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LEGAL SERVICES OF GREATER MIAMI INC

EIN 59-1227481 CORAL GABLES, FL

Revenue 2024
$12,912,882
Expenses 2024
$12,197,839

Program services were 92.8% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

As filed

Subsection
03
NTEE code
I80Z
Classification
1000
Street
4343 W FLAGLER ST STE 100

These codes are the IRS's own and are shown exactly as filed. What each one means is in the Business Master File documentation (opens in a new tab).

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

To advance economic opportunity and social justice through legal advocacy.

Activities or mission (Part I)

Legal Services Of Greater Miami. Inc. (Legal Services) Is A Private Nonprofit Law Firm Whose Mission Is To Advance Economic Opportunity And Social Justice Through Legal Advocacy For Its Clients And Empower The Low-income Residents Of Monroe And Miami-Dade Counties, Florida So As To Eradicate Barriers To Economic And Social Stability Created By Poverty And Injustice. Born Out Of The War On Poverty, Legal Services Opened Its Doors In 1966 As The "Economic Opportunity Legal Services Program, Inc." Today, Legal Services Is A Nationally Recognized Model Of Legal Services Delivery. Legal Services Is The Largest Provider Of Free Civil Legal Services For The Poor In Monroe And Miami-Dade Counties. Its Board Of Directors Is Composed Of Both Members Of The Low-income Community And Attorneys Appointed By Local Bar Associations And Organizations. Legal Services Is On The Forefront Of Solving Legal Problems For People Who Live In Poverty.

  • In 2024, Legal Services Attorneys Provided Free Legal Services Which Benefited Over 20,000 Of The Most Disenfranchised Members Of Our Community Who Have Nowhere Else To Turn For Help. As A Result Of Legal Services' Advocacy In 2024, Clients Financially Recovered, Protected Or Preserved Housing More Than $24 Million. These Results Are In Addition To The Extremely Important, Yet Difficult To Quantify Benefits Of Protecting Families From Becoming Homeless, Ensuring That Special Needs Students Receive The Education Necessary To Become Productive Adults, Helping Isolated Seniors Maintain Independence And Dignity By Remaining In Their Homes And Many Other Benefits. In 2024, Legal Services Staff Participated In Approximately 311 Community Education Events Where Members Of The Community, Clients And Social Service Providers Who Serve The Low-Income Community Learn About Their Legal Rights And Increase Their Capacity To Exercise Them. Legal Services' Attorneys Have A Breadth Of Knowledge In Their Fields On The Local, State And National Levels, And Are Committed To Addressing Legal Issues That Pose Barriers To Financial Stability And Open The Door To Economic Prosperity. In 2024 Legal Services Lawyers Resolved A Variety Of Legal Issues That Most Significantly Impact Access To Justice And Financial Stability Including: Eviction Defense, Income And Employment, Consumer And Family Law, Tax, Veteran Benefits, Special Education And Affordable Housing.

    Expenses $11,324,796

As filed on the 2024 return.

Officers and directors · 2024

As listed in Part VII of the 2024 return, in the order the filer printed them. Each return names its own; this is not a roster the organization keeps with us.

  • Monica M Vigues-Pitan

    CEO

    Total calculated
    $211,986
    From this org
    $191,546
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $20,440
    Hours/week
    35

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $191,546
    Bonus
    not reported
    Other
    not reported
    Deferred
    $17,799
    Nontaxable benefits
    $2,641
    Filer's total
    $211,986

  • Vivian Chavez Esq

    COO

    Total calculated
    $166,758
    From this org
    $152,117
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $14,641
    Hours/week
    35

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $152,117
    Bonus
    not reported
    Other
    not reported
    Deferred
    $12,000
    Nontaxable benefits
    $2,641
    Filer's total
    $166,758

  • Jeffrey M Hearne

    Chief Advocacy Ofc

    Total calculated
    $161,361
    From this org
    $136,001
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $25,360
    Hours/week
    35

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $136,001
    Bonus
    not reported
    Other
    not reported
    Deferred
    $23,000
    Nontaxable benefits
    $2,360
    Filer's total
    $161,361

  • Ilenia Sanchez-Bryson

    CIO

    Total calculated
    $152,748
    From this org
    $142,711
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $10,037
    Hours/week
    35

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $142,711
    Bonus
    not reported
    Other
    not reported
    Deferred
    $7,340
    Nontaxable benefits
    $2,697
    Filer's total
    $152,748

