VOLUNTEER LEGAL SERVICES PROJECT OF MONROE COUNTY INC
EIN 22-2462905 ROCHESTER, NY
- Revenue 2024
- $3,199,347
- Expenses 2024
- $3,223,835
Program services were 88.8% 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
- ONE WEST MAIN STREET 5TH FLOOR
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
SEE SCHEDULE O
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THE ORGANIZATION ADVANCES EQUAL JUSTICE IN GREATER ROCHESTER BY MOBILIZING A UNIQUELY LARGE, EXPERTLY MENTORED NETWORK OF 1,300+ VOLUNTEER ATTORNEYS TO DELIVER FREE, HIGH-QUALITY CIVIL LEGAL HELP TO PEOPLE WHO CAN'T AFFORD COUNSEL. EACH YEAR, OUR STAFF AND PRO BONO PARTNERS SERVE AND BENEFIT ROUGHLY 20,000 COMMUNITY MEMBERS THROUGH REPRESENTATION, CLINICS, AND ADVICE ACROSS CRITICAL LIFE-IMPACTING ISSUES-IMMIGRATION, EVICTION AND HOUSING STABILITY, DISCRIMINATION, DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, CHILD CUSTODY AND SUPPORT, BANKRUPTCY AND DEBT RELIEF, FORECLOSURE PREVENTION, EMPLOYMENT, ELDER LAW, AND MORE-ENSURING THAT FAMILIES CAN PROTECT THEIR HOMES, LIVELIHOODS, AND SAFETY.
Expenses $2,863,967
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.
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Barbara Laverdi EsqBARBARA LAVERDI ESQ
VICE CHAIR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Danielle Mettler-Lafeir EsqDANIELLE METTLER-LAFEIR ESQ
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Josie M Sheppard EsqJOSIE M SHEPPARD ESQ
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Valerie Bradley EsqVALERIE BRADLEY ESQ
SECRETARY
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Meghan M Dipasquale EsqMEGHAN M DIPASQUALE ESQ
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Robert D Hooks EsqROBERT D HOOKS ESQ
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Terria P Jenkins EsqTERRIA P JENKINS ESQ
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Lesley E Niebel EsqLESLEY E NIEBEL ESQ
CHAIR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Melissa Rivera CPAMELISSA RIVERA CPA
TREASURER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Katherine C Baynes EsqKATHERINE C BAYNES ESQ
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Glenn Schieck EsqGLENN SCHIECK ESQ
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Adrian Neil EsqADRIAN NEIL ESQ
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Kristin BrownKRISTIN BROWN
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Hon William K TaylorHON WILLIAM K TAYLOR
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Mark FunkMARK FUNK
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Carla Palumbo EsqCARLA PALUMBO ESQ
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Lori O'Brien EsqLORI O'BRIEN ESQ
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Liz NovakLIZ NOVAK
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Tina M FosterTINA M FOSTER
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $158,981
- From this org
- $144,762
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $14,219
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $144,762
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $4,906
- Nontaxable benefits
- $9,313
- Filer's total
- $158,981
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Mary Beth ConwayMARY BETH CONWAY
MANAGING ATTORNEY
- Total calculated
- $123,963
- From this org
- $110,743
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $13,220
- Hours/week
- 40
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Brian JacekBRIAN JACEK
DEPUTY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $155,242
- From this org
- $141,679
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $13,563
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $141,679
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $4,250
- Nontaxable benefits
- $9,313
- Filer's total
- $155,242
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Rashid Muhammad PhDRASHID MUHAMMAD PHD
DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS
- Total calculated
- $109,858
- From this org
- $106,658
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $3,200
- Hours/week
- 40
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
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2024
- Revenue
- $3,199,347
- Expenses
- $3,223,835
- Contributions
- $3,162,577
- Grants paid
- $0
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2023
- Revenue
- $4,591,739
- Expenses
- $2,581,983
- Contributions
- $4,587,416
- Grants paid
- $0
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2022
- Revenue
- $2,275,287
- Expenses
- $2,620,932
- Contributions
- $2,274,543
- Grants paid
- $0
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
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2021 · 990
- Revenue
- $2,772,195
- Expenses
- $2,570,286
- Assets (EOY)
- $2,382,603
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2020 · 990
- Revenue
- $2,000,775
- Expenses
- $1,647,516
- Assets (EOY)
- $2,108,125
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2019 · 990
- Revenue
- $1,317,909
- Expenses
- $1,232,030
- Assets (EOY)
- $1,177,939
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2018 · 990
- Revenue
- $1,226,036
- Expenses
- $1,276,059
- Assets (EOY)
- $1,054,364
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2017 · 990
- Revenue
- $1,320,090
- Expenses
- $1,308,313
- Assets (EOY)
- $1,160,071
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2016 · 990
- Revenue
- $1,234,426
- Expenses
- $1,247,024
- Assets (EOY)
- $1,015,265
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2015 · 990
- Revenue
- $1,093,797
- Expenses
- $1,046,757
- Assets (EOY)
- $972,869
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2014 · 990
- Revenue
- $890,582
- Expenses
- $913,602
- Assets (EOY)
- $930,481
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2013 · 990
- Revenue
- $835,970
- Expenses
- $848,621
- Assets (EOY)
- $943,534
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2012 · 990
- Revenue
- not reported
- Expenses
- $780,103
- Assets (EOY)
- $915,654
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
No itemized grants to organizations. Schedule I is filed only by organizations that granted more than $5,000 to a recipient, so most filers have none.
Grants received
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$2,000,000
2023 HEALTH
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2022 AGENCY ALLOCATION & GRANT
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2023 AGENCY ALLOCATION
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2024 ALLOCATION, DONOR DESIGNATION, ROC THE DAY
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2022 ENTREPRENEURIAL SUPPORT PROGRAM
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2024 LEGAL SERVICES
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2022 HELPING ELDERS LAW PROJECT
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$8,000
2024 DEBT MANAGEMENT ADVICE CLINIC AND CONSUMER DEBT PROGRAM
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$8,000
2023 FEDERAL PRO SE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (PSAP)
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$7,609
2025 DEBT MANAGEMENT ADVICE CLINIC AND CONSUMER DEBT PROGRAM
The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.
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 1 November 2026, for every organization at once. Returns through tax year 2024, the newest we have parsed for this organization.