Friends Of The Legal Services Corporation

Piedmont, CA · EIN 52-2309433 · 501(c)(3) · Supporting organization (509(a)(3))
Latest filing: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025 (tax year 2024) · View the filing · Correct or respond

Friends Of The Legal Services Corporation reported $20.6 million in revenue and $839,573 in expenses for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $55.76 went to program services, $44.24 to management and general costs and $0.00 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was investment income: 99.8% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $188,847 (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR). 1 person received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 862% between FY2020 and FY2025. Source: Form 990, FY2025.

Where $100 of spending went

The fiscal year ending September 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $840K

Program services$55.76 $468K
Management & general$44.24 $371K
Fundraising$0.00 $0

For context, the median across 277 covered crime & legal-related charities: $87.81 programs, $11.33 management, $0.86 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).

Where $100 of revenue came from

The fiscal year ending September 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $21M

Investment income$99.82 $21M
Other revenue$0.18 $37,689

The 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades

FY2025 filing. Median across 277 covered charities in this category, from their latest filings.
Measure	FY2025	Median
Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A)	55.8%	86.6%
Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A)	44.2%	11.2%
Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A)	0.0%	0.9%
Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h	Not reported	$0.01
Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12	0.0%	94.8%
Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12	0.0%	48.2%
Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12	0.0%	0.7%
Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F	$188,847	$247,730
Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A)	22.49%	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	415.6	6.5
Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b	10 of 10	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 expense

$468K expenses · 100.0% of program spending · grants $156

Raise funds and operate building to provide a cost effective national headquarters for Legal Services corporation in washington, d.c. The building was sold on may 2, 2025

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
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer, 35.0 hrs/week	$147,308	$0	$41,539	$188,847

1 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Friends Of The Legal Services Corporation (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $177K (Part IX, line 5).

6 years of filings

Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linked

Filing	Revenue	Expenses	Programs	Net assets	Top pay
FY2025 ⓘ	$21M	$840K	55.8%	$29M	$188,847
FY2024 ⓘ	$2.4M	$1.7M	66.3%	$9.3M	$176,887
FY2023 ⓘ	$2.2M	$2.0M	60.0%	$8.7M	$165,462
FY2022 ⓘ	$2.3M	$1.6M	92.1%	$8.5M	$151,629
FY2021 ⓘ	$2.2M	$1.7M	93.3%	$7.9M	$146,479
FY2020 ⓘ	$2.1M	$1.6M	93.1%	$7.4M	$137,885

Governance 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–1b10 · 10 independent
Audited financial statements Part XII 2bYes
Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
Whistleblower policy Part VI 13No
Document retention policy Part VI 14No
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 51
Volunteers Part I, line 610

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Questions people ask

How much of Friends Of The Legal Services Corporation's spending goes to programs?

In the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, Friends Of The Legal Services Corporation reported that 55.8% of its $839,573 in expenses went to program services, 44.2% to management and general and 0.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).

How much does Friends Of The Legal Services Corporation pay its top executive?

The largest total compensation Friends Of The Legal Services Corporation reported for one person in the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025 was $188,847, for the role of EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).

Where does Friends Of The Legal Services Corporation get its money?

Of $20.6 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, 0.0% came from contributions and grants and 0.0% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).

Is Friends Of The Legal Services Corporation a registered charity?

The IRS lists EIN 52-2309433 as a 501(c)(3) organization (supporting organization (509(a)(3))), 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 September 30, 2025, object 202602299349302425 · read the filing · XML
FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, object 202502279349301965 · read the filing
FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2023, object 202422289349302972 · read the filing
FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2022, object 202312279349303456 · read the filing
FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2021, object 202242279349303854 · read the filing
FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020, object 202130469349300813 · read the filing

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