Nonprofit · EIN 34-1485732
LEGAL AID OF WESTERN OHIO INC
Tax-exempt · TOLEDO, OH 43604
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $8,974,773 | $9,015,767 | -$40,994 | $1,392,227 | $1,921,284 | -$529,057 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $8,582,897 | $8,525,868 | $57,029 | $1,485,332 | $1,973,395 | -$488,063 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $8,833,362
- of which government grants
- $2,201,945
- Program service revenue
- $100,208
- Investment income
- $255
- Other revenue
- $40,948
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $464,306
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $197,470
- Other salaries and wages
- $4,829,456
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $6,446,031
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $21,666
- Accounting fees
- $45,122
- Occupancy
- $260,744
- Travel
- $66,316
- Program services (functional)
- $8,688,915
- Management and general (functional)
- $318,464
- Fundraising (functional)
- $8,388
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $1,485,332
- Total assets, end of year
- $1,392,227
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $1,921,284
- Net assets, end of year
- -$529,057
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- -$530,307
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $1,250
- Gross receipts
- $8,974,773
- Employees
- 83
- Volunteers
- 376
- Year formed
- 1985
- State of legal domicile
- OH
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KEVIN MULDER | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (LEFT OCT. 2025) Officer | 54 | $169,102 | $28,368 |
| PATRICIA Y HERNANDEZ | DIRECTOR OF ADVOCACY Highest-paid employee | 40 | $122,183 | $25,717 |
| VERONICA L MARTINEZ | MANAGING ATTORNEY Highest-paid employee | 40 | $119,180 | $23,759 |
| NANCY NAVA-WADE | SENIOR ATTORNEY Highest-paid employee | 40 | $108,655 | $33,001 |
| DEBRA JENNINGS | MANAGING ATTORNEY Highest-paid employee | 40 | $118,700 | $15,685 |
| LUCINDA J WELLER | MANAGING ATTORNEY Highest-paid employee | 40 | $117,873 | $15,638 |
| CASSANDRA ANDRES RICE | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1.5 | $0 | $0 |
| KHADIJAH H ALI | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1.5 | $0 | $0 |
| ROBERT TUCKER | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1.5 | $0 | $0 |
| NATHAN D TURNER | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1.5 | $0 | $0 |
| BRANDON E DOBYNS | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1.5 | $0 | $0 |
| HEATHER L ALLRED | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1.5 | $0 | $0 |
| CATHERINE BITWAYIKI | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1.5 | $0 | $0 |
| CLAYTON CRATES | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1.5 | $0 | $0 |
| AMANDA DAVIS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1.5 | $0 | $0 |
16 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| ANDREA DE LA ROCA | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1.5 | $0 |
| ANNA DELP | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1.5 | $0 |
| TWILA R FERGUSON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1.5 | $0 |
| JOHN F HALL | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1.5 | $0 |
| SAUNDRA HOLMES | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1.5 | $0 |
| JORDAN JENNINGS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1.5 | $0 |
| ALEX LAVELLE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1.5 | $0 |
| THOMAS J LUCENTE JR | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1.5 | $0 |
| EVE MITRO | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1.5 | $0 |
| LINDSEY POSEY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1.5 | $0 |
| JAMES STAHLER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1.5 | $0 |
| CARASUSANA CARA WALL | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1.5 | $0 |
| ETHEL WASHINGTON- HARRIS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1.5 | $0 |