  • Jose Fons

    Advocacy Director

    Total calculated
    $149,578
    From this org
    $139,238
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $10,340
    Hours/week
    35

  • Emily Alejo Perry

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Jason E Bloch Esq

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Marissa Altman-Glatzer Esq

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Sonya Brown Wilson

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Carlos Cardelle Esq

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Juanita Alvarez

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Stephanie L Carman Esq

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Loreal A Arscott Esq

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Jose Cueno

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0

  • Candice Balmori Esq

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Scott Baena Esq

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Manuel L Dobrinsky Esq

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Rachel Wagner Furst Esq

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Teresa Enriquez Esq

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related

  • Jordi Guso Esq

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Corina Hernandez

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Wifredo Ferrer

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Fritznie Jarbath Esq

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Kevin Fitzmaurice Esq

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Phyllis Johnson

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

The first 25 listed. 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. Earlier years are each on their own filing page.

Filings

  • 2024
    Revenue
    $12,912,882
    Expenses
    $12,197,839
    Contributions
    $12,043,483
    Grants paid
    $955,747
  • 2023
    Revenue
    $13,729,427
    Expenses
    $10,636,240
    Contributions
    $13,141,860
    Grants paid
    $634,902
  • 2022
    Revenue
    $9,794,638
    Expenses
    $10,582,624
    Contributions
    $9,270,679
    Grants paid
    $2,000,000

The four totals the IRS asks for on Part I of the Form 990, as filed. A dash means the figure was not present on the return — not that it was zero.

Other returns filed

  • 2021 · 990

    Revenue
    $11,143,793
    Expenses
    $9,988,592
    Assets (EOY)
    $17,473,917

  • 2020 · 990

    Revenue
    $10,099,513
    Expenses
    $8,019,992
    Assets (EOY)
    $16,129,670

  • 2019 · 990

    Revenue
    $8,359,707
    Expenses
    $7,944,734
    Assets (EOY)
    $13,664,184

  • 2018 · 990

    Revenue
    $8,146,018
    Expenses
    $7,464,857
    Assets (EOY)
    $13,712,508

  • 2017 · 990

    Revenue
    $8,460,649
    Expenses
    $6,530,531
    Assets (EOY)
    $12,591,071

  • 2016 · 990

    Revenue
    $8,895,577
    Expenses
    $8,476,123
    Assets (EOY)
    $11,604,943

  • 2015 · 990

    Revenue
    $5,394,013
    Expenses
    $6,513,951
    Assets (EOY)
    $9,087,051

  • 2014 · 990

    Revenue
    $24,650,562
    Expenses
    $6,644,208
    Assets (EOY)
    $24,734,423

  • 2013 · 990

    Revenue
    $6,752,481
    Expenses
    $6,619,463
    Assets (EOY)
    $6,608,640

  • 2012 · 990

    Revenue
    not reported
    Expenses
    $6,596,353
    Assets (EOY)
    $6,530,155

Nonprofiteer parses Forms 990, 990-EZ and 990-PF, in a window of recent tax years. These returns are recorded from the IRS e-file index, so their figures were extracted by that index rather than read from the return here — treat them as a different source from the filings above, not as more of the same record. A dash means the index carries no figure; Form 990-T listings carry none at all. Showing the 10 most recent; the API carries the rest.

Grants made

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Grants received

The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.

Related organizations

From Schedule R Part II, where a filer lists the tax-exempt organizations it is related to by control. It does not record shared board members or money.

Declared on its 2024 return

Declared as related by

Taxable family

From Schedule R Parts I, III and IV: entities that legally are the filer, and taxable partnerships, corporations and trusts it is related to. These record ownership and control, not shared board members or money.

Disregarded entities on its 2024 return

  • 4343 LLC

    Provide commercial space to LSGMI · FL

Other IRS files

Auto-Revocation List

Not listed. The IRS publishes this list for organizations whose exemption was automatically revoked for failing to file for three consecutive years.

Publication 78

Listed as of 13 October 2026, under deductibility PC.

These are two separate IRS files on two separate schedules, shown as published and not reconciled with each other. Neither is a statement about whether a contribution is deductible today: 19,245 organizations appear in Publication 78 while the IRS's own revocation file lists them as currently revoked, more than half of those revoked before 2019. Absence from Publication 78 is evidence of nothing, and presence is not evidence either. Verify current status with the IRS before relying on it.

What this page reflects

The registration facts above come from the IRS Business Master File published 13 October 2026 and read 29 October 2026, for every organization at once. Returns through tax year 2024, the newest we have parsed for this organization.