Public Charity

LEGAL AID SOCIETY OF MILWAUKEE INC

Based in MILWAUKEE, WI, LEGAL AID SOCIETY OF MILWAUKEE INC operates as a Public Charity. The organization reported $5.8M in revenue, $5.2M in expenses, $7.5M in total assets for fiscal year 2025. Imperigo tracks 52 reported grant relationships connected to this organization totaling approximately $10.0M.

EIN: 390806284 MILWAUKEE, WI Public Interest Law NTEE: I83 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$5.8M
Total Expenses$5.2M
Total Assets$7.5M
Grant Records52
Funding Total$10.0M
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

PROVIDE LEGAL SERVICES TO LOW INCOME PERSONS.

Where $100 goes at Legal Aid Society of Milwaukee Inc

How Legal Aid Society of Milwaukee Inc divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 7 years.

$93 Programs the work itself
$6 Management running the organization
$1 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $93 for programs

$37
Guardian ad litem
39% of program spending
$28
Civil division
31% of program spending
$28
Eviction free Milwaukee (efm)
About 30% (cost not reported)
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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
CIVIL LEGAL SERVICES
$599,944
$1,131,891
2024
CIVIL LEGAL SERVICES
$540,729
2024
LEGAL AID MKE HOUSING ADVISORS
$96,717
$75,000

Showing up to 5 of 52 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

MANAGING ATTORNEY Anne Abell Olson
MEMBER Anthony Anzelmo
MEMBER Christopher Schreiber
MEMBER Colin Looney
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Colleen Foley
SECRETARY (THRU JUNE 2025) Daniel D Blinka

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Top Grant Purposes

Mental Health & Substance Abuse
$5,042,682 3 grants
Civil Rights & Social Justice
$3,203,210 9 grants
General Support
$563,797 24 grants
Housing & Homelessness
$96,717 1 grant
Unspecified
$1,086,960 14 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $5.8M $5.2M $7.5M
2024 $5.7M $5.3M $6.9M
2023 $6.0M $5.5M $6.5M
2022 $5.7M $5.2M $6.4M
2021 $4.1M $3.8M $5.2M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $4.1M to $5.8M (+42%), with total assets most recently reported at $7.5M.

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