Nonprofit · EIN 38-1358203
LEGAL AID AND DEFENDER ASSOCIATION INC
Tax-exempt · DETROIT, MI 48226
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 30, 2025 | 990 | $932,744 | $988,364 | -$55,620 | $515,514 | $121,512 | $394,002 |
| September 30, 2024 | 990 | $939,805 | $1,037,645 | -$97,840 | $614,639 | $165,017 | $449,622 |
| September 30, 2023 | 990 | $1,086,982 | $1,201,223 | -$114,241 | $750,017 | $202,555 | $547,462 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $888,990
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $0
- Other revenue
- $43,754
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $120,388
- Other salaries and wages
- $443,471
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $659,101
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Occupancy
- $50,611
- Travel
- $6,888
- Depreciation
- $11,149
- Program services (functional)
- $799,944
- Management and general (functional)
- $188,420
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $614,639
- Total assets, end of year
- $515,514
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $121,512
- Net assets, end of year
- $394,002
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $31,284
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $394,002
- Gross receipts
- $932,744
- Employees
- 17
- Year formed
- 2016
- State of legal domicile
- MI
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 September 30, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| MICHELLE JOHNSON | PRESIDENT CEO Officer | 40 | $120,388 |
| CHE' B PETERSON | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| ROGER SHORT | CHAIRPERSON Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| JEVONA FUDGE | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ERICA FITZGERALD | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| REGINA THOMAS | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| J SHERMAN LARKINS | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ARTHUR DUDLEY | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MONIFA GRAY | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| ROBIN KINLOCH | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CASSANDRA WALKER | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ZAKIA GIBSON | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended September 30, 2024: 12 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| MICHELLE JOHNSON | PRESIDENT CEO Officer | 40 | $120,388 |
| CHE' B PETERSON | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| ROGER SHORT | CHAIRPERSON Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| JEVONA FUDGE | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ERICA FITZGERALD | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| REGINA THOMAS | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| J SHERMAN LARKINS | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ARTHUR DUDLEY | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MONIFA GRAY | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| ROBIN KINLOCH | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CASSANDRA WALKER | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ZAKIA GIBSON | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended September 30, 2023: 12 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| NICOLE N GOODSON | PRESIDENT Former | 40 | $133,612 |
| MICHELLE JOHNSON | PRESIDENT CEO Officer | 40 | $81,241 |
| CHE' B PETERSON | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| ROGER SHORT | CHAIRPERSON Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| KYM REEVES | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| ERICA FITZGERALD | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| REGINA THOMAS | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| J SHERMAN LARKINS | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ARTHUR DUDLEY | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MONIFA GRAY | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ROBIN KINLOCH | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CASSANDRA WALKER | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 613 ABBOTT ST STE 630, DETROIT, MI 48226-2597
- In care of
- % ANGELA R SMITH VP FINANCE
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- MICHELLE JOHNSON, 613 ABBOTT, DETROIT, MI 48226
- Signed the 990
- MICHELLE JOHNSON, PRESIDENT CEO
- Phone
- (313) 967-5555
- Website
- www.ladadetroit.org
- Return prepared by
- GREGORY TERRELL & COMPANY
Mission
THE ORGANIZATIONS MISSION IS TO PROVIDE FREE CIVIL LEGAL SERVICES TO INDIGENT PERSONS WHO QUALIFY UNDER STANDARDS OF ELIGIBILITY ADOPTED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OR AS SPECIFIED BY GRANT FUNDERS.
Program accomplishments
- During fiscal year 2025,LAD continued to provide services primarily for eviction, prevention/housing preservation comprehensive services for Veterans who are homeless or at risk of homelessness and criminal record expungement which removes barriers to housing and employment opportunities. LAD staff handled more than 2000 cases for clients. We held outreach clinics in all 3 counties providing onsite intake and advice for new clients. We received grants to support our expungement services and continue to host expungement fairs in partnership with community agencies. Our grants for Right to Counsel and Legal Services for Veterans were renewed and increased, and we were also awarded a second Right to Counsel grant, enabling LAD to increase the number of clients servedExpenses $799,944
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 September, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | September 30, 2026 | February 16, 2027 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | September 30, 2025 | February 17, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | September 30, 2024 | February 18, 2025 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 38-1358203
- 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
- 1938
- Accounting year ends
- September
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $515,514
- Income (IRS master file)
- $932,744
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | September 2025 | $932,744 | $988,364 | $515,514 | XML |
| 990 | September 2024 | $939,805 | $1,037,645 | $614,639 | XML |
| 990 | September 2023 | $1,086,982 | $1,201,223 | $750,017 | XML |
| 990 | September 2022 | $1,088,106 | $1,125,831 | $814,193 | IRS |
| 990 | September 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | September 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | September 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | September 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 38-1358203).
Questions about LEGAL AID AND DEFENDER ASSOCIATION INC
- What is the EIN of LEGAL AID AND DEFENDER ASSOCIATION INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of LEGAL AID AND DEFENDER ASSOCIATION INC is 38-1358203.
- Is LEGAL AID AND DEFENDER ASSOCIATION INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1938.
- Are donations to LEGAL AID AND DEFENDER ASSOCIATION INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does LEGAL AID AND DEFENDER ASSOCIATION 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 AND DEFENDER ASSOCIATION INC due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending September 30, 2026) is due February 16, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did LEGAL AID AND DEFENDER ASSOCIATION INC last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended September 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of LEGAL AID AND DEFENDER ASSOCIATION INC?
- The 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 names MICHELLE JOHNSON.
- Who are the officers and directors of LEGAL AID AND DEFENDER ASSOCIATION INC?
- The 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 lists 12 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $120,388 (MICHELLE JOHNSON, PRESIDENT CEO).
- How much revenue does LEGAL AID AND DEFENDER ASSOCIATION INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $932,744, expenses of $988,364 and total assets of $515,514 at year end.
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