Public Charity

THE LEGAL AID SOCIETY

Based in NEW YORK, NY, THE LEGAL AID SOCIETY operates as a Public Charity. The organization reported $439.7M in revenue, $431.3M in expenses, $423.4M in total assets for fiscal year 2025. Imperigo tracks 187 reported grant relationships connected to this organization totaling approximately $42.4M.

EIN: 135562265 NEW YORK, NY Legal Services NTEE: I80 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$439.7M
Total Expenses$431.3M
Total Assets$423.4M
Grant Records187
Funding Total$42.4M
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

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 222,255 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.

Where $100 goes at The Legal Aid Society

How The Legal Aid Society divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 9 years.

$92 Programs the work itself
$7 Management running the organization
$1 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $92 for programs

$55
Criminal practice
59% of program spending
$24
Civil practice
27% of program spending
$13
Juvenile rights practice
14% of program spending
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Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

Officers & Directors

DIRECTOR Adam Hakki
CHIEF ATTORNEY - CIVIL Adriene L Holder
PRESIDENT Alan Levine
DIRECTOR Alyssa Rower
DIRECTOR Amanda T Perez
DIRECTOR Antony L Ryan

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$24,521,102 108 grants
Human & Social Services
$5,204,452 15 grants
Public Safety & Disaster Relief
$4,063,169 4 grants
Education
$1,296,269 16 grants
Civil Rights & Social Justice
$597,526 8 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $439.7M $431.3M $423.4M
2024 $415.8M $405.6M $425.7M
2023 $376.6M $377.2M $486.0M
2022 $351.4M $354.9M $149.5M
2021 $327.4M $334.2M $132.1M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $327.4M to $439.7M (+34%), with total assets most recently reported at $423.4M.

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

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