The Legal Aid Society of Westchester County
The Legal Aid Society of Westchester County reported $20.8 million in revenue and $17.4 million in expenses for calendar year 2024. Of every $100 it spent, $87.93 went to program services, $12.07 to management and general costs and $0.00 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 99.9% of the total. Government grants made up 99.6%. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $271,096 (ATTORNEY). 46 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 55% between 2019 and 2024. Source: Form 990, 2024.
Where $100 of spending went
Calendar year 2024 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $17MFor 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 $21MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | 2024 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 87.9% | 86.7% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 12.1% | 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 | 99.9% | 29.9% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 99.6% | 3.8% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 58.9% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $271,096 | $301,601 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 1.56% | 1.38% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 46 | 6 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 5.9 | 6.8 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 16 of 16 | 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 expenseRepresented indigent clients charged with felony crimes in all courts in westchester including but not limited to counsel at first arraignments in all 41 justice courts. Appear at regularly scheduled appearances in the city, town, and village justice courts,for all purposes miscellaneous hearings and preliminary hearings on felony charges. The society represents clients in the county and supreme court and in all the specialty problem solving courts in westchester county at all stages of criminal defense, including:hearings, plea negotiations, suppression hearings, compliance calendars, trial…
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 Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $211,537 | $0 | $59,559 | $271,096 |
| ATTORNEY Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $206,087 | $0 | $52,552 | $258,639 |
| ATTORNEY Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $213,061 | $0 | $42,948 | $256,009 |
| ATTORNEY Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $196,736 | $0 | $49,806 | $246,542 |
| CONTROLLER Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $196,455 | $0 | $35,604 | $232,059 |
| EXECUTIVE DI Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $211,282 | $0 | $17,970 | $229,252 |
| ATTORNEY Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $193,918 | $0 | $32,839 | $226,757 |
46 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from The Legal Aid Society of Westchester County (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $408K (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–1b16 · 16 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 5108
- Volunteers Part I, line 616
Private foundation grants it received
1 private foundation reported grants to The Legal Aid Society of Westchester County totaling $5,000 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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Every number above is copied from The Legal Aid Society of Westchester 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 The Legal Aid Society of Westchester County, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.
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Of every $100 The Legal Aid Society of Westchester County spent in 2024, $87.93 went to programs. The full breakdown, from its IRS Form 990:
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Questions people ask
How much of The Legal Aid Society of Westchester County's spending goes to programs?
In calendar year 2024, The Legal Aid Society of Westchester County reported that 87.9% of its $17.4 million in expenses went to program services, 12.1% to management and general and 0.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does The Legal Aid Society of Westchester County pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation The Legal Aid Society of Westchester County reported for one person in calendar year 2024 was $271,096, for the role of ATTORNEY (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does The Legal Aid Society of Westchester County get its money?
Of $20.8 million in revenue in calendar year 2024, 99.9% came from contributions and grants (including 99.6% from government grants) and 0.0% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is The Legal Aid Society of Westchester County a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 13-2503820 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 202523189349309602 · read the filing · XML
- 2023: Form 990 for calendar year 2023, object 202423209349302597 · read the filing
- 2022: Form 990 for calendar year 2022, object 202313199349304761 · read the filing
- 2021: Form 990 for calendar year 2021, object 202213189349306516 · read the filing
- 2020: Form 990 for calendar year 2020, object 202103149349304910 · read the filing
- 2019: Form 990 for calendar year 2019, object 202043189349300444 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 13-2503820: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.