LEGAL AID SOCIETY OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA: Form 990, tax year 2025

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Organization
LEGAL AID SOCIETY OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA (EIN 53-0196600)
Tax period
2025-01-01 to 2025-12-31
Filed
2026-09-21
IRS object ID
202622649349301782
Schema version
2025v4.2
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

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MissionLEGAL AID'S MISSION IS TO 'MAKE JUSTICE REAL' - IN INDIVIDUAL AND SYSTEMIC WAYS - FOR PERSONS LIVING IN POVERTY IN THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. IN PARTICULAR, LEGAL AID PROVIDES CIVIL LEGAL ASSISTANCE TO INDIVIDUALS, FAMILIES, AND COMMUNITIES IN THE DISTRICT WHO COULD NOT OTHERWISE AFFORD TO HIRE A LAWYER. LEGAL AID STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS PROVIDE A CONTINUUM OF SERVICES FROM CLIENT EDUCATION TO FULL REPRESENTATION BEFORE A COURT OR AN ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNAL. TYPES OF CASES INCLUDE PREVENTING EVICTIONS AND HOMELESSNESS, PRESERVING AFFORDABLE HOUSING, PRESERVING HOME OWNERSHIP, ENSURING A SAFE AND DECENT PLACE TO LIVE, CURBING ABUSIVE DEBT COLLECTION PRACTICES, SECURING ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE, NUTRITION, AND PUBLIC BENEFITS, PROTECTING FAMILIES AGAINST DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, PROMOTING FAMILY STABILITY THROUGH CHILD SUPPORT AND CUSTODY ARRANGEMENTS, AND PROVIDING A RANGE OF CIVIL LEGAL SERVICES TO THE IMMIGRANT CLIENT COMMUNITY.MissionDesc
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DescTHE LEGAL AID SOCIETY OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA works to ensure that families, individuals and communities living in poverty have equal and meaningful access to justice by providing advice, brief assistance, representation and referrals. In addition to direct client services, and Organization advocates for systemic change on matters that grow directly from individual cases. The core priorities of the Organization include keeping people housed, securing access to health care and public benefits, protecting limited assets and income, protecting immigrants' rights, securing safety from domestic violence and finding family stability. The Organization also has a nationally-recognized appellate practice, the Barbara McDowell Appellate Advocacy Project.Desc
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PHILIP HORTON
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MARY LOU SOLLER
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KURT RICHTER
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PETER SPIVACK
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JENNIFER LEVY
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BRADLEY S LUI
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PHILIP BARTZ
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KIMBERLY PARKER
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SHEILA CHESTON
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KWAKU AKOWUAH
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RANDALL BRATER
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NADIRA CLARKE
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CHRISTIE GRYMES THOMPSON
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BRAD FAGG
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LEAH QUADRINO
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ALEXANDRA WALSH
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JESSICA HOUGH
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SARA RAZI
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SHAWN WRIGHT
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MEL BOSTWICK
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RAJESH DE
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VALERIE KELLY
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RENA REISS
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ANTHONY PIERCE
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JONICE GRAY
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DAVID BROWN
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ASHLEY JOYNER CHAVOUS
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M ALEXANDER KOCH
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EMILY LOEB
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CHARLOTTE TAYLOR
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PAUL BRACHMAN
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Total$0TotalAmt

Pymt Travel Entrtnmnt Pub Ofcl PymtTravelEntrtnmntPubOfclGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Interest InterestGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$3,237TotalAmt
Management And General$3,237ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Payments To Affiliates PaymentsToAffiliatesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$129,396TotalAmt
Program Services$106,654ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$15,795ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$6,947FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$64,112TotalAmt
Program Services$41,572ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$22,540ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (3 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmt
DUES AND SUBSCRIPTION$43,579$43,579
BAD DEBT$1,425$1,425
MISCELLANEOUS$109,529$36,683$72,779$67

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$16,620,369TotalAmt
Program Services$13,195,199ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,449,619ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$975,551FundraisingAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXInd

