EIN 94-2391538

Legal Assistance to the Elderly

IRS 501(c) type
501(c)(3)
Num. employees
48
Year formed
1979
Most recent tax filings
2024-06-01
NTEE code, primary
Description
Legal Assistance to the Elderly protects and advances the legal rights of San Francisco's elderly and disabled residents by ensuring that they have full access to benefits and services they are entitled to. The organization provides free legal services to seniors and adults with disabilities, helping them to be housed, healthy, financially stable, and safe.
Total revenues
$5,368,971
2024
Total expenses
$5,139,870
2024
Total assets
$3,894,971
2024
Num. employees
48
2024

Program areas at Legal Assistance to the Elderly

LAE's mission is to protect and advance the right of San Franciscos seniors and adults with disabilities to be housed, healthy, financially stable, and safe. We provide free legal services to San Francisco seniors and adults with disabilities living in San Francisco. During the 2023-24 fiscal year Legal Assistance to the Elderly provided legal advice and/or representation to over 1850 clients. Most clients are long-term San Francisco residents, who have given decades of their lives to making the city the vibrant and diverse place that it is today. Our client base in 2023-24 was a majority BIPOC: 21% Asian, 16% African American/Black, 17% Latinx, 2% Native American, 8% Other and 36% white. About 90% of our clients are seniors and 10% are adults with disabilities. A majority of our clients identify as women (54%) and 11% identify as LGBTQ. About 60% of our clients are living with a disability and 13% are homebound or in a medical facility. Many clients face barriers created by language, culture, and immigration status. Twenty percent of clients are non-English speakers: primarily monolingual Chinese speakers and monolingual Spanish speakers. Our clients are also overwhelmingly low income: 55% of our clients have incomes of less than $1,518 per month (or 125% of the Federal Poverty level). Using HUDs income levels for San Francisco, 95% of our clients are considered very low or extremely low-income. This financial vulnerability means that our clients are often separated from homelessness or institutionalization only by the loss of one paycheck or benefit check, or by a worsening health condition. During this fiscal year we have assisted clients in the legal areas including: housing preservation/eviction defense, end of life planning, consumer debt defense, healthcare advocacy, income maintenance/ public benefits (Social Security, Supplemental Security Income, pensions, etc.), and physical and financial abuse protection. We also were funded as the lead agency for the Excelsior Legal Collaborative (ELC), which is providing legal services to San Francisco's Southwest Neighborhoods and focuses its work on housing preservation/eviction defense, workers' rights, and immigration.

Who funds Legal Assistance to the Elderly

Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
GrantmakerDescriptionAmount
Bay Area Legal AidHousing/homeless Prevention and Healthcare & Economic Security$1,914,015
The San Francisco Foundation (TSFF)Advised - for General Operating Support.$75,000
Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift FundFor Grant Recipient's Exempt Purposes$40,600
...and 5 more grants received

Personnel at Legal Assistance to the Elderly

NameTitleCompensation
Laura ChieraExecutive Director$160,431
Marwa IbraheemDevelopment Director
Thomas E. DrohanDirector of Litigation$144,075
Kitania FolkGrants Manager
Cathy MosbruckerManaging Attorney , Housing

Financials for Legal Assistance to the Elderly

RevenuesFYE 06/2024
Total grants, contributions, etc.$5,218,773
Program services$89,466
Investment income and dividends$0
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$35,165
Net income from gaming activities$0
Net income from sales of inventory$0
Miscellaneous revenues$25,567
Total revenues$5,368,971

Form 990s for Legal Assistance to the Elderly

Fiscal year endingDate received by IRSFormPDF link
2024-062025-03-10990View PDF
2023-062024-03-11990View PDF
2022-062023-04-23990View PDF
2021-062022-03-16990View PDF
2021-062022-03-09990View PDF
...and 11 more Form 990s
Data update history
March 26, 2025
Received grants
Identified 4 new grant, including a grant for $1,914,015 from Bay Area Legal Aid
October 24, 2024
Received grants
Identified 1 new grant, including a grant for $5,000 from Touchpoint Foundation - Host
September 25, 2024
Updated personnel
Identified 5 new personnel
August 10, 2024
Received grants
Identified 2 new grant, including a grant for $75,000 from The San Francisco Foundation (TSFF)
May 27, 2024
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2023
Nonprofit Types
Crime and legal aid organizationsLegal service nonprofitsCharities
Issues
Human servicesCrime and lawLegal services
Characteristics
Fundraising eventsReceives government fundingTax deductible donationsAccepts online donations
General information
Address
1663 Mission St 225
San Francisco, CA 94103
Metro area
San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley, CA
County
San Francisco County, CA
Website URL
laesf.org/ 
Phone
(415) 538-3333
IRS details
EIN
94-2391538
Fiscal year end
June
Taxreturn type
Form 990
Year formed
1979
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
California AB-488 details
AB 488 status
May Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes
Charity Registration status
Current
FTB status revoked
Not revoked
AG Registration Number
036350
FTB Entity ID
0916082
AB 488 data last updated ("as-of") date
2025-06-18
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