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New York crime and legal aid organizations

There are 1,050 criminal and legal assistance organizations in New York. Combined, these New Yorker crime and legal aid organizations employ 22,409 people, earn more than $3 billion in revenue each year, and have assets of $4 billion.
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Types of crime and legal aid organizations in New York

Nonprofit typeNumberRevenues
Legal aid services
 
193
 
$1,626,386,821
Felon rehabilitation programs
 
185
 
$457,606,885
Crime prevention organizations
 
173
 
$190,503,621
Crime and legal aid professional societies
 
131
 
$54,701,398
Abuse and exploitation prevention organizations
 
116
 
$103,079,775
Child abuse prevention organizations
 
40
 
$70,326,539
Crime and legal aid alliances and advocates
 
37
 
$4,234,336
Organizations supporting multiple crime and legal aid nonprofits
 
27
 
$550,521
Organizations supporting a single crime or legal aid nonprofit
 
16
 
$3,001,968
Crime and legal aid research and public policy institutes
 
13
 
$114,118,847
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Crime and legal aid organizations by major New York cities

Metro areaNonprofitsRevenues
New York City
 
690
 
$2,596,558,777
Albany, NY
 
76
 
$78,057,644
Buffalo
 
61
 
$76,137,649
Rochester, NY
 
52
 
$85,739,759
Syracuse
 
38
 
$54,191,379
Poughkeepsie
 
32
 
$9,880,577
Binghamton
 
14
 
$1,170,746
Utica
 
10
 
$12,432,663
Glens Falls
 
8
 
$3,806,974
Kingston
 
7
 
$1,145,967
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Job trends for New York crime and legal aid organizations

Employees per organizationNumber of organizations
0
 
149
1-10
 
110
11-25
 
66
26-100
 
76
101 to 1,000
 
48
1,000+
 
1
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Sizes of crime and legal aid organizations in New York

Revenues per organizationNumber of organizations
< $250k
 
308
$250k to $1M
 
130
$1M to $5M
 
111
$5M to $25M
 
61
$25M to $100M
 
21
$100M+
 
5
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Directory of crime and legal aid organizations in New York

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Vera Institute of Justice

The Vera Institute of Justice combines expertise in research, demonstration projects, and technical assistance to help leaders in government and civil society improve the systems people rely on for justice and safety.
Revenue
$263.2m
Assets
$256.3m
Employees
471
EIN
13-1941627
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Urban Justice Center

Urban Justice Center advocates for marginalized communities, providing legal services and mentorship while promoting systemic change for a just society.
Revenue
$32.5m
Assets
$30.3m
Employees
172
EIN
13-3442022
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Everytown for Gun Safety Support Fund

Everytown for Gun Safety Support Fund seeks to improve their understanding of the causes of gun violence and the means to reduce it by conducting groundbreaking original research, developing evidence-based policies, and communicating this knowledge.
Revenue
$58.5m
Assets
$48.1m
Employees
118
EIN
26-1598353
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Innocence Project

The Innocence Project works to exonerate innocent people through DNA testing and reform the criminal justice system to prevent injustice.
Revenue
$32.5m
Assets
$105.8m
Employees
127
EIN
32-0077563
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Center for Popular Democracy (CPD)

The Center for Popular Democracy works to create equity, opportunity and a dynamic democracy in partnership with high-impact base-building organizations, organizing alliances, and progressive unions.
Revenue
$30.0m
Assets
$37.1m
Employees
139
EIN
45-3813436
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Pro Bono Net (PBN)

Pro Bono Net is a national nonprofit organization dedicated to increasing access to justice through innovative uses of technology and increased volunteer lawyer participation.
Revenue
$6.1m
Assets
$3.3m
Employees
35
EIN
06-1521179
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Everytown for Gun Safety

Everytown is a movement of Americans working together to end gun violence and build safer communities. Gun violence touches every town in America.
Revenue
$65.7m
Assets
$18.5m
Employees
217
EIN
20-8802884
IRS type
501(c)(4)