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$765,121BOYAmt
EOY$804,184EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,846,218BOYAmt
EOY$729,192EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$6,950,735BOYAmt
EOY$7,335,290EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Receivables From Officers Etc ReceivablesFromOfficersEtcGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Rcvbl From Disqualified Prsn RcvblFromDisqualifiedPrsnGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Oth Notes Loans Receivable Net OthNotesLoansReceivableNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$391,796BOYAmt
EOY$381,388EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$965,186LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$753,504LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$259,069BOYAmt
EOY$211,682EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,874,529BOYAmt
EOY$6,552,352EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Investments Program Related InvestmentsProgramRelatedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Intangible Assets IntangibleAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,028,871BOYAmt
EOY$1,365,607EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$18,116,339BOYAmt
EOY$17,379,695EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$488,611BOYAmt
EOY$840,143EOYAmt

Grants Payable GrantsPayableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$15,000BOYAmt
EOY$265,353EOYAmt

Tax Exempt Bond Liabilities TaxExemptBondLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Escrow Account Liability EscrowAccountLiabilityGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$56,396BOYAmt
EOY$61,439EOYAmt

Loans From Officers Directors LoansFromOfficersDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Unsecured Notes Loans Payable UnsecuredNotesLoansPayableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,638,752BOYAmt
EOY$1,715,697EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,198,759BOYAmt
EOY$2,882,632EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$7,741,446BOYAmt
EOY$7,020,217EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$7,176,134BOYAmt
EOY$7,476,846EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$14,917,580BOYAmt
EOY$14,497,063EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$18,116,339BOYAmt
EOY$17,379,695EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss-$831,031ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$410,514NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or ReviewfalseAccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (true)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (true)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit RequiredfalseFederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$10,304,559CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$12,396,017CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$14,323,334CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$13,533,572CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$15,249,025CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$65,806,507TotalAmt

Tax Rev Levied Orgnztnl Bnft170 TaxRevLeviedOrgnztnlBnft170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Govt Furn Srvc Fclts Vl170 GovtFurnSrvcFcltsVl170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$10,304,559CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$12,396,017CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$14,323,334CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$13,533,572CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$15,249,025CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$65,806,507TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$457,651SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$65,348,856PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$121,553CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$133,990CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$274,623CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$245,330CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$306,734CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$1,082,230TotalAmt

Unrelated Business Net Incm170 UnrelatedBusinessNetIncm170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$122,902CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years-$94,397CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years-$29,205CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$283,338CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year-$53,923CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$228,715TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$67,117,452TotalSupportAmt
Public Support CY1700.97365PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.97091PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Grassroots LobbyingTotalGrassrootsLobbyingGrp
Total Direct LobbyingTotalDirectLobbyingGrp
Total Lobbying ExpendTotalLobbyingExpendGrp
Other Exempt Purpose ExpendOtherExemptPurposeExpendGrp
Total Exempt Purpose ExpendTotalExemptPurposeExpendGrp
Lobbying Nontaxable AmountLobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp
Grassroots NontaxableGrassrootsNontaxableGrp
Tot Lbbyng Grassroot Mns Non TxTotLbbyngGrassrootMnsNonTxGrp
Tot Lbby Expend Mns Lbbyng Non TxTotLbbyExpendMnsLbbyngNonTxGrp
VolunteersYes (true)VolunteersInd
Paid Staff Or ManagementYes (true)PaidStaffOrManagementInd
Media AdvertisementsfalseMediaAdvertisementsInd
Mailings MembersYes (true)MailingsMembersInd
Publications Or BroadcastYes (true)PublicationsOrBroadcastInd
Grants Other OrganizationsfalseGrantsOtherOrganizationsInd
Direct Contact LegislatorsYes (true)DirectContactLegislatorsInd
Direct Contact Legislators$56,744DirectContactLegislatorsAmt
Rallies DemonstrationsfalseRalliesDemonstrationsInd
Other ActivitiesfalseOtherActivitiesInd
Total Lobbying Expenditures$56,744TotalLobbyingExpendituresAmt
Not Described Section501c3falseNotDescribedSection501c3Ind
Form4720 Filed4912 Tax0Form4720Filed4912TaxInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART II - B, LINE 1A, 1B, 1D, 1GFormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationLegal Aid endeavors to make justice real in individual and systemic ways. One small portion of our advocacy involves direct and grassroots lobbying on issues of importance to our client community with respect to both legislative and regulatory activity. In 2025, our lobbying efforts included advocating for fair and equitable eviction procedures, amendments to wage garnishment laws that provide greater income protections for low-income workers, more robust and effective enforcement of housing code violations, and the preservation and proper administration of major public benefits programs in the District.ExplanationTxt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Art Public Exhibition AmountsArtPublicExhibitionAmountsGrp
Held Works ArtHeldWorksArtGrp
Agent Trustee EtcfalseAgentTrusteeEtcInd
Incl Escrow Custodial Acct LiabYes (true)InclEscrowCustodialAcctLiabInd

