EIN 13-2605605

Brooklyn Legal Services (BLS)

IRS 501(c) type
501(c)(3)
Num. employees
189
Year formed
1967
Most recent tax filings
2022-12-01
NTEE code, primary
Description
Brooklyn Legal Services provides high-quality, innovative representation to protect the rights of low-income people, including veterans, immigrants, LGBT people, people with disabilities, and other vulnerable people throughout Brooklyn.
Also known as...
South Brooklyn Legal Services
Total revenues
$27,077,670
2022
Total expenses
$27,733,255
2022
Total assets
$32,278,864
2022
Num. employees
189
2022

Program areas at BLS

Housing assistance - we fight tenant harassment and preserve affordable housing, defend clients in nonpayment and other eviction proceedings, as well as assisting them in applying for asylum. 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 income security and benefits work, we assist clients when government benefits are wrongfully denied, inaccurately calculated, or improperly terminated; and we represent families and individuals for whom unemployment insurance, food stamps, medicaid/medicare and other public assistance and safety net programs constitute critical lifelines.
Other - we represent people in other civil Legal matters, such as consumer, immigration and employment matters. In the consumer area, we defend individuals being sued in debt collection cases and enforce people's right to fair debt collection. Our immigration practice focuses on adjustment of status, nationalization and green card replacements. In the employment arena, we help people get wages to which they are entitled and defend people's employment rights. We also help client groups assert their rights to habitable homes, decent schools and nondiscriminatory housing.
Family assistance - our family law practice preserves families wherever possible, while providing our clients and their children with Legal and social services.we help: victims of domestic violence obtain orders of protection and other relief; clients prepare guardianships or adoptions for dependent children; clients obtain divorces, separation agreements, annulments, child custody and child support; parents or guardians in abuse and neglect cases and at termination of parental rights proceedings.

Grants made by BLS

GranteeGrant descriptionAmount
Flatbush Development CorporationCivil Services$60,000

Who funds Brooklyn Legal Services (BLS)

Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
GrantmakerDescriptionAmount
Robin Hood Foundation / Tudor Charitable TRPoverty Relief$320,000
Bernard F and Alva B Gimbel FoundationWorkers' Rights and Employment Projects$60,000
Claims ConferenceAssistance To Jewish Victims of Nazi Persecution$18,001

Personnel at BLS

NameTitleCompensation
Wayne A. FrancisChief Operating Officer
John J. LeverChief Financial Officer
Kirsten SoberanisChief Human Resources and Diversity Officer
Raun J RasmussenExecutive Director , Lsnyc$0
Marie RichardsonActing Bronx Project Director
...and 16 more key personnel

Financials for BLS

RevenuesFYE 12/2022
Total grants, contributions, etc.$5,790,709
Program services$21,286,353
Investment income and dividends$532
Tax-exempt bond proceeds$0
Royalty revenue$0
Net rental income$0
Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets$0
Net income from fundraising events$76
Net income from gaming activities$0
Net income from sales of inventory$0
Miscellaneous revenues$0
Total revenues$27,077,670

Form 990s for BLS

Fiscal year endingDate received by IRSFormPDF link
2022-122023-11-14990View PDF
2021-122022-11-12990View PDF
2020-122021-12-22990View PDF
2019-122021-03-31990View PDF
2018-122020-06-09990View PDF
...and 9 more Form 990s
Data update history
December 30, 2023
Received grants
Identified 2 new grant, including a grant for $60,000 from Bernard F and Alva B Gimbel Foundation
December 26, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2022
December 26, 2023
Updated personnel
Identified 1 new personnel
November 25, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2021
July 7, 2023
Updated personnel
Identified 3 new personnel
Nonprofit Types
Crime and legal aid organizationsLegal service nonprofitsHeadquarter / parent organizationsCharities
Issues
Human servicesLGBTQImmigrationCrime and lawLegal services
Characteristics
Political advocacyLobbyingFundraising eventsReceives government fundingGala fundraisersTax deductible donations
General information
Address
40 Worth St Suite 606
New York, NY 10013
Metro area
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA
County
New York County, NY
Website URL
legalservicesnyc.org/ 
Phone
(718) 237-5500
IRS details
EIN
13-2605605
Fiscal year end
December
Taxreturn type
Form 990
Year formed
1967
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
Central organization
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