Nonprofit · EIN 27-3006526
LEGAL COUNSEL FOR YOUTH AND CHILDREN
Also known as LCYC
Tax-exempt · SEATTLE, WA 98104
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $3,659,395 | $3,095,612 | $563,783 | $6,924,774 | $17,509 | $6,907,265 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $4,209,293 | $2,472,828 | $1,736,465 | $5,004,184 | $0 | $5,004,184 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $3,085,079
- of which government grants
- $1,552,498
- Program service revenue
- $490,183
- Investment income
- $83,676
- Other revenue
- $457
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $62,297
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $273,887
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $2,623,775
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $23,924
- Travel
- $55,076
- Program services (functional)
- $2,477,399
- Management and general (functional)
- $473,771
- Fundraising (functional)
- $144,442
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $6,342,532
- Total assets, end of year
- $6,924,774
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $17,509
- Net assets, end of year
- $6,907,265
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $2,828,169
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $4,079,096
- Gross unrelated business income
- $457
- Gross receipts
- $3,659,395
- Employees
- 34
- Volunteers
- 172
- Year formed
- 2010
- State of legal domicile
- WA
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rhea Yo | Executive Director, LCYC President Officer | 40 | $136,926 | $1,315 |
| Emily Meltzer | Director of Development and Communications Highest-paid employee | 40 | $120,602 | $8,044 |
| Alexandra Narvaez | Supervising Attorney Highest-paid employee | 40 | $120,925 | $1,215 |
| Stephanie Monroney | Director of Finance, LCYC Treasurer Officer | 40 | $108,946 | $8,044 |
| Lu Jiang | Pro Bono Manager Highest-paid employee | 40 | $108,150 | $7,993 |
| Midori Duarte White | Director of Legal Services Highest-paid employee | 40 | $106,226 | $8,056 |
| Erin Lovell | Former Executive Director Former | 27 | $102,245 | $1,236 |
| Sungah A Chung | Director of Legal Services Highest-paid employee | 40 | $93,915 | $8,044 |
| Brandi McNeil | Board Chair, LCYC Vice President & Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Josh Walker | Board Vice Chair Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Zhi Li | Board Treasurer Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Libby Teerink | Board Secretary Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Kristen Brennan | Board Member Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| Rachel Marshall | Board Member Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| Rosina Zevallos | Board Member Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 13 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emily Meltzer | Director of Development and Communications Trustee or director, Highest-paid employee | 40 | $106,011 | $7,314 |
| Erin Lovell | Executive Director, LCYC President and Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer, Key employee | 40 | $110,113 | $1,069 |
| Alexandra Narvaez | Youth Access to Counsel Lead Attorney Trustee or director | 40 | $102,903 | $1,136 |
| Rhea Yo | Director Legal Services, Youth Homelessness Trustee or director | 40 | $101,261 | $1,081 |
| Michelle Bagshaw | Board Chair Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Brandi McNeil | Board Chair Trustee or director | 1.5 | $0 | $0 |
| Josh Walker | Board Vice Chair Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Manja Sachet | Board Member, LCYC Vice President and Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Rojine Rudio | LCYC Vice President and Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Zhi Li | Board Treasurer Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Lily Clifton | Board Member Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Catherine Gerlach | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Libby Teerink | Board Member Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 600 1ST AVE STE 330 PMB 803248, SEATTLE, WA 98104-2246
- In care of
- % ERIN LOVELL
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- Rhea Yo, PO Box 28629, Seattle, WA 98118
- Signed the 990
- Rhea Yo, Executive Director
- Phone
- (206) 494-0323
- Website
- www.lcycwa.org
- 990-N for 2011 filed under this EIN
- Most likely by a chapter, club or affiliate (it says receipts are normally $50,000 or less). Officer: Erin L Lovell, 5256 42nd Ave SW, Seattle WA 98136. Mailing address: PO Box 16083, Seattle WA 98116. Website: www.lcycwa.com
Mission
Legal Counsel for Youth and Children (LCYC) protects the interests and safety of youth in Washington by advancing their legal rights. We accomplish our mission through direct legal representation, strong community partnerships, and systemic advocacy. Our focus areas include: child welfare, juvenile court, immigrant youth and families, and youth homelessness. In 2023, LCYC served roughly 800 young people across 19 counties. The majority of youth served by LCYC are between 12 - 24 years in age. Due to historic exclusion and other forms of oppression, youth of color and LGBTQIA+ youth are overrepresented in the systems we work across and among the youth we serve. LCYC empowers youth by helping them understand and engage in complex legal systems, influencing court decisions that will impact their lives and their families forever. LCYC also engages in systemic advocacy, which is informed by our direct representation, community partners, and youth.
