Public Charity

CHILDRENS LEGAL CENTER

Based in CHICAGO, IL, CHILDRENS LEGAL CENTER operates as a Public Charity. The organization reported $3.9M in revenue, $2.8M in expenses, $2.1M in total assets for fiscal year 2024. Imperigo tracks 15 reported grant relationships connected to this organization totaling approximately $1.4M.

EIN: 830994270 CHICAGO, IL Legal Services NTEE: I80 Latest filing: 2024
Total Revenue$3.9M
Total Expenses$2.8M
Total Assets$2.1M
Grant Records15
Funding Total$1.4M
Filing Years2020–2024

Mission

TO PROVIDE FREE, TRAUMA INFORMED AND HOLISTIC IMMIGRATION LEGAL SERVICES AND WRAP-AROUND SERVICES TO CHILDREN AND FAMILIES WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED VICTIMIZATION.

Where $100 goes at Childrens Legal Center

How Childrens Legal Center divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 5 years.

$100 Programs the work itself
<$1 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 $100 for programs

$100
Immigration legal services and wrap around services for undocumented children and families who have experienced victimization
All program spending
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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

2024
Immigration Legal and Support Services
$987,492
2024
TO PROVIDE LEGAL INFORMATION, ADVICE & REPRESENTATION TO ABUSED AND NEGLECTED CHILDREN.
$20,000
2023
JUSTICE FELLOW
$78,125
2023
TO PROVIDE FREE LEGAL SERVICES
$75,000
2023
TO PROVIDE LEGAL INFORMATION, ADVICE & REPRESENTATION TO ABUSED AND NEGLECTED CHILDREN.
$25,000

Showing up to 5 of 15 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

BOARD MEMBER Chad Mc Jannet
BOARD MEMBER Courtney Cohen
BOARD MEMBER Kehinde Durowade
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Laura Smith
BOARD MEMBER Victoria Bobryk

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

Civil Rights & Social Justice
$1,235,617 6 grants
General Support
$117,692 5 grants
Health & Medicine
$7,500 1 grant
Unspecified
$65,000 3 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2024 $3.9M $2.8M $2.1M
2023 $2.5M $2.1M $818K
2022 $1.1M $1.1M $443K
2021 $561K $508K $56K
2020 $361K $360K $66K

Between 2020 and 2024, reported annual revenue grew from $361K to $3.9M (+973%), with total assets most recently reported at $2.1M.

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