Center for Law and Social Policy

WASHINGTON, DC EIN: 23-7000150 Website

CENTER FOR LAW AND SOCIAL POLICY (CLASP) IS A NATIONAL, NONPARTISAN, ANTI-POVERTY NONPROFIT ADVANCING POLICY SOLUTIONS TO IMPROVE THE LIVES OF PEOPLE WITH LOW INCOMES. WE DEVELOP PRACTICAL YET VISIONARY STRATEGIES FOR REDUCING POVERTY, PROMOTING ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY, AND ADDRESSING INSTITUTIONAL AND RACIAL BARRIERS FACED BY PEOPLE OF COLOR. WITH OVER 50 YEARS' EXPERIENCE AT THE FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL LEVELS, WE'RE ADVANCING A BOLD VISION FOR THE FUTURE ROOTED IN ECONOMIC SECURITY AND RACIAL EQUITY.

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

$21.6M

-6.4% YoY

Annual Giving

$275K

+14.6% YoY

Grant Count

7

+0.0% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$39K

+14.6% YoY

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$5M$10M$14M$19M20202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$21,599,172$23,063,796$25,852,817
Revenue$9,138,332$7,895,380$17,306,226
Expenses$10,108,913$10,463,383$10,180,546
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income$171,824$270,834$28,713
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$317K$634K$951K$1M20 grants202021 grants20219 grants20227 grants20237 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 7 recipients in 2024

NATIONAL WOMEN'S LAW CEN…$92KCOMMUNITY ORGANIZING AND…$53KMISSISSIPPI LOW INCOME C…$50KSPRINGBOARD TO OPPORTUNI…$50KJAIL TO JOBS$10KNO MORE RED DOTS INC$10KOPERATION GOOD FOUNDATION$10K

Grant Size Distribution

64 grants across all recorded years

35<$50K23$50–100K5$100–250K1$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

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Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

DANA BAILEYCHIEF OPERATING OFFICER$221KBARBARA SEMEDODEPUTY EXECUTIVE DIR., COMMU…$205KEDDIE MARTIN JRDEPUTY DIRECTOR OF RACIAL EQ…$185KPATRICK COVINGTONCHIEF OF STAFF$167KTOM SALYERSDIRECTOR, COMMUNICATIONS$167KWENDY CERVANTESDIRECTOR, IMMIGRATION AND IM…$166KSTEPHANIE SCHMITDIRECTOR, CHILD CAREDIRECTOR…$161KELIZABETH LOWER-BASCHDEPUTY EXECUTIVE DIR., POLICY$160KANGELA PARKERDIRECTOR OF HUMAN RESOURCES$155KINDIVAR DUTTA-GUPTAPRESIDENT & EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR$152KAKOSUA MEYERSPROGRAM DIRECTOR$113KOLIVIA GOLDENINTERIM ED$107K

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
ALEXANDRA CAWTHORNE-GAINESBOARD MEMBER1
ANNIE BURNSBOARD VICE CHAIR1
CYNTHIA FIGUEROABOARD MEMBER1
DAVID DODSONBOARD MEMBER1
DAVID HANSELLBOARD CHAIR1
DENEA JOSEPHSECRETARY1
DONNA COOPERBOARD MEMBER1
EDWARD MONTGOMERYBOARD MEMBER1
ERICA WILLIAMSBOARD MEMBER1
GENE NICHOLBOARD MEMBER1
JAMIRA BURLEYBOARD MEMBER1
JARRETT BARRIOSBOARD MEMBER1
JEWEL MULLENBOARD MEMBER1
JOE ONEKBOARD MEMBER1
JOHN M BOUMANBOARD MEMBER1
LAVEEDA BATTLEBOARD MEMBER1
PETER EDELMANBOARD MEMBER1
STEVEN DOWBOARD MEMBER1
SUNIL MANSUKHANIBOARD MEMBER1
EDDIE MARTIN JRDEPUTY DIRECTOR OF RACIAL EQUITY40$185,120
ANGELA PARKERDIRECTOR OF HUMAN RESOURCES40$154,702
STEPHANIE SCHMITDIRECTOR, CHILD CAREDIRECTOR,AND EARLY EDUCATION40$160,784
TOM SALYERSDIRECTOR, COMMUNICATIONS40$166,521
WENDY CERVANTESDIRECTOR, IMMIGRATION AND IMMIGRANT FAMILIES40$166,080
INDIVAR DUTTA-GUPTAPRESIDENT & EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR40$151,725
BARBARA SEMEDODEPUTY EXECUTIVE DIR., COMMUNICATIONS40$204,561
ELIZABETH LOWER-BASCHDEPUTY EXECUTIVE DIR., POLICY40$160,454
PATRICK COVINGTONCHIEF OF STAFF40$166,667
DANA BAILEYCHIEF OPERATING OFFICER40$220,951
OLIVIA GOLDENINTERIM ED40$106,842
AKOSUA MEYERSPROGRAM DIRECTOR40$113,332

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

20states
+12 more states

Cities

AlburquerqueAugustaAustinBiloxiCarlisleChicagoClevelandDurhamHartfordHoustonJacksonLas VegasLeanderLos AngelesLouisvilleMiamiMilwaukeeNew YorkNewarkNorth Brunswick

Data last updated March 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

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