Nonprofit · EIN 23-7085442
LEGAL MOMENTUM
Tax-exempt · NEW YORK, NY 10004
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $2,019,735 | $2,068,763 | -$49,028 | $1,977,410 | $891,067 | $1,086,343 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $1,724,195 | $2,070,364 | -$346,169 | $2,351,881 | $1,054,980 | $1,296,901 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $1,879,663
- of which government grants
- $318,425
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $140,072
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $124,371
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $233,307
- Other salaries and wages
- $996,400
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $1,535,198
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $51,415
- Occupancy
- $160,734
- Program services (functional)
- $1,438,675
- Management and general (functional)
- $474,656
- Fundraising (functional)
- $155,432
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $2,351,881
- Total assets, end of year
- $1,977,410
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $891,067
- Net assets, end of year
- $1,086,343
- Publicly traded securities
- $492,655
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $592,511
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $493,832
- Gross receipts
- $3,020,034
- Employees
- 14
- Volunteers
- 0
- Year formed
- 1970
- State of legal domicile
- DC
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 June 30, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAROL A BALDWIN MOODY | PRESIDENT & CEO Trustee or director, Officer | 50 | $198,183 | $36,084 |
| SEHER KHAWAJA | DEPUTY LEGAL DIRECTOR Highest-paid employee | 35 | $135,988 | $5,646 |
| AZALEEA CARLEA | LEGAL DIRECTOR Highest-paid employee | 35 | $137,500 | $0 |
| EILEEN SIMON | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MARY GAIL GEARNS | FIRST VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| GLYNNA CHRISTIAN | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MEENA L ELLIOTT | FIRST VICE CHAIR (THRU 11/24) Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JAY W WAKS | VICE CHAIR (THROUGH 10/24) Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| LAURA A WILKINSON | VICE CHAIR (THROUGH 11/24) Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| G ELAINE WOOD | GENERAL COUNSEL (THRU 11/24) Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| AMY S LEDER | SECRETARY (THRU 05//25) Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| SUSAN B LINDENAUER | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| CAROLYN D RICHMOND | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| CATHERINE ZINN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ESHA BANDYOPADHYAY | DIRECTOR (THROUGH 11/24) Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
8 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| JESSICA S CAREY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| KIM GANDY | DIRECTOR (THROUGH 11/24) Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| LILY SAFANI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| LORI B LESKIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| MEREDITH MOORE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| NANCY B SALTZMAN | DIRECTOR (THROUGH 05/25) Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| STEPHANIE A SHERIDAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| VILIA B HAYES | DIRECTOR (THROUGH 11/24) Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 28 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAROL A BALDWIN MOODY | PRESIDENT & CEO Trustee or director, Officer | 50 | $195,733 | $34,223 |
| LYNN H SCHAFRAN | SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT Highest-paid employee | 35 | $127,849 | $34,223 |
| JENNIFER M BECKER-ALLBEE | LEGAL DIRECTOR Highest-paid employee | 35 | $108,847 | $43,390 |
| SEHER KHAWAJA | DEPUTY LEGAL DIRECTOR Highest-paid employee | 35 | $114,167 | $5,996 |
| AMY DORN KOPELAN | VICE CHAIR (THROUGH 09/23) Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| AMY S LEDER | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| CAROLYN D RICHMOND | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| CATHERINE ZINN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| EILEEN SIMON | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ESHA BANDYOPADHYAY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| G ELAINE WOOD | GENERAL COUNSEL Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| GLYNNA CHRISTIAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JAY W WAKS | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JESSICA S CAREY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| KAREN E SILVERMAN | DIRECTOR (THROUGH 09/23) Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| KIM GANDY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| LAURA A WILKINSON | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| LORI B LESKIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MARY GAIL GEARNS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MEENA L ELLIOTT | FIRST VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MEREDITH MOORE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| NANCY B SALTZMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ROBERT M KAUFMAN | VICE CHAIR (THROUGH 04/24) Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| SHERYL KOVAL GARKO | DIRECTOR (THROUGH 09/23) Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| STEPHANIE A SHERIDAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| SUSAN B LINDENAUER | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| VILIA B HAYES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| YVETTE D VALDEZ | DIRECTOR (THROUGH 04/24) Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 32 BROADWAY STE 1801, NEW YORK, NY 10004-1616
- In care of
- % CAROL A BALDWIN MOODY
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- CAROL A BALDWIN MOODY, 32 BROADWAY, SUITE NEW YORK, NY 10004
- Signed the 990
- CAROL A BALDWIN MOODY, PRESIDENT & CEO
- Phone
- (212) 925-6635
- Website
- WWW.LEGALMOMENTUM.ORG
- Return prepared by
- EISNER ADVISORY GROUP LLC
Mission
LEGAL MOMENTUM'S MISSION IS TO ADVANCE GENDER EQUALITY FOR WOMEN UNDER THE LAW.
