NonprofitsPublic Advocates Inc

Public Advocates Inc

SAN FRANCISCO, CA

Total revenue

$7.3M

Total expenses

$7.2M

Net assets

$15.1M

Grants received

$16.3M

120 grants

EIN

237103042

Tax year

2023

Mission

For more than five decades, public advocates has challenged the systemic causes of poverty and racial discrimination by strengthening community voices in public policy and achieving tangible legal victories advancing education, housing, transportation equity, and climate justice. 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.

Programs

1 program

Metropolitan equityto ensure meaningful access to opportunity, metropolitan equity team advocates for affordable homes in all communities, public transportation that serves the needs of low-income people, and socially just and environmentally sustainable development at the local, regional and state levels. Working hand in hand with low-income communities of color, we fight to reverse generations of housing segregation and unfair allocation of public and private resources. At the national level, we co-convene the alliance for housing justice, which anchors the national housing justice grassroots table, bringing together national base-building networks and state coalitions and organizations to build alignment and advance national housing policy reform.

Expenses: $3.2MGrants: $1.3M

Financials

FY 2023

Revenue

Contributions & grants$6.9M
Program service revenue$85K
Investment income$348K
Other revenue$11K
Total revenue$7.3M

Expenses

Grants paid$1.4M
Salaries & benefits$4.8M
Fundraising$494K
Other expenses$1.0M
Total expenses$7.2M
Total assets$17.0M
Net assets$15.1M

