Brooklyn Legal Services Corporation is a legal aid society based in Brooklyn, NY that was founded in 1967. As of 2019 they had $8.2 million in revenue and $5.1 million in assets.
To advance social and economic justice by empowering communities through innovative, collaborative, neighborhood-based legal representation and advocacy.
Previous legal names or variations of their name include: Brooklyn Legal Services Corporation A.
Community and Economic Development (CED)We represent small businesses and not-for-profit organizations that provide culturally relevant and essential services to underserved communities, organize tenants, build affordable housing, expand access to health and dental care, and establish community-run senior centers, schools and daycare facilities, and undertake other activities that help alleviate the negative repercussions of poverty. CED attorneys work both as in-house and special project counsel, offering our clients ongoing, long-term representation. In 2018, we represented 64 non-profit on 78 development and operation projects and provided services to small businesses on 312 commercial lease matters, which impacted the lives of 268,535 individuals and families.Preserving Affordable HousingWe prevent homelessness and displacement and support the creation and preservation of affordable housing by representing tenants individually and collectively, through tenants associations, defending them in eviction proceedings, and, if necessary, bringing affirmative cases to stop landlord neglect and harassment.- Provided legal representation to 766 individual tenants ...
| Fiscal year ending | Date received by IRS | Form | PDF link |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-12 | Dec 5, 2019 | 990 | View PDF |
| 2017-12 | Dec 22, 2018 | 990 | View PDF |
| 2016-12 | Nov 7, 2017 | 990 | View PDF |
| 2015-12 | Jan 18, 2017 | 990 | View PDF |
| 2014-12 | Oct 6, 2015 | 990 | View PDF |
| ...and nine more Form 990 PDFs | |||
| Field | 2018 |
|---|---|
| Total grants, contributions, etc. | $7,390,348 |
| Program services | $464,732 |
| Investment income and dividends | $0 |
| Tax-exempt bond proceeds | $0 |
| Royalty revenue | $0 |
| Net rental income | $402,199 |
| Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets | $0 |
| Net income from fundraising events | $0 |
| Net income from gaming activities | $0 |
| Net income from sales of inventory | $0 |
| Miscellaneous revenues | $9,239 |
| Total revenues | $8,266,518 |
| Vendor | Services | Amount paid | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| DonorPerfect | Fundraising software | 2020-05-27 | |
| █████████ | Content management system software | 2020-05-27 | |
| ████████ ███████ | Marketing software | 2020-05-27 | |
| ██████ ███ █████████ ████ | Tax accounting | 2019-12-05 | |
| █████████ ████████ | Software | 2018-08-19 |
| Name | Title | Compensation | Most recent data |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joshua Hoffman | Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer | $164,684 | Dec. 31, 2018 |
| Wayne A. Francis | Chief Operating Officer | - | Sept. 23, 2020 |
| ████ ██ █████ | Chief Financial Officer | - | Sept. 23, 2020 |
| ███████ █████████ | Chief Human Resources and Diversity Officer | - | Sept. 23, 2020 |
| ██████ █████████ | Chief Counsel | $127,482 | Dec. 31, 2018 |
| ███████ █ ████ | Executive Director / Executive Dir. | $136,705 | Dec. 5, 2019 |
| █████ ██ █████████ | Acting Brooklyn Project Director | - | July 17, 2019 |
| ███████ █████ | Program Director | $102,732 | Dec. 31, 2018 |
| ████ █████████████ | Acting Project Director | - | July 17, 2019 |
| ███████ █████ | Program Director | $117,657 | Dec. 31, 2018 |
| ...and 15 more key personnel | |||