The legal aid society is a private, not-for-profit legal services organization, the oldest and largest in the nation, dedicated since 1876 to providing quality legal representation to low-income new yorkers. (mission continued on schedule o)it is dedicated to one simple but powerful belief: that no new yorker should be denied access to justice because of poverty. During the year, the society handled more than 195,359 individual cases and matters and provided a comprehensive range of legal services in three areas: the civil, criminal and juvenile rights practices. Unlike the society's criminal and juvenile rights practices, which are legally mandated and supported by the government, the civil practice relies heavily on private contributions.
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Category
Other
Employees
2,411
Volunteers
2,046
Financial Snapshot
FY ending 2023-06-30
Revenue
$376.6M
Expenses
$377.2M
Assets
$486.0M
Liabilities
$476.8M
Financial history
$377.2M$188.6M$0
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RevenueExpenses
Latest FY2023: $376.6M · Avg: $307.6M
501(h) election
This 501(c)(3) elected the 501(h) safe-harbor — lobbying expenditures are capped under a clear dollar formula instead of the "insubstantial part" standard.
Political & Grant Activity
Campaign Spending
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Lobbying
$261K
Grants Given
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LEGAL AID SOCIETY
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Address
199 Water Street
New YORK, NY, 10038-352
Governance
Voting board members62
Independent members62
Conflict-of-interest policyYes
Whistleblower policyYes
Doc-retention policyYes
Audit committeeYes
990 reviewed by boardYes
Compensation practices
Severance paymentsYes
Equity-based compNo
Supplemental retirement planNo
Compensation committeeYes
Used comp surveyYes
Board approved compYes
Initial contract exceptionNo
Financial detail (Schedule D)
Permanent endowment %40.3%
Endowment held by related orgNo
Fundraising activity (Schedule G)
Uses professional fundraisersYes
Gross fundraising receipts$3.4M
Net to org$3.1M
Retained by contractors$106K
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