People

23 listed

NameRoleCompensation

GUILLERMO MAYER

PRESIDENT AND CEO

Board

$214K

37.5 hrs/wk

SUMI PAIK

FINANCE & ADMIN DIRECTOR

Board

$197K

37.5 hrs/wk

ANITA STEARNS MAYO

MEMBER

Board

0.5 hrs/wk

KENDRA FOX-DAVIS

MEMBER

Board

0.5 hrs/wk

DRUCILLA STENDER RAMEY

MEMBER

Board

0.5 hrs/wk

SERGIO GARCIA

MEMBER

Board

0.5 hrs/wk

LUIS RODRIGUEZ

MEMBER

Board

0.5 hrs/wk

ALINA BALL

CHAIR

Board

2 hrs/wk

BARBARA J CHISHOLM

VICE CHAIR

Board

1 hrs/wk

JASMINE SINGH

EXECUTIVE SECRETARY

Board

1 hrs/wk

FRED ALVAREZ

MEMBER

Board

0.5 hrs/wk

CAROLYN CLARKE

MEMBER

Board

0.5 hrs/wk

ROBERT OLSON

MEMBER

Board

0.5 hrs/wk

ROHIT SINGLA

TREASURER

Board

1 hrs/wk

MARTIN GLICK

MEMBER

Board

0.5 hrs/wk

HEIDI HO

MEMBER

Board

0.5 hrs/wk

RICHARD MARCANTONIO

MANAGING ATTORNEY

Staff

$195K

37.5 hrs/wk

JOHN AFFELDT

MANAGING ATTORNEY

Staff

$191K

37.5 hrs/wk

SUMEET BAL

DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATION

Staff

$144K

37.5 hrs/wk

SAM INGELMAN

MANAGING ATTORNEY

Staff

$142K

37.5 hrs/wk

NICOLE OCHI

DEPUTY MANAGING ATTORNEY

Staff

$133K

37.5 hrs/wk

ANGELICA JONGCO HUTCHINSON

DEPUTY MANAGING ATTORNEY

Staff

$133K

37.5 hrs/wk

TINA GRECO

DIRECTOR OF TALENT

Staff

$130K

37.5 hrs/wk

Grants received

Showing 120 of 120

FromAmountPurposeYear
$900K
Civic Participation
2024
$675K
K-12 EDUCATION; POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION; PUBLIC AWARENESS AND ANALYSIS
2024
$375K
K-12 EDUCATION; POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION; PUBLIC AWARENESS AND ANALYSIS
2024
$227K
Regrants - Program services
2024
$200K
FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2024
$175K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2024
$150K
THIS PROJECT WILL PROMOTE ACCESS TO HIGH-QUALITY TEACHERS AND EDUCATIONAL SUPPORTS FOR ELS IN CALIFORNIA DISTRICTS.
2024
$125K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2024
$100K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2024
$25K
General operating support for Alliance for Housing Justice, a network of grassroots organizing groups centering housing as a human right.
2024
$15K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2024
$10K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2024
$6K
CIVIL RIGHTS, SOCIAL ACTION, ADVOCACY
2024
$425K
CIVIL RIGHTS, SOCIAL ACTION, ADVOCACY
2023
$401K
Civic Participation
2023
$250K
PROGRAM GRANT
2023
$200K
Promise of an Equitable Future
2023
$200K
PUBLIC ADVOCATES' EDUCATION PROGRAM
2023
$200K
FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2023
$198K
Regrants - Program services
2023
$175K
ADVANCING STUDENT HEALTH THROUGH POLICY ANALYSIS AND ADVOCACY: TO IMPROVE YOUTH HEALTH OUTCOMES BY LEVERAGING STATE AND LOCAL OPPORTUNITIES AND RESOURCES THAT PROMOTE HEALTHY BEHAVIORS AND STUDENT SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL WELLNESS IN CALIFORNIA SCHOOLS.
2023
$151K
TO SUPPORT AFFORDABLE HOUSING. FOR GENERAL SUPPORT.
2023
$150K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2023
$125K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT: TO SUPPORT AN ORGANIZATION THAT BUILDS POWER AND STRENGTHENS COALITIONS TO ADDRESS THE SYSTEMIC CAUSES OF POVERTY AND RACIAL DISCRIMINATION AND ADVANCE EQUITY IN EDUCATION, HOUSING, TRANSPORTATION AND HEALTH FOR LOW-INCOME COMMUNITIES, PEOPLE OF COLOR AND IMMIGRANTS IN CALIFORNIA.
2023
$74K
GENERAL SUPPORT AND CORE SUPPORT FOR INSTITUTIONAL STRENGTHENING
2023
$25K
General operating support for Alliance for Housing Justice, a network of grassroots organizing groups centering housing as a human right.
2023
$15K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2023
$8K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2023
$7K
LEGAL AID GRANT
2023
$5K
PUBLIC, SOCIETAL BENEFIT
2023
$1K
General & Unrestricted
2023
$500K