Program accomplishments
- CHILD WELFARE: LCYC works with youth to secure placement, family visitation, permanency, education, medical and mental health services for youth in the child welfare (dependency) system. We also represent youth in At Risk Youth (ARY), Child In Need of Services (CHINS), Truancy, and Minor Guardianship cases through court appointment. LCYC's low caseloads, and youth centered service model positively affects the lives of the children we serve. LCYC provides proactive advocacy, engaging with children, caregivers, schools, family, services providers, and other community supports. We strive not only to meet the immediate basic needs and rights of the child, but we look forward to the future. We follow the child's stated goals, build support around these goals, and help our youth clients to realize long-term stability, positive connections, and school success. Unlike teachers and social workers, attorneys are not mandated reporters, which creates a uniquely safe and confidential environment for youth to disclose information and problem solve without fear. LCYC empowers youth by helping them understand and engage in complex legal systems, influencing court decisions that will impact their lives and families forever.Expenses $553,205 · grants $15,000 · revenue $304,014
- YOUTH HOMELESSNESS PROGRAM: LCYC's Youth Homelessness Program (YHP) provides free, community-based legal services to youth who are at risk of or are currently experiencing homelessness, helping them to maintain and/or secure stable housing. This program serves people 12-24 years old and experiencing or at risk of homelessness in communities across Washington State. Services provided may include legal advice, mediation or negotiation, and in-court advocacy. We are able to assist with a number of civil legal issues including, but not limited to: child protective services, emancipation, gender marker and name changes, identity theft, landlord/tenant issues, public benefits, consumer and medical debt, family law, warrants, immigration, and orders of protection. An independent evaluation conducted by MEM consultants LLC found that "LCYC's legal advocacy had an immediate, positive impact on clients...65% clients reported safe and stable housing after working with an LCYC attorney, compared to 39% at intake. LCYC advocacy improved housing stability for 70% of minors served." LCYC works with community partners to provide multidisciplinary support to minors through a model called the Youth Engagement Team, which provides holistic support through legal services, housing navigation, and behavioral health services.Expenses $1,105,985 · grants $1,295,804 · revenue $1,300,622
- JUVENILE COURT. LCYC provides holistic legal advocacy to youth in King County with juvenile court matters, ranging from misdemeanors to felonies, as assigned by the King County Department of Public Defense. LCYC advises and addresses the specific charges against the youth, while also offering advocacy around issues such as homelessness, special education, school discipline, access to benefits, and safety at home. In addition, LCYC is one of several legal service entities that provides on-call legal advice to youth who are placed under arrest, before they waive their right to silence. This service, Youth Access to Counsel, is offered through the Washington State Office of Public Defense.Expenses $129,809 · revenue $193,460
- SYSTEMIC ADVOCACY. LCYC is uniquely situated to provide input on system-wide issues impacting young people because of our exclusive focus on children, youth, and young adults' rights and legal interests across multiple systems. Through our direct services work, young people and attorneys may identify systemic gaps and barriers through direct representation that can be elevated and addressed on a broader level for greater impact. We elevate systemic issues, in partnership with organizations led by youth, BIPOC, and LGBTQIA+ people, to create changes in administrative policy, court processes and procedures, and state law. Staff with specific subject matter expertise inform our systemic advocacy priorities and strategy. LCYC adds our unique legal services lens to advocacy efforts through the following tools: * Coalition work: partnering with community-based organizations-including those whose advocacy is driven by youth advocates with lived expertise-to identify systemic issues impacting young people *State and local legislative advocacy: reviewing bill language & providing technical assistance on draft bills, sending letters & emails to bill sponsors & committee members, testifying in public hearings, drafting & signing-on to advocacy letters, & engaging in legislative implementation work, * Administrative advocacy: hold public agencies accountable for implementation rooted in best-practices and ensure policies & practices appropriately meet the needs of young people, and * Appellate advocacy: Drafting and joining briefs in appellate courts, primarily as amicus.Expenses $186,219 · grants $75,000 · revenue $77,890
