Pisgah Legal Services
Pisgah Legal Services reported $18.1 million in revenue and $13.2 million in expenses for calendar year 2024. Of every $100 it spent, $81.47 went to program services, $8.06 to management and general costs and $10.47 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 97.9% of the total. Government grants made up 14.5%. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $182,605 (EXECUTIVE DI). 10 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 221% between 2019 and 2024. Source: Form 990, 2024.
Where $100 of spending went
Calendar year 2024 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $13MFor 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 $18MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | 2024 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 81.5% | 86.7% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 8.1% | 11.1% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 10.5% | 0.8% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.08 | $0.01 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 97.9% | 94.8% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 14.5% | 50.1% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 0.7% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $182,605 | $245,814 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 1.38% | 1.41% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 10 | 8 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 13.0 | 6.4 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 20 of 20 | 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 expenseHealth and economic opportunity: provide affordable care act and medicaid enrollment assistance to help people understand, acquire, maintain, and utilize affordable health care coverage. Provide free tax return preparation under vita standards to qualifying households with the goal of increasing the uptake in unclaimed tax credits in order to decrease child poverty. Provide Legal Services to patients to social determinants of health
Domestic violence and child abuse prevention services: in 2024, the organization provided free legal advice and representation to help more than 5,622 adults and children who were victims of domestic or sexual violence to escape abuse and rebuild their lives. Staff and volunteer attorneys help victims/survivors secure court protective orders to improve safety, and address barriers to independence, such as child custody, division of marital property, housing problems, income, and consumer protection so that victims can establish new lives apart from their abusers. The organization also…
Homelessness prevention: prevents families and individuals from losing their homes to eviction or foreclosure and improves existing housing conditions. 34% of legal cases closed in 2024 presented as housing issues
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EXECUTIVE DI Officer, 45.00 hrs/week | $152,601 | $0 | $30,004 | $182,605 |
| CFO Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $135,575 | $0 | $23,632 | $159,207 |
| EMPLOYEE Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $132,196 | $0 | $19,495 | $151,691 |
| EMPLOYEE Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $121,057 | $0 | $27,789 | $148,846 |
| EXECUTIVE DI Former, 45.00 hrs/week | $131,962 | $0 | $15,773 | $147,735 |
| EMPLOYEE Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $107,808 | $0 | $22,845 | $130,653 |
| EMPLOYEE Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $106,738 | $0 | $18,461 | $125,199 |
| EMPLOYEE Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $105,465 | $0 | $17,663 | $123,128 |
10 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Pisgah Legal Services (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $342K (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–1b20 · 20 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 18Yes
- Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bNo
- Employees Part I, line 5139
- Volunteers Part I, line 6483
Private foundation grants it received
39 private foundations reported grants to Pisgah Legal Services totaling $2.5M 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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Of every $100 Pisgah Legal Services spent in 2024, $81.47 went to programs. The full breakdown, from its IRS Form 990:
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Questions people ask
How much of Pisgah Legal Services's spending goes to programs?
In calendar year 2024, Pisgah Legal Services reported that 81.5% of its $13.2 million in expenses went to program services, 8.1% to management and general and 10.5% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Pisgah Legal Services pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Pisgah Legal Services reported for one person in calendar year 2024 was $182,605, for the role of EXECUTIVE DI (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Pisgah Legal Services get its money?
Of $18.1 million in revenue in calendar year 2024, 97.9% came from contributions and grants (including 14.5% from government grants) and 0.0% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Pisgah Legal Services a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 56-1191115 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 202532889349303223 · read the filing · XML
- 2023: Form 990 for calendar year 2023, object 202441979349302604 · read the filing
- 2022: Form 990 for calendar year 2022, object 202312349349301011 · read the filing
- 2021: Form 990 for calendar year 2021, object 202203199349314335 · read the filing
- 2020: Form 990 for calendar year 2020, object 202112789349300431 · read the filing
- 2019: Form 990 for calendar year 2019, object 202012419349300601 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 56-1191115: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.