).
Independent board
25 of 2511 of 12 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
8 of 8Has a written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
7 of 7Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
5 of 5Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.
Independent check of accounts
15 of 15Its accounts were audited by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (3)
- $824,235 spent. CLRJ HAS THREE MAIN PROGRAMMATIC AREAS, COMMUNITY ORGANIZING AND ENGAGEMENT, POLICY, AND RESEARCH. OUR OPERATIONS IN THESE AREAS ARE DESIGNED AS STRATEGIES TO ACHIEVE ANNUAL OBJECTIVES AND LONG-TERM GOALS.COMMUNITY ORGANIZING AND ENGAGEMENT (COE):CLRJ'S COMMUNITY ORGANIZING AND ENGAGEMENT DEPARTMENT AIMS TO BUILD LATINA/E LEADERSHIP AND ENSURE THAT POLICY PRIORITIES ARE INFORMED, SHAPED AND MOVED BY OUR COMMUNITIES. THIS PROGRAM INCLUDED ACTIVITIES THROUGH THE COMMUNITY ORGANIZING PILOT, UNIN DE VECINAS (UDV) AND THE JUSTICE FOR YOUNG FAMILIES INITIATIVE (J4YF). UDV FOCUSED ITS WORK ON TENANTS' RIGHTS AND AN ONGOING HOUSING JUSTICE CAMPAIGN, WHILE J4YF IS AN INITIATIVE OF CALIFORNIA LATINAS FOR REPRODUCTIVE JUSTICE THAT CHAMPIONS YOUNG PEOPLE'S RIGHTS TO SELF-DETERMINATION AND BODILY AUTONOMY, INCLUDING DECISIONS ABOUT WHETHER OR NOT TO BECOME PARENTS, AND THEIR RIGHT TO PARENT THE CHILDREN THEY HAVE WITHIN A SUPPORTIVE ENVIRONMENT. ACCOMPLISHMENTS:- COMMUNITY ORGANIZING AND ENGAGEMENT DEPARTMENT CONTINUED TO DEFEND HOUSING PROTECTIONS AS AN ONGOING COMMITMENT TO HOUSING IS REPRODUCTIVE JUSTICE. CLRJ MOBILIZED WITH THE HOUSING BASE, UNION DE VECINAS, AND OTHER KEY ALLIES TO SAFEGUARD THE RENT STABILIZATION ORDINANCE (RSO) IN BELL GARDENS, CA. THROUGH EXTENSIVE OUTREACH, A SOCIAL MEDIA TOOLKIT, AND BASE BUILDING, WE SECURED 30 PUBLIC COMMENTS IN SUPPORT OF THE ORDINANCE TO ENSURE THE CITY COUNCIL UPHELD THE ORDINANCE DESPITE HEAVY PRESSURE FROM OPPOSITION TO REVOKE IT. CLRJ DEEPENED COMMUNITY KNOWLEDGE THROUGH CIVIC ENGAGEMENT WORKSHOPS, PARTNERED WITH LEGAL EXPERTS (LAFLA), AND SUPPORTED T.U.R.N'S UTILITY CAMPAIGN TO FIGHT UNJUST ELECTRICITY HIKES. CLRJ WAS HONORED AT T.U.R.N'S 50TH ANNIVERSARY TO RECEIVE THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING GRASSROOTS CHAMPION AWARD.- CLRJ'S COMMUNITY ORGANIZING TEAM CONTINUED COALITION BUILDING THROUGH THE INVOLVEMENT IN THE SOUTHEAST LA YOUTH ORGANIZING NETWORK (SYON). AS A COALITION MEMBER FOR THE S.Y.O.N NETWORK, CLRJ DEVELOPED AND DISSEMINATED SURVEYS IN THE COMMUNITY OF SOUTHEAST LOS ANGELES, TOTALING OVER 150 COMPLETED SURVEYS. CLRJ HOSTED A YOUTH VISIONING WORKSHOP WITH THEIR HOUSING BASE TO HEAR THE DIRECT NEEDS OF YOUTH IN SELA.- THE COMMUNITY ORGANIZING TEAM LAUNCHED ITS FIRST REPRODUCTIVE JUSTICE BASE IN SOUTHEAST LOS ANGELES IN MARCH. CLRJ BUILT A DIVERSE, MULTIGENERATIONAL NETWORK TO ADVANCE KNOWLEDGE OF REPRODUCTIVE JUSTICE THROUGH EIGHT MEETINGS AND MOBILIZED THE MEMBERS TO SUPPORT SURVEY DISSEMINATION FOR THE ABORTION SAFE HAVEN PROJECT. LASTLY, THE TEAM SENT THREE COMMUNITY LEADERS TO THE NATIONAL CONFERENCE HOSTED BY SISTERSONG WOMEN OF COLOR REPRODUCTIVE JUSTICE COLLECTIVE IN WASHINGTON DC.
