Connecticut Legal Services
Connecticut Legal Services reported $15.6 million in revenue and $14.6 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $82.01 went to program services, $15.73 to management and general costs and $2.26 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 99.0% of the total. Government grants made up 17.8%. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $272,060 (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR). 27 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 27% between FY2020 and FY2025. Source: Form 990, FY2025.
Where $100 of spending went
The fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $15MFor context, the median across 274 covered crime & legal-related charities: $87.85 programs, $11.30 management, $0.85 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).
Where $100 of revenue came from
The fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $16MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | FY2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 82.0% | 86.7% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 15.7% | 11.1% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 2.3% | 0.8% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.02 | $0.01 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 99.0% | 94.8% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 17.8% | 50.1% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 0.3% | 0.7% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $272,060 | $245,814 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 1.86% | 1.41% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 27 | 8 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 3.8 | 6.4 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 20 of 20 | 100.0% |
A median is context, not a target: hospitals, universities, food banks and grantmakers spend in very different ways. What these measures can and can't tell you.
What the money paid for, in its own words
FY2025 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expenseConnecticut Legal Services (cls) provides civil legal representation and counseling to help low income individuals and families obtain legal solutions to serious life problems. Cls protects and secures critical civil legal rights for its clients and advances acces to justice for connecticut residents. Our areas of practice include, domestic violence/family, homelessness/housing rights, government assistance programs, employment, special education and juvenile law, elder rights, consumer law, health related issues, immigration and disability law. During the 2024-2025 fiscal year, cls opened…
Highest reported compensation
FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here| Role | From this org | From related orgs | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $197,727 | $0 | $74,333 | $272,060 |
| LITIGATION & ADVOCACY DIR. Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $136,153 | $0 | $63,327 | $199,480 |
| DEPUTY DIRECTOR Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $175,777 | $0 | $23,329 | $199,106 |
| MANAGING ATTORNEY Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $128,731 | $0 | $63,470 | $192,201 |
| FINANCE DIRECTOR Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $132,322 | $0 | $58,175 | $190,497 |
| MANAGING ATTORNEY Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $128,731 | $0 | $52,079 | $180,810 |
| DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $144,431 | $0 | $32,711 | $177,142 |
| MANAGING ATTORNEY Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $129,966 | $0 | $45,826 | $175,792 |
27 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Connecticut Legal Services (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $681K (Part IX, line 5).
6 years of filings
Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linkedGovernance answers, as filed
FY2025 · the organization's own yes/no answers; explanations, if any, are in Schedule O of the filing · what each means- Voting board members, and how many are independent Part VI, lines 1a–1b20 · 20 independent
- Audited financial statements Part XII 2bYes
- Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
- Whistleblower policy Part VI 13Yes
- Document retention policy Part VI 14Yes
- Independent process for top executive pay Part VI 15aYes
- Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aYes
- Family or business ties among insiders Part VI 2No
- Aware of a significant diversion of assets Part VI 5No
- Excess benefit transaction with an insider Part IV 25aNo
- Loans to or from insiders outstanding Part IV 26No
- Lobbying, or a 501(h) election in effect Part IV 4Yes
- Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18No
- Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bNo
- Employees Part I, line 592
- Volunteers Part I, line 646
Private foundation grants it received
6 private foundations reported grants to Connecticut Legal Services totaling $150K on their tax year 2023 Form 990-PF returns. See which foundations, on WHOFUNDS.
Source: WHOFUNDS open grant graph, matched from Form 990-PF Part XV.
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Of every $100 Connecticut Legal Services spent in FY2025, $82.01 went to programs. The full breakdown, from its IRS Form 990:
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Questions people ask
How much of Connecticut Legal Services's spending goes to programs?
In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, Connecticut Legal Services reported that 82.0% of its $14.6 million in expenses went to program services, 15.7% to management and general and 2.3% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Connecticut Legal Services pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Connecticut Legal Services reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $272,060, for the role of EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Connecticut Legal Services get its money?
Of $15.6 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 99.0% came from contributions and grants (including 17.8% from government grants) and 0.3% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Connecticut Legal Services a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 06-0955461 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.
Sources
- FY2025: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, object 202630759349301663 · read the filing · XML
- FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, object 202520959349300102 · read the filing
- FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, object 202440879349301514 · read the filing
- FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, object 202330609349301518 · read the filing
- FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, object 202210999349300101 · read the filing
- FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, object 202120839349300337 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 06-0955461: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.