Mission
LAWNY INCREASES ACCESS TO JUSTICE THROUGH EXCELLENT LEGAL REPRESENTATION, ADVOCACY AND SERVICE.
Public Charity
LEGAL ASSISTANCE OF WESTERN NEW YORK INC
LEGAL ASSISTANCE OF WESTERN NEW YORK INC is a Public Charity headquartered in GENEVA, NY. Financial data from the 2025 filing: $25.8M revenue, $25.8M expenses, $9.6M total assets. 95 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $26.0M, appear in IRS filings.
EIN: 160955954
GENEVA, NY
Legal Services
NTEE: I80
Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$25.8M
Total Expenses$25.8M
Total Assets$9.6M
Grant Records95
Funding Total$26.0M
Filing Years2021–2025
Where $100 goes at Legal Assistance of Western New York Inc
How Legal Assistance of Western New York Inc divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 9 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
$88
Through its program services, lawny advances its mission of increasing access to justice by providing free civil legal services to low-income residents across a 14-county service area in…
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.
Sample Grants Received
BANKRUPTCY EDUCATION AND ASSISTANCE PROJECT
$8,109
CIVIL LEGAL AID
$2,623,963
DIRECT SERVICE
$491,405
ALLOCATION, ROC THE DAY
$56,540
ALLOCATION, DONOR DESIGNATION
$47,017
Showing up to 5 of 95 total records — full history available with membership.
Officers & Directors
DIRECTOR
Aimee Churchill
SUPERVISING ATTORNEY
A Jane Chambers
DIRECTOR
Amanda Burns
DIRECTOR
Barbara Cole
DIRECTOR
Camille Earley
DIRECTOR
Carmen Cortes
Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.
Top Grant Purposes
Financial Trends
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $25.8M | $25.8M | $9.6M |
| 2024 | $21.6M | $21.6M | $8.2M |
| 2023 | $19.9M | $19.8M | $6.7M |
| 2022 | $16.1M | $16.4M | $7.0M |
| 2021 | $15.5M | $15.1M | $4.5M |
Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $15.5M to $25.8M (+66%), with total assets most recently reported at $9.6M.
Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.