To provide general operating support.
2022
$500K
K-12 EDUCATION
2022
$475K
PROGRAM - TO SUPPORT AFFORDABLE HOUSING ADVOCACY. PROGRAM - FOR GENERAL SUPPORT
2022
$375K
K-12 EDUCATION; POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION
2022
$250K
POLICY PROGRAM GRANT
2022
$250K
CIVIL RIGHTS, SOCIAL ACTION, ADVOCACY
2022
$200K
FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2022
$200K
PUBLIC ADVOCATES' EDUCATION PROGRAM
2022
$175K
ADVANCING STUDENT HEALTH THROUGH POLICY ANALYSIS AND ADVOCACY: TO IMPROVE YOUTH HEALTH OUTCOMES BY LEVERAGING STATE AND LOCAL OPPORTUNITIES AND RESOURCES THAT PROMOTE HEALTHY BEHAVIORS AND STUDENT SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL WELLNESS IN CALIFORNIA SCHOOLS.
2022
$150K
POLICY PROGRAM GRANT
2022
$150K
Civil Participation
2022
$150K
TO IMPLEMENT AND ENFORCE POLICIES THAT INCREASE THE QUALITY OF TEACHERS AND SUPPORTS FOR EL STUDENTS.
2022
$150K
provide general operating support to help the organization achieve its mission of strengthening the ability of grassroots organizations to build power and fight for resource and investment equity in education, housing, and transportation, and climate policies
2022
$125K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT: TO SUPPORT AN ORGANIZATION THAT BUILDS POWER AND STRENGTHENS COALITIONS TO ADDRESS THE SYSTEMIC CAUSES OF POVERTY AND RACIAL DISCRIMINATION AND ADVANCE EQUITY IN HEALTH, HOUSING AND TRANSPORTATION FOR LOW-INCOME COMMUNITIES, PEOPLE OF COLOR AND IMMIGRANTS IN CALIFORNIA.
2022
$120K
Regrants - Program services
2022
$100K
General Support
2022
$100K
GENERAL SUPPORT AND CORE SUPPORT FOR INSTITUTIONAL STRENGTHENING
2022
$25K
EDUCATION ACCESS & AFFORDABILITY
2022
$15K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2022
$11K
PUBLIC, SOCIETAL BENEFIT
2022
$10K
FOR CORE OPERATING SUPPORT TO SPONSOR THE ORGANIZATION'S 50TH ANNIVERSARY EVENT IN OCTOBER IN SAN FRANCISCO TO HONOR A SUCCESSFUL LEGACY OF ADVANCING EQUITY AND ECONOMIC JUSTICE.
2022
$8K
PUBLIC, SOCIETAL BENEFIT
2022
$8K
General Operating Support
2022
$7K
STRENGTHEN FAIR HOUSING POLICIES
2022
$6K
DESIGNATED BY DONOR TO AGENCY
2022
$6K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2022
$5K
SECTOR SUPPORT
2022
$3K
50th Anniv Sponsorship
2022
$2K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2022
$200K
provide general operating support to help the organization achieve its mission of strengthening the ability of grassroots organizations to build power and fight for resource and investment equity in education, housing, and transportation, and climate policies
2021
$200K
PROGRAM - FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT TO KEEP LOW-INCOME PEOPLE IN THEIR HOMES AND STABILIZE COMMUNITIES OF COLOR BY ENFORCING AND EXPANDING LOCAL, REGIONAL, AND STATE LAWS THAT PROTECT RENTERS AND TO PROMOTE EFFECTIVE STATE AND LOCAL IMPLEMENTATION OF FUNDING REFORMS AND NEW INVESTMENTS IN COMMUNITY SCHOOLS AND TEACHER QUALITY. PROGRAM - TO SUPPORT ACTIVE PARTICIPATION IN THE SHIFT THE BAY PROJECT.
2021
$150K
ADVANCING STUDENT HEALTH THROUGH POLICY ANALYSIS AND ADVOCACY: TO IMPROVE YOUTH HEALTH OUTCOMES BY LEVERAGING STATE AND LOCAL OPPORTUNITIES AND RESOURCES THAT PROMOTE HEALTHY BEHAVIORS AND STUDENT SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL WELLNESS IN CALIFORNIA SCHOOLS.
2021
$100K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT: TO SUPPORT AN ORGANIZATION THAT BUILDS POWER AND STRENGTHENS COALITIONS TO ADDRESS THE SYSTEMIC CAUSES OF POVERTY AND RACIAL DISCRIMINATION AND ADVANCE EQUITY IN EDUCATION, HOUSING, TRANSPORTATION AND HEALTH FOR LOW-INCOME COMMUNITIES, PEOPLE OF COLOR AND IMMIGRANTS IN CALIFORNIA.
2021
$50K
General Support
2021
$8K
GENERAL OPERATIONS
2021
$8K
General Operating Support
2021
$5K
PUBLIC, SOCIETAL BENEFIT
2021
$551K
General support and core support for institutional strengthening
