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Human and Civil Rights : Advocacy and Education
Board Leadership
Ara R. Jabagchourian
President
CEO
M. Stacey Hawver
Executive Director
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In 1959, a dedicated group of lawyers and community leaders recognized an unmet need to help the less fortunate in San Mateo County. Thanks to these founders, in a small one-room office, the Legal Aid Society was born. Since then, the Legal Aid Society has grown to become one of California's most respected public interest law firms. A vital voice for San Mateo County's underserved populations, the organization has received awards for excellence in the delivery of legal services. Legal Aid continues to provide free, quality civil legal services to San Mateo County's low-income residents. Our advocacy has evolved with the times; we fought for civil rights in the 1960s and fair wages for farmworkers in the 1980s. Today our work encompasses nine broad areas: Caregivers, Children, Children and Adults with Disabilities, Seniors, Survivors of Domestic Violence, Teen Parents, Health, Income Maintenance, and Housing.
In 1959, a dedicated group of lawyers and community leaders recognized an unmet need to help the less fortunate in San Mateo County. Thanks to these founders, in a small one-room office, the Legal Aid Society was born. Since then, the Legal Aid Society has grown to become one of California's most respected public interest law firms. A vital voice for San Mateo County's underserved populations, the organization has received awards for excellence in the delivery of legal services. Legal Aid continues to provide free, quality civil legal services to San Mateo County's low-income residents. Our advocacy has evolved with the times; we fought for civil rights in the 1960s and fair wages for farmworkers in the 1980s. Today our work encompasses nine broad areas: Caregivers, Children, Children and Adults with Disabilities, Seniors, Survivors of Domestic Violence, Teen Parents, Health, Income Maintenance, and Housing.
93.80
100.00
Program Expenses (Percent of the charity's total expenses spent on the programs and services it delivers) |
80.8% | |
Administrative Expenses | 11.8% | |
Fundraising Expenses | 7.2% | |
Fundraising Efficiency | $0.07 | |
Working Capital Ratio (years) | 0.67 | |
Program Expenses Growth | 20.0% | |
Liabilities to Assets | 16.4% |
Charity Name & State | Overall Score | Overall Rating |
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Legal Aid Society of San Mateo County (CA) | 95.61 | |
New York Legal Assistance Group Incorporated (NY) | 91.77 | |
Legal Action Center of the City of New York (NY) | 90.64 | |
Youth Law Center (CA) | 86.37 | |
Center for Children & Youth Justice (WA) | 86.17 |
REVENUE | |
Contributions | |
Contributions, Gifts & Grants | $1,828,321 |
Federated Campaigns | $0 |
Membership Dues | $0 |
Fundraising Events | $532,062 |
Related Organizations | $0 |
Government Grants | $1,599,684 |
Total Contributions | $3,960,067 |
Program Service Revenue | $28,573 |
Total Primary Revenue | $3,988,640 |
Other Revenue | $1,532 |
TOTAL REVENUE | $3,990,172 |
EXPENSES | |
Program Expenses | $3,077,533 |
Administrative Expenses | $418,006 |
Fundraising Expenses | $189,228 |
TOTAL FUNCTIONAL EXPENSES | $3,684,767 |
Payments to Affiliates | $0 |
Excess (or Deficit) for the year | $305,405 |
Net Assets | $4,010,658 |
Program names and associated costs are listed for the top programs as reported on the charity's most recently filed Form 990. The top programs displayed will include the largest three programs, or those programs covering at least 60% of the charity's total expenses, whichever comes first.
Program Name | Amount Spent | % of Program Expenses |
---|---|---|
Linking Immigrants to Benefits | $1,264,254 | 41.1% |
Homesavers Project | $591,637 | 19.2% |
The Health Consumer Center | $380,218 | 12.4% |
Form 990 FYE | Date Published | Overall Score | Overall Rating | ||||||
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CN 2.1 | |||||||||
2019-03 | 04/01/2020 | 95.61 | |||||||
2018-03 | 09/03/2019 | 94.66 | |||||||
2017-03 | 07/01/2018 | 89.37 | |||||||
2016-03 | 07/01/2017 | 82.92 | |||||||
2015-03 | 07/01/2016 | 87.92 | |||||||
2014-03 | 06/01/2016 | 89.59 | |||||||
CN 2.0 | |||||||||
2014-03 | 02/01/2016 | 85.12 | |||||||
2014-03 | 12/22/2015 | 84.32 | |||||||
2014-03 | 10/01/2015 | 83.21 | |||||||
2013-03 | 08/01/2014 | 90.71 | |||||||
2012-03 | 07/01/2013 | 90.38 | |||||||
2011-03 | 05/01/2012 | 90.13 |
The data displayed on this tab is provided by the IRS in the form of Publication 78 and the Business Master File (BMF).
EIN | 94-1451894 |
Name in IRS Master File | LEGAL AID SOCIETY OF SAN MATEO CO |
NTEE Code | I80 |
NTEE Classification | Legal Services |
NTEE Type | Crime, Legal-Related |
Classification | Educational Organization |
Subsection | 501(c)(3) (View the list of codes) |
Activities | |
Foundation Status | Organization which receives a substantial part of its support from a governmental unit or the general public 170(b)(1)(A)(vi) |
Deductibility | Contributions are deductible |
Affiliation | Independent - the organization is an independent organization or an independent auxiliary (i.e., not affiliated with a National, Regional, or Geographic grouping of organizations). |
Group Name | [Not Applicable] |
Ruling Date | July, 1960 |
Filing Requirement | 990 (all other) or 990EZ return |
Fiscal Year End | March |
IRS Forms 990 (provided courtesy of Foundation Center) |
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Compensation | % of Expenses | Paid to | Title | |
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$121,000 | 3.28% | M. Stacey Hawver | Executive Director |
Charity Name & State | Overall Score | Overall Rating |
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Legal Aid Society of San Mateo County (CA) | 95.61 | |
National Center for Law and Economic Justice (NY) | 86.98 | |
D.C. Bar Pro Bono Center (DC) | 91.32 | |
Pacific Legal Foundation (CA) | 93.53 | |
Immigrant Legal Resource Center (CA) | 92.02 |
This charity has an official representative registered with Charity Navigator.
Legal Aid Society of San Mateo County
330 Twin Dolphin Drive
Redwood City,
CA 94065
tel: (800) 381-8898
fax: (650) 517-8973
EIN: 94-1451894
Ara R. Jabagchourian
President
M. Stacey Hawver
Executive Director
Charity Navigator
299 Market Street Suite 250
Saddle Brook, NJ 07663
EIN: 13-4148824
BRIDGE ID: 3108588923