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Nonprofit · EIN 54-0884513

LEGAL AID JUSTICE CENTER

Tax-exempt · CHARLOTTESVLE, VA 22903

Financials

$22.3M$11.1M2022$9.6M$11.7M2023$21M$12.7M2024
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of LEGAL AID JUSTICE CENTER by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
June 30, 2025990$20,963,144$12,696,870$8,266,274$22,492,878$2,435,517$20,057,361
June 30, 2024990$9,594,068$11,743,928-$2,149,860$14,313,827$2,727,841$11,585,986
June 30, 2023990$22,255,352$11,117,572$11,137,780$16,752,108$3,376,425$13,375,683
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$19,365,537
of which government grants
$1,588,081
Program service revenue
$1,032,839
Investment income
$474,395
Net rental income
$34,500
Other revenue
$90,373

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$98,604
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$227,418
Other salaries and wages
$7,894,417
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$10,454,988
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Legal fees
$49,213
Accounting fees
$10,700
Occupancy
$640,048
Travel
$165,396
Depreciation
$185,596
Program services (functional)
$9,793,558
Management and general (functional)
$1,675,482
Fundraising (functional)
$1,227,830

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$14,313,827
Total assets, end of year
$22,492,878
Total liabilities, end of year
$2,435,517
Net assets, end of year
$20,057,361
Land, buildings and equipment
$1,159,963
Publicly traded securities
$13,620,474
Net assets without donor restrictions
$18,372,605
Net assets with donor restrictions
$1,684,756
Gross receipts
$20,963,144
Employees
110
Volunteers
348
Year formed
1967
State of legal domicile
VA

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.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
ANGELA CIOLFIEXECUTIVE DI
Officer
40$227,418$37,403
MIRIAM TORIANCO-DEPUTY DI
Highest-paid employee
40$137,414$25,926
CATHERINE CONELEGAL DIRECT
Highest-paid employee
40$132,667$17,545
ANNA KURIENLEGAL DIRECT
Highest-paid employee
40$128,679$21,467
TIM WALLACEDIR. OF DEVE
Highest-paid employee
40$117,390$25,054
GRANVILLE WARNERGENERAL COUN
Highest-paid employee
40$117,925$5,791
ANDREA MASSEYDIRECTOR OF
Officer
40$26,702$6,756
EVA ANTHONYBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
–$0$0
BYRON ARANGOBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
–$0$0
IVY BELLBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
–$0$0
SALVADOR M BEZOSBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
–$0$0
JOSH BOWERSBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
–$0$0
OFELIA CALDERONSECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
–$0$0
TANISHKA V CRUZBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
–$0$0
TED HOWARDPRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
–$0$0
9 more people on this return
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
JOY JOHNSONVICE PRESIDE
Trustee or director, Officer
–$0
KRISTI KELLYTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
–$0
DEAN L'HOSPITALBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
–$0
CYNTHIA NEFFBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
–$0
BURT PINNOCKBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
–$0
KIMBERLY ROBINSONBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
–$0
BRYAN SLAUGHTERBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
–$0
SCHON WILLIAMSBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
–$0
CARMELITA WOODBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
–$0
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 23 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
ANGELA CIOLFIEXECUTIVE DI
Key employee
40$209,504$8,508
ELAINE POONEMPLOYEE
Highest-paid employee
40$136,053$5,421
ANNA KURIENEMPLOYEE
Highest-paid employee
40$122,517$5,070
GRANVILLE WARNEREMPLOYEE
Highest-paid employee
40$118,114$4,567
TIMOTHY WALLACEEMPLOYEE
Highest-paid employee
40$112,946$4,481
FANISKA BRISKEREMPLOYEE
Highest-paid employee
40$112,752$4,329
EVA ANTHONYBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
BYRON ARANGOBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
IVY BELLBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
SALVADOR M BEZOSBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JOSH BOWERSBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
OFELIA CALDERONSECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
TANISHKA V CRUZBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
TED HOWARDPRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
JOY JOHNSONVICE PRESIDE
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
KRISTI KELLYTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
DEAN L'HOSPITALBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
CYNTHIA NEFFBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
BURT PINNOCKBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
KIMBERLY ROBINSONBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
BRYAN SLAUGHTERBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
SCHON WILLIAMSBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
CARMELITA WOODBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 17 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
ANGELA CIOLFIEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Highest-paid employee
40$171,565
CYNTHIA NEFFPRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
KRISTI KELLYTREASUER
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
JOY JOHNSONVICE-PRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
OFELIA CALDERONSECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
BRYAN SLAUGHTERBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$0
DEAN LHOSPITALBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$0
JOSH BOWERSBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$0
BYRON ARANGOBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$0
IVY BELLBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$0
TED HOWARDBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$0
TENNILLE CHECKOVICHBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$0
EVA ANTHONYBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$0
SALVADOR BEZOSBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$0
TANISHKA CRUZBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$0
BURT PINNOCKBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$0
KIMBERLY ROBINSONBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0.5$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
1000 PRESTON AVE STE A, CHARLOTTESVLE, VA 22903-2156
Principal officer (990 for 2024)
ANGELA CIOLFI, 1000 PRESTON AVE, CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA 22903
Signed the 990
ANGELA CIOLFI, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Phone
(434) 977-0553
Return prepared by
ROBINSON FARMER COX ASSOCIATES