Brennan Center for Justice

The Brennan Center for Justice at NYU School of Law is a nonpartisan law and policy institute that works to reform, revitalize - and when necessary, defend - their country's systems of democracy and justice.
Revenue
$110.5m
Assets
$288.7m
Employees
218
EIN
13-3839293
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Brooklyn Legal Services Corporation

To advance social and economic justice by empowering communities through innovative, collaborative, neighborhood-based legal representation and advocacy.
Revenue
$12.6m
Assets
$7.8m
Employees
94
EIN
13-2605599
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Appellate Advocates

Appellate Advocates provides high-quality legal representation to indigents who are appealing judgments of criminal conviction in New York City.
Revenue
$15.4m
Assets
$10.3m
Employees
0
EIN
11-3305212
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Advocates for Children of New York (AFC)

AFC is dedicated exclusively to protecting every child's right to an education, focusing on students from low-income backgrounds who are struggling in school or experiencing school discrimination of any kind.
Revenue
$8.6m
Assets
$22.6m
Employees
53
EIN
11-2247307
IRS type
501(c)(3)

The City Bar Fund

The City Bar Fund is the nonprofit 501(c)(3) arm of the New York City Bar Association aimed at engaging and supporting the legal profession in advancing social justice.
Revenue
$10.1m
Assets
$17.1m
Employees
68
EIN
13-6003018
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Legal Aid Society of Suffolk County

Legal Aid Society of Suffolk County provides legal assistance to indigent individuals, prioritizing defense aid to repeat felony offenders.
Revenue
$24.7m
Assets
$8.9m
Employees
243
EIN
11-1844160
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Nassau-Suffolk Law Services

Nassau Suffolk Law Services' mission is to provide quality legal services in civil matters in a manner that respects the individual dignity of low income and disabled individuals and helps insure that they are afforded the full protection and benefits.
Revenue
$16.5m
Assets
$12.7m
Employees
171
EIN
11-2125411
IRS type
501(c)(3)

The Legal Aid Society of Westchester County

Legal representation for indigent Westchester residents charged with felony crimes and mandated constitutional law protection, based in White Plains.
Revenue
$16.4m
Assets
$16.9m
Employees
107
EIN
13-2503820
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Lawyers for Children

Free legal advocacy and social work for children in NY experiencing maltreatment, foster care, parental rights termination, custody disputes, adoption or youth justice.
Revenue
$9.1m
Assets
$9.5m
Employees
74
EIN
13-3202043
IRS type
501(c)(3)

The Osborne Association

The Osborne Association provides alternatives to incarceration, job training and placement, and reentry services in the Bronx.
Revenue
$39.4m
Assets
$36.5m
Employees
549
EIN
13-5563028
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Legal Services for New York City (LSNYC)

Legal Services NYC (LSNYC) is a non-profit organization that provides free civil legal assistance to low income people in New York City. Legal Services NYC fights poverty and seeks racial, social, and economic justice for low-income New Yorkers.
Revenue
$12.5m
Assets
$39.4m
Employees
140
EIN
13-2600199
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Fortune Society

The Fortune Society exists to help prisoners, former prisoners, and those facing jail or prison time. The Fortune Society works to improve prison conditions and protect the rights of prisoners.
Revenue
$65.3m
Assets
$63.2m
Employees
904
EIN
13-2645436
IRS type
501(c)(3)

New York City Police Foundation (NYCPF)

The New York City Police Foundation (NYCPF) was established in 1971 by business and civic leaders as an independent, non-profit organization to strengthen the services of the New York City Police Department and to improve public safety in New York City.
Revenue
$9.7m
Assets
$16.7m
Employees
12
EIN
13-2711338
IRS type
501(c)(3)
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This category corresponds to the "I00: Crime, Legal: General" National Taxonomy of Exempt Entities (NTEE) code. Cause IQ determines NTEEs for organizations by its own internally-developed secret-sauce algorithms.
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