EIN 23-2210390

Philadelphia Vip

IRS 501(c) type
501(c)(3)
Num. employees
31
Year formed
1981
Most recent tax filings
2022-12-01
NTEE code, primary
Description
Philadelphia Vip leverages the powerful resources of the community to provide quality volunteer legal services and ensure access to justice for low-income Philadelphians. With a 40-year history, it is the only legal aid organization in Philadelphia dedicated to securing pro bono legal assistance for low-income individuals, families, small businesses, and nonprofits.
Total revenues
$2,347,250
2022
Total expenses
$2,151,133
2022
Total assets
$3,349,664
2022
Num. employees
31
2022

Program areas at Philadelphia Vip

Philadelphia Vip has a 40-year history as the only legal aid organization in Philadelphia dedicated to securing pro bono legal assistance for low-income individuals, families, small businesses, and nonprofits. Vip was created in 1981 as a joint venture between the Philadelphia bar association, public interest legal community, and private bar to address an overflow of civil cases that could not be absorbed by legal services organizations, and implicated essential needs like housing, income, and family composition. To this day, Vip fills an essential "agency of last resort" role for low-income philadelphians facing critical legal problems who are unable to receive legal assistance elsewhere. Vip's core activity is recruiting, training, and providing on-going support to its large, diverse community of volunteer attorneys who advise and represent Vip's low-income clients pro bono (i.e., at no charge). Vip represents clients in four priority service areas: (1 ) preventing homelessness, (2) supporting family stability, (3) preserving income, and (4) promoting community economic development. The majority of Vip's cases are referred by its sister organizations, community legal services and Philadelphia legal assistance. An additional number come from peer organizations throughout Philadelphia or other sources. To qualify for free legal assistance, Vip's clients must be residents of Philadelphia with income at or below 300% (400% for small business owners) of the federally-defined poverty level. Vip is an agency of last resort, such that clients have not been able to receive legal assistance elsewhere, including because the client's particular need is not handled by other legal services organizations. Vip's clients hail from all parts of Philadelphia and include many demographic categories. The largest constituencies among clients represented in 2022 included: people of color (90.5%), women (72.1%), and seniors over the age of 60 (42.8%).by leveraging the resources of volunteers Vip served 1,984 cases in 2022, impacting 3,192 people, 1,077 of them children. Vip recruits, trains, mentors, and provides ongoing support for thousands of professionals throughout Philadelphia to provide pro bono legal services to Vip's low-income clients. By maintaining a large and diverse bank of volunteers, Vip responds to otherwise unmet legal needs on a scale far exceeding what an organization's staff could accomplish on its own within the same budget parameters.

Who funds Philadelphia Vip

Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
GrantmakerDescriptionAmount
Lindback CR and MF Foundation TW MainGeneral Operating$369,500
Pennsylvania Interest on Lawyers Trust Accounts BoardLegal Assistance$125,000
Philadelphia Bar AssociationPro Bono Law Project$75,000
...and 28 more grants received totalling $893,592

Personnel at Philadelphia Vip

NameTitleCompensation
Te ConnectivityVice President, Global Real Estate and Legal Operations
Rida HaqExecutive Director$122,916
Karna LaubensteinDirector of Operations
Joe B. DurkinProgram Manager
Kelly J. GastleyManaging Attorney
...and 12 more key personnel

Financials for Philadelphia Vip

RevenuesFYE 12/2022
Total grants, contributions, etc.$2,335,774
Program services$0
Investment income and dividends$11,476
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$0
Net income from gaming activities$0
Net income from sales of inventory$0
Miscellaneous revenues$0
Total revenues$2,347,250

Form 990s for Philadelphia Vip

Fiscal year endingDate received by IRSFormPDF link
2022-122023-06-26990View PDF
2021-122022-07-21990View PDF
2020-122021-05-24990View PDF
2019-122021-01-21990View PDF
2018-122019-08-02990View PDF
...and 8 more Form 990s
Data update history
January 2, 2024
Received grants
Identified 10 new grant, including a grant for $25,000 from The Philadelphia Foundation (PF)
October 24, 2023
Received grants
Identified 2 new grant, including a grant for $27,350 from The Blackbaud Giving Fund
August 24, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2022
August 21, 2023
Updated personnel
Identified 6 new personnel
August 20, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2021
Nonprofit Types
Crime and legal aid organizationsLegal service nonprofitsCharities
Issues
Human servicesCrime and lawLegal services
Characteristics
LobbyingState / local levelReceives government fundingCommunity engagement / volunteeringTax deductible donations
General information
Address
1500 Walnut St 400
Philadelphia, PA 19102
Metro area
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD
Website URL
phillyvip.org/ 
Phone
(215) 523-9560
IRS details
EIN
23-2210390
Fiscal year end
December
Taxreturn type
Form 990
Year formed
1981
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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