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Form 990 for tax year 2025

Filed by WESTERN NEW YORK LAW CENTER INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$4,956,428
Total expenses
$4,753,687
Contributions and grants received
$4,842,811
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$113,030
Investment income
$585
Other revenue
$2
Total assets, end of year
$1,894,516
Total liabilities, end of year
$1,050,945
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$843,571
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$3,999,875
Management and general expenses
$685,949
Fundraising expenses
$67,863
Program service expenses (Part III)
$3,999,875

Program services were 84.1% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $4,156,539

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $686,272

  • 2a · Program service revenue: Attorney Fees

    total $113,030 · related or exempt $113,030

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $585 · related or exempt $585

  • 11a · Other revenue: Miscellaneous

    total $2 · related or exempt $2

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $2

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $603,722 · program services $468,947 · management and general $130,786 · fundraising $3,989

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $1,841,881 · program services $1,559,951 · management and general $281,115 · fundraising $815

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $151,458 · program services $125,651 · management and general $25,509 · fundraising $298

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $628,338 · program services $521,275 · management and general $105,828 · fundraising $1,235

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $196,335 · program services $162,881 · management and general $33,068 · fundraising $386

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $75 · management and general $75

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $6,950 · management and general $6,950

  • 11d · Fees: lobbying

    total $61,119 · fundraising $61,119

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $804,633 · program services $793,346 · management and general $11,287

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $1,149 · program services $1,149

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $12,670 · program services $9,502 · management and general $3,168

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $82,219 · program services $61,664 · management and general $20,555

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $122,240 · program services $91,680 · management and general $30,560

  • 17 · Travel

    total $34,151 · program services $28,922 · management and general $5,229

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $7,841 · program services $7,341 · management and general $500

  • 20 · Interest

    total $8,143 · management and general $8,143

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $48,329 · program services $36,247 · management and general $12,082

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $28,083 · program services $25,283 · management and general $2,779 · fundraising $21

  • 24a · Other expenses: Litigation

    total $45,958 · program services $45,958

  • 24b · Other expenses: Legal Library

    total $19,925 · program services $19,925

  • 24c · Other expenses: Dues and Subscriptions

    total $19,068 · program services $18,115 · management and general $953

  • 24d · Other expenses: Telephone

    total $17,281 · program services $12,961 · management and general $4,320

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $12,119 · program services $9,077 · management and general $3,042

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $29,896 · end of year $41,529

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $345,708 · end of year $166,994

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $1,246,509 · end of year $1,207,940

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $83,084 · end of year $94,070

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $567,948

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $381,340

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $147,000 · end of year $186,608

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $296,062 · end of year $197,375

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $694,520 · end of year $427,315

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $387,413 · end of year $324,781

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $425,496 · end of year $298,849

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $640,830 · end of year $843,571

Mission and programs · 2025

Mission

The Western New York Law Center, Inc. (WNYLC) is a nonprofit legal services provider. Founded in 1996, WNYLC's mission is to provide civil legal services to individuals and communities with limited access to legal representation. In furtherance of that mission, WNYLC provides direct legal assistance, legal education, and policy advocacy in areas where legal needs are unmet or underserved. WNYLC also supports legal services providers statewide by promoting effective, affordable use of technology to improve service delivery and expand access to justice.

  • The Western New York Law Center, Inc. (WNYLC) is a nonprofit legal services provider. Founded in 1996, WNYLC's mission is to provide civil legal services to individuals and communities with limited access to legal representation. In furtherance of that mission, WNYLC provides direct legal assistance, legal education, and policy advocacy in areas where legal needs are unmet or underserved. WNYLC also supports legal services providers statewide by promoting effective, affordable use of technology to improve service delivery and expand access to justice.

    Expenses $3,999,875 · Revenue $113,617

As filed on the 2025 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Catherine Creighton

    President

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Marshall Betram

    Vice-President

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Valerie Malia-Martin

    Secretary

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Melissa Wood

    Treasurer

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Melinda Saran

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Mark Talley

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Sharon Nosenchuk

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Sarah Wooton

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • James Harrington

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Ian DAndre Artis Jr

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Cat McCulle

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Karen Welch

    Executive Director

    Total calculated
    $149,751
    From this org
    $149,751
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

  • Neha Karambelkar

    Managing Attorney, Civil Unit

    Total calculated
    $112,403
    From this org
    $112,403
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

  • Matthew Parham

    Director of Litigation and Advocacy

    Total calculated
    $132,046
    From this org
    $132,046
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

  • Nico Soria

    Supervising Attorney, Housing Unit

    Total calculated
    $109,196
    From this org
    $109,196
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

  • Samantha White

    Supervising Attorney, School Discipline Project

    Total calculated
    $100,326
    From this org
    $100,326
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2025
Filed
1 July 2026
IRS schema version
2025v4.2
Source object
202631829349301103

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