Nonprofit · EIN 13-2600199
LEGAL SERVICES NYC
Tax-exempt · NEW YORK, NY 10013
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $17,727,691 | $17,826,777 | -$99,086 | $48,049,902 | $31,659,069 | $16,390,833 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $16,401,522 | $14,008,089 | $2,393,433 | $41,835,890 | $25,345,971 | $16,489,919 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $5,931,390
- of which government grants
- $4,015,462
- Program service revenue
- $11,794,536
- Investment income
- $14,993
- Net income from fundraising events
- -$22,868
- Other revenue
- -$13,228
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $2,458,859
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $1,864,984
- Other salaries and wages
- $15,609,990
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $23,602,413
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $114,158
- Accounting fees
- $363,262
- Occupancy
- $1,195,046
- Travel
- $62,561
- Depreciation
- $651,071
- Program services (functional)
- $14,948,063
- Management and general (functional)
- $2,730,244
- Fundraising (functional)
- $148,470
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $41,835,890
- Total assets, end of year
- $48,049,902
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $31,659,069
- Net assets, end of year
- $16,390,833
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $6,905,916
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $16,370,777
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $20,056
- Gross receipts
- $18,007,875
- Employees
- 162
- Volunteers
- 67
- Year formed
- 1967
- State of legal domicile
- NY
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, 2024, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KLEMM GREGORY | CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER Key employee | 35 | $274,607 | $67,293 |
| CLARKE CHRISTINE | CHIEF OF LITIGATION AND ADVOCACY Key employee | 35 | $232,198 | $69,404 |
| RASMUSSEN RAUN J | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (THRU 6/28/24) Officer | 31 | $278,164 | $17,850 |
| TSO KWAN YU | CHIEF ACCOUNTING OFFICER Highest-paid employee | 35 | $209,127 | $64,817 |
| HORWITZ ALEXANDER | CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER Key employee | 35 | $232,230 | $32,635 |
| SOBERANIS KIRSTEN | CHIEF HR & DIVERSITY OFFICER Key employee | 35 | $228,324 | $34,181 |
| BLACK ROSALIND | CITYWIDE HOUSING DIRECTOR Highest-paid employee | 35 | $185,932 | $67,051 |
| KULKARNI DILIP | CHIEF INFORMNATION OFFICER Highest-paid employee | 35 | $197,535 | $45,318 |
| INWALD JACOB | DIRECTOR OF LITIGATION Highest-paid employee | 35 | $162,575 | $71,578 |
| HERNANDEZ NADIA | PROJECT DIRECTOR Key employee | 35 | $195,215 | $29,216 |
| HEINTZ ADAM | DIRECTOR OF PRO BONO SERVICES Highest-paid employee | 35 | $180,245 | $12,942 |
| SMALL SHERVON M | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (AS OF 6/17/24) Officer | 31 | $161,447 | $12,220 |
| AEZEN SAMANTHA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ANDERSSON MICHAEL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CARRASQUILLO LINDA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
32 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| CROWLEY SHAWN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DANIELS DONNA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DRAYTON JOSEPH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| EMANI SHIRIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| GITTES SUSAN R | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| HARTY RONAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| INDEK BEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JENKINS ZERETHA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JOSEPH ABDIEL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KENNEDY CARL E | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KHAN OMAR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| WEFUM JOY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LEVINE DAVID | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MELENDEZ ANA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| OFFNER PETER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| PALLADINO ROSEMARY F | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| RANGWALA TAWFIQ S | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| RUSSELL JR WILLIAM T | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SCHWARTZ DAVID E | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SHARMA RENITA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SHEN KAREN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SLIFKIN DANIEL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TRAORE-MILLER ABIBATOU | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| VAN KWAWEGEN JEROEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| VENAGLIA MARK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KOHLMANN SUSAN J | DIRECTOR (THRU 7/1/24) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| HOROWITZ VICTORIA L | DIRECTOR (THRU 9/12/24) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| OMAR RASHEEDAH | DIRECTOR (THRU 5/13/24) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| VELAZQUEZ LIZA MAY | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| KING MARSHALL R | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| RECKLER WILLIAM | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| SHUDOFSKY SARA L SECRETARY | (THRU 1/1/24)/DIR. (THRU 5/14/24) Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 42 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RASMUSSEN RAUN J | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 31 | $263,552 | $18,182 |
| ZIGMAN ANDREA | DEPUTY DIRECTOR Highest-paid employee | 35 | $226,631 | $17,264 |
| LEVER JOHN | CFO (THRU 12/29/23) Highest-paid employee | 35 | $202,297 | $38,908 |
| TSO KWAN YU | CONTROLLER Highest-paid employee | 35 | $177,031 | $60,656 |
| SOBERANIS KIRSTEN | CHIEF HR & DIVERSITY OFFICER Highest-paid employee | 35 | $206,159 | $30,643 |
| HORWITZ ALEXANDER | CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER Highest-paid employee | 35 | $207,928 | $19,627 |
| AEZEN SAMANTHA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ANDERSSON MICHAEL | DIRECTOR (AS OF 09/12/23) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CARRASQUILLO LINDA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CROWLEY SHAWN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DANIELS DONNA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DRAYTON JOSEPH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GITTES SUSAN R | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GORDON JEFFREY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| HARTY RONAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| HOROWITZ VICTORIA L | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| INDEK BEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JENKINS ZERETHA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOSEPH ABDIEL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KENNEDY CARL E | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KING MARSHALL R | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KOHLMANN SUSAN J | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LEBWOHL MARTIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LEE GARY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LEVINE DAVID | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MELENDEZ ANA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| OFNER PETER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| OMAR RASHEEDAH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PALLADINO ROSEMARY F | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| POINTER NILDA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RANGWALA TAWFIQ S | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SCHWARTZ DAVID E | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SHEN KAREN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SLIFKIN DANIEL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TRAORE-MILLER ABIBATOU | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| VAN KWAWEGEN JEROEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| VENAGLIA MARK | DIRECTOR (AS OF 09/12/23) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| WEFUM JOY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RUSSELL JR WILLIAM T | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| VELAZQUEZ LIZA MAY | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RECKLER WILLIAM | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SHUDOFSKY SARA L | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- SUITE 606, NEW YORK, NY 10013-0000
- In care of
- % ELISSETTE REYNOSO
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- SHERVON M SMALL, 40 WORTH STREET SUITE 606, NEW YORK, NY 10013
- Signed the 990
- SHERVON M SMALL, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (646) 442-3321
- Website
- WWW.LEGALSERVICESNYC.ORG
- Return prepared by
- RSM US LLP
Mission
LEGAL SERVICES NYC IS A NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION THAT PROVIDES FREE CIVIL LEGAL ASSISTANCE TO LOW-INCOME PEOPLE IN NEW YORK CITY. A COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATION SERVING MORE THAN 100,000 PEOPLE ANNUALLY, LSNYC IS THE NATION'S LARGEST ORGANIZATION EXCLUSIVELY DEVOTED TO PROVIDING FREE CIVIL SERVICES TO THE POOR, WITH PROGRAMS LOCATED IN LOW-INCOME NEIGHBORHOODS THROUGHOUT NEW YORK CITY.
