Nonprofit · EIN 36-2754650
LEGAL AID CHICAGO
Tax-exempt · CHICAGO, IL 60601
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $30,608,311 | $25,748,577 | $4,859,734 | $20,393,710 | $5,397,033 | $14,996,677 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $25,164,329 | $25,097,235 | $67,094 | $17,666,578 | $7,772,117 | $9,894,461 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $29,615,425
- of which government grants
- $20,911,989
- Program service revenue
- $209,310
- Investment income
- $578,443
- Net rental income
- $35,084
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $76,169
- Net income from fundraising events
- -$30,675
- Other revenue
- $205,133
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $434,654
- Other salaries and wages
- $16,016,806
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $21,825,714
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $168,564
- Occupancy
- $1,696,582
- Travel
- $54,056
- Depreciation
- $239,166
- Program services (functional)
- $20,710,542
- Management and general (functional)
- $3,946,819
- Fundraising (functional)
- $1,091,216
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $17,666,578
- Total assets, end of year
- $20,393,710
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $5,397,033
- Net assets, end of year
- $14,996,677
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $559,146
- Publicly traded securities
- $7,053,592
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $14,590,507
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $406,170
- Gross receipts
- $33,471,238
- Employees
- 270
- Volunteers
- 863
- Year formed
- 1972
- State of legal domicile
- IL
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KATHERINE SHANK | CEO/EXEC. DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 37 | $212,667 | $47,450 |
| JEN MILLER | CHIEF EXTERNAL RELATIONS O Highest-paid employee | 37.5 | $155,122 | $41,176 |
| VIVIAN HESSEL | CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER Highest-paid employee | 37.5 | $139,827 | $39,414 |
| DANIEL LINDSEY | DIRECTOR OF LITIGATION Highest-paid employee | 37.5 | $139,463 | $39,427 |
| CYNTHIA SADKIN | CHIEF STRATEGY OFFICER Highest-paid employee | 37.5 | $146,362 | $32,067 |
| MARK KENNEDY | CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER Officer | 37.5 | $153,094 | $21,442 |
| LISA PALUMBO | DIRECTOR OF IMMIGRATION & WORKER'S RIGHTS Highest-paid employee | 37.5 | $142,366 | $20,897 |
| AISHA LAVINIER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| AMANDA BROWN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| AMI WYNNE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| ANNE MITCHELL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| ANNIE TERRY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| AVIS REYNOLDS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| BARRY HORWITZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| BOBBI ANDERSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
42 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| BRIAN HAUSSMANN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| CATHERINE MASTERS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| JULIA JOHNSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| CHRIS OHARA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| VIRXHINI GJONZENELI | CO-CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 |
| DANIEL MCELROY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| ELAINA MOHEAD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| GREG DEIS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| HOWARD SPILLER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| JAIME JONES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| JAN PETERS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| DANIEL CAMPBELL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| MARILYN ROSS | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 |
| HOLLY SNOW | CO-CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 |
| JARED HECK | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 |
| VERONICA GONZALEZ | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 |
| DYMOND ANDERSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| ALICE SCOTT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| ALYX PATTISON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| JOANNE CACERES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| KEVIN BROWN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| KEVIN LORICK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| LEDEIDRE TURNER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| MIKE ANDOLINA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| MEGAN POETZEL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| MICHELLE CARR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| MONIQUE HOWERY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| NADER BOULOS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| NADINE CHEST | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| NANCY TEMPLE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| RYAN HEDGES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| PATRICK SALVI II | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| TANIA GOMEZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| TED CHUNG | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| TERRA REYNOLDS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| TIM KINCAID | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| TOM MARRINSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| TRACY MCLELLAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| UMA AMULURU | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| ROBERT KRISS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| KATHERINE JAHNKE DALE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| STACY LOCKHART | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 59 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JOHN GALLO | CEO/EXEC. DIR. (THROUGH OCT. 2023) Trustee or director, Officer | 37.5 | $183,476 | $29,644 |