Program accomplishments
- NATIONAL JUDICIAL EDUCATION PROGRAMENSURING FAIRNESS IN THE COURTS THROUGH LEGAL MOMENTUM'S NATIONAL JUDICIAL EDUCATION PROGRAM (NJEP): THE AWARD-WINNING NJEP IS THE NATIONAL SOURCE FOR JUDICIAL EDUCATION ON SEXUAL VIOLENCE. NJEP PROVIDES TRAINING MATERIALS, SEMINARS AND CONFERENCES, AND WEBINARS FOR JUDGES, PROSECUTORS, VICTIMS' ATTORNEYS AND ADVOCATES, AND OTHER JUSTICE SYSTEM PROFESSIONALS ABOUT THE WAYS IN WHICH GENDER BIAS CAN UNDERMINE FAIRNESS IN CRIMINAL, CIVIL, FAMILY, AND JUVENILE LAW. NJEP FOCUSES PRIMARILY ON SEXUAL ASSAULT CASES AND CASES INVOLVING THE INTERSECTION OF SEXUAL ASSAULT AND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE.Expenses $120,351
- LEGAL PROGRAMS:LEGAL MOMENTUM'S LEGAL DEPARTMENT FOCUSES ON A NUMBER OF ISSUES IMPORTANT TO ADVANCING GENDER EQUALITY FOR WOMEN, INCLUDING:WORKPLACE EQUALITY AND ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT: THROUGH OUR WOMEN VALUED INITIATIVE, LEGAL MOMENTUM IS IMPLEMENTING STRATEGIES TO ADVANCE GENDER EQUALITY IN THE WORKPLACE AND ENHANCE ECONOMIC SECURITY FOR WOMEN, WITH A FOCUS ON THE MOST VULNERABLE GROUPS, INCLUDING WOMEN OF COLOR, WOMEN WORKING IN LOW-WAGE INDUSTRIES, SURVIVORS OF GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE, AND IMMIGRANT WOMEN. (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O)(CONTINUED FROM PART III, LINE 4B) BY DEVELOPING A KNOW-YOUR-RIGHTS GUIDANCE ON THE BROAD SPECTRUM OF WORKPLACE RIGHTS AND RELATED BENEFITS AND PROVIDING TRAINING AND OUTREACH TO LOW-INCOME WOMEN, THE PROJECT AIMS TO PROMOTE EARLY INTERVENTION BY EDUCATING WOMEN ABOUT HOW TO ACTIVELY ASSERT THEIR RIGHTS IN THE WORKPLACE AND WHEN TRYING TO ENTER THE WORKFORCE. THE PROJECT ALSO RAISES AWARENESS AND ENGAGES IN LEGISLATIVE AND REGULATORY ADVOCACY FOR REFORM AT THE NATIONAL, STATE, AND LOCAL LEVELS TO ADVANCE GENDER EQUALITY IN THE WORKPLACE AND ENHANCE WOMEN'S ECONOMIC SECURITY.COMBATTING VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN: LEGAL MOMENTUM IS WORKING ON SEVERAL PROJECTS WITH THE GOAL OF EMPOWERING SURVIVORS TO ADDRESS GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE AND ENSURING INFORMED COMMUNITY RESPONSES AND ACCOUNTABILITY FOR VIOLENCE PERPETRATED AGAINST WOMEN AND GIRLS INCLUDING: A. RESEARCH AND POLICY ADVOCACY GUIDANCES TO PASS A FEDERAL AND/OR STATE-BASED GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE CIVIL RIGHTS REMEDY TO REPLACE THE VAWA CIVIL RIGHTS REMEDY STRUCK DOWN BY THE U.S. SUPREME COURT IN U.S. V. MORRISON (2000);B. LITIGATION ON BEHALF OF SURVIVORS OF GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE WHO HAVE FACED DISCRIMINATION IN THE WORKPLACE ON THE BASIS OF THEIR STATUS AS A SURVIVOR OF DOMESTIC/SEXUAL VIOLENCE; C. THROUGH OUR NEWLY LAUNCHED ONLINE TRAINING, HELPING SEXUAL ASSAULT VICTIMS NAVIGATE THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM, LEGAL MOMENTUM PROVIDES TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO VICTIM ADVOCATES ON HOW TO PROVIDE EFFECTIVE ADVOCACY FOR SEXUAL ASSAULT VICTIMS AS THEY ATTEMPT TO NAVIGATE THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM. D. LEADING EFFORTS TO ENACT BROADER WORKPLACE PROTECTIONS FOR SURVIVORS.REPRODUCTIVE JUSTICE: LEGAL MOMENTUM IS EXPANDING OUR WORK ON REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS TO ENGAGE IN RESEARCH, OUTREACH, AND LITIGATION TO CHALLENGE GOVERNMENT SURVEILLANCE OF AND INTRUSION INTO THE LIVES OF PREGNANT PERSONS. ENSURING EQUAL EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR WOMEN