- $308,023 spent. POLICY AND ADVOCACY:POLICY ADVOCACY IS ONE OF CLRJ'S CORE STRATEGIES AND PROGRAM AREAS. CLRJ EDUCATES POLICYMAKERS ON ISSUE AREAS THAT IMPACT THE 7.5 MILLION CALIFORNIA LATINAS, SERVES AS A THOUGHT LEADER AND COLLABORATOR WITH STATE AND NATIONAL ADVOCATES, TRAINS LEADERS ON THE POLICY PROCESS AND HOW TO ADVOCATE FOR THEMSELVES, AS WELL AS CONDUCTING LOCAL, STATE AND FEDERAL POLICY ADVOCACY TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF LATINAS/ES AND THEIR FAMILIES IN CALIFORNIA.ACCOMPLISHMENTS:- IN 2024 THE POLICY DEPARTMENT AT CLRJ TRAINED 15 YOUNG PARENT LEADERS THROUGH OTHER YOUNG PARENTS LEADERSHIP COHORT IN POLICY ADVOCACY, NARRATIVE SHIFT, AND COMMUNITY-INFORMED RESEARCH. THIS LED TO SHIFTING POWER TO POLICY FROM INCEPTION TO CREATION OF THE JUSTICE FOR YOUNG FAMILIES POLICY PRIMER. - CLRJ CO-SPONSORED AB3170 (ORTEGA), A BILL THAT WOULD SUPPORT PATIENT PRIVACY AND FAMILY INTEGRITY BY PREVENTING HARMFUL AND RACIALLY DISCRIMINATORY REFERRALS TO THE FAMILY REGULATION SYSTEM FOLLOWING INVASIVE DRUG TESTING OF BIRTHING PARENTS AND BABIES.- OF THE 70 BILLS THAT CLRJ SUPPORTED WITH LETTERS OR IN OTHER WAYS IN 2024, 33 BILLS WERE PASSED BY THE LEGISLATURE AND SIGNED BY THE GOVERNOR.- CLRJ'S POLICY STAFF EXPANDED THEIR LEARNING AND THE NETWORK OF PARTNERS AND ALLIES BY PARTICIPATING IN SEVERAL CONFERENCES ON ISSUES RANGING FROM ABORTION TO TGI RIGHTS, TO GUARANTEED INCOME PROGRAMS, AND FAMILY POLICING.
- $228,370 spent. RESEARCH:CLRJ'S RESEARCH PROGRAM, SEEKS TO PROMOTE THE REPRODUCTIVE/SEXUAL HEALTH AND JUSTICE OF THE MOST UNDERSERVED LATINAS/ES IN CALIFORNIA BY INFORMING, SHAPING AND INCREASING THE AVAILABILITY OF COMMUNITY INFORMED, POLICY-RELEVANT RESEARCH CONCERNING LATINAS'/ES' REPRODUCTIVE AND SEXUAL HEALTH THAT IS ACCESSIBLE TO POLICYMAKERS, POLICY ADVOCATES AND LATINA/E COMMUNITY AS A WHOLE.ACCOMPLISHMENTS:- PRIMARY RESEARCH: TWO SURVEYS - ONE ON ABORTION (LA COUNTY ABORTION SAFE HAVEN) AND ONE ON THE LIVES OF YOUNG PARENTS (JUSTICE FOR YOUNG FAMILIES) IN LOS ANGELES COUNTY WERE FINALIZED, PILOTED AND LAUNCHED AT SIX IN-PERSON SURVEY SESSIONS IN BELL GARDENS.- EXTERNAL RESEARCH: CLRJ RESEARCH STAFF CONTINUED THEIR PARTICIPATION IN THE FOLLOWING PARTNER RESEARCH PROJECTS: YOUTH ABORTION PROJECT-BEGIN ANALYSIS AND DRAFT THE RESEARCH BRIEF; CALIFORNIA HOME ABORTION VIA TELEMEDICINE (CHAT) W UC SAN FRANCISCO REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH INITIATIVE FOR TELEHEALTH EQUITY & SOLUTIONS-CREATION AND LAUNCH OF THE ABORTION MYTHS AND FACTS TAROT CARD PAGE ON CLRJ WEBSITE; UC SAN FRANCISCO X IBIS REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH X RJ PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS-MEDICATION ABORTION POLICY PRIORITIES AND REPORT.- ADVISORY BOARD PARTICIPATION-CLRJ PARTICIPATED IN THE FOLLOWING ADVISORY BOARDS AT THE INVITATION OF INSTITUTIONAL AND ORGANIZATIONAL PARTNERS UCLA BIXBY ADVISORY BOARD, MEDICATION ABORTION OVER THE COUNTER ADVISORY BOARD, UC SAN FRANCISCO X UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS, AUSTIN REACH YOUTH COMMUNITY ADVISORY BOARD.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated November 6, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2024.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since October 2008.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated November 4, 2026.
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