Mission
To provide free civil legal assistance to low-income individuals and to use legal skills to address the causes and effect of poverty.
Public Charity
Legal Services of Eastern Michigan
Legal Services of Eastern Michigan is a Public Charity headquartered in Flint, MI. Financial data from the 2025 filing: $5.6M revenue, $5.5M expenses, $2.9M total assets. 53 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $66.2M, appear in IRS filings.
EIN: 381958131
Flint, MI
Legal Services
NTEE: I80
Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$5.6M
Total Expenses$5.5M
Total Assets$2.9M
Grant Records53
Funding Total$66.2M
Filing Years2021–2025
Where $100 goes at Legal Services of Eastern Michigan
How Legal Services of Eastern Michigan divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 9 years.
$87
Programs
the work itself
$11
Management
running the organization
$2
Fundraising
raising the next dollar
Inside the $87 for programs
$87
Provision of free civil legal assistance to low-income individuals
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
TO PROVIDE PROJECT SUPPORT FOR BANKRUPTCY TRAININGS FOR ATTORNEYS.
$10,700
CIVIL LEGAL AID
$6,430,605
CIVIL LEGAL AID
$2,374,909
LEGAL SERVICES FOR LOW-INCOME HOUSEHOLDS FACING EVICTION
$916,301
MSHDA - EDP - LEGAL SERVICES FOR LOW-INCOME HOUSEHOLDS FACING EVICTION
$429,572
Showing up to 5 of 53 total records — full history available with membership.
Officers & Directors
DIRECTING ATTORNEY
Amy Meilink
SECRETARY
Andrea Rossi
PRESIDENT
Bill Cowdry
VICE PRESIDENT
Daniel Straka
BOARD MEMBER
Eric Mead
Past - President
Erwin Meiers
Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.
Top Grant Purposes
Financial Trends
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $5.6M | $5.5M | $2.9M |
| 2024 | $5.7M | $5.8M | $2.5M |
| 2023 | $5.6M | $5.4M | $3.3M |
| 2022 | $4.6M | $4.4M | $3.4M |
| 2021 | $4.0M | $4.0M | $2.7M |
Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $4.0M to $5.6M (+39%), with total assets most recently reported at $2.9M.
Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.