Public Charity

LONE STAR LEGAL AID

LONE STAR LEGAL AID, of HOUSTON, TX, is a Public Charity tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2024 filing shows $43.6M in revenue, $43.4M in expenses, $18.7M in total assets. 60 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $111.7M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 741537787 HOUSTON, TX Latest filing: 2024
Total Revenue$43.6M
Total Expenses$43.4M
Total Assets$18.7M
Grant Records60
Funding Total$111.7M
Filing Years2019–2024

Mission

LONE STAR LEGAL AID'S ("LSLA") MISSION IS TO PROTECT AND ADVANCE THE CIVIL LEGAL RIGHTS OF THE MILLIONS OF TEXANS LIVING IN POVERTY BY PROVIDING FREE ADVOCACY, LEGAL REPRESENTATION, AND COMMUNITY EDUCATION THAT ENSURES EQUAL ACCESS TO JUSTICE. LSLA'S SERVICE AREA COVERS ONE-THIRD OF THE STATE OF TEXAS. HEADQUARTERED IN HOUSTON, LSLA SERVES 72 GULF COAST AND EAST TEXAS COUNTIES AS WELL AS FOUR COUNTIES IN THE STATE OF ARKANSAS FROM 13 ADDITIONAL BRANCH OFFICES.

Officers & Directors

DIRECTOR Amelia Ruiz Fischer
DIRECTOR Bachtuyet Nguyen
CO-CHAIR, DEVELOPMENT COMM Benny Agosto Jr
LONG RANGE PLANNING COMMIT Brenda Cherry
DIRECTOR OF LITIGATION Brenda G Willett
DIRECTOR Carlos Lopez Garza

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Top Grant Purposes

CIVIL LEGAL AID
$103,254,993 7 grants
DISASTER RELIEF
$2,314,891 1 grant
Public Benefit
$1,200,000 1 grant
FELLOWSHIP SUPPORT
$801,467 5 grants
TO PROVIDE LEGAL SERVICES TO LOW-INCOME PEOPLE AFFECTED BY HURRICANE HARVEY.
$500,000 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2024 $43.6M $43.4M $18.7M
2023 $40.7M $41.1M $20.2M
2022 $43.5M $43.4M $20.2M
2020 $42.7M $42.5M $25.4M
2019 $23.9M $35.8M $17.3M

Between 2019 and 2024, reported annual revenue grew from $23.9M to $43.6M (+82%), with total assets most recently reported at $18.7M.

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