Public Charity

LEGAL SERVICES NYC

LEGAL SERVICES NYC is a nonprofit organization categorized as Public Charity based in NEW YORK, NY. Its most recent IRS filing (2024) reports revenue of $17.7M, expenses of $17.8M, total assets of $48.0M. Imperigo tracks 95 reported grant relationships connected to this organization totaling approximately $125.1M.

EIN: 132600199 NEW YORK, NY Legal Services NTEE: I80 Latest filing: 2024
Total Revenue$17.7M
Total Expenses$17.8M
Total Assets$48.0M
Grant Records95
Funding Total$125.1M
Filing Years2019–2024

Mission

LEGAL SERVICES NYC IS A NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION THAT PROVIDES FREE CIVIL LEGAL ASSISTANCE TO LOW-INCOME PEOPLE IN NEW YORK CITY. A COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATION SERVING MORE THAN 100,000 PEOPLE ANNUALLY, LSNYC IS THE NATION'S LARGEST ORGANIZATION EXCLUSIVELY DEVOTED TO PROVIDING FREE CIVIL SERVICES TO THE POOR, WITH PROGRAMS LOCATED IN LOW-INCOME NEIGHBORHOODS THROUGHOUT NEW YORK CITY.

Where $100 goes at Legal Services Nyc

How Legal Services Nyc divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 5 years.

$88 Programs the work itself
$12 Management running the organization
$0 Fundraising none reported

No fundraising costs are reported. That often means fundraising runs through a separate affiliated organization that files its own return.

Inside the $88 for programs

$53
Housing assistance
60% of program spending
$16
Other
18% of program spending
$14
Income maintenance
16% of program spending

Plus 1 more program. Cost per person served and the full program breakdown are on the full profile.

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Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2024. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

Sample Grants Received

2025
TO PROVIDE PROJECT SUPPORT FOR BANKRUPTCY TRAININGS FOR ATTORNEYS.
$10,700
2024
CIVIL LEGAL AID
$17,359,811
2024
WELCOMING NY: RESETTLEMENT CAMPAIGN REGRANT (ONA)
$239,423
2024
HOUSING & LEGAL COUNSELING
$142,500
2024
HOUSING & LEGAL COUNSELING
$90,417

Showing up to 5 of 95 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

DIRECTOR Aezen Samantha
DIRECTOR Andersson Michael
CITYWIDE HOUSING DIRECTOR Black Rosalind
DIRECTOR Carrasquillo Linda
CHIEF OF LITIGATION AND ADVOCACY Clarke Christine
DIRECTOR Crowley Shawn

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

Civil Rights & Social Justice
$116,813,579 15 grants
General Support
$5,950,006 51 grants
Mental Health & Substance Abuse
$1,472,342 13 grants
Human & Social Services
$524,000 6 grants
Education
$270,260 2 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2024 $17.7M $17.8M $48.0M
2023 $16.4M $14.0M $41.8M
2022 $12.5M $12.1M $39.4M
2020 $11.4M $11.7M $21.0M
2019 $11.1M $11.6M $20.4M

Between 2019 and 2024, reported annual revenue grew from $11.1M to $17.7M (+59%), with total assets most recently reported at $48.0M.

Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.

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