Puerto Rico Legal Services
Puerto Rico Legal Services reported $23.3 million in revenue and $21.4 million in expenses for calendar year 2024. Of every $100 it spent, $80.69 went to program services, $19.31 to management and general costs and $0.00 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 98.5% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $158,998 (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR). Revenue rose 25% between 2020 and 2024. Source: Form 990, 2024.
Where $100 of spending went
Calendar year 2024 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $21MFor context, the median across 2,433 covered unclassified charities: $88.27 programs, $11.68 management, $0.05 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 $23MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | 2024 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 80.7% | 86.7% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 19.3% | 11.5% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 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 | 98.5% | 29.9% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 3.8% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 58.9% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $158,998 | $301,601 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 0.74% | 1.38% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 0 | 6 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 10.3 | 6.8 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 27 of 27 | 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 expenseThe basic field grant is the major entitys fund that provides assistance in non-criminal proceedings for qualifying financial disadvantaged program participants. Some of the proceedings covered are family law domestic violence employment special education health housing law consumer rights enviromental law migrant farm workers right and community development. The basic program worked aproximately 21,000 cases for low income during the year
The legal service corporation required that Puerto Rico Legal Services incprlsi designate a minimum of 12.50% of its annual funding to private attorney involvement effort encouraging attorneys in private practice to provide free legal assistance to indigent individuals and communities. The funding to private attorneys during the year provided services in approximately 9,600 cases for low income families
Legal assistance is provided to migrant farm workers in the priority areas listed. During the year the organization provided services to various migrant workers cases
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 DIRECTOR Director/trustee, officer, 37.50 hrs/week | $158,799 | $0 | $199 | $158,998 |
| DEPUTY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer, 37.50 hrs/week | $143,405 | $0 | $0 | $143,405 |
| HUMAN RESOURCES DIRECTOR Officer, 37.50 hrs/week | $133,680 | $0 | $0 | $133,680 |
| IT DIRECTOR Officer, 37.50 hrs/week | $125,423 | $0 | $0 | $125,423 |
| COMPTROLLER Officer, 37.50 hrs/week | $124,211 | $0 | $0 | $124,211 |
| PAI DIRECTOR Officer, 37.50 hrs/week | $107,797 | $0 | $0 | $107,797 |
| DIRECTOR OF LITIGATION Officer, 37.50 hrs/week | $100,398 | $0 | $598 | $100,996 |
| COMPLIANCE DIRECTOR Officer, 37.50 hrs/week | $97,302 | $0 | $0 | $97,302 |
0 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Puerto Rico Legal Services (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $991K (Part IX, line 5).
5 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–1b27 · 27 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 11aNo
- 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 5232
Private foundation grants it received
1 private foundation reported grants to Puerto Rico Legal Services totaling $28 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 Puerto Rico 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 Puerto Rico Legal Services, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.
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Questions people ask
How much of Puerto Rico Legal Services's spending goes to programs?
In calendar year 2024, Puerto Rico Legal Services reported that 80.7% of its $21.4 million in expenses went to program services, 19.3% to management and general and 0.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Puerto Rico Legal Services pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Puerto Rico Legal Services reported for one person in calendar year 2024 was $158,998, for the role of EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Puerto Rico Legal Services get its money?
Of $23.3 million in revenue in calendar year 2024, 98.5% came from contributions and grants and 0.0% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Puerto Rico Legal Services a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 66-0265391 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 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 202511619349300401 · read the filing · XML
- 2023: Form 990 for calendar year 2023, object 202433139349301348 · read the filing
- 2022: Form 990 for calendar year 2022, object 202303189349308835 · read the filing
- 2021: Form 990 for calendar year 2021, object 202213469349300401 · read the filing
- 2020: Form 990 for calendar year 2020, object 202142879349302014 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 66-0265391: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.