Nonprofit · EIN 59-1227481
LEGAL SERVICES OF GREATER MIAMI INC
Tax-exempt · CORAL GABLES, FL 33134
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $12,912,882 | $12,197,839 | $715,043 | $17,236,066 | $5,370,337 | $11,865,729 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $13,729,427 | $10,636,240 | $3,093,187 | $19,973,970 | $8,828,528 | $11,145,442 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $12,043,483
- of which government grants
- $11,050,210
- Program service revenue
- $630,835
- Investment income
- $216,579
- Other revenue
- $21,985
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $955,747
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $1,711,113
- Other salaries and wages
- $4,799,904
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $8,246,940
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $86,264
- Occupancy
- $420,965
- Travel
- $65,787
- Depreciation
- $261,016
- Program services (functional)
- $11,324,796
- Management and general (functional)
- $602,154
- Fundraising (functional)
- $270,889
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $19,973,970
- Total assets, end of year
- $17,236,066
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $5,370,337
- Net assets, end of year
- $11,865,729
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $8,130,882
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $11,679,418
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $186,311
- Gross receipts
- $12,912,882
- Employees
- 117
- Volunteers
- 200
- Year formed
- 1966
- State of legal domicile
- FL
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monica M Vigues-Pitan | CEO | 35 | $191,546 | $20,440 |
| Vivian Chavez Esq | COO | 35 | $152,117 | $14,641 |
| Jeffrey M Hearne | Chief Advocacy Ofc | 35 | $136,001 | $25,360 |
| Ilenia Sanchez-Bryson | CIO | 35 | $142,711 | $10,037 |
| Jose Fons | Advocacy Director | 35 | $139,238 | $10,340 |
| Emily Alejo Perry | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Jason E Bloch Esq | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Marissa Altman-Glatzer Esq | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Sonya Brown Wilson | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Carlos Cardelle Esq | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Juanita Alvarez | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Stephanie L Carman Esq | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Loreal A Arscott Esq | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Jose Cueno | Director Trustee or director | 0 | $0 | $0 |
| Candice Balmori Esq | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
34 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scott Baena Esq | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Manuel L Dobrinsky Esq | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Rachel Wagner Furst Esq | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Teresa Enriquez Esq | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Jordi Guso Esq | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Corina Hernandez | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Wifredo Ferrer | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Fritznie Jarbath Esq | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Kevin Fitzmaurice Esq | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Phyllis Johnson | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Serge Fortune | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Carolyn Pates | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Aleida Martinez-Molina Esq | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Darrell Payne Esq | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Keith Ivory | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Enjolique Aytch Lett Esq | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Jesika Diaz Munar Esq | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Freddi R Mack Esq | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Hung Nguyen Esq | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Stephen Rosenthal Esq | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Waloli Salazar | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Naomi Wiggins | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Cherine Smith-Valbrun Esq | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Hermine Wilson | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Ida Wright | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Debra Tyler | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Donald Yates Esq | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Alejandro Uribe Esq | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Laura Zapata-Kim Esq | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Stanley Wakshlag | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| D Proposie Evans Esq | President Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| Karen J Lapekas Esq | 1st Vice Pres Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| Natasha StCyr | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Arya Attari Li Esq | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 49 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monica Vigues-Pitan | Executive Director Officer | 34 | $176,124 | $24,044 |
| Vivian Chavez | COO Highest-paid employee | 35 | $143,193 | $22,974 |
| Ilenia Sanchez-Bryson | CIO Highest-paid employee | 35 | $137,494 | $22,804 |
| Jose Fons | Advocacy Officer Highest-paid employee | 35 | $128,570 | $22,575 |
| Jeffrey M Hearne | Chief Advocacy Officer Highest-paid employee | 35 | $127,701 | $22,693 |
| Hung Nguyen | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Michelle Prescot | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Naomi Wiggins | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Sairy Salazar | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Jesika Diaz Munar | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Darrell Payne | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Aleida Martinez-Molina | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Milagros Perez | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Taylor Liam Mugavin | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Cherine Smith-Valburn | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Izegbe Onyango | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Stanley Wakshlag | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Kevin Fitzmaurice | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Scott Baena | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Laura Zapata-Kim | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Ida Wright | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Hermine Wilson | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Alejandro Uribe | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Donald Yates | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Carolyn Pates | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Stephanie L Carman | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Juanita Alvarez | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Kristen Corpion | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Loreal A Arscott | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Carlos Cardelle | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Jason E Bloch | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Emily Alejo Perry | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Sonia Brown-Wilson | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Marissa Altman-Glater | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Candice Balmori | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Wifredo Ferrer | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Cornia Hernandez | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Fritznie Jarbath | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Serge Fortune | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Phyllis Johnson | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Manuel L Dobrinsky | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Rachel Wagner Furst | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Jordi Guso | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Teresa Enriquez | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Arya Attari Li | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Stephen Rosenthal | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| D Porpoise Evans | President Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Karen J Lapekas | 1St Vice President Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Debra Tyler | 2nd Vice President Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 4343 W FLAGLER ST STE 100, CORAL GABLES, FL 33134-1585
- In care of
- % MONICA VIGUES-PITAN
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- Monica Vigues-Pitan
- Signed the 990
- Monica Vigues-Pitan, Executive Dir.
