Public Charity

VOLUNTEER LEGAL ADVOCATES

Based in WASHINGTON, DC, VOLUNTEER LEGAL ADVOCATES operates as a Public Charity. The organization reported $5.5M in revenue, $4.9M in expenses, $4.0M in total assets for fiscal year 2025. Imperigo tracks 70 reported grant relationships connected to this organization totaling approximately $1.8M.

EIN: 261089584 WASHINGTON, DC Housing Support NTEE: L80 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$5.5M
Total Expenses$4.9M
Total Assets$4.0M
Grant Records70
Funding Total$1.8M
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

TO ADVOCATE FOR DOMESTIC VIOLENCE VICTIMS, AT-RISK CHILDREN, AND OTHER VULNERABLE INDIVIDUALS BY PROVIDING OVER $22.8M IN PRO BONO LEGAL SERVICES, SOCIAL SERVICE REFERRALS, AND ON-GOING SUPPORT; TO TRAIN AND SUPPORT A STRONG NETWORK OF VOLUNTEER LAWYERS AND COMMUNITY ADVOCATES.

Where $100 goes at Volunteer Legal Advocates

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

$81 Programs the work itself
$10 Management running the organization
$9 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $81 for programs

$34
Domestic violence program:legal assistance: volunteer and staff lawyers represent low-income domestic violence survivors in protection order and family law cases and advocate for victim rights in criminal proceedings…
42% of program spending
$20
Immigration program:volunteer and staff lawyers assist low-income immigrant survivors of domestic violence and other forms of gender-based violence and vulnerable children with vawa self-petitions, battered spouse waivers, u…
25% of program spending
$17
Child advocacy program:our court-appointed volunteer and staff attorneys advocate for children growing up in homes with abuse, neglect, domestic violence, substance abuse and other dangerous circumstances and connect…
21% 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 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

Officers & Directors

LEGAL DIRECTOR Aida Vindell
DIRECTOR Alexis Collins
TREASURER Annette M Stanley
LEGAL DIRECTOR Besty Crumb
DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS Brian Yourish
DIRECTOR OF LEGAL PARTNERSHIPS Daniela Huerta Garcia

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$1,207,408 49 grants
Human & Social Services
$323,863 11 grants
Education
$214,418 4 grants
Unspecified
$64,400 5 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $5.5M $4.9M $4.0M
2024 $4.6M $4.2M $3.7M
2023 $3.5M $3.4M $3.1M
2022 $3.4M $2.6M $2.9M
2021 $2.8M $1.8M $1.9M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $2.8M to $5.5M (+98%), with total assets most recently reported at $4.0M.

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

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