Program areas at Brooklyn Legal Services Corporation
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. 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.Handled cases providing legal representation to individual tenants, fighting eviction and displacement. Provided legal representation to tenant associations, community groups and community coalitions impacting the lives of residents. Consumer and Economic AdvocacyWe empower underrepresented consumers to assert their rights in the marketplace, and courts, in order to be financially stable. CEA attorneys provide legal assistance, including advice, advocacy and litigation services, to homeowners facing foreclosure and/or victimized by predatory lending practices and to low-income taxpayers who have disputes with the IRS and/or NYS.- Served homeowners facing foreclosure.- Served low-income taxpayers with IRS/NYS tax issues.- Impacted individuals and families facing foreclosure and tax issues through trainings and pro se workshops.
Grants made by Brooklyn Legal Services Corporation
Who funds Brooklyn Legal Services Corporation
Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
Personnel at Brooklyn Legal Services Corporation
Name | Title | Compensation | Date of data |
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Alexander Horwitz | Chief Operating Officer | | 2023-01-23 |
David Ruan | Chief Financial Officer | $186,425 | 2023-04-25 |
Kirsten Soberanis | Chief Human Resources and Diversity Officer | | 2023-01-23 |
Jessica Rose | Executive Director / Program Director | $213,964 | 2022-06-30 |
Charnyl Revere | Director Operations | $127,808 | 2021-06-30 |
...and 18 more key personnel |
Financials for Brooklyn Legal Services Corporation
Revenues | FYE 06/2022 | FYE 06/2021 | % Change |
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Total grants, contributions, etc. | $10,762,612 | $7,368,083 | 46.1% |
Program services | $152,950 | $151,552 | 0.9% |
Investment income and dividends | $0 | $0 | - |
Tax-exempt bond proceeds | $0 | $0 | - |
Royalty revenue | $0 | $0 | - |
Net rental income | $437,098 | $415,400 | 5.2% |
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 | $131,668 | $23,520 | 459.8% |
Total revenues | $11,484,328 | $7,958,555 | 44.3% |
Organizations like Brooklyn Legal Services Corporation
Organization | Type | Location | Revenue |
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New York City Criminal Justice Agency (CJA) | 501(c)(3) | New York, NY | $37,995,090 |
Western New York Law Center | 501(c)(3) | Buffalo, NY | $3,060,325 |
Legal Aid Justice Center | 501(c)(3) | Charlottesville, VA | $9,357,960 |
Pro Bono Partnership Incorporated | 501(c)(3) | White Plains, NY | $3,418,335 |
Western Center on Law & Poverty | 501(c)(3) | Los Angeles, CA | $5,838,439 |
Community Legal Aid Socal | 501(c)(3) | Santa Ana, CA | $12,638,604 |
Prisoners' Legal Services (PLS) | 501(c)(3) | Boston, MA | $3,683,495 |
The City Bar Fund | 501(c)(3) | New York, NY | $7,750,390 |
Archcity Defenders | 501(c)(3) | St Louis, MO | $4,376,565 |
Maryland Disability Law Center (MDLC) | 501(c)(3) | Baltimore, MD | $4,156,694 |
Data update history
July 10, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2022
July 1, 2023
Updated personnel
Identified 4 new personnel
June 28, 2023
Used new vendors
Identified 1 new vendor, including
June 13, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2021
May 24, 2023
Updated personnel
Identified 5 new personnel
Nonprofit Types
Crime and legal aid organizationsLegal service nonprofitsCharities
Issues
Human servicesCrime and lawLegal services
Characteristics
Political advocacyFundraising eventsState / local levelReceives government fundingManagement and technical assistanceTax deductible donations
General information
- Address
- 260 Broadway Suite 2
- Brooklyn, NY 11211
- Metro area
- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA
- County
- Kings County, NY
- Website URL
- bka.org/Â
- Phone
- (718) 487-2300
- Facebook page
- BrooklynLSCAÂ
- Twitter profile
- @bkalegalÂ
IRS details
- EIN
- 13-2605599
- Fiscal year end
- June
- 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
- Independent
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