Nonprofit · EIN 02-0484379
603 LEGAL AID
Also known as SONYA BELLAFANT
Tax-exempt · CONCORD, NH 03301
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $3,040,698 | $2,618,927 | $421,771 | $2,222,768 | $593,830 | $1,628,938 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $2,576,217 | $2,265,309 | $310,908 | $2,002,456 | $795,289 | $1,207,167 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $1,835,221 | $1,625,331 | $209,890 | $1,425,791 | $529,532 | $896,259 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $3,021,021
- of which government grants
- $2,800,109
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $19,677
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $220,109
- Other salaries and wages
- $1,425,090
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $2,024,365
- Professional fundraising fees
- $29,176
- Occupancy
- $114,067
- Travel
- $9,859
- Depreciation
- $1,651
- Program services (functional)
- $2,305,510
- Management and general (functional)
- $284,241
- Fundraising (functional)
- $29,176
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $2,002,456
- Total assets, end of year
- $2,222,768
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $593,830
- Net assets, end of year
- $1,628,938
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $1,375
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $1,573,517
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $55,421
- Gross receipts
- $3,040,698
- Employees
- 32
- Volunteers
- 692
- Year formed
- 1995
- State of legal domicile
- NH
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARIEL CLEMMER | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $139,616 | $7,366 |
| KAITLIN ARCHIBALD | CONTROLLER Officer | 40 | $65,532 | $7,595 |
| MELINDA GEHRIS | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| RORY PARNELL | VICE-CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| TRICIA WENTWORTH | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| LEXI CARENO | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ALICIA FIORE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| EMILY RICE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JACQUAI HEYWARD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KAITLIN O'NEIL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KELLEIGH GLEASON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KEVIN COLLIMORE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LIZ LAHEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LYNDSAY ROBINSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MELODY HORTON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
2 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| DEE DOW | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| NORA FIORE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 15 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| ARIEL CLEMMER | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $125,000 |
| EMMA SISTI | DEPUTY DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $103,927 |
| ALEXANDRA COTE | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| BRIAN SHAUGHNESSY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BRITTANY HUNT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DIANE DOW | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ELIZABETH LAHEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| EMILY RICE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KAITLIN O'NEIL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KEVIN COLLIMORE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LYNDSAY ROBINSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MELINDA GEHRIS | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| NORA FIORE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| PATRICIA WENTWORTH | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| RORY PARNELL | VICE-CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 15 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| ARIEL CLEMMER | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $15,767 |
| KILE ADUMENE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ALEXANDRA COTE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| NORA FIORE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MELINDA GEHRIS | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| BRITTANY HUNT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ELIZABETH LAHEY | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| REBECCA NANN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KAITLIN O'NEILL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| RORY PARNELL | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| EMILY RICE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BRIAN SHAUGHNESSY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| PATRICIA WENTWORTH | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| KEVIN COLLIMORE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DIANE DOW | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 93 N STATE ST STE 200, CONCORD, NH 03301-4334
- In care of
- % STEVEN V CAMERINO
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- ARIEL CLEMMER, 93 NORTH STATE STREET SUITE 200, CONCORD, NH 03301
- Signed the 990
- ARIEL CLEMMER, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (603) 224-3333
- Website
- WWW.603LEGALAID.ORG
- Return prepared by
- WHITTLESEY PC
Mission
TO PROVIDE FREE QUALITY CIVIL LEGAL SERVICES TO PEOPLE FACING NEW HAMPSHIRE LEGAL ISSUES THROUGH COMPASSIONATE ADVOCACY, EDUCATION, AND PRO BONO REPRESENTATION.