2020
$493K
CIVIL RIGHTS, SOCIAL ACTION, ADVOCACY
2020
$450K
K-12 EDUCATION; POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION
2020
$400K
ADVANCING STUDENT HEALTH THROUGH POLICY ANALYSIS AND ADVOCACY: TO IMPROVE YOUTH HEALTH OUTCOMES BY LEVERAGING STATE AND LOCAL OPPORTUNITIES AND RESOURCES THAT PROMOTE HEALTHY BEHAVIORS AND STUDENT SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL WELLNESS IN CALIFORNIA SCHOOLS.
2020
$325K
Civil Participation
2020
$274K
POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION
2020
$200K
FUNDS TO SUPPORT THE CALIFORNIA PARTNERSHIP FOR THE FUTURE OF LEARNING TOADVANCE STUDENT-CENTERED DEEPER LEARNING AND A MORE DIVERSE, PREPARED, AND SUPPORTED EDUCATOR WORKFORCE AS STATE AND LOCAL DECISIONS ARE MADE IN RESPONSE TO COVID-19
2020
$150K
General Support
2020
$150K
to provide general support
2020
$150K
FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2020
$125K
EQUITABLE AND ADEQUATE SCHOOL RESOURCES
2020
$100K
TO PROVIDE RAPID RESPONSE FUNDING TO OPPOSE TO THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENTS (HUD) PROPOSAL TO REPEAL THE AFFIRMATIVELY FURTHERING FAIR HOUSING (AFFH) RULE AND SUPPORT THE ALLIANCE FOR HOUSING JUSTICE'S UPCOMING NATIONAL CONVENING.
2020
$100K
PROMOTING LOW-INCOME RESIDENT HEALTH THROUGH HOUSING ACROSS CALIFORNIA: TO ADVANCE CROSS-SECTOR COLLABORATION BETWEEN LOCAL, REGIONAL AND STATEWIDE PARTNERS ENGAGED IN EFFORTS TO PROMOTE HEALTH AMONG LOW-INCOME RESIDENTS THROUGH STABLE AND AFFORDABLE HOUSING INITIATIVES ACROSS CALIFORNIA.
2020
$80K
PROGRAM - TO SUPPORT GREAT COMMUNITIES COLLABORATIVE (GCC) AND BAY AREA FOR ALL (BA4A) EFFORTS TO ADVANCE PUBLIC LAND FOR PUBLIC GOOD AND TENANT PROTECTION, AFFORDABLE HOUSING PRESERVATION, AND PRODUCTION IN CONCORD AND OTHER EAST BAY SUBURBAN JURISDICTIONS. PROGRAM - TO PARTICIPATE IN THE SHIFTING THE NARRATIVE TABLE AND ENGAGE IN THE DESIGN OF A NEW REGIONAL HOUSING MESSAGE, INTEGRATION OF THE MESSAGING FRAMEWORK INTO ORGANIZATIONAL WORK AND THE ENGAGEMENT OF NETWORK PARTNERS TOWARDS THE AMPLIFICATION AND IMPACT OF A POWERFUL REGIONAL FRAMEWORK FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN THE BAY AREA
2020
$50K
For the Alliance for Housing Justice national convening and platform release
2020
$35K
Regrants - Program services
2020
$22K
PUBLIC, SOCIETAL BENEFIT
2020
$20K
General operating support for Alliance for Housing Justice, a network of grassroots organizing groups centering housing as a human right.
2020
$10K
Public transportation campaign
2020
$10K
General operating support
2020
$10K
General Operating Support
2020
$10K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2020
$8K
Dan Bradley Fellowship Law Student
2020
$8K
GENERAL OPERATIONS
2020
$2K
GENERAL
2020
$100
GENERAL OPERATIONS
2020
$460K
FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT. FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT, TO PARTICIPATE IN THE SHIFTING THE NARRATIVE TABLE AND ENGAGE IN THE DESIGN OF A NEW REGIONAL HOUSING MESSAGE, INTEGRATION OF THE MESSAGING FRAMEWORK INTO ORGANIZATIONAL WORK AND THE ENGAGEMENT OF NETWORK PARTNERS TOWARDS THE AMPLIFICATION AND IMPACT OF A POWERFUL REGIONAL FRAMEWORK FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN THE BAY AREA. TO SUPPORT BA4A EFFORTS TO ADVANCE THE THREE PS (PROTECTION, PRESERVATION, AND PRODUCTION) WITH THE CONCORD PUBLIC LAND TEAM. THIS GRANT WILL SUPPORT PUBLIC ADVOCATES' PUBLIC POLICY EFFORTS, INCLUDING AN ECONOMIC FEASIBILITY ANALYSIS OF THE DEVELOPMENT INCENTIVES AND INCLUSIONARY HOUSING REQUIREMENTS IN AB 1279, A BILL INTENDED TO INCREASE MIXED-INCOME AND AFFORDABLE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT IN HIGH RESOURCE AREAS.
2019
$150K
