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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.

  • 1a · Federated campaigns

    $142,595

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $20,344,810

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $1,085,783

  • 2a · Program service revenue: ATTORNEY FEES

    total $11,750 · related or exempt $11,750

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $49,416 · excluded $49,416

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $150,188 · management and general $150,188

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $11,695,763 · program services $10,394,994 · management and general $1,300,769

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $182,277 · program services $163,734 · management and general $18,543

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $3,218,768 · program services $2,891,318 · management and general $327,450

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $877,734 · program services $788,440 · management and general $89,294

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $14,036 · program services $14,036

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $65,600 · program services $65,600

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $162,251 · program services $143,271 · management and general $18,980

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $809,318 · program services $714,645 · management and general $94,673

  • 17 · Travel

    total $131,600 · program services $116,206 · management and general $15,394

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $51,449 · program services $51,449

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $72,201 · program services $63,755 · management and general $8,446

  • 24a · Other expenses: CONTRACTED SERVICE

    total $3,260,547 · program services $2,879,134 · management and general $381,413

  • 24b · Other expenses: CONTRACTED SERVICE TO C

    total $460,966 · program services $460,966

  • 24c · Other expenses: TELEPHONE AND INTERNET

    total $167,609 · program services $148,002 · management and general $19,607

  • 24d · Other expenses: OTHER

    total $110,665 · program services $97,719 · management and general $12,946

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $189,008 · program services $166,899 · management and general $22,109

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $1,059,238 · end of year $2,381,603

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $14,568 · end of year $14,375

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $3,619,146 · end of year $3,110,124

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $96,268 · end of year $616,611

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

    $753,779

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

    $648,937

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $146,890 · end of year $104,842

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $1,781,212 · end of year $1,993,350

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $1,889,026 · end of year $2,219,346

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $223,517 · end of year $1,175,948

  • 21 · Escrow or custodial account liability

    beginning of year $32,865 · end of year $43,163

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $1,751,304 · end of year $1,947,464

  • 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.

  • 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

  • Eliza Heaton

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Amanda Burns

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Jessica Simon

    VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Mary Brown

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Aimee Churchill

    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
  • Steven Foss

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Loraine Schoenfield

    SECRETARY/TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • John Beckley

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • William Thew

    DIRECTOR

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

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Deirdre Hay

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Steven Nuttall

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Emily Pawlowski

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Zachary Pike

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • David Ralph

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Matthea Ross

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Joanne Sandler

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Carmen Cortes

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Lisa Reagan

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Sarah Tufano

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Darrell Jolley

    CFO

    Total calculated
    $140,692
    From this org
    $101,196
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $39,496
    Hours/week
    35
  • Lori 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
  • Lynn Hartley

    MANAGING ATTORNEY

    Total calculated
    $141,342
    From this org
    $110,253
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $31,089
    Hours/week
    35
  • Mark Wattenberg

    SUPERVISING ATTORNEY

    Total calculated
    $128,093
    From this org
    $111,535
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $16,558
    Hours/week
    35
  • Keith McCafferty

    MANAGING ATTORNEY

    Total calculated
    $114,698
    From this org
    $112,110
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $2,588
    Hours/week
    35
  • Martha Roberts

    SUPERVISING ATTORNEY

    Total calculated
    $134,347
    From this org
    $103,395
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $30,952
    Hours/week
    35
  • Thomas 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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