Legal Services NYC
Legal Services NYC reported $17.7 million in revenue and $17.8 million in expenses for calendar year 2024. Of every $100 it spent, $83.85 went to program services, $15.32 to management and general costs and $0.83 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was program service revenue such as fees, sales and contracts: 66.5% of the total. Government grants made up 22.7%. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $341,900 (CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER). 72 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 59% between 2019 and 2024. Source: Form 990, 2024.
Where $100 of spending went
Calendar year 2024 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $18MFor 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 $18M- Contributions & grants (non-government)$10.80 $1.9M
- Government grants$22.63 $4.0M
- Program service revenue$66.48 $12M
- Investment income$0.09 $14,993
Other revenue was negative: −$13,228. The bar shows the positive sources only.
The 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | 2024 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 83.9% | 86.7% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 15.3% | 11.1% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 0.8% | 0.8% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.03 | $0.01 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 33.5% | 94.8% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 22.7% | 50.1% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 66.5% | 0.7% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $341,900 | $245,814 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 1.92% | 1.41% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 72 | 8 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 11.0 | 6.4 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 31 of 31 | 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 expenseHousing assistance - we fight tenant harassment, preserve affordable housing, and defend clients in eviction proceedings. We also help tenants pursue rent overcharge claims and actions to improve housing conditions, all of which keep tenants from living in unsafe conditions and becoming homeless
Other - we represent people in other civil legal matters, such as consumer, immigration and employment matters. In the consumer area, we defend individuals being sued in debt collection cases and enforce people's right to fair debt collection. Our immigration practice focuses on adjustment of status, naturalization replacements. In the employment arena, we help people get wages to which they are entitled and defend people's employment rights. We also help client groups assert their rights to habitable homes, decent schools and nondiscriminatory housing
Income maintenance - we help people access and retain government benefits. Through our income security and benefits work, we assist clients when government benefits are wrongfully denied, inaccurately calculated, or improperly terminated; and we represent families and individuals for whom unemployment insurance, food stamps, medicaid/medicare and other public assistance and safety net programs constitute critical lifelines
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER Key employee, 35.00 hrs/week | $274,607 | $0 | $67,293 | $341,900 |
| CHIEF OF LITIGATION AND ADVOCACY Key employee, 35.00 hrs/week | $232,198 | $0 | $69,404 | $301,602 |
| EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (THRU 6/28/24) Officer, 31.00 hrs/week | $278,164 | $0 | $17,850 | $296,014 |
| CHIEF ACCOUNTING OFFICER Highest compensated employee, 35.00 hrs/week | $209,127 | $0 | $64,817 | $273,944 |
| CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER Key employee, 35.00 hrs/week | $232,230 | $0 | $32,635 | $264,865 |
| CHIEF HR & DIVERSITY OFFICER Key employee, 35.00 hrs/week | $228,324 | $0 | $34,181 | $262,505 |
| CITYWIDE HOUSING DIRECTOR Highest compensated employee, 35.00 hrs/week | $185,932 | $0 | $67,051 | $252,983 |
| CHIEF INFORMNATION OFFICER Highest compensated employee, 35.00 hrs/week | $197,535 | $0 | $45,318 | $242,853 |
72 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Legal Services NYC (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $1.9M (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–1b31 · 31 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 5162
- Volunteers Part I, line 667
Largest outside contractors
2024 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only| RSM US LLP Audit and tax services | $363,262 |
| MPG CONSULTING LCSW PLLC Training and consulting services | $261,684 |
| TANDYM GROUP LLC Temporary worker | $158,571 |
Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 5 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.
Private foundation grants it received
6 private foundations reported grants to Legal Services NYC totaling $112K 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 Legal Services NYC'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 Services NYC, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.
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Questions people ask
How much of Legal Services NYC's spending goes to programs?
In calendar year 2024, Legal Services NYC reported that 83.9% of its $17.8 million in expenses went to program services, 15.3% to management and general and 0.8% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Legal Services NYC pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Legal Services NYC reported for one person in calendar year 2024 was $341,900, for the role of CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Legal Services NYC get its money?
Of $17.7 million in revenue in calendar year 2024, 33.5% came from contributions and grants (including 22.7% from government grants) and 66.5% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Legal Services NYC a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 13-2600199 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 202523189349312102 · read the filing · XML
- 2023: Form 990 for calendar year 2023, object 202443209349313879 · read the filing
- 2022: Form 990 for calendar year 2022, object 202303189349317550 · read the filing
- 2021: Form 990 for calendar year 2021, object 202203169349300015 · read the filing
- 2020: Form 990 for calendar year 2020, object 202123569349300637 · read the filing
- 2019: Form 990 for calendar year 2019, object 202043189349312404 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 13-2600199: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.