EIN 91-1866898

Benefits Law Center

Name: Benefits Law Center financials for 2023
Creator: Cause IQ
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/

IRS 501(c) type

501(c)(3)

Num. employees

City

Seattle

State

Washington

Year formed

1997

Most recent tax filings

2023-12-01

NTEE code, primary

I80: Legal Services

Description

Benefits Law Center provides legal advocacy for individuals with disabilities to help them obtain financial and medical stability in Seattle.

Also known as...

Seattle Community Law Center; Social Security Advocacy Project

Total revenues

$990,050

2023

Total expenses

$1,117,204

2023

Total assets

$1,814,393

2023

Num. employees

2023

Program areas at Benefits Law Center

The disabled homeless advocacy project (dhap): helping people with disabilities who experience homelessness by providing legal aid related to social security Benefits. In 2023, the Center served 142 clients in dhap.

The social security advocacy project (ssap): helping people with disabilities who already receive social security Benefits by providing legal assistance with problems that arise with their Benefits. In 2023, the Center served 303 clients in the ssap.

Who funds Benefits Law Center

Grants from foundations and other nonprofits

Grantmaker	Grantmaker tax period	Description	Amount
Legal Foundation of Washington	2023-12	Civil Legal Services for Low Income People	$1,125,000
American Online Giving Foundation	2023-03	General Support	$22,825
Treeline Foundation	2022-12	To Provide General Operating Support	$10,000
...and 3 more grants received

Personnel at Benefits Law Center

Name	Title	Compensation	Date of data
Huy Nguyen	Executive Director	$120,000	2024-11-13
Angie Lafave	Development Director		2024-10-02
Peter Grieser	Director of Legal Services		2024-10-02
Shari Marion	President / Member	$0	2023-12-31
Amy Tsai	Treasurer	$0	2023-12-31
...and 9 more key personnel

Financials for Benefits Law Center

Revenues	FYE 12/2023	FYE 12/2022	% Change
Total grants, contributions, etc.	$908,402	$497,033	82.8%
Program services	$82,484	$86,282	-4.4%
Investment income and dividends	$6,721	$2,923	129.9%
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	$-7,557	$-21,169	64.3%
Net income from gaming activities	$0	$0	-
Net income from sales of inventory	$0	$0	-
Miscellaneous revenues	$0	$0	-
Total revenues	$990,050	$565,069	75.2%

Form 990s for Benefits Law Center

Fiscal year ending	Date received by IRS	Form	PDF link
2023-12	2024-11-13	990	View PDF
2022-12	2023-11-16	990	View PDF
2021-12	2022-07-25	990	View PDF
2020-12	2021-09-10	990	View PDF
2019-12	2021-01-28	990	View PDF
...and 10 more Form 990s

Organizations like Benefits Law Center

Organization	Type	Location	Revenue
Maryland Disability Law Center (MDLC)	501(c)(3)	Baltimore, MD	$4,629,391
Pro Bono Partnership Incorporated	501(c)(3)	White Plains, NY	$2,796,877
Colorado Poverty Law Project	501(c)(3)	Denver, CO	$2,215,545
Homeless Persons Representation Project	501(c)(3)	Baltimore, MD	$1,982,855
San Diego Volunteer Lawyer Program (SDVLP)	501(c)(3)	San Diego, CA	$4,288,905
Access Justice Brooklyn	501(c)(3)	Brooklyn, NY	$2,155,217
Legal Counsel for Youth and Children	501(c)(3)	Seattle, WA	$4,209,293
Oregon Crime Victims Law Center	501(c)(3)	Portland, OR	$1,256,855
Lawyers Alliance for New York (LANY)	501(c)(3)	New York, NY	$3,082,470
Washington Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights & Urban Affairs (WLC)	501(c)(3)	Washington, DC	$4,622,436

Data update history

October 2, 2024

Updated personnel

Identified 2 new personnel

May 18, 2024

Received grants

Identified 2 new grant, including a grant for $22,825 from American Online Giving Foundation

January 10, 2024

Posted financials

Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2022

January 9, 2024

Updated personnel

Identified 2 new personnel

December 27, 2023

Used new vendors

Identified 1 new vendor, including

Nonprofit Types

Crime and legal aid organizationsLegal service nonprofitsCharities

Issues

Human servicesHomelessnessCrime and lawLegal services

Characteristics

LobbyingFundraising eventsState / local levelReceives government fundingTax deductible donationsAccepts online donations

General information

Address: 1404 E Yesler Way 203; Seattle, WA 98122
Metro area: Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA
County: King County, WA
Website URL: benefitslawcenter.org/
Phone: (206) 686-7252

IRS details

EIN: 91-1866898
Fiscal year end: December
Taxreturn type: Form 990
Year formed: 1997
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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