Program accomplishments
- HOUSING ASSISTANCE - WE FIGHT TENANT HARASSMENT, PRESERVE AFFORDABLE HOUSING, AND DEFEND CLIENTS IN EVICTION PROCEEDINGS. WE ALSO HELP TENANTS PURSUE RENT OVERCHARGE CLAIMS AND ACTIONS TO IMPROVE HOUSING CONDITIONS, ALL OF WHICH KEEP TENANTS FROM LIVING IN UNSAFE CONDITIONS AND BECOMING HOMELESS.Expenses $8,984,480 · grants $2,458,859 · revenue $7,089,064
- OTHER - WE REPRESENT PEOPLE IN OTHER CIVIL LEGAL MATTERS, SUCH AS CONSUMER, IMMIGRATION AND EMPLOYMENT MATTERS. IN THE CONSUMER AREA, WE DEFEND INDIVIDUALS BEING SUED IN DEBT COLLECTION CASES AND ENFORCE PEOPLE'S RIGHT TO FAIR DEBT COLLECTION. OUR IMMIGRATION PRACTICE FOCUSES ON ADJUSTMENT OF STATUS, NATURALIZATION REPLACEMENTS. IN THE EMPLOYMENT ARENA, WE HELP PEOPLE GET WAGES TO WHICH THEY ARE ENTITLED AND DEFEND PEOPLE'S EMPLOYMENT RIGHTS. WE ALSO HELP CLIENT GROUPS ASSERT THEIR RIGHTS TO HABITABLE HOMES, DECENT SCHOOLS AND NONDISCRIMINATORY HOUSING.Expenses $2,765,434 · revenue $2,182,023
- INCOME MAINTENANCE - WE HELP PEOPLE ACCESS AND RETAIN GOVERNMENT BENEFITS. THROUGH OUR INCOME SECURITY AND BENEFITS WORK, WE ASSIST CLIENTS WHEN GOVERNMENT BENEFITS ARE WRONGFULLY DENIED, INACCURATELY CALCULATED, OR IMPROPERLY TERMINATED; AND WE REPRESENT FAMILIES AND INDIVIDUALS FOR WHOM UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE, FOOD STAMPS, MEDICAID/MEDICARE AND OTHER PUBLIC ASSISTANCE AND SAFETY NET PROGRAMS CONSTITUTE CRITICAL LIFELINES.Expenses $2,373,996 · revenue $1,873,164
- FAMILY ASSISTANCE - OUR FAMILY LAW PRACTICE PRESERVES FAMILIES WHEREVER POSSIBLE, WHILE PROVIDING OUR CLIENTS AND THEIR CHILDREN WITH LEGAL AND SOCIAL SERVICES.WE HELP: VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE OBTAIN ORDERS OF PROTECTION AND OTHER RELIEF; CLIENTS PREPARE GUARDIANSHIPS OR ADOPTIONS FOR DEPENDENT CHILDREN; CLIENTS OBTAIN DIVORCES, SEPARATION AGREEMENTS, ANNULMENTS, CHILD CUSTODY AND CHILD SUPPORT; PARENTS OR GUARDIANS IN ABUSE AND NEGLECT CASES AND AT TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS PROCEEDINGS.Expenses $824,153 · revenue $650,285
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 | Not 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
- 13-2600199
- 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
- 1968
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Crime and legal-related (I80Z)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $48,049,902
- Income (IRS master file)
- $18,007,875
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2024 | $17,727,691 | $17,826,777 | $48,049,902 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $16,401,522 | $14,008,089 | $41,835,890 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $12,526,036 | $12,050,099 | $39,413,448 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | 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 13-2600199).
Questions about LEGAL SERVICES NYC
- What is the EIN of LEGAL SERVICES NYC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of LEGAL SERVICES NYC is 13-2600199.
- Is LEGAL SERVICES NYC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1968.
- Are donations to LEGAL SERVICES NYC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does LEGAL SERVICES NYC 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 LEGAL SERVICES NYC due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending December 31, 2025) is due May 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did LEGAL SERVICES NYC last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2024.
- Who is the principal officer of LEGAL SERVICES NYC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names SHERVON M SMALL.
- Who are the officers and directors of LEGAL SERVICES NYC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 47 people; 12 received compensation from the organization, the highest $274,607 (KLEMM GREGORY, CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER).
- How much revenue does LEGAL SERVICES NYC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $17,727,691, expenses of $17,826,777 and total assets of $48,049,902 at year end.
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