- YOUTH AND FAMILY IMMIGRATION: LCYC authored and continually updates the Immigrant Safety Plan, a collective community resource to help parents plan for the care of their child(ren) (with or without status) in the event that a parent is unable to care for their child, particularly if the parent is detained or deported. The Safety Plan is intended to reduce the inevitable trauma of separation by providing children with as much stability as possible and avoiding unnecessary involvement in the child welfare system or prolonged separation from their parents. In addition to the Safety Plan, LCYC supports youth seeking Special Immigrant Juvenile Status (SIJS ). Youth up to 21 years may be eligible for SIJS if a state court determines that the youth was abused, neglected, or abandoned by their parent(s) and that it is unsafe for the youth to return to their country of origin. LCYC partners with organizations such as Northwest Immigrant Rights Project (NWIRP) and Kids in Need of Defense (KIND) to support youth seeking SIJS. LCYC also provides direct legal representation to young people whose parents have been placed into custody by ICE.Expenses $439,978 · grants $483,389 · revenue $483,389
- PRO BONO. LCYC's Pro Bono Program expands LCYC's capacity to serve young people and advance our mission with the support of volunteer attorneys and community members. Volunteers primarily assist with LCYC's immigrant youth and youth homelessness programs. Volunteer attorneys provide pro bono legal representation and legal expertise. Other volunteer opportunities for non-attorneys include research, language interpretation/translation, creation of legal literacy materials, development of technology tools to increase capacity and efficiency, and writing of content for LCYC's blog and social media. Through Pro Bono, LCYC can increase the number of youth served, extend the organization's geographic reach, and strengthen our programs.Expenses $62,203
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
- 27-3006526
- 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
- 2011
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Crime and legal-related (I80)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $6,924,774
- Income (IRS master file)
- $3,659,395
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2024 | $3,659,395 | $3,095,612 | $6,924,774 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $4,209,293 | $2,472,828 | $5,004,184 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $3,708,587 | $2,089,520 | $3,267,719 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-N for 2011 Officer: Erin L Lovell Filed under this EIN, most likely by a chapter or affiliate | December 31, 2011 | ≤ $50,000 receipts | – | – | e-Postcard |
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 27-3006526).
Questions about LEGAL COUNSEL FOR YOUTH AND CHILDREN
- What is the EIN of LEGAL COUNSEL FOR YOUTH AND CHILDREN?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of LEGAL COUNSEL FOR YOUTH AND CHILDREN is 27-3006526.
- Is LEGAL COUNSEL FOR YOUTH AND CHILDREN tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2011.
- Are donations to LEGAL COUNSEL FOR YOUTH AND CHILDREN tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does LEGAL COUNSEL FOR YOUTH AND CHILDREN 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 COUNSEL FOR YOUTH AND CHILDREN 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 COUNSEL FOR YOUTH AND CHILDREN 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 COUNSEL FOR YOUTH AND CHILDREN?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names Rhea Yo.
- Who are the officers and directors of LEGAL COUNSEL FOR YOUTH AND CHILDREN?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 15 people; 8 received compensation from the organization, the highest $136,926 (Rhea Yo, Executive Director, LCYC President).
- How much revenue does LEGAL COUNSEL FOR YOUTH AND CHILDREN have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $3,659,395, expenses of $3,095,612 and total assets of $6,924,774 at year end.
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