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Legal Aid Society of Nassau County NY

Hempstead, NY · EIN 11-1666836 · 501(c)(3) · Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
Latest filing: Form 990 for calendar year 2024 (tax year 2024) · View the filing · Correct or respond

Legal Aid Society of Nassau County NY reported $12.8 million in revenue and $12.7 million in expenses for calendar year 2024. Of every $100 it spent, $90.31 went to program services, $9.69 to management and general costs and $0.00 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 99.5% of the total. Government grants made up 99.5%. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $252,862 (Atty. In Chief). 26 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 62% between 2019 and 2024. Source: Form 990, 2024.

Where $100 of spending went

Calendar year 2024 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $13M

Program services$90.31 $12M
Management & general$9.69 $1.2M
Fundraising$0.00 $0

For context, the median across 2,433 covered unclassified charities: $88.27 programs, $11.68 management, $0.05 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).

Where $100 of revenue came from

Calendar year 2024 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $13M

Government grants$99.47 $13M
Investment income$0.05 $6,193
Other revenue$0.48 $61,497

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2024 filing. Median across 2,433 covered charities in this category, from their latest filings.
Measure	2024	Median
Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A)	90.3%	86.7%
Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A)	9.7%	11.5%
Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A)	0.0%	0.0%
Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h	$0.00	$0.01
Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12	99.5%	29.9%
Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12	99.5%	3.8%
Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12	0.0%	58.9%
Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F	$252,862	$301,601
Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A)	1.99%	1.38%
People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2	26	6
Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses	-0.5	6.8
Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b	19 of 19	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

2024 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expense

$12M expenses · 100.0% of program spending · revenue $13M

The legal aid society provides mandated indigent legal services in Nassau County's District Court, County Court and Family Court. We also provide appellate representation

Highest reported compensation

2024 · 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
Atty. In Chief Officer, 40.00 hrs/week	$206,577	$0	$46,285	$252,862
Staff Attorney Listed in Part VII, 40.00 hrs/week	$180,881	$0	$45,251	$226,132
Bureau Chief Listed in Part VII, 40.00 hrs/week	$166,774	$0	$44,149	$210,923
Bureau Chief Listed in Part VII, 40.00 hrs/week	$163,246	$0	$43,947	$207,193
Bureau Chief Listed in Part VII, 40.00 hrs/week	$161,231	$0	$44,598	$205,829
Part 9 Supervisor Listed in Part VII, 40.00 hrs/week	$161,231	$0	$43,436	$204,667

26 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Legal Aid Society of Nassau County NY (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $253K (Part IX, line 5).

6 years of filings

Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linked

RevenueExpenses

Filing	Revenue	Expenses	Programs	Net assets	Top pay
2024 ⓘ	$13M	$13M	90.3%	−$563K	$252,862
2023 (amended) ⓘ	$11M	$11M	90.5%	−$1.6M	$241,290
2022 ⓘ	$11M	$11M	90.4%	−$1.6M	$189,014
2021 ⓘ	$10M	$9.5M	85.8%	−$5.7M	$181,821
2020 ⓘ	$8.3M	$8.6M	84.8%	−$7.1M	$180,490
2019 ⓘ	$7.9M	$8.2M	85.1%	−$4.9M	$175,333

Governance answers, as filed

2024 · 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–1b19 · 19 independent
Audited financial statements Part XII 2bYes
Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
Whistleblower policy Part VI 13No
Document retention policy Part VI 14Yes
Independent process for top executive pay Part VI 15aNo
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 4No
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 5100
Volunteers Part I, line 635

Correct a figure or respond

Every number above is copied from Legal Aid Society of Nassau County NY's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Legal Aid Society of Nassau County NY, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.

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Questions people ask

How much of Legal Aid Society of Nassau County NY's spending goes to programs?

In calendar year 2024, Legal Aid Society of Nassau County NY reported that 90.3% of its $12.7 million in expenses went to program services, 9.7% to management and general and 0.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).

How much does Legal Aid Society of Nassau County NY pay its top executive?

The largest total compensation Legal Aid Society of Nassau County NY reported for one person in calendar year 2024 was $252,862, for the role of Atty. In Chief (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).

Where does Legal Aid Society of Nassau County NY get its money?

Of $12.8 million in revenue in calendar year 2024, 99.5% came from contributions and grants (including 99.5% from government grants) and 0.0% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).

Is Legal Aid Society of Nassau County NY a registered charity?

The IRS lists EIN 11-1666836 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

2024: Form 990 for calendar year 2024, object 202523179349303602 · read the filing · XML
2023: Form 990 for calendar year 2023 (amended), object 202540319349300739 · read the filing
2022: Form 990 for calendar year 2022, object 202343109349303339 · read the filing
2021: Form 990 for calendar year 2021, object 202213189349307986 · read the filing
2020: Form 990 for calendar year 2020, object 202103169349312755 · read the filing
2019: Form 990 for calendar year 2019, object 202013149349301696 · read the filing

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