2022-03-09T18:58:40-08:00 2021-06-30 271724652 ALLAN LIU CPA 201 WILLOW AVE MILLBRAE CA 94030 990 2020-07-01 942391538 Legal Assistance to the Elderly LEGA 4155383333 1663 Mission Street 225 San Francisco CA 94103 Laura Chiera Executive Director 2022-03-09 true Laura Chiera 999009999 Allan Liu P01432586 6506921172 X 2 AAL1 IAL1 FAL1 2020 2022-09-23 18:48:47Z 1663 Mission Street 225 San Francisco CA 94103 2998325 false X N/A X 1979 CA The mission of Legal Assistance to the Elderly is to ensure that elderly and disabled residents of San Francisco are able to exercise their legal rights and to have full access to all of the benefits and services to which they are entitled. 9 9 30 9 0 2634059 2961314 8979 37011 0 32021 0 2675059 2998325 0 0 1647816 2039593 0 28096 813206 787638 2461022 2827231 214037 171094 1300146 1328961 758229 615950 541917 713011 The mission of Legal Assistance to the Elderly is to ensure that elderly and disabled residents of San Francisco are able to exercise their legal rights and to have full access to all of the benefits and services to which they are entitled. false false 2525449 Legal Assistance to the Elderly provides free legal services to San Francisco seniors and adults with disabilities living in San Francisco. During the 2019-20 fiscal year Legal Assistance to the Elderly provided legal advice and/or representation to over 1800 clients. About 90% of our clients are seniors and 10% are adults with disabilities. 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 is 44% white, 16% African American/Black, 20% Asian, 5% Latino, and 15% Multi-Racial or Other. A majority of our clients identify as women (55%) and eight percent identify as LGBTQ. About 60% of our clients are frail or disabled and six percent are homebound or in a medical facility. Many clients are isolated by language, culture, and immigration status. Twenty percent of clients are non-English speakers: primarily monolingual Chinese speakers and monolingual Spanish speakers. To reach these vulnerable seniors we provide multi-lingual, multi-cultural services and incorporate community outreach into our program design. Our clients are also overwhelmingly low income: 56% of our clients have incomes of less than $1300 per month (or 125% of the Federal Poverty level). Using HUDs income levels for San Francisco, 96% 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 following legal areas: housing/eviction defense (56%); end of life planning (5%); consumer debt defense (7%); healthcare advocacy (9%); income maintenance/ public benefits (Social Security, Supplemental Security Income, pensions, etc.) (9%); physical & financial abuse protection (10%); individual rights/ conservatorships/ miscellaneous legal issues (4%). We also were funded as the lead agency for the Excelsior Legal Collaborative (ELC), which is providing legal services to San Francisco's Supervisorial District 11 and focuses its work on housing/eviction defense, workers' rights, and immigration. 2525449 true true false false false false false false false false true false false false true false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 9 0 true 30 true false false false false false false false 0 false false false false false false false X 9 9 false false false false false false false true false false false true true true true true true true false false CA X X Laura Chiera 4155383333 1663 Mission Street Ste 225 San Francisco CA 94103 Laura Chiera Executive Direc 38.00 0.00 X 120120 0 0 Courtney Burris Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Roger B Levin Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Tim Redmond Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Jennifer Johnson Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Donna Seid Vice President 1.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Keith Rockmael Treasurer 1.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Mischelle Mandel President 1.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Matthew Brinegar Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Vanessa Pena-Hallinan Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Issac Safier Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 120120 1 false false false 0 2939591 21723 2961314 Legal fee income 900099 37011 37011 37011 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2998325 37011 0 0 0 0 120120 84084 24024 12012 0 1534902 1412853 116099 5950 1672 1672 250520 227636 20076 2808 132379 120286 10609 1484 0 0 33000 33000 0 0 0 0 0 941 941 0 0 195106 184145 10961 12812 9390 3422 0 0 0 0 0 26877 24656 2221 Subcontractors 342172 301714 40458 Technology 59119 53963 4796 360 Client costs 35037 35037 Supplies 29237 25747 3490 53337 45938 1917 5482 2827231 2525449 273686 28096 200 200 640083 756141 629032 529351 0 0 0 0 0 12849 25287 114188 114188 0 0 0 0 0 17982 17982 1300146 1328961 546444 590950 211785 25000 758229 615950 X 460267 664631 81650 48380 541917 713011 1300146 1328961 171094 X true X true X true false X 796886 921994 1310906 2634059 2961314 8625159 0 0 796886 921994 1310906 2634059 2961314 8625159 0 8625159 0 0 18352 32021 50373 8675532 235850 0.99420 0.99210 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 3900 3900 110288 110288 Line of Credit 25000 25000 2998325 2998325 2998325 2827231 2827231 2827231 Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b: Form 990 Review Process A copy of the Form 990 is provided to the board members for review and approval prior to filing with government entities. Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c: Explanation of Monitoring and Enforcement of Conflicts The organization monitors and enforces the conflicts policy on a on going basis,as well as reminding the directors regarding the conflicts of interest. Form 990, Part VI, Line 15a: Compensation Review & Approval Process - CEO, Top Management ED performance and salary is annually reviewed, set, and approved by the Board of Directors. Any increases, when applicable, are approved as part of the regular budget process as given to the entire staff. Form 990, Part VI, Line 19: Other Organization Documents Publicly Available Made available shortly after request.