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$692,688BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$100,943InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$32,313OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$761,318EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$643,252BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$81,952InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$32,516OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$692,688EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$589,641BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$5,000ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$80,774InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$32,163OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$643,252EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$1,088,050BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$70,363ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses-$148,883InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$33,156OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$976,374EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$946,572BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$62,841ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$108,875InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$30,238OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$1,088,050EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY0.00000BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY0.95390PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY0.04610TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
LandLandGrp
BuildingsBuildingsGrp

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$443,857OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$359,940DepreciationAmt
Book Value$83,917BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$427,350OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$328,786DepreciationAmt
Book Value$98,564BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$93,979OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$64,778DepreciationAmt
Book Value$29,201BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$211,682TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Assets Org OtherAssetsOrgGrp (3 entries)

DescDescBook ValueBookValueAmt
DEPOSITS$92,663
INTEREST RECEIVABLE$2,630
OPERATING LEASE RIGHT OF USE$1,270,314
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets$1,365,607TotalBookValueOtherAssetsAmt
Federal Income Tax Liability$0FederalIncomeTaxLiabilityAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (2 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
OPERATING LEASE LIABILITY$1,642,485
FINANCE LEASE LIABILITY$73,212
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$1,715,697TotalLiabilityAmt
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$45,439,979TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst$410,514NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$29,181,237DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Other Revenue-$202,636OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported$29,389,115RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$16,050,864RevenueSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld$13,254InvestmentExpensesNotIncldAmt
Other Revenues Not Included-$274,780OtherRevenuesNotIncludedAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt-$261,526RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$15,789,338TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$45,860,496TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts$29,181,237DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Other Expenses Included$274,780OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported$29,456,017ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$16,404,479ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld2$13,254InvestmentExpensesNotIncld2Amt
Other Expenses Not Included$202,636OtherExpensesNotIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$215,890ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$16,620,369TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (8 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
SCHEDULE D, PART V, Q4BARBARA MCDOWELL ENDOWMENT FUND Under the terms of the Barbara McDowell Endowment Fund for Appellate Litigation, funds available annually for expenditure by the Legal Aid Society shall be used to fund attorneys at Legal Aid working in the Barbara McDowell Appellate Advocacy Program or, if there is no such program, to support other appellate work undertaken by Legal Aid.
SCHEDULE D, PART V, Q4Under the terms of the Klepper Endowment Fund, funds available annually for expenditure by the Legal Aid Society shall be used to fund an annual cash prize to an attorney who has demonstrated outstanding volunteer commitment to Legal Aid and for other permissible purposes including, but not limited to, publicizing the award, supporting the cost of a volunteer recognition event and underwriting the cost of training for legal attorneys.
SCHEDULE D, PART V, Q4MAKING JUSTICE REAL ENDOWMENT: under the terms of the making justice real endowment, funds available for expenditure by legal aid society shall be used to support the mission of the legal aid society of the District of Columbia to make justice real - in individual and systemic ways - for persons in poverty in DC.
SCHEDULE D, PART XII, LINE 2DExpenses for fundraising events netted against revenues. AMOUNT IS $274,780.
SCHEDULE D, PART XII, LINE 4BDirect benefits to donors netted against revenues on financial statements but not on 990. AMOUNT IS $202,636.
SCHEDULE D, PART XI, LINE 2DDirect benefits to donors netted against revenues on financial statements but not on 990. Amount is -$202,636
SCHEDULE D, PART XI, LINE 4BExpenses for fundraising events netted against revenues. Amount is -$274,780.
SCHEDULE D, PART IV, LINE 2BThe Organization provides fiscal services to the D.C. Consortium of Legal Services under a memorandum of understanding that expires in June 2026. The agreement requires the Organization to include the financial activities of the Consortium in their financial reports and gives the Organization variance power for the disbursement of funds consistent with the Organization's exempt purpose.