AND GIRLS: LEGAL MOMENTUM, WITH EXPERTISE IN TITLE IX OF THE EDUCATION AMENDMENTS OF 1972, PROVIDES LEGAL ASSISTANCE AND COUNSELING TO VICTIMS OF CAMPUS SEXUAL ASSAULT AND TO STUDENTS WHO ARE PREGNANT AND PARENTING, AND ENGAGES IN NATIONWIDE POLICY ADVOCACY ON THESE ISSUES. ADDITIONALLY, LEGAL MOMENTUM IS BEGINNING THE SEVENTH CONSECUTIVE YEAR OF OUR SUCCESSFUL 'RIGHTS NOW!' PROGRAM, UNDER A GRANT FROM THE NEW YORK CITY COUNCIL YOUNG WOMEN'S INITIATIVE. THROUGH THIS PROGRAM, LEGAL MOMENTUM DEVELOPS TRAININGS, PEER EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING, AND RESOURCES TO EMPOWER YOUNG, AT-RISK GIRLS (PARTICULARLY GIRLS OF COLOR) IN NEW YORK CITY AND PROVIDE THEM WITH ACCESSIBLE INFORMATION ABOUT THEIR RIGHTS AS STUDENTS AND YOUNG WORKERS.HELPLINE - DIRECT SERVICES AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE:LEGAL MOMENTUM'S HELPLINE RECEIVES SEVERAL HUNDRED CALLS PER YEAR FROM WOMEN SEEKING ASSISTANCE FOR SUCH MATTERS AS EMPLOYMENT ISSUES (SEXUAL HARASSMENT, SEXUAL DISCRIMINATION, PAY EQUITY, PREGNANCY ACCOMMODATION), CAMPUS SEXUAL ASSAULT, GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE. CALLERS ARE PROVIDED WITH TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, OR REFERRALS TO OTHER LEGAL SERVICE PROVIDERS (INCLUDING THE PRIVATE BAR), AND GOVERNMENT AGENCIES.Expenses $1,318,324
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 June, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | June 30, 2026 | November 16, 2026 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | June 30, 2025 | November 17, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | June 30, 2024 | November 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 23-7085442
- 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
- 1971
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $1,977,410
- Income (IRS master file)
- $3,020,034
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $2,019,735 | $2,068,763 | $1,977,410 | XML |
| 990 | June 2024 | $1,724,195 | $2,070,364 | $2,351,881 | XML |
| 990 | June 2023 | $1,855,959 | $1,858,418 | $2,585,829 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2022 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 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 23-7085442).
Questions about LEGAL MOMENTUM
- What is the EIN of LEGAL MOMENTUM?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of LEGAL MOMENTUM is 23-7085442.
- Is LEGAL MOMENTUM tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1971.
- Are donations to LEGAL MOMENTUM tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does LEGAL MOMENTUM 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 MOMENTUM due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending June 30, 2026) is due November 16, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did LEGAL MOMENTUM last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended June 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of LEGAL MOMENTUM?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names CAROL A BALDWIN MOODY.
- Who are the officers and directors of LEGAL MOMENTUM?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 23 people; 3 received compensation from the organization, the highest $198,183 (CAROL A BALDWIN MOODY, PRESIDENT & CEO).
- How much revenue does LEGAL MOMENTUM have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $2,019,735, expenses of $2,068,763 and total assets of $1,977,410 at year end.
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