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
Personnel at Legal Assistance to the Elderly
Name | Title | Compensation | Date of data |
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Laura Chiera | Executive Director | $160,431 | 2025-03-10 |
Marwa Ibraheem | Development Director | | 2024-09-25 |
Thomas E. Drohan | Director of Litigation | $144,075 | 2024-11-22 |
Kitania Folk | Grants Manager | | 2024-09-25 |
Cathy Mosbrucker | Managing Attorney , Housing | | 2024-09-25 |
Financials for Legal Assistance to the Elderly
Revenues | FYE 06/2024 | FYE 06/2023 | % Change |
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Total grants, contributions, etc. | $5,218,773 | $4,660,096 | 12% |
Program services | $89,466 | $34,356 | 160.4% |
Investment income and dividends | $0 | $0 | - |
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 | $35,165 | $0 | 999% |
Net income from gaming activities | $0 | $0 | - |
Net income from sales of inventory | $0 | $0 | - |
Miscellaneous revenues | $25,567 | $14,060 | 81.8% |
Total revenues | $5,368,971 | $4,708,512 | 14% |
Organizations like Legal Assistance to the Elderly
Organization | Type | Location | Revenue |
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Court Appointed Advocates for Children | 501(c)(3) | Columbus, IN | $2,059,320 |
Council for Childrens Rights | 501(c)(3) | Charlotte, NC | $2,414,299 |
Legal Aid Service of Northeastern Minnesota | 501(c)(3) | Duluth, MN | $4,130,028 |
Legal Aid Society of Milwaukee | 501(c)(3) | Milwaukee, WI | $6,041,037 |
Capital District Women's Bar Association | 501(c)(3) | Albany, NY | $3,010,744 |
Prisoners' Legal Services (PLS) | 501(c)(3) | Boston, MA | $4,823,369 |
Lawyers' Assistance Program | 501(c)(3) | Chicago, IL | $1,693,437 |
Chicago Volunteer Legal Services Foundation | 501(c)(3) | Chicago, IL | $4,322,165 |
James B Moran Center for Youth Advocacy | 501(c)(3) | Evanston, IL | $2,394,003 |
Pisgah Legal Services | 501(c)(3) | Asheville, NC | $11,603,541 |
Data update history
March 26, 2025
Received grants
Identified 4 new grant, including a grant for $1,914,015 from Bay Area Legal Aid September 25, 2024
Updated personnel
Identified 5 new personnel
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/Â
- 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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