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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by LEGAL AID OF SOUTHEAST AND CENTRAL OHIO.

Totals

Total revenue
$23,729,112
Total expenses
$21,937,727
Contributions and grants received
$22,985,460
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$150,389
Investment income
$593,263
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$26,461,428
Total liabilities, end of year
$7,736,809
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$18,724,619
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$19,522,421
Management and general expenses
$1,907,895
Fundraising expenses
$507,411
Program service expenses (Part III)
$19,522,421

Program services were 89.0% 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)

    $22,606,573

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $378,887

  • 2a · Program service revenue: TRAINING, FEES & MISC

    total $150,389 · related or exempt $150,389

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $531,780 · excluded $531,780

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $7,128,390

  • 7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

    securities $7,066,907

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $61,483

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $61,483 · excluded $61,483

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $245,229 · program services $5,493 · management and general $143,851 · fundraising $95,885

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $13,222,818 · program services $11,977,997 · management and general $999,389 · fundraising $245,432

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $671,526 · program services $604,779 · management and general $49,581 · fundraising $17,166

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $4,703,800 · program services $4,280,278 · management and general $321,595 · fundraising $101,927

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $800 · management and general $800

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $80,663 · management and general $80,663

  • 11d · Fees: lobbying

    total $36,000 · program services $36,000

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $55,410 · management and general $55,410

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $554,601 · program services $483,653 · management and general $59,870 · fundraising $11,078

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $425,757 · program services $364,619 · management and general $51,698 · fundraising $9,440

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $1,078,564 · program services $943,744 · management and general $114,004 · fundraising $20,816

  • 17 · Travel

    total $92,812 · program services $92,812

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $232,544 · program services $232,544

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $67,552 · program services $59,108 · management and general $7,140 · fundraising $1,304

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $70,973 · program services $62,101 · management and general $7,502 · fundraising $1,370

  • 24a · Other expenses: LITIGATION COSTS

    total $166,454 · program services $166,454

  • 24b · Other expenses: MEMBERSHIP DUES

    total $98,848 · program services $86,492 · management and general $10,448 · fundraising $1,908

  • 24c · Other expenses: LIBRARY

    total $77,147 · program services $77,147 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $56,229 · program services $49,200 · management and general $5,944 · fundraising $1,085

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $931,965 · end of year $960,516

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $548,089 · end of year $2,820,829

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $1,174,708 · end of year $1,837,980

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $166,931 · end of year $220,036

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

    $2,339,420

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

    $1,741,312

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $486,892 · end of year $598,108

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $7,136,161 · end of year $15,436,601

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $901,913 · end of year $4,587,358

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $668,868 · end of year $2,190,527

  • 21 · Escrow or custodial account liability

    beginning of year $70,981 · end of year $72,651

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $1,507,467 · end of year $5,473,631

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $9,099,343 · end of year $18,724,619

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

THE MISSION OF LEGAL AID OF SOUTHEAST AND CENTRAL OHIO (LASCO) IS TO PROVIDE CIVIL LEGAL AID AND ADVOCACY TO OVERCOME UNFAIRNESS AND INJUSTICE TO REDUCE POVERTY AND INCREASE OPPORTUNITY. LASCO OFFERS FREE NONCRIMINAL LEGAL HELP FOR PEOPLE WITH LOW INCOMES, VETERANS, AND SENIORS IN 36 OHIO COUNTIES.

Activities or mission (Part I)

