Mission
The organization provides community based legal services and education to the under-served and disadvantaged in Chicago metropolitan areas.
Public Charity
Greater Chicago Legal Clinic
Greater Chicago Legal Clinic is a Public Charity headquartered in Chicago, IL. Financial data from the 2025 filing: $2.5M revenue, $2.4M expenses, $1.7M total assets. 61 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $7.9M, appear in IRS filings.
EIN: 363200465
Chicago, IL
Legal Services
NTEE: I80
Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$2.5M
Total Expenses$2.4M
Total Assets$1.7M
Grant Records61
Funding Total$7.9M
Filing Years2021–2025
Where $100 goes at Greater Chicago Legal Clinic
How Greater Chicago Legal Clinic divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 8 years.
$79
Programs
the work itself
$17
Management
running the organization
$4
Fundraising
raising the next dollar
Inside the $79 for programs
$53
Community
$20
Family
$6
Consumer
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
GENERAL SUPPORT
$5,363
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT, GOVERNMENT/PROJECT GRANT, & PROJECT SUPPORT
$562,991
TO PROVIDE FREE LEGAL SERVICES
$460,000
TO PROVIDE LEGAL INFORMATION, ADVICE AND REPRESENTATION TO LOW-INCOME PEOPLE AND PEOPLE IMPACTED BY THE CRIMINIALIZATION OF CANNABIS IN COOK COUNTY.
$264,946
Immigration Legal and Support Services
$132,700
Showing up to 5 of 61 total records — full history available with membership.
Officers & Directors
Executive Director
Adam M Salzman
Director
Amber Carpenter
Executive Committee
Ann Chen
Director
Ben J Mahon
Executive Committee
Brian Wolfe
Director
Caroline A Teichner
Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.
Top Grant Purposes
Financial Trends
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2.5M | $2.4M | $1.7M |
| 2024 | $2.2M | $2.5M | $1.9M |
| 2023 | $2.2M | $2.4M | $2.3M |
| 2022 | $2.4M | $2.1M | $2.0M |
| 2021 | $1.9M | $1.7M | $2.2M |
Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $1.9M to $2.5M (+30%), with total assets most recently reported at $1.7M.
Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.