Legal Aid Society of Suffolk County
Legal Aid Society of Suffolk County reported $28.5 million in revenue and $28.4 million in expenses for calendar year 2024. Of every $100 it spent, $92.32 went to program services, $7.68 to management and general costs and $0.00 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 100.0% of the total. Government grants made up 100.0%. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $341,823 (ATTORNEY-IN-CHARGE). 68 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 18% between 2019 and 2024. Source: Form 990, 2024.
Where $100 of spending went
Calendar year 2024 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $28MFor 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
Calendar year 2024 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $29MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | 2024 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 92.3% | 86.7% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 7.7% | 11.1% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 0.0% | 0.8% |
| 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 | 100.0% | 94.8% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 100.0% | 50.1% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 0.7% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $341,823 | $245,814 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 1.20% | 1.41% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 68 | 8 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 0.8 | 6.4 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 15 of 15 | 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 expenseGeneral services program- provides general legal service to indigent people charged with a crime
Hurrell-harring settlement funds- provides enhanced legal services to indigent individuals in accordance with the hurrell-harring state of new york stipulation and order of settlement, that caseload/workload standards and specific quality improvements are implemented
Children's law bureau program - provides legal services and associated support services for minors as assigned by the family court
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATTORNEY-IN-CHARGE Officer, 35.00 hrs/week | $278,545 | $0 | $63,278 | $341,823 |
| ADMINISTRATION Highest compensated employee, 35.00 hrs/week | $201,578 | $0 | $56,112 | $257,690 |
| ATTORNEY Highest compensated employee, 35.00 hrs/week | $196,548 | $0 | $55,717 | $252,265 |
| ATTORNEY Highest compensated employee, 35.00 hrs/week | $182,945 | $0 | $53,879 | $236,824 |
| ATTORNEY Highest compensated employee, 35.00 hrs/week | $174,938 | $0 | $53,229 | $228,167 |
| ATTORNEY Highest compensated employee, 35.00 hrs/week | $191,538 | $0 | $33,148 | $224,686 |
68 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Legal Aid Society of Suffolk County (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $342K (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
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–1b15 · 15 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 15aNo
- Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aNo
- Family or business ties among insiders Part VI 2Yes
- 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 5225
- Volunteers Part I, line 615
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Every number above is copied from Legal Aid Society of Suffolk County'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 Suffolk County, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.
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Of every $100 Legal Aid Society of Suffolk County spent in 2024, $92.32 went to programs. The full breakdown, from its IRS Form 990:
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Questions people ask
How much of Legal Aid Society of Suffolk County's spending goes to programs?
In calendar year 2024, Legal Aid Society of Suffolk County reported that 92.3% of its $28.4 million in expenses went to program services, 7.7% to management and general and 0.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Legal Aid Society of Suffolk County pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Legal Aid Society of Suffolk County reported for one person in calendar year 2024 was $341,823, for the role of ATTORNEY-IN-CHARGE (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Legal Aid Society of Suffolk County get its money?
Of $28.5 million in revenue in calendar year 2024, 100.0% came from contributions and grants (including 100.0% from government grants) and 0.0% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Legal Aid Society of Suffolk County a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 11-1844160 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 202513159349303016 · read the filing · XML
- 2023: Form 990 for calendar year 2023, object 202423189349306072 · read the filing
- 2022: Form 990 for calendar year 2022, object 202333189349303628 · read the filing
- 2021: Form 990 for calendar year 2021, object 202233189349315898 · read the filing
- 2020: Form 990 for calendar year 2020, object 202103159349306310 · read the filing
- 2019: Form 990 for calendar year 2019, object 202022799349300242 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 11-1844160: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.