Nonprofit · EIN 61-0668572
NORTHERN KENTUCKY LEGAL AID SOCIETY INC
Tax-exempt · COVINGTON, KY 41011
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $7,395,468 | $6,787,528 | $607,940 | $6,112,545 | $932,495 | $5,180,050 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $7,172,892 | $7,235,142 | -$62,250 | $5,972,489 | $1,400,379 | $4,572,110 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $7,840,571 | $6,273,217 | $1,567,354 | $5,984,356 | $1,349,996 | $4,634,360 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $7,271,012
- of which government grants
- $6,686,511
- Program service revenue
- $9,255
- Investment income
- $67,133
- Net rental income
- $31,115
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $4,651
- Other revenue
- $48,068
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $557,012
- Other salaries and wages
- $2,938,765
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $4,832,215
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $401,567
- Accounting fees
- $43,400
- Occupancy
- $155,081
- Travel
- $88,638
- Depreciation
- $82,543
- Program services (functional)
- $5,716,222
- Management and general (functional)
- $716,339
- Fundraising (functional)
- $354,967
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $5,972,489
- Total assets, end of year
- $6,112,545
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $932,495
- Net assets, end of year
- $5,180,050
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $1,576,000
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $5,029,290
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $150,760
- Gross receipts
- $7,395,468
- Employees
- 74
- Volunteers
- 26
- Year formed
- 1968
- State of legal domicile
- KY
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, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Johns | Executive Director Officer | 44 | $151,327 | $43,492 |
| Karen Ginn | Advocacy Director Officer | 41 | $111,114 | $43,934 |
| Brenda Combs | Operations Director Officer | 40 | $92,007 | $21,159 |
| Angela Dailey | Operations Director Officer | 61 | $66,070 | $27,910 |
| James Moore | President Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| Nicole Sotiriou Bearse | Vice President Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| Palmer G Gene Vance II - Exit 0325 | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| Sara Ruml | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| Sister Cathy Bauer | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| Angie McPherson - Start 1125 | Individual Trustee Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| Becky Sittason | Individual Trustee Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| Billie Mallory | Individual Trustee Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| Bonnie Louis | Individual Trustee Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| Cara Beth Sharp Dunaway | Individual Trustee Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| Cathy Stickels | Individual Trustee Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
15 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Connie Kyle | Individual Trustee Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| Dean Judith Daar | Individual Trustee Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| Ellen Arvin Kennedy - Exit 0925 | Individual Trustee Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| James R Kruer | Individual Trustee Director Trustee or director | 0.7 | $0 |
| Jennifer Lawrence | Individual Trustee Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| Jillian McGraw | Individual Trustee Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| John McGinnis | Individual Trustee Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| Kim Hunt Price | Individual Trustee Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| Kimberly C Morton | Individual Trustee Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| Kristeena L Johnson - Start 0925 | Individual Trustee Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| LaToi D Mayo | Individual Trustee Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| Mary Ellen Wimberly - Start 0325 | Individual Trustee Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| Michelle Slone | Individual Trustee Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| Paul Blair - Exit 1125 | Individual Trustee Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| Rosemary Nolan | Individual Trustee Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 27 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Johns | Executive Director Officer | 44 | $148,300 | $45,589 |
| Karen Ginn | Advocacy Director Officer | 41 | $108,733 | $45,338 |
| Brenda Combs | Operations Director Officer | 40 | $111,224 | $22,900 |
| James Moore | President Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| Nicole Sotiriou Bearse | Vice President Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| Palmer G Gene Vance II | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| Sister Cathy Bauer | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| Paul Blair | Individual Trustee Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| Dean Judith Daar | Individual Trustee Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| Cara Beth Sharp Dunaway | Individual Trustee Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| Ellen Arvin Kennedy | Individual Trustee Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| James R Kruer | Individual Trustee Director Trustee or director | 0.7 | $0 | $0 |
| Connie Kyle | Individual Trustee Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| Jennifer Lawrence | Individual Trustee Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| Bonnie Louis | Individual Trustee Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| Billie Mallory | Individual Trustee Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| LaToi D Mayo | Individual Trustee Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| John McGinnis | Individual Trustee Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| Jillian McGraw | Individual Trustee Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| Kimberly C Morton | Individual Trustee Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| Rosemary Nolan | Individual Trustee Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| Kim Hunt Price | Individual Trustee Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| Sara Ruml | Individual Trustee Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| Becky Sittason | Individual Trustee Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| Michelle Slone - Start 0924 | Individual Trustee Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| Cathy Stickels | Individual Trustee Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| Corinne Williams - Exit 0924 | Individual Trustee Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 27 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karen Ginn | Advocacy Director Officer | 42 | $103,727 | $44,118 |
| Brenda Combs | Operations Director Officer | 43 | $102,905 | $27,847 |
| Robert Johns | Executive Director Officer | 40 | $95,562 | $31,497 |
| Connie Kyle | Individual Trustee Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| Billie Mallory | Individual Trustee Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| Paul Blair | Individual Trustee Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| Ellen Arvin Kennedy | Individual Trustee Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| LaToi D Mayo | Individual Trustee Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| Kim Hunt Price | Individual Trustee Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| Sara Ruml | Individual Trustee Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| Becky Sittason | Individual Trustee Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| Cathy Stickels | Individual Trustee Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| Bonnie Louis | Individual Trustee Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| John McGinnis | Individual Trustee Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| Annie-Tyler Morgan Exited-0923 | Individual Trustee Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| Nicole Sotiriou Bearse | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| Palmer G Gene Vance II | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| James Moore | Vice President Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| James R Kruer | President Trustee or director, Officer | 0.7 | $0 | $0 |
| Jillian McGraw | Individual Trustee Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| Sister Cathy Bauer | Individual Trustee Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| Jennifer Lawrence | Individual Trustee Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| Rosemary Nolan | Individual Trustee Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| Cara Beth Sharp Dunaway | Individual Trustee Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| Dean Judith Daar | Individual Trustee Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| Kimberly C Morton | Individual Trustee Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| Corinne Williams | Individual Trustee Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 104 E 7TH ST, COVINGTON, KY 41011-2502
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- Robert Johns, 104 East Seventh Street, Covington, KY 41011
- Signed the 990
- Robert Johns, Executive Director
- Phone
- (859) 431-8200
- Website
- www.lablaw.org
- Return prepared by
- Barnes Dennig & Co LTD
Mission
Legal Aid of the Bluegrass pursues justice and transforms lives through free, high-quality civil legal services for low-income and vulnerable people.