SUPPORTING STUDENT HEALTH THROUGH POLICY ANALYSIS AND ADVOCACY: TO IMPROVE YOUTH HEALTH OUTCOMES BY LEVERAGING STATE AND LOCAL OPPORTUNITIES AND RESOURCES THAT PROMOTE HEALTHY BEHAVIORS AND STUDENT SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL WELLNESS IN CALIFORNIA SCHOOLS.
2019
$150K
General Support
2019
$100K
PROMOTING LOW-INCOME RESIDENT HEALTH THROUGH HOUSING ACROSS CALIFORNIA: TO ADVANCE CROSS-SECTOR COLLABORATION BETWEEN LOCAL, REGIONAL AND STATEWIDE PARTNERS ENGAGED IN EFFORTS TO PROMOTE HEALTH AMONG LOW-INCOME RESIDENTS THROUGH STABLE AND AFFORDABLE HOUSING INITIATIVES ACROSS CALIFORNIA.
2019
$40K
CALIFORNIA KEY PLACES GRANT- PARTNERSHIP FOR THE FUTURE OF LEARNING
2019
$15K
PUBLIC, SOCIETAL BENEFIT
2019
$9K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2019
$150K
SUPPORTING STUDENT HEALTH THROUGH POLICY ANALYSIS AND ADVOCACY: TO IMPROVE YOUTH HEALTH OUTCOMES BY LEVERAGING STATE AND LOCAL OPPORTUNITIES AND RESOURCES THAT PROMOTE HEALTHY BEHAVIORS AND STUDENT SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL WELLNESS IN CALIFORNIA SCHOOLS.
2018
$70K
CALIFORNIA KEY PLACES GRANT
2018
$70K
TO PARTICIPATE IN THE SHIFTING THE NARRATIVE EFFORT BY CO-DESIGNING A NEW REGIONAL MESSAGE, INTEGRATING THE MESSAGING FRAMEWORK INTO ORGANIZATIONAL WORK AND ENGAGING NETWORK PARTNERS TOWARDS THE AMPLIFICATION AND IMPACT OF A POWERFUL REGIONAL MESSAGING FRAMEWORK FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN THE BAY AREA, TO SUPPORT BA4A EFFORTS TO ADVANCE THE THREE P'S (PROTECTION, PRESERVATION, AND PRODUCTION) WITH THE CONCORD PUBLIC LAND TEAM, TO SUPPORT BA4A'S PRESERVATION STRATEGY AND THE OVERALL BA4A COORDINATION.
2018
$6K
DESIGNATED BY DONOR TO AGENCY FOR GENERAL OPERATIONS
2018
$250K
IMPROVING HEALTH OUTCOMES BY STRENGTHENING SCHOOLS AND NEIGHBORHOODS: TO ASSIST COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS IN THEIR EFFORTS TO IMPROVE HEALTH AND EDUCATION OUTCOMES FOR STUDENTS OF COLOR IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS, AND TO BUILD THE CAPACITY OF LOCAL GROUPS TO SUPPORT HEALTH-PROMOTING LAND USE THAT PREVENTS HOUSING DISPLACEMENT IN CALIFORNIA.
2017
$180K
TO PROVIDE PROJECT SUPPORT TO STRENGTHEN COMMUNITY VOICES AND ACHIEVE TANGIBLE VICTORIES TO ADVANCE EDUCATION EQUITY, TO PROMOTE REGIONAL PLANNING EFFORTS IN THE NINE-COUNTY BAY AREA REGIONAL THAT BENEFIT LOW-INCOME RESIDENTS AND COMMUNITIES OF COLOR WHILE PREVENTING DISPLACEMENT, TO SUPPORT BA4A'S PRESERVATION AND PUBLIC LAND STRATEGIES AND THE OVERALL BA4A COORDINATION, TO INCREASE AWARENESS OF AND DONOR SUPPORT FOR MOVEMENT LAWYERING THROUGH THE VISIONARIES DOCUMENTARY WHICH WILL FEATURE PUBLIC ADVOCATES ON PUBLIC TELEVISION, TO FUND HOUSING PRESERVATION AND EQUITABLE PUBLIC LAND DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES AND GENERAL SUPPORT
2017
$175K
General support
2017
$100K
IMPROVING HEALTH OUTCOMES BY STRENGTHENING SCHOOLS AND NEIGHBORHOODS: TO ASSIST COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS IN THEIR EFFORTS TO IMPROVE HEALTH AND EDUCATION OUTCOMES FOR STUDENTS OF COLOR IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS, AND TO BUILD THE CAPACITY OF LOCAL GROUPS TO SUPPORT HEALTH-PROMOTING LAND USE THAT PREVENTS HOUSING DISPLACEMENT IN CALIFORNIA.
2017

Funded by

$16.3M from 44 funders · 120 grants · 2017–2024

Gates Foundation

$2.6M · 6 grants · 2020–2024

The California Endowment

$2.5M · 16 grants · 2017–2024

Silicon Valley Community Foundation

$1.8M · 4 grants · 2020–2024

The San Francisco Foundation

$1.6M · 7 grants · 2017–2023

New Venture Fund

$1.2M · 4 grants · 2020–2024

The Ford Foundation

$775K · 4 grants · 2020–2023

The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation

$750K · 4 grants · 2020–2024

College Futures Foundation

$655K · 4 grants · 2022–2023

Details

EIN237103042
Subsection03
Ruling date1971-02
Formed1971
Employees40
Volunteers6
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