Public Advocates Inc.
Public Advocates Inc.
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About this organization
Mission
Public Advocates Inc. is a nonprofit law firm and advocacy organization that challenges the systemic causes of poverty and racial discrimination by strengthening community voices in public policy and achieving tangible legal victories to advance education, housing and transit equity. We spur change through collaboration with grassroots groups representing low income communities, people of color and immigrants, combined with strategic policy reform, media advocacy and litigation.
About
Metropolitan Equity: Public Advocates' Metropolitan Equity Team advocates for equitable development, affordable housing, renter protections, protection from displacement, increased local transit service, and policies that reduce the impacts of climate change and pollution on low-income residents and communities of color. In fiscal year 2017-18, we played a key role in securing passage of a package of bills with new policies and investments to address California's affordable housing crisis. We supported community organizations as they advocated for and won strong findings by the County of San Mateo on the civil rights impacts of rent increases and evictions, and goals for increasing access to transit for communities of color. The City of San Jose also adopted our recommendations for identifying displacement and lack of tenant protections as civil rights issues. We successfully advocated for commitments in the regional Plan Bay Area to develop more revenue for affordable housing, policies to prevent displacement, the use of transportation funding as an incentive for local governments to create more affordable housing, and the adoption of an Action Plan to ensure these commitments are implemented. We are also working to ensure that CASA, a blue-ribbon commission working to create comprehensive solutions to the Bay Area's housing shortage, addresses the 3 P's - tenant protections, housing preservation, and affordable housing production. We successfully advocated for the use of Participatory Budgeting by state and regional agencies, an innovative democratic process in which residents have a real say in creating projects with public funding that meets their priority needs. In Sacramento and statewide we are supporting organizers and committees as they fight for tenant rights, protection for evictions, and access to affordable housing. With our coalition partners, we have secured investments in affordable housing and transit from California's Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund that benefit disadvantaged communities and reduce pollution. On the national level, we have launched the Alliance for Housing Justice to create a national movement that supports grassroots organizing and links local campaigns to national policy advocacy.
Interesting data from their 2019 990 filing
The non-profit's aim, as stated in the filing, is “Public advocates inc. is a nonprofit law firm and advocacy organization that challenges the systemic causes of poverty and racial discrimination by strengthening community voices in public policy and achieving tangible legal victories advancing education, housing, transit and climate equity. we spur change through collaboration with grassroots groups representing low-income communities, people of color and immigrants, combined with strategic policy reform, media advocacy and litigation, making rights real across california since 1971.”.
When referring to its actions, they were outlined as: “Public advocates inc. is a nonprofit law firm and advocacy organization that challenges the systemic causes of poverty and racial discrimination by strengthening community voices in public policy and achieving tangible legal victories advancing education, housing, transit and climate equity. we spur change through collaboration with grassroots groups representing low-income communities, people of color and immigrants, combined with strategic policy reform, media advocacy and litigation, making rights real across california since 1971.”.
- The non-profit has complied with legal obligations by reporting their state of operation as CA.
- The non-profit's form for 2019 reports a total of 27 employees.
- Does not operate a hospital.
- Does not operate a school.
- Does not collect art.
- Does not provide credit counseling.
- Does not have foreign activities.
- Is not a donor-advised fund.
- Is not a private foundation.
- Expenses are greater than $1,000,000.
- Revenue is greater than $1,000,000.
- Revenue less expenses is $2,028,150.
- The salary policy for the CEO of the organization is established through a review and approval by an impartial party.
- The organization has a written policy that describes how long it will retain documents.
- The organization has 12 independent voting members.
- The organization was formed in 1971.
- The organization has a written policy that addresses conflicts of interest.
- The organization is required to file Schedule B.
- The organization is required to file Schedule J.
- The organization is required to file Schedule O.
- The organization engages in lobbying activities.
- The organization pays $2,273,890 in salary, compensation, and benefits to its employees.
- The organization pays $445,943 in fundraising expenses.
- The organization provides Form 990 to its governing body.
- The organization has minutes of its meetings.
- The organization has a written whistleblower policy.
- The organization's financial statements were reviewed by an accountant.