Form 990 for tax year 2024
Filed by LEGAL ASSISTANCE OF WESTERN NEW YORK INC.
Totals
- Total revenue
- $21,634,354
- Total expenses
- $21,619,980
- Contributions and grants received
- $21,573,188
- Grants paid
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $11,750
- Investment income
- $49,416
- Other revenue
- $0
- Total assets, end of year
- $8,220,905
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $5,385,921
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $2,834,984
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $19,160,168
- Management and general expenses
- $2,459,812
- Fundraising expenses
- $0
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $19,160,168
Program services were 88.6% 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.
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1a · Federated campaigns
$142,595
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1e · Government grants (contributions)
$20,344,810
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$1,085,783
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2a · Program service revenue: ATTORNEY FEES
total $11,750 · related or exempt $11,750
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3 · Investment income
total $49,416 · excluded $49,416
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $150,188 · management and general $150,188
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $11,695,763 · program services $10,394,994 · management and general $1,300,769
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8 · Pension plan contributions
total $182,277 · program services $163,734 · management and general $18,543
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9 · Other employee benefits
total $3,218,768 · program services $2,891,318 · management and general $327,450
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $877,734 · program services $788,440 · management and general $89,294
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11b · Fees: legal
total $14,036 · program services $14,036
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11c · Fees: accounting
total $65,600 · program services $65,600
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13 · Office expenses
total $162,251 · program services $143,271 · management and general $18,980
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16 · Occupancy
total $809,318 · program services $714,645 · management and general $94,673
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17 · Travel
total $131,600 · program services $116,206 · management and general $15,394
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22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $51,449 · program services $51,449
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23 · Insurance
total $72,201 · program services $63,755 · management and general $8,446
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24a · Other expenses: CONTRACTED SERVICE
total $3,260,547 · program services $2,879,134 · management and general $381,413
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24b · Other expenses: CONTRACTED SERVICE TO C
total $460,966 · program services $460,966
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24c · Other expenses: TELEPHONE AND INTERNET
total $167,609 · program services $148,002 · management and general $19,607
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24d · Other expenses: OTHER
total $110,665 · program services $97,719 · management and general $12,946
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24e · All other expenses
total $189,008 · program services $166,899 · management and general $22,109
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $1,059,238 · end of year $2,381,603
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2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
beginning of year $14,568 · end of year $14,375
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4 · Accounts receivable
beginning of year $3,619,146 · end of year $3,110,124
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9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
beginning of year $96,268 · end of year $616,611
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10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$753,779
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10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$648,937
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10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $146,890 · end of year $104,842
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15 · Other assets
beginning of year $1,781,212 · end of year $1,993,350
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17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $1,889,026 · end of year $2,219,346
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19 · Deferred revenue
beginning of year $223,517 · end of year $1,175,948
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21 · Escrow or custodial account liability
beginning of year $32,865 · end of year $43,163
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25 · Other liabilities
beginning of year $1,751,304 · end of year $1,947,464
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $2,820,610 · end of year $2,834,984
Mission and programs · 2024
Mission
LAWNY INCREASES ACCESS TO JUSTICE THROUGH EXCELLENT LEGAL REPRESENTATION, ADVOCACY AND SERVICE.
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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 $19,160,168 · Revenue $11,750
As filed on the 2024 return.
Listed in Part VII
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Eliza HeatonELIZA HEATON
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Amanda BurnsAMANDA BURNS
PRESIDENT
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Jessica SimonJESSICA SIMON
VICE PRESIDENT
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Mary BrownMARY BROWN
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Aimee ChurchillAIMEE CHURCHILL
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Barbara ColeBARBARA COLE
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Camille EarleyCAMILLE EARLEY
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Steven FossSTEVEN FOSS
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Loraine SchoenfieldLORAINE SCHOENFIELD
SECRETARY/TREASURER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
John BeckleyJOHN BECKLEY
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
William ThewWILLIAM THEW
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Donald White JrDONALD WHITE JR
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Deirdre HayDEIRDRE HAY
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Steven NuttallSTEVEN NUTTALL
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Emily PawlowskiEMILY PAWLOWSKI
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Zachary PikeZACHARY PIKE
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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David RalphDAVID RALPH
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Matthea RossMATTHEA ROSS
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Joanne SandlerJOANNE SANDLER
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Carmen CortesCARMEN CORTES
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Lisa ReaganLISA REAGAN
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Sarah TufanoSARAH TUFANO
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Darrell JolleyDARRELL JOLLEY
CFO
- Total calculated
- $140,692
- From this org
- $101,196
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $39,496
- Hours/week
- 35
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Lori O'BrienLORI O'BRIEN
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $164,797
- From this org
- $150,188
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $14,609
- Hours/week
- 35
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $150,188
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $5,004
- Nontaxable benefits
- $9,605
- Filer's total
- $164,797
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Lynn HartleyLYNN HARTLEY
MANAGING ATTORNEY
- Total calculated
- $141,342
- From this org
- $110,253
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $31,089
- Hours/week
- 35
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Mark WattenbergMARK WATTENBERG
SUPERVISING ATTORNEY
- Total calculated
- $128,093
- From this org
- $111,535
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $16,558
- Hours/week
- 35
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Keith McCaffertyKEITH MCCAFFERTY
MANAGING ATTORNEY
- Total calculated
- $114,698
- From this org
- $112,110
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $2,588
- Hours/week
- 35
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Martha RobertsMARTHA ROBERTS
SUPERVISING ATTORNEY
- Total calculated
- $134,347
- From this org
- $103,395
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $30,952
- Hours/week
- 35
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Thomas S DubelTHOMAS S DUBEL
DEPUTY DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $145,854
- From this org
- $114,676
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $31,178
- 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 · Written employment contract
- 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 EACH YEAR BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. NOTICE OF THE SALARY IS SENT TO THE CFO BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD THAT IS REPORTED IN A WRITTEN EMPLOYEMENT CONTRACT.
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
- 2024
- Filed
- 10 November 2025
- IRS schema version
- 2024v5.2
- Source object
- 202513149349300921
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