| KATHERINE SHANK | CEO/EXEC. DIR. (STARTING NOV. 2023) Trustee or director, Officer | 37.5 | $148,736 | $38,578 |
| JEN MILLER | CHIEF EXTERNAL RELATIONS OFFICER Highest-paid employee | 37.5 | $148,630 | $38,361 |
| DANIEL LINDSEY | DIRECTOR OF LITIGATION Highest-paid employee | 1 | $134,788 | $36,961 |
| CYNTHIA SADKIN | CHIEF STRATEGY OFFICER Highest-paid employee | 37.5 | $139,185 | $29,870 |
| VIVIAN HESSEL | CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER Highest-paid employee | 1 | $129,910 | $36,599 |
| MARK KENNEDY | CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER Officer | 37.5 | $142,443 | $12,548 |
| LISA PALUMBO | DIRECTOR Highest-paid employee | 37.5 | $135,666 | $11,976 |
| AISHA LAVINIER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| ALICE SCOTT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| ALISON LEFF | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| ALYX PATTISON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| AMANDA BROWN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| AMI WYNNE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| ANNE MITCHELL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| ANNIE TERRY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| AVIS REYNOLDS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| BARRY HORWITZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| BOBBI ANDERSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| BRIAN HAUSSMANN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| CATHERINE MASTERS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRIS OHARA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| DANIEL CAMPBELL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| DANIEL MCELROY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| DYMOND ANDERSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| ELAINA MOHEAD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| GREG DEIS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| HOLLY SNOW | CO-CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| HOWARD SPILLER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| JAIME JONES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| JAN PETERS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| JARED HECK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| JULIA JOHNSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| KATHERINE JAHNKE DALE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| KENNETH CARR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| KEVIN BROWN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| KEVIN LORICK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| LEDEIDRE TURNER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| LEONARD BAILEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| MARILYN ROSS | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| MEGAN POETZEL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHELLE CARR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| MONIQUE HOWERY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| NADER BOULOS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| NADINE CHEST | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| NANCY TEMPLE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| PATRICK SALVI II | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| ROBERT KRISS | CO-CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| RYAN HEDGES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| STACY LOCKHART | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| TANIA GOMEZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| TED CHUNG | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| TERRA REYNOLDS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| TIM KINCAID | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| TOM MARRINSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| TRACY MCLELLAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| UMA AMULURU | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| VERONICA GONZALEZ | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| VIRXHINI GJONZENELI | VICE-CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 200 N LA SALLE ST STE 1400, CHICAGO, IL 60601-1035
- In care of
- % LAF
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- KATHERINE SHANK, 120 SOUTH LASALLE STREET 900, CHICAGO, IL 60603
- Signed the 990
- KATHERINE SHANK, CEO/EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (312) 341-1070
- Website
- WWW.LEGALAIDCHICAGO.ORG
- Return prepared by
- CLIFTONLARSONALLEN LLP
Mission
AT LEGAL AID CHICAGO, WE WORK TOGETHER TO PROVIDE HIGH QUALITY CIVIL LEGAL AID TO PEOPLE LIVING IN POVERTY AND OTHER VULNERABLE GROUPS.THROUGH ADVOCACY, EDUCATION, COLLABORATION, AND LITIGATION WE EMPOWER INDIVIDUALS, PROTECT FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS, STRENGTHEN COMMUNITIES, CREATE OPPORTUNITIES, AND ACHIEVE JUSTICE.IN CARRYING OUT OUR MISSION, WE TREAT EVERYONE WITH COMPASSION AND RESPECT.
