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Form 990 for tax year 2025

Filed by LEGAL ASSISTANCE OF WESTERN NEW YORK INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$25,803,017
Total expenses
$25,826,014
Contributions and grants received
$25,723,678
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$1,006
Investment income
$78,333
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$9,594,675
Total liabilities, end of year
$6,782,688
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$2,811,987
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$24,138,130
Management and general expenses
$1,666,155
Fundraising expenses
$21,729
Program service expenses (Part III)
$24,138,130

Program services were 93.5% 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.

  • 1a · Federated campaigns

    $123,341

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $24,432,485

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $1,167,852

  • 2a · Program service revenue: MISCELLANEOUS

    total $1,006 · related or exempt $1,006

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $78,333 · excluded $78,333

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $166,341 · management and general $166,341

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $13,656,072 · program services $12,592,048 · management and general $1,061,295 · fundraising $2,729

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $222,751 · program services $206,225 · management and general $16,479 · fundraising $47

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $2,897,504 · program services $2,658,444 · management and general $238,460 · fundraising $600

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $1,057,599 · program services $965,952 · management and general $91,428 · fundraising $219

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $65,895 · program services $64,564 · management and general $1,331

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $252,211 · program services $252,211

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $157,935 · program services $156,153 · management and general $1,782

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $875,979 · program services $827,442 · management and general $48,537

  • 17 · Travel

    total $118,026 · program services $113,062 · management and general $4,964

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $13,610 · management and general $13,610

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $62,753 · program services $62,033 · management and general $720

  • 24a · Other expenses: CONTRACTED SERVICE

    total $5,364,480 · program services $5,346,346 · fundraising $18,134

  • 24b · Other expenses: CONTRACTED SERVICE TO C

    total $479,845 · program services $479,845

  • 24c · Other expenses: TELEPHONE AND INTERNET

    total $163,879 · program services $149,457 · management and general $14,422

  • 24d · Other expenses: LIBRARY

    total $75,615 · program services $75,615

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $195,519 · program services $188,733 · management and general $6,786

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $2,381,603 · end of year $1,261,359

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $14,375 · end of year $11,205

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $3,110,124 · end of year $5,118,723

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $616,611 · end of year $651,905

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

    $791,073

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

    $650,348

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $104,842 · end of year $140,725

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $1,993,350 · end of year $2,410,758

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $2,219,346 · end of year $2,645,037

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $1,175,948 · end of year $1,681,268

  • 21 · Escrow or custodial account liability

    beginning of year $43,163 · end of year $77,755

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $1,947,464 · end of year $2,378,628

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $2,834,984 · end of year $2,811,987

Mission and programs · 2025

Mission

LAWNY INCREASES ACCESS TO JUSTICE THROUGH EXCELLENT LEGAL REPRESENTATION, ADVOCACY AND SERVICE.

  • THROUGH ITS PROGRAM SERVICES, LAWNY ADVANCES ITS MISSION OF INCREASING ACCESS TO JUSTICE BY PROVIDING FREE CIVIL LEGAL SERVICES TO LOW-INCOME RESIDENTS ACROSS A 14-COUNTY SERVICE AREA IN WESTERN NEW YORK. LAWNY ATTORNEYS AND ADVOCATES FOCUS ON PRESERVING HOUSING, SECURING ACCESS TO HEALTHCARE AND PUBLIC BENEFITS, PROTECTING SURVIVORS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, AND ADDRESSING OTHER ESSENTIALS OF LIFE. IN ADDITION TO DIRECT REPRESENTATION, LAWNY ENGAGES IN ADVOCACY, COMMUNITY EDUCATION, AND OUTREACH TO ENSURE THAT VULNERABLE POPULATIONS UNDERSTAND AND CAN EXERCISE THEIR LEGAL RIGHTS.

    Expenses $24,138,130 · Revenue $1,006

As filed on the 2025 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Aimee Churchill

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Amanda Burns

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Barbara Cole

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Camille Earley

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Carmen Cortes

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • David Ralph

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Deirdre Hay

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Donald White Jr

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Eliza Heaton

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Emily Pawlowski

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Jessica Simon

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Joanne Sandler

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • John Beckley

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • John Carey

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Kevin Ryan

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Lisa Reagan

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Loraine Schoenfield

    VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Mary Brown

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Matthea Ross

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Sarah Tufano

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Steven Foss

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Steven Nuttall

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • William Thew

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Zachary Pike

    SECRETARY/TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Lori O'Brien

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $166,341
    From this org
    $150,143
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $16,198
    Hours/week
    35

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $150,143
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $3,040
    Nontaxable benefits
    $13,158
    Filer's total
    $166,341
  • Keith McCafferty

    MANAGING ATTORNEY

    Total calculated
    $134,817
    From this org
    $131,783
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $3,034
    Hours/week
    35
  • Thomas S Dubel

    DEPUTY DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $153,858
    From this org
    $130,557
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $23,301
    Hours/week
    35

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $130,557
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $2,636
    Nontaxable benefits
    $20,665
    Filer's total
    $153,858
  • Martha Roberts

    SUPERVISING ATTORNEY

    Total calculated
    $141,270
    From this org
    $118,193
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $23,077
    Hours/week
    35
  • A Jane Chambers

    SUPERVISING ATTORNEY

    Total calculated
    $139,637
    From this org
    $116,551
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $23,086
    Hours/week
    35
  • Mark Wattenberg

    SUPERVISING ATTORNEY

    Total calculated
    $141,460
    From this org
    $125,777
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $15,683
    Hours/week
    35

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. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.

Schedule J

Answered yes

  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee

Answered no

  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
  • 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
  • 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
  • 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
  • 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
  • 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

The filer's explanations (Part III)

PART I, LINE 3
THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S SALARY IS SET BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. NOTICE OF THE SALARY IS SENT TO THE LAWNY BUSINESS OFFICE BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD.

Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2025
Filed
3 August 2026
IRS schema version
2025v4.2
Source object
202632159349300908

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