Program areas at Bedford-Stuyvesant Community Legal Services
HOUSING ASSISTANCE - We defend clients in nonpayment and other eviction proceedings, as well as in mortgage foreclosure proceedings. We also help them pursue rent overcharge claims and actions to improve housing conditions: all of which keep them from becoming homeless.
INCOME MAINTENANCE - We help people access and retain government benefits. Through our secure income and benefits work, we: Assist clients when government benefits are being wrongfully denied, inaccurately calculated, or improperly terminated; and Represent families and individuals for whom Unemployment Insurance, Food Stamps, Medicaid/Medicare and other public assistance and Safety Net programs are a critical lifeline.
We assist people with other civil legal services needs including accessing necessary education services, reducing consumer debt, addressing wrongful termination and employment discrimination and address health care needs. In addition we conduct outreach and provide training for community-based groups and social service providers on a wide range of issues affecting low-income Brooklyn communities.
Personnel at Bedford-Stuyvesant Community Legal Services
| Name | Title | Compensation | Date of data |
|---|
| Wayne A. Francis | Chief Operating Officer | | 2020-12-27 |
| John J. Lever | Chief Financial Officer | | 2020-12-27 |
| Kirsten Soberanis | Chief Human Resources and Diversity Officer | | 2020-12-27 |
| Marie Richardson | Acting Bronx Project Director | | 2020-12-27 |
| Michelle Burrell | Queens Project Director | | 2020-12-27 |
| ...and 9 more key personnel |
Financials for Bedford-Stuyvesant Community Legal Services
| Revenues | FYE 12/2016 | FYE 12/2015 | % Change |
|---|
| Total grants, contributions, etc. | $624,828 | $643,626 | -2.9% |
| Program services | $352,123 | $729,123 | -51.7% |
| Investment income and dividends | $0 | $1 | -100% |
| Tax-exempt bond proceeds | $0 | $0 | - |
| Royalty revenue | $0 | $0 | - |
| Net rental income | $0 | $0 | - |
| Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets | $0 | $0 | - |
| Net income from fundraising events | $0 | $0 | - |
| Net income from gaming activities | $0 | $0 | - |
| Net income from sales of inventory | $0 | $0 | - |
| Miscellaneous revenues | $0 | $0 | - |
| Total revenues | $976,951 | $1,372,750 | -28.8% |
Organizations like Bedford-Stuyvesant Community Legal Services
| Organization | Type | Location | Revenue |
|---|
| Southwest Va Legal Aid Society | 501(c)(3) | Marion, VA | $3,633,175 |
| Worker Justice Center of New York | 501(c)(3) | Rochester, NY | $2,145,091 |
| Indianapolis Legal Aid Society | 501(c)(3) | Indianapolis, IN | $1,465,302 |
| Voluntary Legal Services Program of Northern California | 501(c)(3) | Sacramento, CA | $686,104 |
| Open Door Legal | 501(c)(3) | San Francisco, CA | $1,848,840 |
| Delaware Volunteer Legal Services | 501(c)(3) | Wilmington, DE | $1,089,820 |
| Houston Volunteer Lawyers | 501(c)(3) | Houston, TX | $3,575,929 |
| Legal Aid of Wyoming | 501(c)(3) | Cheyenne, WY | $1,411,865 |
| North MS Rural Legal Services | 501(c)(3) | Oxford, MS | $3,623,559 |
| Women's Bar Foundation of Massachusetts | 501(c)(3) | Boston, MA | $468,752 |
Data update history
December 27, 2020
Updated personnel
Identified 3 new personnel
March 2, 2020
Used new vendors
Identified 1 new vendor, including
October 30, 2019
Updated personnel
Identified 8 new personnel
May 2, 2018
Used new vendors
Identified 1 new vendor, including
January 9, 2018
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2016
Nonprofit Types
Crime and legal aid organizationsLegal service nonprofitsHeadquarter / parent organizations
Issues
Human servicesCrime and lawLegal services
Characteristics
LobbyingState / local levelReceives government fundingTerminated
General information
- Address
- 40 Worth St
- New York, NY 10013
- Metro area
- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA
- County
- New York County, NY
- Website URL
- legalservicesnyc.org/Â
- Phone
- (646) 442-3600
- Facebook page
- legal-services-nycÂ
- Twitter profile
- @lsnycnewsÂ
IRS details
- EIN
- 11-2149962
- Fiscal year end
- December
- Taxreturn type
- Form 990
- Year formed
- 1967
- Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
- No
Categorization
- NTEE code, primary
- I80: Legal Services
- NAICS code, primary
- 5411: Legal Services
- Parent/child status
- Central organization
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