Program accomplishments
- THE CHILDREN AND FAMILIES PRACTICE GROUP HANDLES OUR FAMILY LAW WORK (ALMOST ALL OF WHICH INVOLVES DOMESTIC VIOLENCE) WHICH INCLUDES ORDERS OF PROTECTION, ELDER ABUSE, DIVORCE, CHILD CUSTODY, AND CHILD SUPPORT. ITS ATTORNEYS ALSO WORK ON BEHALF OF RELATIVE CARETAKERS AND FOSTER PARENTS IN ABUSE AND NEGLECT CASES, AND DO SPECIAL EDUCATION WORK FOR YOUTH WHO ARE IN FOSTER CARE.Expenses $3,258,963 · revenue $1,000
- LEGAL AID CHICAGO'S HOUSING PRACTICE GROUP (HPG) ENSURES THAT TENANTS LIVE IN DECENT, SAFE, AND AFFORDABLE HOUSING THAT IS FREE FROM DISCRIMINATION BY PROVIDING BRIEF SERVICES, NEGOTIATION, MEDIATION, AND EXTENDED REPRESENTATION. HPG DEFENDS RESIDENTS AGAINST UNFAIR OR UNWARRANTED EVICTION AND SUBSIDY TERMINATIONS, ENFORCES TENANTS' RIGHTS, AND ENGAGES IN ACTIVITIES THAT FURTHER THE ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE.Expenses $3,114,576 · revenue $41,750
- THE IMMIGRANTS AND WORKERS' RIGHTS PRACTICE GROUP IS A MULTI-DISCIPLINARY TEAM THAT FOCUSES ON FOUR AREAS OF LEGAL EXPERTISE: EMPLOYMENT LAW, IMMIGRATION LAW, HUMAN TRAFFICKING, AND MIGRANT FARMWORKER LAW. IWR CLIENTS ARE OFTEN LOW-WAGE WORKERS, AND IMMIGRANTS, BOTH NEWLY-ARRIVED AND LONGSTANDING RESIDENTS OF THE STATE. WE REPRESENT CLIENTS SEEKING UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE BENEFITS, CLIENTS WITH WAGE CLAIMS, AND CLAIMS OF EMPLOYMENT DISCRIMINATION INCLUDING SEXUAL HARASSMENT, RACIAL AND NATIONAL ORIGIN DISCRIMINATION, DISABILITY DISCRIMINATION, AND CLAIMS OF WRONGFUL TERMINATION. THE TEAM ALSO REPRESENTS IMMIGRANT SURVIVORS OF CRIME AND MENTAL CRUELTY TO OBTAIN LEGAL STATUS UNDER THE VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN ACT, THE U.S. VISA PROCESS, ASYLUM, AND OTHER IMMIGRATION REMEDIES. THE HUMAN TRAFFICKING PROJECT PROVIDES VICTIM ADVOCACY AND REPRESENTATION TO CITIZEN AND IMMIGRANT SURVIVORS OF LABOR AND/OR SEX TRAFFICKING. OUR MIGRANT PROJECT PROVIDES DIRECT LEGAL SERVICES AND OUTREACH TO MIGRANT FARMWORKERS, BOTH DOMESTIC WORKERS TRAVELING IN THE MIGRANT STREAM FROM TEXAS AND OTHER STATES, AND THOSE HERE ON SPECIAL, SHORT-TERM AGRICULTURAL WORK VISAS. OUR IMMIGRATION, HUMAN TRAFFICKING, AND MIGRANT PROJECTS EXTEND THROUGHOUT ILLINOIS.Expenses $3,488,736 · revenue $160,960
- Expenses $10,848,267 · revenue $5,600
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 | Check at the IRS |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 36-2754650
- 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
- 1973
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Crime and legal-related (I80Z)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $21,023,954
- Income (IRS master file)
- $34,150,056
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2024 | $30,608,311 | $25,748,577 | $20,393,710 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $25,164,329 | $25,097,235 | $17,666,578 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $21,230,579 | $22,250,539 | $18,051,371 | 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 36-2754650).
Questions about LEGAL AID CHICAGO
- What is the EIN of LEGAL AID CHICAGO?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of LEGAL AID CHICAGO is 36-2754650.
- Is LEGAL AID CHICAGO tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1973.
- Are donations to LEGAL AID CHICAGO tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does LEGAL AID CHICAGO 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 CHICAGO 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 LEGAL AID CHICAGO 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 CHICAGO?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names KATHERINE SHANK.
- Who are the officers and directors of LEGAL AID CHICAGO?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 57 people; 7 received compensation from the organization, the highest $212,667 (KATHERINE SHANK, CEO/EXEC. DIRECTOR).
- How much revenue does LEGAL AID CHICAGO have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $30,608,311, expenses of $25,748,577 and total assets of $20,393,710 at year end.
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