Financial transparency
How Tenant Eviction Defense uses program fees.
Tenant Eviction Defense is a registered 501(c)(3) non-profit. We publish our financial statements so the public can see exactly how our program fee revenue is used.
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Interim Financial Statements with Compilation Report
January 1 – September 30, 2026
The numbers at a glance
Period covered: January 1 through September 30, 2026.
Where program fees go
100% of the revenue from our Non-profit Program Fees is reinvested in our charitable mission, funding the operating costs to provide our services. No portion is distributed to any individual.
90.64% · $140,394.72
Applied to current operating expenses of delivering the program.
9.36% · $14,505.28
Retained in net assets, available only to fund future program services.
0.00% · $0.00
Distributed to any private shareholder, officer, director or individual.
How expenses are used
Program services account for 86.51% of total expenses and management and general for 13.49%. No fundraising expenses were incurred during the period.
| Expense | Amount | % of total |
|---|---|---|
| Facilities and occupancy (Newport Beach, CA) | $95,643.00 | 68.12% |
| Legal research and practice guides | $5,850.00 | 4.17% |
| Tenant outreach and community advertising | $5,220.00 | 3.72% |
| Merchant processing fees | $4,714.70 | 3.36% |
| Court e-filing service provider fees | $4,637.50 | 3.30% |
| Direct program intake support stipend | $4,500.00 | 3.21% |
| Commercial copier lease and maintenance | $3,555.00 | 2.53% |
| Legal document automation software | $3,060.00 | 2.18% |
| Accounting and compliance retainer | $2,880.00 | 2.05% |
| Postage, certified mail and legal supplies | $2,630.52 | 1.87% |
| Managed IT and cybersecurity | $2,205.00 | 1.57% |
| Professional (E&O) and general liability insurance | $2,025.00 | 1.44% |
| Telecommunications and broadband | $1,440.00 | 1.03% |
| Confidential document shredding and storage | $1,125.00 | 0.80% |
| LDA surety bond and county registration | $495.00 | 0.35% |
| Domain and business email hosting | $414.00 | 0.29% |
| Total functional expenses | $140,394.72 | 100.00% |
Court filings prepared
Operating data furnished by management from our case management and court e-filing records.
About this report
These interim financial statements were compiled by Cates & Associates, CPAs, a Professional Corporation, in Corona, California, and the compilation report is dated October 21, 2026. A compilation is not an audit or a review. The accountant has not verified the information provided by management and expresses no opinion or assurance on the statements.
Management has elected to omit substantially all disclosures required by generally accepted accounting principles and has not presented a statement of financial position or a statement of cash flows. Results for a period of less than one year are not necessarily indicative of results for the full year ending December 31, 2026.
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