Public Charity

LEGAL AID SOCIETY OF CLEVELAND

LEGAL AID SOCIETY OF CLEVELAND is a Public Charity headquartered in CLEVELAND, OH. Financial data from the 2025 filing: $18.7M revenue, $21.5M expenses, $20.3M total assets. 177 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $44.9M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 340866026 CLEVELAND, OH Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$18.7M
Total Expenses$21.5M
Total Assets$20.3M
Grant Records177
Funding Total$44.9M
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

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Where $100 goes at Legal Aid Society of Cleveland

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

$82 Programs the work itself
$12 Management running the organization
$6 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $82 for programs

$33
Legal aid promotes economic security and education
40% of program spending
$26
Legal aid secures stable and decent housing
32% of program spending
$23
Legal aid improves safety and health
28% 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.

Sample Grants Received

2025
LEGAL ASSISTANCE
$40,000
2025
GRANT # 25.42 - GENERAL SUPPORT, COMMUNITY IMPACT GRANT, AND DONOR ADVISED GRANTS
$23,700
2025
GENERAL SUPPORT
$20,854
2025
TO PROVIDE PROJECT SUPPORT FOR BANKRUPTCY TRAININGS FOR ATTORNEYS.
$10,700
2024
CIVIL LEGAL AID
$3,536,945

Showing up to 5 of 177 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

MANAGING ATTORNEY Abigail Staudt
DIRECTOR Carole Rendon
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Colleen Cotter
VICE PRESIDENT Dan Urban
DIRECTOR OF DIVERSITY Diane James
DIRECTOR Elizabeth Grove

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

Civil Rights & Social Justice
$30,660,163 33 grants
General Support
$8,098,645 93 grants
Health & Medicine
$2,125,000 4 grants
Housing & Homelessness
$1,092,350 9 grants
Mental Health & Substance Abuse
$832,800 3 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $18.7M $21.5M $20.3M
2024 $19.9M $20.6M $22.5M
2023 $21.4M $19.2M $24.1M
2022 $16.5M $16.6M $19.6M
2021 $15.3M $13.9M $18.6M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $15.3M to $18.7M (+22%), with total assets most recently reported at $20.3M.

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