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Event1SOJ DINNEREvent1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$1,936,138GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1$1,769,673CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1$166,465GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Food And Beverage Event1$274,780FoodAndBeverageEvent1Amt
Other Events Total0OtherEventsTotalCnt
Gross Receipts Total$1,936,138GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot$1,769,673CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$166,465GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Total Events$274,780FoodAndBeverageTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$274,780DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary-$108,315NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records MaintainedYes (true)GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Grants Other Asst To Indiv In US GrantsOtherAsstToIndivInUSGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant TypeSCHOLARSHIPGrantTypeTxt
Recipient22RecipientCnt
Cash Grant$78,779CashGrantAmt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form990 Of Other OrganizationsYes (X)Form990OfOtherOrganizationsInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance PaymentfalseSeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr PlanfalseSupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp ArrngmfalseEquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng OrgfalseCompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related OrgsfalseCompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng OrgfalseCompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd OrgsfalseCompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed PaymentsfalseAnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract ExceptionfalseInitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (7 entries)

TitleTitleTxtBase Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmtBonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmountDeferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmtNontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmtTotal Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt
KATHERINE HAYS
DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS$156,430$2,000$4,979$10,110$173,519
ROBERT PERGAMENT
DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT$179,368$25,000$5,400$18,645$228,413
JONATHAN LEVY
DIRECTOR$152,372$1,500$5,246$19,665$178,783
STEPHANIE N TROYER
LEGAL DIRECTOR$174,749$20,000$5,706$18,627$219,082
VIKRAM SWARUUP
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR$225,954$25,000$7,303$10,042$268,299
DOROTHY J SCHEELINE
DIR. OF PEOPLE & CULTURE$157,001$7,500$4,746$2,436$171,683
MEGAN D BROWDER
LEGAL DIRECTOR$174,589$15,000$3,378$9,936$202,903

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Works Of ArtWorksOfArtGrp
Art Historical TreasuresArtHistoricalTreasuresGrp
Art Fractional InterestArtFractionalInterestGrp
Books And PublicationsBooksAndPublicationsGrp
Clothing And Household GoodsClothingAndHouseholdGoodsGrp
Cars And Other VehiclesCarsAndOtherVehiclesGrp
Boats And PlanesBoatsAndPlanesGrp
Intellectual PropertyIntellectualPropertyGrp

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution14ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$202,278NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesFMVMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities Closely Held StockSecuritiesCloselyHeldStockGrp
Secur Prtnrshp Trust IntrstsSecurPrtnrshpTrustIntrstsGrp
Securities MiscellaneousSecuritiesMiscellaneousGrp
Qualified Contrib Hist StructQualifiedContribHistStructGrp
Qualified Contrib OtherQualifiedContribOtherGrp
Real Estate ResidentialRealEstateResidentialGrp
Real Estate CommercialRealEstateCommercialGrp
Real Estate OtherRealEstateOtherGrp
CollectiblesCollectiblesGrp
Food InventoryFoodInventoryGrp
Drugs And Medical SuppliesDrugsAndMedicalSuppliesGrp
TaxidermyTaxidermyGrp
Historical ArtifactsHistoricalArtifactsGrp
Scientific SpecimensScientificSpecimensGrp
Archaeological ArtifactsArchaeologicalArtifactsGrp
Any Property That Must Be HeldfalseAnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC GiftsfalseReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties UsedfalseThirdPartiesUsedInd

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, LINE 11ATHE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS AND BOARD TREASURER REVIEW THE FORM 990, WHICH IS PREPARED BY AN INDEPENDENT CPA FIRM, BEFORE DISSEMINATING TO BOARD MEMBERS AND FILING WITH THE IRS.
FORM 990, PART VI, LINE 15THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES REVIEWED COMPARABLE SALARY INFORMATION FROM THE 990'S OF SIMILAR ORGANIZATIONS. USING THIS INFORMATION, THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED A SALARY FOR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO THE BOARD, WHICH VOTED TO ADOPT THE SALARY. THE BOARD ALSO APPROVES COMPENSATION AND THE SALARY SCALE FOR ALL EMPLOYEES.
FORM 990, PART VI, LINE 12CTHE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND DISCLOSURE FORM MUST BE COMPLETED ANNUALLY BY ALL BOARD MEMBERS, STAFF MEMBERS, AND OFFICERS.
FORM 990, PART VI, LINE 19THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.
FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2CTHE ORGANIZATION HAS NOT CHANGED EITHER ITS OVERSIGHT PROCESS OR SELECTION PROCESS DURING THE TAX YEAR.

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