Pennsylvania Legal Aid Network
Pennsylvania Legal Aid Network reported $50.2 million in revenue and $50.1 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $96.19 went to program services, $3.81 to management and general costs and $0.00 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 99.2% of the total. Government grants made up 99.1%. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $196,877 (DIR. OF FINANCE THROUGH FEB 2025). 1 person 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 $50MFor 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 $50MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | FY2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 96.2% | 86.7% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 3.8% | 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 | 99.2% | 94.8% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 99.1% | 50.1% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 0.3% | 0.7% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $196,877 | $245,814 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 0.39% | 1.41% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 1 | 8 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 0.3 | 6.4 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 13 of 13 | 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 expenseThe funding administered by Pennsylvania Legal Aid Network was used to provide legal assistance to the poor in all counties of pennsylvania. Service was provided in 80,910 cases.consumer 6,514employment 6,645family 21,125health 4,054housing 27,136public benefits 7,867other 7,569 a breakout of the cases handled by major case type follows: 26.1 percent of our cases involved family matters, 33.5 percent involved shelter housing issues, 9.7 percent involved public benefits, 8.2 percent involved employment issues, 8.1 percent involved consumer issues, 5 percent involved health issues, and 9.4…
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DIR. OF FINANCE THROUGH FEB 2025 Officer, 35.00 hrs/week | $146,872 | $0 | $50,005 | $196,877 |
| EXEECUTIVE DIRECTOR BEGINNING DEC 24 Officer, 35.00 hrs/week | $16,250 | $0 | $3,609 | $19,859 |
1 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Pennsylvania Legal Aid Network (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $217K (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–1b13 · 13 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 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 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 514
- Volunteers Part I, line 613
Private foundation grants it received
1 private foundation reported grants to Pennsylvania Legal Aid Network totaling $24 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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Questions people ask
How much of Pennsylvania Legal Aid Network's spending goes to programs?
In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, Pennsylvania Legal Aid Network reported that 96.2% of its $50.1 million in expenses went to program services, 3.8% to management and general and 0.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Pennsylvania Legal Aid Network pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Pennsylvania Legal Aid Network reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $196,877, for the role of DIR. OF FINANCE THROUGH FEB 2025 (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Pennsylvania Legal Aid Network get its money?
Of $50.2 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 99.2% came from contributions and grants (including 99.1% from government grants) and 0.3% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Pennsylvania Legal Aid Network a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 23-1892464 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 202513509349300421 · read the filing · XML
- FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, object 202423469349300207 · read the filing
- FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, object 202303459349300610 · read the filing
- FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, object 202213269349300811 · read the filing
- FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, object 202123349349300222 · read the filing
- FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, object 202023509349300047 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 23-1892464: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.