Public Charity

LEGAL ACTION OF WISCONSIN INC

LEGAL ACTION OF WISCONSIN INC is a Public Charity headquartered in MILWAUKEE, WI. Financial data from the 2024 filing: $17.1M revenue, $17.2M expenses, $11.9M total assets. 114 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $72.1M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 391077192 MILWAUKEE, WI Legal Services NTEE: I80 Latest filing: 2024
Total Revenue$17.1M
Total Expenses$17.2M
Total Assets$11.9M
Grant Records114
Funding Total$72.1M
Filing Years2020–2024

Mission

LEGAL ACTION EXISTS TO PROVIDE CREATIVE, EFFECTIVE, AND HIGH-QUALITY LEGAL REPRESENTATION IN ORDER TO ACHIEVE JUSTICE FOR LOW-INCOME PEOPLE AND OTHERS TO WHOM IT WOULD OTHERWISE BE DENIED. WE ADVOCATE FOR EMPOWERMENT AND SYSTEMIC CHANGE TO HELP OUR CLIENTS REALIZE THEIR BASIC RIGHT TO A DECENT QUALITY OF LIFE. WE STRIVE FOR CLIENT AND COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION IN CARRYING OUT OUR MISSION.

Where $100 goes at Legal Action of Wisconsin Inc

How Legal Action of Wisconsin Inc divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 6 years.

$88 Programs the work itself
$12 Management running the organization
$0 Fundraising none reported

No fundraising costs are reported. That often means fundraising runs through a separate affiliated organization that files its own return.

Inside the $88 for programs

$88
Civil legal services were provided to approximately 23,633 low-income and elderly clients
All program spending · Reported in the filing: 23,633 clients
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Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2024. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

Sample Grants Received

2025
CIVIL LEGAL SERVICES
$3,832,752
2025
GRANT, LAW FOR LEARNERS CORE WISCONSIN PROGRAM SUPPORT RESTRICTED CONTRIBUTION - CONTINUATION OF FUNDING SUPPORT FOR WORK WITH LAW FOR LEARNERS GRANT, JUSTICE WORKER PROGRAM
$225,940
2025
PROGRAM SUPPORT
$60,120
2025
TO PROVIDE PROJECT SUPPORT FOR BANKRUPTCY TRAININGS FOR ATTORNEYS.
$10,700
2024
CIVIL LEGAL AID
$6,272,308

Showing up to 5 of 114 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

TREASURER Atty Andrea M Davenport
DIRECTOR Atty Andy Williams
DIRECTOR Atty Anne L Deleo
PRESIDENT Atty Danielle White
DIRECTOR Atty David B Russell
DIRECTOR Atty David N Farwell

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Top Grant Purposes

Civil Rights & Social Justice
$64,465,069 25 grants
General Support
$5,027,118 57 grants
Mental Health & Substance Abuse
$536,133 2 grants
Housing & Homelessness
$451,578 6 grants
Education
$398,035 8 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2024 $17.1M $17.2M $11.9M
2023 $22.3M $19.1M $12.8M
2022 $15.5M $16.1M $8.4M
2021 $12.5M $12.6M $4.0M
2020 $11.9M $12.0M $3.9M

Between 2020 and 2024, reported annual revenue grew from $11.9M to $17.1M (+44%), with total assets most recently reported at $11.9M.

Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.

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