North Penn Legal Services
North Penn Legal Services reported $10.1 million in revenue and $10.1 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $85.59 went to program services, $14.31 to management and general costs and $0.10 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 $181,539 (DEPUTY DIRECTOR FOR LEGAL). 3 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 55% 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 $10MFor 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 $10MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | FY2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 85.6% | 86.7% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 14.3% | 11.1% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 0.1% | 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 | 99.9% | 94.8% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 99.6% | 50.1% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 0.1% | 0.7% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $181,539 | $245,814 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 1.80% | 1.41% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 3 | 8 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 1.8 | 6.4 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 11 of 11 | 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 expenseNorth Penn Legal Services is part of the community solution that provides essential services for low-income people. Requests for our free civil Legal Services during the last year resulted in handling more than 10,400 cases. In 20 counties, close to 190,000 people (ages 18+) are in poverty and eligible for the Services of North Penn Legal Services. We provided civil legal aid to 1,930 of those people through court and administrative hearings, enhancing clients' economic security by obtaining awards of just over $3 million primarily in consumer cases
As a regional provider of civil legal aid for 60 years, North Penn Legal Services has been ensuring that low-income people in northeast pa have access to justice and the same legal rights and protections that those who have means can afford on their own. North Penn Legal Services staff provide critical advocacy through representation at hearings, moderating difficult landlord-tenant relationships, and providing self-help materials to low income people facing eviction, foreclosure, and loss of federal housing subsidies. In 2024-2025 housing was a major issue for clients. North Penn Legal…
Legal aid lawyers and paralegals at North Penn Legal Services have been essential in providing families with safety and stability when they have nowhere else to turn. In cases where individuals and families were threatened with violence from an intimate partner, staff obtained protection from abuse orders in 532 cases. In situations where families were afraid of losing their home, npls was able to prevent eviction or preserve shelter in 385 cases. During this past year of funding, npls has maintained a steady number of volunteer attorneys, paralegals, staff support, and interns who assisted…
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEPUTY DIRECTOR FOR LEGAL Highest compensated employee, 35.00 hrs/week | $116,589 | $0 | $64,950 | $181,539 |
| CFO Officer, 35.00 hrs/week | $107,842 | $0 | $64,406 | $172,248 |
| EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer, 39.00 hrs/week | $132,477 | $0 | $26,111 | $158,588 |
3 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from North Penn Legal Services (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $539K (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–1b11 · 11 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 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 5105
- Volunteers Part I, line 619
Private foundation grants it received
1 private foundation reported grants to North Penn Legal Services totaling $40,000 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 North Penn Legal Services's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for North Penn Legal Services, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.
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Of every $100 North Penn Legal Services spent in FY2025, $85.59 went to programs. The full breakdown, from its IRS Form 990:
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Questions people ask
How much of North Penn Legal Services's spending goes to programs?
In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, North Penn Legal Services reported that 85.6% of its $10.1 million in expenses went to program services, 14.3% to management and general and 0.1% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does North Penn Legal Services pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation North Penn Legal Services reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $181,539, for the role of DEPUTY DIRECTOR FOR LEGAL (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does North Penn Legal Services get its money?
Of $10.1 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 99.9% came from contributions and grants (including 99.6% from government grants) and 0.1% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is North Penn Legal Services a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 23-1659111 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 202523039349302087 · read the filing · XML
- FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, object 202530159349300743 · read the filing
- FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, object 202410169349303266 · read the filing
- FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, object 202213569349300606 · read the filing
- FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, object 202113069349300701 · read the filing
- FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, object 202043189349301239 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 23-1659111: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.