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Legal Action of Wisconsin INC

Public charityFed auditsIRS 990
DBA: % ADMINISTRATOR
Other · MILWAUKEE, WI · EIN 39-1077192

About

Legal action exists to provide creative, effective, and high-quality legal representation in order to achieve justice for low-income people and others to whom it would otherwise be denied. We advocate for empowerment and systemic change to help our clients realize their basic right to a decent quality of life. We strive for client and community participation in carrying out our mission.

In care of Administrator

Donations are tax-deductible
Category
Other
Employees
158
Volunteers
354

Financial Snapshot

FY ending 2024-12-31
Revenue
$17.1M
Expenses
$17.2M
Assets
$11.9M
Liabilities
$7.1M

Financial history

$22.3M$11.2M$0
192021222324
RevenueExpenses
Latest FY2024: $17.1M · Peak FY2023: $22.3M · Avg: $16.6M

501(h) election

This 501(c)(3) has NOT elected 501(h) — lobbying is permitted but limited under the vaguer "no substantial part of activities" test.

Political & Grant Activity

Campaign Spending
Lobbying
$71K
Grants Given
LEGAL ACTION OF WISCONSIN INC
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Address

633 W Wisconsin AVE STE 2000
Milwaukee, WI, 53203-191

Governance

Voting board members25
Independent members25
Conflict-of-interest policyYes
Whistleblower policyYes
Doc-retention policyYes
Audit committeeYes
990 reviewed by boardYes

Compensation practices

Severance paymentsNo
Equity-based compNo
Supplemental retirement planNo
Used comp surveyYes
Board approved compYes
Initial contract exceptionNo
Public records
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