Program accomplishments
- 603 LEGAL AID (603LA) SERVES AS NEW HAMPSHIRE'S (NH) ENTRY POINT FOR CIVIL LEGAL SERVICES, PROVIDING CRITICAL LEGAL ASSISTANCE TO LOW-INCOME RESIDENTS ACROSS THE STATE. FUNDING COMES FROM A COMBINATION OF FEDERAL, STATE, FOUNDATION, CY PRES, AND INDIVIDUAL SOURCES. 603LA SERVES DIVERSE POPULATIONS INCLUDING SURVIVORS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, TENANTS FACING EVICTION, INDIVIDUALS NAVIGATING FAMILY LAW MATTERS, LOW-INCOME TAXPAYERS IN DISPUTES WITH THE IRS, PEOPLE SEEKING CONSUMER DEBT RELIEF, INDIVIDUALS NEEDING NAME CHANGES OR CRIMINAL RECORD ANNULMENTS, AND VETERANS WITH CIVIL AND VA-SPECIFIC LEGAL NEEDS. KEY FUNDERS INCLUDE THE LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION (LSC), THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS (VA), AND THE IRS LOW-INCOME TAXPAYER CLINIC (LITC) PROGRAM. (CONT'D SCH. O)ADDITIONALLY, THE NH DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE FUNDS SERVICES FOR DOMESTIC VIOLENCE VICTIMS THROUGH VICTIMS OF CRIME ACT (VOCA) AND VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN ACT (VAWA) AWARDS. THIS INCLUDES 603LA'S RENOWNED DOMESTIC VIOLENCE EMERGENCY (DOVE) PRO BONO PROJECT WHICH FOR 30 YEARS HAS CONNECTED SURVIVORS TO ATTORNEY VOLUNTEERS FOR LEGAL REPRESENTATION AT FINAL DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND STALKING PROTECTIVE ORDER HEARINGS. ADDITIONAL SUPPORT COMES FROM THE NH BAR FOUNDATION (IOLTA AND JUSTICE GRANTS), NH CHARITABLE FOUNDATION, GRANITE UNITED WAY, SWIM WITH A MISSION, AND THE NH WOMEN'S FOUNDATION. INDIVIDUAL GIVING IS COORDINATED THROUGH THE CAMPAIGN FOR LEGAL SERVICES, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH NEW HAMPSHIRE LEGAL ASSISTANCE (NHLA).LSC FUNDING SUPPORTS 603LA'S CENTRALIZED INTAKE SYSTEM, WHICH SCREENS ROUGHLY 20,000 CIVIL LEGAL AID REQUESTS STATEWIDE EACH YEAR. ELIGIBLE CLIENTS ARE CONNECTED TO LEGAL ASSISTANCE THROUGH IN-HOUSE STAFF, PRO BONO VOLUNTEERS, OR PARTNER PROGRAM REFERRALS; THOSE WHO DO NOT QUALIFY RECEIVE REFERRALS TO APPROPRIATE ALTERNATIVE RESOURCES. LSC FUNDING ALSO ENABLES 603LA TO PROVIDE DIRECT LEGAL SERVICES TO HUNDREDS OF TENANTS FACING EVICTION AND FAMILIES EXPERIENCING DESTABILIZING FAMILY LAW CHALLENGES. ADDITIONALLY, A LSC TECHNOLOGY INITIATIVE GRANT, ALONG WITH INTEREST ON LAWYERS TRUST ACCOUNT (IOLTA) SUPPLEMENTAL FUNDING, SUPPORTS A COMPREHENSIVE WEBSITE REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT DESIGNED TO IMPROVE PUBLIC ACCESSIBILITY AND EXPAND FREE LEGAL SELF-HELP RESOURCES.Expenses $1,831,817
- HOPE FOR HEROES (HFH) PROVIDES A WIDE RANGE OF CIVIL LEGAL SERVICES TO HOMELESS VETERANS AND THOSE AT-RISK OF HOMELESSNESS. STAFFED BY A VA-ACCREDITED ATTORNEY AND PARALEGAL, THE PROGRAM DELIVERS TRAUMA-INFORMED SERVICES ADDRESSING THE UNIQUE NEEDS OF VETERANS. HFH HAS REACHED OVER 250 NEW HAMPSHIRE VETERANS THROUGH LEGAL INFORMATION AND OUTREACH EVENTS AND HANDLED MORE THAN 175 LEGAL CASES RANGING FROM FAMILY LAW DISPUTES AND EVICTION PROCEEDINGS, TO ADVOCATING FOR SERVICE-CONNECTED BENEFITS AND DISCHARGE UPGRADES FOR QUALIFIED VETERANS.Expenses $232,014
- 603LA'S LOW-INCOME TAXPAYER PROJECT (LITP), SUPPORTED BY LONGSTANDING IRS LITC FUNDING, PROVIDES IN-HOUSE AND PRO BONO REPRESENTATION TO CLIENTS IN DISPUTES WITH THE IRS. THE LITP IS HOUSED WITHIN OUR NEW CONSUMER UNIT, THE FIRST OF ITS KIND IN NH, WHICH ASSISTS INDIVIDUALS NAVIGATING DEBT AND COLLECTION MATTERS THROUGH AN EMPOWERMENT-DRIVEN REPRESENTATION MODEL. THIS UNIT IS FUNDED BY TWO CY PRES AWARDS FROM THE NATIONAL LEGAL AID AND DEFENDER ASSOCIATION AND THE ROSE FOUNDATION.Expenses $241,679
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 02-0484379
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 1996
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Crime and legal-related (I80)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $2,222,768
- Income (IRS master file)
- $3,040,698
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $3,040,698 | $2,618,927 | $2,222,768 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2024 | $2,576,217 | $2,265,309 | $2,002,456 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $1,835,221 | $1,625,331 | $1,425,791 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $2,028,805 | $2,076,203 | $1,028,923 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 02-0484379).
Questions about 603 LEGAL AID
- What is the EIN of 603 LEGAL AID?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of 603 LEGAL AID is 02-0484379.
- Is 603 LEGAL AID tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1996.
- Are donations to 603 LEGAL AID tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does 603 LEGAL AID file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of 603 LEGAL AID due?
- The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did 603 LEGAL AID last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of 603 LEGAL AID?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names ARIEL CLEMMER.
- Who are the officers and directors of 603 LEGAL AID?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 17 people; 2 received compensation from the organization, the highest $139,616 (ARIEL CLEMMER, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR).
- How much revenue does 603 LEGAL AID have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $3,040,698, expenses of $2,618,927 and total assets of $2,222,768 at year end.
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