TO PROVIDE CIVIL LEGAL AID AND ADVOCACY TO OVERCOME UNFAIRNESS AND INJUSTICE TO REDUCE PROVERTY AND INCREASE OPPORTUNITY

  • LEGAL AID OF SOUTHEAST AND CENTRAL OHIO (LASCO) IS COMMITTED TO SEARCHING OUT THE PATTERNS, CAUSES, AND SOLUTIONS TO THE REPETITIVE AND FUNDAMENTAL LEGAL PROBLEMS FACING LOW INCOME OHIOANS AND PURSUING THE LEGAL RECOURSE NEEDED TO ADDRESS THOSE PROBLEMS THROUGH REPRESENTATION AND ADVOCATION FOR LOW-INCOME OHIOANS IN 36 COUNTIES, AND THE OHIO POVERTY LAW CENTER (OPLC) WHICH ENGAGES IN LEGISLATIVE AND ADMINISTRATIVE POLICY RESEARCH, ANALYSIS AND ADVOCACY. IN 2024, LASCO PROVIDED LEGAL SERVICES TO 14,908 CLIENTS INCLUDING: 793 VETERANS, 4,419 CLIENTS WITH DISABILITIES, 3,325 SENIORS (60+) AND 1,629 SURVIVORS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE.SEE SCHEDULE O FOR CONTINUATIONSINCE 1966, LASCO HAS HELPED THOUSANDS OF OHIO'S POOR OBTAIN AND KEEP HOUSING, SECURE PUBLIC BENEFITS, FIGHT VIOLATIONS OF CONSUMER PROTECTION LAWS, AND WORKED WITH FAMILIES TO GAIN AND MAINTAIN ECONOMIC STABILITY. LASCO HAS HELPED DOMESTIC VIOLENCE VICTIMS TO LIVE FREE OF FEAR AND ABUSE AND TO OBTAIN THE RESOURCES NEEDED TO SUSTAIN THEMSELVES AND THEIR CHILDREN. OUR ADVOCATES ALSO SERVE IN LEADERSHIP ROLES IN COMMUNITY GROUPS, BOARDS, AND TASK FORCES WORKING TO IMPROVE THE LIVES OF LOW-INCOME RESIDENTS AT THE LOCAL AND STATE LEVEL.

    Expenses $19,522,421 · Revenue $150,389

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • DOUG ANDERSON

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • JOHN BIANCAMANO

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • THOMAS BONASERA

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • JOHN BOYER

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • DAVID BRANSTOOL

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • STACY BROOKS

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • CHANDA BROWN

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • MOLLY CRABTREE

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • SUZANNAH CROWDER

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • CHARIS DAVIS

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • DEBERA DIGGS

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • ERIN FAWLEY

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • RITA FUCHSMAN

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • JOHN GILLIGAN

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • NATALIE KOCHTE

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • HUMPHREY KWEMINYI

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • TANYA LONG

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • JOHNATHON W MARSHALL

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • RHONDA MEARS

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • LAURA MYERS

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • EDWARD O'FARRELL

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • SHAWN ORGAN

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • JAIZA PAGE

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • JANICA PIERCE TUCKER

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • RONALD REES

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • JESSE ROWE

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • ANNE MARIE SFERRA

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • JOHN SOLOVAN

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • JANAY STEVENS

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • WILLIAM TAYLOR

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • MELANIE R TOBIAS

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • SUZANNE TOLONESE

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • LISA TOMES

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • PHYLLIS VIOLET

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • DEBI WILLET

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • CHRISTOPHER WILLIAMS

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • SANDRA ANDERSON

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • LISA REISZ

    VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • ALLAN KISNER

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • MICHAEL MCPHILLIPS

    BOARD TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • KATHLEEN MCGARVEY

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $245,229
    From this org
    $195,109
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $50,120
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $195,109
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $50,120
    Filer's total
    $245,229

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 · Compensation committee
  • 3 · Form 990 of other organizations
  • 3 · Compensation survey or study
  • 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

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.

Related organizations on this return

Schedule R Part II: tax-exempt organizations related to the filer by control. It does not record shared board members or money.

Taxable family on this return

Schedule R Parts I, III and IV, as filed. These record ownership and control, not shared board members or money moved.

Disregarded entities

Part I: entities that legally are the filer and file no return of their own.

  • OHIO POVERTY LAW CENTER

    ADVOCATE POVERTY LAW · OH · income $788,958 · assets $1,421,966

    Directly controlled by LEGAL AID OF SOUTHEAST AND CENTRAL OHIO

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
14 November 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.2
Source object
202523219349304322

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