Program accomplishments
- We provide civil legal assistance at no charge to low-income families with children, the elderly, veterans and people needing access to healthcare. The people we serve often live with the risk of losing something be it their home, job, health, safety or independence. We target people living in violence, people with an impediment to family stabilization, those who cannot find stable employment and families at risk for homelessness. Through the legal system, we can preserve the home, protect assets, stop the violence, remove employment barriers, and support families towards the goal of achieving maximum independence and safety. Last year we reached over 46,818 people, advocated for nearly 10,289 and provided legal representation to 22,373. Private attorneys donated $822,000 in services to our clients. LEGAL AID OF THE BLUEGRASS (LABG) LABG completed a legal needs assessment in 2021 which found that the elderly and veterans are among the most vulnerable populations we serve. The assessment also found that family law continues to be one of the most highly ranked legal issues, including domestic/interpersonal violence protection orders. LABG Focused Reach 2025: LABG reached 46,818 of its target population through direct services or outreach. Our outreach advocacy efforts positively impacted 10,289 people. LABG legal staff & advocates provided direct legal representation and advice affecting 22,373 people. 10,289 families were provided direct legal services, affecting 14,032 adults and 8,341 children. LABG Clients: 47% are working poor 55% of working age families have children in the household 34% are poor elderly Of the above clients, LABG: - provided legal help to 497 veterans - promoted safety for 3,695 domestic violence survivors, including 2,008 children - stabilized housing for 433 families, affecting 1,010 people. TYPES OF LEGAL ISSUES ADDRESSED: - 24.79% Expungements - 17.31% Medicare and Medicaid Assistance/Other Health - 16.92% Housing - 12.00% Domestic Violence - 11.20% Family - 6.24% Consumer - 5.00% Life Planning Documents - 4.32% Public Benefits - 0.74% Employment - 0.37% Juvenile - 1.11% Other / Multiple TopicsExpenses $5,716,222 · revenue $9,255
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 | 990 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
- 61-0668572
- 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
- 1968
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Crime and legal-related (I80)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $6,112,545
- Income (IRS master file)
- $7,395,468
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $7,395,468 | $6,787,528 | $6,112,545 | XML |
| 990 | December 2024 | $7,172,892 | $7,235,142 | $5,972,489 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $7,840,571 | $6,273,217 | $5,984,356 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $6,288,527 | $6,335,957 | $4,069,887 | 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 61-0668572).
Questions about NORTHERN KENTUCKY LEGAL AID SOCIETY INC
- What is the EIN of NORTHERN KENTUCKY LEGAL AID SOCIETY INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of NORTHERN KENTUCKY LEGAL AID SOCIETY INC is 61-0668572.
- Is NORTHERN KENTUCKY LEGAL AID SOCIETY INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1968.
- Are donations to NORTHERN KENTUCKY LEGAL AID SOCIETY INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does NORTHERN KENTUCKY LEGAL AID SOCIETY 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 NORTHERN KENTUCKY LEGAL AID SOCIETY INC 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 NORTHERN KENTUCKY LEGAL AID SOCIETY INC last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of NORTHERN KENTUCKY LEGAL AID SOCIETY INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names Robert Johns.
- Who are the officers and directors of NORTHERN KENTUCKY LEGAL AID SOCIETY INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 30 people; 4 received compensation from the organization, the highest $151,327 (Robert Johns, Executive Director).
- How much revenue does NORTHERN KENTUCKY LEGAL AID SOCIETY INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $7,395,468, expenses of $6,787,528 and total assets of $6,112,545 at year end.
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