Mission

THE LEGAL AID JUSTICE CENTER PARTNERS WITH COMMUNITIES AND CLIENTS TO ACHIEVE JUSTICE BY DISMANTLING SYSTEMS THAT CREATE AND PERPETUATE POVERTY.

990 for the year ended June 30, 2025

Program accomplishments

  • THE LEGAL AID JUSTICE CENTER IS A VIRGINIA-BASED NONPROFIT LAW FIRM THAT PROVIDES DIRECT LEGAL SERVICES, ORGANIZING, AND ADVOCACY TO LOW-INCOME INDIVIDUALS AND COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE STATE, CLOSING OVER 3,000 CASES LAST YEAR FOR CLIENTS IN 91 CITIES AND COUNTIES. LAJC'S WORK PROTECTS HOUSING STABILITY, SECURES ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE AND PUBLIC BENEFITS, DEFENDS EDUCATION, WORKPLACE, AND OTHER RIGHTS, AND DISMANTLES UNJUST POLICIES.
    Expenses $9,793,558 · grants $98,604 · revenue $1,032,839

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 yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025June 30, 2026November 16, 2026Not due yet
2024June 30, 2025November 17, 2025990 on file
2023June 30, 2024November 15, 2024990 on file

IRS record

EIN
54-0884513
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)
$22,492,878
Income (IRS master file)
$20,963,144

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990June 2025$20,963,144$12,696,870$22,492,878IRS
990June 2024$9,594,068$11,743,928$14,313,827XML
990June 2023$22,255,352$11,117,572$16,752,108XML
990June 2022$9,357,960$9,087,612$15,560,165IRS
990June 2021–––IRS
990June 2020–––IRS
990June 2019–––IRS
990June 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 54-0884513).

Questions about LEGAL AID JUSTICE CENTER

What is the EIN of LEGAL AID JUSTICE CENTER?
The employer identification number (EIN) of LEGAL AID JUSTICE CENTER is 54-0884513.
Is LEGAL AID JUSTICE CENTER tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1971.
Are donations to LEGAL AID JUSTICE CENTER tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
Which annual return does LEGAL AID JUSTICE CENTER 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 JUSTICE CENTER 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 AID JUSTICE CENTER 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 AID JUSTICE CENTER?
The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names ANGELA CIOLFI.
Who are the officers and directors of LEGAL AID JUSTICE CENTER?
The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 24 people; 7 received compensation from the organization, the highest $227,418 (ANGELA CIOLFI, EXECUTIVE DI).
How much revenue does LEGAL AID JUSTICE CENTER have?
On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $20,963,144, expenses of $12,696,870 and total assets of $22,492,878 at year end.

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