EIN 91-0974503

Columbia Legal Services

Name: Columbia Legal Services 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

1976

Most recent tax filings

2023-12-01

NTEE code, primary

I80: Legal Services

Description

Columbia Legal Services advocates for social, economic, and racial equity by holding government agencies, businesses, and other actors accountable to the root causes of racism. Their mission is to end exclusionary policies and advocate for laws that invest in people and community power. Through community-led movement lawyering and a systemic approach, they bring deep legal expertise informed by race equity. They are located in Seattle, WA.

Total revenues

$16,347,669

2023

Total expenses

$6,887,028

2023

Total assets

$20,877,468

2023

Num. employees

2023

Program areas at Columbia Legal Services

Legal Services: through community-led movement lawyering and a systemic approach, we are supporting communities and movements by bringing deep Legal expertise that is grounded in and strongly guided by an understanding of race equity.

Who funds Columbia Legal Services

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	$10,600,000
Seattle Foundation	2023-12	To Provide General Support.	$50,000
Latino Community Fund of Washington State	2023-12	Latino Well-Being	$37,250
...and 9 more grants received

Personnel at Columbia Legal Services

Name	Title	Compensation	Date of data
Merf Ehman	Executive Director	$156,502	2024-10-16
Alecia Kleiner	Development and Communications Director		2024-10-16
Antonio Ginatta	Policy Director	$115,699	2024-10-16
Elvia Bueno	Operations Manager		2024-10-16
Adriana Hernandez	Communications Manager		2024-10-16
...and 4 more key personnel

Financials for Columbia Legal Services

Revenues	FYE 12/2023	FYE 12/2022	% Change
Total grants, contributions, etc.	$15,986,730	$7,878,249	102.9%
Program services	$234,500	$412,644	-43.2%
Investment income and dividends	$34,046	$317,389	-89.3%
Tax-exempt bond proceeds	$0	$0	-
Royalty revenue	$0	$0	-
Net rental income	$73,090	$77,298	-5.4%
Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets	$-24,632	$0	-999%
Net income from fundraising events	$0	$0	-
Net income from gaming activities	$0	$0	-
Net income from sales of inventory	$0	$0	-
Miscellaneous revenues	$43,935	$63,081	-30.4%
Total revenues	$16,347,669	$8,748,661	86.9%

Form 990s for Columbia Legal Services

Fiscal year ending	Date received by IRS	Form	PDF link
2023-12	2024-11-05	990	View PDF
2022-12	2023-11-16	990	View PDF
2021-12	2022-11-15	990	View PDF
2020-12	2021-11-15	990	View PDF
2019-12	2021-04-01	990	View PDF
...and 10 more Form 990s

Organizations like Columbia Legal Services

Organization	Type	Location	Revenue
Impact for Equity (BPI)	501(c)(3)	Chicago, IL	$5,171,436
Washington Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights & Urban Affairs (WLC)	501(c)(3)	Washington, DC	$4,622,436
Legal Services for Prisoners w Children	501(c)(3)	Oakland, CA	$4,442,628
Legal Action Center of the City of New York	501(c)(3)	New York, NY	$9,004,962
Puerto Rico Legal Services (SLPR)	501(c)(3)	San Juan, PR	$22,381,790
Sociedad Para Asistencia Legal de Puerto Rico	501(c)(3)	San Juan, PR	$19,092,745
Los Angeles Center for Law and Justice (LACLJ)	501(c)(3)	Los Angeles, CA	$5,418,137
Pisgah Legal Services	501(c)(3)	Asheville, NC	$11,603,541
Western Center on Law & Poverty	501(c)(3)	Los Angeles, CA	$8,106,500
Dependency Legal Services	501(c)(3)	Rocklin, CA	$6,714,882

Data update history

January 13, 2025

Used new vendors

Identified 1 new vendor, including

January 5, 2025

Posted financials

Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2023

December 27, 2024

Received grants

Identified 3 new grant, including a grant for $10,600,000 from Legal Foundation of Washington

October 16, 2024

Updated personnel

Identified 9 new personnel

May 18, 2024

Received grants

Identified 1 new grant, including a grant for $12,758 from American Online Giving Foundation

Nonprofit Types

Crime and legal aid organizationsLegal service nonprofitsCharities

Issues

Human servicesCrime and lawLegal servicesCriminal justice

Characteristics

Political advocacyLobbyingState / local levelTax deductible donationsAccepts online donations

General information

Address: 1301 Fifth Ave 1200; Seattle, WA 98101
Metro area: Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA
County: King County, WA
Website URL: columbialegal.org/
Phone: (206) 464-1155
Facebook page: ColumbiaLegalServices
Twitter profile: @columbialgl_org

IRS details

EIN: 91-0974503
Fiscal year end: December
Taxreturn type: Form 990
Year formed: 1976
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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