Bay Area Legal Aid
Bay Area Legal Aid reported $31.4 million in revenue and $30.2 million in expenses for calendar year 2024. Of every $100 it spent, $83.94 went to program services, $12.73 to management and general costs and $3.33 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 94.0% of the total. Government grants made up 90.7%. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $270,358 (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR). 75 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 57% between 2019 and 2024. Source: Form 990, 2024.
Where $100 of spending went
Calendar year 2024 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $30MFor 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 $31MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | 2024 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 83.9% | 86.7% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 12.7% | 11.5% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 3.3% | 0.0% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.03 | $0.01 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 94.0% | 29.9% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 90.7% | 3.8% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 1.9% | 58.9% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $270,358 | $301,601 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 0.89% | 1.38% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 75 | 6 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 5.9 | 6.8 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 32 of 32 | 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 care access, economic security, and consumer rights: in 2024, baylegal provided services to 7,828 low-income san francisco Bay Area individuals, including seniors, families with children, and people with disabilities in need of legal assistance to access essential health care and public safety net programs such as medicare, medi-cal, supplemental security income (ssi), calworks (federally known as tanf) and calfresh (federally known as snap). Baylegal also helped to remove financial impediments to housing, income, healthcare, and economic self-sufficiency for low-income consumers.…
Housing and homelessness prevention: in 2024, Bay Area Legal Aid (baylegal) helped 9,719 low-income san francisco Bay Area individuals, including seniors, families with children, and people with disabilities, avoid homelessness and preserve housing. Baylegal's advocacy to enforce housing laws and regulations also helped preserve and expand affordable housing for low-income individuals throughout the Bay Area. Baylegal counseled and represented clients who faced illegal evictions, including eviction after foreclosure, discrimination, substandard housing, and other housing rights violations.…
Domestic violence prevention: in 2024, baylegal provided integrated and holistic legal services to help 4,637 low-income san francisco Bay Area survivors of inter-personal violence and their children escape abuse and build new independent and safe futures. Baylegal provided legal assistance with restraining orders, child custody and visitation orders, divorces, child and spousal support, and other family law protections and supports. Baylegal also assisted immigrant survivors of physical and mental abuse, as well their children, in filing for immigration relief under the violence against…
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 Officer, 37.50 hrs/week | $241,242 | $0 | $29,116 | $270,358 |
| GENERAL COUNSEL Key employee, 37.50 hrs/week | $209,630 | $0 | $17,596 | $227,226 |
| DIRECTOR OF PROGRAM & ADVOCACY Key employee, 37.50 hrs/week | $211,929 | $0 | $13,063 | $224,992 |
| DIRECTOR OF HUMAN RESOURCES Highest compensated employee, 37.50 hrs/week | $204,574 | $0 | $11,376 | $215,950 |
| DIRECTOR OF GRANTS & CONTRACTS Key employee, 37.50 hrs/week | $202,150 | $0 | $12,485 | $214,635 |
| CFO (THROUGH 09/24) Officer, 37.50 hrs/week | $189,339 | $0 | $13,456 | $202,795 |
| REGIONAL MANAGING ATTORNEY Highest compensated employee, 37.50 hrs/week | $156,194 | $0 | $15,345 | $171,539 |
| PRO BONO DIRECTOR Highest compensated employee, 37.50 hrs/week | $155,033 | $0 | $11,190 | $166,223 |
75 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Bay Area Legal Aid (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $1.1M (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–1b32 · 32 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 5208
- Volunteers Part I, line 6258
Largest outside contractors
2024 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only| BAKER TILLY US LLP Audit and tax services | $135,975 |
Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 1 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.
Private foundation grants it received
14 private foundations reported grants to Bay Area Legal Aid totaling $748K 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 Bay Area Legal Aid's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Bay Area Legal Aid, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.
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Questions people ask
How much of Bay Area Legal Aid's spending goes to programs?
In calendar year 2024, Bay Area Legal Aid reported that 83.9% of its $30.2 million in expenses went to program services, 12.7% to management and general and 3.3% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Bay Area Legal Aid pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Bay Area Legal Aid reported for one person in calendar year 2024 was $270,358, for the role of EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Bay Area Legal Aid get its money?
Of $31.4 million in revenue in calendar year 2024, 94.0% came from contributions and grants (including 90.7% from government grants) and 1.9% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Bay Area Legal Aid a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 94-1631316 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 202543219349317404 · read the filing · XML
- 2023: Form 990 for calendar year 2023, object 202413209349309106 · read the filing
- 2022: Form 990 for calendar year 2022, object 202323189349316852 · read the filing
- 2021: Form 990 for calendar year 2021, object 202223139349303047 · read the filing
- 2020: Form 990 for calendar year 2020, object 202102449349300740 · read the filing
- 2019: Form 990 for calendar year 2019, object 202022909349301227 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 94-1631316: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.