EIN 13-5562265

The Legal Aid Society

IRS 501(c) type
501(c)(3)
Num. employees
2,304
Year formed
1876
Most recent tax filings
2022-06-01
NTEE code, primary
Description
The Legal Aid Society is a private, legal services organization, the oldest and largest in the nation, dedicated since 1876 to providing quality legal representation to low-income New Yorkers.
Total revenues
$351,396,267
2022
Total expenses
$354,863,201
2022
Total assets
$149,533,601
2022
Num. employees
2,304
2022

Program areas at The Legal Aid Society

Criminal practice - represented nyc indigent clients involving criminal defense trial, appellate, post-conviction and parole revocation defense matters. It is estimated that The criminal practice worked on approximately 109,830 client matters this year.
Juvenile rights practice - represented children and young adults who are The subject of abuse and neglect, delinquency and other matters in The nyc family court. It is estimated that The juvenile rights practice worked on approximately 23,930 ongoing client matters this year.
Civil practice - provided civil Legal assistance to low-income new yorkers and worked on approximately 51,500 client matters this year.

Grants made by The Legal Aid Society

GranteeGrant descriptionAmount
Northern Manhattan Coalition For Immigrant RightsImmigration Rights Advocacy Services$14,292

Who funds The Legal Aid Society

Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
GrantmakerDescriptionAmount
Robin Hood Foundation / Tudor Charitable TRPoverty Relief$950,000
Legal Services for New York City (LSNYC)Civil Services$839,957
Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift FundFor Grant Recipient's Exempt Purposes$790,670
...and 70 more grants received totalling $5,911,175

Personnel at The Legal Aid Society

NameTitleCompensation
Janet SabelAttorney in Chief and Chief Executive Officer$248,014
Lauren SicilianoInterim Chief Operating Officer$0
Lindsey OatesInterim Chief Financial Officer
Surya Sayed-GangulyChief Information Officer
Sean S SounChief Human Resources Officer$171,622
...and 14 more key personnel

Financials for The Legal Aid Society

RevenuesFYE 06/2022
Total grants, contributions, etc.$351,146,070
Program services$42,592
Investment income and dividends$239,130
Tax-exempt bond proceeds$0
Royalty revenue$0
Net rental income$0
Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets$127,002
Net income from fundraising events$-327,545
Net income from gaming activities$0
Net income from sales of inventory$0
Miscellaneous revenues$169,018
Total revenues$351,396,267

Form 990s for The Legal Aid Society

Fiscal year endingDate received by IRSFormPDF link
2022-062023-05-12990View PDF
2021-062022-05-02990View PDF
2020-062021-05-11990View PDF
2019-062020-12-21990View PDF
2018-062019-06-19990View PDF
...and 8 more Form 990s

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Data update history
April 19, 2024
Updated personnel
Identified 1 new personnel
February 4, 2024
Received grants
Identified 29 new grant, including a grant for $950,000 from Robin Hood Foundation / Tudor Charitable TR
October 26, 2023
Received grants
Identified 5 new grant, including a grant for $179,000 from Wachtell Lipton Rosen and Katz Foundation
August 21, 2023
Received grants
Identified 56 new grant, including a grant for $1,254,000 from Robin Hood Foundation / Tudor Charitable TR
August 11, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2021
Nonprofit Types
Crime and legal aid organizationsLegal service nonprofitsCharities
Issues
Human servicesCrime and lawLegal services
Characteristics
LobbyingFundraising eventsNational levelReceives government fundingEndowed supportCommunity engagement / volunteeringGala fundraisersTax deductible donations
General information
Address
199 Water St 4006
New York, NY 10038
Metro area
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA
County
New York County, NY
Website URL
legalaidnyc.org/ 
Phone
(212) 577-3300
Facebook page
thelegalaidsociety 
Twitter profile
@legalaidnyc 
IRS details
EIN
13-5562265
Fiscal year end
June
Taxreturn type
Form 990
Year formed
1876
Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
Yes
Categorization
NTEE code, primary
I80: Legal Services
NAICS code, primary
5411: Legal Services
Parent/child status
Independent
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