Public Charity

LEGAL ASSISTANCE CENTER

LEGAL ASSISTANCE CENTER is a Public Charity headquartered in GRAND RAPIDS, MI. Financial data from the 2025 filing: $316K revenue, $291K expenses, $1.7M total assets. 8 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $116K, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 371492605 GRAND RAPIDS, MI Legal Services NTEE: I80 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$316K
Total Expenses$291K
Total Assets$1.7M
Grant Records8
Funding Total$116K
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

A LEGAL SELF HELP CENTER, THE LEGAL ASSISTANCE CENTER WORKS TO EDUCATE, EMPOWER, AND EQUIP THE PEOPLE OF OUR COMMUNITY TO FACE AND RESOLVE LEGAL CHALLENGES, TO ASSURE ACCESS TO JUSTICE, AND TO THEREBY ENHANCE INDIVIDUAL, FAMILY, AND COMMUNITY STABILITY AND PROSPERITY, BY PROVIDING LEGAL INFORMATION, FORMS, RESOURCES, GUIDANCE, AND COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS TO THE MANY IN OUR COMMUNITY UNABLE TO ACCESS LEGAL REPRESENTATION.

Where $100 goes at Legal Assistance Center

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

$74 Programs the work itself
$18 Management running the organization
$8 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $74 for programs

$74
The Legal Assistance Center is a single site resource where everyone is welcome to seek basic legal help to manage the legal issues that affect their lives, their…
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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

2024
CHARITABLE DONATION
$5,753
2020
FOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
$10,000
2019
DONOR DESIGNATION/PASS-THROUGH
$7,047
2018
LEGAL SERVICES FOR INDIGENTS
$18,700
2018
TO PROVIDE LEGAL SERVICES TO THOSE IN NEED IN THE COMMUNITY.
$5,000

Showing up to 5 of 8 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

TRUSTEE Alida J Bryant
TRUSTEE Annie L Dreisbach
TRUSTEE Brian Elve
EX OFFICIO Brianna Gohlke-Clausen
TRUSTEE Chloe Cunningham
TREASURER Craig Paull

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Top Grant Purposes

Civil Rights & Social Justice
$93,475 5 grants
General Support
$22,800 3 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $316K $291K $1.7M
2024 $406K $312K $1.5M
2023 $247K $286K $1.3M
2022 $280K $274K $1.2M
2021 $285K $261K $1.5M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $285K to $316K (+11%), with total assets most recently reported at $1.7M.

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