Program areas at Amara Legal Center
Amara Legal Center runs one program that focuses on three areas: Legal representation, policy advocacy, and advocacy and outreach. Amara provides brief Legal advice, partial representation, and full representation for civil Legal issues such as civil protection orders, divorce, child custody and support, name changes, living wills, and power of attorney cases. In addition to civil Legal services, Amara Legal Center also provides victim-witness advocacy services, criminal defense, and representation in criminal record sealing, expungement, and vacatur cases.
Who funds Amara Legal Center
Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
Personnel at Amara Legal Center
| Name | Title | Compensation | Date of data |
|---|
| Caroline Ackerman | Executive Director | $79,644 | 2024-04-09 |
| Christine Greene | Legal Program Director | | 2022-08-29 |
| Patrick J. McKenna | Managing Attorney | | 2022-08-29 |
| Carole Bernard | Past Executive Director / Current Chief Executive Officer | $59,252 | 2022-12-31 |
| Natasha Thomas | Deputy Director | $67,057 | 2024-04-09 |
| ...and 18 more key personnel |
Financials for Amara Legal Center
| Revenues | FYE 12/2022 | FYE 12/2021 | % Change |
|---|
| Total grants, contributions, etc. | $738,046 | $599,916 | 23% |
| Program services | $1,460 | $0 | 999% |
| Investment income and dividends | $14 | $5 | 180% |
| Tax-exempt bond proceeds | $0 | $0 | - |
| Royalty revenue | $0 | $0 | - |
| Net rental income | $0 | $0 | - |
| Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets | $0 | $0 | - |
| Net income from fundraising events | $0 | $0 | - |
| Net income from gaming activities | $0 | $0 | - |
| Net income from sales of inventory | $0 | $0 | - |
| Miscellaneous revenues | $0 | $724 | -100% |
| Total revenues | $739,520 | $600,645 | 23.1% |
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|---|
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| New Mexico Immigrant Law Center | 501(c)(3) | Albuquerque, NM | $3,440,339 |
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Data update history
April 9, 2024
Updated personnel
Identified 2 new personnel
December 28, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2022
Nonprofit Types
Crime and legal aid organizationsLegal service nonprofitsCharities
Issues
Human servicesCrime and lawLegal services
Characteristics
LobbyingReceives government fundingTax deductible donationsAccepts online donations
General information
- Address
- 1629 K St NW 300
- Washington, DC 20006
- Metro area
- Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV
- County
- District of Columbia, DC
- Website URL
- amaralegal.org/Â
- Phone
- (240) 257-6492
IRS details
- EIN
- 46-3819394
- Fiscal year end
- December
- Taxreturn type
- Form 990
- Year formed
- 2013
- Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
- Yes
Categorization
- NTEE code, primary
- I80: Legal Services
- NAICS code, primary
- 5411: Legal Services
- Parent/child status
- Independent
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