| KATHRYN A WATSON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1.5 | $0 |
| KARI L WHITE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1.5 | $0 |
| MECHELLE ZAROU | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1.5 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 27 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KEVIN MULDER | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 54 | $142,710 | $24,515 |
| PATRICIA HERNANDEZ | DIRECTOR OF ADVOCACY Highest-paid employee | 48 | $112,472 | $23,386 |
| NANCY NAVA WADE | SENIOR ATTORNEY Highest-paid employee | 36 | $103,175 | $30,743 |
| VERONICA MARTINEZ | MANAGING ATTORNEY Highest-paid employee | 39 | $110,049 | $21,167 |
| DEBRA JENNINGS | MANAGING ATTORNEY Highest-paid employee | 36 | $105,149 | $13,118 |
| LUCINDA WELLER | MANAGING ATTORNEY Highest-paid employee | 40 | $104,035 | $12,911 |
| CASSANDRA ANDRES RICE | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1.5 | $0 | $0 |
| BRANDON DOBYNS | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1.5 | $0 | $0 |
| KHADIJAH H ALI | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1.5 | $0 | $0 |
| NATHAN D TURNER | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1.5 | $0 | $0 |
| REBECCA FAHIM | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1.5 | $0 | $0 |
| JORDAN JENNINGS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1.5 | $0 | $0 |
| CATHERINE BITWAYIKI | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1.5 | $0 | $0 |
| TWILA FERGUSON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1.5 | $0 | $0 |
| ETHEL WASHINGTON-HARRIS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1.5 | $0 | $0 |
| CARASUSANA WALL | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1.5 | $0 | $0 |
| THOMAS J LUCENTE JR | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1.5 | $0 | $0 |
| EVE MITRO | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1.5 | $0 | $0 |
| LESLIE MURRAY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1.5 | $0 | $0 |
| VICTOR H PEREZ | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1.5 | $0 | $0 |
| LINDSEY POSEY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1.5 | $0 | $0 |
| THOMAS J SCHAFFER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1.5 | $0 | $0 |
| PAMELA SULLIVAN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1.5 | $0 | $0 |
| ROBERT TUCKER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1.5 | $0 | $0 |
| KATHRYN A WATSON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1.5 | $0 | $0 |
| MECHELLE ZAROU | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1.5 | $0 | $0 |
| BARRY LUSE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1.5 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 525 JEFFERSON AVE STE 400, TOLEDO, OH 43604-1094
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- PATRICIA Y HERNANDEZ, 525 JEFFERSON 400, TOLEDO, OH 43604
- Signed the 990
- PATRICIA Y HERNANDEZ, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (419) 930-2511
- Website
- HTTP://WWW.LAWOLAW.ORG
- Return prepared by
- CLIFTONLARSONALLEN LLP
Mission
LEGAL AID OF WESTERN OHIO, INC. (LAWO) IS A NON-PROFIT LAW FIRM THAT CHAMPIONS EQUITY AND JUSTICE THROUGH CLIENT-CENTERED COMMUNITY COLLABORATION AND TRANSFORMATIVE LEGAL ADVOCACY.
Program accomplishments
- LAWO REPRESENTS CLIENTS IN SEVERAL AREAS OF LAW, INCLUDING DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND OTHER FAMILY-LAW RELATED ISSUES; HOUSING, INCLUDING ISSUES SURROUNDING PUBLIC HOUSING AND HOUSING CONDITIONS; ACCESS TO GOVERNMENT BENEFITS; DEBT COLLECTION DEFENSE AND BANKRUPTCY; CONSUMER FRAUD ISSUES; EDUCATION AND EMPLOYMENT; AND THE LEGAL PROBLEMS THAT AGRICULTURAL WORKERS, VETERANS, THE HOMELESS, AND OLDER ADULTS FACE.EACH YEAR LAWO'S EXPERIENCED STAFF OF ATTORNEYS, PARALEGALS, AND SUPPORT PERSONNEL PROVIDE HIGH QUALITY LEGAL ASSISTANCE TO THOUSANDS OF INDIVIDUALS AND GROUPS LIVING IN POVERTY THROUGHOUT 32 COUNTIES IN NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL OHIO AND AGRICULTURAL WORKERS