- Phone
- (305) 438-3817
- Website
- www.legalservicesmiami.org
- Return prepared by
- WatsonRice LLP
Mission
To advance economic opportunity and social justice through legal advocacy.
Program accomplishments
- In 2024, Legal Services Attorneys Provided Free Legal Services Which Benefited Over 20,000 Of The Most Disenfranchised Members Of Our Community Who Have Nowhere Else To Turn For Help. As A Result Of Legal Services' Advocacy In 2024, Clients Financially Recovered, Protected Or Preserved Housing More Than $24 Million. These Results Are In Addition To The Extremely Important, Yet Difficult To Quantify Benefits Of Protecting Families From Becoming Homeless, Ensuring That Special Needs Students Receive The Education Necessary To Become Productive Adults, Helping Isolated Seniors Maintain Independence And Dignity By Remaining In Their Homes And Many Other Benefits. In 2024, Legal Services Staff Participated In Approximately 311 Community Education Events Where Members Of The Community, Clients And Social Service Providers Who Serve The Low-Income Community Learn About Their Legal Rights And Increase Their Capacity To Exercise Them. Legal Services' Attorneys Have A Breadth Of Knowledge In Their Fields On The Local, State And National Levels, And Are Committed To Addressing Legal Issues That Pose Barriers To Financial Stability And Open The Door To Economic Prosperity. In 2024 Legal Services Lawyers Resolved A Variety Of Legal Issues That Most Significantly Impact Access To Justice And Financial Stability Including: Eviction Defense, Income And Employment, Consumer And Family Law, Tax, Veteran Benefits, Special Education And Affordable Housing.Expenses $11,324,796
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
- 59-1227481
- 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
- 1966
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Crime and legal-related (I80Z)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $17,236,066
- Income (IRS master file)
- $12,912,882
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2024 | $12,912,882 | $12,197,839 | $17,236,066 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $13,729,427 | $10,636,240 | $19,973,970 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $9,794,638 | $10,582,624 | $15,171,700 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2017 | – | – | – | 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 59-1227481).
Questions about LEGAL SERVICES OF GREATER MIAMI INC
- What is the EIN of LEGAL SERVICES OF GREATER MIAMI INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of LEGAL SERVICES OF GREATER MIAMI INC is 59-1227481.
- Is LEGAL SERVICES OF GREATER MIAMI INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1966.
- Are donations to LEGAL SERVICES OF GREATER MIAMI INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does LEGAL SERVICES OF GREATER MIAMI 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 SERVICES OF GREATER MIAMI 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 SERVICES OF GREATER MIAMI 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 SERVICES OF GREATER MIAMI INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names Monica Vigues-Pitan.
- Who are the officers and directors of LEGAL SERVICES OF GREATER MIAMI INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 49 people; 5 received compensation from the organization, the highest $191,546 (Monica M Vigues-Pitan, CEO).
- How much revenue does LEGAL SERVICES OF GREATER MIAMI INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $12,912,882, expenses of $12,197,839 and total assets of $17,236,066 at year end.
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