Mission
ENSURING THE INDEPENDENCE AND DIGNITY OF SENIORS BY PROTECTING THEIR LEGAL RIGHTS THROUGH EDUCATION, COUNSELING AND ADVOCACY.
Public Charity
LEGAL ASSISTANCE FOR SENIORS
LEGAL ASSISTANCE FOR SENIORS is a Public Charity headquartered in OAKLAND, CA. Financial data from the 2025 filing: $2.7M revenue, $3.5M expenses, $3.5M total assets. 48 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $1.6M, appear in IRS filings.
EIN: 942941697
OAKLAND, CA
Legal Services
NTEE: I80
Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$2.7M
Total Expenses$3.5M
Total Assets$3.5M
Grant Records48
Funding Total$1.6M
Filing Years2021–2025
Where $100 goes at Legal Assistance for Seniors
How Legal Assistance for Seniors divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 8 years.
$75
Programs
the work itself
$20
Management
running the organization
$5
Fundraising
raising the next dollar
Inside the $75 for programs
$47
Legal
$15
Health insurance counseling and advocacy program (hicap)-the alameda county hicap of las provides individual counseling, advocacy and community education on medicare, supplemental options, medicare advantage and prescription drug…
$9
Community education-las provides group education presentations and agency representation at community events such as health and senior fairs
Plus 1 more program. Cost per person served and the full program breakdown are on the full profile.
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
FOR GENERAL SUPPORT
$75,000
Program Support
$43,000
HUMAN SERVICES
$32,600
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$28,635
GENERAL SUPPORT
$17,500
Showing up to 5 of 48 total records — full history available with membership.
Officers & Directors
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Caitlin Chan
SECRETARY
David G Hollenberg
PRESIDENT
Dawn Patterson
DIRECTOR
Denise Chambliss
DIRECTOR
Jeff Tachiki
DIRECTOR
Jonathan Canick
Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.
Top Grant Purposes
Financial Trends
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2.7M | $3.5M | $3.5M |
| 2024 | $3.1M | $3.1M | $4.8M |
| 2023 | $2.2M | $2.8M | $5.2M |
| 2022 | $6.0M | $2.6M | $4.4M |
| 2021 | $2.4M | $2.4M | $1.1M |
Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $2.4M to $2.7M (+13%), with total assets most recently reported at $3.5M.
Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.