THROUGHOUT THE STATE. WE HAVE OFFICES LOCATED IN DAYTON, DEFIANCE, FINDLAY, LIMA, SANDUSKY, SPRINGFIELD, AND TOLEDO.IN 2024 WE MET THE LEGAL NEEDS OF OUR CLIENTS WORKING IN CONJUNCTION WITH OUR PARTNER LAW FIRM, ADVOCATES FOR BASIC LEGAL EQUALITY, INC. (ABLE). THE SERVICES WE PROVIDED BENEFITED CHILDREN, OLDER ADULTS, VETERANS, IMMIGRANTS, PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES, SURVIVORS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, PERSONS WITHOUT HEALTH INSURANCE, FAMILIES FACING EVICTION AND FORECLOSURE, HOMELESS CHILDREN AND FAMILIES, CHILDREN STRUGGLING TO SECURE APPROPRIATE EDUCATION SERVICES, AND AGRICULTURAL WORKERS, AMONG OTHERS. OUR ATTORNEYS AND ADVOCATES WORK IN AREAS THAT PRIVATE ATTORNEYS USUALLY DO NOT, INCLUDING REPRESENTATION OF TENANTS, LOW-INCOME HOMEOWNERS, IMMIGRANTS, VETERANS, PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES, AND PEOPLE SEEKING GOVERNMENT ASSISTANCE.WHAT WE DO IS IMPORTANT TO ALL MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY. WE PROVIDE POWERFUL SOLUTIONS TO CRITICAL SOCIETAL ISSUES. THROUGH OUR EFFORTS, MILLIONS OF DOLLARS ARE RETURNED TO THE COMMUNITY OR SAVED FOR OUR CLIENTS. WE CONSERVE VALUABLE COMMUNITY RESOURCES BY ADDRESSING ISSUES BEFORE THEY BECOME A CRISIS AND WORK WITH OTHER NON-PROFIT SERVICE PROVIDERS TO PROVIDE A HOLISTIC APPROACH TO ADVOCACY FOR LOW-INCOME INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES.TOGETHER LAWO AND ABLE CONSTITUTE THE LARGEST PROVIDERS OF FREE, COMPREHENSIVE CIVIL LEGAL ASSISTANCE TO LOW-INCOME PERSONS IN OHIO. OVER 23% OF OHIO'S POVERTY POPULATION LIVES IN OUR 32 COUNTY SERVICE AREA. LAWO ALSO SERVES AGRICULTURAL WORKERS THROUGHOUT THE STATE. OURADMINISTRATIVE OFFICES AND HEADQUARTERS ARE LOCATED IN TOLEDO AT THE CENTER FOR EQUAL JUSTICE. IN 2024, LAWO RECEIVED 15,721 REQUESTS FOR ASSISTANCE AND CLOSED 5,198 CASES. OUR ADVOCACY IN 2024 BENEFITED 15,721 INDIVIDUALS. LAWO ALSO SECURED $6,656,240 IN TOTAL MONETARY AWARDS FOR ITS CLIENTS.Expenses $8,688,915 · grants $464,306 · revenue $100,208
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
- 34-1485732
- 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
- 1985
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Crime and legal-related (I80Z)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $1,392,227
- Income (IRS master file)
- $8,974,773
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2024 | $8,974,773 | $9,015,767 | $1,392,227 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $8,582,897 | $8,525,868 | $1,485,332 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $7,690,267 | $7,766,483 | $959,638 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | 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 34-1485732).
Questions about LEGAL AID OF WESTERN OHIO INC
- What is the EIN of LEGAL AID OF WESTERN OHIO INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of LEGAL AID OF WESTERN OHIO INC is 34-1485732.
- Is LEGAL AID OF WESTERN OHIO INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1985.
- Are donations to LEGAL AID OF WESTERN OHIO INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does LEGAL AID OF WESTERN OHIO INC 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 AID OF WESTERN OHIO INC 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 AID OF WESTERN OHIO INC 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 AID OF WESTERN OHIO INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names PATRICIA Y HERNANDEZ.
- Who are the officers and directors of LEGAL AID OF WESTERN OHIO INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 31 people; 6 received compensation from the organization, the highest $169,102 (KEVIN MULDER, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (LEFT OCT. 2025)).
- How much revenue does LEGAL AID OF WESTERN OHIO INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $8,974,773, expenses of $9,015,767 and total assets of $1,392,227 at year end.
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