Public Charity

COMMUNITY LEGAL AID SOCIETY INC

COMMUNITY LEGAL AID SOCIETY INC, of WILMINGTON, DE, is a Public Charity tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2025 filing shows $13.4M in revenue, $12.8M in expenses, $7.8M in total assets. 60 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $9.5M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 516000158 WILMINGTON, DE Public Interest Law NTEE: I83 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$13.4M
Total Expenses$12.8M
Total Assets$7.8M
Grant Records60
Funding Total$9.5M
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

CLASI PROVIDES FREE CIVIL LEGAL SERVICES TO PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES; PEOPLE WITH LOW INCOMES; VICTIMS OF HOUSING DISCRIMINATION; OLDER CITIZENS (60 AND OVER); VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; AND IMMIGRANT VICTIMS OF CRIME, ABUSE AND NEGLECT.

Officers & Directors

TREASURER Carmella Keener Esq
BOARD MEMBER Carol King-Ries
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Daniel Atkins
BOARD MEMBER Eleanor Kiesel Esq
CHIEF ADMIN. AND FINANCE OFC. James Hamilton
MEMBER AT LARGE Jerry Hyman Esq

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Top Grant Purposes

LEGAL AID
$8,324,510 18 grants
OPERATIONS
$209,404 4 grants
RESTRICTED TO SUPPORT THE HIRING OF FELLOW (ATTORNEY) TO PROVIDE LEGAL SERVICES CONSISTENT WITH THE CLASI MISSION AND COST & EFFECTIVENESS STUDY FOR LEGAL COUNSEL IN EVICTION CASES, AND RIGHT TO COUNSEL IMPLEMENTATION PLAN.
$165,000 1 grant
RESTRICTED SUPPORT FOR HIRING OF A FELLOW (ATTORNEY) TO PROVIDE LEGAL SERVICES CONSISTENT WITH CLASI'S MISSION, TO SUPPORT HIRING OF A FELLOW (ATTORNEY) TO PROVIDE LEGAL SERVICES CONSISTENT WITH CLASI'S MISSION, DELAWARE SOCIAL AND CIVIL JUSTICE CENTER (STATEWIDE), ARSHT FELLOWSHIP, RESTRICTED TO SUPPORT COMBINED CAMPAIGN FOR JUSTICE AND GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT.
$163,500 1 grant
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$138,475 9 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $13.4M $12.8M $7.8M
2024 $12.5M $10.2M $7.3M
2023 $9.3M $9.3M $4.1M
2022 $8.5M $8.3M $4.3M
2021 $8.2M $7.3M $4.7M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $8.2M to $13.4M (+63%), with total assets most recently reported at $7.8M.

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